The year 2025 has barely begun and it already promises to be full of projects for Iris Mittenaere! The 32-year-old influencer is, in fact, the new ambassador of the collagen brand, Vital Proteins®. An obvious choice for this holistic well-being label founded in 2013 in the United States and available in France for three years, because the former beauty queen is an early consumer. Products that she uses every day to take care of her skin, but also to help her with her physical performance.
This Wednesday, January 15, it was at the Bowmann hotel, located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, that we met Iris Mittenaere. After talking about her partnership with Vital Proteins® during a press conference, we met her again for a tête-à-tête during which she revealed her favorite beauty products for a radiant complexion, but also his sports routine and his rather surprising eating habits to stay in shape. The young woman notably gave us her best beauty advice, and who is better placed than Miss Universe 2016 to guide us? Encounter.
Gala.fr: Becoming a Vital Proteins® ambassador, what does this role mean to you?
Iris Mittenaere Being a Vital Proteins® ambassador was really obvious to me because it has been part of my daily life for years, and the brand shares values that are extremely dear to me: effectiveness, quality and trust.
What is your daily beauty routine?
I follow fairly specific skincare steps. As soon as I wake up, I sponge thermal water on my face. Then a little coffee with Vital Proteins® collagen to wake me up, after serums, a little facial massage, creams, eye contour, and finally a little makeup.
What is the beauty product that you cannot do without to enhance your skin?
There are necessarily two because for me the beauty of the skin necessarily comes from the outside when we talk about creams etc., but also from the inside. So Vital Proteins® collagen is really one of my essentials, because you have to take care of yourself with supplements like collagen. Then for the exterior, I would really say that it is my thermal water spray, I really use it all the time.
Your favorite “anti-aging” treatment?
“Anti-aging” depends a lot on diet and good habits, but if I had to name just one product: the Avène HYALURON ACTIV B3 serum. It's so good, I apply it with small massages on my face, I love it.
What is your daily sports routine?
I do yoga, Pilates, boxing, cycling. Sport is really part of my daily life. Physically, I love doing sports and mentally even more because it really clears my head. It's a bit like my own little bubble. At the moment, I exercise once a day during the week because I really need it, and on the weekends it's rest!
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What food do you not do without to stay in shape?
Fries (Laughs). Frankly, I don't pay attention to my figure or what I eat at all because I'm extremely greedy. I come from the North and I grew up with fries, I fell into them when I was little, I love them.
And a drink?
I do little juice shots in the morning. I prepare this on Sunday so I have my juice for the week. Right now, my favorite recipe is with carrot, ginger and lemon. It's so good, it really does me good, whether it's for my skin or for my energy. It's anti-inflammatory too, so that's so good. I advise you to do it!
You often change your haircut, how do you maintain your hair?
It’s true that I’m doing a little crazy hair-wise at the moment. I think the number one tip for taking care of your hair is really to protect it from heat. You must therefore apply a protective cream before all that. I have a Metal Detox cream from L'Oréal Pro which protects my hair from blow-drying. We tend to neglect this step which is the most important for me.
Your best beauty tip?
Prepare your skin well, take care of it, because you can put on any makeup, the most important moment is hydration. So drink plenty of water, but also prepare your skin with massages and apply a good cream before applying makeup.
