Let’s see. If I don’t go to bed and just sleep on my armchair, if I don’t eat, if I make sure I just drink with a straw, don’t go clubbing, and avoid hugging or kissing anyone, maybe it will last about three days. Maybe four, if I am careful. I just left the backstage of Prada’s Spring Summer 2018 show, where I met makeup guru Pat McGrath, for what was supposed to be an interview, which actually turned into a makeup session, and into a way to test the amazing products of his extraordinary line, Pat McGrath Lab… And this is the only thing I can think about now: how to keep this face for as long as possible, with this wonderful eyeshadow and this lipstick that gives me the kind of lips you want to kiss — and make sure you don’t kiss me anyway, otherwise you’ll ruin my makeup. Having your makeup done by Pat McGrath is an incredible experience: we tend to think makeup artists are serious people who show up with tons of brushes, who know secrets that mere mortals don’t know anything about, but Pat actually surprised me by being totally approachable and very enthusiastic. Her enthusiasm makes everything she tells you or shows you totally easy to understand, and even desirable, even for someone like me, who knows nothing about makeup, and never owned eyeshadows in her life. After quickly explaining the beauty concept behind Prada’s show (which could be summarised in just two words: no makeup) she moved on to show us...