Extra Hannah! In Half I of the sweetness editor’s High Shelf, she walked ITG via her profession path and over-the-top skincare routine. Now she’s on to make-up, hair, nails, and perfume. Get comfortable! It’s going to be a protracted, however superb journey.
MAKEUP
I don’t actually put on basis and concealer that usually, however after I do, I actually like Glossier’s Stretch Balm Concealer. It’s very light-weight and simple to sheer out, and it really works effectively for beneath the eyes and doesn’t settle into creases. I exploit shade Mild 2. I’ve additionally seen so many make-up artists use the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, so after I consider concealer, that’s what involves thoughts. It’s the OG. I exploit shade Mild 2.5. After I need a extra full-coverage choice, I seize the Kulfi Hydrating Concealer. It completely covers any breakouts and smooths all the pieces out. It’s creamy with out being greasy, which is tough to perform.
Just a few years in the past I introduced ILIA’s Tremendous Serum Pores and skin Tint to a good friend’s wedding ceremony on a cruise ship, regardless that I’d by no means used it earlier than. I keep in mind placing it on within the actually horribly-lit ship rest room, and it regarded fucking superb. It’s really easy to use and doesn’t require a method in any respect. I exploit shade Formosa. If I’ve an enormous patch of melasma, I exploit Westman Atelier’s Important Pores and skin Basis Stick in Atelier 0.5. It took me some time to determine learn how to use it, nevertheless it’s a very nice formulation that’s buildable and doesn’t settle into positive traces. And whereas I like to be tremendous shiny, typically I have to tone it down. Tatcha’s Silk Setting Powder is nice, however I lately found Ware’s PoreBoy. It’s a stick formulation that tampens down the shine. It’s really easy to make use of.
Blush is my favourite make-up product of all time. I like placing a bit of bit on my brow, so it appears like I’m sunburnt with out truly being sunburnt. I’ve each shade of the Westman Atelier Child Cheeks Blush Stick and I simply rotate them primarily based on how sallow my pores and skin is trying. Benefit’s Flush Balm Cream Blush can also be good to use. I particularly like Temper, a extremely darkish burgundy shade that provides you this post-sex form of flush. Clé de Peau Beauté’s Cream Blush in Joyful Pink is one other blush pot and lasts a extremely very long time. The one powder blush that I’ve is Dior’s Rosy Glow in Coral, which is low-key a favourite shade to put on of mine. It appears vibrant orange within the palette, nevertheless it’s flawless and appears nice in the summertime.
I like bronzer as a result of I like being tan. The Chanel Les Beige Wholesome Glow Bronzing Cream in 390 Soleil Tan Bronze? I exploit that shit all over the place. It appears actually pure and the pot lasts such a very long time, too. I do some little bit of contouring on my cheeks with the Westman Atelier Face Hint Contour Stick in Truffle. The place of our contour adjustments with each development cycle, so I’m nonetheless making an attempt to determine it out, however I’ve good cheekbones and I’m simply making an attempt to make them pop a bit of bit.
In center college, I used to be emo to the core, so my eyeliner look very a lot was like a racoon’s. Now I solely line my higher waterline. Lisa Eldridge’s Seamless Glide Eye Pencil is so pigmented. It’s like a Sharpie—however secure. And the Victoria Beckham Satin Kajal Liner? Let’s be trustworthy—Posh made a great liner. I prefer it in Navy Noir. After I was bartending full time at Webster Corridor, I might go in with a full cat-eye, so I’m fairly first rate at getting liquid liner on me. The Danessa Myricks Magnificence Linework Paintbrush Fluid Eyeliner is great. It has a skinny tip and goes on tremendous black.
I didn’t use a watch primer for a very long time, however I noticed the error of my methods when my shadow began to crease. City Decay’s Primer Potion is my go-to. If I’m going for a ‘fancier’ make-up look, I swear by City Decay’s 24/7 Eyeshadow Stick in Freak, an acid inexperienced that I like to use across the inside nook of my eye to midway down my lids. I’ve hazel eyes, so it brings out the inexperienced. It additionally takes two seconds. The Pat McGrath Labs Mothership V Palette additionally has an iridescent inexperienced shadow that I put on. I’m nearly out of it, and I’m so bummed that you may’t purchase her shades in singles. I don’t know what it’s about inexperienced, nevertheless it makes me really feel attention-grabbing and assured. I’m an actual believer that make-up is meant to be fucking enjoyable. Whereas I like sculpting my cheekbones, I additionally need placed on some fucking glitter. I need shade. I need enjoyable. I need silliness.
