My Jones Road makeover

Getting to know one of my favorite beauty brands a little better

The day after Christmas, I traveled to the cute new Jones Road store not far from me in Cobble Hill, and got my shades done. I’ve never had this properly done before—typically I just rely on guesswork—and that was kind of a revelation. But the biggest headline is that What The Foundation, which I loved when it first was introduced, but eventually stopped using because it was too weirdly grainy, is NO LONGER weirdly grainy! This excites me, as I really do think it’s the best foundation I’ve found: lightweight and sheer, and it makes your skin super-glowy. Next up, my makeup artist Fariza applied this eyeshadow, which comes in a handy tiny little pot and which you can apply with your fingers if you want. It’s a shimmery brown, more shimmery than I might typically go for, but not too much and I find that I really like it. Then came this liner pencil in brown, which I already knew about, and use every day. Next up: this lip and cheek stick in Tawny Nude. This is a MUCH subtler shade that I usually wear on my cheeks and lips, and it was more subtly flattering, too, so lesson learned. Next came this brow pencil in Light Brunette—again, I usually go for a darker shade on my brows, and was surprised at how good this looked. Dark circles were vanquished with this neutralizer pencil (in light peach). Finally, a smudge of Miracle Balm in Pinky Bronze, and we were done. I’m sure I screwed up the order this all happened in, and there were for sure a few more products involved, but these, I think, are the keepers.