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Before & After: The Great Blotting Paper Test

Before and after using Shiseido’s blotting papers   

No matter how much powder I load onto my face in the mornings, by afternoon my T-zone always gets incredibly oily. And by oily, I mean the slippery, gross kind of shine that makes me want to run home to wash my face a million times. Since that’s not feasible during the workday, I rely on every Birchbox staffer’s secret mattifying weapon: blotting papers. And no one makes a more dependable version than Shiseido.

As my iPhone pics attest, their Pureness Oil-Control Blotting Papers soak up grease without ruining the makeup I spent half an hour applying (hey, it’s Friday night, and this girl has a hot date). In fact, I’ve already decided to keep a pack in my purse for any touch-ups throughout the night. While my date might give me a weird look when I say “excuse me while I go blot my nose,” I already anticipate plenty of trips to the bathroom. Learn more about Shiseido’s blotting papers after the jump!

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Frostbitten and Windblown at Zero + Maria Cornejo

The Show: Zero+Maria Cornejo

Hair: Martin Cullen for amika, Phyto and Beauty.com

Makeup: Dick Page for Shiseido for Beauty.com

Nails: Honey Kat for Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics for Beauty.com, using a custom gunmetal charcoal shade

The Vibe: Clean, natural and wintertime windblown. To match this season’s Icelandic-inspired collection, with its soft flowing lines, lead stylist Martin Cullen created a subdued and youthful look. He washed each model’s hair with Phyto shampoo and conditioner before drying with an amika NRG professional hair dryer and straightening locks with an amika ceramic styler. “We wanted to give an almost undercut and shaved away look to the hair,” said Cullen. To achieve the ultra-sleek style on the left-side of models’ heads, Cullen made a deep part and pulled hair tight, stitching it in near the right ear. The rest of hair was dropped behind the back into the clothes, and slightly puffed out above collars to create the illusion of a faux bob.

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