“I began Victoria Beckham Magnificence as a result of I knew that there was an urge for food for it—however I needed to do it in the way in which that I needed to, with an actual deal with clear magnificence. Product substances are key. Prior to now, I struggled with my pores and skin for thus a few years. After I was youthful, I used to be seeing dermatologists who put me on all types of antibiotics and totally different topical options, and I made a decision to take the ability again and actually deal with what I used to be placing in and on my physique. That meant what I used to be consuming but additionally the formulation that I used to be placing on my face. In fact, I nonetheless needed our merchandise to work, and that was difficult for my product improvement staff and our labs, however we did it. I feel that’s what makes us greatest in school.

SKINCARE
My pores and skin has undoubtedly turn into drier. It was oilier once I was youthful and I didn’t like that, however as you age, you understand it’s fairly good in case you’ve received oily pores and skin. I used to be very lucky that I didn’t scar from the zits, however possibly if I had dry pores and skin, I might have. I saved all pores and skin varieties in thoughts when creating my Day by day Cleaning Protocol, a duo consisting of an oil cleanser and a lactic acid gel cleanser. After I struggled with my pores and skin, I couldn’t discover the proper cleanser. They’d both irritate my pores and skin and trigger extra breakouts or they had been overly drying. You may both use my cleansers collectively or individually. At night time, I exploit the oil cleanser first as a result of it actually does get the dust and make-up off your face—so many cleansers declare to take make-up off however really don’t—with out stripping the pure oils that you just need to hold on to. Then I’ll use the gel cleanser after that. But when I’m touring and my pores and skin is feeling a bit drier, possibly I’ll simply use the oil cleanser. For the reason that gel cleaner has lactic acid, you need to use it a few times a day, relying in your pores and skin kind. I prefer to apply it to its personal within the morning.

I developed the cleansers with Melanie Grant, who’s a facialist I met years in the past in Australia. She has been my pores and skin guru since then. She is outstanding. She solely ever makes use of the perfect in school merchandise and he or she would all the time ship me merchandise to attempt. She’s really the person who launched me to Augustinus Bader years in the past, so she is the one liable for me collaborating with the model. Like me, she’s struggled to seek out the proper cleanser, which is why we determined to work collectively on the duo. She actually is pores and skin obsessed, and it’s been such a pleasure working along with her.

If I’ve time after cleaning, I would use my Celluma Professional, which I’m fairly obsessive about in the meanwhile. I’ve genuinely seen a distinction in my pores and skin texture since I began utilizing it. Then I exploit my Augustinus Bader Cell Rejuvenating Energy Serum, ensuring that I press it into my pores and skin, neck, and chest space fairly firmly, adopted by my Augustinus Bader Cell Rejuvenating Priming Moisturizer—I really feel like I’ve the proper basis for make-up with these two on. If I’m being fully trustworthy, I don’t use sunscreen day-after-day. Properly… I will use it if I’m in Miami.

I not too long ago labored with Iván Pol, higher often called The Magnificence Sandwich, once I was in LA. He gave me probably the most excellent facial remedy earlier than strolling the ‘Lola’ crimson carpet. When it comes to facial therapies I can do at house, I’m an enormous fan of rollers and gua shas, particularly within the mornings. The Pores and skin Health club face curler and the Sisley Ginkgo Gua Sha are particularly sensible publish flights and for depuffing. I additionally love the 111Skin Illuminating Rose Gold Eye Masks within the mornings, both as a part of my skincare routine or while blowing out my hair—I need to use each minute correctly for further skincare advantages.

MAKEUP
I all the time love a smoky, attractive eye. I’ll typically begin with my Smoky Eye Brick in Signature, mixed with my Eyewear in Pecan—or typically Bottle Inexperienced—to contour the attention space. Then I exploit my Satin Kajal Liner simply above the lash line and in addition a bit bit beneath. If I’m going out at night time, I am going from utilizing Cocoa to Cinnamon. Typically I’ll even use a little bit of Sequin Inexperienced or Navy Noir if I need to have a bit little bit of a special tackle my smoky eye. Very often I exploit my Immediate Brightening Waterline Pencil on the within of my eye as properly as a result of typically utilizing a darker shade may be an excessive amount of in the course of the daytime. That mentioned, I like a light-weight contact. I do actually like to put on make-up, however I’ve a less-is-more method. After I contour, for instance, I don’t prefer it to seem like I’ve contoured. And I like lip liners, however I don’t need it to look too apparent that I’ve lined my lips. I’ve had the pleasure of working with [photographer] Peter Lindbergh fairly a number of instances, and he’s all a few smoky eye, but it surely’s all the time smudgy and attractive—by no means harsh. It appears to be like nearly extra like a pure shadow versus a tough line.

I don’t actually do rather a lot with my brows. I all the time say that Anastasia Soare, who’s an excellent pal of mine, is my eyebrow guru. Upon her suggestion I used Latisse for each my lashes and brows, and it helped to develop them again, however I haven’t used it in fairly some time. Nowadays, I’m obsessive about our Babyblade. I looked for the precise forehead product for a very long time, one thing that got here in a sufficiently small part in order that I may actually get a exact software and punctiliously pencil particular person hairs. I’ve by no means discovered a forehead product fairly like ours, which is why I made a decision to develop it myself. I exploit shade Medium Brown.

So far as lips go, I all the time line mine with my Lip Definer in shade No.2—I’ve about three of those in several luggage at anyone time—after which add my Posh Gloss on high. My go-to shades are Poolside and Picante.

