I’ve been having a little bit of a hair-clip moment lately: Deborah Pagani has these really cute clips ($45). I typically will just put a couple of clips in and sometimes toss up my hair in a bun if I’m going into surgery, and then if I have a more special day, or I’m seeing patients in the office, then I’ll wear it long.
My morning skin care routine: mostly free because of my job (but if I paid it would be $690)
When you’re 16 and you wake up with a pillow crease after sleeping, it's gone in five minutes, but when you're 35 and you wake up with a pillow crease, it’s not gone until 10 a.m. I try my very hardest to sleep on my back to avoid positional wrinkles, but sometimes I wake up on my face, and this silk pillowcase ($85) by my friend Nell Diamond [founder of Hill House Home] makes me feel better about it. When it comes to skin care, I obviously love my own products. I’ll use my Platinum Eye Repair Complex ($215) and Hyaluronic Serum ($245) and SPF 45 ($145), which is a BB cream, religiously. And that’s my morning routine! I like to keep it fairly minimalistic—I like few products that have high efficacy. I’m a busy person; I’m not the “12-step skin care routine” girl.
My morning makeup routine: $374
I’m so over Instagram makeup. I want a functional, easy look that looks good in real life. I love what Gucci Westman has done with Westman Atelier. I use a little bit of her blush stick in Petal ($50). And then I use her foundation stick ($68) just for a little bit of light freshening on my face. I also love the Able Cosmetics eyeliner ($27) and mascara ($29). I pull off a cat eye about once a week, but this is my go-to look. My last steps are my Platinum Lip Plump ($50), an incredible lip plumper that enhances the natural pink tones in your lips, and Long Lash growth serum ($150) on my lashes and brows.
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My signature scent: $26
The fragrance I wear is called Truth by Calvin Klein ($26), which sadly isn’t made anymore. I think I was the only person who ever bought, so it’s been discontinued! It was the fragrance I wore when my husband and I started dating, so it’s sentimental to me. He really loves it and made me say that I would always wear it. So I have to special order it from who-knows-where. I buy it in bulk, 20 at a time, every few years.
My evening makeup routine: $112
Even at night, I like to keep my make up pretty minimal. I think that good skin looks better than good makeup. So I’ll do something smoky with a Chanel eye quad ($62), with a little bit of a heavier brow using Anastasia Beverly Hills brow powder ($23), and a more winged eye with Able Cosmetics liquid liner ($27). What’s cool about the liner is that it comes with a slanted rubber-tipped cap so you can use it as a guide if you need.
My evening skin care routine: free because of my job (but if I paid it would be $900)
I actually like to wash my face and my hands as soon as I walk in the door. I use lukewarm water and my Platinum Revitalizing Cleanser ($65). It helps me unwind from the day and ensures that I never fall asleep in my makeup. Then I play with my kids, have dinner, and hang out with my husband. I have a totally naked face situation for probably about four or five hours before I do any kind of skin care routine. I think that it allows my skin to reacclimate to its normal milieu. I’ll do my skin care routine right before I go to bed. After I brush with my Apa Beauty toothbrush ($250), I use my Platinum Vitamin C+ Luminous Night Serum ($145) and Glow Serum ($295), and if my skin is feeling dry, my Recovery Cream ($145). Then I like to use my Long Lash again. I’m really into eyelashes.
My in-office treatments: free because of my job (but if I paid it would be $9,200)
I definitely practice what I preach in terms of maintenance and injectables. I do a very conservative and judicious amount of Botox ($1,200) and fillers (averaging around $3,500). I get my own signature Gold Microinfusion Microneedling facial ($3,000), which includes Botox, fillers, and PRP (platelet rich plasma). I also do PRP scalp injections ($1,500), which have been amazing. I had a lot of hair loss after my pregnancies and PRP is a really nice way of encouraging your hair follicles to wake up.
