She used to model, VJ, and look perfect doing it. Now Himani Shah creates content that is, by her own admission, a mess, and happily so. Her page is her personal diary, cycling between lifestyle, beauty, fashion, and the occasional bit of chaos just to keep people on their toes. She has two kids, a husband, a couple of dogs who sleep in the bed, and a skincare shelf that runs on a weekly timetable more disciplined than most corporate calendars. When the kids are back from school at 5 pm, and the shoot is wrapped and the events (which do have a habit of happening at all hours) are done, she retreats into the coldest room she can manage, cracks open a book, and calls it a night. Here’s what that actually looks like:
Your evenings sound like they could go either way—calm or chaotic. How do you manage the wind-down?
I try to finish shooting and all my meetings before the kids get back from school. But in my line of work, events happen at all hours, so sometimes I’m rushing out post-dinner. When I do get to wind down, it’s a hard wind-down. I like my room freezing, almost like hibernation—no jokes. I blast the ACs in all seasons, wear the shortest shorts and a slinky tank to sleep, and use a cover that’s basically just a sheet. And I’m in bed by 9-ish, and asleep by 10:30 or 11 at the latest.
Let’s get into the skincare. Because from what we can tell, your PM routine is practically a colour-coded weekly programme.
It really is split across the week. Three days are retinol days, two days are AHA/BHA toner-pad days, and two days are what I call extreme hydration. Monday is Farmacy 1% retinol, topped with the Shiseido Ultimate Power Infusing Serum to seal everything in, and then the Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Cream. Tuesday is the Pore Zero Peeled Egg toner pad and the Sulwhasoo Balancing Emulsion sealed with the Augustinus Bader Rich Cream. Wednesday is the Medicube PDRN Pink Collagen Capsule Cream with the Foreo face massager. Thursday is retinol again—same as Monday—but I swap the Shiseido for the Lancôme Génifique Ultime and use the Sulwhasoo Ginseng Cream instead. Friday mirrors Tuesday. Saturday is the d’Alba First Spray Serum followed by either the Augustinus Bader or the Medicube, depending on what I’m feeling—and always the Foreo. Sunday is the Tatcha Dewy Skin Mist followed by retinol and sealed with the Sulwhasoo cream.
