Beauty Secrets From The Pros

1 – Fresh Sugar lip treatment in coral – I’ve been a fan of Fresh’s lip treatments for a while now, but was skeptical about the new coral color they came out with. Well, the makeup artist on the E.Kammeyer lookbook shoot, Elise Giannasi, proved me wrong. This shade seems to be flattering on everyone—and it’s good for your lips.

2 – Tarte Cosmetics emphasEYES inner rim eyeliner pencil – If you go home with one trick that I’ve learned from just about every makeup artist, it’s to line your inner upper rim of your eyes. Sounds weird? Hold the pencil at an angle under your eye and fill in the gaps between your eyelashes. You will instantly look like you have fuller lashes and you won’t have that fake eyeliner look (for extra oomph, then line the lid and top with eyeshadow to hold the line). This pencil is made just for this little beauty secret, so it’s all natural ingredients won’t irritate your eyes! 

3 – Oscar Blandi dry shampoo – This trick I actually learned from one of my favorite tailors, Louise Wallis, that’s too busy to fuss with her hair every day: she taught me to revive hair between washings and add body with a dry shampoo. I’ve tried everything from baby powder to spray dry shampoos, and this one seems to be the lightest feeling without making my hair feel flat and greasy by the end of the day. You’ll thank me for all of your good hair days later.

4 – Smashbox “Eyebeam” double ended brightener – This was given to me by my friend and talented makeup artist, Maria Scali, who pulled this out of her makeup closet (yes, she actually has an entire closet in her apartment devoted to makeup!!!!!!!!!) for me without much instruction. When I told her I was clueless what to do with this, she replied, “there are no rules in makeup…just to have fun with it…try it out…” So, I’ve been using it to wake up my tired eyes but using the chubby side in the inner corners of my eyes. It definitely came in handy for the overnight shoot that I styled a couple of weeks ago!

5 – Clairol “Shimmer Lights” – Yes, I know this looks like shampoo from the 70’s, but hear me out here. If you’re a blonde or dye your hair with shades of blonde, you’re going to want to listen. My hair stylist and friend, Liz Morache, who I met on a photoshoot about 5 years ago and has been doing my hair ever since, specializes in blonde hair and turned me onto this product. The purple color of the shampoo balances out the complimentary color of yellow, or blonde, to keep the color bright and vibrant. You may see other purple shampoo products out there, but trust me, use this once each week and you’ll get your money’s worth from your color.

xoLiz