It started with basic eyeliner with a smudging tip at the opposite end, and years later, double-ended products are everywhere, doing double duty so you don’t have to cart around a whole cosmetics counter in your bag. Lighten your load with these beauties, because after all, your makeup should multi-task as well as you do.
Fixer Upper
A broken nail is beauty no-no if you’re caught off guard without tools. Enter Sally Hansen’s Insta-Fix Nail Repair Kit (1)($7.99). Brush-on nail glue and salon-strength acrylic powder team up to repair your tear effortlessly.
Get Pouty
For those of us faking the Jolie pucker, Benefit’s Cupid’s Bow Lovely Lip Shaping Set (2)($28) is our little secret. The creamy, mauve lip liner partners with a highlighter to emphasize the lip bow and create a perfect, pillowy pair. Bonus: a double-end shaping tool.
Seeing Double
The season’s coveted rocker eye is yours in a snap with Smashbox’s Wicked Lovely Cream Liner and Loose Shimmer (3)($32). A trio of cream liners in colors like steel blue pair with bewitching iridescent gray powder to instantly send your stare from subtle to smolder.
Face Time
Every side is your good side with Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Double Face Perfector (5)($8.49). A creamy concealer erases imperfections as the attached brightener illuminates cheek and brow bones and enlivens the undereye area.
Double-Edged Sword
For true drama, mascara needs lash primer. Bourjois has got you covered with their Coup de Theatre False Lash Illusion Duo Mascara (6)($9 on sale). One end is a thickening white primer, the other end contains their award-winning mascara.
Gloss It Over
Do you want a stain or a gloss? If you’re the indecisive type, opt for Boots No7 Stay-Perfect Lip Lacquer (7)($9.99). This is like a gloss divided in two—one side contains the color, the other side the shine—which makes it either a nice stain or a very long-lasting gloss.
