Weekend Mode: So Subtle

A scream to a whisper

Hello, Gorgeous!

I recently ran into an old friend who told me I looked the exact same…except without the ‘90s club energy eye shadow.

I cannot tell a lie. I spent a lot of my misbegotten youth clubbing. And I’m pretty sure that I danced my way through much of the ‘90s wearing dubious outfits and enough eye makeup to paint a Mini Cooper. These days I’m a lot more mellow. Or maybe I just figured out that subtle takes a lot more confidence.

Color me obsessed

I don’t wear a lot of makeup on my face, but I’m endlessly intrigued with makeup products that do the work without being obvious about it. While Kulfi is a brand ostensibly created for South Asian skin, the textures are so well made and the colors so beautifully pigmented, that they work well on nearly every skin type or skin tone. Two of my current favorites are:

• Lassi Lips Staining Lip Oil. Wait. A lip oil that’s also a stain that adds buildable color without dry dark patches? Yes, please! It’s hard to explain the way this one adds a…