THE FORMULA

YOU ARE A BABE

EMILIE FOUILLOUX, BALLERINA/ DJ

FEBRUARY 27.2012 by AIMEE BLAUT

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"I'm a ballerina, I will be a ballerina all my life, even when I stop. I was dancing at the Paris Opera Ballet since I was nine years old. I also danced for five years at La Scala in Milan. Because of my friend Chelsea, I also started a new passion, DJing; she really gave me her love of music. I am starting as a resident DJ at the Costes. I really love the Costes and they have been amazing, I trained with their amazing DJs Tom Costino and Simon Rezlem who are incredible. I do my ballet training in the morning and then I work on my music in the afternoon and at night I go and learn from the guys."

“I wake up in the morning and have my green tea which I think is good for my skin. Then I start putting my Avène, it’s like a fresh water. Then I clean myself and use my cream of Avène. I was not using Avène before but it was recommended and I like the smell.”

“I am a big big fan of perfumes, my best are: Annick Goutal, Jo Malone, Diptyque and Creed. I have all the different kinds but I never use commercial ones. I always try to look for something very special, perfumes avec des fleurs. I just found a new one that I like with white flowers. I change them a lot because I like to go back and smell them. It’s like a film, it reminds you of everything, the person, how, where-it’s funny. I love that.”

“I like the Laura Mercier concealer because it comes in a box with two colors. Since my skin is a little bit dry I use another one that is more creamy from the pharmacy, La Roche Posay. I use a bit of black on my eyes, but very natural. I’m not so much about mascara, just on stage. I use the Burberry one they offered me. I try to be very natural, never looking like I have too much on.”

“Sometimes during the day I wear lipstick but at night I always wear lipstick. I use CHANEL, which I love and I really like the smell of their lipsticks. I’m using also MAC, which stays on all night long because it’s makeup for shows — that’s what I use on stage.”

“I use Bioderma to take off my makeup at night and then Avène spray again. I use some special stuff from the dermatologist, but I don’t even know what is it, but it burns [laughs]. I also use a cream which is pretty crazy, it’s for when your skin is being bad. It’s not really working right now, because I’ve been drinking a lot of wine [laughs]. Then I go to bed and hope that when I wake up something’s going to happen.”

Photos by: Aimee Blaut

Tags: Avene, Chanel, Creed, Diptyque, EMILIE FOUILLOUX, Jo Malone, La Roche Posay, Laura Mercier, MAC

YOU ARE A BABE

ATHENA CALDERONE, INTERIOR DESIGNER

FEBRUARY 23.2012 by AIMEE BLAUT

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"I started doing interiors within my own homes. I like to step outside of the box and not do the obvious, mixing different periods and finding eclectic oddities, mixing moderns with antiques. I don't want things to feel too perfect or precious. My husband and I have bought numerous apartments and renovated them. We lived in them a couple of years and then sold them. From doing this I realized that I had a very specific and keen eye for design. One of our very dear friends is an interior designer and he and I always worked well together. About eight years ago I had a party at my house and somebody said, 'I love what you did here, do you have a business?'And we said, 'Yeah we do' and just jump-started a business. I'm also beginning a blog called Eye Swoon that explores beauty in design and food. The same love I have for design I have for food. If I am in a bad mood I will cook something."

“When I wake up in the morning the first thing I’ll do is wash my face with SkinMedica Facial Cleanser and then I’ll usually put a serum on. I’m using one right now from a company called 3Lab, I just got a sample of it so I’m testing it out. I’ll put eye cream and moisturizer on also by Skin Medica. I really like how my skin responds to the line. As I get older I’m definitely more conscious of products that are anti-aging to protect my skin. I heard that this is a great line and I bought a bunch of their products and have slowly been integrating them into my routine.”

“In spring, summer and fall I will always put a thirty SPF on my face before using Armani Designer Lift Foundation. I sometimes mix it with Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer or the Armani Face Fabric. During the day I don’t use concealer (touché éclait) very much, I save that for the evening. But I wear mascara during the day, I love the Fiber Wig from d.j.v. I think the only place you can get it is at Sephora. I only wear eyeliner at night, and I’ll only wear black eyeliner with a little bit of a bronze eye shadow. I’ll rim my eyes with the bronze to make them glow a bit more when it mixes with the black. For blush I like something that has a transparency and just makes my cheeks look a bit flushed and rosy. I’ll either use the Tarte Cheek Stain or Benetint.”

“For my lips I usually use chapstick, Dermalogica actually [laughs]. This is so cheesy, but whenever I travel overseas, I love all those samples they give. All my little Dermalogica lip balms are always from traveling, and I always save the little hand creams, sounds so corny but it’s true [giggles]. If I wear lipstick though, it’s always red. I line my lips with the NARS Dragon Girl and then put MAC Ruby Woo over it. The Dragon Girl has more blue in it. Ruby Woo is great (I love matte lips) but sometimes it can be too cakey and too matte. I feel like the Dragon Girl gives it a little bit more moisture but still keeps the matte finish.”

“I’ll always wash my face at night and right now I have eye makeup remover from Sephora. But with the fiber wig, if I just wash my face with SkinMedica the fibers peel right off. I’ll only use eye makeup remover if I’m wearing eyeliner. I also like to use a Retinol cream at night but lately I’ve been finding it to be too drying. So I alternate and use it every so often before bed.”