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I Tried 'Lash Shampoo' and It's Like Eye Makeup Remover on Steroids


I’ve always found eye-makeup remover redundant. Unless I’m wearing waterproof mascara and eyeliner, I never feel the need to use a cleansing product geared expressly for my eyes. Whatever face wash I’ve used has always done the trick, though admittedly with extra elbow grease and micellar water to get the remaining mascara smears fully erased from around my eyes. And speaking of grease, the eye-makeup removers I’ve tried have always been so greasy.

Then I started noticing a number of eyelash shampoos—yes, eyelash shampoos—hitting shelves, and I thought, OK, now we’re getting inordinately specific. As if eye-makeup remover wasn’t already arguably hyper-focused, now we need a cleanser geared just for lashes? That’s like making nail polish remover for just the tip of your nail. But the thinking behind these new lash cleansers claims not to be purely gimmick: Some are meant to be more effective at targeting mascara buildup while still being gentle on lashes and lash extensions, while others say they’re less oily than their traditional remover counterparts. Makeup artists, too, have been touting them lately as a good tool for getting a better mascara application, since they’re said to grab dirt and debris better, giving you cleaner lashes to start with. From where I stood, however, I wouldn’t be able to truly assess the just how superfluous or useful lash shampoo is until I tried it. So that’s exactly what I did.

I figured the fairest way to compare lash cleansers would be not only against each other but against a good old-fashioned eye-makeup remover. I grabbed the most generic one I could find and used it along with three of the latest lash shampoo formulas—Lash Box Bubble Lash Shampoo, Beauty Garde Lash + Brow Shampoo, and RevitaLash Micellar Water Lash Wash—testing each against the same mascara to assess their thoroughness, gentleness, and greasiness.

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Lash Box Bubble Lash Shampoo ($17, lashboxla.com) was created as an alternative to eye-makeup remover for lash extensions, claiming to be gentle on both lashes and sensitive eyes. But even though the brand’s website describes it as a “nonburning formula,” I was quickly reminded why we’ve been taught from childhood to avoid getting anything called shampoo near our eyes. As I attempted to wiggle the foam (which actually looks like the lather of a shampoo) down the length of my lashes, I felt a strong stinging and watched with my other eye as the mascara started to spread all over. I gladly rinsed it away with water, as directed, and found that it did, in fact, thoroughly remove the mascara, leaving nothing on my towel and no greasiness around my eyes.

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Always slow to learn my lessons, I opted to try the other lash cleanser with shampoo in the name next. After applying a new coat of mascara on my top and bottom lashes and letting it dry, I wet the built-in, charcoal-infused brush on Beauty Garde’s Lash + Brow Shampoo ($15, beautygarde.com), and squeezed the oil-free gel formula through it. I swept the brush up and down my lashes, and once again I was met with stinging, despite promises of gentleness. Another formula made to be rinsed away with water, I was eager to do so. On the plus side, it left my lashes fully clean without greasiness, and as the packaging notes, the antimicrobial brush is also great for brow makeup.

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I applied my next round of mascara while practically crossing my fingers that RevitaLash’s Micellar Water Lash Wash ($36, nordstrom.com) wouldn’t feel like liquid bees on my eyeball. As the mascara dried, I pondered how it was any different from the micellar waters made for the entire face—it even contains poloxamer 184, one of the most common ingredients found in typical micellar waters—but I soon found that it removed my mascara more easily than any micellar water I’ve used before. I sprayed it on a cotton pad and pressed it to my closed eye for 10 seconds, followed by gently wiping back and forth. I was thrilled to find the mascara was fully lifted, and my eye felt like it had been to therapy.

But did any of these remove mascara more efficiently than your typical, run-of-the-mill eye-makeup remover? Surprisingly, yes. After going back to my basic remover, an initial glance gave me the impression that my mascara was fully removed, but a closer look showed little clumps still sitting at the base of my lashes. Furthermore, when I washed my face later in the day, blotting my right eye with a towel resulted in black marks on the terrycloth. Between that and the greasy feel of most traditional removers, lash cleansers are definitely more effective. Are they super necessary, though? Eh, if you’re willing to throw down more money, go for it.

