…I spend 10 minutes on Pause, a meditation app. I’ve tried so many times to meditate but never succeed, and this has made a real difference to my day and helps me center myself. I then start my day with an espresso and a Marlboro Red. It’s a bad but very French routine and I’ve stopped feeling guilty about it. Breakfast is gluten-free toast with olive oil on it, dipped in my coffee. Which doesn’t sound that tasty, but I love it.

…not to be a ballerina, but to keep me in good shape and to correct my posture. I believe that what makes a woman age is not her wrinkles but the way she carries herself and how she stands. In another life, I would have loved to have been a ballerina.

…and it makes me so happy and puts me in such a great mood. I box to very loud classical music like Bach, Beethoven, Chopin. The contrast is surprisingly invigorating!

…but it’s my recipe. I love a smoky eye look that looks slept-in, like when you wake up with eye makeup still on. I also cut my own hair, or if I happen to be on a shoot with a hairdresser I’ve known for many years, I let them trim it. For color I only see Michel Cathou at a small salon in Paris by the Rue de Faubourg Saint-Honoré – I’ve been going to see him ever since I was at Vogue Paris.

…even when I don’t go out, and I constantly reapply it throughout the day – I’m a fragrance addict and adore heady scents. I’ve just launched my own range and the best piece of business wisdom I got from [NET-A-PORTER founder] Natalie Massenet was: ‘You cannot please everyone’. People think I’m very confident but I’m always insecure, so it really helped me hearing this. I always follow this advice and its worked so far.

…at a place that has good service. I love a place with good lighting too, because at night you want to feel beautiful. That’s why I never go to a brasserie in Paris; instead, I’ll go to a place like Caviar Kaspia, because it makes you feel beautiful. Unfortunately, I’m not the biggest fan of caviar, I prefer herring. It’s a cheap treat in Russia, and one of the cheapest dishes on the menu at Caviar Kaspia too, so you can invite me to dinner there. I’m not so demanding!

…I’m a true Parisian and I love to go to sleep in my own bed. Recently, I was wondering which city I would ultimately like to live in, because I travel so much, and Tom Ford asked me, “Where would you like to die?” I said I would like to die in Paris, to which he replied, “So that’s the city where you should live!” I followed his advice and here I am, mostly living in Paris and staying as long as I can in my city.

…I have three bottles of water, because I always drink a lot of water at night, and I have a small box of sleeping pills close by. I rarely use them, but I like having them around in case I can’t get to sleep.