Bambi Northwood-Blyth, Model

“I don’t know where to settle down yet…

I like travelling [between LA and Bondi] for the near future. But, I love New York! It’s just hectic to live there. For now, it’s a good balance. LA’s kind of similar to Sydney, it doesn’t feel like such a drastic change. You know the hardest time of the year would have to be leaving [Bondi] mid-January; all my friends are back here and down in the beach house and then I’ll be back in New York and it’s snowing.

I want to get into acting…

I’ve been doing a few acting lessons at the moment, twice a week. I’m reading a few scripts, which is really exciting. One of the scripts I did was a Texan girl… Accents are quite easy when you copy someone. I learnt piano as a kid, too.

I’ve had Type 1 diabetes since I was eight…

Which hasn’t been ideal, but constant management has made ok. When life gives you lemons , make lemonade hey. I have 5 needles a day and check my blood sugar levels constantly. No one in my family has it; it’s autoimmune. Because the pancreas fails to produce insulin, I have to inject it. I have to be really strict with my diet. At the time I was diagnosed I lost 12kg in two weeks. Now I always carry jellybeans just in case. Low blood sugar can happen quickly and can be scary. I hope to start a charity in the near future and help other young people who are struggling with it and educate on what the condition actually is”

I get regular light therapy facials…

…at Melanie Grant. I have a lot of cosmetics she recommends. There’s a mint cleanser, which I love, CosMedix Purity Solution. I love La Mer, I use the moisturiser and the eye cream is really great. The La Mer Body Scrubis honestly amazing. I also see Saimaa at The Last Resort where I’ll get a salt scrub or a massage. Then my secret secret weapon has to be Fumi at Zen Facial in Bronte. She gives me these amazing oils and magical face work for lymphatic drainage – it literally gives you cheekbones.

I love a good tan, especially on my face.

On my lips it’s pretty much just balm. I use an organic range from Sephora called Estelle & Thild. I always finish with perfume- I wear Dior La Colle Noire or Bois D’Argent.

MAC eyebrow gel is one of my favourites.

Sometimes makeup artists will pluck a few hairs from my brows to keep them neat, but I mostly leave them alone. MAC Face and Body Foundation, Chanel Bronzer, Kiko Cosmetics Concealer and Benefit They’re Real Eyeliner are a few staples I use every day. I love Makeup Forever Mascara, and anything Tom Ford as well.

I put dry shampoo in clean hair for texture…

…so, go figure! Klorane is definitely the best one out there. Evo products are the best. I use the Salty Dog spray in my hair when it’s damp. I flip it upside down and then blow dry. I like the haze powder on my centre part to roughen things up. As far as cut and colour, I go to Valonz.

I have an obsession with cold drip coffee and coconut water together.

I get it from Lox Stock & Barrel, it’s so good! And there’s no sugar. Cold drip is kind of like a tea, it’s more watery, it’s not like an espresso, but it’s really strong. I’m also a huge tea drinker. The English Tea Shop do some really nice ones. I tend to stick to almond milk, I don’t really drink [cow’s] milk.

I’m on a juice cleanse at the moment…

…it’s Orchard Street. I do them a lot when I’m shooting, and I’ve been shooting the past couple of days. I started doing them when I was overseas, especially somewhere like London when the food on set is not that good. I love to do them maybe once a month or every six weeks.

In LA, I do a lot of vitamin injections…

… and sometimes I inject myself with B12 in the backside. I find it really helps! The drip makes me a bit sick, so I feel like the injection does more [for me]. I don’t mind the gym, but I’m really into yoga. In LA I go to Hot Eight Yoga in Beverly Hills. It’s really hot and they use light weights. I like dance classes, it can be fun. And I hike, there’s like Baldwin Hills, Malibu, Runyon, Bondi to Coogee. Malibu’s quite nice because you can jump into the ocean after.

I’m pretty obsessed with sunglasses…

I seem to stick to one Prada shape [but I also have] Miu Miu, and Rayban – a few actually! Prada Shoes are pretty much all I wear… I have like five or six pairs. Celine do the best sweaters, I love wearing them. I love Stella McCartney and my P.Jamé for bed or lounging around, too.”

Story by Emily Algar; Interview by Sigourney Cantelo; Photography by Carlotta Moye. Hair by Paloma Rose Garcia for Oscar Oscar Paddington; Makeup by Sarina Zoe. Bambi wears P.Jame and Bec and Bridge.