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Jenny Bailly's Beauty Edit

“I consider my beauty aesthetic classic. Others might use another word: basic. Tomayto, tomahto, mascayra, mascahra. Plus some concealer, a little blush, and a nude lip gloss. That’s my entire makeup routine. I’m consistent about my at-home skin care, even more so as I get closer to 50 than 40. But I’m lazy about most everything else: Botox keeps my brow unfurrowed with two appointments a year, and I’m now a blonde because it lets my white roots grow in with more grace and far fewer hours in a salon chair.” — Jenny Bailly, executive beauty director

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My Over-45 Beauty Routine

"Sometimes I look in the mirror, hold my index fingers to my jawline, lift them up, and think: maybe a facelift? But even if I one day pull the trigger/scalpel, no surgery will give me healthy, radiant skin. For that, I'm serious about my skin care (and have a few makeup tricks)."

SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic in clear amber bottle with black pipette on light gray background

SkinCeuticals

C E Ferulic

$182
Dermstore
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Guerlain Abeille Royale Youth Watery Oil Serum tall gold serum bottle on light gray background

Guerlain

Abeille Royale Youth Watery Oil Serum

$110
Guerlain
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush in branded component on a light gray background

Rare Beauty

Soft Pinch Liquid Blush

$25
Sephora
Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 in branded component on a light gray background

Supergoop!

Unseen Sunscreen

$38 $30 (21% off)
Supergoop

Shield Your Shine

"Everything else is a waste of time without diligent sun protection. This formula makes it a pleasure."

La RochePosay Mela B3 Facial Gel Cleanser in branded component on a light gray background

La Roche-Posay

Mela B3 Facial Gel Cleanser

$27
Amazon
CeraVe UltraLight Moisturizing Gel in branded component on a light gray background

CeraVe

Ultra-Light Moisturizing Gel

$20 $16 (20% off)
Amazon

Brow Power

"Because I think lush brows can make my whole face look more radiant."

Revitalash Advanced Eyelash Conditioner in branded component on a light gray background

RevitaLash Cosmetics

Advanced Eyelash Conditioner

$59
Nordstrom
Victoria Beckham Contour Stylus Precision Contour Stick branded component in white and black on a light gray background...

Victoria Beckham

Beauty Contour Stylus

$38
Nordstrom
No Makeup Makeup Foundation and Brush in branded component on a light gray background

No Makeup Makeup

Foundation and Brush

$80
No Makeup Makeup
TNS Advanced Serum in branded silver and white bottle packaging on light gray background

SkinMedica

TNS Advanced+ Serum

$295
Dermstore

On Autoship

"My skin looked noticeably duller when I recently ran out of this dermatologist-favorite growth-factor serum after several years of regular use."

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Dr. Diamond's Metacine

Instafacial Emulsion Retinopro Growth Factor Night Cream

$350
Nordstrom
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Best Tubing Mascara

Tarte Tartelette XL Tubing Mascara

$27
Sephora
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Best Liquid Blush

Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Cheek Tint

$39
Nordstrom

Salon-Quality Hair

"25 years as a beauty editor have taught me... nothing about how to heat-style my own hair. With this tool, I understand for the first time what it is like to be someone who can operate a round brush and blow dryer at the same time."

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Dyson

Airwrap

$599
Amazon
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Best Clean Body Care

Josie Maran Sugar and Argan Oil Body Scrub

$49
Sephora
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Dae

Dae Cactus Fruit 3-in-1 Styling Cream with Taming Wand

$30
Sephora
Stay Vulnerable Melting Blush in Nearly Rose in branded pink and gold compact on light gray background

Rare Beauty

Stay Vulnerable Melting Blush in Nearly Rose

$22
Sephora
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Best Floral Fragrance

Parfums de Marly Delina

$410
Amazon

My Classic

"I have tubs and tubes of Aquaphor in various sizes in every room and drawer and bag. I use it on my lips cuticles and heels."

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Aquaphor

Healing Ointment

$20 $18 (10% off)
Amazon
Protec Daily Skin Tint SPF 50 in Shade 22W in branded clear bottle with yellow cap on light gray background

Supergoop!

Protec(Tint) Daily Skin Tint SPF 50 in Shade 22W

$44
Nordstrom
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Tweezerman

Slant Tweezers

$20
Amazon
Shani Darden Skin Care Triple Acid Signature Peel set with brush

Shani Darden

Triple Acid Signature Peel

$125
Amazon
The Lip Pencil in Nude Pink in branded copper and pink pencil applicator on light gray background

Jones Road

The Lip Pencil in Nude Pink

$22
Jones Road
Iconic Eyelash Curler in branded silver metal on light gray background

Shu Uemura

Iconic Eyelash Curler

$25
Shu Uemura
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Bausch + Lomb

Lumify Redness Reliever Eye Drops

$13 $12 (8% off)
Amazon

Bright Eyes

"One drop in each eye erases every trace of redness and leaves me looking like I have never seen a tight deadline or tequila drink."

Florist Eau de Parfum in branded pink and white bottle with white cap on light gray background

Ellis Brooklyn

Florist Eau de Parfum

$110
Nordstrom
Voluminous Panorama Mascara in branded gold and black packaging with applicator brush on light gray background

L'Oreal Paris

Voluminous Panorama Mascara

$16 $12 (25% off)
Amazon
Face Flex Concealer Complexion Enhancer in Light Neutral in branded frosted glass packaging with gold cap and doe foot...

Face Flex Concealer & Complexion Enhancer in Light Neutral

$58
Sarah Creal

I Do to These Brows

"I first met Sania when she did my brows before my wedding 18 years ago. I've used her brow pencil almost every morning since. It has a precisely angled tip but still delivers a soft powdery finish."

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Sania's Brow Bar

Mechanical Brow Pencil in Light

$30
Revolve
Ncessaire The Body Retinol in black bottle

Nécessaire

The Body Retinol

$58
Amazon
Milk Hair Serum in branded clear frosted bottle with black pump on light gray background

Roz

Milk Hair Serum

$52
Amazon
2in1 Instant Shampoo in red and white branded bottle on with white pump on light gray background

Commence

2-in-1 Instant Shampoo

$21
Commence
Lip Glow Oil in Poppy Coral in branded clear glass tube with silver doe foot applicator on light gray background

Dior

Lip Glow Oil in Poppy Coral

$40
Nordstrom
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Homecourt

Candle in Mandarin Basil

$65
Homecourt
Restorative Niacinamide Night Cream in branded frosted clear glass jar with white lid on light gray background

The Outset

Restorative Niacinamide Night Cream

$54
Nordstrom
Repair and Protect Whitening Toothpaste in branded white and teal tube next to branded box packaging in four pack

Sensodyne

Repair and Protect Whitening Toothpaste

$25
Amazon (4-Pack)

Photographer: Sofia Alvarez @sofaalvarez

Hair & Makeup: Monica Alvarez @monicaalvarezmakeup

Location: Macon House @maconhousebk