Midway through a world tour that sees her singing to packed stadiums, Billie Eilish sticks to a nighttime beauty routine both for the sake of her skin and her emotional self.
Michelle Pfeiffer loves using the Merit Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick to conceal ’bad spots‘ and create an even complexion. Here’s where to find it.
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I was not a big makeup wearer in a pre-pandemic world, and now, I can probably count on one hand how many times I ve worn it in the last 10 months. I m a big fan of skin care, and when I do wear makeup, it s very minimal. My one go-to is concealer, because I like to cover up any spots or darkness, but I ve never found a great base product I really love. Most tinted moisturizers feel too thick, and so many foundations leave my skin looking either cracked and flaky or greasy and slick, when what I m going for is dewy and natural. I had yet to find an option that actually gave me the your skin but better look, until I tried the new Merit The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick ($38).
Katherine Power, founder of the Who What Wear fashion empire and Versed skincare, enters the makeup market with Merit: a clean, super-edited beauty line featuring only the products you need to get ready in five minutes, tops. “Merit is the antidote to those overwhelming, saturated beauty brands with too many steps and 50 shadow pallets being dropped every week,” says Power of the brand, which launches today. “I wanted to create a brand that would reimagine luxury beauty for modern consumers like myself, by making it cleaner, well-edited, and accessible,”
Vibe-wise, we consider it Glossier for grownups. “As I saw the clean beauty landscape starting to grow, I tried a lot of great products, but always felt like they were for a younger customer who was looking for newness and excess,” she adds. It’s makeup designed to make you look like you, minus the obvious sparkle.