First, here's some information about Healthy and Girly and its beginnings in beauty advice. I've been on Instagram since 2014. At first, I shared little tips focused on health and nutrition. Having changed my lifestyle myself, it was very important for me to share these little tricks. When I started, there weren't many French-language Instagram accounts that addressed this topic. That's how I got started on social media. HOW DID YOU COME TO USING NATURAL COSMETICS? DID YOU MAKE A TRANSITION OR WAS IT RADICAL? I didn't go about it gradually at all. Well, it's not as if I threw out all my products overnight to go natural! I replaced my shampoos with natural shampoos, my skincare with vegetable oils, etc. Little by little, I changed my entire routine. Whether it was for my hair or my skin. In any case, I did what I felt was right, little by little, without pressure! It worked very well for me. WHAT ARE YOUR CURRENT BEAUTY FAVORITES? My current favorites? For me, it's definitely Carrot oil ! It gives me a healthy glow. I even use it all year round, directly on my skin. In the evening, for example, I mix it with a day cream. I also sometimes use this mixture in the summer to prepare my skin for tanning. My other favorite at the moment is WAAM shampoo , which I've been using for a very, very long time. Since I gave birth, I started customizing it to stop my pregnancy-related hair loss. I continued to use this shampoo with grapefruit essential oil and lemon essential oil , also from WAAM. I would even say that they are essentials rather than favorites... They are truly indispensable for me! YOUR FIRST BEAUTY STEPS IN THE MORNING? My first beauty routine in the morning is always, always, always floral water! In the morning, I simply apply floral water to my face with a reusable cotton pad. Then I put a vegetable oil on my skin. From time to time I also add a little vegetable oil to my day cream. Floral water + vegetable oil in the morning, it's really the perfect combo! YOUR MOST MULTI-PURPOSE PRODUCT (COSMETIC SWISS ARMY KNIFE)? Oh yes, the famous Yuzu Shea Butter! I always have some at home. I use it when I have dry lips. I also use it on my body, hair, and face. When my hands or feet are super dry, I use it every night, with a sock. When I was pregnant, I used it on my stomach to avoid stretch marks. It's perfect for winter and even for summer: when you have small areas that peel, for example. Yuzu Shea Butter is really the first styling product I used to define my curls. I use it all the time. He's a real multitasker. People around me are also stealing his praise! IF YOU WERE stranded alone on a desert island and could only take one beauty product, what would it be? I think it would be, I'm going to repeat myself again, but Yuzu Shea Butter ! You can do anything with it. It can be your cream, your hair care... Plus, I love the smell of Yuzu, I'm addicted to it! 3 GOOD HABITS TO HOLD TO PRESERVE YOUR BEAUTY FROM A YOUNG AGE? The first thing I find super important is to remove your makeup and cleanse your skin every day. Pollution and other factors cause your skin to age faster if you don't cleanse it every night. You have to remove all that pollution residue, etc. The second, I think, would be facial massage. I believe it's even more important than the treatment itself that we're going to apply to the skin. If we don't take the time to make it penetrate, the result won't be the same. I noticed this with my dark circles, for example. They are very, very marked, and since I've been taking the time to massage my eye area for two or three minutes every day while applying my treatment, I can see the difference! My third step would be to apply a treatment or exfoliation depending on my skin type. I do it when I feel it needs it. I've learned to know my skin and I feel when it needs or doesn't need an exfoliation or a small hydrating mask, for example. A NATURAL PRODUCT THAT YOU USE FOR YOUR CHILD? It would be Yuzu Shea Butter too. I use it for both me and him. It's great for skin and hair. It's really super effective. I also use calendula oil on my child. I put a little bit on his hair after bathing. There's nothing better! A HEALTHY AND GIRLY TIP FOR LOOKING NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL? I have a little trick I like to use that's really super simple to make. I like coffee-based body scrubs; they're really the most effective. I take coffee grounds directly into my hand and add shower gel on top. Voila, my little scrub is ready! Then, all that's left is to rinse with warm or cold water. It really helps you go faster and is very practical. Plus, coffee has many benefits for the body. It fights cellulite, nourishes and firms the skin. As a bonus, coffee grounds are very effective for unclogging sinks, bathtubs, etc. and preventing odors. ;) WHAT PRODUCTS DO YOU RECOMMEND TO A WOMAN WHO WANTS TO START TAKING CARE OF HER SKIN AND IS UNFAMILIAR ABOUT IT? I would recommend a vegetable oil straight away, depending on her skin and what she is looking for. She can buy two or three vegetable oils to start with, then replace everything like soap etc. with natural products. There are many more choices on the WAAM website, with descriptions of all the benefits of each oil.
