A Major Beauty Editor Shows Off Her Get-Gorgeous Routine

UPDATE: This story was originally published on August 24.

Most days we moisturize, mascara-ize, rinse, and repeat. So, when we come across an A.M. routine that's a bit more elaborate, we can't help but be fascinated. Think: hair-wrapped high ponies, multiple fragrances in rotation, and literally thousands of brightly packaged products to choose from. We're talking about the founder and editor of Beauty Banter, Sarah Howard. Her primping prowess is no surprise, since she was born into a makeup family (her father once owned Make Up For Ever and now runs Pierre Michel salon). And she puts it to good use, with a love of all things blushed, bronzed, polished, and perfumed.

Knowing us, you know we had no choice but to tap her expertise for an inside look into her day-to-day get-perfect process — and find out where we should splurge (peels!) and skimp (yep, our beloved mascara). Now, we just need her Céline bag to stash all our new go-tos…