1 What's your favorite eyeshadow to wear? The entire
Urban Decay Naked 3 palette is my spring/summer favorite, with its golden pinks and neutrals. With fall right around the corner though, I'm excited to play with the
Naked Smoky palette.
2 What's the one product you wouldn't leave your house without? That would be
eyebrows... I have sparse, light brows, so enhancing them is a must to give my face structure. My one-stop-shop for eyebrows is the
Anastasia Brow Wiz, but I really lock them in using the
Anastasia Brow Gel.
3 What's your favorite makeup look? This season, I loved a fresh face and playing up rosy, glowing skin. My top products for this are
Nars Orgasm, with its rosy, golden shimmer, on the apples of my cheeks and
Benefit Watt's Up! cream-to-powder highlighter on my cheeks and brow bone.
4 Which feature do you play up the most? Definitely lashes. My recipe for insane #realsies is to start by layering
Benefit Rollerlash to lift and curl, and top with
Clinique High Impact Extreme Volume, my holy grail mascara, for crazy
umph. Confession: Rollerlash never feels
fully dry to me, and tends to smudge, so it needs a finishing coat.
5 Which feature do you try to downplay/cover up? Any fine lines or signs of aging! I know it's crazy, but I'm turning 30 this year and skin care has become
even more of a priority as a means of prevention! I've been loving the
Clinique Smart Custom-Repair Serum and the
Clinique Repairwear Anti-Gravity Eye Lift Cream. They both have become must-haves in my daily skincare regime.
6 What's your favorite makeup brand, if you could pick only ONE to exist? This is a hard one because I love so many brands, and trying new products, but I'll default to my first-ever beauty counter brand,
Clinique. They have every type of product you could possibly need, their packaging is clean and well-designed, and I trust their products...especially the
3-Step Skincare System which I always default to.
7 Which product have you re-purchased over and over again? Definitely the
Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment. It's a sad day when I've used the last of this lip balm, and at $22.50 it's
a bit pricy to repurchase over and over, but it's the most moisturizing, nourishing lip product I've ever used.
8 What's one product you would NEVER repurchase and why? The
Drybar Cream Soda Smoothing Cream, for sure. I've had a lifelong struggle with my thick, frizzy hair. I've tried many a product that promised to smooth and relax, but this just weighed down my hair and made it look greasy. Yuck! I stand by Drybar's products, especially their dry shampoos, but haircare is so personal and this one was a fail for me.
9 What's one beauty treatment you'd ALWAYS pay to have done? I would
always pay for a pedicure. Living in NYC, I walk everywhere and I'm on my feet constantly. It takes quite a toll, so I'd never regret spending the extra money for a professional pedi.
10 What's one beauty treatment you'd NEVER pay to have done? That would be the dreaded bikini wax...enough said.
11 What's one beauty trick you can share with everyone? Cleaning your makeup brushes regularly (at least once a week) is a must. It prevents dirt, oils, and bacteria (read: breakouts) from finding their way to your face! You can use anything from baby shampoo to
professional liquid cleansers or even
solid brush cleaners. Pick a day of the week and make it part of your beauty ritual.
12 Best advice you've ever been given regarding makeup and beauty? NEVER touch your own eyebrows. Leave it to a professional to shape them, and never
ever over-pluck. Trust me, once they're gone, they're gone...unless
RevitaBrow actually works. It's on my must-try list!
