Beauty Bag: What to Toss, Try, and Buy

TOSS Winter-worthy face creams. With the mercury rising, you don’t want to clog pores with a too-rich treatment. Use what’s left in your jar to lube up dry heels, then off to recycling it goes.

TRY Bliss Spa Crystal Clearing Facial ($225) to slough off flaky winter skin.

BUY Glo Therapeutics GloPure Hydration Facial Serum ($44), a light-as-air gel that’s packed with nourishing antioxidants.

TOSS The FDA-outlawed eyelash growth extender (since we value our vision and know you do, too).

TRY False lashes applied by experts at makeup counters like Laura Mercier, MAC, and Shu Uemura.

BUY Estée Lauder Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara ($19.50) for a quickie long-lash fix.

TOSS Pots of sparkly bronze and crème-brûlee-smelling copper lip gloss that scream “clearance bin.”

TRY LifeSavers-tinted lips (we like watermelon, clementine, grape), paired with next to nothing on eyes.

BUY Clarins Summer Fever Sun Lip Balm SPF 6 ($19). It has a gloss’s shine and color but a balm’s moisturizing properties.

TOSS Wide headbands — especially anything with extra padding or turbanlike twists. Either donate or bag 'em for the foreseeable future.

TRY Bangs: sideswept for work, mussed and lash-grazing for laid-back weekends.

BUY TS-2 Detailer Tourmaline Mini Styling Iron ($60) — tiny enough to target short hair or small sections.

TOSS Funky-smelling liquid foundations — especially those you can’t remember buying!

TRY Airbrush foundation (like Temptu) applied by a makeup pro for photo-op occasions.

BUY Clinique Almost Powder Makeup SPF 15 ($22.50), a velvety powder foundation (cream formula dried into a powder — genius!) that makes you look 19 again.

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