Director of the library. M. A. Svetlova Valentina Agafonova about favorite cosmetics
For category "Cosmetic" we study the contents of beauty cases, dressing tables and cosmetic bags of interesting characters to us - and we show all this to you.
About express care
Previously, I was a fan of caring cosmetics, and decorative attracted me a little. But to buy new products for hair, body and face in pharmacies and look for the products of brands that have not yet been presented in Moscow, I really loved. Brought cosmetics from abroad, wildly happy when snatching something new. For me, self-care has always been very important, but with the advent of the child, the rituals turned into an express format. Now I try to return procedures that require more time.
I start the morning with facial wash, hydrolat and day cream. Then apply makeup - I prefer natural. In the evening I really want the feeling of purity after a long day, so I consistently use micellar water, hydrophilic oil, tonic or hydrolat and night cream. Before bedtime, I often do a dry massage: a natural bristle brush from a cactus is my true friend. I do not forget about moisturizers for the body - with our water otherwise nothing. I love peels, but very gentle, because my skin is thin and sensitive. For hair care I buy Davines products, this is eternal love.
I can not say that I found my perfect make-up: if I go to an event, I resort to the help of professionals, and on weekdays I have enough minimal funds. I don’t like cardinal experiments, but I’m happy to try new techniques and useful gadgets.
About well-being and wine
Another important ritual for me is massage, even better is a complex of spa and massage. I try to practice yoga regularly with a personal trainer, when I miss, I immediately feel how my body becomes numb. Books are responsible for relaxation and meditation: they allow me to relax, let go of unnecessary thoughts and anxiety. It is paper books! As a philologist who re-read a lot of literature, I cannot switch to the electronic format, although sometimes it is very convenient. Even maintain good health help walking with her daughter in the fresh air.
I drink a couple of glasses of good red or white wine a week, and I don’t want to give up this habit at all. We have a gourmet family, and finding the right wine for a delicious dinner is a holy cause. And from the habit of eating sweet, especially at night, I would just like to give up: now I understand that this significantly affects the skin tone. Thanks to my husband, I gradually try to get used to the contrasting soul: I’m still far from icy showers, but now I’m finishing the procedure with cool water.
About work
I have an incredibly awesome creative work, even though there are many administrative difficulties in a public institution. This is all covered by interesting events for readers, meetings with prominent people, work at book festivals. Our Svetlovka is located in the minute proximity to the fashionable Patriarch's Ponds, so we try to meet the latest trends and be a modern intellectual space. We can always read in English the novelties that have just been presented at the London Book Fair, the main book fair in London. Address Bolshaya Sadovaya, 1, does not allow us to relax.
