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Color Me In: Cat

Posted by Dain, Tuesday, January 01, 2008 1:21 AM (Eastern)

This is my dear friend Cathy (on the left), erstwhile member of the student body at Wellesley, currently working on Hillary Clinton's campaign, and truly stylish (she was the one to turn me onto high fashion, I had previously only followed cosmetics). She asked me if I could help streamline her stash. If you too are interested, please submit the linked form.

FIRST NAME Cathy
HAIR COLOR black
SKIN TYPE very sensitive. mild eczema.
SKIN TONE yellow (??) editor's note: golden, to be exact, but yellow works
EYE COLOR brown
MAKEUP STYLE minimal. classic. natural. but with color. like purple liner, not black, etc. but subtle.
SPECIFIC CONCERNS play up eyes and eyebrows. BLACKHEADS!!! pores. DARK CIRCLES AND EYE BAGS. time is a major concern. beyond frantic.
TOP THREE FAVORITE PRODUCTS burts bees apricot something face scrub. olay quench for summer. eucerin original moisturizing creme for winter. NARS for color.

As ever, we will begin with the skin. As I always stress, nothing is more important: if we do not take care of our skin, everything else is, quite literally, cosmetic. Since Cathy is very pressed for time and wishes to minimalize, I would recommend Jurlique for her dry, sensitive skin, which is Australia's answer to the all-natural, organically sourced Dr. Hauschka without the pore-clogging peanut oil.

The Jurlique Daily Exfoliating Cream ($54 for 125 mL, $25 for 40 mL) is a cleanser-cum-exfoliant (you may wish to supplement a more traditional cleanser like Cetaphil) based on almond meal. On damp skin (even better after a shower), a small amount is spread onto the skin, then add a little more water and then "press and roll" (more like a massage than the standard scrub-a-dub) so that the product "emulsifies" (it becomes creamy and milky) on the skin. This seems rather silly, but somehow this sucks up the dead skin flakes, oil, and dirt without abrading the skin, and consequently may eradicate your blackheads with time. It selects everything that is bad without disturbing what is good. I highly recommend Jurlique Calendula Cream ($67 for 125 mL, $32 for 40 mL), which is exceptionally soothing and buttery-smooth, with potent levels of the highly reparative, healing herb that will work on everything from scars, sensitivities, burns, and acne. It is just a beautiful product, even if I am allergic to it. That should cover your basic maintenance of your skin (yes! two products!), though to remove the grime accumulated from campaigning, Bioderma Créaline H2O ($24), clean and gentle as water, might also be useful when you don't have access to a sink (they also sell wipes), as it won't leave a residue.

For your more specific concerns, I will honestly tell you, blackheads are really, really, really tough to get rid of. If, after a month of use, the Jurlique cleanser has not worked on your blackheads, then you may wish to consider Biologique Recherche Lotion P50W, but I suggest seeing if a good, basic routine does not manage them first. As for puffy eyes, I'll admit to a lack of expertise in this respect, so I will defer to Kevyn Aucoin, who liked Origins Puffery ($20), chilled in the refrigerator for extra impact, "for when you've crying over a fight with your boyfriend". Drink more water, and apply this at bedtime as we all retain more water as we sleep.

I always believe in simple regimens with pure products, when it comes to skincare. Skin is such an organic thing, and you can't really abuse it or try to control, or it will rebel, like a wayward teenager.

When it comes to fast-and-easy makeup, the best way to streamline is to target that which needs targeting: the darkness under the eyes, an overall lack of glow and health, groomed brows, definition at the lashline, and lipcolor for balance. Products so basic they're boring, but I have made some attempt to choose products that are very quick and easy to use even when frazzled and exhausted—creams instead of powders, friendly and flattering shades.

Above: Clé de Peau Concealer ($68) in Ochre, though expensive (my tube has lasted since 2001), will allay your concerns with undereye circles. It covers well, and looks very natural. The soft, watermelon pink of Becca Beach Tint ($22) is longlasting yet easy to blend, a color that ought to work for you year round, and can be dabbed onto lips if you're feeling particularly lazy. If you desire a more finished lip, probably that sort of rich rummy red "clove" shade you're so fond of will do; there's little point in my messing with favorite fits. And the best simple eye: L'Oréal Carbon Black Voluminous Mascara (it's really intense black, so lashes look fuller), Kevyn Aucoin The Precision Brow Pencil (goofproof), and a little fleshtone shimmer, Shiseido Hydro-Powder Eye Shadow in Tiger Eye ($23), which has inspired its own cult following, it's like your beloved Key Largo, but mixed together, in an easy-to-use cream formula. If you have time, I highly recommend "tightlining", a really creamy, intense black on the inner rim, smudged right between the lashes, it makes lashes lusher than any mascara (I use Too Face Lava Gloss).

That'll work as an everyday face, with two lipcolors to switch around in intensity, but if you feel like playing around with color, may I indulge your NARS addiction and taste for subversive but refined eyeliner with Belly Dance?

I'd layer it over a soft shade of eyeliner, a pewter might be nice (and equally lovely with Tiger Eye), for more intensity (easier than applying shadows wet).

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