After years of R&D, Lea Pavel shares her Shabbos makeup protocol
Greetings! ’Tis I, the Product Junkie/Aficionado. You may remember me from a previous article (or two) regarding skin care. Unsurprisingly, I also wear the hat of Makeup Lover.
Cosmetics require devotion; they aren’t simple to navigate on weekdays, never mind when lipstick application is verboten for 25 straight hours. It strikes terror in the heart of every mascara adorer to hear the words “Shabbos bar mitzvah.”
But fear not! It’s hard to defeat determined women — even as slaves in Egypt, we whipped out those mirrors and made it work! We’ve managed to pinpoint not only the products that wear the longest, but also the tried-and-true methods to keep them going for even longer.
My current Friday protocol took years of R&D. Since childhood, I watched, fascinated, as my mother patiently layered on makeup to last the whole Shabbos through. With Internet research and experimentation, I gave her system an upgrade.
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