Regarding makeup, I swing from being totally lazy to totally gung-ho (as in, putting on fake lashes everyday!). Right now, I am in my lazy mode. All the traveling I’ve done recently, along with being sick has taken a toll. So I’ve resorted to my five-minute no-fuss makeup routine – and this involves a shadow in stick form. I like to pick a neutral so I don’t need to blend with other colors. The remaining four minutes is devoted to a tinted moisturizing sunscreen, eyeliner, mascara, brow pencil (this step cannot be eliminated because I have no brows!), and I’m off. I don’t even apply a lip gloss – instead, I put on lip balm in the car.
The stick shadow for me these days is By Terry Ombre Blackstar. It’s actually a cream shadow that goes on super smoothly, lasts all day without smearing, and keeps its slight luminous sheen throughout the day. A cream shadow is especially great after a shower when your lids are still slightly damp. If you use a powder shadow, you need a primer first or the powder will stick to your skin and not go on perfectly smooth. The cream shadow takes this complication out of the equation. Having a hydrated lid also gives you a nice, dewy, youthful look – which is much preferred to a cakey, matte, overly made-up look.
The Ombre Blackstar comes in five fabulous shades: Silver Granite, Blond Opal, Bronze Moon (this is perfect for my complexion as it gives just enough color, but is still quite natural), Misty Rock, and Frozen Quartz (this one is amazing for fair complexions!). The Black Pearl extract in this luscious liner is what makes it so creamy. Even if I’m not feeling so lazy, I love this cream shadow as a base and then add darker shadow to the corners and blend with a highlighting color above.
At Barneys New York for $43.
I have had Frozen Quartz for a few years now. I love it.