January 30, 2010

Caprice: After more than 15 years as a model, I’ve become obsessed with my weight

The model and entrepreneur, 37 reveals her top make-up and beauty tips, as well as the effort she makes to stay in shape...
Good karma: Caprice says that being happy is her secret beauty weapon
Good karma: Caprice says that being happy is her secret beauty weapon
SKIN
You’ve got to start looking after skin early to maintain it and I’ve been really careful ever since I started modelling and it hasn’t gone haywire yet. It’s also vital to change the products you use every two months so your skin doesn’t become immune.
Right now I’m using a La Prairie anti-ageing serum gel (£111), on top of an organic antioxidant liquid then on top of that some organic Abaco Neem cream from the Bahamas. I use tea tree oil to dry out spots and rehydrate my skin.
I visit this incredible woman called Janet Ginnings in Mayfair whose has been doing an Oxyjet Facial (£135) on my skin for ten years and it’s incredible. It pushes oxygen to the first epidermis of your skin, rehydrates is and rejuvenates collagen.
For my body I use organic body scrub from Jason  (£6.99) and use a loofah to exfoliate every single day.
MAKE UP
If I have an event my make up is much heavier but if I’m just going out to dinner with a few mates I’ll just use a minimal amount to keep myself looking fresh. I love MAC studio sculpt foundation powder (£22.50) rather than the liquid because that makes me break out.
For lipstick I’ll use MAC Slimshine in Bare (£12.50), mascara is Max Volume lash (£12), lip gloss is Chelsea Girl by Nars (£16) and my eyeliner is L’Oreal black liquid liner (£4.39) then a MAC Peachey keen blusher (£13) and Bourjois Bronzer (£5.60).
HAIR
I’ve been bleaching my hair every six weeks for ten years and it's taken a hell of a beating. About 18 months ago a colourist in South Africa put so much colour in it and it became so brittle that it almost snapped clean off.
I was told that the only way to save it would be the shave it all off but I told them to forget it and started scouring the net for a solution, which I found in Matthew Alexander’s Biolustre treatment. After two treatments my hair was feeling like it did when I was a teenager. It's amazing.
For day-to-day care I use Kerastase shampoo and if I really need to rehydrate my hair I put flax seed oil on my hair overnight which works wonders.

 
EXERCISE
Before I was 30 I used to be able to get away with not doing much exercise but now I have to work harder to stay slim.
I run a lot, I play tennis three times a week, I do weights at home and I take my chihuahuas for a two mile brisk walk round Hyde Park every day too. I pretty much make sure I do some exercise every day.
CAPRICE BOURRET
CAPRICE BOURRET
Disciplined: Caprice, pictured left, promoting her lingerie line last year, has to work harder now to maintain her figure than she did 15 years ago
DIET
After more than 15 years modelling it's inevitable that I’ve become obsessed with my weight.
I stand in front of the mirror every single day of my life and look myself up and down. I can look at my body and I can tell that I’ve put on two pounds without getting on the scales. And when I get on them I’m right every single time.
My job means I’m very self-disciplined about what I eat. I occasionally pig out on pizzas or nachos but most of the time I'm sensible.
I don’t actually restrict myself in terms of what I eat but I do in terms of when and I try my hardest never to eat after 5pm.
If I do have do go to a function, in the evening I'll just eat a small piece of fish and vegetables. No desserts.
SECRET WEAPON
Overall my karma is good and I’m a pretty happy person and I think that has a lot to do with it. You can have the most beautiful woman and if she has a really evil nature she can be so ugly.
Caprice lingerie is available from Shop Direct, Asos and Figleaves.

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