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Survey Says… September 1st, 2010

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Your Mission: Fill in the survey below with your answers, and then share your answers with us in the comments section! :)

  • What was your favorite beauty purchase from August?
  • What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August?
  • What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August?

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What was your favorite beauty purchase from August?- Naked Palette!!!! What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August?- Nyx cream base in nude. Totally ugly! What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August?- Naked Palette

favorites: UD naked, Nars penny lane creme blush, Almay dial up (it's AWESOME!) least favorites: MAC freckletone, MAC e/s hush (horrible!) regrets: MAC feline collection, I haven't even LOOKED at it yet, and not gettin my hands on stereo rose MSF :( boo.

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? Club e/s I never picked it up because I thought it would look horrible on me but I love it! What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? Covergirl Lashblast Length, didn't do anything for me. What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? UD Naked Palette!

My favorite buy was M.A.C's Palace Pedigreed quad. Least favorite product was M.A.C's aqua eyeshadow. What I regret not buying was M.A.C's eyeshadow HEY

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? UD Naked Palette What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? Mac Grain ES What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August?Mac Taupe

* A gift actually - Dior Color Secrets voyage palette. Lovely * The Body Shop's Divide and Multiply Mascara. On Sale. * Nothing. I have enough stuff to go through.

What was your favorite beauty purchase in August? YSL Touche Eclat...love it so far...it really does lighten my undereye area, don't need to use concealer...and unlike my MAC studio concealer it does not crease or settle into the fine lines. What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? Clinique 3 Step...made my skin sting and increased redness n breakouts. What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? MAC Wipes...the store was out of the regular size...they only had the bulk pack...will probably pick it up over the weekend.

Favourite Summer Purchase- NARS Orgasm blush. It really does live up to its hype. Least favourite purchase-Maybelline The Falsies mascara. I didn't like the formula and the brush was very awkward to use. What I regretted not purchasing-The Flurry of Fun lipglass from the MAC To the Beach collection. The teal sparkles in that lipgloss were very unique, but I just for some reason didn't purchase it. :(

* Fraulein 38 120 palette * MAC Chrome Yellow e/s * MAC Pretty Please l/s

Fave - Urban Decay NYC pallette & MAC Stereo Rose Least Fave - Maybelline Falsies Mascara - truly horrendous Regret - Mac Jazzed Lipstick

* What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? Urban Decay Naked Palette,LUSH Godmother Soap and L'Oreal Hope Quad in Mauves. * What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? i liked everything… * What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? Plenty more time to shop in Sept.!

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? -UD Naked Palette, LUSH Godmother Soap, L'Oreal Hope Quad in Mauves What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? None! What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? I dont' regret anything..plenty more time to buy things!

*MAC MSF in Petticoat <3 *MAC Angel Lipstick (I'm just not a lipstick girl :) My bad) *MAC MSF Stereo Rose

My favorite purchase in August was the Dior Lash Serum. I love it! My least favorite was the Plum O Gloss Noir by Smash box. Although the color is very pretty, it just didnt look right on me at all. I regret not purchasing the Lash Extase mascara by Dior but maybe I will for September!

My fave would have to be MAC's Peaches Blush. I (luckily!) like everything I bought. I got my best lemmings answered in Aug., So I'm happy!

The Naked Palette by Urban Decay MAC fluid eyeliner I don't regret anything

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? lithe pigment What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? none What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? a new foundation

fave: clarins teint eclat mat (almond dorè), clarins joli rouge in soft berry 705 least: chanel ombre mono. orrible! it costs too much, it works don't well. i will never bought others mono from this mark. ... regrets: in september i must buy some guerlain or clarins ombre mono...very charmant. bye!

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? ↪ Beauty In A Box - Make Up For Ever Aqua Essentials Kit What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? ↪ n/a What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? ↪ Urban Decay Naked Palette

Favorite beauty purchase: MAC Ample Pink Plushglass and All That Glitters eyeshadow, Benefit Hello Flawless powder Least Favorite beauty purchase: Cover Girl Lashblast. It wasn't as great as I remembered it being. Regret: The Naked pallette! I balked at buying because I have plenty of nuetrals, and a lot of the same shades the pallette offers, but at the end of the day, lets face it: I love nuetrals!

* What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? Urban Decay's Vegan Palette. * What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? L'Oreal Voluminous mascara in Carbon Black (waterproof)... I really can't hold a curl + raccoon eyes! * What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? All the other Urban Decay palettes.

Urban decay NYC palette!!!! Buying lighter foundation :/ always sad! More from the felines collection!

The whole Fabulous Felines Collection as I got almost everything and it was all in the "like column". Naked Palette by UD The peach blush from MAC Fabulous Felines collection doesn't look like much in the pan but in real life it's truly beautiful. I regreat getting the new opulash mascara from MAC. It just doesn't work for me at all. I wish that I got the TokiDoki brush set for novelty purposes, just to put it on my vanity as decoration. But I will still get it.

Favourite purchase? It's a toss up between Revlon Colorstay in Ivory (which I can't believe I love so much!) and To Pamper l/s from FF. Least favourite purchase? Fusion Lip Balm. I had an allergic reaction to it :( Regret not purchasing? FF stuff...all of the pigments and eyeliners, but I have to save for the MAC warehouse sale next week!

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? NYX JUMBO EYE PENCILS! What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? nothing What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? Benefit Powderflauge!

