THE FORMULA

THE SPOTLIGHT

HALTE À LA PEAU SÈCHE, GLAMOUR PARIS

JANUARY 16.2013 by AIMEE BLAUT

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Back in October while stuck inside during Hurricane Sandy and living off of Fruit Roll-ups I answered an email interview for the lovely Sabine of Glamour Paris, et voila! If you are in France you can pick up the February edition and see for yourself. For everyone else who doesn't parler français no problem, I translated it below (with some additions in parenthesis).

Q:What Kind of skin do you have?

A: Combination, oily in summer and dry in winter: the best kind.

Q: Winter Beauty Philosophy?

A: You can never use too much cream hydratant, there is nothing less sexy than dry skin.

Q: How do you stay hydrated in the winter?

A: On winter mornings, I spray Evian water on my face and I let a few drops of Huile de Rose By Terry penetrate into my pores before starting my regimen. To keep my body hydrated I use Clarins Huile Tonic or Sensual Bare Body Cream by Kenzoki. (Other notables: I am loving the Nordic serums by Transderma this winter-they have high concentrations of Vitamin A and C. Sunday Riley Good Genes Serum deserves a mention, it’s like youth in a bottle or getting an extra four hours of sleep.)

Q: What do you use for you chapped lips and hands?

A: I am addicted to Labello and I keep my hands hydrated with organic coconut oil. (More lip favorites: Fresh Sugar Lip Balm, Dior Crème de Rose and Darphin Age-Defying Lip Balm)

Q: Other beauty tips for the season?

A: I try to steam my face at least once a week. Since I also live in Stockholm where there is more of a bathhouse culture, I like to visit the baths; Centralbadet is lovely with hot pools and different saunas.

Q: Hydration tip taken from a pro?

A: I apply my toner as Terry de Gunzburg told me she does herself: I splash it on my face the way men do with aftershave.

Tags: Aimee Blaut, By Terry, Centralbadet, Clarins, Darphin, Dior, Fresh, Glamour Paris, Interviews, Kenzoki, Labello, Sunday RIley, Terry De Gunzburg, The Formula, The Formula Blog, The Formula Blog France, Transderma

LOVE AFFAIRS

EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES

NOVEMBER 28.2012 by AIMEE BLAUT

Rose products are sprouting up everywhere I look. From decadent rose oil infused with twenty-four carat pink gold to more humble lip balms and scented candles; roses are staging a beauty take over. Throughout history they have been revered for their sweet scent; and thanks to science we now know that certain species of the flower are packed with vitamin C, soothe the skin, and may reduce skin damage and wrinkles. They have been coming onto the scene for a while with the occasional launch of a rose product but now brands like By Terry are creating entire ranges around the flower. So I’ve tested the market and compiled a list of new launches and old classics, here are some of my favorites:

YOU ARE A BABE

PARISA AND MAX , MAX FOWLES

JUNE 11.2012 by AIMEE BLAUT

Parisa: “We are launching Max Fowles Ready to Wear collection for Autumn/Winter 2012. I’m the Creative Director for the brand and we’ve been designing the collection for the past few years. It’s a small twenty-piece collection and we are really excited. When you get your first sale it’s the point where you feel like oh this works and it is so rewarding because you have a vision in your head but you don’t know how it will work until you get the feedback.”

Parisa: “Max is more obsessed with putting creams and such on; I’m actually not [laughs]. I didn’t even put body lotion on until he forced me to. But I always wash my face with Crème de La Mer face wash. I have very sensitive skin so I can break out if use the wrong products. Crème de La Mer works really well on my skin. Kiehl’s body lotion—I love. For fragrances I hate common smells. I have on Chanel Coromandel—it is amazing. It’s very strong with a musky touch to it.”

Max: “Yeah I am the one spending all the money on my beauty regimen. I have the more elaborate beauty closet. When I wake up I just rinse my face off with water in the shower and then moisturize with Crème de la Mer. I also use their eye balm. For lip balm we use Fresh’s Sugar but everything else is Crème de la Mer and an SPF from my dermatologist. At night I always shower before bed and moisturize my full body. Then I use this gel serum on my face that is like a peel. I use it every night and then always eye balm and always lip balm. For perfume I always use Byredo. You can only buy it typically at Barneys never at Duty Free or something like that.”

Max: “We just bought a shampoo that is really cool called Number twenty-Four. My hairdresser from London, Daniel Galvin is incredible, his son James opened up a place in Los Angeles. So they started up a line and the products are great–we are loving them.”

Parisa: “Okay for makeup it’s my turn now [laughs]. I like NARS a lot. I like their lipstick, the pink one I’m using Schiap, its super pink and feels fun. I’m a big blush person. Mascara, I don’t use that much, unless it’s a special day, but I look dead if I don’t use blush and some bronzing powder on my face. I like NARS in Casino and Desire. Eyeliner is something I have always used since I was fifteen years old. I like to do dark eyes with a bright lipstick. I use the Benefit waterproof eyeliner pencil and it doesn’t smudge it’s really good. I always thread my brows, they are naturally pretty thick but I keep them up [laughs]. It hurts a lot and I thread once or twice a week.”

Parisa: “I was born in Iran but I moved to Sweden when I was two years old. We live in L.A. now but I am used to always traveling. When I’m in Stockholm I go to Sturebadet, for my gym and my spa that’s the best spa in Sweden. I love the spa at The Setai Hotel in Miami, they have an amazing spa there, it is one of my favorites, very relaxing. Here in L.A. we go the Beverly HIlls Hotel when we want to pamper ourselves really well.”