From coconut oil to an LED mask, beauty and wellness tips from Laura Smet

Art

“Beauty feeds on beauty. When I go to see a movie or a piece of art, I look much prettier afterwards. As if I was absorbing beauty through the pores of my skin. And the opposite is true. I believe we diffuse the light of what we see and receive. It is also a matter of speech. You have to be gentle with yourself, not judge yourself too much. As with the plant. If you water it every day and say it is beautiful, it will become noble.”

Hair

“I use and abuse coconut oil. I even cook with it. I put it on my hair, braid it and sleep like this, the next day it is silky and shiny. You can also make a great hair mask with olive oil, avocado and egg yolk. You mix it and leave it for two hours. You rinse well, because it is very greasy, and then you have gorgeous hair. Not forgetting my wonderful hairdresser Jean Fouillad. Thanks to him, I restored my hair, which was damaged by dyeing and blow-drying. He uses only natural products. »

Makeup removal

“My mother always told me: Even if you come home late and don’t know your name, you take your makeup off.”

Laura Smet

Kintsugi

“Being true makes you beautiful. People who are always in control, who always want to be on top of the best, end up giving the opposite. To me, beauty is letting go. And what the Japanese call the kintsugi method. when a vase is broken or torn, it is the art of repairing things by sublimating the defects with gold threads. Being natural does not exclude makeup or artificiality. »

Line:

“Pregnant + first birth… I gained twenty seven kilos. I just had a wonderful pregnancy. I was super good. My body needed roundness to imagine life. There are cycles with weight. If you watch a Claude Chabrol movie maid of honor (In 2004, Editor’s Note), I have forms. The main thing is to feel good.”

Makeup

“Always Charlotte Tilbury primer, moisturiser, concealer, a bit of blush, mascara and brows… I was blown away by Romy Schneider’s brows. In the evening, I stretch and strengthen my eyes. I don’t like lipstick, and my mother always said that I have to choose between my eyes and my mouth. Both are too much. For eyeshadow, I’m a fan of Charlotte Tilbury, Sisley and Nars.’

Nature

“I love all things beauty, but I also want to go more and more natural for my skin and the planet. Ever since I was a child, I have always been attracted to spirituality, a certain form of esotericism. My belief is nature. My church, the forest. When I’m surrounded by things bigger than me, I feel safe. I feel protected in front of the sea. I am talking to him. I trust him with things. When I’m stressed, I listen to the sound of rain. Two hours alone on a horse in the forest is the most powerful meditation. I can say there that I feel beautiful afterwards. No need for a make-up artist. The joy is on the face.”

Scent

“I’m crazy about Musc Ravageur from Éditions Frédéric Malle. Since I discovered it, I can’t let it go. When I was younger it was Guerlain’s L’Heure Bleue. Roles also have scents attached to them. During the filming of the series boyish for example, I wore Pour un Homme by Caron, my father’s perfume. I still wear it sometimes when I’m a little nostalgic, it gives me a little comfort.”

Laugh

“Talking does me good, too. Not to keep things to myself, to maintain connections with dear friends. I like the quote from Charlie Chaplin who said: “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” It comes through the love and gentleness we give to others. Society is very cruel to everyone. People try to fight and it causes diseases. If we do good and be kind to each other, we can only be beautiful and create beauty, right?

care

“I clean my face with a gentle lotion in the morning and in the evening. I use a lot of Caudalie, Augustinus Bader. Among my many faults, I love the sun. I can’t live without it in the summer. Of course, I protect myself with SPF 50, but I don’t spend my life in the shadows under a hat. I also use index 50 in winter, and a very rich cream in cold weather. Twice a week I leave my skin bare overnight. I really like the cream of Corinne Sanchez, which has its own brand of products based on pure caviar, not too expensive, without perfume, without alcohol. She also does home care. I have another amazing beauty coming to my house, Nathalie Poincheval-Kuaku. I also discovered the Nooance LED mask and serums, which I find very effective.”

Transfer

“I have everything from my mother because she is there. Less than my father, unfortunately. I only know that he is with me and that is the main thing. He taught me, like my mother, determination in work. He always told me. “You can do what you want with life. You just have to have a lot of will power and never give up.” So I follow this line. He also said to accept yourself as you are without apologizing all the time.’

On Laura’s left wrist, a small tattoo, a bird, an island frigate bird, “that’s daddy.” And on the right wrist, the number 4, “my lucky number”. From now on, Laura Smet wants to live only for the best.