Director of Paperworks Gallery Elena Bakanova about her 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. The new heroine is Elena Bakanova, director of the Paperworks Gallery.
About cosmetics in general
I treat cosmetics without fanaticism. I'm not interested in new products, marketing tricks don't work on me. If I were asked what kind of cosmetics I used for care before the age of 30, I would honestly answer: no or some kind of it - this was not necessary. Lifestyle and regular care are crucial now. Sleep, food, mode, sports. It is unlikely that I will say something new in this matter, but the basic components of the physical form are: good skin, good hair, good teeth and a good body, healthy inside and out. This should be paid attention to, because otherwise the other efforts do not make sense. You can be hung with jewelry like a Christmas tree, wear the most fashionable and expensive clothes, but you know perfectly well that you have to undress. And who do we want to fool? In general, in the matter of beauty, I am interested in non-deductible capital. And the rest - only if there is time, desire and money.
About care
A year and a half ago, I had a good cosmetologist, and I completely trust her care issues. Buying everything and experimenting with cosmetics is a waste of money. She recommended to me the line of care professional cosmetics Environ, it was created by a famous plastic surgeon. In the line of gel for washing, exfoliating tonic, which contains acid, vitamin gel and moisturizing gel, which must be mixed before applying to the skin. All without fragrances, without preservatives and odorless. I have a separate point - with cleanliness, washing and peeling. In some ways I’m probably very lucky. For example, never worried about the problems of overweight, as it is always stable, with minimal fluctuations, and problems of hair care. The hair color changed only once, at the age of twenty, I do not do styling with forceps, I never use styling products, only I dry them with a hair dryer, with my head down. The previous hairdresser Slava refused to dye me and answered: “What are you, crazy? I will not spoil your hair”. Nikita, who now cuts me, to the question: "But shouldn't I lighten my strands?" - describes in detail how my hair will collapse and fall out and how I will then run around the salons and deal with it, and that attempts to improve the good end badly. This is such a longing, so I will have to live with my normcore in cosmetics and clothes, and in the next life I hope to be Genesis P-Orridge.
About decorative and fragrances
Here is a similar story. Decorative cosmetics I have less and less. More than a year ago, the cosmetologist taught me not to use foundation. Convinced that he clogs the pores and this is just a bad habit. Now I use only the proofreader to remove individual red points, and a concealer to lighten the dark circles under the eyes - they are always with me, this is the structure of the face. I changed the powder to the lightest and most transparent, but I bought dry blush - they refresh the complexion. Lips in the afternoon I paint rarely, only balm. But I have two red lipsticks.
Perfume favorite - brand Comme des Garçons, I use it for many years. I do not like thick and persistent smells with a complex bouquet, because I like to mix them. I often use two at once, but in different proportions. There are different series: Sherbet, I love the smell of Rhubarb ("Rhubarb"), or a series of Leaves, Calamus. My sense of smell is quite well developed, so the habit of some people to pour themselves with heavy perfumes is incomprehensible to me. I start to choke next to them.
About caring for the body
I practice a fairly healthy diet. There were long periods of refusal of meat, recently it stopped eating again - I just don’t want to. I almost don’t eat sweets - I don’t like them, but I can’t eat without fruits and berries. I almost do not eat food supplements, rarely drink a course of vitamins (for example, American Healthy Directions). I am more interested in nootropics: it often seems that the brain is not fast enough. I tried them almost all of the available: "Kogitum", "Fenotropil", "Glycine Forte", "Pikamilon".
Twice a week I have strength training in the gym, once - ashtanga yoga. Yoga has a fantastic positive effect on the mind. It would be worth practicing several times a week, but has not yet learned. I hope to make such a habit. The main thing with yoga - do not allow breaks. If you miss two weeks, then you need to start all over again, and your muscles will hurt, like after the first session. Twice a week I go to the sauna after fitness - this hardly makes you sick of ARVI.