What Stacey Bendet Can’t Live Without

From the moment I used thismascara, I haven’t used anything else; I have had it in mymakeup kitsince. Because one, it doesn’t run — it literally lasts 24 hours. And two, it’s not terrible to get off at night. You put it on and your eyes light up. It’s thick enough to give you volume. The brush has almost an hourglass shape, and goes on very quickly and easily.

I’ve always been obsessed with U Beauty products — they seep into your skin and make you glow. The Hydrator has atint, so it’s the only makeup you need during the day. There’s a whole thing on the site that helps you pick out your shade. I picked shades one and two to see what worked best; the one is better, but if I want to have more color, I mix them. I will put this on almost like aprimer, then maybe a bit ofKevyn Aucoinunder my eyes or some Too Facedfoundation. You need very little, once you use the Hydrator. It goes into your skin like a cream. It’s like skin science. So often, makeup just sits on top of your face. This is actually moisturizing.

During the pandemic, I started going in on this ginger-juice obsession — making fresh juice and tea. But it takes a long time. You have to boil the ginger. Peel it, purée it. It’s a whole process. I discovered Suja and I was like,How did I not know about this before?It’s pure ginger and lemon, with a little cayenne and pineapple. You can mix the drink with a hint of mint. You can mix it with a club soda. It’s so refreshing. I love to drink it during the day. It kind of feels like a cleanse. A lot of those bottled juices are disgusting, but this is so clean and fresh. It tastes gingery, not as pungent as a shot, very clean going through you. It has to be cold. I put it in aYetiwithice.

When I was living in Malibu,Kourtney Kardashiansent me a sample after they made it for the first time. Ever since then, I have stocked it for myself at home. I feel like it’s an underrated product. The butter smells really kind of earthy. It’s notperfume, you know what I mean? It’s so hydrating. You have to let the butter really get in. If you haveoily skin, this is not your pick. If you havedry skin, it’s terrific. It absorbs into your skin and makes you soft. The jar lasts for a while. Sometimes you get body stuff that’s so tiny. You’re like,Wait, I used this once, and it’s gone.I don’t use this every day because it’s very rich. Maybe three times a week, after getting out of the bath. I’ll just put it all over.

The Picotin bag is like a little satchel. It’s not so obvious, right? It’s not,I’m walking around with my fancy Hermès bag.But it’s Hermès, so it’s the nicest leather in the world. I have an orange one. It comes with a lock, but I like to tie a scarf around the handles so they’re tied together instead. You can have a lot of stuff in it without walking about with something weighing 50 pounds. I always have a small bag with my makeup, a wallet, and never less than three pairs ofsunglasseswith me. I definitely am someone who puts a lot of things in a bag.

Enfleurageis a little hidden treasure in the West Village. They make custom oils. You go in, pick your oil, and turn it into a roll-on. Everything there is super organic and natural. They make this one roll-on called Sex, which is a mix of patchouli, ylang ylang, and lime. They make another called Sanctuary with sage in it. They’re really the only scented things I wear, because certain things that are chemically pungent give me a tremendous migraine. Any sort of chemical perfume scent, like a Chanel or Dior, I banned from my house. So whenever I smell something that’s, I want to say a non-oil, I’m always like,Who’s got it on? Who’s got it on?Everyone who works for me knows and laughs at me about it. There are days when you just feel like you need a little protection from the world, and you put theSanctuaryon. Then there are days when you’re feeling a little funkier, and you put your Sex oil on.

I don’t like wearing flatsneakers. I feel so sad in them. I have pairs of Nikes that I take toEast Village Shoe Repairin Brooklyn and have them add platforms. Nike Dunks were the latest ones. I’m so not a sneakerhead. I’ll be like,Oh, I love the color of those! Or,That works for the shoot I’m doing. But my kids love Nike Dunks, so I got Nike Dunks. I’ll wear them with leggings and a crop top and jacket. I’ll even wear them sometimes under a ball-gown skirt to be comfortable.

You could probably write a whole article on my sunglass fashion. I wear a lot of different sunglasses. Max Mara makes a pair that I wear a lot. Tom Ford — I have a lot of his. Loewe makes ones that aren’t a fortune. There arePhoebe Philos, whichareadmittedly a small fortune.

I was kind of a collector of the mask glasses during the mask moment. I would say the ones that I’m the most loyal to are these. Rick Owens was the OG maker of the mask-sunglass trend. Everyone copied him. These sunglasses are excellent. They cover your face. They’re not heavy. They don’t hurt your nose. They’re the coolest shape. They feel both futuristic and modern. I’m on my second pair. I try to take really good care of them.