As she has just celebrated her 47th birthday, we take a look at Virginie Efira’s beauty tips, from her favorite treatments to her makeup advice and her vision of cosmetic surgery.
She is probably the French’s favorite Belgian actress. At 47, Virginie Efira shines in each of her appearances, confirming, in the process, her mastery of the most popular fashion and beauty trends. In February 2024, she became the first French ambassador for the Lancôme house, then seduced by her chic and authenticity. While waiting to see her on screen again, a look back at her makeup routine, her wellness habits and everything what she is ready to do to accept the passage of time.
Virginie Efira advocates self-acceptance
In an industry where diktats on physical appearance reign, Virginie Efira accepts herself as she is. His key word? Wisdom, that she would like to be able to have it injected, instead of botox. “I would like to find paths that turn me away from myself. But given the job I do, I need a solid injection, not of Botox, but of wisdom!” she confides in an interview with the magazine Vogue. “What is certain is that the battle against the passage of time is lost in advance and that the wisest thing is to accept it.” specifies the Belgian. As for cosmetic surgery, according to her, whether or not to resort to the scalpel is not a moral question. “It seems to me to belong to the intimateshe explains. The only thing is that the people who really fall into it, like Obelix in the magic potion, are generally the last to realize that it’s too obvious…“.
“I would like to find paths that turn me away from myself. But given the job I do, I need a solid injection, not of Botox, but of wisdom “
Virginie Efira’s healthy glow tip
If there are many tips for displaying a radiant complexion, Virginie Efira has chosen hers, which is none other than the facial massages. A beauty habit passed down from her mother, that the star reproduces herself on her 9 year old daughter. More particularly, she practices radio frequency, “a kind of massage that stimulates the epidermis” she explains to Vogue magazine as well as “Japanese Kobido care” to regain radiance and tone. She completes this routine with mesotherapy. A medical technique which consists of injecting low doses of drugs or active ingredients into the deep layer of the skin.
Virginie Efira’s slimming secrets
In terms of silhouette, the pretty blonde also has her own method. “I even started electrostimulation with Miha Bodytec” the Belgian actress confided to our colleagues at Vogue. Imported from Germany, this “practical for lazy” allows you to stimulate all muscle groups without making any effort. A 20-minute Miha bodytec session corresponds to a four-hour workout in the gym. Ideal for stars who don’t have a lot of time. “Combined with more conventional sport, the results are astonishing” she explains. Her other tips for staying in shape? A course of “Bion 3 Sénior” food supplements as well as body massages.
Virginie Efira, her ambiguous relationship with the regime
Virginie Efira is not a fan of diets, except when she has no choiceto embody a role for example: “I have compulsive cravings for food and lethargy for exercise! On the other hand, if a shoot requires a nervous and fine body, I go into relentless rigor. It’s day and night”.
Statements that were both complementary and ambiguous following the interview she had given to Paris Match several months earlier: “I did sports and diet to make my body acceptable according to certain diktats, which I’m not necessarily proud of.” A state of mind that the actress says she wants to enjoy over time, to move towards more self-acceptance.