Wanting:
I’ve worn a smoky eye everyday since I was 15.
Yep, so for a whole year now.
Just like I’ve got a uniform — silk jersey racerback tank dresses, Giuseppe slippers, vintage Hermes Herbags — for my body, I’ve got one for my face. The only thing I’ve experimented with — face-wise, wink — are shades of charcoal and chocolate and midnight to smudge into a smoky eye. I’m a sucker for how midnight makes a brown-eyed girl’s peepers pop, but Senna’s matte eyeshadow “Ebony” is a tempting shade. My vanity is only matched by my lazy minimalism: an ashy brown is easier to apply than charcoal or blue, and could double as brow powder…
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14.Apr.2010
Wearing:
I used to be a whore for NARS makeup, largely thanks to their matte black, minimalist packaging and the dirty dubbing of their blushes (“Super Orgasm?” Genius). Now I only use Senna Cosmetics. Whatever Senna lacks in cheeky-chic marketing, the boutique line makes up with high quality pigment.
I always have a backup compact of Senna’s Mineral Mix powder foundation — its buildable coverage has a slight shimmer, so that your face looks dewy instead of Kabuki. Senna sent me their new Senna HDExtreme Firming Radiant Makeup, which is the liquid version of Mineral Mix: the slightest champagne shimmer makes the foundation blur your imperfections into the smoothest beauty…
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14.Apr.2010
Wanting
I outgrew Gwen Stefani, chola brows in high school; my brows are full enough now that whenever I get them groomed they end up thinner than I dig.
Natural brows are nice, but the idea of waking up to powerfully perfect eyebrows — think Elizabeth Taylor in BUtterfield 8 — makes seeing Cees Penning, the best permanent makeup artist, very tempting…
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07.Dec.2009
Using
I’m that chick who wears her full face — smoky eyes, NARS “Super Orgasm” blush, Neutrogena SPF 20 lip gloss, eyebrow gel, porcelain powder foundation — to the gym, to the grocery store, to a deliciously private Desert Hot Springs resort. I’ve been wearing the same face since high school, so I know how to apply it to last (the trick? Layers of powder foundation as an eyeshadow base). So I thought a makeup finish spray by Skindinavia would be fun to try, but hardly impressive. Wrong. The makeup finish spray made my face last more than 24 hours — it slept perfectly through pillow play, so I could get up early and start sweating.
You know, at the gym…
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30.Nov.2009
Wanting
Senna Cosmetics was created by Eugenia Weston, an Emmy-nominated A-list makeup artist and color theorist who worked with Helmut Newton and inspired Kevyn Aucoin.
Which is lovely.
But what matters is Senna makes mineral makeup that works. I’ve never see eye shadow with a richer, finer pigment: Senna Matte Eye Color is like powdered silk.
Try Senna’s “Midnight,” fresh for fall: it’s a deep navy bordering on black, and its blue will brighten the whites of your eyes…
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08.Sep.2009
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“You win or lose, live or die–and the difference is just an eyelash.” So lash extension salon LuxLash quotes General Douglas MacArthur on their dot-com. But go ahead and swap “eyelash” with “an individual eyebrow.” Lately I’m obsessed with Korean soap opera stars’ super full brows, and so when LuxLash’s publicist emailed me about Beverly Hills lash bar LuxLash’s eyebrow extensions, I got curious… |
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When I went to check LuxLash’s Beverly Hills lash salon, I discovered I was booked for complementary eyelash extensions. A simultaneous pedicure — just buff, no polish, thank you — and two hours later, I blinked my eyes wide open to the subtlest set of lush lashes. While I floated in a cloud of a chair, covered by a cashmere throw, LuxLash founder and lash snob Suzanne had managed to camouflage my eyelid’s half-inch bald spot with individual lashes, while taking care to protect natural growth. LuxLash is also in Boston. Go now… |
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I hate to hate anything by LuxLash, whose passion is only equaled by their expertise, but if I’m wary of any of LuxLash’s services, it’s their arching brows and widening eyes with Botox. They probably do a gorgeous gig — I haven’t tried it — and though I already play with plenty of needles in 90210, Botox makes me nervous, especially in the context of creating not-so-golden arches… |
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22.Jun.2009
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I confess: in high school I had hyper-arched, chola brows, shorty. Now I’m lusting for super full, Korean soap opera star brows. So how do you get full brows, permanently? You could try a Q-tip of Rogaine, or visit Cees Penning, who began a career as a pre-digital air brusher for glossies, and now works as a permanent make-up artist. He did Bag Snob’s Tina’s brows, and I’m constantly considering tossing away all my brow fillers and giving into Cees… |
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For a semi-permanent way to get full brows, try the Brow Extender, in Ash. The Brow Extender uses tiny hair-like powder to get full brows that’ll survive face wash, bubble baths, and pillow play… |
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Full brow stencils? Can I get an Angelina stencil for my lip gloss, too, please.. |
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20.May.2009
Stiletto Jungle shows off three options for getting in on the 
Stiletto Jungle checks out Project Runway winner 
