Photojournalist Jean Chung's Beauty Arsenal
Photo Credit: Jeff Harris
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BAG 8
COTTON PADSI apply my skin lotions with these because you use too much when you apply with your fingers— the excess leaks through your hands. Also, my mother says rubbing your face gives you wrinkles.
BAGS 9 & 10
ECHINACEAI was on an embed with American troops just this morning and finally succumbed to Kabul’s wind and dust. All I could think was, I have to get home and take some echinacea.
MULTIVITAMINS: I take these to keep alert and alive. I can’t afford to be sick here; there isn’t enough health care.
BAG 11
Q-TIPS: Wal-Mart has a whole section of travel kits. Love the packs of 30 that I can keep refilling.
BAG 12
BODY SHOP CASSIS ROSE SHOWER GEL: Gosh, I really use a lot of stuff, don’t I?
ESTÉE LAUDER OPTIMIZER REPAIR BOOSTING LOTION: I bought this in Korea, as it’s not available in the U.S. I often layer five or six creams on at the same time.
L’OCCITANE FLORAL CLEANSING JELLY with honey, royal jelly, and propolis: The aroma of honey just radiates around you.You feel like Winnie the Pooh: cute, light, and sweet!
BAG 13
CLINIQUE TOTAL TURNAROUND VISIBLE SKIN RENEWER AND SUPER CITY SUNBLOCK SPF 40: More things collected from duty-free! I like that Clinique’s products with SPF don’t leave a chalky residue.
ORIGINS NIGHT-A-MINS MINERAL-ENRICHED MOISTURE LOTION: In the late ’90s, when Iwas living in New York City and working for the Korea Times, the look everyone was after was Rachel’s from Friends. Clearly this was not going to work for me, so I decided to look for inspiration in magazines; that’s where I first heard about a lot of skin creams, like this one, which I love.
NEUTROGENA ULTRA SHEER DRY-TOUCH SUNBLOCK SPF 55: It’s less oily than a lot of sunscreens. I used to have severe allergies, and this doesn’t cause any reactions. Multivitamins keep me alert and alive. I can’t afford to be sick here —there isn’t enough health care.
