Oksana Smirnova, Senior Editor, GQ website
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. Our next heroine is Oksana Smirnova.
Oksana Smirnova
senior editor of Gq.ru
I love immensely cosmetics in miniature packages: it has an invaluable property to fit into any clutch
From left to right:
1. Dior Diorshow Waterproof Mascara mascara;2. Highlight Benefit Girl Meets Pearl;3. Makeup base Benefit The POREfessional;4. Serum Clinique Pore Refining Solutions;5. Clarins Ever Matte Mineral Powder Compact SPF 15;6. Benefit Benetint liquid pigment;7. Yves Saint Laurent Baby Doll fragrance; 8. Lee Stafford Argan Oil from Morocco Nourishing Miracle Oil;9. Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne;10. Yves Saint Laurent Belle D'Opium;11. Oil for nails and cuticles of The Body Shop "Almond"; 12. Clarins Lip Perfector Lip Gloss;13. Erborian BB Cream;14. MAC Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner Crayon Undercurrent;15. Make Up For Ever Aqua Liner High Precision Waterproof Eyeliner # 5;16. Dry shampoo Lee Stafford Original Dry Shampoo; 17. Mattifying base makeup Givenchy Mister Mat;18. Clinique Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss Lip Gloss Set;19. Concealer Benefit Cosmetics Some Kind-A Gorgeous;20. Lipstick Chanel Rouge Coco Cambon;21. Shadows of Victoria's Secret Shimmer Eye Shadow # 21; 22. Deodorant Sephora Deodorant Spray; 23. Soap Egg Soap Holika & Holika.
About attitude to cosmetics
I immensely love cosmetics in miniature packages. This will fit in any clutch, and this, you see, is priceless. In addition, in these mini-formats, you can try everything in a short time: you buy not one big lip gloss, but a set of five small different colors. This greatly simplifies the choice, do not stand and think, you need a pink or beige shine, just take a box with both. This is especially convenient with perfume: you take a set of five miniatures, you understand what flavor you like, and then you buy it in large bottles: you put this one home, put the second one in the desk drawer at work, and carry the third one in a bag .
About care
I HAVE A RELATIONSHIP Cosmetics is quite erratic (with decorative too): a friend advised it, then Mom gave it, but she bought it just because the packaging is beautiful. There was never such a thing to read all the reviews of BB creams, found out and, choosing the best from reviews, went and bought it and no one else. Usually I accidentally stumble upon some tool, try it, and if I liked it, I use it only. I love face scrubs, but night creams do not, because I sleep in a sleep mask, if there is a cream under her face, the skin does not breathe.
About decorative cosmetics
A couple of years ago I was ashamed of not making up for five minutes to leave the house to a nearby shop. Now it is not a shame, of course. I can not only go to a business meeting or a seminar to my favorite teacher without a manicure. I have a special relationship with a manicure: I don't keep lacquer at all, on the second day I start to peel off, and my mother always taught me that it's better without a polish at all than with a shabby one. Therefore, for me, gel coating is almost the only option. Someone says, it spoils the nails, someone says that no. I didn’t understand who was right, but I know one thing: my usual varnish does not hold on for more than two days. The only compromise, it was the case, was found in Ptichka, they had a special coating for ordinary varnishes Deborah Lippmann, then they stayed for about a week, and then they washed off like a normal varnish. But when I was there the last time, this magic cover was not, alas. Had to go back to Shellac.
About jars in the photo
Dior Diorshow Waterproof Mascara Mascara with a huge brush paints everything as it should. This is the only mascara that I can paint, I don’t use others at all.
Highlight Benefit Girl Meets Pearl I put it on the cheekbones and eyelids, it is very, very beautiful flickering on the skin.
Base for make-up Benefit The POREfessional not bad aligns the skin, take it with you on business trips or to St. Petersburg for three days.
Serum Clinique Pore Refining Solutions Tried recently, like narrow pores. In theory, after it, some kind of cream should be used, but I have enough of it alone.
Clarins Ever Matte Mineral Powder Compact SPF 15 Powder. There is no perfect powder, because when they break - and they always break - this is a sea of tears. I even stopped looking for the perfect powder, because the more beautiful the packaging, the more you will cry when it breaks.
Benefit Benetint Liquid Pigment it works as if you didn’t put anything on your cheekbones, but just pinched them a little: the color is very natural and it lays, if one can say so, subtly. Another cool thing is that Benetint can be used for lips.
Yves Saint Laurent Baby doll fragrance I wear occasionally, when such a little frivolous mood.
Lee Stafford Argan Oil from Morocco Nourishing Miracle Oil - I use it for the tips of the hair, because they are quite dry. It also smells great and with the help of it you can beautifully twist the tips.
Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne fragrance I use most often.
Aroma Yves Saint Laurent Belle D'Opium - my evening scent.
Oil for nails and cuticles The body shop "Almonds" smells very cool. I tried many different oils, but I cannot live without it and use it every day.
Clarins Eclat Minute Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector Lip Gloss - base transparent shine, I love it, all girls love it.
Erborian BB Cream girlfriend bought myself, but she did not fit her, but I was just right in tone and texture. It is almost over, literally squeezing it out drop by drop.
MAC Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner Crayon Undercurrent - when I lost my magic eyeliner, MUFE, I bought a pencil. He has almost the same effect, but I also found the liner the other day.
Eyeliner High Precision Waterproof Eyeliner # 5 just incredible, mermaid. When I use it, the younger brother says: “I’ve put on my makeup again, like a girl from the Kingdom of the Full Moon!” And this is undoubtedly a compliment.
Dry shampoo Lee Stafford Original Dry Shampoo - I wash my head every day, and if I return not from home, this is the only tool that can save me.
Matting makeup base Givenchy mister mat - The perfect thing for oily skin, without it, I do not really manage to do.
Clinique Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss Lip Gloss Set - these five lip glos brought me mother. It's cool that they are all different and you can change colors according to your mood.
Concealer Benefit Cosmetics Some Kind-A Gorgeous. This is a mix of powder and foundation, I just fix them makeup when I spent the whole day working, and in the evening I need to go somewhere else.
Lipstick Chanel Rouge Coco Cambon. My only red lipstick, I love her terribly. Once I got a cool consultant in the store, and she helped me find the shade. I really did not want him to make me older, but this one is just perfect. Every time I paint them - and this is not very often the case - surely a few girls ask me for a shade number.
Shadows of Victoria's Secret Shimmer Eye Shadow # 2 - The usual beige shimmering shadows.
Deodorant Sephora Deodorant Spray convenient because it is small and you can take it with you.
Soap Egg Soap Holika & Holika I brought an aunt from Korea, it perfectly cleans the skin, almost to the creaking.