From Monday, May 11, the beginning of the deconfinement phase, the French will gradually meet again after no less than eight weeks spent at home, for the most part. Hair and hair released, pale complexion and other consequences of confinement will then appear in broad daylight. Unless, of course, if we apply a few beauty tips from the Parisian beautician Maud Ravier, from the Maud Dermo Esthetic institute in Paris, guest of the program Sans Rendez-vous with Mélanie Gomez on Europe 1, Wednesday.
How to take care of your face?
"The period is made on purpose to pamper your skin," says Maud Ravier. So "we are going to highlight the scrubs, the best anti-wrinkles that exist", according to her. "To eliminate dead cells and restore a real glow, we can use sugar, honey, vegetable oils and the darling, aloe vera, fresh in organic stores. We make a small mix, and we apply it to your skin, neckline and hands, which you often forget. "
What about fruit acid masks?
On Europe 1, Maud Ravier extols the merits of the "AHA glycolic acid peel": "They are found in citrus fruits, it eliminates dead skin on the surface and it stimulates the production of collagen. We can take lemon juice , which you will apply with a make-up sponge or a make-up brush. Leave on for one or two minutes, then rinse. You will feel tingling, but it is on purpose: the fruit acids will attack the skin and stimulate fibroblasts to make collagen. "
How do we pluck our eyebrows?
When it comes to plucking your eyebrows, there are two choices for French women: bevel pliers and crab pliers. "For a beginner's hand, I prefer the crab claws, which are very easily found in pharmacies," chooses Maud Ravier. "For those who have a little thicker hairs and who tend to have ingrown hairs, buy a very sharp splinter forceps to get the hairs. For bushy eyebrows, you need to take a brush, put her eyebrows up and cut with very fine scissors to even out the hairs. "
And for a good eyebrow shape, how do we do it?
Be careful, having beautiful well-drawn eyebrows requires a little technique: "You have to take a makeup pencil, make an imaginary line between the corner of the nose and the inner corner of the eye, and we will have the start of the eyebrow. You then draw this imaginary line between the corner of the nose and the pupil and you will have the point of height of the eyebrow. To have the tail of the eyebrow, you make corner of the nose-outer corner of the eye. You make markers, and you remove all that exceeds. "
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The esthetician warns, however: "You should know that the eyebrows have a limited regrowth cycle, not like the legs or the armpits which grow back all the life. A bad epilation can create a problem of regrowth. It is better to depilate less that too! "
Is pre-containment mascara to be thrown in the trash?
No, answers Maud Ravier, who has a little tip to save money: "You can add a little castor oil. The mascara will be new and the black pigments will be diluted again. The eyelashes will grow better thanks to the oil castor oil. "
What to do with ingrown hairs?
"You have to make scrubs fairly regularly," insists the specialist. "We can do it 48 hours before hair removal, but also a week after. Coming in to erase facilitates smoother hair growth." For the whole body, it happens in the shower: "We take a fine sponge and we rub", simply explains Maud Ravier, seduced by "scrubs made from salt, olive oil, with a drop essential oil, like the rose. "
Which wax to choose for hair removal?
"To do hair removal, you can go to a hypermarket and buy the wax to put in the microwave. But I recommend strip waxes, which are easier for someone who is not an expert in hair removal," says Maud Ravier. , according to whom "you have to be very careful" and "favor easy-to-use waxes and easy areas, such as legs and half-legs". "For the private parts and the armpits, it is better to go through the depilatory cream. After, we return to the beautician and we are pampered again."
And the modus operandi for plucking hairs?
Two surfaces, two schools. On the face, we tear off "in the direction of growth, to prevent it from breaking". On the legs, "we will pull in the opposite direction, to have a beautiful hair removal". In both cases, "we put talc", which will "prevent wet skin from sticking too much and creating a hickey". Maud Ravier also advises "essential and vegetable oils for inflammations, to calm the fire of hair removal". With a special mention for "essential oils of geranium, eucalyptus and avocado".