RHONY's Sai De Silva Shares Her Anti-Aging Skincare Routine

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The Real Housewives of New York City stars Sai De Silva takes a deep dive on her body history! The fashion influencer shares how she stays fit, lets us in on her skincare regime, and even spills her haircare secrets.

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00:00 I've had my tongue pierced, I've had my belly button pierced.

00:04 I wanted to get my nipples pierced, but I just could not.

00:06 Whenever I saw someone doing it,

00:08 I had friends who did that, and I was just like, "Eww."

00:10 Hello, hello, I am Sai Da Silva,

00:13 and this is my Woman's Health Body Scan.

00:15 What I love most about my body, like my boobs,

00:17 I have a great set of boobs.

00:19 My husband loves my boobs.

00:20 Like, they went to (beep) after I was breastfeeding,

00:23 but I feel like they're pretty solid again.

00:25 You know what I really was kind of insecure

00:27 about growing up was my toes.

00:31 I have the longest toes you've ever seen.

00:34 All the kids would make fun of me.

00:36 Like, they would tell me I was scaling walls with my toes.

00:39 Like, they would say all these things.

00:40 So I have to tell you, I used to put makeup on my toes.

00:43 I would do all kinds of things with my toes.

00:46 Now I just don't care.

00:47 I'm wearing sandals, and I don't care.

00:49 I love working out.

00:50 I'm like the workout girl.

00:51 I love to work out this peach.

00:53 I need to have a nice, you know,

00:55 I need to have a round, firm butt,

00:57 and I love to work out my arms.

00:58 I just feel like this is a gun show.

01:01 You know, you never know who you might see,

01:03 who you're gonna have to wave at,

01:05 who's gonna be like, oh my God, can you pass me the salt?

01:08 Like, who's looking at your arms?

01:10 I think the arms are very important.

01:12 Like, you know, doing these bicep curls, all very important.

01:16 So the peach and the arms are definitely

01:19 my favorite to work out.

01:21 My least favorite exercise is just cardio in general.

01:23 Like, I think cardio feels like I'm just dying,

01:25 and it's not enjoyable whatsoever.

01:27 Like, no one just wants to sit here and die.

01:30 It's just not for me.

01:31 So cardio, I have to say,

01:32 is probably my least favorite thing to do.

01:34 A go-to healthy meal for me is definitely a quinoa bowl.

01:38 I go to the farmer's market every Sunday.

01:40 I typically cook all day on Sundays.

01:42 I am crazy about ingredients.

01:45 So typically I will just do some quinoa,

01:47 tons of roasted veggies,

01:48 whatever is in season from the farmer's market.

01:51 I'll throw them in the oven,

01:52 and I'll add that to a quinoa bowl,

01:54 throw some beans, saute some tofu,

01:57 and then the dressing is just a lemon,

01:59 olive oil, and salt and onion powder.

02:02 You gotta season.

02:02 You need seasoning, okay?

02:04 I have to say my comfort meal is a glass of wine.

02:07 (laughs)

02:09 Maybe two, okay?

02:11 I would rather drink my calories than eat them.

02:14 I don't really have a particular comfort food.

02:16 I would have to say maybe pasta.

02:18 I do love, love, love pasta.

02:20 I enjoy pasta.

02:21 I ran track for 10 years,

02:22 so my knees are not the greatest.

02:26 They used to fill up with water when I used to run,

02:28 and I would have to get them drained out,

02:30 and then I had stress fractures in my hip

02:33 that were really, really bad as well.

02:34 So I think that's as serious as it has gotten,

02:38 but hopefully, knock on wood,

02:40 nothing's coming in the future.

02:41 I do have a scar.

02:43 I got a surgery that I ended up having on my hip,

02:46 so I do have a scar, but it doesn't bother me.

02:49 It's just part of me, like a tattoo.

02:51 I have six tattoos.

02:53 Well, I had six tattoos, okay?

02:55 I was going through a phase.

02:56 But I now have three, so I got three removed.

03:01 One I'm still working on.

03:02 Two are completely removed, but yeah, three left.

03:07 It's my piercings.

03:07 I've had my tongue pierced.

03:09 I've had my belly button pierced.

03:12 I wanted to get my nipples pierced, but I just could not.

03:14 Whenever I saw someone doing it,

03:16 I had friends who did that, and I was just like, "Ew!"

03:19 But I think body piercings,

03:20 that's as far as I went.

