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What’s the best beauty item you have bought this summer? What makes it so fabulous?
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(Even though it’s technically winter here :p) the best thing I’ve bought is a bronzer.. first one ever! And my new love 😀
Awesome!! 😀
That would be is Givenchy’s Mattemate powder
2nd best is port red l/s, (I really need to get a couple of additional backups if I could)
Ohh, Port Red 😀 Love it.
high 90’s slimshine. thanks to youuu Christine!! It is an easy way to do a fun lip without worrying about over applying. This was my first slimshine and I want more!!
So great to hear that High 90s is awesome for ya, Grace 😀
Warming Trend eyeshadow! It is so versatile! I can use it with Black Ore for a smoky look, or even use it with Gulf Stream for a light summery look. I love it, and need to go get some back ups…
Nice! I loveee that shadow, so pretty.
hmmm………….either the 3 tendertones i bought (pucker, sweet tooth and honey bare), or High 90’s and Gentle Simmer slimshines. oh, wait, maybe Illegal Cargo eyeshadow. or, if you ask me next week, i’ll say the cool eyes palette from Color Forms………..
Sounds like the Tendertones were a hit… they need to make them perm!
you are correct, girlie. they need to make more of these LE collections perm, in my opinion 🙂
i’ll have to day satin taupe and patina e/s.
i held out for these 2 lovelies for far too long.
Oh, I know what you me! I finally got Romp and it’s gorgeous!
NARS blush in Orgasm. So pretty and so versatile! Also MAC Paints and Paint Pots. Don’t know how I lived without these!
lol! I think I may be the only person who didn’t love NARS Orgasm!
you are not. I hated it — in blush AND lipgloss form.
Orgasm blush looks horrible on me. I gave mine away. Prefer Deep Throat blush.
I also hated the lipgloss. A lot.
I didn’t like the blush, lipgloss, or nail polish either.
I keep WANTING to love it…but it’s just not happening, lol
Definitely Clinique quick eyes cream shadow in rock violet. The color is perfect, it can be used alone or as a super base, it is easy to put on and it stays on throughout the day no matter the weather or activites. *love it*
That’s awesome! Quick Eyes eyeshadows are awesome!
Pigments: Fuchsia,Kitschmas,Cornflower and Copper Sparkle 🙂
and Studio Fix Powder plus foundation.
what makes tem so fabulous is their high quality and the MAC feeling 🙂
Nice picks, Zsofi!
i would say snob and angel lipsticks, ez baby tendertone, all my dazzleglasses and the brush that came with the skinsheen collection haha
Sounds like you’re a lip lady, Claudine 😉
oh crap i forgot about dazzleglass!! love those, too!!
MAC shadestick in Sharkskin! I’ve heard so many people rave about it and its used in alot of looks on youtube. I know its sold out online and people are even going to ebay to look for it, but I went to my local MAC counter and they still had it 🙂 i’m in love with it already
I’m so glad you’re lovin’ Sharkskin! I think that’s the only shadestick I never owned.
Definitely the 4 tendertones I brought! I love them and i’ve been wearing them every day.
Which one of the four isy our favorite, Milan?
It’s a discontinued product (I got it on Ebay) but Tom Ford for Estee Lauder Amber Nude Bronzer. It’s sheer but makes my skin look like I got some sun, also has a very nautral sheen and it’s totally undetectable!
Oh, awesome find, Cloudburst!
First off, Christine–I love this site! You do such an awesome job with it.
I like the Tendertones (I’m embarassed to admit how many I’ve bought so far), and I think my favorite is Hush, Hush. I also love Warming Trend and Cool Heat–my favorite combination so far. The By Degrees slimshine is awesome too! MAC is seriously robbing me of all of my hard-earned cash…it’s only going to get worse, too… 😉
Thanks, Elle! Glad you’re enjoying your visit 🙂
You’re not alone in your Tendertones love!
Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Liner. It totally changes your look, and makes it look super fun!
my neo sci fi eyeshadows!! have been using them everyday.
i am waiting for cool heats!! solar white, blue flame and the s/s high 90s.
Ohh, nice! I loved Neo Sci Fi a lot, too!
I have a couple of best beauty items. MAC – play around pink colorform powder,dark influence rmh,colorforms cool e/s palette,circa plum,lovely lily,viz-a-violet,black ore & by jupiter(I bought 3pcs more for collection)
Oh, nice picks, Chuarmk 😀
MAC Sci-Fidelity lipstick
Three Custom Color lipliner in Coral
Three Custom Color ‘watercolor’in Coral Waterlily (perhaps my HG blush for everyday)
and MAC loose beauty powders in Dazzlelight & Natural Flare (I cannot believe these are LE, they are perfect in every way)
Hey DJ! I love the beauty powders too!!
Tendertones in EZ Baby, hot and saucy, pucker, sweet tooth and take a hint and Slimshines in By Degrees and Swelter. I love all of them so much, they really need to make the tendertones permanent, they are so perfect for summer.