Most favorite purchase: Cle De Peau Extra Rich Lipstick in T4 (Calliope) Least favorite: Arconna Eye Dew eye treatment Wished I'd bought: MAC Superslick eyeliner from "Fabulous Felines'

* What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? Smashbox Masquerade Palette * What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? MAC Fabulous Feline Burmese Beauty Quad. Only because it seems to be a dupe of the Naked Palette which I already have. * What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? A different Fabulous Feline Quad lol

I forgot the Naked Palette came out this month! So that would be my favorite purchase :)

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? MAC's prep and prime skin!!! it makes my face feel like it's not wearing foundation at all! i should've bought this a long time ago... What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? it's hard to think of a least favorite.... i always do my research on a product and try it in person to see if i like! returning stuff is a painful thing for me to do (waste of time) What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? NARS angelika lipgloss! it's such a cute barbie pink lipgloss!

Best: Kiehl's line reducing concentrate w/ 10.5% vitamin C, AND Burmese Beauty eyeshadow quad by MAC's Fabulous Felines. Least: Manetti Roberts rose water I regret not purchasing the last huge gift set NARS had from their 15/15 collection from Saks. It has a great amount of products. whoops.

Most favorite: I pretty much like everything, except.. Least favorite: Maybelline mascara... maybe? Regret: Some more MAC superslick eyeliners! I really like the blue one.. and I think I missed the nail polishes!

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? I've bought so much stuff that it's hard to say, but probably my new ELF Brush Kit, it's the first set of decent brushes I own. What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? NYC Mosaic Face powder in Sunny. It's pretty, but I don't really need it. At least it was cheap. What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? Nothing. I bought a lot of stuff, and I done for a little bit.

* What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? Urban Decay Underground Eyeliner * What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? Stila One-Step Color in Pop of Pink-- returned it * What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? Should have gotten the Naked Palette when I had the chance!

favorite: UD naked palette (suprisingly im not relaly into neutrals) and MAC sassy grass e/s least : pet me please lipstick...the color doesnt really show up? its just like silver sparkles on my lips. BUT i can still use it for my ganguro halloween costume... regret: nothing really..ALMOST naked palette..but caught it right when it came back in stock online.

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? Urban Decay Naked Palette-Love it so much,bought it after seeing it reviewed on here ;) What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? Mac cremesheen in Ever so rich, not much color at all, almost like a clear lipgloss :P What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? Mac 'Loud & Lovely' instead of above

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? Nars Rajasthan duo What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? Nars Hungry Heart blush duo. it's ok.. What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? NAKED PALATE :(

Favorite beauty purchase from August: UD Naked palette! Lease favorite beauty purchase from August: MAC Nocturnelle eye shadow I regret not buying the YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick in 01 Nude Beige.

Favorite: Estee Luader Surreal Violet Eyeshadow Palette Least Favourite: Chanel's Paradoxal, not becuase I don't love the shade but becuase after I bougth it I realised I had a dupe in Nails Inc's Fulham Road so I could have spent the £16.50 on something else! Regret: Wish I had bought Urban Decay's Naked Palette before it sold out online in the UK last week.

My favourite beauty purchase this month has to be a toss up betwen By Terry's Rose De Rose that gives the most beautiful rosey pink sheen to cheeks and the Estee Lauder Surreal Violet Eyeshadow Palette. My least favourite purchase was Chanel's Paradoxal, not because I don't love the shade but because I found I had a dupe in my collection, Nails Inc's Fulham Road, so I could have spent the £16.50 on something else! I regret not purchasing the Urban Decay Naked Palette when I saw it released online in the UK last week. I thought I'd leave it a day or 2 and sure enough, it was then sold out.

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? - Bourjois Volume Glamour mascara What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? None. What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? - UD BOS3, but still have time to buy it :)

Favorite, MAC Explicit and C Thru lipglass Least favorite Buxom cream eyeshadow Regret not buying UD Naked Palette

* What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? By Candlelight MSF. * What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? MAC Purple Haze - it just has zero pigment and has to be layered like mad - and it is such a pretty purple in the pan :-( * What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? Stereo Rose. They had some in Auckland but i decided to go for Band of Roses instead...

Favourite beauty purchase from August? Sexy blue eyes palette from NYX. (thanks ebay for getting it to canada!) Least favourite beauty purchase from August? MAC in the groove trio(mineral) Regret not purchasing? definitely the new MAC liquid liners from the Felines. Was in a MAC store last night, but I walked away!

My favorite purchase in August was a Chanel Rouge Coco in Bel Respiro. It's a nice, everyday color. I regret not buying anything from the Fabulous Felines collection. I had a very pushy MUA and I got aggravated and walked out without buying. I think I'll go back and try again.

Favorite product: MAC Fabulous felines quad in Palace Pedigreed, 2 of the lipsticks from the same sub-collection, Of Royalty and Aristo-cat. And the lipglass in Docile. :) Least Favorite product: MAC Fabulous Felines lipglass in Best of Breed, it kind of makes me look dead. Lol. Regret: Petticoat MSF, and Liquid Lurex. :(

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? mac stereo rose What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? a Matte lip cream from manhatten What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? nothing

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? Dare To Dare Lipglass. I ordered it because of the swatches on this website, but I didn't realize how gorgeous it would actually be. I love the blue sparkles. What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? The Soft Meow Mineralize Blush wasn't as pretty as I thought it would be, but it totally goes w/ my warm complexion. What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? There are lots of things I wanted, but I don't regret not spending the money.

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? Nars Tzarine eyeshadow duo. What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? Nars Cruising lipstick. What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? Chanel Enigma quad.

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? Chanel nail polish in Imperial What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? Online purchase of Smashbox eyebrow tech; it was tiny! It swiftly got returned to Sephora in mall. What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? Nothing; it's September!

What was your favorite beauty purchase from August? - BareMinerals MATTE foundation <3 What was your least favorite beauty purchase from August? i liked everything, luckily What do you regret not purchasing (beauty-wise) in August? the naked palette