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Kris Jenner's Momager Makeup Collection for Kylie Cosmetics Is Everything


Social media comes as naturally to the Kardashian-Jenners as contouring, which is why when Kylie Jenner‘s Instagram for Kylie Cosmetics got hacked, it wasn’t random. Instead, it was Kris Jenner’s handiwork, as she later revealed in a series of cryptic posts. The occasion? Jenner was celebrating her first collaboration with Kylie Cosmetics, timed to Mother’s Day.

Because the Kardashian-Jenners don’t do anything small, the matriarch went as far as to change the Instagram handle of @kyliecosmetics to @kriscosmetics. Her first post on the page was a static screen showing Kylie’s name before flashing “hacking…” “Hi dolls,” Jenner wrote in the caption, “Ready for me to takeover? guess who.. ?” Once the next video hit, though, it was immediately apparent who was behind it. Who else would step out of a Rolls-Royce to walk up to a gold throne with a black-and-white checkerboard background (just like the floors in Jenner’s home famously shown on Keeping Up With the Kardashians).

“Hey guys.. it’s me! and oh, my collection drops on Mother’s Day,” reads the caption, in a stroke of the marketing savvy Jenner has become known for.

Fittingly, her collaboration for Kylie Cosmetics includes a “Momager” lip collection, which Jenner explained as “eight minis which are fabulous… Mattes, liquids, velvets!” She even swatched them, set to her son-in-law Kanye West’s 2005 classic “Gold Digger”—perhaps reassuring the world that there’s no lost love in the wake of his recent Twitter sprees. “My first time swatching,” she commented in Instagram stories, sharing the color “Too Blessed.” “I’m using Kylie’s arm.”

It’s “Middle Finger,” a bright red, however, that’s Jenner’s favorite, as she revealed.

It may be the eyeshadow palette, though, that has the best names. The metallic grouping includes shades like “I Love Myself,” “Vodka Tonic,” “Haters,” “Payback’s a B-tch,” and “I’m Watching You.” Not to mention that the case includes the words “I have one word for tonight: Vodka.”

As if that wasn’t extra enough, Jenner also created a face palette, which, of course, features her face emblazoned across it. The most Kris Jenner thing of all about the Momager collection has to be the quote she printed on the back of her face palette, a reference to a viral moment early on in Keeping Up With the Kardashians when, at Kim’s Playboy shoot, she told her daughter, “You’re doing amazing, sweetie.” Is it any wonder Kylie recently quoted the Mean Girls line “I’m Not a Regular Mom, I’m a Cool Mom?” The apple doesn’t fall far from the Jenner.

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Lady Gaga Might Have a Makeup Line Called 'Haus Beauty' Coming


Going from making music to making makeup isn’t an obvious jump, but the beauty industry is up for anything, especially when it comes in the form of a rumored Lady Gaga makeup line on the horizon. Not much is confirmed at this point, but according to Harper’s Bazaar, Lady Gaga’s company, Ate My Heart Inc., filed for the trademark to “Haus Beauty” this February, so a beauty line could be on the way from the singer.

Going by the filing, Haus Beauty could potentially bring us products in 38 different categories. This might sound familiar, because it feels like every celebrity is getting into the beauty world these days. Celebrity perfumes are nothing new (even Shawn Mendes has one at this point), but the recent trademarks go beyond that and cover so much more. Alone, Haus Beauty reserved the right to explore everything from foundation and eyebrow colors to face masks, massage oils, and self-tanner. Gwen Stefani’s recent filing to trademark P8NT also reserved 52 beauty products, while Serena Williams’ Aneres filing covers 18 beauty categories. There’s no guarantee anything will happen, but if it does, it might be coming avalanche-style.

