Marie Claire France August 2009 | Vanity Star

Thanks to the helpful darialogist, we also have a scan of Daria's interview in Marie Claire France August 2009. I've skimmed over the interview and there is nothing new, but if someone would like a translation, just comment and let me know.

Marie Claire France August 2009

At what age did you find your style?
At twelve years, I came up with my personal style with grunge clothing or military pieces dug out from vintage stores like Goodwill or the Salvation Army. I still have this ‘look’ on the days when I don’t work.

What beauty tips did your mother give you?
She is incredibly beautiful and very natural. Like her grandmother, she cleansed her face with a cotton ball soaked in the juice of a lemon. I’ve adopted the same ritual, sometimes adding a couple grains of sugar for exfoliation. It’s very effective, but you have to moisturize your skin after.

What is the best trick that a beauty expert let you in on?
To put kohl (eyeliner) on the inside of the eye for a mysterious look, and to sculpt the contours of my face with bronzer.

How do you make your face every day?
I use my makeup sparingly, in a ‘nude’ sense. Some mascara, a bit of brown on the eyes, and some bronzer.

What are your worst beauty habits?
I drink and I smoke, and those are truly the worst vices!

Your secret after a sleepless night?
Have a drink … I’m joking! I apply Lancomes Secret de Vie Yeux treatment, and I take an Alka-Seltzer.

Two hours devoted to your beauty – what would you do?
Sleep! I’d rather do that the whole day, not out of necessity or need, but simply because I love it.

What do you do to maintain your form?
I have a healthy enough relationship with food, it’s just a question of good health. I try to eat organic, and only when I am hungry. Concerning fitness, I don’t go often to the gym, but I do snowboard and I grant myself a deep massage once monthly at a spa.

The scent that best represents you?
I like subtle scents: I spray the perfume in front of myself and then slip into the cloud and then I add a couple of drops in the hollows of my wrists. I’ve adopted with pleasure Lancomes Hypnose Senses, a floral perfume with a spicy facet to it, because of its ultra sensual and feminine feel and because it is never overwhelming

Your bedside cream (night cream)?
Lancomes Le Soin Renergie Night for some nights. On the other hand, I never forget to moisturize my skin every morning with Lancomes Aqua Fusion, which I mix with a couple drops of Dr. Hauschka’s Normalizing Day Oil. Its my way of making up for the fact that I don’t drink enough water.

What is the best definition of beauty?
It’s a question of being comfortable in your own skin and the freedom to think. I’m better able to name a few women, like Cate Blanchett, an actress, or my mother, a teacher.

Translated by me

One Night With Daria

It seems that all you need to do to spend one night with Daria Werbowy is buy the July 10th issue of Elle France. She gives another interview, and this time strays away from the omnipresent lemon tip ... I think ... I'm too tired to read the whole thing.

Elle France July 10th 2009

Translation:

I live in a loft in the Lower East Side of New York with my companion, Kenny, and my cat. I spend my evenings with my friends. Some are musicians, photographers, and models. I like it when they randomly show up at the house. At 9 o'clock, usually, everyone crowds in front of my specialty: a crunchy roasted chicken and cooked by my great one "english stove", a state-of-the-art range. This is the only thing that is really modern at my place. The remainder of my house is very old. 

I am kind to all guard: I have again my crumple high school (?). One listens Neil Young and Cat Power, one plays the guitar, one does on the part of poker. The first time that I bet, I all swiped! At 11 o'clock, if they decide to go out to party, I do not take three hours to get ready. I would have too the impression slave over (?). I slip on a tank top or a James Perce t-shirt, a jean skirt, a Perfecto and my Spartan ones. I leave my hair down, I put a little eye-liner on, some red lipstick, that’s all! Next, we have an evening beer at the bar Warren 77, or TriBeCa, or we have a more intimate evening at Bacaro, an Italian restaurant on Division Street. A candlelit dinner in a medieval crypt, mood catacombs… me, that gives me shivers. 

But the craziest night was in Ireland last winter. My best girlfriend lives over there. We rode bikes to different pubs. At the end of the night, I was so drunk that I fell. The rain fell like buckets. Once it was dawn, we were soaked, with mud up to our ears. I was not very proud. Around 2 o'clock, I have only a short time to sleep. The sleepless nights because of the jet-lag, the difficult awakenings in rotten locations has tens of girls apprenties models overexcited, I already gave (?). 