Joey Healy shapes and tints my brows each six months or so. I do like a bushy forehead look, and I like Joey’s Forehead Construction Clear set to maintain them brushed up. I feel that the Kimiko Tremendous Advantageous Eyebrow Pencil Automatique is a sleeper hit within the forehead business. Danielle Kimiko Vincent, the founder, does Sandra Oh’s brows, and he or she is so gifted. The pencil solely is available in one shade, a form of grey, nevertheless it’s tremendous positive. You may draw particular person hairs very effectively. The KS&Co Tinted Forehead Gel can also be a dream. It doesn’t deposit an excessive amount of shade, nevertheless it thickens up the hairs.
I’ve blonde eyelashes, so I have to darken them. Armani’s Eyes to Kill Classico is my little black costume of mascara. It lengthens. It offers you Bambi eyes. I prefer it a lot that I didn’t need to like Gucci’s Mascara L’Obscur, nevertheless it nails it each single time. It pains me to say it, nevertheless it’s definitely worth the cash. The identical goes for Victoria Beckham Magnificence’s Future Lash Mascara. In terms of ‘clear’ choices, eliminating all the nasties in mascaras has come to this point. I bounce backwards and forwards between Tower 28 MakeWaves and Saie’s Mascara 101.
I really feel probably the most myself with a lip. I hate to be such a cliche, nevertheless it feels very French to me to only have a daring lip with a naked face. Hermès’s lipstick in Orange Boite is a sheer-ish orange-red. It appears loopy within the bullet—like a carrot—nevertheless it’s good. Rouge Casaque is my unhealthy bitch pink. If I want to shut a deal, that’s the one I’m carrying. In the meantime, Byredo’s lipstick in Divorce is my horny pink. I like the entire Chanel Rouge Coco Baume line—the balms are tremendous moisturizing. Dream is my flawless shade. It’s an ideal burnt rosy—like your lips however higher. Benefit’s Shade Slick Tinted Lip Oil additionally has an exquisite formulation.
I found Sunnies Face after I was in Korea procuring in Myeongdong. Their Lip Deal with in Lady Crush, a heat rose, and Poppy, a reddish orange, are good. They’ve a stunning consistency. I’ve each single shade from Sisley’s Lipstick Phyto-Rouge Shine line—they’re fucking flawless—however I particularly love Sheer Blossom, Sheer Petal, and Sheer Ginger. For balms, they keep on so lengthy. Each lady in my household makes use of the Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Rose. I’ve one in each bag I personal, they usually’re solely $5. Chanel’s N°1 de Chanel Lip and Cheek Balm helps me look not lifeless, and I even have the Zelens Lip Enhancer. It’s a kind of balms that adjusts to the pH of your lips. Keep in mind when Smashbox had the O-Gloss? It’s like that however a bit of bit fancier.
HAIR
My mother went grey extraordinarily early. My complete life I solely knew her with silver hair, which is superb as a result of it jogs my memory that going grey is just not the worst factor on the earth. The pandemic actually sparked me going grey very quickly although. I had one or two grays that I may pluck up till that time, and now, I’ve a full on silver streak—I name it my energy streak. I’ve been going to Colleen Flaherty for my blonde for the previous 5 – 6 years. I see her each 4 months or so, and we’re slowly beginning to let my grey come via a bit of bit extra as a result of there’s no stopping it.
After I had a bob—I had one for 5 years—I went to Erickson A at Bumble and Bumble. I like him as a result of he’s nice at working with textured hair. These days although, Dhiran Mistry has been my go-to. My hair grows out rather well anytime I’m going to him.
