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PHOTOS: Victoria Beckham Goes Makeup-free, Reveals Her ‘Morning Skincare Routine’

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2 years ago

January 6, 2024

Victoria Beckham shared a behind-the-scenes look into her life to Instagram on Saturday, showing off her very own “morning skincare routine” with the help of Victoria Beckham Beauty products.

The fashion designer, 49, is detailing a routine she does “twice a day, every single day.”

In the video — which Beckham recorded while makeup-free and shared to both her official account and the account for her beauty brand — she applied several products from her line, in a process that she wrote “gives the skin such a beautiful radiance.”

“So I’m here in New York, I just cleansed my face,” Beckham said in the clip. “I’ve got no makeup on and I’m going to show you what I do every day, what is part of my skincare routine.”

The clip, in which Beckham wore a white robe and towel on her head, featured her presenting the products to her phone camera, before applying each one separately.

First up was her Cell Rejuvenating Power Serum, which she squeezed into her palm, rubbed into her hands and began to dab “all over my face.”

“And what I love about this power serum is it’s not sticky at all,” Beckham told the camera. “I like to really pay a lot of attention to the eye area. Because what it does is hydrate.”

“And also I’ve really noticed how I’ve seen a difference in the fine lines around my eyes through using both the power serum and my Cell Rejuvenating Priming Moisturizer. It feels so nice on the skin. I like to really, really push it into the skin.”

After joking that the product helps with “any bloating” on her face from “too much wine possibly,” Beckham then applied her moisturizer.

“With this, I start by pressing into the skin like I have the power serum and then what I do is, in an upward motion, I kind of massage,” Beckham said. “Never forget the neck. And what I love, see how this gives a natural shine to the skin? Look at that. It’s so pretty.”

Beckham also shared another secret with fans: She massages all of her leftover product into her hands. “I think that quite often we forget about our hands. Hands and neck are as important as face,” she said.

“And this is what I do twice a day, every single day,” she concluded in the clip. “I’m now prepped and ready to apply my makeup.”

Back in December, Beckham caught up with Allure about all things beauty for a new cover story, in which she described a few of her favorite beauty products.

“I test everything,” Beckham explained. “If you were to say, ‘What are the two items you don’t leave the house without?’ BabyBlade Brow. I’m obsessed with brows — my husband [David Beckham] has never seen me without my eyebrows. And Instant Brightening Waterline Pencil to make my eyes look more awake.”

As she added in the interview, makeup has always been her “thing” and art was “probably the only thing I was any good at in school.”

Victoria and David, 48, are parents to sons Cruz, 18, Romeo, 21, and Brooklyn, 24 and daughter Harper, 12, who has already taken a liking to makeup like her mom.

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US: Four Killed, 10 Others Wounded In California Shooting

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November 30, 2025

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Four people were confirmed dead and 10 others injured after a shooting at a family gathering in California, United States on Saturday night, according to US police, who described the attack as a “targeted incident.”

The incident occurred inside a banquet hall in Stockton, northeast of San Francisco, shortly before 6:00 pm, spokesperson for the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, Heather Brent, told reporters during a news briefing.

Brent said the victims, ranging from “juveniles to adults,” were rushed to nearby hospitals, noting that details about the shooting remained limited.

“What we have confirmed at this time is that there was a banquet hall where a family was celebrating. We have 14 victims of this shooting. Four of those are deceased,” Brent said.

“Early indications suggest that this may be a targeted incident. Investigators are exploring all possibilities at this time.”

The sheriff’s office posted on social media that detectives were “working to determine the circumstances leading up to this tragedy.”

“We are urging anyone with information, video footage, or who may have witnessed any part of this incident to contact the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office immediately,” the post added.

Authorities said no suspect had been identified at the time of the report.

California Governor Gavin Newsom was briefed on the development, his office said in a social media statement.

Data from the Gun Violence Archive shows there have been 504 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, including the Stockton attack.

(AFP)

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FULL LIST: US To Review Green Cards From 19 ‘Countries Of Concern’ After Washington Shooting

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2 days ago

November 29, 2025

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The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it will review the immigration status of all permanent residents, or “Green Card” holders, from Afghanistan and 18 other countries following the attack on National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.

U.S. officials identified the suspect in Wednesday’s shooting as a 29-year-old Afghan national who previously worked alongside American forces in Afghanistan.

The individual was granted asylum earlier this year, not permanent residency, according to AfghanEvac, an organisation that assists Afghans resettled in the United States after the Taliban takeover in 2021.

“I have directed a full-scale, rigorous reexamination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern,” said Joseph Edlow, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), on X.

The review follows a June executive order from President Trump classifying 19 countries as “of Identified Concern.”

The order banned entry for nearly all nationals from 12 countries, including Afghanistan. The full list of these countries is:

Afghanistan

Myanmar

Chad

Congo-Brazzaville

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Haiti

Iran

Libya

Somalia

Sudan

Yemen

A partial travel ban applies to seven additional countries, though some temporary work visas remain allowed: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

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Romanian Defence Minister Quits After Admitting Error In Academic Record

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November 29, 2025

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Romania’s defence minister resigned on Friday after saying he made a “mistake” on his CV about his university education, as controversy swirled over alleged lies on his resume.

Ionut Mosteanu – who has admitted to writing on his CV that he graduated from a university he never attended – said he did not want the row “to distract” the NATO member at a time when it and Europe are “under attack from Russia”.

Romania has repeatedly seen drone fragments fall on its soil since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and reported a number of drone incursions.

On Tuesday, a drone crashed in eastern Romania, which borders Ukraine.

Romania has also accused Moscow of “hybrid attacks”, including meddling in presidential elections last year that were subsequently annulled.

“Today, I resigned from my position as minister of national defence,” Mosteanu said in a Facebook post, adding he wanted the country to be focused on its “difficult mission”.

“Romania and Europe are under attack from Russia. Our national security must be defended at all costs,” he added.

Mosteanu had come under pressure after a media investigation published on Thursday revealed that he wrote in a CV that he graduated from a university which he did not actually attend.

That same day he apologised for what he called “a mistake”.

“In a CV I quickly put together in 2016 using a template I found online, there is a mistake that I admit embarrasses me. I didn’t pay much attention to these details at the time,” he said on Facebook.

Mosteanu was appointed defence minister in June of this year, when a new pro-European government was formed after months of political turmoil.

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said in a press release that he would propose economy and tourism minister Radu Miruta take over the defence portfolio in the interim.

AFP