It’s usually best to avoid red eyeshadow, but worn in the right way it can look amazing. Plus, a heavenly scent to ease your cares away, and brilliant products for curly hair
I’m attempting to justify writing “red eyeshadow” and “wearable” in the same sentence. While this Pyer Moss look isn’t an obvious choice to walk the dog in, I maintain red smoky eyes don’t need a special occasion – especially if you keep it simple. Start with skin. Quality foundation plus highlighter on cheekbones equals illusion of perfection. Sweep a wash of eyeshadow over and around the eyes (rhinestones not obligatory), blend outwards over temples, and finish with a nude lip. Now, consider your reflection. See? Wearable.
I can’t do without... A comforting scent for when the world stops making sense
I don’t subscribe to the concept of a signature scent, much preferring the liberty of a scent wardrobe. I tend to lean towards greens or smoky/leathery fragrances layered with the sweetness of a flora, and I have a roster of fragrances to spritz according to my mood. But then Covid-19 happened, lockdown happened, George Floyd happened. And I stopped wearing perfume. It wasn’t even conscious. I simply stopped. Then I recalled another traumatic moment in my life when I stopped wearing fragrance. It was seven years ago when my son was born at 28 weeks (thankfully, he survived and is now absolutely fine). The world is in an unsettling era and for me, as a black woman, the issues around racial injustice are very personal. As we become consumed with the pain around us, our response is to eschew things we once took pleasure in. In the face of life and death, what is the point of a perfume? Then I remembered something I learned all those years ago. In the face of adversity, sometimes it is the little rituals we take for granted that give us a sense of normality, comfort and joy… And so I reached for this fragrance by a founder who, like me, is of African heritage. It’s a Bertram, fig, magnolia and woody scent inspired by Minnie Riper-ton's 1970s song Les Fleurs. Described as a celebration of life, love and creation, it is everything I need right now.
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