Journalist Tatyana Yakimova about favorite cosmetics and beauty

FOR THE FACE "HEAD"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 work

Beauty journalist I work for 21 years. In 1994, Evelina Khromchenko, on whose account dozens of startups of various people, made me the editor of the beauty section of the touching magazine for girls “Marusya”. I still remember the beginning of my test article: "I am 33 years old, and I have never been a Persian."

In the work I like everything, it is damn interesting in all respects. I don’t remember professional tales, but I remember each interview with a great perfumer or makeup artist or doctor. The steeper the personality, the more friendly and sincere it is - that is what inspires. Well, yes, these people value their own and other people's time, so the trivial questions cause them sadness.

About the choice of cosmetics and makeup

I live in the real world, I like organic, but I do not chase after it. Testing for animals makes me a protest, but let's not forget that trying cosmetics is my job, whatever that makeup may be. Nevertheless, I have a minimal set of cosmetics that I feel comfortable with: “wash basin”, T-zone matting cream, “adult” face and eye contour cream, Laura Mercier corrector, eye and lip pencils.

I have been washing my Clean & Clear cream foam in the mornings for many years, there is a Max Factor and a few pencils at a cheap price in my cosmetic bag. It doesn’t matter how much makeup costs and what rating it has - it’s important that it suits you. And make-up is a game that is incredibly fascinating. Its main function is to be cozy and joyful. Found a make-up that pleases you - that's great, and it doesn't matter what people say.

Pro care and wrinkles

I do not lead a healthy lifestyle and do not even try. I like cigarettes (oops), white wine (upsss), diet-harmful food (upsss) and night vigils. But I lead an active lifestyle and live in nature. I also do not do fitness, my fitness is working in the garden, playing with dogs, running on three floors of the house a hundred times a day.

I do not go to salons, but I love to lie down with a mask on his face. Usually at this time a cat lies on my chest and purrs softly. He likes the smell of some masks, if he doesn't like it, he snorts and leaves (I hope this cannot be called animal testing).

I love wrinkles. Really love. They respond to me in return. Well, yes, sometimes they violate some integrity of makeup, but for this there are fillers. You put it on the "crow's feet", it turns out film, over which you can safely put the shadow. And to remove wrinkles for good, my hand will not rise - you cherish your loved ones. In this case, I sincerely admire the achievements of cosmetology. It seems that in ten years it will be really possible to erase from the face and body all traces of a life lived. This is akin to magic, but not mine. I will be in quiet opposition. And I also hate expressions like “prepare the body for the beach season”, “beauty is capital”, “perfect skin is expensive” and never loved them.