Make-up bag

May-Britt Mobach

I can tell you, when I got May's makeup bag in my hands, I was tapping my heels on the ground. Because our editor-in-chief is not only the head of fashion, but certainly also the chief of beauty. This woman manages to look magazine-ready from head to toe every day. I want to sneak her beauty secrets and share them with you all.

The black Chanel bag with blue details is already envy-inducing. My eager fingers happily rummage through the Chanel bag. I immediately see fine brushes, mascaras (Dior, Bobbi Brown), a blush (NARS), eyebrow powder (Bobbi Brown), eyeshadow (Chanel), an eyeshadow stick (Sisley), and two powders (Sensai and Dior). The light colors of the last two worry me a bit; do I have to walk around like a ghost this weekend..?

I start with the eyebrow powder that is perfect for my dark hair. I find a very suitable application brush and in no time zone one is a success. Good start, we are excited. To my surprise, the mascara from Dior is not mascara at all, but a ‘lash plumping serum’. No, I hadn't heard of that either. Busted. Maybe I should leave the title beauty editor for what it is. Well, this white serum is applied with a brush and apparently makes your lashes fuller. A nice base for under your mascara.

No eyeliner? Okay, okay, let's be creative. I use the dark green eyeshadow stick with shimmer as eyeliner, works quite well. Luckily, my eyes can handle it. Then it's time for my dearly beloved bags. I see a kind of concealer stick (actually called a booster pen) from Dior. That will do. After a few minutes of twisting, pulling, and shaking, it turns out there is not a drop left. Suddenly I find something surprisingly nice! A skin-colored stick from Sisley that also protects against the sun. Unfortunately, it doesn't cover my dark circles, but the stuff feels nice and creamy.

Then my hunt for a lipstick begins. I am addicted to lip products. Unfortunately, I find out that May has nothing for my lips. Ouch.

The blood-curdling moment when I have to apply the albino powder to my face arrives. Is it okay? No! I look like I feel terrible and have pulled three all-nighters. The empty booster pen completes the junk look completely. I try in vain to fix things with the blush. Pipo the Clown is born. Cool as I am, I still dare to go out. I have an appointment with an unsuspecting friend on the terrace, and upon arrival, she greets me as exuberantly as usual. She doesn't seem to notice that I look pale. I hope the light powder and the blush that is too pink for me blow off my face soon. But May wouldn't be May if she went for B-products. So for now, I will continue to look unhealthy. I say goodbye to my friend, who compliments me at the last moment on my full lashes: “Do you have extensions or something?”

When people think your lashes aren't real, you know you're doing something incredibly right. So I want that nice serum too. I hesitate whether to tell May that I accidentally lost this, but maybe that's not such a good idea. Trouble with de baas is never a good idea. And no matter how ugly and pale I felt because of the wrong powder colors, it hardly seemed to bother anyone. Or does no one really pay attention to me, except for myself? Well, quite possible.

Shame on you, May! How can you not use concealer? I seriously wonder how a mother of three survives without it. There is not a single trace of foundation or another masking trick in her bag (aside from the empty stick, which, yes, I just said, is empty). This woman is simply blessed with flawless skin. Grrr.

I also missed a really good lipstick, even if it was just a subtle light pink or something. The arriving summer calls for color in your bag, May! A light blue eyeshadow is really a spring trend and would suit you perfectly, girl.

All in all, I give the makeup bag of Amayzine Queen May-Britt Mobach an 8. Great quality products that are especially good as a base. A few points off for the lack of a concealer and adventurous colors. But you did well!