What’s the One Beauty Product You Need With You in an Alien Invasion? Inline
Photo: Courtesy of Macy’s1/18Sophie Schulte-Hillen, Vogue.com Contributing Editor
“Assuming that I’ll emerge from the postapocalyptic haze with a dusty Mad Max tan and glistening skin, I’d go full-on Pirelli girl (the Peter Lindbergh years) with smudged sooty lids. Lancôme’s Le Crayon Khôl is so rich and melty, a few slapdash strokes and your pinkie finger are all you need to create to-die-for smoky eyes.”
Lancôme Le Crayon Khôl Eyeliner, $26, macys.com
Photo: Courtesy of Ulta2/18Nicole Phelps, Director, Vogue Runway
“It’s hard to get by without Smith’s Rosebud Salve even in the best of conditions. I collects the little tubs like catastrophists collects cans of tuna fish and black beans.”
Smith’s Rosebud Salve, $6, ulta.com
Photo: Courtesy of shuuemura-usa.com3/18Jenna Rennert, Vogue.com Beauty Assistant
“My high school forced all of its freshmen students to go on Outward Bound in the Everglades for five days. I survived (barely), but not without the help of my Shu Uemura eyelash curler. Aliens or alligators, lashes must be curled!”
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler, $20, shuuemura-usa.com
Photo: Courtesy of Sephora4/18Andee Olson, Vogue.com Associate Director of Digital Operations
“Sunscreen for sure. Because after the aliens destroy the ozone layer, we’ll all need it 10 times more than we do now—and having a stash will instantly make me new friends in the postapocalyptic world. And who knows, maybe even alien friends.”
Supergoop! At Play Value Set, $45, sephora.com
Photo: Courtesy of Sephora5/18Catherine Piercy, Vogue.com Beauty Director
“A Diamancel nail file—hands will always be groomed while evading said aliens, and it can double as a weapon and a tool for lock-picking that neighbor’s nuclear fallout shelter.”
Diamancel Flexible Diamond Nail File #2, $28, for information: sephora.com
Photo: Courtesy of Sephora6/18Michelle Ruiz, Vogue.com Contributing Editor
“Mine would be Laura Mercier High Coverage Concealer. Even in an alien dystopia, no one needs to see my under-eye circles.”
Laura Mercier High Coverage Concealer for Under Eye, $29, sephora.com
Photo: Courtesy of Sephora7/18Monica Kim, Vogue.com Beauty Writer
“I never cared for lip balm, until I found First Aid Beauty’s Ultra Repair. Packed with honey and beeswax, it is a genuine miracle worker—the only product to ever heal my windburn—and would make a great topical salve. Plus, the mint tingling sensation would provide a pleasant distraction from apocalyptic hunger pangs and any abductions that might occur.”
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Intensive Lip Balm, $20, sephora.com
Photo: Courtesy of amazon.com8/18Marjon Carlos, Vogue.com Senior Fashion Writer
“I have this feeling that if I were marooned on a desert island as the world was collapsing, the humidity and salt water of my new home would lend my curls the perfect amount of frizz and body—think Beyoncé rolling around on the beach in ‘Drunk in Love.’ So to maintain it, I would, of course, bring my Moroccanoil Intense Curl Cream to keep it moisturized. No one would be around to admire it, but I would still look ***flawless!”
Moroccanoil Intense Curl Cream, $28, amazon.com
Photo: Courtesy of Nordstrom9/18Edward Barsamian, Vogue.com Style Editor
“Should the world come to an end, at least I know I’ll look good with La Prairie’s Cellular Cream Platinum Rare ultimate rejuvenating cream. I love the texture of the cream and know when the aliens invade they’ll ask how I manage to look so refreshed given what’s going on.”
La Prairie Cellular Cream Platinum Rare, $1,115, nordstrom.com
Photo: Courtesy of drugstore.com10/18Liana Satenstein, Vogue.com Fashion News Writer
“If there is one thing I love to think about, it’s the apocalypse. But you can’t think about it like a joke—you need to be serious, and I’m sorry, but a tub of Nivea face cream for dry skin won’t cut it when there is a threat of zombies gnawing on your arm or a widespread plague. For me, I’d take an extra-large tube of Neosporin: It’s antibacterial and is packed full of healing powers. And I guess if you’re out of face cream, it could work for that, too.”
