Martha Stewart Lengthened Her Lashes with This $26 Mascara from a Celeb-Used Brand: ‘I Like to Show Them Off’

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo:Getty (1); Merit (1)

Getty (1); Merit (1)

We should have known that thisceleb-used beauty brandwould be inMartha Stewart’s makeup kit.

In an Instagram video shared toMerit Beauty’s Instagramearlier this week, the 83-year-old showed off her under five-minute makeup routine — which, plainly put, is “easier than making a pot of soup,” according to the star.

And we spotted so much goodness in the clip: There was the bronzing balm that’s beenused on Lily Collins, the complexion stick that’spart of Hilary Duff’s makeup method, and, of course, the mascara that was once used on Collins, Duff,Mandy Moore, andSarah Jessica Parker.

Clean Lash Lengthening Mascara

Merit

$26 at Meritbeauty.com

“I have nice long eyelashes, and I like to show them off,” Stewart said while she coated hers with the brand’s Clean Lash Lengthening Mascara. Smudge-free, yet still easy to take off with a cleanser, it’s an easy-to-layer formula that adds a certain wispiness that so many of our natural lashes often lack. It won’t leave your lashes feeling crunchy either since it has olive oil esters and fatty acids that your hair will drink right up.

It also “doesn’t clump at all” and “stays on my whole work-day without fall-out,” according to one shopper. And it may not be waterproof, but it’s the “only one” a second shopper, who always gets “raccoon eyes,” now wears.

Shade Slick Tinted Lip Oil

$24 at Meritbeauty.com

Near the end of the video, the Shade Slick Tinted Lip Oil made a cameo. APEOPLE Tested winner, the $26 tube earned the title of our best long-lasting pick. What’s more, its pigments will adapt to your pH, so it can change color slightly from person to person.

Bronze Balm Sheer Bronzer

$30 at Meritbeauty.com

Though Stewart didn’t use any blush from the brand — whichCameron Diaz once called her “favorite”— she did add some color and shimmer to her cheekbones with Merit’s cream bronzer and champagne highlighter. She defined her eyes with amatte eyeshadowin the shade Vachetta.

Great Skin Priming Moisturizer

$38 at Meritbeauty.com

Great Skin Instant Glow Serum

The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick

Solo Shadow Matte Eye Color

Day Glow Highlighting Balm

$32 at Meritbeauty.com

Brow 1980 Volumizing Pomade

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Wayfair’s Coastal-Inspired Furniture Storefront Has Pieces to Revamp Your Patio for Spring — Up to 60% Off

source: people.com