YOU ARE A BABE
TRACEY LOMRANTZ LESTER, GILT GROUP
MAY 10.2013
by AIMEE BLAUT
"I spent almost eight years in magazines before I made the move to Gilt Group—I was both insanely nervous and obnoxiously excited and the first couple of months here have exceeded all of my expectations. I had some knowledge of e-commerce from some of the cool projects I’d worked on at Glamour, but working for a pioneering company like Gilt is a whole different game. It's one thing to have good taste and be able to spot trends, but it's something else entirely to package those trends, present them to our members in a way that feels exciting and actually get them to shop (an enormous endeavor that I never had to worry about when I was an editor). I’m looking at fashion through a whole different lens, and it's such a gratifying experience.
I work closely with our buyers to decide which trends we're going to invest in and I help editorialize the shopping experience through video, original imagery, interviews, and style advice. Along with my amazingly talented team I create content for our blog. No day is like the one before it—the pace is just astonishing!
I am super uptight about oral hygiene so when I wake up I brush my teeth right away. Usually I’ll do a light spritz on my face with an Evian Spray and then I work out. After I get back from the gym I wash my face with Cetaphil. I’ve been using it for a hundred years; it’s the most amazing cleanser in the world. My grandmother’s ninety years old and she’s been using it forever and has amazing skin so that has always stuck with me. I use a Kiehl’s Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado and recently started using a new moisturizer, Clinique Moisture Surge. It’s really good and only thirty dollars a jar, which is pretty incredible. In the winter I like the La Prairie Caviar Cream when my skin is dry.
When it comes to cosmetics I am very low key. Lipstick is my number one product; it’s my armor. No matter how crappy I feel or how much I hate my outfit I always put on some lipstick and it can change everything. I am not a brand loyalist and have about fifty different tubes. I’m wearing Estée Lauder, Fuchsia Velvet and I have a Clarins red that I have been obsessed with forever. I just got into a dark lip from MAC and am loving it. I am making it my mission this year to learn how to wear eyeliner. I just have never figured it. I am determined to master a nice little cat eye and winged flip. I’ve been wearing DiorShow mascara forever, that’s my go to.
I try to wash my face every single night; I hate to go to bed with any makeup on. Moisturizing my hands is really important to me. Hands are the telltale sign of how old a woman is, I am fanatical about keeping my hands youthful looking. I use L’Occitane hand cream and sometimes I sleep with cotton gloves. I put Vaseline on my lips every single night. I hate the feeling of dry lips.
I chopped all my hair off in October for a shoot for Glamour. It was down to my waist and cut more than ten inches off, it was so scary. It was a huge move for me after having long hair for years and years.”
Photos by Aimee Blaut in New York
Tags: Cetaphil, Clarins, Clinique, Dior, Estee Lauder, Evian, Kiehl's, L'Occitane, La Prarie, MAC, Vaseline
YOU ARE A BABE
KATIE GALLAGHER, DESIGNER
MAY 07.2012
by AIMEE BLAUT
"I’m a fashion designer and I like it because I get to make things all day long! When I was growing up what I wanted to be would change from time to time: an artist (this meant a painter), a gymnast, a sculptor, a runner, then back to a painter. It was never anything conventional or realistic."
“When I wake up in the morning I eat a snack and drink a cup of tea. Then I head out for a run followed by the gym or pilates. My beauty routine starts out with Cetaphil moisturizer and then RoC under eye serum.”
“For makeup I use Chanel Sheer Illuminator or Makeup Forever’s HD Primer, but only if I will be wearing makeup all day. Next I use some Bo-iing concealer by Benefit and Bobbi Brown Pressed Powder in white. I line my eyes with black pencil liner and then use Estee Lauder’s Lash Primer Plus. I alternate between Givenchy Phenomen’Eyes mascara and Maybelline Great Lash, the one that comes in the pink and green bottle. And finally I use MAC liquid liner to make dots and lines around my eyes and I’m done.”
“My favorite beauty brands are Make-up Forever, Bobbi Brown, Benefit and MAC. I can’t live without eyeliner, candy corn and raw nut mix.”
“When I think about beautiful memories I often think about a walk that my grandma (Bear) would take me on as a child. We would leave her house and walk up the road past two different cemeteries and then turn left onto a hidden dirt path that wound through the forest. It led to an open field of daffodils and an abandoned wooden shack. She’d tell me that ‘Old Man Lochi’ had lived there years before.”
“My favorite salon is Dop Dop. My friend Cesar is the creative director there and is the only person who can get my hair this shade. Cesar and his team also do amazing work on my fashion shows.”
Photos by: Aimee Blaut
Tags: Benefit, Bobbi Brown, Cetaphil, Chanel, Dop Dop Salon, Givenchy, Katie Gallagher, MAC, Make Up Forever, Maybelline, Roc
LOVE AFFAIRS
KIMBERLY TAYLOR GINDI AND ASHLEY FELDMAN, BLAC DIAMOND SISTERS
MAY 02.2012
by AIMEE BLAUT
Sisters Kimberly Taylor Gindi and Ashley Feldman invited me over to play in their makeup cabinets, and what perfect timing: the girls have just launched their new Blac Diamond jewelry line. I got a first look at the goods... Enjoy!
“We are just now launching our fine jewelry collection, Blac Diamonds. We were always fans of black diamond jewelry, designing and collecting pieces on our own and for friends, so it seemed natural to launch our own collection. Our first pieces include tennis bracelets, studs, hoops and eternity bands that are all set in white or rose gold, or our signature “blackout” Rhodium …we aim to produce quality timeless jewels with an edge.”
“In the morning I start off by cleansing with Neutrogena face wipes and then use the Ahava Rich Cleansing Cream and La Mer moisturizer. For makeup I use Chanel Soleil de Tan, the NARS Laguna bronzer and Orgasm blush duo and YSL Shocking mascara. OPI Black Onyx is my staple for my nails. I use Organix Morocaan Oil shampoo and conditioner and then let my hair dry naturally out of the shower. My go-to, quick-fix product is Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer - and a pair of sunglasses – and I’m out the door.”
“In the morning, I cleanse with Cetaphil and when I have time I use the Neutrogena Wave Sonic cleanser. At night, I use the SabonMud Mask and in the shower I use the Sabon Lemon Mint Body scrub. I’ve been cutting my own bangs recently and use Morrocan Oil before I blow dry. In terms of makeup, I happen to love the Sephora brand mineral double compact – I take it with me everywhere I go. Otherwise, I use Armani foundation, Chanel eyeliners and YSL mascara.”
“The one product that makes me feel amazing is red lipstick. I wear it even in the morning sometimes. I love Tom Ford Cherry Lush or the infamous NARS Jungle Red. I always wear red nail polish no matter what season. I rarely stray, but if I do, its for Christian Dior’s black nail polish or Tom Ford’s Bitter Bitch; both were gifts from friends!”
Photos by: Aimee Blaut
Tags: Ahava, Cetaphil, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dior, La Mer, Laura Mercier, nars, Neutrogena, OPI, Sabon, Tom Ford, YSL
