Inna Malikova, singer and head of the New Gems group, told BeautyHack about her favorite means, the rules for raising her son and why children grow up different in a musical family.
About creativity
It seems to me that my creative path was determined in advance, but my parents never inspired anything - probably, the genes just worked. At the age of seven, the most important and valuable is laid, and this time I spent on tour with my parents. Then my future profession was laid - love for her, understanding and desire to do this. Now I am not only an artist - I have been leading the New Gems team for a long time and combine production and administrative activities.
And as a child, she dreamed of becoming a manicurist and an accountant - she just loved to paint her nails and count money.
I also remember my first performance - I was 17, and I performed on the soundtrack in Luzhniki, where the State Concert Hall "Russia" is now located. Then I sang one of my songs, which was written and donated by my brother (Dmitry Malikov - ed.). It was scary - but now I think I'm even more nervous. Too much responsibility appears for everything I do - and she is so young, active, exuberant.
In April we have an album coming out - now I devote all my free time to it, because this is our third album in a row, and I think it will be the final one. Now the trend of releasing albums is dwindling - only singles are released. And we in the old fashioned way - we just saved up all these songs and wanted to combine them into one story. Since May I want to take a break - I will work, but not at such a high speed, because now interviews, filming, telephone conversations and other matters are round the clock.
About family
Children from musical families grow up different - more impressionable and vulnerable, probably. Fortunately, my son did not follow in my footsteps - I would like him to choose another profession. After all, the life of an artist is a constant expectation of some calls, doubts “they will take it - they won't take it,” eternal stress. And I want some kind of stability for him - for him to get a good education and find a reliable job.
I never insisted on choosing a profession for my son, let him choose what he wants. He even changed the institute - first he studied in culinary, and now he went to management and management, this is his choice. From the age of three I gave my Dima to all kinds of circles and schools - he drew with me, and played chess, and was engaged in boxing with karate, and music at home with a teacher. When he grew up, it turned out that he can do everything: he plays great and small tennis, swims wonderfully, even knows how to knit. He touched everything and tried everything in childhood, and then it remains only to decide.
Recently my brother had a son, and he is already thinking: "I will give him there, I will take him here." And my son says to him: "The most correct decision was made by my mother - she gave me everything to try, and now it is easier for me to choose a profession." He turned out to be a multifaceted person, which means that I did something right after all. Therefore, I am sure that parents should, whenever possible, give their child a chance to try everything. For example, my parents did not teach me languages or dances, and I really missed this in my life. By the way, the son also cooks perfectly.
Of course, now my son and I see each other much less - he is studying, he already has a girlfriend. But we are on the phone 24/7 and still love to chat about everything. He rolls over to my bed with a running start, just like in childhood, and we just lie around, look at pictures, discuss something. In general, I advise any mother, if possible, not to get involved in the life of an adult son - to let go. This is the most important advice - just go to church, pray for him, and then life will arrange everything by itself.
When Dima was little, I felt guilty for not being able to spend a lot of time with him - there was always a lot of work. But now we have such a connection that many mothers only dream of.
The question is why? It was the same with my parents - they spent with me, God forbid, three days a month at best, but I love them more than anything in the world, and now we spend a lot of time together. Probably, it is not so important for mom and dad to be constantly close to the child, but what is important is what they put into him in moments of presence.
Therefore, I could not do without the help of a nanny - and in this I was lucky, I came across amazing ones. I have a good instinct - I feel people from the first minutes of meeting. So if the nanny is tactful, honest, and loves children, take her to work without hesitation.
About a healthy lifestyle
I am a rational person and know how to properly allocate my time. Yes, there are "fumes" with work, but this is not a reason to change your habits. I did not always adhere to a healthy lifestyle - on the contrary, in my youth I ate everything I wanted. Now, too, I often allow myself a lot, I just now closely follow the quantity. The main thing is not to overeat.
My ideal breakfast is porridge with milk with berries and cottage cheese with sour cream. I love ordinary market cottage cheese, and I always take medium-fat sour cream.
