I recently read an interview with Jean Godfrey-June (beauty director at Lucky magazine) on my favourite beauty blog Into The Gloss. I love Jean’s philosophy on beauty and why she enjoys writing about it. ‘People are very generous with each other about beauty,’ she says, ‘and it’s something where people will talk about themselves at a much more personal level.’
The post conveniently weaved in details about her memoir Free Gift with Purchase: My Improbable Career in Magazines and Makeup, and so naturally I found myself ordering it on Amazon moments later.
Beauty editors are often criticised for offering makeup or skincare advice despite their lack of formal cosmetic credentials or professional training. But rather than claiming to be an expert, Jean falls back on her theory of beauty being about community and the value of passing on secrets from one woman to another.
And so without further ado, here are some beauty tips from the lady herself:
· Look out for the following ingredients used in moisturisers (they actually do work as anti-aging tools); alpha hydroxy acids, retinol, peptides and vitamin C
· A little bit of blush makes everyone, including Jean, look significantly prettier
· Laura Mercier's concealer is the best ... and speaking of concealer …. when applying pat, don't rub (apparently that phrase was almost the title of the book)
· Jean has been using the same shampoo - Phytojojoba from Phyto - for years (even before she was a beauty editor) because it makes her hair look better than anything else. It is for dry and damaged hair, despite the fact that her hair is oily and relatively undamaged
· The good beauty advice is the kind you get in the locker room at the gym, when one girl is telling her friend about this amazing new mascara that makes her eyes look five thousand times bigger
· Oh and Jean did spend 40 minutes on a bed with Tom Ford and he is reportedly every bit as gorgeous, magnetic, masculine and sexy as everyone claims
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