The world of Russian fashion recognized the daughter of the famous producer Alena Rumyantseva in the fall of 2017, when she walked the catwalk at the show of the Russian brand "Walk Of Shame". The young model told BeautyHack about her career, her diet, and her favorite beauty products.
How to combine modeling and study
Participation in fashion shows, shooting for lookbooks and attending social events is easy to combine with other important things - everything is in balance for me, the main thing is not to get carried away with one thing and approach everything wisely.
A modeling career is my hobby.
I can combine it with my studies: I attend events after school and schedule shooting for the evening. Sometimes you have to sacrifice something: sometimes study, sometimes - filming. Prioritization helps a lot: you always need to understand what is really important to you.
I used to think that it would be great to become a model and make beautiful shots. Thoughts materialize: everything started spinning by itself, people began to find me and invite me to the shooting.
I will not hide that one person helped me a lot. I was introduced to him and I started my career. (Ed. Taisiya does not disclose the name, but BeautyHack knows that this is Galina Agapova, who recommended her to the creator of the Walk of Shame brand, Andrey Artyomov).
I really like the process of modeling. But I never set myself the task of achieving something concrete in this field. Everything is going the way it should go, and I really like it.
I will be frank: I enjoy not only the process, but also the result - when I see myself in the lookbooks of popular designers.
About graphics and harmony with yourself
I am often late - this is my peculiarity. If I have a very busy schedule, and the event is really important, I give myself a directive that I need to come an hour earlier, and as a result, I come on time.
Now I study at the gymnasium 1520 named after the Kaptsovs with in-depth study of the English language. I have been teaching it for nine years now, this is my favorite subject. In parallel, for the last four years I have been studying at the Serov Art School, this year I am getting my diploma. This is an obligatory part of life for me - I come there three times a week and start creating. But I have been drawing much longer - about seven years, this is also my hobby.
Drawing, I find harmony and take a break from the routine and fast pace of life. I always find time for this and even set myself up at the beginning of the day: “So, today you are not going anywhere. You finish all your business and start painting."
I love to sleep very much and always give myself the opportunity to rest: you can never drive yourself up. If you do not rest, then nothing will work out in business either - due to stress, unnecessary problems will appear.
A healthy lifestyle and sleep is the key to harmony with yourself and with the world around you. Therefore, I can easily sacrifice an event for sleep.
About plans for the future and relationship with mom
I don’t want to think about my future profession.
Everything in my life is changing very quickly: today I want one thing, and tomorrow I want another.
But I am sure of one thing - my life will definitely be connected with art.
It is important for me that my work is a way of self-expression: I do not see myself as a person who will work in the office every day (with my punctuality, this is simply impossible!).
I can be lazy or absent-minded, but when I see a specific goal, I go to it by any means and completely surrender to what I am doing.
Mom taught me to say not "I want", but "I will." This applies to everything I do. I tell myself, “I'll be on the cover of Vogue. I will be opening the Gucci show. I'll be a Victoria's Secret angel. " These are the three main goals for the near future.
Mom for me has always been a person whom I can completely trust. She gives me the advice that will be remembered for a lifetime. Mom supports me in all my endeavors.
Her profession did not influence my choice in any way. I love her very much and learn a lot from her!
My mom is not one of those parents who tell their children: “No, you won't do that. This is not good and wrong."
She is always "for" my development and movement forward. It is important for me that she be proud of me.
About power mode
I am very focused on my nutrition, this is the key to a good mood and well-being. A year ago I gave up sweet and starchy foods, now I try to consume less lactose.
Croissants are my weakness. Sometimes I allow myself to eat them in Paris. But only because this is Paris!
Mom always told me: “If you really want to eat something, you need to do it now. Because then you will reproach yourself that you did not eat. And then you will break loose and eat a lot of harmful things. " And if you eat what you want right now, you will get incredible pleasure! You need to feel the taste with all receptors, remember this sensation, fix the moment and let it go! And IN NO EVENT you should not reproach yourself and accuse yourself of eating it! You have to say to yourself: “Yes, it was delicious for me. But tomorrow I won't do that, because I want to lose weight."
I can't call myself a vegan, if I want meat - I eat it and enjoy the process. I love vegetables and fruits, I drink a lot of water and tea.
In the fall, my favorite dish is tomato salad with balsamic sauce.
I usually have a snack with apples and various healthy snacks.
I never say that I am on some kind of diet. But sometimes I need to lose or gain a couple of pounds.
If you need to lose weight, I try to eat less. But without hunger strikes, otherwise I will not be able to function normally, I will feel tired. Not eating is bad.
If I want to cook at home, I always use How To Green and Iquitsugar.
The founder of the project, Alexandra Novikova, told us about her favorite ingredients for the dishes. You can read about them here.
I love Fresh restaurant, my favorite dish is “BBQ Burger”, it tastes better than meat! I also love their slogan “Healthy is the new sexy”. I consider this my motto!
About sports and training
My schedule doesn't always have time for full workouts, but I do the plank exercise every morning. When I understand that the abs are pumping too much, I take a break.
