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THE NEW YORK TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012 N E3

Skin Deep

Beauty My ? Spots It’s in Here Somewhere Face

EYES WIDE OPEN A California plastic surgeon has combined blepharoplasty ( surgery) and browpexy (brow lift) to create an “All-in-One Lid and Brow” lift that he says is less invasive than many similar procedures. The new lift takes 30 minutes and requires two internal stitches and about five days of recuperation. The procedure costs approximate- ly $4,500 and is available at the practice of Tancredi F. D’Amore, in Corte Madera, Calif. (damoreplasticsurgery.com). TOUPEES ARE CHEAPER Dr. Rob- ert M. Bernstein, of the Bernstein Medical Center for Hair Restora- tion in Midtown Manhattan, has Lips become the first doctor on the East Coast to use a robot (below)

PRACTICAL Walker mesh bags are sturdy enough to be thrown into the PHOTOGRAPHS BY TONY CENICOLA/THE NEW YORK TIMES to help with hair transplants, ac- wash and transparent enough to reveal what kind of makeup is inside. cording to the company that de- veloped the machine, Restoration Robotics. The Artas System for

By HILARY HOWARD she said, she would also include a brightening wand Illinois and the creator of YouTube’s popular Beauty OR many of us, the New Year brings with it a like Instant Light Brush-On Perfector (it Broadcast, also thinks the curler, though un- frenzy of resolutions to streamline and or- adds brightness around dark circles or shadows), a wieldy, is a purse essential. “Our hair falls, and so do ganize one’s life. Let’s not overlook the pock- (she’s partial to Clé de Peau Beauté) and our ,” she said. But besides the curler, her etbook. More specifically: the makeup in blotting papers. on-the-go bag does not include eye makeup; just F The YouTube stylist Jessica Harlow is also a fan of cotton swabs. “Sometimes it’s about taking things one’s pocketbook. “When you can find whatever you need with your blotting papers (she likes ), in addition to away when it comes to touch-ups,” she said. eyes closed, from your lipstick to your hand , concealer (Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer) and Ms. Weiss agrees and tries to carry Oil- you feel light on your feet and self-reliant, like pressed powder (Lancôme Dual Finish). “Blotting Free Makeup Eraser sticks in both her pocketbook you’re on top of the world,” said Julie Morgenstern, papers always fit in a clutch,” Ms. Harlow said, not- and evening clutch. a professional organizer based in Manhattan. “It’s ing that she could get away with just three items for Once you’ve decided what your essentials are, it’s your power on-the-go.” a night purse (the papers, pressed powder and one time to organize them in your pocketbook. Ms. Morgenstern breaks down makeup organ- lipstick), while her day bag would also include the Ms. Morgenstern realizes that most women are ization into three components: your home base concealer and . devoted to their large open totes, which she deemed (where she recommended “a nice deep drawer” de- Ann Orcutt, a New York-based makeup artist, “highly impractical from the organizational stand- Hair Restoration uses digital map- voted to all on-the-go purse contents like makeup agrees with Ms. Weiss that the majority of the face point.” To prevent the day bag from morphing into and ), what you take and how you take it. and eyes can be done at home, but like Ms. Harlow an impossible black hole, she suggests a system of ping and tracking to extract and “You have to ask yourself: ‘What are my true es- and Ms. Dubroff she is also concerned with keeping pouches in various sizes, each devoted to a single harvest “follicular units,” a k a sentials? If I had nothing, what would I be desperate category of items (like makeup), which can be la- hairs. The procedure lasts from for?’” she said. beled or color-coded, then tossed into the tote (or four to eight hours and usually Most makeup experts suggest applying cosmetics stored in the “deep drawer” when not in use). costs $12,000 to $15,000 at home and leaving cumbersome items like founda- The three elements of makeup On OpenSky.com, where she recommends organi- (bernsteinmedical.com). tion and brushes behind, while packing one’s bag zational products, Ms. Morgenstern is a fan of Bag- with products to touch up important areas. Howev- organization: home base, what gu bags, which are nylon, zippered, come in sizes HAPPY FEET Now you don’t have er, they differ on which areas are the most im- ranging from playing cards to backpacks, and fold to wear flip-flops to the nail salon portant. you take and how you take it. into nothing. “This company knows people need in January. Bootie Pies are Ugg- For Emily Weiss, the founder of Into the Gloss, a something small for their cotton balls and Q-Tips,” like suede and leather boots with she said. beauty blog, the mouth is what matters most. collapsible front flaps so that re- She was a bit taken aback recently when she the complexion looking matte and refreshed She also likes the Purse Perfector, a two-part zip- cently painted toes can continue found herself at a party and noticed five lip products throughout the day. pered pouch that divides in half. Office essentials in her clutch. “I mean, just in case I wanted to “If I leave the house without concealer, pressed (pens, reading glasses) can be placed on one side to dry without risking hypother- switch halfway through the night, from a matte red powder, a bronzer or blotting tools, I will make a U- and makeup on the other. “When you go out at mia to the rest of the foot. The col- lip to a glossy nude lip,” she said. turn to go home and get them,” said Ms. Orcutt, who night, you can unzip and take your makeup with lection, introduced in 2007, now of- Ms. Weiss has an excuse, in that she’s always favors brands like , Face Stock- you,” she said. fers a low boot. Colors include off- sampling new products for her blog, and “lip prod- holm and MAC. She rounded out her streamlined Ms. Orcutt prefers Walker Mesh Bags white, black and lavender ($68 to ucts are the easiest things to try: they just wipe on pocketbook list with a “middle ground” lip color and (walkerbags.com) for their sturdiness and transpar- $88 at bootiepies.com). and off.” Along with the five lip products, which are travel-size cotton swabs. ency. “When they get dirty, you can throw them in HILARY HOWARD all “in rotation,” she said, she also carries her “es- The celebrity makeup artist Scott Barnes’s focus, the wash with your jeans and then air-dry them,” sential,” Avène Lip Balm, a . meanwhile, is on eyes. His “five essentials” for a she said. And Ms. Harlow said that she sometimes But as a rule, Ms. Weiss does her face and eyes at woman’s day bag include mascara (Armani Eyes to simply uses Ziploc sandwich bags. home, so there’s no need to pack those products for Kill); a Japonesque eyelash curler; and his personal But no matter the method, even makeup artists, it the day. “The lips really are the only thing you need go-to: Naphcon eye drops (“They make your eyes seems, have difficulty streamlining their pocket- to touch up,” she said. look, bright, white and rested,” he said). Mr. Barnes books. “It’s easy for me to put lightweight makeup Other experts, though, focus on touching up blem- topped off his list with a MAC Cremesheen Glass (a bags together for clients, but I have a hard time do- ishes and shine. Although Pati Dubroff, the celebrity gloss lipstick hybrid) in Boy Bait and a ing it myself,” Ms. Orcutt said. “I don’t mind a sore beauty artist for Clarins, would certainly pack a tint- bronzer. shoulder from toting extra products around if they ed lip balm and the “lipstick of the day” in her purse, Emily Eddington, a morning-news TV anchor in make me look beautiful. Beauty is pain.” MARIA TEIJEIRO/GETTY IMAGES (EYE)