Welcome to Beauty Around the Clock, Marie Claire’s weekly look into the daily lives of some of the most innovative women in their industries. Have you ever wondered how they do everything in one day? Here is your answer.
No one does French beauty quite like Emily at Paris’ Sylvie Grateau. The slightly tousled hair, the minimal makeup, the simple sophistication. The natural aura we see on screen is not too far from Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu’s real-life appearance. In fact, the actress even introduced some of her favorite products, including Giorgio Armani’s Neo Nude Foundation and A-Blush, to the show’s makeup artist, Aurélie Payen. The common thread running through it all? Light, barely visible products that look like skin. “A little makeup is always better. Once you get older it’s always better, but I was like that even when I was younger. Natural beauty comes out,” the Netflix star tells Marie Claire.
With makeup taking a backseat, Leroy-Beaulieu has always focused on skin care, a habit she picked up from her grandmother. He also makes an effort to get a good night’s sleep, set aside time to move around, and drink his carrot juice (she swears by it, so get on board). Here, the Emily in Paris star shares her skincare staples from the French drugstore, the hair products she can’t live without, and the fragrance she gets from Tangier.
Increasing the brightness
I am a natural early riser and get up early, especially when it is summer. In the winter, I tend to sleep in a bit more. When there is no light outside, I basically like to stay in bed. But I’m more of a morning person. I don’t necessarily need caffeine, but I love something called guarana. It’s a Brazilian root that they powder and it’s great for energy. It’s also better than caffeine because you don’t have highs and lows. I also take a lot of vitamin C. A lot.
morning maintenance
There is an Italian brand called Santa Maria Novella and they make this amazing skin toner. It just smells delicious. It is from one of the oldest Italian pharmacies: it is 800 years old. They have these really beautiful natural products that were made by the monks in the monastery in those days. They still make original recipes to this day. So anyway, that’s the first thing on my face. Then I go for breakfast with some tea or my fake coffee, which is mushroom coffee. Then I’ll take a shower, I always take a shower in the morning. After that, I will take my CliniCare products. It’s a swedish brand and they have this hyaluronic acid serum which is very nice and thin and penetrates the skin. If it’s summer or hot, that’s it. But if I feel a little dehydrated, I also apply the CliniCare cream. There is also a beautiful cream that I love called La Fervance.
Santa Maria Novella Skin Toner
CliniCare AHA-EGF Skin Booster
ClniCare Moisturizing Essence
La Fervance Eclat Extraordinary
power start
I love my carrot juice. It’s very good for you, very good for your skin, and very good for your health, so drink as much carrot juice as you can. I will take it in the morning or at noon depending on the time I have. I have a juicer and I do it myself.
Fitness fix
I do many different things. I am a walker. I have been doing Iyengar yoga for 15 years. Sometimes I just do basic training when I’m home alone. I do different things depending on my mood; I’m not obsessed with one thing. I like to keep it simple and fun. Sometimes it’s a week where I’m going to walk a lot and maybe not do anything else, then the next week I might do yoga every morning. I feel good like this because I feel free. Since confinement, I don’t want to be fooled by anything. I don’t want to feel like a prisoner in any situation. During the first lockdown, I walked for an hour every day, super fast, along the riverbank in Paris. I also really like walking in the woods. Sometimes I even go to the south of Paris, where we have a beautiful forest. I usually go there by train, I get off and cross the forest to the next train stop, which is four hours away. It’s lovely. I’ll stop and eat my little sandwich and listen to the birds and then I’ll catch the next train at the next station and head back to Paris. There is something about it: the oxygen, the sunlight, the nature, the breath, all these beautiful things.
characteristic appearance
When I was a child and a teenager, my grandmother would take me every two or three months to this old French beauty shop. They did beautiful facials and had beautiful skin care. My grandmother taught me to take care of my skin. She was always interested in putting on a good cream and not necessarily makeup. That was the transmission from her to me. And in real life, I don’t wear makeup. I always wear vacation skin when I’m not filming. I think it’s better for the skin to breathe. My grandmother had beautiful skin. My mother had beautiful skin. And I’m lucky to have the good genes from her.
I also believe that as you get older, makeup makes you look older. When your face changes, it’s better to just calm down with paint. When you’re younger you can put a lot of things on your face and it looks good and it’s fun, but when you’re older? I don’t think it looks good.
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Giorgio Armani Neo Nude Natural Glow Foundation
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Giorgio Armani Neo Nude A-blush
hair aid
My hair routine is very simple. I just wash and dry. And honestly, sometimes in the summer I let it dry on its own. If I’m working, obviously I let people take care of my hair, but otherwise I let it breathe. I use very natural shampoos. There’s a brand called New Wash, it’s from Michael Gordon, the guy who created Bumble & Bumble. It’s shampoo and conditioner, it’s cream, and it doesn’t lather or anything.
characteristic aroma
I’ll wear jasmine or orange blossom. It is a Moroccan oil that I buy in Tangier and I take it with me. It is really handmade and super beautiful.
cheap but elegant
There is a product that I love from French pharmacies. It is the Caudalie Beauty Elixir. It’s kind of minty and it’s great to spray on the skin. Whether it’s in the morning or at night, or when it’s hot, when I’m filming, whenever I need a little refreshment.
beauty icon
I would say my mother. She was very natural, very beautiful and unapologetic. She was a bit of a Sylvie and she had this incredible natural beauty. She passed, but I remember her as an incredibly strong and beautiful woman who never did anything to her face.
backup race
I think he would have traveled the world and taken photographs. I love images and I am very curious about other people, other places and other cultures.
PM routine
Well, obviously I wash my face and take everything off. I discovered these amazing microfiber wipes and i run them under warm water and wipe my face and it all comes off. You don’t even have to wear anything extra around the eyes, it’s so convenient. You wash them off afterwards and there is no trace of makeup left. I used to use a cleansing oil but this experience is better. Then I like to spritz my face with Caudalie water or Santa Maria Novella toner. I go back to my essence and CliniCare serum. If I feel like I need to add something else because my skin is thirsty, I’ve been taking photos all day, or it’s cold, I’ll use Augustinus Bader Face Cream Rich to lock it all down.
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Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream
Turn off the lights
Reading is the best way to calm down. I love getting into a book. I don’t watch TV, I don’t even have a TV. I haven’t had one for 15 years and I’m super happy. I don’t like having it in my house. I can watch movies or series on my computer.
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