I wish I could remember who told me Starbucks napkins are awesome face-oil soaker-uppers. Michelle Pon? Sonya Pon? Whoever did, great tip, thank you. Sbux napkins really are handy suckers when you’ve forgotten your blot powder at home or need to dab away the sheen before you re-apply (patting powder directly onto an oil slick transfers the oil to your puff and then to your powder to make the surface hard and shiny — ick). Or maybe you’re a fellow who doesn’t usually use cosmetics to control shine (you should add Neostrata Oil-Free Matifying Fluid to your skincare stash though).
Whether they’re an on-the-cheap solution rather depends on your choice of beverage, but whatevs.
Celeb makeup artist Bruce Grayson says public-washroom toilet-seat liners are brilliant as blot paper too (they are).
I’ll let you decide which suits you best. No judgement here. Not about this.
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You are awesome.
Really?? Okay, thanks! :-)
i legitimately actually like being shiny, but I TOTALLY HAVE USED STARBUCKS NAPKINS TO BLOT MY FACE! They work. For real.
You’re always shiny in my eyes, Nora, and not because of an oily complexion. *grin*
I think it was me! :) I still use them..and steal a stash everytime I enter a Sbux. Hey…at the price of a Frapp…it’s okay, no?
I was fairly certain it was you, Sonya — I always give you credit when I tell folks. I told models at a Marks’ Fall preview fashion show last week — used them on them to blot before touchups for the next show! And I use them too!
Oh, Starbucks. I was already blown away with your breakfast sandwich. What will you come up with next?
I have another tip – it’s like the Starbucks napkin. You know what really absorbs? Bounty paper towel. I have the “select-a-size” at home and just rip off as much as I need to blot the oil. It’s incredible.