The Strategist asks a lot of famous people about a lot of products, but it's rare to encounter one who is just as particular as the Strategist's expert editors. With that, read on for an exhaustive (and delightful) list of debimazar's favorite things
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist, Photos: Pablo Cuadra/Getty Images, Retailers Over the years, we’ve talked to lots of celebrities who are very particular about their stuff. But every so often, we encounter one who is very, very particular. Amy Sedaris, for instance: When we talked to her back in 2019, she spent hours telling us about the pom-poms, straw hats, doll wigs, and 47 other things she can’t live without.
Raincry Smooth 2.0 Large Brush $70 $70 I like to air-dry my hair, but I’ll finish with a blow-dryer to give the ends a little bit of shine and bend. I use this brush when I blow-dry my hair. It’s gentle, doesn’t break the strands, and makes my hair super-shiny. $96 at Santa Maria Novella Buy Dr. Hauschka Rose Day Cream $45 $45 I’ve used this my entire life. My mother used it, and now my whole family does, from my children to my husband. It’s so basic, but it works great.
$15 at Amazon Buy $15 at Dermstore Buy Oumere UV-R $165 Photo: Retailer I read about this brand in the New York Times. The girl who created it is a biochemist. The article was mind-blowing, and her products are kind of revolutionary. They come in these glass jars with droppers — super-old-fashioned packaging — and they’re made from all-natural ingredients. This serum calms redness. My skin loves it.
$26 at Nordstrom Buy $26 at Dermstore Buy Kusshi Everyday Makeup Bag From $45 $49 now 8% off From $45 My friend who is also a famous makeup artist told me about these bags. I do my own makeup on Younger, so I needed a good bag to bring my stuff in. This is better than carrying everything in a ziplock. There are different pockets so I can organize my Q-tips and lip liners and eyebrow pencils. There’s a brush insert, too, that you just snap in place.
$15 at Saks OFF 5TH Buy Bésame Cosmetics Red Hot Red Lipstick $25 $25 The color is quite nice. It’s also a more orangey red. I like the shape of the lipstick — it’s flat on both sides. And I like the sort of 1940s packaging. $34 at Sephora Buy M.A.C Cosmetics M.A.C Lip Pencil in Brick $18 $18 My favorite red pencil to wear with red lipsticks. They say that only people over 50 line their lips, but I could give a fuck. Screw them, whoever “they” are. I’ve always liked lip liner because my lips are crooked. One side of my lip comes out more than the other, so if I line them, they look even. I don’t make my lips bigger or more pronounced — I hate when women overdraw their lip lines. I just make them cuter.
$12 at Amazon Buy $12 at Amazon Buy Santa Maria Novella Acqua di Fior d’Arancio $35 $35 I spray this on my bed linens. It smells fresh. You just need a little squirt. We spend so much time in bed that it’s nice when the sheets smell beautiful. It doesn’t help me sleep because I have insomnia, so nothing really helps. But if I fall asleep, I think it helps me dream.
$17 at Amazon Buy $17 at Amazon Buy Singer Tape Measure $3 now 33% off $2 I also keep a measuring tape in my bag at all times. You never know when you’re going to need it. $9 at Amazon Buy $9 at Amazon Buy National Audubon Society Plastic Hopper Bird Feeder $24 $24 I don’t know where my love for bird-watching came from — I think it’s from sitting in my grandmother’s garden in Queens. As a kid, I saw a lot of nice birds there and always found them magical. Before I moved to Italy, I lived in the same neighborhood in Brooklyn for ten years, right next to Prospect Park. When I come back, I’ve been renting a friend’s house in Brooklyn.
$7 at Amazon Buy $7 at Amazon Buy Tutto Calabria Calabrian Dried Hot Long Chile Peppers $9 $9 I put chile flakes on everything. I buy dried whole Calabrian chile peppers and make my own flakes. I just break them up in my hands. I like it better. It tastes fresher. I tend to buy them in Italy if I can, but I will buy them anywhere. I keep the chile flakes on my kitchen counter. They sit in this beautiful little silver dish that’s meant for caviar.
$19 at Amazon Buy $19 at Amazon Buy Kitchenware Aicok Slow-Masticating Juicer $160 $200 now 20% off $160 In the ’70s, my mother opened up a health-food store in Saugerties, New York, near Woodstock. She was a hippie and got me into juicing long ago. I still juice every day. I would always buy the most expensive, fabulous juicers. But they’re a nightmare because there are 20 different parts you have to clean.
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