Get Fresh With Me | Spring Beauty Update

Springtime is defined by change. We all metamorphosize into our warm-weather selves, shedding our clothes along with our inhibitions, trading Rioja for Rose, getting a fresh new lover and outlook on life and love and lust and the city itself.

Don’t let your beauty routine stay stagnant. You can’t be going out in that wintertime face, baby. No way. Get fresh with me. Put your best face forward.

Read on for my tried-and-true beauty picks for Spring and get out there. Go. Go get ’em.

When the weather is this nice and we’ve been waiting so long for it, showering moves down on the list of priorities. But no one needs to know that. Get that just-washed fresh-as-fuck every day with this dry shampoo. Trust me, I’ve tried every single one on the market. Don’t waste your time. This one adds just the right amount of texture with almost no build up, it smells great, and between you and me, I haven’t washed my hair in a week. It’s $23 and saves you about 5 hours a week of shampooing and styling. Get it now.

The best way to wake up tired skin after whatever you did last night, this rose water spray freshens and invigorates your cells to entice that natural glow to show even if your mind is fuzzy and your body is hungover. Plus, it’s a great setting spray to keep everything in place even if you fall apart. Only $7 so Get yours here now.

I’ve changed mascaras. I thought that nothing could ever be Better Than Sex mascara, except actually great sex, until I discovered this. Trust me when I tell you that this is the best mascara out there. I had no faith in the skinny little silicone brush until I saw what it can do. This mascara separates and enhances every single lash so I found myself staring back at big, bold eyes in complete and utter disbelief. It’s better than Better Than Sex. It stays put, it doesn’t flake, and it’s changed everything. For $24, let it change you life right now.

I’m usually privvy to hiding my sins behind Hourglass’s Hidden Corrective concealer, but the dewy, reslpendent nature of this dreamy concealer just doesn’t transition well into warm weather. As the chance for mischief increases with the temperature, I need something a little sturdier, a little smoother, a one-and-done concealer that will cover up and dull my sins to the point of being uninteresting and irrelevant. Nars Matte Concealer does the trick here. Pat on one light layer with your finger and you’re covered for the rest of the day, and night. $30 might seem steep, but this powerful pot lasts forever. Get yours here.

I despise that caked-on look of foundation as a base layer. This provides just the right amount of coverage to let your natural glow shine through, plus moisturizes skin to keep things looking calm, cool, and under control from the outside. And you know, SPF which means we’ll be forever young. So act accordingly. $24 get yours here.

When the seasons finally change in New York, we want to do everything outside. Dining al fresco, drinking on rooftops, dancing all night at Brooklyn Mirage, getting frisky in the park… and inevitably sweating through all of these activities. Make sure your makeup stays put even as your hips are shaking all night with this light and flawless first layer. It’s oil free and only $16 for the travel size. Get it.

I’ve never met an automatic eyeliner that I deemed acceptable, until this one. Bare Mineral’s One Fine Line gets to the point without bothering with that sharpener that always leaves a trail of tears all over… well, everything. Springtime might be all about blurring lines but this perfect little point will be at least one thing you can count on. I picked up mine from Zoe’s in Greenpoint, but get yours here for $18.

Summertime is all about keeping your beauty routine light and easygoing, but some nights beg for a bolder, more seductive look. For those nights I rely on tattoo artist Kat Von D’s Tattoo Liner in Trooper Black. Painfully precise, waterproof, smudgeproof, foolproof, it will last as long as you do, and then even a little longer as you sleep soundly in the arms of a new lover. For $20 it’s a face tattoo that will make you look tough without going to jail. Get yours here.

The only time you should ever fake an orgasm is with the natural glow and facial high stimulated by this longstanding institution of blushes. Perfect for every skin tone, light and effervescent, this is a lifelong commitment made to see you through those moments when your mouth writes checks that your body can’t cash and you kind of don’t give a shit. You deserve at least the glow that you might not (but should) be receiving daily. $30 make you holla. Right here.

The holy grail of hair savers – it’s dry shampoo, style extendor, and volumizer all in one, and of course, Bumble and Bumble does it best. I keep a travel size in my bag at all times to fight flatness and grease like the plague, and for an instant confidence booster that says “yeah you know, maybe i did just have sex in the bathroom.” Residue-free and relentless, it’s the other white powder you’re hiding in your bag that will keep you smiling and feeling good all night long. Best from the source right here. Travel size $13, full size (and last you long time!) $27.

I go to the Rockaways weekly in the summertime and find myself tanning in Transmitter Park most days. Which looks great for my complexion but makes my hair brassy and brittle. This miracle oil from Davines saves the day, everyday. I would never dream of putting oil on my hair for fear of weighing it down, but this “absolute beautifying potion” smooths and strengthens without getting too heavy. Only $24 and lasts forever. Get it now here.