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Compact and bijou: why every woman needs a pocket mirror
It’s easy enough to use a smartphone, but the old-fashioned way is far more stylish, writes Emma Forrest
When 2004 US vice presidential nominee John Edwards was caught doing his hair before an interview, wags set the footage to I Feel Pretty and it killed his career. While the naysayers would paint you as Narcissus, I see train makeup as a small act of resistance; a daily affirmation that you, a mortal woman, have better balance than a character from Greek mythology. As a commuter, I prefer to do very specific slivers of public makeup – a lip or an eye – feeling a full face is dragging people into your life who maybe want to remain their own main character.
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