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Anita’s Favorite
Style icon?
Donna Summer
Hairdresser?
My local hairdresser
Georgie & Greg
City?
Köln
Make-up brand?
I really like Dior,
and I love Make Up Forever’s
colourful eye shadows
Motto?
Be your gorgeous self!
Anita Lixel
Singer & TV Presenter
What is your beauty routine in the morning?
I have a bath every morning. I used to take
showers, but Belgium’s made me switch to
baths because it’s so cold all the time. I do
it to get warmed up, but it’s also just nice to
take a little time for yourself. It’s an excuse
to take an extra fi ve minutes.
You have a pretty interesting bathroom…
I decorated it together with my friend Niki
Daun. She’s a really creative person, who has
a touch with decorating in her own house. Her
guest bathroom is hilarious: it’s very kitsch,
with singing birds and everything. So I’ve always
wanted her to come and decorate my
bathroom. I wanted it to be sophisticated: like
old school glamour but with a little humour in
there as well. So we went for pink, black lace and
polka dots. Niki had some great ideas: she even
hung up some funny lingerie in the corner.
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Do you spend a lot of time in your bathroom?
I love to be in my bathroom. Whenever I’ve
got something important to go to, I just need
that fi nal step: to be in my bathroom, put on
some jazz music and put on my makeup. It’s my
room, and I really love it. The other morning
I went to bring my husband coffee in bed, as
I do every morning, and I was going to bring
the tray upstairs, but instead I went into my
bathroom. I was thinking, oh my god, I love
my bathroom more than I love my husband!
And how does he feel about the pink ladies’
room?
He took one look and said, that is a gay
man’s dream! But he thinks it’s great. He’s
always encouraging me. In fact, he’d let me
do the whole house if I wanted. Except for
his toilet. Can’t touch that.
How does your bathroom refl ect your personal
style?
I like things that are fresh and poppy. But
I also like all the classic divas and clas-
sic beauty. I try to merge a little bit of the
two. I went through this whole fl uorescent
phase when I launched my album last year,
and now that we’re coming near the end of
the promotion I want to do something more
sophisticated, more womanly. I envision my
new look to be lots of trench coats, but with a
twist. And with my makeup I’ll do the same.
A bit more classic makeup, but with an eccentric
hairstyle, like crazy buns.
Ever experienced a beauty drama?
Oh every day. That’s why I do yoga. It’s too
easy to become obsessed with the way you
look. It can become consuming. I’m always
having crises when I’m getting ready, but I
constantly force myself to get over it, because
it’s not important. What’s important is the
ritual of making time for yourself and taking
care of yourself. The details shouldn’t matter.
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