Nicole Richie Quotes

When I do my own makeup, I always start with Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer.

I love make-up so much, but I'm a bit rubbish at skincare; I'm really disloyal and never stick to one thing.

I don't use foundation or anything - sometimes just a little BB cream.

My beauty tricks revolve around eyes. For the early morning shoots, I pop eye pads in the freezer the night before, and when I take them out in the morning they are already cold and active and are great under my eyes. I keep my eye pads right next to my red velvet Ben & Jerry's in the freezer.

I'd rather get up early and go out and do something than stay up late and screw up my body.

Good skin is the best foundation for your makeup.

I'm a late riser by my family's standards. Sleeping is a luxury because since I was young, I woke up very early to go ice-skating. So I'm really not a morning girl.

Every photo shoot, I'm always asking the makeup artist what they're using on me, and I'll go out and get it.

I have to say, if someone literally said to me, 'You're going off to a desert island, what is the one thing you would bring?' I would say, 'It's my concealer or you can just kill me now.' I've thought this through! Because I would find, like, berries in a bowl and make blush.

Seven thirty in the morning is too early for a man of my standing.

I always have my Laura Mercier foundation and concealer with me, and I love the Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks. My favourite is shade 08, because it's just such a lovely natural colour with just a bit of pink to it.

You get much more done if you go to bed early and get up early.

Not in the mornings, I'm always so tired in the morning.

Makeup looks better if your skin is not dry. And sometimes, if my skin peels, then it's all just bad. Basically, take care of your skin to make your makeup look nice.

I think every woman should be using a foundation, whether it's liquid or compact.

The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.

My makeup is usually left over from the night before.

Some days, I know beauty techniques like it's my job, and other days I can't do my makeup for the life of me. So I find it easiest to just put on mineral veil and a little mascara and call it a day. I use Physician's Formula and Bare Minerals every day of my life.

If you're not a makeup artist, and you just try to go for the big looks, it just gets the best of you.

Everywhere I go, I travel with Estee Lauder Perfectionist Youth-Infusing Brightening Serum + Concealer, M.A.C. In Extreme Dimension Lash mascara, and Nars' tinted moisturizer.

I always wear some make-up, even on quiet days when I am not doing so much with my time. I like to start using Dolce & Gabbana Perfect Finish Creamy Foundation as a base, as it's lighter than air and doesn't make me feel 'caked.'

Lipsticks are like socks. I put lipstick on before any other makeup. I use MAC's Chestnut lip liner, and sometimes I mix two or three shades together.

A little moisturizer and I'm out the door. I don't even need to put on mascara anymore because of my lash extensions.

For my eyes, I think an eyelash curler makes me look much more awake, even when I haven't gotten much sleep. It's a really important tool for a mom to have. The MAC one works for me.

When I'm onstage, I have to have primer. Actually, the more primer, the less makeup I have to put on.