I’ve been going to the Harklinikken Clinic as a result of I misplaced lots of hair final yr. I used to be having a extremely demanding summer season, and I used to be shedding a Pomeranian’s value of hair each time I showered. Then, after all, shedding your hair makes you extra pressured and your cortisol ranges rise and it turns into a vicious cycle. I exploit Harklinikken’s serum when my hair is 90 p.c dry. I additionally use their Stabilizing Scalp Shampoo and Each day Hair Conditioner, which is form of a bummer as a result of I need to take a look at a bunch of stuff, however I do really feel like they’re working. My hair’s beginning to develop again, particularly round my temples. That mentioned, I’m usually not loyal to lots of shampoo and conditioners. I like the Crown Affair Ritual Shampoo and Conditioner. The conditioner particularly is so creamy.
I like how accessible Odele is as an entire. Their Clarifying Shampoo is so good. The Oribe Hair Alchemy Resilience Shampoo and Conditioner are actually nice for blondes particularly. I additionally use the Olaplex No.4P Blonde Enhancer Firming Shampoo as soon as every week as a result of my hair tends to get brassy actually rapidly. Plus, my dad’s a redhead, so I’ve some pink undertones and I don’t like that. And since I dwell in New York and the water is tough, I’ve the Cover Filtered Showerhead, which I really feel like helps hold my blonde actually vibrant.
As a result of I’ve textured and coloured hair, it may well get actually dry, so I at all times use Crown Affair’s Depart-In-Conditioner or Residing Proof’s Restore Restore Depart-In after I get out of the bathe. The method goes: I get out of the bathe, add a leave-in, put in some JVN Full Air Dry Cream, which helps with frizz, and Ceremonia Pequi Curl Activator. It’s my holy grail curl product. I’ve actually positive 2A-2B waves, and all the pieces that I’d come throughout for curls up till that time was too creamy and weighed down my hair. The Activator is a form of gel-serum hybrid. Actually, I like all the pieces from Ceremonia. Babba Canales, the founder, did such an exquisite job catering to folks with curlier hair. I exploit the Guava Rescue Spray for warmth safety, too. After which I exploit the Rōz Santa Lucia Styling Oil on my ends.
I’m actually lazy with hair masks, however they’re good to have as an additional deal with. Odele’s Moisture Masks is a favourite. It took me a very long time to get on the K18 Depart-in Molecular Restore Hair Masks practice as a result of you may’t use conditioner with it and that seems like sacrilege for textured hair, however I do really feel prefer it helps with cut up ends and stopping breakage since I’m bleaching it on a regular basis. I exploit it as soon as a month.
I really feel very elegant and put collectively when I’ve a snatched, Bella Hadid bun, regardless that it’s actually unhealthy on your hair. However as a result of I’ve rogue child hairs from all the regrowth, I’ve lots of frizz. I swear by the Mielle Organics Honey & Ginger Edge Gel. That shit will shellac your hair down. Simply use an outdated toothbrush, and it fucking works. It may be windy, it may be raining, and your hair’s not going wherever. You do should shampoo actually laborious to get it out although.
I solely correctly brush my hair earlier than I get within the bathe. Cim Mahony gave me a Mason Pearson pocket brush after I was in Copenhagen. Truly, that’s a joke. I went on a press journey to Stockholm, after which I flew from Stockholm to Copenhagen for eight hours simply to get my hair dyed. It was most likely the most effective blonde I’ve ever had in my life. Now I am obsessive about this new French model, La Bonne Brosse, for a really stylish various to the Mason Pearson.—I exploit the No. 2 brush. On my moist hair, I exploit Crown Affair’s Comb No. 002 to brush my leave-in via.
I’m an enormous proponent of air drying, nevertheless it’s not at all times possible. Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer with the diffuser attachment works the quickest. It minimizes the frizz. And the Amika Excessive Tide Seashore Waver Curling Iron is my secret weapon for getting my waves—it lifts up the roots and it’s straightforward to make use of. I hardly ever get pleasure from getting my hair blown out as a result of it appears too valuable, however Mark Towsend at all times offers me an excellent blow out. He does Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s hair, so he simply will get it. If I flat iron my hair, which could be very uncommon today, I exploit the T3 Easy ID Good Flat Iron.
NAILS
Getting my nails accomplished is one in all my favourite inexpensive luxuries. I dwell across the nook from a cute nail salon, Parts Magnificence Lounge, which was at all times a objective for me in New York. For a fancier manicure, I’m the largest fan of JinSoon. It’s so calming.
