Interviewed by Nick AxelrodNovember 8, 2018 The makeup artist, Creative Director, and YouTuber on her boss (her skin), finding pleasure in a detox, and designing your dream bathroom around your ritual. PHOTO CREDIT: VIOLETTE Nécessaire: What do you love to do? Violette: I’m a real grandma on the inside. My favorite thing to do is to go to the farmer’s market, cook, read a book, do gardening, listen to classical music. What do you do for a living? I’m a makeup artist, a creative director, a YouTuber, and I’m also Estée Lauder’s Global Beauty Director. And I just designed a solid perfume with In Fiore that comes out in November. How do you practice self-care on a daily basis? My skincare routine is the moment I take for myself. I know, it’s not like I am meditating, but I look at my whole morning as a moment—shower, skincare, makeup, getting dressed, and the same thing at night—shower, getting undressed, and cleaning my face. I experience it as a ritual. It’s not just a physical mission; it’s more than that. When I take my shower, I put music on. I love bossa nova because it puts me in a very good mood, so I installed a stereo system in my bathroom. I know it sounds fancy, but it makes me feel great. I have windows in the bathroom, too, so the daylight comes in, the music is playing… It’s a moment! I would say to any woman: When you are getting ready, don’t make it a ‘To Do’ list type of thing. Try to make it a moment where you cherish and celebrate yourself. Describe how you take care of your body. First, I dry brush. I use a copper dry brush every morning. Then I take a shower. I try to do a minute of cold water on my legs and upper thighs before I get out of the shower. It helps to activate the lymphatic system and blood circulation. It gives me energy. You can also do cold water under your armpits, but for me it’s too cold and I can’t do that in the morning. Body lotion is super important, as well. I use it because I want to have very soft skin, but also the gesture of applying lotion on the body is very good for you; I try to really massage my body when I do it. What is your dream