The first thing that Ruby does after reaching home is to remove her makeup and cleanse her face (we are strong proponents of double cleansing!). And while her skin is still damp and pores are open, she quickly goes in with her skincare routine to seal in as much moisture as possible.

After cleansing, Ruby would use an essence to prep her skin before going it the other skincare products. To maximise its efficacy, Ruby would pat in the essence in an upward motion, until it is completely absorbed. She shared that she does it with such vigour that her face would flush.

Ruby would also use the same patting motion, with her middle or ring finger, when applying eye cream.

When Ruby is feeling particularly busy, tired or just wants to quickly spend time with her daughter, she would skip all other products after cleansing and just use a moisturiser.

But when she’s feeling particularly hardworking, Ruby would employ various skincare devices and massage techniques to further amplify the efficacy of her beauty routine.

To Ruby, working up a good sweat is important not only for her health but also for her skin and figure. Besides, heading to the gym, the mother of one also does yoga, aerial yoga, boxing and is especially a fan of TRX (or total resistance exercises).

Like many celebs, Ruby emphasises the importance of being well-hydrated. Besides water, Ruby also drinks red bean soup, black bean soup and red date tea to aid metabolism and reduce water retention.

Follow Ruby on Instagram and you’ll often see her posting about her meals. In general, they are balanced meals consisting of carbohydrates, proteins and fresh vegetables. Her dinners are two portions of meat to one part vegetables. Moreover, Ruby avoids heavy, oily foods as well as anything overly refined and processed.

Ruby further supplements her diet with collagen soup which she makes with fish maw, chicken feet, snails, ginseng, black dates and dried tangerine peel.

With so many roles to play both professionally and privately, Ruby shared that being present is very important in whatever she does.

She stays focused at work and when she’s home, she avoids talking about work or business and stays in the moment to enjoy time with her child without fiddling with her mobile phone.

Despite her busy schedule, Ruby still tries to carve out some me-time. For example, after dropping off her daughter at school, she would take the time to exercise and have a hearty breakfast by herself to start the day.

Or when everyone in the family is asleep, she would pour herself a glass of wine and watch some TV. Regardless of the activity, the me-time is important for her to unwind and decompress.

Pleasing scents can do wonders for your well-being. Ruby shared that every room in her house has its own dedicated scent. The toilet, for example, has a tangerine-based scent that helps rid any odours and keeps the space smelling fresh. Ruby also makes it a point to bring a scented candle with her whenever she goes abroad for filming.

Besides candles, you can consider reed diffusers.

Text: Ho Guo Xiong/HerWorld

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