Zoe Saldaña's Secret Obsession with Compact Mirrors

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Hi, I'm Zoe Saldana

and I am obsessed with this compact.

Usually women, especially boss ladies lately,

you're always on the go

and our bags are getting sometimes bigger or smaller

and it becomes very difficult for you

to carry makeup in case you wanna do like a little checkup

really quickly after dinner or before a meeting.

And by having a small, tiny compact that fits anywhere,

you're able to use it as your little saving grace.

This is by a brand,

an accessory designer called Jay Strongwater.

And I learned this from a very special woman

like 25 years ago

as I was like starting out in the industry

and she gave me a compact like this

of Jay Strongwater.

And I still to this day, I have it.

I've never forgotten what that meant to me

and knowing like how much it saved my butt.

[person laughing]

In environments or at events

or situations where I just needed a little checkup

and I had my little compact with me.

So I've been always a fan of when women

pass things down, knowledge or advice

or tips to younger women that are up and coming,

it just goes a long way.

So now I know that it's my turn to pay it forward.

So that's what I've been doing,

I've been giving a lot of my girlfriends

and business partners little compacts and men too.

So men, it's not a bad thing,

if a very elegant and awesome

and confident man were to whip out a compact,

I wouldn't judge.

If I left the house without a compact,

I would be a little irritated

because that means that I have to resort

to the old school way of like checking yourself

with like your knife at the dinner table

or getting up repeatedly to go to the bathroom

after you've had spinach.

Whereas if I have a compact, in the middle

of a conversation without drawing too much attention,

you know, I reach into my little clutch and I get my compact

and I just check myself

and all of a sudden that becomes an item

that people are really drawn to.

And don't you hate misplacing things

'cause you feel like your mind is slipping?

But I come from a family that are true believers

that if you lose something, it's because it wasn't meant

to be in your possession anymore.

So just let it go and don't hang on to things so much.

But then that means I get to go

and shop for a new one. [person laughing]

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