I’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!
SHAKIRAElixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
More Shakira Quotes
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The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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You feel that there is an avalanche coming when you meet the right person.
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If the fastest growing population in this country is Latino, that means we are the future of this country. And, we have proven we have talent. Now we need the tools to succeed.
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you’re not a small, you’re not a large.
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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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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!
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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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What 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.
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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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At the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
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