I definitely have dinner: my last serious meal is usually at 4-5 o'clock, so in the evening I'm not very hungry and get along with kefir or tea with a small candy. I love to fry crackers and eat them with tea and jam - not the most healthy dish for the figure, but if you don't overeat, but eat just a little, then nothing terrible will happen.
But I have never been on diets - I do not like to limit myself. But I regularly fast and at this time I refuse my favorite food - I do not eat meat and dairy products. Sometimes I allow myself fish, but most often during this period I eat vegetable salads. It is important to understand that even the strictest diets will not bring the desired result without sports - I try to train regularly, but, to be honest, I was lucky with my figure from a genetic point of view.
About beauty
Perhaps the best rule about beauty that I have deduced for myself is to be beautiful only when it is necessary. If I have a concert or shooting, I do my makeup and go out as a beauty. When there is no work, I rest - and the skin rests with me. I devote a lot of time to skin care - I make masks and use high-quality creams, and here it's not about a specific brand, but about choosing a product that suits your skin. I have a dry type, and creams for young skin are no longer suitable - of the most favorite, perhaps, La Mer. It's just universal - it is suitable for both morning and evening, nourishes the skin very well. I often use the same brand of regenerating serum.
I always try to wash off my makeup - especially at night, until it squeaks. If I don't wash myself thoroughly, I won't be able to sleep. And the brighter the makeup, the more cleansers you need - first I remove the makeup with oil, then with milk and wash everything with foam or gel for washing. And after that I also go through with P50 lotion from Biologic Recherche - thanks to it I forgot about what cleansing is. I am a real beautygolic, I love everything related to beauty, creams, scrubs. Simply put, I love everything that you can put on yourself.
I go to the sauna and bath, and I often do massage and body wraps - after them the skin becomes so soft and elastic!
Yes, I love to take care of myself, but no one canceled visits to the beautician. Once a month I go to the Le Colon Institute for procedures with Biologic Recherche cosmetics, but, to be honest, with my busy schedule I cannot afford one beautician. To whom they write down - to that one I go. In general, I am for natural aging, and I am lucky - there are no deep wrinkles. But for those who are worried about this problem, I would advise Botox - so that the wrinkles do not become even more noticeable. Everything needs to be done as needed, if a person likes his face after injections or with extended eyelashes, then there is nothing wrong with that. What right do I have to disapprove of this?
It is difficult for me to single out a small list of my favorite products from decorative cosmetics - there are too many of them! I often trust my makeup artist Kostya - he knows exactly what will suit me. For example, for foundations I currently use either Tom Ford's Traceless Foundation or something from Helena Rubinstein. Good mascara can be found at Bourjois or Maybelline, and only Atelier eyeshadow. Now I have on my lips nude lipstick Crème de Nude from M. A. C, but I also love red: when there is no time, and from the plane you have to go straight to the party, I do a light tone, tint my eyebrows and apply red lipstick - this is such a salvation.
I am often asked if I dye my hair - to be honest, this is my color, I naturally have a beautiful light brown shade. But for the full length, I like to do the shatush with 07N paint from Redken - it comes out very naturally. Not all of this shade will look the same, a lot depends on the color of the roots. I trust my curls to Mikhail from Aldo Coppola in Novinsky Passage - when you go to the same master for a long time, you no longer worry about the result and you know for sure that the result will be excellent. But in the omen - “if you want to change your life, change your hairstyle” - I don’t believe. You need to change yourself and your attitude to life. Although there is some kind of lightness, when you cut off the ends, the mood improves unambiguously.
For BeautyHack readers, I would advise you to carefully monitor your skin before going to bed - this is very important. Thoroughly cleanse your face, because at night, when we are without cosmetics and pollution, our skin must receive maximum benefit and regenerate, and for this it needs to be nourished. I apply a large amount of cream so that it lasts until the morning and the skin recovers - after all, she, poor, suffers so much every day that she needs to be pitied and loved.
Photo: Eugene Sorbo
Interview and text: Anastasia Speranskaya
