I'm nervous about asking a bad-ass like Liz Phair superficial hair and makeup questions, until she says, "Nooo, I love talking about that stuff!" Her six-part preshow regimen includes: honey-blond highlights; heavy eyeliner usually applied in the back of a car en route to a concert ("It doesn't have to be precise -- just really intense to show up onstage"); perfume ("I borrowed a Stella McCartney dress and the model who wore it before me left this amazing scent on it. If I have to make 15 phone calls, I will find out what it is"); facials with Epicuren products; sobriety ("I hardly ever drink and don't really smoke. I know I'm supposed to be a rock star, but I feel so much better now"); and good sex (listen to "H.W.C." on her new self-titled album for details; see our review on page 170). Don't worry, though -- it's not like she's going to quit singing to work at a spa or anything.