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" What I find is that you don't need to go for fancy mascara - I always get the L'Oreal ones from the drugstore. I get the gold tube, Voluminous Million Lashes in black. "

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" I sometimes apply eyeliner - Giorgio Armani Smooth Silk Eye Pencil in #1 Black - and smudge it with my fingers really quickly to give it a little lift, almost a cat eye. It's all about giving a lift now. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Eye

Giving

Pencil

" Even on the red carpet, French celebrities keep it minimal. Think of Charlotte Gainsbourg - the look can be quite undone. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Red

Red Carpet

Keep

" For my eyes, I think an eyelash curler makes me look much more awake, even when I haven't gotten much sleep. It's a really important tool for a mom to have. The MAC one works for me. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Sleep

Eyes

Look

" It's so strange how people can be judgmental when they see a pregnant woman dressed in high heels and tight dresses. Being pregnant shouldn't make you feel less of a woman, but more of a woman! "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Woman

People

You

" Moisturizer is the base for my makeup, because I like a glowy, dewy, shiny look - I'd never use powder - so I always start with cream. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Never

Start

Makeup

" I wanted to find a way to merge my taste as an art and creative director with my new little obsessions: babies and motherhood and all of that. So I began working on my website, Romy and the Bunnies, which is named after my daughter, Romy. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Way

Motherhood

Daughter

" I love Epsom salt and just use the inexpensive unscented ones from CVS. It's better than oils... those make the tub so gross, and I never feel like cleaning it right before I go out. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Feel

Love

Cleaning

" So much of my body changed from being pregnant. My hair got so much longer from all of the multivitamins and pregnancy vitamins, like the New Chapter's Every Woman Vitamin I've been taking - it's a lot of folic acid. I know a lot of moms cut their hair, but I just want to keep mine long. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Woman

Body

Chapter

" For me, beauty is more about prevention than anything. Especially now that I've hit 30, it's more about being careful and maintaining my skin. I want to keep my youth and freshness and be wrinkle-free as long as possible because I don't want to have to cheat - that's what I call any cosmetic surgeries: cheating. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Youth

Long

" The French like to play the intellectual card; they don't like to be over-sexy. The sexiness comes from the way they walk and hold themselves. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Play

Intellectual

" I recently signed on with Lancome, and I guess it's any girl's modeling dream come true. Especially being in a beauty ad, more so because I'm French. There are so many girls out there, and I'm just so flattered they picked me. The Tom Ford fragrance ad was the first thing I did. Black Orchid is my winter scent and of course it has a nostalgic feel. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Winter

Beauty

Girl

" If I design another line, I will definitely design pieces that suit both pregnant and non-pregnant women. Being pregnant is one of the most amazing things, but it is a big change in a woman's life and body, and I think it is important she feels amazing all along her term. And being able to wear beautiful lingerie will definitely help. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Change

Life

Woman

" For an everyday look, I use Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel as blush, or the Summer 2013 Bronzing Palette that a makeup artist from Armani gave to me - I love Armani makeup. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Look

Artist

Summer

" My job description? It is many things; it is a whole universe created around the things that I like. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Universe

Things

Job

" When I'm getting ready, I'll listen to '80s music on Spotify just to wake me up and put me in the mood. I like that it's cheesy. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Listen

" Sometimes you leave the house for school, and you realize you're wearing the same thing as your toddler, which is embarrassing! I try to avoid it at all costs. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Realize

School

Sometimes

" I had no boundaries at home, so I had nothing to push against. I only rebelled with clothing when I was 14. I would wear purple Doc Martens and had purple streaks in my hair, dirty jeans, and baggy tops. Very Britpop. Anything that wasn't girly or feminine. My mother hated it. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Push

Home

Dirty

" French people don't breastfeed. And I did it. My mum freaked out. She didn't get it at all. French royalty thought it wasn't chic to breastfeed their kids, so they would send them to a wet nurse. It's looked down on. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

She

Down

Wet

" My mother was never very famous when I was growing up, so it wasn't so difficult. It was only when I left home and went to university that she become this style icon. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Style

Home

Growing Up

" When I was first pregnant, I Googled a maternity website, and there was nothing that spoke to a girl with my lifestyle who had kids - everything was very boring and very pinky. I wanted to create a platform for all those amazing, beautiful, sexy, hands-on mummies and for them to share their lifestyles, their beauty tips. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Amazing

Girl

Beauty

" My dream job would be to design a sexy maternity collection, maybe also beautiful lingerie for expecting women. It's impossible to find nice sexy lingerie anywhere for pregnant or nursing women, which is when you actually need an extra boost of confidence and feel sexy. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Job

Beautiful

Confidence

" Sometimes, being a single mother, I miss the freedom. I see my other friends with kids, and when they go out for a drink, it is the dad that stays in. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Sometimes

Freedom

Mother

" Girls are having babies when they are younger and combining kids with work. I don't know if it's always been there or if I'm just more aware because I'm in this situation. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Know

Always

" I'm always building images. Even when I go out and put a look together, it's in my head the whole day, like, how I'm going to create this whole story. But I'm never satisfied; it's always a work in progress no matter what. Every day is working. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Work

Together

Story

" Tom Ford gave me high heels for the baby. They're a little kitten heel with a velvet rope that you tie. It's like a collection piece. I have to put it on the bookshelf, framed. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

High Heels

Baby

You

" I'm addicted to online shopping. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Shopping

Online

Addicted

" I guess you could say I want to become like Martha Stewart - just a sexier version! "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Just

Become

" I have always loved anything sexy. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Always

Loved

Sexy

" Baby fashion has become such a big thing. It used to be that everything had to be pink or blue or cute - you know, very precious - but not cool. But now, my friends who are mothers really want to dress their kids just like themselves. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Cute

Pink

Blue

" I'm really close to my family, and I really want one of my own. But the wedding, it's not necessary for me. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Wedding

Want