{"id":127730,"date":"2023-09-07T12:54:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T10:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"?p=118396"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:32:07","slug":"marije-den-breems-zet-voet-aan-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/j7k1l5m9n3p.online\/en\/inspiration\/marije-den-breems-zet-voet-aan-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Marije den Breems comes ashore"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the salon, out and about or while preparing a lovely collaboration: through her work, Babassu founder Heidi meets plenty of women who inspire her. Heidi also draws inspiration from her friends. After eight years sailing around the world aboard the Silverland, a twenty-metre wooden sailing cutter from 1957, with her husband Marco and son Mathies, Babassu\u2019s Beloved Beauty Marije den Breems has embarked on a new adventure. Through her Instagram account, we love following her adventurous life.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>

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Marije den Breems (50): \u201cI\u2019m currently building a house in Portugal. The building permit has only just come through. It all took far longer than I expected, and I find it difficult to be so dependent on others and to have no say over the process. But I\u2019m almost there. The build will really get under way in September.\u201d<\/p>\n

Are you no longer sailing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cIt was a very special time that I wouldn\u2019t have wanted to miss, but living on a boat means being together 24\/7, coordinating everything, making arrangements, and I missed being able to work. I also had a real need for solid ground beneath my feet, for a job of my own again and for the independence of a home base, without always having to say goodbye to the lovely new friends we made along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

What does your new adventure look like?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve bought a plot of land and a prefabricated wooden house, with a small cottage beside it to let. The houses are being insulated, so this winter I\u2019ll finally have a warm home. Marco is still sailing, but Mathies and I no longer live on the boat; for now we\u2019re in a small flat in the village of Lourinha. Mathies and I are really looking forward to our new home. Mathies is going to build a large pond with fish, and we want to plant fruit trees and vegetables in our garden.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>

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How do you know Heidi?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known Heidi since we were around twenty. We took classes at the same gym, and I would often be in her chair for a facial; back then she ran her salon within a perfumery. I remember so clearly when Heidi started her own business: Babassu! It was so stylish.\u201d<\/p>\n

So that was exactly 25 years ago! What did you make of Heidi opening a beauty boutique and salon?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cI think Babassu is a wonderful concept. Beautifully designed, with gorgeous products and always something special or surprising. I love the fragrances and the atmosphere!\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you buy at Babassu?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cMy sun creams! Standard Procedure<\/strong><\/a> is my favourite. The creams are water-resistant and suitable for both face and body. I also really like the surf vibe. Because sun dries out skin and hair so much, I always wear the Sunscreen 50+ Lipbalm by Standard Procedure<\/strong><\/a> while surfing, and before bed the Lip Moisturizer by Santa Maria Novella<\/a><\/strong>, which is wonderfully soft and nourishing. For my body I use the Alantoine Body Butter by the vintage Portuguese brand Benam\u00f4r<\/a><\/strong> to counter dryness, alternating with the Avocado Oil by Ligne St Barth<\/a><\/strong>, which comes from one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean: St Barth\u00e9lemy. My hair dries out terribly in the sun and salt water, but now and then I\u2019m given a luxurious jar of Moisture & Control Deep Treatment Masque by Oribe<\/a><\/strong>. After a mask like that I see my hair revive straight away: it regains its lovely golden sheen and bounce.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>

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Do you have a favourite fragrance?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cMy favourite fragrance of Heidi\u2019s was always Aria di Mare. These days it\u2019s Aura Maris by Lorenzo Villoresi<\/a>. <\/strong>In fact, any fragrance built around water or the sea is a favourite of mine. I even named my dog Mare.\u201d<\/p>\n

What were you doing 25 years ago?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cI had an enormous need for freedom and a deep urge to see the world. As a little girl of nine, I already told my mother I was a gypsy and wanted to travel around on horseback. I\u2019ve always felt I didn\u2019t quite fit in the Netherlands. I love freedom and light-heartedness, and more than that, I wanted to throw myself into adventure!\u201d<\/p>\n

What is your passion?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cMy passion is surfing: wave surfing, SUP surfing and kitesurfing. I also longed to surf in all the most beautiful places in the world. And it was wonderful to watch my son grow up so closely. I carried him up mountains clinging to my back like a little monkey, took him along on my kitesurf board, snorkelled with him among sharks and manta rays with a rope around his waist, because he was always swimming off. We\u2019ve leapt off waterfalls together, and it took us weeks to cross the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>

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Didn\u2019t Mathies have to go to school?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cI homeschooled him the whole time. We were a real pair. During the voyage, being together came very naturally. Homeschooling went reasonably well until he turned eleven. From then on it became more difficult, but the last two years were an outright disaster. Mathies didn\u2019t want to do anything any more, only biology and history and certain topics in geography.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is your son as adventurous as you?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cSadly, he doesn\u2019t want to surf. We now live near Peniche, the surf mecca of Portugal. And he still doesn\u2019t enjoy going to school, which makes me sad. Happily, he has moved up a year and made friends. As for me, I\u2019m feeling really comfortable in my own skin at the moment. I\u2019m a Dutch teacher and a journalist, and this past year those two qualifications have let me create a lovely job: I give online lessons to expats in the Netherlands.\u201d<\/p>\n

What does your future look like?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cI can now work from home and set my own hours, which leaves me plenty of time to surf, to kitesurf or to give surf lessons. Once the house is finished, I\u2019ll let the little cottage on Airbnb, offering meals on request, bike hire and surf lessons alongside it. And when I miss sailing, I simply breathe in Sailing Day by Maison Martin Margiela<\/strong>.<\/a> Its aquatic accord, blended with red seaweed, salty ambergris and coriander, calls to mind a sunny day out on the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>

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Shop Marije\u2019s favourites<\/h2>\n
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\n Santa Maria Novella<\/span> Lip Moisturizer<\/span>\n
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\n Ligne St.Barth<\/span> Avocado Oil<\/span>\n
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\n Ligne St.Barth<\/span> Coconut Oil<\/span>\n
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