I was 14 years old when I signed my first contract with IMG New York. I went to castings in Paris, London and Milan with my book under my arm. I walked thirty runways a season, I slept three hours at night. I dozed on the floor backstage or I collapsed, huddled on an airplane seat. Fortunately, Marc Jacobs spotted me and, in 2003, I was chosen to be the model of the Prada campaign. That was the trigger. That and the cover of Italian Vogue. Today, at 25 years old, they mother me more, I get to choose now. I do less runways, I do more of shootings for the press or for advertisings. 

I read, I go to the movies, I sail a lot. Last summer, I did the crossing New-York-Barcelone, with stops, in fifteen days. I dream of sailing the world by myself. The problem is that, once I go to bed, I do not stop thinking. I am borderline insomniac. I have tried everything, even taking red, green, blue pills… suddenly, I sit down in front of a re-run of "Dr House" or I devour stories of vampires like "Twilight", by Stephenie Meyer. I like what is a little "scary". The idea came to me to take advantage of my sleepless nights to leave by car, in the early morning, in the direction of Toronto. I am able to drive eight hours to see my family. 

I was born to Krakow, in Poland. My four grandparents live over there and I return often, but my country is Canada. This is where I grew up, where I did my studies. I remember myself again at 4 years old, on the tarmac of the airport of Toronto, squeezing in my arms my father for the first time. He had left Poland before my birth to look for work. With my sister, Oksana, and my brother, Orest, we sail on the lake Ontario, we skis until they throw us outside when the tracks close at 9 o'clock. One squabbles oneself as kids and, there, I am said that my childhood is not so far(?).

Tatler UK July 2009 | My Close-Up

It seems that we finally have that Tatler UK interview I posted news about a while back.

There are no new pictures or information, really just a collection of Daria's beauty tips from previous interviews. But for those of you interested here is a snap, courtesy of the Daria Werbowy Gallery.

Tatler UK July 2009

Just a heads up that Daria is in the newest issue of Tatler UK with Georgina Chapman on the cover. Inside she talks about her beauty secrets (no doubt a Lancome plug and the lemon tip!).

"DARIA WERBOWY - The Canadian supermodel lets Emma Smith in on her beauty secrets 1 page with photographs."

If anyone has this issue a preview would be appreciated as its hard to get my hands on this magazine where I live.

Also, Daria is on the cover of a Tatler spa guide supplement for the June 2009 issue. The shot is a reprint from a 2008 Vogue Paris editorial. Sadly, the link is the biggest image I have ... I wasn't too fond of the editorial when it first came out but this picture makes for such a stunning cover!

H&M Fall Campaign? ... And the lemon tip, again!

A new picture from the H&M fall catalogue - perhaps Daria is the fall girl as well? As much as don't like Lily Donaldson's looks, this shot is very pretty on both of their behalves. The picture looks promising though, much better than the SS08 campaign.

And there is a new interview in a Finnish magazine. Nothing groundbreaking... but she gives the lemon tip again! :)
Here is the translation: (thanks emilia!)

A Lost Supermodel
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing when the 22-year-old supermodel Daria Werbowy revealed that she doesn’t know whether she wants to work on the catwalk anymore. “I’ve changed and it’s time to give room for new girls. For the last three years I’ve been on top, but I’ve been modelling since I was 14.”

What will you do in the future?
I want to travel. I mean real backpack trips. I would also like to establish a café or a gallery, paint, design jewellery and sail. I just produced a film in Canada that my friend directed and wrote. Acting and directing interests me.

How do you take care of your skin?
I use eye cream in the morning and evening and a lot of moisturizer. Mascara and Juicy Tubes-lip gloss is enough for makeup. Here’s my grandmother’s tip: Squeeze lemon juice into a cotton pad and swipe your face with it. Wash off with warm water. It cleans the skin completely. I always use my grandmother’s recipe after fashion weeks. I make a peeling of lemon juice and sugar.

What is your favourite place?
Ireland. I did a car trip there last summer with a friend of mine. I love driving and like getting lost. If I have a bad day, I go for a ride.

What will you get for fall?
Marc Jacobs show was wonderful! Grunge is so chic. I want a big hat and strong, but natural eyebrows.