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Hayley Hashemi, 28, just bought her first-ever foundation atSephora.
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“I never wore foundation.
Never,” Hashemi says (unless she got her makeup done professionally).
The pandemic changed that.
The extra time at home helped Hashemi figure out which brands and products she liked.
“My eyebrows are my big thing right now,” Hashemi quips.
She bought aSephora Collection eyelinerbut says Nars is her go-to for makeup.
A makeup rebound is happening quicker than expected, experts say.
Among her new purchases are two Nars products: lip gloss in theiconic pink Orgasm shadeand accompanying powder blush.
I don’t want sparkles all over my face," Urh, 25, explains.
“I found something that was matte.
I thought it would be good for being in the sun.”
Caroline Owusu-Ansah, the founder ofLuv Scrub, a line of exfoliating washcloths, is another Nars fan.
She just bought three lipsticks, a mascara, and an eyeliner from the brand.
Hana Maeda, an SEO content strategist who lives in Bushwick, pared-down her makeup during the pandemic.
She ditched the “crazy eye shadow looks” she recreated from Instagram and YouTube tutorials.
“I pressured myself over the years to do something crazy because of Instagram and YouTube.”
Today, she only pencils in her brows and lines her upper lids with a thin black eyeliner.
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