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"  A decade ago, when she was tapped to be the muse of her mother&amp;#039;s fragrance, 212, Carolina Herrera\u2014who, despite her glamorous provenance, is resolutely low-maintenance\u2014rarely even wore perfume. She ended up providing more than inspiration, and, in the course of opining on everything from packaging to advertising, discovered a passion for the bottled-charm business. These days, Herrera, who lives in Madrid with her husband, a former matador, and their children, two-year-old Olympia and one-year-old Miguel, weighs in on the brand&amp;#039;s every olfactory move, including the new, lighter Carolina Herrera 212 Splash. &amp;quot;Perfumery is sort of like making a movie. With the original 212, it was about this independent, fearless girl in a city with tons of possibilities, cultures, religions,&amp;quot; Herrera says. &amp;quot;Does that have anything to do with smell? No. But translating the script into a scent is where things get interesting.&amp;quot;   Your mother is famously chic and polished. Did you ever rebel against that?  Not really. She&amp;#039;s much more classic than I am, but her style is effortless, not obsessive. Like a lot of the women in Spain, she&amp;#039;s always superdone, but in a way that seems natural on her. She taught me that the best accessory is the invisible fragrance. If you have a scent that makes you feel beautiful, it comes across in your expressions and the way you carry yourself.   You inherited at least one of her talents: the party-snap stance. Years ago, I was too shy to pose for photographers; I&amp;#039;d just give a blank stare. Now I do a three-quarter view and a little flirt with the eye. I call it &amp;quot;the Rembrandt.&amp;quot; My friends laugh, like, &amp;quot;Ugh, there she is posing again!&amp;quot;   How do you always look groomed but not &amp;quot;done&amp;quot;? I don&amp;#039;t like fake-looking, perfect curls. My hair is wavy; I hardly ever brush it, and I&amp;#039;ve only ever straightened it for photos, which I think looks funny. On humid days, I use Fr\u00E9d\u00E9ric Fekkai Luscious Curls Cream and a wide-tooth comb\u2014that&amp;#039;s it.   What about makeup? If you don&amp;#039;t have perfect skin like a 10-year-old&amp;#039;s, foundation can appear obvious. I even things out with a dab of YSL Touche \u00C9clat, curl my lashes, and apply mascara just along the bottom lid, which I think looks less clumpy. My big thing is Guerlain Kohl powder eyeliner; I&amp;#039;ve used it for years.   The one in the pot? I thought only true makeup artistes could apply that stuff.  Believe it or not, I can put it on much better than regular pencil. Shake the excess off the applicator stick, and use only its tip, not the side. Sometimes it smudges, but that&amp;#039;s what I like.   When do you call in the pros?  If you don&amp;#039;t get manicures and pedicures, you&amp;#039;re like the freak from The Guinness Book of World Records, right? With the long nails? So I have somebody come to my home to do that. And I wax and occasionally get facials. But I&amp;#039;m not a routine girl. I do it when I need it.   I bet you&amp;#039;re naturally slim, too, huh? I am, but between breast-feeding and pregnancy, it seems as if I&amp;#039;ve been pregnant for three years straight. In order to tone, I&amp;#039;ve been running, hiking, boating, playing squash, and lifting weights with a trainer. He says I&amp;#039;m &amp;quot;skinny fat.&amp;quot; So mean!   How do you unwind? The honey-and-milk scrub at the Beverly Hot Springs in Los Angeles, which leaves my skin so soft, inspired me to pour a gallon of milk into a hot bath at home. I don&amp;#039;t love the smell, but you can mask it with a little bubble bath.   That&amp;#039;s an economical treat. What do you splurge on?  Makeup\u2014but not for my face. I just bought two paintings by the artist Liu Ding, who uses nail polish on aluminum; one is of two red-and-pink pomegranates, and the other is of black butterflies.  CAROLINA &amp;#039;S CACHE   Carolina Herrera 212 Splash &amp;quot;Sometimes I wear the new scents for two years before they come out,&amp;quot; Herrera says of her latest endeavor.   Chanel Pr\u00E9cision Hydramax Plus Moisture Boost Cr\u00E8me Herrera says this moisturizer &amp;quot;is perfect for my skin.&amp;quot;   Patricia Wexler M.D. Universal Anti-Aging Cleanser &amp;quot;My mother taught me always to wash my face with very cold water before bed,&amp;quot; says Herrera, who claims this cleanser &amp;quot;is excellent.&amp;quot;   Benefit Benetint  A swipe &amp;quot;is all I need on my lips and cheeks,&amp;quot; Herrera says of the multi-purpose makeup. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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