You can read about how to correctly make the "bar" here.
I laugh a lot, so my abs are always in great shape!
I walk at least 10,000 steps a day. I always choose walking instead of traveling by public transport or car. I use the Stepz application, in which I keep track of how many steps I walked and how many calories I burned - it's very convenient. To relieve tension and meditate, I use the Calm program - what you need at the end of the day!
Our creative director Ksenia Wagner also knows 5 tricks to relieve yourself of stress. You can read about this in her article.
About home skin and hair care
I hate facial cleansing; I think they damage the skin. If you have problem skin, first of all, you need to visit a doctor, get tested and understand the root cause. You should not immediately run to cosmetologists - each of them will have a different opinion on this matter.
I had problem skin and went through it myself. Proper nutrition and properly selected care helped me to overcome the problems.
For my hair, I use an Australian shampoo Aussie with a bubble gum scent. It gives a magical effect on my hair, never before has it been so well-groomed. I recently bought Beach Waves spray from the same brand. It structures the hair very beautifully, emphasizing its natural beauty.
In facial care, the most important step for me is cleansing.
Now I use Foamingly Clean Benefit.
Our editors really like this brand's primer. Why is it good, read here.
The product that completely changed my skin is P50W Biologique Recherche lotion. When you first start using it, it seems that the skin condition is getting worse, but this is a misleading impression. In fact, it flushes out toxins from your pores, making your skin perfect.
My favorite face cream is Embryolisse Moisturizer. I use it when needed - when I feel my skin needs hydration.
I love patches. My recent find is Farm Stay Horse Oil & Gold patches. I also love Petitfee Gold & Snail.
A favorite among face masks is the Youthmud GlamGlow Exfoliating Facial Mask. I actually see the result from her.
I love using Dr. Jart. The care products of this brand are also very good!
My travel bag
I travel a lot, and I collect my cosmetic bag according to the principle “I cannot live without it”. The most important thing is to moisturize the skin, it becomes very dehydrated on flights, no matter how long the flight lasts: four or twelve hours.
Excellent patches are offered by the Sephora brand. They are quite budgetary, I use them on flights.
I always take a miniature of my favorite perfume with me. It helps me to relax and feel more comfortable.
Be sure to take Elizabeth Arden Hand Cream with me. It nourishes the skin well.
I carry cleansing wipes and thermal water with me to refresh my face mid-flight. There are record numbers of germs on the plane that pass from our hands to our faces and can cause inflammation. In flight, I cleanse the skin of my hands and face as often as possible.
I never forget to put on a hair tie, so as not to ruin my hair while sleeping, and a comb to straighten my hair after the flight.
On the plane, I try to move as much as possible in order to disperse the blood, and I also drink green tea. It acts as an absorbent and does not increase blood pressure. I also give myself a tingling facial massage. It helps to get rid of excess water.
Natalia Osmann told us how easy it is to transfer flights.
About preferences in make-up and favorite decorative means
In everyday life, I practically do not make up, because I am against a large amount of makeup on my face. But I always use NYX concealers to hide imperfections in my skin, and Benefit Boi-ing Moisturizing Concealer is used under my eyes: it does not dry out the skin.
I also emphasize my eyebrows. I decorate them with Estel paint once every 2 weeks, then I take a break. I've tried many colors, but this one is the best. I style with transparent gels: I choose M. A. C for every day and Benefit for special occasions, because it fixes the hairs more strongly.
For evening outings I put on the cheekbones a highlighter from Sergey Naumov or Becca.
I emphasize the natural beauty of my eyes with the Naked Basics 2 Urban Decay palette, apply a small amount of Benetint pigment from Benefit to my lips and cheeks, curl my eyelashes with a curler - a very beautiful and natural look is obtained.
I am a fan of lip balms. My favorites are balms from Elizabeth Arden, Glamglow, Kiehl's mint, Dior lip sugar scrub.
Three years ago I experimented with the image and cut my hair like a boy. This haircut really influenced me, I am glad that I decided on it. But I will not repeat this experiment. My everyday hairstyle is clean and loose hair. From nature they curl at me, light natural curls suit me. Sometimes I tie my hair into a bun.
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About your favorite salon care and favorite fragrances
I do not believe in the effect of homemade hair masks. I believe that the care of them should be trusted by professionals. And I don't like doing makeup in salons - it takes a lot of time. From styling I prefer textured curls.
Burobeauty is my favorite beauty salon. His masters know exactly what I want.
We tested the manicure in this salon, you can see the result here.
I very carefully monitor the condition of the skin of my hands. My favorite is Luxio Blush, which I do at Bebebe.
My favorite fragrance is Mandarin Lime and Basil by Jo Malone. I tried it for the first time in Paris. It was love at first breath! When I wear it, I feel lightness and harmony, as well as my originality.
In perfumes I am attracted by jasmine and citrus notes. Recently I discovered the scent of Lust by Lash. I associate this fragrance with the world of fashion.
