GLAMOUR caught up with Made In Chelsea's Binky Felstead to celebrate her being the face of Halo wipes. In our ten minute chat, we spoke about the three bs; beauty, boys and bikini bodies. Unfortunately, Binky kept quite tigh-lipped about her relationship with Alex - which is looking a little shaky right now - but she did inform us that she's always on the lookout for a hot shirtless boy playing rugby. If that's not a hint then we don't know what is.
Binky, you're obviously a lover ofall things beauty, what are your top tips for great skin?
Chilli on the lips gives you a natural plump, you know you can get that lipgloss that makes them plumper, so rub a bit of chilli on your lips makes them redder and plumper. You've got, contouring's good for making your skin look slimmer so above the temples and under the chin so if you have a double chin it kinds of hides it a little bit and lots of water and eyebrows are really good for shaping your face as well, so a good bold brow can elongate the face and make it look slimmer as well.
What beauty products can you not live without?
My eye make-up remover pads from Halo, my MAC Face and Body Foundation, my Rimmel Sun Shimmer bronzer I love that's just like a tan. I love my make-up, I can't do without my make-up.
Talk us through your hair and beauty routine on an average day?
Well I cleanse my face every morning and evening, moisturise it day and night with No7 Moisturiser, and my hair I get it done once a week and it lasts for a week if I wash it which is good, it's always been like that. I think the more you wash it you take out the natural oils and it just gets greasier. I go to Glo Fulham which is my beauty place I love, they're like my mothers in there, they look after me so well, they do my eyelash extensions, my tan, my nails, my make-up, my hair, everything .
Who would you say is your celebrity beauty icon?
I have a girl crush on Blake Lively, she's really fit. Her style and everything, she's really fit. I'm so jealous.
Moving on to Made In Chelsea, the new series has just started and things are looking a little uncertain with you and Alex, how are things now between you?
You'll have to wait and see. I can't give any information about the relationship but I will say it's a very good series, you'll see a different side to me, a bit stronger side to me I think, and there's new faces. There's lots of different twists and everything, it gets better and better this year. If I do say so myself we do, it does get better and better.
Do you think the show makes it difficult to have a relationship?
Yeah I think it does...
You've got to be ready for a flirtathon
Do you find it hard having your whole life on TV?
Yeah, I mean I signed up for it so I have to go along with it but it is difficult, very difficult. It's not natural really is it? Having the whole world look at your life and that can be quite crazy but you just have to kind of realise that it is just a TV show and you've got your own life to lead and people's opinions aren't really necessary all the time.
Who do you think is the most vain member of Made In Chelsea?
Probably Mark-Francis but in a good way I love him but he is very vain.
Who takes longer to get ready on a night out, you or Alex?
Probably Alex. It takes him quite a while, he's got all his hair to do - the quiff.
It's finally coming up to summer; do you have any holiday plans?
Well, we're going to New York for two months at the end of next month, we're doing a Made In Chelsea series out there… so that will be a nice holiday and hopefully they'll take us away other places while we're out there, it would be nice. We haven't got much time off though, we finish filming this series then we have two full days until we go to New York so we've got no holiday time at all. So it's work work work when we're out in New York, like every day filming which is intense though. So we go for two months so I've got to give Scrumble to my mum to look after which is going to break my heart and it's quite scary actually I might get a bit homesick. I'm a very homely person so I'm a bit scared.
It's almost bikini season, how do you get bikini ready?
Well I'm working out every morning. I've got this thing with Forza which suppresses my apetitie. I'm working out 45 minutes to an hour every morning, and I'm being sent food - I can't remember the company but it doesn't matter. I really am on a mission and I'm not drinking that much at the moment. I'm trying to stay away from chicken jalfrezi curries which is my fave - I have to have that every week! I guess working out makes you feel happier and starts you off for the rest of the day, and the sun as well, the sun makes you feel so much better about yourself. Getting out and having a tan and getting yourself ready for summer, who knows what's round the corner, you might see a man playing rugby with his top off and you know, you've got to be ready for a flirtathon.
Finally, what else have you got lined up for the rest of this year?
I've got Binky London nail varnishes, that was launched last Christmas. I've got my book coming out in Spring which is called Being a Binky which is very exciting. It's got lots to do with my life and my background and growing up and it deals with bullying and parents divorcing and lots stuff like that and it gives you hot spots to hang out in London and hopefully a few more projects in the pipeline for Binky fragrance you never know. Fragrance would be quite cool. We went to Italy for a big beauty show out there two weeks ago and I met lots of people there so fingers crossed Binky can go bigger and better and stronger. I'm just trying to see what I can do.
Binky is the face of Halo wipes.
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