HAIR
My hair is sort of easy, actually. I don’t do an excessive amount of. Ken Paves, who’s my greatest pal and hairdresser, is the one person who I let lower it. He’s a genius. In relation to hair, the extra quantity the higher. However I don’t prefer to really feel an excessive amount of texture in my hair, so Ken has a really gentle contact on merchandise—he’ll use Wella’s Sugar Elevate hairspray and L’Oreal Paris’ Elnett Satin Further Sturdy Maintain after a blowout. For my shade, I am going to Josh Wooden, who’s the grasp of hair shade, in London. I used to be launched to Milbon’s shampoo and Restorative Remedy by a pal, and I’m actually liking the merchandise. Harper has turn into fairly obsessive about them, as properly.

NAILS
I like my nails to be fairly lengthy. I both like a nude nail or a darkish shade—it will depend on what I’m carrying to be trustworthy. For ease, more often than not I put on a pure shade as a result of I create content material very often and I like my nails to not stand out an excessive amount of. My philosophy is {that a} darkish nail appears to be like beautiful in case you’re carrying tailoring or in case you’re going out for the night time, however I additionally like to decorate in numerous shade, and if I’ve a special shade on my nails, I begin to query what I’m carrying.

I’ve identified [nail artist] Tom Bachik for years. I haven’t labored with him for a very long time as a result of he’s based mostly in Los Angeles and I’m based mostly in London, however he’s nice and really proficient. I’ve a fantastic woman that I work with in Miami. I’ve somebody nice in London as properly, however actually, I prefer to attempt new folks relying on what I’m doing.

FRAGRANCE
Diptyque is my go-to candle model—I trip between Feu de Bois and Baies. Years and years and years in the past, I made a perfume referred to as Intimately Beckham with my husband. I actually loved the method of making it. However similar to with my make-up, I didn’t need to compromise and I needed to do issues my method, so about eight years in the past I began working with Jérôme Épinette, who’s probably the most superb perfumer. I knew that I needed to take my time with the fragrances we labored on—which resulted in Suite 302, San Ysidro Drive, and Portofino ’97—as a result of independently launching a perfume is a big enterprise. I used to be in completely no rush.

I really feel fairly weak once I discuss in regards to the three scents as a result of I’d by no means instructed these tales about my private life earlier than. San Ysidro Drive is called after the tackle my household and I relocated to in 2007. Each time I scent it, it takes me again to these early days in LA. It was additionally the place I began specializing in my trend profession. It was a really particular time for me as a lady to work on myself.

Suite 302 actually takes me again. I might say it’s a tribute to the love affair that David and I’ve with Paris. Within the ‘90s, we’d typically sneak away to Paris—simply the 2 of us. We might keep on the Resort Costes. Once we lived in Spain, we dropped the youngsters off at college one morning, and David mentioned to me, ‘I’m going to take you someplace for the day.’ We drove to the airport, received on a personal airplane, and midway by means of the flight, David went into the toilet and got here again out in a tuxedo wanting so good-looking. He mentioned, ‘There’s one thing so that you can placed on within the toilet.’ There was a white costume hanging up, so I put that and a few make-up on. We landed in London, and there was the chauffeur-driven automotive that drove us to our marriage ceremony all these years in the past. We drove to the home that we used to have in North London. We had a bit chapel on the grounds, and he had lined the entire chapel with flowers. My mother and father had been there. His mother and father had been there. We had the vicar that married us all these years in the past remarry us. It was probably the most romantic factor that he’s ever executed. Then we went again to the airport and again on the airplane. I had no concept the place we had been going once more. We landed in Paris and had a mini honeymoon that was actually 24 hours lengthy. We stayed at The Ritz in Suite 302.

I used to be within the Spice Ladies when David and I first met. He was dwelling in Manchester enjoying for Manchester United, and he would drive all the way down to London. We actually would meet in a parking lot at a restaurant referred to as Metropolis Limits. We might sit in his automotive and discuss and actually get to know one another. A pal on the time mentioned, ‘You already know, when folks discover out that you just two are relationship, everybody goes to go loopy. There’s going to be paparazzi all over the place.’ The identical pal mentioned, ‘When folks learn about you, make a journey. Do one thing particular. The primary journey that you must take must be to Portofino. There’s this superb resort referred to as Resort Splendido.’ That was the primary time that we ever went away collectively, the primary time that we had been on a personal airplane collectively. We had 48 hours. Up till that time, each time we noticed one another, it nearly felt like a stolen second as a result of we had been each so busy. The depth of the 2 of us being collectively for that 48 hours actually was superb. I bear in mind the blue skies. I bear in mind the way it smelt. I bear in mind how excited I used to be to be with him for the primary time.

I like each. I put on all of them relying on the place I’m going, who I’m with, what I’m doing, the place I occur to be, and what I’m carrying. They’re all genderless. Suite 302 is my excellent date night time perfume. It’s very attractive. I like the tobacco word. It feels very elegant, very stylish, and really cool. There’s simply one thing sturdy, highly effective, and attractive about Suite 302. Throughout the day, I swap between Portofino and San Ysidro. I like the trendy tackle a rose that you just get with San Ysidro and the way recent Portofino feels. You can too mix the fragrances as properly, so you possibly can nearly customise them. They’re all I put on in the meanwhile.”

—As instructed to Daise Bedolla

Photographed by Alexandra Genova in New York on January 30, 2024