The Regal Rules for Girls by Jerramy Fine

understated
daytime
look. If you’re not happy with the result, go somewhere else until you are.
    Take care of your skin. Even if you stay out till three in the morning clubbing the night away with Prince Harry—make sure you cleanse, tone, and moisturize before falling into bed.
    Embrace the power of concealer. There is no point slaving away with foundation, blush, and eye makeup if those tiny imperfections are still on display. So cover up those dark circles and tiny red spots before you do anything else. I also use concealer to cover up the annoying redness in the creases of my nose and across the entire surface of my eyelids.
    Always apply makeup in natural light. (Because badly applied makeup is a great deal worse than no makeup.)
    Take care of your eyes. I use eye cream at bedtime and eye gel first thing in the morning. Always use your ring finger (because it’s the weakest) when applying anything under your eyes and always use outward motions to avoid causing wrinkles.
    Even your skin tone. Unless you have super dry skin, use a powder-based (not liquid) foundation to avoid greasiness. I love MAC’s Studio Fix.
    Achieve English rosiness with the perfect powder blush—make sure it matches your skin tone perfectly or it can look dirty. Apply blush to the apple of your cheek—where the sun would naturally hit.
    Long to look like Diana? Don’t attempt to create doleful princess eyes by wearing lots of 1980s blue eyeliner. And while we all love Kate Middleton, many experts agree that her thick eyeliner is a bit heavy-handed. For a look that is soft yet defined, try lining your eyes with dark brown shadow instead of heavy liquid and apply it with a small angled brush (MAC #263). Also try shadow to color your brows instead of greasy pencils.
    Forget what all the magazines say about “this season’s” eye shadow colors—the only colors that belong on your face should be muted and natural (think gray, brown, beige, apricot, cream). Unless we’re talking about your actual, God-given irises, stay away from blue, green, and purple.
    Expensive doesn’t always mean better. I use mascara from Max Factor and instead of lip gloss, I use Vaseline! Once you’ve found something that works for you, stay loyal. There is no point in spending money on dozens of dazzling new products that you’ll probably never use more than once. (Besides, your bathroom cabinet in London won’t be big enough to hold them.)
    Beware of shine! Especially in a damp, humid city like London. Carry blotting papers or find a good translucent powder that doesn’t build up with each application. I’m a lifelong devotee to Maybelline’s Shine Free Oil Control Pressed Powder (a bargain at $7.99!).
    Top Travel Tip: Always pack your makeup in your carry-on bag. If your luggage gets lost, and you’re forced to borrow your friend’s clothes for forty-eight hours (or worse, keepwearing the clothes that you flew in), at least you know that your face will still look normal. There is nothing more awful than borrowing cosmetics that don’t match your skin tone or frantically scouring drugstores in another country for beauty brands that they probably don’t sell. (Alas, Sephora has not yet made it to England.)
    As we all know,
true
beauty comes from the soul—and will shine through with or without perfectly applied makeup; it comes from your smile, your laugh, and your kindness toward others.
Getting Your Head Around Hats and Fascinators
    Where did you get that hat?
    —P RINCE P HILIP TO Q UEEN E LIZABETH II AFTER HER CORONATION , 1953
    I’ll never forget my very first hat purchase. I was twenty-three years old and it was for, not surprisingly, my very first visit to Royal Ascot. I just kept thinking of the Ascot lyrics from
My Fair Lady
that went, “Every duke and earl and peer is here. Everyone who should be here is here…” and I was more determined than ever to get the look right. In the beginning, I headed straight to Selfridges (Princess Diana’s