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Victoria Beckham's 10 favorite beauty rituals

A true beauty enthusiast, fashion designer Victoria Beckham has surrounded herself with the best experts, such as Augustinus Bader and Mélanie Grant, not only to design her brand's ultra-performing products, but also to keep her skin glowing. Here's a look at her 10 beauty tips.

His double-cleansing routine

Speaking to Into The Gloss, Victoria Beckham confided that she had found the perfect skin care routine thanks to the advice of her facialist friend, Melanie Grant, with whom she developed her double cleansing routine. 

 "My skin has really become drier. It was oilier when I was younger and I didn't like it, but as you get older, you realize that it's pretty good when you have oily skin. When I had skin problems, I couldn't find the ideal cleanser. Either they irritated my skin and caused more inflammation, or they were too drying. In the evening, I first use the Daily Oil Cleanser Nourishing Cleansing Oil because it really does remove impurities and make-up - so many cleansers claim to remove make-up, but in fact don't - without stripping away natural fats. Next, I use Daily Lactic Acid Gel Cleanser Gel Nettoyant Exfoliant. As the gel cleanser contains lactic acid, you can use it once or twice a day, depending on your skin type. I like to use it on its own in the morning."

Her "Self-Care Sunday" ritual

To take care of her skin, Victoria Beckham allows herself one self-care day a week for a "spa-at-home" ritual, which she had actually shared on her Instagram account. 

"On Sunday mornings, I try to take time for myself to really care for my skin - I apply a face mask, which I leave on for as long as possible (usually 40 minutes), then remove it following my daily cleansing protocol, followed by a session under my LED mask, then the Cell Rejuvenating Power Serum and the Cell Rejuvenating Priming Moisturizer in Golden, and I'm ready to face the day!"

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LED radiance mask

The secret behind Victoria Beckham's glow? LED technology, without a doubt. On her Instagram account, she confided that she uses an LED mask Every night, the LED light makes a real difference to the condition of her skin.

Dermaplaning for flawless skin

Victoria Beckham confided on her Instagram account that she turns to Dermaplaning at a dermatologist's, on the advice of facialist Melanie Grant. This technique involves running a blade over the face to remove fluff and dead skin, thus activating cell renewal, boosting collagen production and stimulating skin radiance. The skin's surface is smoother, allowing better penetration of the active ingredients in the skincare products that follow. 

A radiant complexion comes first

Victoria Beckham's skincare routine may be minimalist, but she pays particular attention to her daily make-up. 

In the pages of Harper's Bazaar, she revealed: "I've had skin problems for a long time, so making sure my skin is healthy and perfectly cleansed is an integral part of my routine. Instead of foundation, I use Cell Rejuvenating Priming Moisturizer. Cell Rejuvenating Priming Moisturizer in Golden, which gives a perfect glow without foundation. I then apply our Cheeky Posh Blush Cream Stick and our Reflect Highlighter Stick to the high points of my face for extra radiance, and blend it all in with my fingertips."

Her signature smoky eye

Victoria Beckham's favorite playground? Her eyes! To Into The Gloss, she confided:  

"I love a sexy smoky eye for the eyes. I use our EyeWear Eye Shadow Stick in Pecan and Bottle Green shades - to outline the eye. I then use my Satin Kajal Liner just above the lash line and a little below. If I'm going out in the evening, I switch from Cocoa to Cinnamon. Sometimes I even use a little Sequin Green or Navy Noir if I want a little change. I've had the pleasure of working with [photographer] Peter Lindbergh on several occasions and he loves smoky eyes, but they're always blurred and sexy, never overdone. It looks more like a natural shadow than a hard line. I then finish with a few coats of Future Lash Lengthening Mascara."

The white pencil to enlarge your eyes 

To make her eyes look bigger, Victoria Beckham has a trick up her sleeve, which she has also adapted into a product in her make-up range:

 "I usually apply my Instant Brightening Waterline Pencil Eye Pencil - it's the perfect nude pencil to apply in the mucous membrane of the eyes, it immediately makes you look awake and well-groomed." 

Eyebrows always well groomed 

You'll probably never see Victoria Beckham without perfectly shaped eyebrows! In fact, she revealed to make-up artist Lisa Eldridge that her husband David Beckham had never seen her without made-up eyebrows. 

"I aim for brows that don't look too perfect or forced, but have a natural symmetry. I love our Baby Blade Eyebrow Pencil. I spent a long time looking for the right eyebrow product, something small enough that I could really get a precise application and carefully pencil in each hair. I've never found an eyebrow product comparable to ours, which is why I decided to develop it myself."

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A full, well-defined mouth

Victoria Beckham also has her lip essentials, as she confided to Harper's Bazaar:

"I always finish my beauty routine with the Posh Gloss ! Our glosses are very moisturizing and act like a tinted moisturizer with a very shiny finish. I have a few shades that I vary depending on the events of the day, the season and my mood. I mainly use the shade Picante, a neutral pinkish hue that I wear alone or over the Lip Definer in shade 02. The Ice shade is my product of choice when I'm looking for a minimalist lipstick, it's the crystalline gloss par excellence."

Contouring for a sculpted face

Behind her ever-perfectly defined facial features lies a product that Victoria Beckham has long sought: Contour Stylus Stick Contouring. Contour Stylus Stick Contouring

 

At the launch of the stick, she revealed her tips for perfect contouring:

"I always start at the nose, draw 2 lines along my nose, and draw a V on the tip of my nose. For this part, I always use my fingers to blend and make sure I don't have any product or material in the center of my nose. I've always been a fan of contouring to create the illusion of a longer, thinner, more refined nose. I also like to contour my eyes, to create a base for a Smoky Eye, by drawing a line in the hollow of the eyelid and under the lower lash line. I always draw 2 lines in the hollow of the cheekbones before blending with a brush to enhance the cheekbones. Finally, I draw 2 lines on the temples, which blend in. This connects the forehead to the cheekbones to sculpt the face."

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