Experts advise on how best to clean your makeup before your next Zoom call.
, I was on my way to an in-person work appointment and engaging in my normal morning beauty routine, in which I would apply my makeup in the back of an Uber. But on this particular morning, having only recently returned from a short trip to Paris wherelockdown procedures were already being put into place—and having begun fielding emails about the potential for similar action in New York—I paused as I went to swipe a finger across the top of my trusty Cle de Peau concealer stick.
Not really, according to Meghan O’Brien, M.D., a dermatologist at Tribeca Park Dermatology and Kiehl’s global consulting dermatologist. “At this time, it is not certain how long COVID-19 stays on a given surface and it may persist for a few hours up to several days,” O’Brien tells me, citing CDC data based on studies that consider the way the virus can live on materials such as cardboard, metal, and plastic.
“Honestly, people don’t realize how much bacteria is in their brushes, let alone on their hands,” explains makeup artist Daniel Martin, who notes that the uptick in general hygiene guidance as we try our best to flatten the virus’s curve is making us all rethink how we take care of ourselves and the people around us.
The advice is crucial for those of us who prefer a fingertip application, although Martin’s protocols for
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