Your Beauty Mark

Beauty, glamour, even luxury need not be determined by one’s bank account. True luxury is using the silk robe or teacups every single day.

But it’s the steamy shower I long for!

Post-show, when I’m in my dressing room, I count on MAC’s industrial-strength, mineral-oil-free Cleanse Off Oil to dissolve everything away. Coconut oil is another fabulous natural option.

I wanted skin that resembled that of a porcelain doll. I pulled it off, and it looks amazing in photographs.

cases where the foundation shade is different from the skin tone, it better be expertly applied. As such, it was with a combination of patience and luck that I covered my arms, chest, and legs in a milkier-than-usual foundation for one red carpet outing some years back.

A thick, not-of-this-world layer of body makeup under the blinding lights of a catwalk or stage can appear like flawless skin.

No one should be able to see my bare skin,” I urged him. “It must be spackled on.”

Don’t be shy. Lay it on thicker. It’s all right to use the whole bottle.” But the poor makeup artist was sending me out of my mind.

Applying body makeup is a craft, one not all professional makeup artists have mastered

This foundation step is followed by a good powdering. On another plate, I mingle Coty Airspun Loose Face Powder and MAC Iridescent Loose Powder in Silver Dusk. I may even add a loose powder with sparkling pink or blue tints for effect. I apply it with a grand ten-inch puff custom-made for me by my accommodating friends at Ricky’s beauty emporium in New York City.