Meagan Good Says This Lash Serum Is the Next Best Thing to Extensions

I swear by not touching your face. Your hands are the dirtiest because you touch things all day long, and they carry a lot of bacteria. Even just rubbing your face can cause your skin to deposit bacteria and possibly break out. I’m very anal about that. I wash my pillowcases regularly, make sure my phone isn’t near my chin, things like that.

What’s the best beauty advice your mom has given you?

To get rest. She said that of all the products you can use, one of the best things you can do is make sure you are rested. As I get older, I realize it makes all the difference in the world. My mom would also tell me, “Wear a sports bra if you want your girls to stay sitting up. Give them the support that they need.” 

Fill in the blank: I love my hair….

I love my hair because it makes me feel beautiful. Anytime I wear it naturally, it takes me right back to when I was a little girl and I’m like, “You know what, girl? You’ve done good.”

What city or country gives you the greatest beauty inspiration?

I really love Jamaica. I love the beauty there, but I also love the energy. Everyone is calm and really present in life.

If you could only use three products for the rest of your life, what are they and why?

Vaseline for my lips. A good highlighter for my nose. I use Nudestix, which I love. And then Tatcha’s Luminous Dewy Mist.

Vaseline Lip Therapy

Nudestix All Over Face Color

Tatcha The Luminous Dewy Skin Mist

What colors are you loving on your nails right now?

I haven’t been a big nail-color person in a while. I actually like a good buff, and on my toes I like a nude or pinkish-brown color. I keep it very natural now. I used to do Tiffany blue and neon yellow and black with polka dots, but not really anymore.

What’s your go-to perfume and why?

It’s called Bond No. 9 and the fragrance is High Line. It’s expensive, but I’ve been wearing it since I was 26. I get a big bottle. It doesn’t take a whole lot. 

Bond No. 9 New York

Screw, Marry, Kill: mascara, lipstick, highlighter?

I would definitely marry highlighter. I’m not a big lipstick wearer, so I’ll kill that. And I would screw mascara. I’ve been wearing lash extensions for, like, 13 years. But during quarantine I've been growing my own lashes out using LiLash, and they grew long as hell.

LiLash Purified Eyelash Serum

What music do you listen to when you’re getting ready?

Nineties rock or R&B. I love Rick Astley, Tara Kemp, Peter Gabriel…also one-hit-wonders like Nelson. Just really kind of random but I think great stuff.

How much time do you spend getting ready?

Not as much as I used to now that I have these wonderful brows. It used to take me a full hour to get my eyebrows right. I was very, very particular about it. As for makeup, it takes me about 20 minutes. I just do a tinted moisturizer, and maybe a concealer, like Nars Creamy Concealer in Ginger.

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

What products do you use to keep your hair healthy?