A postcard from London
The makeup I buy myself, where to get extensions, cooking implements, coffee, a divine hotel, the Pet Shop Boys at Covent Garden
I’ve been in London for a few days and I had the best time. I also left half my makeup at home. I get sent enough makeup to last several lifetimes, but just in case you wonder what I buy with my own money, here are a few bits.
↑ This is brilliant used with a light hand - it gives you such healthy-looking, glowing (but not lunatically shiny) skin and has enough oomph to cover up small marks without looking like you have anything on. Works best with a brush, not fingers or sponge.
↑ I’ve been wearing this on and off for maybe 20 years? It’s been around for so long that I’ll never write about it in my column (see also the paint pot thing in Groundwork), but it is perfection. It’s a MAC single eyeshadow and the shade is Wedge. This on the lid, bronzer in the crease, bit of smudged brown pencil (I had one with me, MAC Costa Riche, also I think an ancient colour), and you’re done. You can smudge the pencil, which is a kohl, up into your outer crease if you want to look more ‘I am wearing eye makeup’. I am also devoted to Victoria Beckham’s kajal pencils. PS I’m sure you know this but if you want smudgy pencils not to smudge more once the initial smudging has occurred, either a) carefully set them with translucent powder or b), much easier, go over them with a long-lasting eyeshadow stick in the same colour - everyone does them, I like this one - and smudge that in a bit too. World’s easiest smoky eye.