ITW L'indiscrète - Jil Billaudel - Holi Editions
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After a career in the contemporary art market between Paris and New York, Jil Billaudel was artistic director of a jewelry brand for 5 years, which is where she became passionate about colored stones.
In 2018, she travels to India for the first time to celebrate Holi, the festival of colors that marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. In Jaipur, she discovers all the spirituality surrounding stones and crystals. A year later, she made her first jewels with magic stones and officially launched Holi Editions on the magical virtues of stones.
What's new:
I'm currently working on a collection of jewelry made from vintage finds I've collected over the last few years. All one-of-a-kind pieces, with beautiful stones, available early this year.
Your mantra:
It's all in your hands!
Your favorite book:
Just Kids by Patti Smith.
Your favorite movie:
Before Sunrise, for the beauty of this unique and wonderful feeling: the birth of love.
Your favorite song:
Impossible to choose!
I've made a playlist that I listen to over and over again: Dear Holi (on Spotify).
The place where you feel good:
The sea, the ocean, I can't do without it!
Your food routine for autumn:
Fresh juice every morning with ginger
Your favorite food:
Pasta. Neapolitan, lemon, cacio e pepe...
Your favorite junk food:
Pizza (but be careful, real Italian pizza with crispy dough and a good tomato sauce)
Your favorite sporting activity:
Swimming in the sea
Your wellness secret:
Cooking for my lover and my friends with one of my favorite playlists and laughing afterwards over a good meal.
Your favorite wellness expert:
I don't really have a favorite expert, I learn from many cultures, but I really like Ayurvedic principles.
Your beauty routine for autumn:
Stretching every morning and walking at least 30 minutes a day.
Your beauty secret:
Carrot juice.
Your favorite Yodi product:
Huile Précieuse Nourrissante Muesli & Pure Vanille, a single oil for body, face and hair, suitable for pregnant women.
How do you manage the stress inherent in all your activities:
Breathing is a precious aid throughout the day. In the evening, I don't allow myself to have a telephone in my room, and I have stones on my bedside table that help me to fall asleep.
What is your greatest fantasy:
An ecological quinta with a beautiful vegetable garden in the south of Portugal, where I could entertain my friends.
What encounter changed your life:
India.
What's the best advice you've ever been given:
Like the eagle, always look at the big picture.
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