Gaga hasn’t commented on the line so far, but comments have already started piling up inquiring about just what it could look like. “Please let your new makeup line be cruelty free with vegan options,” wrote one Instagram user, followed by a comment asking for more than 30 foundation shades. With Gaga’s dedication to inclusion, it’s just a waiting game to see what she comes up with—that is, if she runs with it at all (TBT Blue Ivy’s rumored hair care line).

Because the internet is what it is, people have already started wondering how it could stack up to the other female musician-led beauty brands out there.

But for the most part, people are psyched by the thought.

However: Some Gaga fans say they’ll believe it when they see it, especially knowing Gaga’s past.

Still, Gaga’s love for a beauty moment is well-documented. If she comes out with a lipstick you can apply while flying, we’ll talk.

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Met Gala 2018: Best Drugstore Makeup Celebrities Wore


Honestly, there’s nothing like the Met Gala to make you want to live that #luxurybitch lifestyle. The jewels, the gowns, the hair accessories alone—name one place you can wear a crown in real life? You can’t, and that’s just unfair. But the night does bring out one perk for the world watching celebrities, designers, and artists in their gala apparel, and that’s the under-$20 makeup that stands up to one of the most high-maintenance nights in existence. We can watch, we can learn, we can pick our faves, and we can head to Amazon before Blake Lively’s lipstick is gone.



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Watch Meghan Markle Do Her Makeup in the Back of an Uber


If Meghan Markle ever finds herself hitting snooze one too many times and has to rush to get ready for a royal appearance with Prince Harry, she’ll clearly have no problem finishing up her makeup in the car on the way there. In a 2016 video that resurfaced this week, the royal-to-be shows off just how steady a hand she has while touching up her makeup in the backseat of a moving vehicle.

The clip was created to promote a partnership between Uber and legendary makeup artist Bobbi Brown at the time, according to an Uber rep.

In the video, Markle slides into the backseat of an SUV in Manhattan with her makeup already in basically flawless condition: She’s got bronzed, glowy skin, a strong brow, and matching peachy blush. She tells Brown, who’s there to provide touch-up guidance, that she’s heading to a meeting with movie producers while Suits is on hiatus. To help the actress-turned-royal make the best, most polished first impression possible, Brown walks her through using the Bobbi Brown Retouching Face Pencils and Wands to cover any pesky blemishes, brighten dark under-eye circles, and add a shimmery highlight to cheekbones and inner eyes. Of course, the pair pause for a moment amid the madness to meditate—because what’s a backseat beauty beat without a moment of zen?

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Although it’s unclear whether Markle will follow in her soon-to-be sister-in-law Kate Middleton’s footsteps and do her own makeup for her royal wedding, later this month, she’ll likely opt for her usual fresh-faced look. And who knows, maybe a messy bun…

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I Asked Beyoncé's Makeup Artist to Give Me Her 'Teflon Face'


The hands that touch Beyoncé’s face touched mine. I’ll explain: While coasting 10,000 ft. in the air on a private plane courtesy of makeup brand Luminess, Sir John—the makeup artist behind Beyoncé’s iconic beauty looks—did my makeup, sharing his best tips along the way. It was comically glamorous, and there’s nothing I can do to make it relatable, so let’s just acknowledge that life is sometimes ridiculous and move on.

If you caught Beyoncé’s Coachella performance (hereafter referred to by its given name, Beychella), the term “Teflon face” might sound familiar. If you didn’t, it refers to how Sir John, faced with wind, sweat, and the dance moves of an icon, beat the odds and kept Beyoncé’s makeup in place for the two hours she spent on stage. It was the be-all, end-all of makeup shellac—and for some background, I’ve never made it to the end of the day with my makeup fully intact. Ever. But if anyone could teach me how, it was Sir John. Determined not to fail him, I watched, I learned, and I put his teachings to the test.

The Technique
Looking into my eyes, Sir John spoke his words of truth: You want to layer that sh*t (I’m paraphrasing, Sir John is a gentleman). The rule of Teflon makeup is to embrace layers into your life, because if you build it, it will stick. The key is to keep the layers thin and use different textures for each one, which will keep your makeup from turning thick and cakey. Where loading on heavy foundation and blush works for people on stage who need to be seen far away, doing the same for Beyoncé was out of the question—especially given that her face was going to be shown up close on the festival Jumbotrons, and on YouTube for the rest of time immemorial.

