By Nancy H. Rosenberg
Every once in a while, we run across a product so complete, so effective, so perfect, that it is rewarded with a place of permanence in our beauty regimen. These products have very little in common: sometimes they’re fancy, sometimes they’re downright pedestrian, but the one factor they all have in common is their superiority to the competition.
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RACHEL McNeil
ON THE COVER
 My favorite thing about working in news is the unpredictability of the job,” says KPRC TV Local 2 news anchor Rachel McNeill. “Every day, I have no idea of who or what story I’ll be covering. Things constantly change. This job is never boring!” McNeill, a 15-year TV news veteran, was born in Jamaica but grew up in Houston and attended the University of Texas at Austin.
Looking good is a job requirement, and McNeill says her skin requires constant care to look its best. “I’m very strict about skin care. I take my makeup off every night, and I don’t wear any when I’m not working to give my skin a chance to breathe.”
The advent of high-definition TV made skin care and polished makeup even more of a necessity, says McNeill. “A lot of people think we have makeup artists, but we don’t. We do our own makeup!” she says. “Once we started shooting in high-def, skin care and flawless makeup application became an absolute necessity.”
Rachel relies on Arbonne skin care and Bobbi Brown makeup, which carries “the only foundation I’ve found that matches my skin tone perfectly.”
“Being in Houston works to my advantage,” she says. “The humidity keeps skin dewy and fresh-looking. Looking good in this business would be more challenging in, say, Arizona!”
—Nancy H. Rosenberg
Photography by Evin Thayer
Hair and Makeup by EmpireFaces.com
Earrings courtesy J. Silver
Heat-Proof Makeup
Texas heat can melt more than asphalt. It can melt makeup, too! Applying makeup–and keeping it in place–during the summer months can take a bit of advance planning and makeup know-how, says Lara Toman, a makeup artist with Empire Faces Studio in Houston.
First, be aware that intense summer heat can impair the texture and performance of many types of makeup, particularly foundation, cream shadows or blushes, and lipsticks. Take care to keep makeup out of particularly hot locations, such as the car or on a windowsill. “If makeup will melt in the car, it will likely melt on your face,” Toman adds.
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