What I do is I remove my makeup every night, use a little bit of Vitamin C serum, and that’s it, pretty much. Of course, I use my 3D White products!
SHAKIRAWhat I do is I remove my makeup every night, use a little bit of Vitamin C serum, and that’s it, pretty much. Of course, I use my 3D White products!
SHAKIRAI would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
SHAKIRAI did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
SHAKIRAIt’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
SHAKIRAMy man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
SHAKIRAI think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
SHAKIRABeing raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it’s not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
SHAKIRAPresident Obama is highly concerned with education. He’s a champion on early-childhood development strategies.
SHAKIRAI wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
SHAKIRAI admire Madonna because she always did whatever she felt like doing. She went through some controversial periods when people rejected her, but she kept on reinventing herself.
SHAKIRABoth the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.
SHAKIRAI admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
SHAKIRAAnd I think that is tremendously empowering and is not diminishing in any way. I fell that any woman who is in control, who is in touch with her femininity and sensuality, is a woman that is empowered.
SHAKIRAWhat happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
SHAKIRAI started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
SHAKIRAVideos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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