What Cristina Fished Out of the Trash Can

"This weekend I moved apartments in epically miserable fashion—boxes, grime, a crew of very un-burly (though willing) friends, a trek to unknown hinterlands to procure a shuddering, seemingly possessed UHaul, and—the final indignity!—a brand-new sofa that was exactly 3 inches too big to fit through the front door. To escape further heavy lifting, my two fellow-beauty-editor friends decided to organize my desolate new bathroom. Being editors, they edited—and a good thing, too: seven boxes into packing my toiletries I realized product ruthlessness is not exactly my strong point. They furiously spritzed and sampled, weeded out the 3/4-useds and the not-so-attractives; I gritted my teeth and looked away. The results make me very happy: Gleaming golden clusters of L'Artisan Parfumeur and Miller Harris perfumes (see picture below), neat lines of serum organized by ascending height. I did fish one thing out of the trash after they left, however: A grimy bottle of Stila hair powder in Créme Bouquet. Ok, maybe it's not the prettiest at this point, but there's a reason it's been grabbed so often. It gives hair incredible body and texture; you work in a dime-sized amount close to your scalp—it absorbs oil so you can completely skip washing your hair (crucial right now, as I still can't find my shower curtain)—plus the soapy/flowery/spicy/subtle scent works brilliantly as perfume too."