I like doing my very own manicures—not pedicures—and I bought actually good through the pandemic. Typically, I like a shorter, oval-shaped nail. Once they’re too lengthy, it’s too laborious to kind. I like the Chanel nail file to form them. The Naked Palms Dry Gloss Manicure Equipment is ideal, too. It comes with a glass file and cuticle oil.
When it comes to colours, I like JinSoon’s Palma. It’s an electrical Kelly inexperienced. JinSoon’s Cool Blue is an Yves Klein blue. Truly, I actually like getting ugly colours on my nails. JinSoon’s Charme appears disgusting—type of like child vomit—however in a modern manner. It’s like an electrical yellow, slimy inexperienced, and I actually, actually adore it. Chanel’s 953 Essentiel [discontinued] is sort of a toffee brown. And each time I get Essie’s Sure, I Canyon, I really feel flawless. It’s the right orange-red.
FRAGRANCE
I swap up my scent relying on the season, my temper, and the time of day—what I put on within the morning is just not essentially what I will put on at evening. I gravitate in the direction of woody scents. I like amber, salt, and rose. I feel rose will get a nasty rap as being an outdated girl scent—it may be actually horny when accomplished proper. In the summertime, I like Ellis Brooklyn’s SALT. It smells just like the seaside, like if you happen to’ve simply been exterior taking part in by the seaside. And it will get higher once you sweat into it. Fueguia 1833 is a current discover of mine. All the model’s scents are stunning, however Cactus Azul is a really sharp however earthy scent. It’s clear and dry and smells higher the longer you put on it. Truly, it jogs my memory of what a post-sex scent could be—in a pleasant manner—like simply one thing from inside your physique. I actually love the ethos behind D.S. & Durga’s Bistro Waters. It has inexperienced pepper, mandarin, moss water, and nutmeg. It’s savory and complicated.
L’Eau Papier is one in all Diptyque’s newer scents. Individuals at all times ask me about it after I put on it. You would not assume {that a} web page of a guide would encourage a really engaging scent as a result of, I feel, you’d both love or hate that. However it’s very recent and vibrant and lighter than you’d count on.
I wrote a narrative diving deep into how smells and aromacology can truly have an effect on your temper, so I like the thought of a practical perfume. Thoughts Power from The Nue Co. is actually uplifting. I put on it loads when I’ve an enormous day of occasions. Does it truly give me extra power? I do not know, nevertheless it appeals to one thing in me and I do know that I ought to have extra power by carrying it, so I really feel higher.
Lover by The Maker is the fragrance that will get me probably the most feedback. It’s simply actually cozy and scrumptious in a manner that makes you need to scent it once more. It makes you need to be in a darkish resort amongst velvet with mushy candle lighting. Krigler’s Boudoir Renaissance 223 is actually well-balanced. It’s considerably floral however earthy. It’s wealthy however not too musky. It’s form of slinky. It’s one other good date evening fragrance. It’s a mouthwatering one.
I’m a fucking candle freak. I do know that they don’t seem to be the most effective for you, however you choose your battles. I imply, I inject botulinum toxin into my face frequently, so yeah, I’m going to mild a candle. I can’t even let you know what Nette’s Safari actually smells like—I imply the notes are suede, violet leaves, and moss—nevertheless it’s simply so good. And once more, I like rose, and there’s one thing very elegant about Diptyque’s Roses. I additionally love Baies. That’s the traditional one.
I like Matthew Herman and David Kien, the boys behind Boy Smells. I keep in mind writing about them after they launched their Kush candle. It was one in all my first large magnificence profiles that I did, so that they’re very close to and pricey to my coronary heart. I now actually love the Spirituous candle, the votive particularly. I like that it is lit up by the flame.
I’ve gone via lots of Byredo Woods candles. I grew up on a farm and having any form of land round me makes me really feel very humble, and I like carrying that feeling via a candle. The identical goes for D.S. & Durga’s Massive Sur After Rain. I’ve the hand cleaning soap of it, too.
It is at all times a dialog piece to have a hashish candle in your house. I am a hashish consumer, and you may elevate that shit and make it right into a candle. It’s earthy and blends effectively with the smells of a house. I like Malin + Goetz’s.”
—As informed to Daise Bedolla
Photographed by Alexandra Genova in Brooklyn on December 2, 2023