15 Fitness, Beauty & Makeup Secrets From Princess Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge

Princess Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Catherine Elizabeth “Kate”; néeMiddleton), Wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Selected as one of the “Most Influential People in the World” by Time magazine in 2012, Princess Catherine or “Kate” has had a major impact on British and American fashion, which has been termed the “Kate Middleton Effect”. Catherine became prominent for her style and has been placed on numerous “best dressed” lists. She has just stepped into motherhood and still looks so breathtaking …Beauty at its Best.

We’ve all been thinking so hard as to what makes this princess’s beauty so iconic, as she rarely gives away the secrets to it. But people close to her have often spilled the beans and we have been able to figure out as to what has contributed to her amazing beauty.

Princess Catherine’s Beauty And Fitness Secrets:

So, here’s all that you ever wanted to know about the beautiful princess’ beauty and fitness secrets:

Fitness Secrets:

1. Kate’s fitness is the result of her dedication to sports and regular workouts. She enjoys cycling, swimming, playing tennis, walking and other sporty exercises. Kate loves hitting the gym. She enjoys rowing, operating and lifting weights. She is especially interested in utilizing the rowing machine that helps tone her arms and back muscles.
2. Kate achieved her incredible 29-pound weight loss just about three months after having a baby, with a low-carb diet, running, walking, yoga and circuit-training workouts.

Diet: 

3. Here comes the secret of the super slim figure of Kate—the Dukan Diet! The Dukan Diet plan is a low-carb/high-protein French diet plan that her mom, Carole, is associated with. It involves numerous phases associated with little-to-no carb and high protein usage, before gradually taking carbs back again in the diet. Kate reportedly prefers a balanced diet of lean meats, seafood and lots of vegetables. She is a fitness fanatic who worked out an hour a day. She followed a portion-controlled low-carb diet before getting pregnant.

• The main steps in this diet plan are to stick to mostly proteins like lean meat and egg whites for two or seven days depending on how much weight you have put on and how much you want to shed.
• The next step is to alter the proteins with green leafy vegetables in cooked form or in salad form for leafy vegetables like lettuce, cabbage, spinach, etc. You should regularly check your weight and follow this plan till you have shed those extras that you wanted to shed.
• The third phase of the diet plan is like a relief to hard-working weight losers. In this step you can combine at least 2 slices of bread along with a part of fruit, 2 servings of carbohydrates and some cheese too in your diet alongside following the above step. Dukan says that you can stick to this diet plan in a proportion of 5 days to every pound that you have lost.
• The last phase of this perfect diet plan will help you keep those extra pounds at bay always. People have a normal tendency after losing weight to quickly fall back on their previous eating style which actually makes you gain weight again. The diet plan of this step should be perfectly normal and not following any rigid diet chart. Eat anything you want but of course make sure it is healthy. Obviously junk foods and sugary stuff are counted out. Eat healthy and tasty meals which consist of good amounts of proteins, enough carbohydrates and required minerals. Maintain this for 6 out of 7 days in a week. For the 7th day return to the diet plan as mentioned in Step one.

Fashion And Style:

4. Kate is just so perfectly tall and slim and in shape that whatever she wears, becomes a style statement. She wears outfits from various designers like Jonathan Saunders, Hobbs, Lela Rosa, Catherine Walker and the like. Her wedding dress was from Alexander McQueen. Kate relies on Barbour and Topshop for her daily wear.
5. She wears a hat or a fascinator to almost every major public appearance, and it is wearing it in a perfect way that makes her look elegant and not old-fashioned. With it, she wears her hair long and loose, which makes her look jaw-droopingly beautiful.

Beauty And Makeup:

Princess Catherine has been blessed with a thick and lustrous mane that is surely everybody’s envy.

6. Her wedding day hairdo and make up was the talk-of-the-town, not the least because she did it herself! Kate took lessons from renowned beauty artist Arabella Preston in the few weeks before her wedding. Andthe lessons learnt then, are serving her till now.
7. She is known to swear by blow drying of her hair at least 3 times at Richard Ward Hair. It is said that her hair is a bit curly in itself naturally. However, at home too Kate Middleton doesn’t forget to maintain healthy hair with normal blow drying. So if you want bouncy shiny hair like her, then blow dry is the ultimate key to finding your happiness on those bad hair days.
8. She keeps her hair very healthy and to prevent split ends or rough ends, she trims it at regular intervals of six weeks. This is a much known procedure to us too. If you keep your hair trimmed at regular intervals, then you will be able to avoid problems of split ends or damaged and dry ends.
9. Kate began going for treatments with facialist Deborah Mitchell before her wedding. Now a regular at her salon, Kate indulges in once-a-month facial.
10. Kate is also said to enjoy the occasional Bee Sting or Bee Venom Facial from Deborah Mitchell. It has imparted the forever young look to her skin that doesn’t let the sleepless nights spent by the new mom or the fatigue, show on her face and skin, keeping the skin fresh always.
11. Kate starts her beauty routine with the Karin Herzog Professional Cleanser.
12. For moisturizing, Kate has been using Nivea Visage Pure and Natural. Her Face Cream and Spot Zapper is also from Karin Herzog. Her foundation, blush, bronzer are from Bobbi Brown. Concealer pen is from YSL. Mascara and Eyeliner from Lancôme. She uses eye shadows from Get In Line Smokey Eyeshadow and Stencil Kit.
13. Kate favors darker or smokey eye makeup and balances the look with a neutral lip. The Duchess wears the Bobbi Brown Sandwashed Pink Lipstick with a layer of pale pink lip gloss. Kate wears Essie nail polish, mostly opting for pale pinks.
14. She doesn’t sport doll-like thin eye brows. She keeps them looking naturally thick but in shape. She gets them in shape from Richard Ward Hair. If you have a high forehead like her, then you should try naturally thick but shaped eye brows. It’s a distraction process too which draws attention away from the broad forehead towards the eyes. If you have thin eye brows, then fill them in with a nice eye liner pencil which doesn’t smudge easily.
15. It’s incredible how Kate maintained herself all throughout her pregnancy and post delivery too.The way she lost all her baby fat in just about three months with super workouts, dance and yoga along with a super balanced diet is very inspiring. Her motto is simple: enjoy eating food that nourishes your body and eat in moderation. Don’t be afraid to reward yourself!

Now that you know how Princess Catherine manages to look so amazing, why not try to look beautiful. Try these beauty secrets that we gleaned from the princess and become a diva yourself!

Do you find Princess Catherine inspirational? Who is your inspiration when it comes to beauty and fitness? Do share with us in the comment section.