PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR
Jar Bar Makeup founder Jen Bobay knows how to put the beauty in your makeup bag this season. Her smart products are perfect for sensitive skin and will enhance your inner glow—leaving you radiant all winter.
What’s on the horizon? Gorgeous matte red lipsticks in six varying shades to help our clients find their best red for the holidays. A great red lipstick is the perfect accessory
Mantra? I recently read Wonder with my son, I love the message: Be Kinder than Necessary
Best grooming tip? Fill your brows—they frame the face
Guilty pleasure? Watching reruns of Friday Night Lights — “Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose”
Favorite foods? Anything my husband makes
Music you love? Prince and Sinatra
Best advice ever given to you? Live in the moment
Best advice you’ve given? Be kind
Earliest memory? My grandmother putting on crème blush. Crème cheek and lip tints will always be a part of our makeup line because of her
When you wake up, you? Wash my face
Before Bed, you? Pray
What’s on your bookshelf? Inspirational books about strong women and, of course makeup
Advice you would give your younger self? Miracles happen, watch for them
ON THE SHORE
Your style is..? Frye boots with anything
Can’t leave the house without? My Glow Palette and phone
Transportation? My car
Driving music? Chainsmokers, Eric Church, and Adele
Place to eat? Mavery Public House, Italian Kitchen, and Hackneys
Shop? The Lake Forest Shop, Indigo for Gifts, and Ditka Kids
Best thing about the Shore? My family, friends, and the seasons
Worst thing about the Shore? Nothing
The perfect day? Walking at the Botanic Gardens. I loved taking my son to see the train garden when he was little. I also love to entertain. Having our family and friends over for a big dinner party.
IN THE CITY
Your style is..? Heels with anything from the Lake Forest Shop
Can’t leave the house without? Uber App and Glow Palette
Transportation? Uber and Metra
Driving music? Anything calming if I am driving in the city
Place to eat? Summerhouse, Chicago Q, Italian Village before a show, and the Walnut Room around the holidays
Shop? Michigan Avenue; it will always remind me of my dad
Best thing about the city? Its spirit and the Cubs
Worst thing about the city? The violence. I have known children that were shot and killed. I am on the advisory board for Parenting for Non-Violence and hope more people get involved
The perfect day? Lunch at Italian Village and a musical on Broadway in Chicago with my family