On stage, Sir John says that Bey was wearing at least two layers of makeup on every feature. Most crucial is the order you layer products in: powder on powder equals pageant-y, while powder on top of cream is surprisingly glowy. Sir John explains that creams, when they dry down, create a lock on your skin. When you top that with powder, it seals the deal and soaks up the inevitable sweat and oil that comes with a two-hour performance. I took tap dance as a kid, so I get it.

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Touched by the god known as Sir John.

Skin
Repeat after me: cream then powder. They’re the three magic words, especially when it comes to foundation. Despite trying almost every primer out there, the acne scars along my temple always manage to peek through by the end of the day (no matter how much I moisturize, my skin eats foundation like chocolate). So it took me aback when Sir John said that on B-Day, he’d skipped primer for the show. I rarely take the time for primer, so I’d assumed that was my foundation missing link. But, nope: More important is topping your liquid foundation of choice with a powder.

I tested this tip the hardest way I knew how: Riding the subway in the rainy, early days of New York spring. My down winter jacket doubles as my raincoat, so between the sweat and humidity I feel like I got the full Coachella experience. My hair frizzed a truly incredible amount, but my Teflon re-creation—a liquid foundation topped by a pressed powder mineral foundation—had only faded around 25 percent by the time I got home from work. My scars were visible, but just barely, so it looked like I still had tinted moisturizer on. It was remarkable.

Eyes
After putting down a cream shadow base, Sir John said he pressed a mix of brown and purple pigments onto Beyoncé’s lids for her performance. This isn’t my first time around the makeup block, so as the owner of a pair of super oily eyelids, I’d tried the ol’ cream-powder duo before. No luck—it’d creased instantly. So I took the spirit of Teflon, and went a step further: A creamy primer with serious dry-down, plus a cream shadow, topped with a swipe of translucent powder on an eyeshadow brush. For liner, I went with a gel pencil, then went over it with a dark eyeshadow from the Luminess Tarot Series Eye Shadow Palette in Lover on a slanted liner brush.

I’ll be honest, it was a long time to spend on eye makeup. But it was entirely worth it: My eyeshadow typically disappears by noon at the latest, but the lengthy routine held that color to my lids through a night out dancing and into the next morning. A friend commented on how durable it was, and yes, that did feel amazing. It was all worth it, just for that.

Cheeks
Loading on two layers of blush would send my already-pink cheeks directly into clown territory, so I opted to double up on highlighter instead. My preferred glow level is “sheen when the light hits your cheekbone just right,” so the cream-powder combo took some adjusting to; she was strong. But if you really want to shine, and you want your light to be seen from football fields away for hours, this is the way to go. If that sounds a little much, I found my ideal mix is a swipe of cream highlighter and a diffused wash of powder highlighter on top. It’s soft and it stays, but if the sun hits you just right it could blind a man.

Lips
When he was demonstrating the Teflon technique, Sir John mixed a shimmery pink lipstick on me with a light pink gloss. I respect his mastery, but even with the new formulas coming out, gloss still feels too early-aughts for my matte-loving soul. Instead, I filled in my lips with lipliner, and topped with a cream lipstick. It is not news to me that lipliner and lipstick go together like peanut butter and jelly, and have since the ’50s. Still, I never do it, and now I don’t know why. I put this to the hardest lip test of all: eating an everything bagel. When I looked in the mirror afterwards, my lip color had barely moved.

The takeaway? For all the primers, finishing sprays, and waterproof formulas out there, the Teflon technique comes down to thin layers and basic science. It’s not as fun as groundbreaking new technology, but through rain, sweat, oil, and bagel, Teflon makeup holds on.

Luminess Cosmetics paid for the author’s travel and accommodations for the purpose of writing this story.

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