Photo: Courtesy Iude Richele1/12In Paris, I like working with the hairdresser Cyril Auchère, who is never "afraid" to reinvent curly hair like mine. On the contrary, he seems more and more excited and always comes with a passionate suggestion.
Photo: Courtesy Taís Araújo2/12Make-up artist Rebecca Muir and I decided to keep the make-up more relaxed because it’s daylight, and the hair and clothes were so prominent. We used a face oil to create radiant glow as if coming from within the skin; “chili” red colored lipstick with an orange eyeshadow, pressed over the top to make the lips even more matte. Last but not least, a little grease on the eyelid to continue the Parisian vibe.
Photo: Courtesy Iude Richele3/12My big "problem" with Balmain is that everything fits so well on me, as my stylist Rita Lazzarotti says. For the show, I chose a set of Spring 2019 collectsion pieces with a silhouette that looked cut from stone. I love these angular shoulders that jut out from jackets. I almost picked a more dramatic look up, and then I thought its flapping wings might disturb my neighbors in the audience.
Photo: Courtesy Iude Richele4/12I love Balmain because it is a brand that speaks a global language and, at the same time, communicates with the vision that we, Brazilians, have of femininity. It is not fragile but empowering. It's sexy but in an intelligent way. Brand fans really feel like they belong to a “Balmain Army,” as designer Olivier Rousteing likes to call it.
Photo: Courtesy Iude Richele5/12I left my suite at The Peninsula Paris at 10:45 a.m., because I hate to be late, and the traffic in Paris is getting more and more chaotic. I Facetimed with my children in Rio before they left for school. My daughter showed me her costumes for Carnival. It starts this Saturday in Brazil, we’re all so excited.
Photo: Courtesy Iude Richele6/12With my friend Bruno Astuto, Replica Handbag Store Brazil’s international editor at large.
Photo: Courtesy Iude Richele7/12At the show, I had the pleasure of sitting next to Shailene Woodley, who told me how Brazilian fans of Big Little Lies are so engaged on social media. Big truth: we are really passionate!
Photo: Courtesy Taís Araújo8/12I really enjoyed the dresses with feathers and transparencies, but I fell in love with the jeans, which received an almost couture treatment with the layers of transparent sequins. Baggy pants also seem to be the big hit of the Parisian fashion season. I cannot wait to put some pairs in my closet: in jeans, vinyl, leather. I’ll be in them!
Photo: Courtesy Iude Richele9/12Backstage, I met Olivier, who told me that he cannot wait to go to Brazil for the boutique's opening.
Photo: Courtesy Iude Richele10/12When I left the venue, I met this amazing guy, Abiah Superstar. It was impossible not to ask for a photo with him. I loved his style!
Photo: Courtesy Iude Richele11/12After the show, I rushed to my favorite bookstore, Galignani (227, Rue de Rivoli), founded in 1801. I have more and more been trying to read works signed by black female writers. They had historically been neglected by large publishing houses, but, fortunately, that’s not the case anymore. I bought a book I was dying to read: "Mouth Full of blood," a collectsion of essays, speeches, and meditations from one of the most celebrated and revered writers of our time, Toni Morrison.
Photo: Courtesy Bruno Astuto12/12Before going to the airport and back to Brazil, a little pause for lunch at Hôtel Costes. Cheers, au revoir!