Neosporin Plus Pain Relief Ointment, $9, drugstore.com
Photo: (From left) Courtesy of amazon.com; Courtesy of asos.com11/18Celia Ellenberg, Vogue Beauty Director
“I’m a bit of a survivalist, so I imagine I’d break for my bottle of Dr. Bronner’s (the lavender scent) and my jar of Spectrum coconut oil. Then I’d get in the canoe my husband and I keep in our garage as part of our apocalypse plan, and push off into the East River. In combination, we’d be able to wash our faces and our clothes, brush our teeth, moisturize parched skin, and stay satiated for at least a few days at sea—or in Jersey, depending on where the current took us.”
Spectrum Organic Unrefined Virgin Coconut Oil, $14, amazon.com; Dr. Bronner Organic Lavender Castile Liquid Soap, $15, asos.com
Photo: Courtesy of Nordstrom12/18Victoria Ontman, Vogue.com Editorial Producer
“I’ll admit I can’t live without a few daily swipes of bronzer. When applied with a light hand and done correctly, it’s the only thing that makes me look fresh-faced and alive, especially when a gloomy winter in New York—or, say, an apocalypse—entails a serious lack of sun.”
NARS Cosmetics Bronzing Powder in Casino, $39, nordstrom.com
Photo: Courtesy of Barneys New York13/18Janelle Okwodu, Vogue.com Fashion News Writer
“If the world is ending, then I want to have a gigantic bottle of Frédéric Malle Une Rose with me to keep myself smelling glamorous in the face of aliens, zombies, and asteroids. I imagine it would also be useful as a weapon when the time comes.”
Frédéric Malle Une Rose, $250, barneys.com
Photo: Courtesy of mitoq.com14/18Eviana Hartman, Vogue.com Contributing Editor
“I’d bring MitoQ Moisturizing Anti-Aging Serum, because it’s a great moisturizer/primer and anti-aging serum, and it makes my skin look and feel better. While I’d be disappointed to see my makeup bag vaporized, having a parched, leathery face would make the whole postapocalyptic-alien-hellscape thing even more of a bummer.”
MitoQ Moisturizing Anti-Aging Serum, $119, mitoq.com
Photo: Courtesy of Sephora15/18Christina Liao, Vogue.com Senior Producer
“I absolutely will not step out of the door without applying Laura Mercier Primer. Its Radiance version has a slight tint to it that adds a glow to my face that is perfect for when I decide to skip foundation. And if aliens ever attacked and I could grab only one beauty product, I might as well take something that can pull double duty.”
Laura Mercier Radiance Foundation Primer, $34, sephora.com
Photo: Courtesy of Neiman Marcus16/18Alexandra Macon, Vogue.com Managing Editor
“Clé de Peau—as we all know, it’s the magic wand of concealers. I carry it with me wherever I go, and certainly don’t want to live in a postapocalyptic world without it.”
Clé de Peau Beauté Concealer, $70, neimanmarcus.com
Photo: Courtesy of drugstore.com17/18Brooke Danielson, Vogue.com Accessories Editor
“Most certainly my Blistex chapstick in the blue pod. It’s the most soothing and long-lasting chapstick I have used to date.”
Blistex Lip Medex, $2
Photo: (From left) Courtesy of Target; Courtesy of Ulta18/18Emily Farra, Vogue.com Fashion News Associate
“It would be a tie between It’s a 10 Miracle Leave-In Product (which makes my hair simultaneously smooth, shiny, static-free, and soft) and my all-time favorite Boots Botanics Rose Hip Facial Oil. It’s ultra-nourishing, smells amazing, and gives your skin a dewy glow, which would make it that much easier to give up makeup. Plus, it costs only $9—all the more reason to stock up!”
Boots Botanics Organic Facial Oil, $9
target.com; It’s a 10 Miracle Leave-In Product, $36, ulta.com
