It's what's inside [your makeup bag] that counts!

The Knocked-Up Knockout
Feb 2007: No 1
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It’s what’s inside [your make-up bag] that counts!
Hannah Claire Shapiro

Greetings, all. I hope you are doing well.

I had such a resounding response to my previous piece about the mummy make-up routine, with many of you querying what the handbag essentials are for those inevitable mid-day touch-ups. I too had been asking myself the same question since my physical therapist advised me to lighten the handbag load. You see, I was the girl at school whose friends could always rely on her for poweder, lip balm… you name it. And mot much as has changed since the days of adolescence.

So, once again, I contacted my pal, and make-up artist to the stars, Jessica Liebeskind, to help us draw the line between well-equipped and OTT. Here is her list of Dos and Don’ts, which should guarantee that you are never caught out and not looking your best.

“The yummy mummy’s make-up bag for her purse should be filled with the perfect items to touch up her face throughout the day,” says Jessica, who suggests the following Dos:

A travel-sized, stick foundation. “This is great for covering up tiny imperfections and blemishes, which may rear their ugly head throughout the day.”
Pressed powder “is great for Mummies with oily skin,” and is also necessary to get rid of any perspiration sheen that arises from chasing your toddler around!
Your favourite pink-toned cream blush, which will liven up your look during the mid-afternoon slump. Plus “everyone looks fresh and pretty in pink,” says Jessica.
Your signature lip colour, which should be “one that matches your lips when you’re not wearing any lipstick at all,” advises Jessica.
A tester of your favourite fragrance
A small sample of moisturizer. “Sometimes all your face needs for a great pick-me-up is a little cream,” advises Jessica. “It smoothes over hours-old foundation, eliminates the cakey-ness of concealer, and always gives an added glow to the skin.”
A pretty mirrored compact. (I couldn’t agree with this one more. I love the Estee Lauder gold compact my Mum bought me for my 21st birthday so that I could “powder my nose like a lady.”)

Jessica also has some great tips for Don’ts!

Never carry eyeliner. (Note to reader: I was guilty of this one but Jessica is adamant that eye liner is a once-only product that requires no touching up during the day.)
Mascara (ditto)
More than two lipsticks or lipglosses, as they take up space and you always end up wearing one rather than the other, anyway! (She has a point!)

So, girls stay pretty and fresh…

Until next time,
Hannah xo

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