Awesome! 🙂 I think they will someday… people LOVE them.
I love Illegal Cargo, Warming Trend, and Hush Hush Tendertone! Pucker is also a really great tendertone. Dior tinted moisturizer is also a must for me from now on!
Nice! Glad you had some good products so far!
I’m really loving Magnetic Fields and Femme-Fi.
Tendertones I got: Pucker, Take A Hint, & Hush, Hush (LOVE THE SMELL AND TEXTURE!)
And I finally got some MAC brushes, 239 (obviously) and the 219! I adore them! I’m looking at getting the 190 now 🙂
Awesome! Sounds like people liked Neo Sci Fi a lot 🙂
The best thing by far is my mac mineralized loose foundation, its not ichy and its basically fool proof and it smells good compared to other mac face product.
That’s so great to hear it’s worked out so well for you, Crisitine!
mine would be Melon pigment so pretty, I love it, I use it almost everyday cause it is such a perfect color for summer
Oh, yes, Melon is gorg!
I’ve only had it just over a week (I’m in the UK so MAC is released later here), but the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator is something I’m loving right now. My skin looks a lot clearer, my pores appear smaller and my skin is so soft after using it! Such a shame it is LE. I keep hoping they’ll bring it back as part of the perm line. 🙂
Nice! I’m so glad it’s working well for you!
2 Products on the one hand Benefits Erase Paste on the other hand Too Faced Mood Swing, cause it’s just magic.
Cool! I haven’t tried either, hm!
mine would deff be Geurlain’s meteorites illuminating perfecting pressed powder in 02 Rose.
Even though it doesn’t come out in the uk until mid july I managed to persuade the lady to sell it to me well over 2 weeks in advanace.. hehe
i also got the meteorites primer..
these two products are amazinggg the really give light to the face and lighten ur skin which is noticible. I’m so impressed im going to get back ups.. It sucks though the products are 37 pounds each thats like a little over 70 bucks
Ohhh! So very pretty 😀 So glad to hear both are awesome products!
Definitely gloss Aqualumiere Chanel Party Red and Bronze Goddess Estee Lauder eau fraiche + body oil 😉
I adore the Bronze Goddess body oil!
Ms Fizz Dazzleglass, Lovely Lily Pigment, Stars and Rockets Eyeshadow, and when they come in, probably Gulf Stream, Warm Chill and Cool Heat Eyeshadows.
Oh, Stars ‘n Rockets is gorgeous!!
I’m loving my Dermalogica sensitive skin sunscreen…. it’s the best!!! I love it because it doesn’t leave my skin greasy!!!! I highly recommend it!!!!
Nice! I love Dermalogica sunscreens!
It wasn’t really a purchase, but it was a B2M item. MAC Lipstick in Skew…:D
Even better!
Sonia Kashuk’s creme blush in Rosey and the flat blush brush. A lovely, natural, pink flush, totally buildable, really foolproof. I was scared of cream blushes for ages but now I want more!
Very nice! Do you layer the creme blush with a powder blush at all?
So far I would say that I am loving Illegal Cargo & Hey Sailor from Naughty Nauticals, Sci-fi Delity & Pink Grapefruit form Neo Sci-fi, Blue Flame from Cool Heat.
Nice! I didn’t get either NN products, but they were tempting!
TENDERTONES <3
Best lipbalm ever! I bought 2 and I think my favorite is EZ Baby followed by Honey Bare!!!
Aww! Glad you liked them, Vivien!
Dazzleglass…HANDS DOWN.
lol, good they’re going to be back!
Hi. They are Evening Aura e/s, Expensive Pink e/s, Pink Grapefruit l/g, Play Around Pink blush, and Chanel Rouge Hydrabase l/s Rose Flamingo.
Awesome! I love Evening Aura, too!
The MAC TENDERTONES!!! I adore them-my favorite is Take a Hint <3
Wow, I’m always surprised at how many people ADORE Tendertones 😀
It’s Winter here but I purchased MAC beauty powder: Pearl Sunshine (finally!) and I absolutely love it!
Nice! Glad you were able to pick it up, Julie!
I finally got MAC plushglass in Big Kiss and MAC Sheertone Shimmer Blush in Peachtwist for the summer. I absoutely adore my plushglass. Its a soft peach…………….I love it!
Awesome! Glad you like Big Kiss!
My best beauty item list for the summer is kind of a hefty one. The NYX felt tip pen kind of eyeliner is amazing. I suck quit a bit at doing eyeliner but this compensates for it. It’s kind of a liquid liner but in a pen so it’s easier. Also NYX round lipstick in Twist is a perfect peach kind of day lip color. All the slimshines from Cool Heat are necessary for me too.
That sounds awesome, Bridget! I’m glad it’s worked so well for you!
Haha it’s been a very productive makeup summer for me.