The world admires Kate
Middleton’s glowing complexion, her glossy voluminous tresses and her
flawless make-up. However, looking immaculate does not come cheap; there surely
is a high price tag attached. Daily Mail has now spilled the secret
of the Duchess of Cambridge’s amazing look and the cost it entails.
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| Duchess Kate's cool £22,000 beauty regime |
Apparently the budget for her
beauty regimen is a cool £22,000 annually, something which is not really
well-known. Let’s find out how. The first thing everyone will notice about
Duchess Kate is her glowing complexion. According to Julie Cichocki of Karin
Herzog brand the secret behind Duchess Kate’s ever glowing skin is the
company’s oxygen-infused skin-care products. Apparently, it was
recommended to Kate by a friend when she was still at college.
Julie Cichocki said: ‘Kate has a
good skin and wants to keep it that way. Before her 30th birthday she used the
Oxygen Face Cream (£36), but now uses Vit-A-Kombi 2 Moisturiser (£54.50). As we
get older, the skin needs the additional nutrients and vitamins that it
contains ...The Mild Scrub exfoliator (£31), Professional Cleansing cleanser
(£33) and the Vit-A-Kombi 3 Spot Zapper (£21.50) are also part of her routine.’
However, along-with the high tech
Swiss regimen, Kate also has earthly facials done
courtesy facialist Deborah Mitchell. The latter regularly treats Kate’s
step mother-in-law Duchess Camilla. Reportedly, soon after Kate and Wills’
engagement Camilla urged the former to try a pot of the Heaven Bee Venom
Face Mask (£25.30), something which she herself believes in strongly.
Later she even encouraged Kate to
try a £165 facial with Mitchell, and now Kate is said to swear by this product.
Lancome’s Hydra Zen Moisturizing Cream (£38) and the
bargain Nivea Visage Pure and Natural Moisturizing Day Cream (£5.10)
are some other skin care products Duchess Kate is said to favor. The estimated
cost of buying Herzog products and bee face mask every three months plus a
monthly facial is £2,641.20.
Next in Kate Middleton’s beauty
regimen is her shiny luscious locks. The credit for maintaining Kate’s glossy
perfectly blow-dried mane is courtesy of Richard Ward’s salon located close to King’s Road in London. Kate is a regular
there for years. They are naturally tight-lipped about their celebrity client.
However, in the past Richard Ward
has spoken on how to take care of hair and get ‘the Kate’. According to him,
all it requires is a deft cut from him (at £200 one time), every eight to
twelve weeks. Check Video: Kate's hair
with her stylist Richard Ward.
It has also been rumored that on
finding the odd grey hair, Kate has now gone for organic-vegetable-based dye and subtle low-lights
applied at the salon (at £280, every couple of months). Also there is the
essential blow dries for the hair, which apparently, Kate must be getting at
least three times a week at a cool £70 a pop. The estimated cost of maintaining
luscious locks based on six cuts and colors a year and thrice-weekly blow dries
comes to £13,800.
Considering the fact that during
her wedding to Prince William, Kate Middleton did her own make-up and before
her marriage she even purchased her own beauty products, it’s safe to assume
that when it comes to cosmetics the lady knows what she wants. Before her
nuptials she was seem stocking up on Laura Mercier Oil Free Tinted Moisturizer (£33). This
is the basic of choice for a lady preferring a subtle, sheer appearance.
Moreover when it comes to color
cosmetics, Kate is a fan of Bobby
Brown make-up line. The company after Wills and Kate’s royal wedding even
released a statement that one of their make-up artists (Hannah Martin) provided
‘make-up artistry assistance to members of the bridal party.’ Brown told InStyle.com: “Catherine has the perfect balance between
classic and modern … Her bold brows frame her face, while a swipe of gloss and
pop of pink blush give her a healthy glow.”
Bobby Brown also
released a list of products that could be used to recreate
Duchess Kate’s looks. It included eye-shadows in Ivory, Rock, Star and Slate
(£16.50 each), Pale Pink Blusher (£18) and Pink Quartz Shimmer Brick (£32) and
for the lips, the Sandwash Pink Lipstick (£18) and Crystal Gloss (£14). It’s widely regarded that Kate
used these products on her ‘D’ day.
Not to be missed is Catherine’s
perfectly shaped eyebrows. The credit for this also goes to Bobby Brown
cosmetics. Apparently during Kate’s visit once to the cosmetics centre in Peter
Jones, she took lessons from one of Bobby Brown’s make-up artists who showed
her how to use a slanted make-up brush with dark brown eye shadow in a shade
called Saddle (£16.50) to fill in her brows.
At that point she even purchased
some products to keep her eye area looking youthful. These included Bobby
Brown’s Hydrating Eye Cream (£29), a Corrector (£18) for blighting under-eye darkness, and
a Tinted Eye Brightener (£23.50) as well as a Lip-liner in brownish-pink (£15) and a lipstick
in Sandwash Tulle (£18).
Her signature black eyeliner and
mascara is more likely to be courtesy Lancome. Days before her nuptials she was
seen buying the brand’s Hypnose
mascara (£21) and Artline eyeliner (£20). This is basically a
foam-tipped lip liner that gives perfect, precise application. Based on buying
thrice a year of all products, the estimated cost comes to £976.50.
With regard to fragrances,
Duchess Kate is said to be a fan of Jo Malone range of fragrances costing £76 a bottle.
Apparently she requested that Westminster Abbey have the aroma of three of her
favorite scented candles (£38 each) which included Orange Blossom, Grapefruit
& Lime, and Basil & Mandarin. As regards tans, she is not said to favor
fake golden glow. Rather the Duchess prefers subtle tan to give her that
sun-kissed glow.
‘She takes incredibly good care
of her skin, so a light; sheer self-tan on top is all she needs for a polished
glow,’ said tanning expert James Harknett. However, opinion is divided on
exactly which brand of tan she favors, with both Zen Tan’s Spray Tan (£40)
and Urban Retreat’s Air Brush Tan (£40) believed to be her
likely favorites. The estimated cost of perfumes and tans based on tan a
fortnight and two bottles ofIlluminum and two bottles of Jo Malone
perfumes annually comes to £1,392.
With regard to Duchess Kate’s
manicure and pedicure for perfect hand and toe nails, during her wedding,
Duchess Camilla recommended beauty therapists Marina Sandoval from Jo Hanford Salon in Mayfair. The beautician at that point came to Clarence
House to give the bride-to-be a £36 ‘signature manicure.’ As well as having
finger filed, buffed and polished, Kate Middleton was also treated to a
luxurious soak and exfoliation of her hands and a deep tissue hand massage.
Marina said: ‘Catherine wanted something very
natural looking.’ To create the perfect color she blended Bourjous No. 28 Rose Lounge and Essle 423 Allure. Kate stuck to neutral shades on her
fingernails, moving from a soft pink to a subtle peach. However, for her toes
she choice dark red most likely a professional job (£47 at Jo Hansford). Based
on weekly manicure and fortnightly pedicure, the estimated cost comes to£3,094.
Source: Daily Mail
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