03:22 And then I had that weird hole in my belly button

03:24 for the longest to remind me.

03:26 Hey, by the way, when you were 16,

03:27 you decided to pierce your belly button

03:29 'cause you thought it was cool.

03:30 Let's talk about skincare.

03:32 I am a skincare fanatic.

03:34 I've come a long way, because in my 20s,

03:36 I would just use a Neutrogena makeup wipe and go to sleep,

03:38 and then I realized it's just stripping my skin,

03:41 and it's not doing anything for me.

03:43 So now I'm really into this long skincare step,

03:47 routine, every single night.

03:48 I don't know if it's more to get away from my kids

03:50 or more just for me, but I definitely will do a toner.

03:53 I love SK-II.

03:55 An essence, I love Cle de Peau, has a really good essence.

03:58 Let's see, what else?

03:59 Dior, Dior Capture Total is a really good line.

04:02 They make a really hydrating, moisturizing moisturizer,

04:06 as well as an under-eye cream.

04:08 Also, they're Dior Prestige

04:09 if you're a little bit older like I am,

04:11 which you couldn't tell, right?

04:12 I like things that are a little bit thicker

04:14 because my skin, it tends to be a little bit

04:17 on the drier side, especially in the winter months.

04:20 I kind of have alligator skin.

04:22 I'm not afraid to say it.

04:23 So I do like things that very much so hydrate my skin.

04:26 I could talk about this all day.

04:28 I am the go-to skin girl.

04:30 I mean, hair is a big thing for me

04:32 just because growing up I had very, very curly hair,

04:36 like huge afro curly hair.

04:38 I know you can't tell right now.

04:39 It's kind of been blow-dried and flat-ironed.

04:41 I also just did a good chop.

04:43 But due to over-styling, getting older with hormones

04:47 and everything else, my hair just all of a sudden just poof.

04:50 It is a completely different texture.

04:52 I had no idea this would happen.

04:54 So my hair care has completely changed.

04:56 You know, I used to have three C curls

04:59 that were very tight ringlets

05:00 and that they would just kind of poof out just a bit.

05:02 So I would tend to reach for any leave-in conditioners.

05:06 Ceremonia makes a very clean leave-in conditioner.

05:10 I literally love Orbe shampoo and conditioner.

05:13 Big, big fan of that.

05:15 And then you know what I'm still using

05:17 after all these years, like growing up in Brooklyn

05:19 and I cannot let it go?

05:21 I love Eco Styling Gel.

05:22 Is it clean?

05:24 No.

05:24 Will the alcohol probably strip your hair out?

05:27 Yeah, but you know what?

05:28 It holds, it holds.

05:29 If you want a good slick back, Eco Styling Gel, 2.99,

05:33 big jug, you can't go wrong.

05:35 Mental health is a really big thing for me.

05:37 Self care I'm really into,

05:39 especially because I have a very busy schedule.

05:41 On top of that, I'm a very present mom and wife.

05:44 So I have a lot going on.

05:46 So for me, I prioritize my time.

05:49 I get up at five o'clock in the morning.

05:51 It's, trust me, I was not always like this.

05:53 I used to be a club rat, okay?

05:55 But now I get up at five o'clock in the morning

05:57 and what I typically do is cherish the moments

06:00 that I have alone.

06:01 Just, I wanna be present.

06:02 I will not check my phone for at least an hour

06:05 when I wake up.

06:05 I usually will journal for about 15 to 20 minutes

06:08 while listening to affirmations

06:10 and then I'll plug that off, grab a cup of tea,

06:13 and then I'll just meditate for a good 15, 20 minutes

06:16 if I can get that in.

06:17 So I sit and I visualize exactly what I want out of my day

06:21 and what I expect.

06:22 I'm huge into manifestation, laws of attraction,

06:25 and I just really believe in positivity

06:27 and what you put out there, you get back.

06:30 And it keeps me grounded and at the end of the day,

06:32 it actually really does keep me sane.

06:34 Thank you so much for watching.

06:36 Make sure you subscribe to Women's Health.

06:38 I'm Sai Da Silva.

06:39 You can find me on Instagram @scoutthecity

06:41 and I have a podcast coming out very soon this month,

06:45 so check that out.

06:45 And of course, every Sunday at 9 p.m.,

06:49 tune into The Real Housewives of New York

06:52 because your girl is on it, on Bravo TV

06:55 and streaming the next day on Peacock.

06:57 Bye.

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