Cook Anna Mitrokhova about your favorite cosmetics
FOR THE FACE "HEAD" we study the contents of beauty cases, dressing tables and cosmetic bags of girls of interest to us - and show all this to you.
About cheap cosmetics and delusions
I used to work as a makeup artist for four years, and my suitcase with cosmetics weighed a lot of pounds. Knowing everything about cosmetics was my job, and this knowledge has two sides: besides the fact that I tried everything that goes on the market and could test it, it often turned out that new products are an endless series of re-releases of what is already there, and they do not make any sense, besides, to please yourself with an impulsive purchase of a beautiful jar. In fact, there is practically no difference between expensive and cheap, professional and non-professional cosmetics. She either fits and likes or not, and you never need to listen to other people who know better what lipstick you need.
There are many opinions about the fact that red lipstick needs a tone, and everyone needs a concealer, and you can’t apply shadows without a base - that’s all, of course, not true. The harsh truth of life lies in the fact that even if you use a base, all makeup with primers and fix with a spray, your makeup will still spoil in a couple of hours. Therefore, the less makeup on the face, the slower the makeup will deteriorate. This is especially true for people like me who like to touch the face during the day.
About the effect of running and your favorite makeup
Having finished the career of a make-up artist, I sold a suitcase and almost all cosmetics, leaving only the one that I particularly loved, and all the brushes. Brushes - this is what you need to invest. They allow you to save time and do any makeup much neater.
Over time, my set has changed, and now he fully meets my lifestyle: I leave the house for a run, or to work. I crash, by the way, in both cases, only if it is not a run around the house. Regular makeup for the day: eye shadow, mascara, eyebrows (required, even if there are no five minutes to make up, I don’t leave the house without tinted eyebrows), corrective powder. I probably use tonal cream 20 times a year. I used to have very bad skin, but after I started running, it became much better. Probably, all runners know this when you come home from a run as red as a tomato. After some time, it stops, and the face does not blush so much, but the enhanced oxygen exchange does its job, forcing the metabolic processes in the skin to occur more intensively and due to this it looks better. So now I have a normal healthy blush and I almost never use blush. But if suddenly you want, it is only the acid-pink Illamasqua - applied with a very thin layer, they look very tender.
I love to paint my eyes, very soft and neutral colors: with round-shaped brushes with a long nap it can be done in a minute. When Burberry cosmetics appeared, I stopped buying the shadows of other brands in general - these are so perfect that there is nothing to replace them with.
Pro care and dragstoras
I never got used to oils and milk for makeup removal - I lack the feeling of cleanliness, so I have been using the same green Garnier remover for 15 years. During the day at work I wipe the face with micellar water, because when you work on the grill, fat steam settles on the face with a film and by the evening small inflammations appear. In general, the work of the cook requires a serious approach to skin care, and I have to be a little less lazy and do not forget about the cream and cleansing, although the masks and stuff are no longer enough for me. Also, the work allows you to save on nail polish - nothing goes through the day in the kitchen, despite the gloves.
The previous few years I lived in two cities, and now I really miss the English dragstores with their shaft of cosmetics from local brands, especially I miss Aussie hair products and Holland & Barrett store (who knows, he will understand me).