Your vexing pet questions, answered

WHIP IT GOOD

MOVE OVER, BODY LOTION. TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL EGG MOUSSE BODY OIL ($25, SEPHORA. COM) SQUIRTS OUT LIKE MERINGUE (WHEE!) AND IS QUICKLY ABSORBED, SO YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE A SLIP AND SLIDE. EGG-YOLK EXTRACT INCREASES CELL TURNOVER, RESULTING IN SOFTER SKIN.

Crowning achievement

Known for effective skin care, StriVectin applied its anti-aging technology to hair. StriVectin Hair Max Volume Shampoo and Conditioner ($23 each, strivectin. com) deliver shine, body, and fullness— factors that fade with time—to fine hair.

Color theory

When concealer alone isn’t cutting it, layer a Smashbox Color Correcting Stick ($23 each, smashbox.com)underneath to cancel redness (use green), sallow spots (lavender), bluish veins (peach), or dark under-eye circles (orange).

JUST PLAIN FUN.

beauty

BEAUTY TIP OF THE MONTH: Revive dry, cakey under-eyes by putting a drop of face oil onto a sponge and dabbing it overyour concealer—almost as good as new.

Wanderful

CoverGirl Plumpify Mascara by BlastPro ($12at drugstores) has thecompany’s biggest brushto date, featuring conicalbristles and fins that lift andplump even the puniesthairs. The result: falsie-ish fringe minus the fuss.

The golden girls

For those who say wearing foundation feels like a mask, consider Giorgio Armani Maestro Glow ($64, armanibeauty.com). Made without water or powder, it disappears onto skin, contains antioxidants, and deposits a gleam. In nine shades.

Great lengths

A time-saver for flatiron fanatics, Hot Tools 1-inch Salon Flat Iron Extra Long Plates ($60, ulta. com) allows wider sections of hair to be styled more quickly. Infrared heat keeps hair from feeling fried.

Lay it on thick

A new medicine-cabinet must: CeraVe Healing Ointment ($22 for 12 ounces, at drugstores) soothes cracked skin, dry feet, cuts and scrapes, and eczema with petrolatum, ceramides, and hyaluronic acid (no lanolin, preservatives, or dye).

A clean sheet

e.l.f. Studio Mattifying Blotting Papers ($5 for 25, elfcosmetics.com) come in a mirrored compact with a self-adhesive pouf that picks up each sheet so your fingers stay off your face. Dab your T-zone to remove oil and deposit a veil of powder.

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