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Your skin tone/coloring: fair/light with pink undertones
Go-to fragrance for September? Newly acquired perfume: Nina Ricci L’Extase (I usually only wear Miss Dior or Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet so it is a big deal for me to get another fragrance)
Go-to blush for September? Hourglass Mood Exposure or Charlotte Tilbury Ecstasy
Go-to lip product for September? New Dior Addict Lipsticks in Smile, Bright, True, Dream, Fashion Night or Charlotte Tilbury in Penelope Pink (all depends on what I was doing on the eyes)
I’m just going to pretend the questions say October. 😉
Your skin tone/coloring: very pale, but this time of year I have what passes for a tan — somewhere in between NARS Siberia and Laura Mercier Soft Ivory
Go-to fragrance for October? Hermes — L’Ambre des Merveilles
Go-to blush for October? Clinique Fig Pop if I’m wearing warm tones, Tarte Tipsy if I’m wearing cool/blue tones
Go-to lip product for October? Guerlain Air Kiss, YSL Rose Infinite, NARS Leslie
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/light warm (NC15), hazel eyes, auburn hair with purple undertones.
Go-to fragrance for September? I don’t really wear a lot of perfume, but Bath and Body Works has a body spray and moisturizer in Warm Vanilla Sugar that is pretty much how I want to smell all fall and winter. Warm and sweet and cozy! 🙂
Go-to blush for September? I’ve been wearing NARS Madly literally almost every day this month!
Go-to lip product for September? I have a few I’ve been rotating between a lot this month: MAC Velvet Teddy, MAC Cosmo, ColourPop Tulle, and Kat Von D Double Dare.
My skin tone is light olive. My fragrance of choice this past month has been Bois de Iris from The Different Company (Guerlain’s Champs-Elysées on the warmer days). My blush of choice has been Physicians Formula Blushing Peach which is a multi-colored powder palette. My lipstick of choice is a lip tint by alima pure called Rhubarb. I have been spending the last several weeks on a quiet vacation in a cabin, on a island in the Northwest…..far from the bright city lights…so my “go-to’s” have been understated and quick to apply. Except, of course, for my usual heavy hitter perfumes :).
Your skin tone/coloring: Deep/Dark NW50
Go-to fragrance for September? Carven
Go-to blush for September? Toasted Almond from Black Radiance and Fiery Impact from MAC
Go-to lip product for September? I’m obsessed with liquid lipsticks right now. Embrace, Crush, and Flirt from Milani, LAX and Tulle from Colour Pop.
NW 15
Fragrance- D&G Dolce! Gorgeous floral
Blush- The Balm Houndstooth
Lip Color- Buxom Gel Lipstick in Sinful Sinnamon
Medium warm to neutral with fading hyperpgimentation:
I don’t wear frangrances!
Go-to blush has been Chanel Alezane… Becca Blushed Copper is also in rotation.
MAC Whirl (lipstick version), NARS Anna, and Bite Barberry
1. Medium skintone
2. Chloe original perfume
3. MAC Melba (basically my year-round blush)
4. Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Lolita
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/light neutral (but prefer cools)
Go-to fragrance for September? Warmer days – Trish McEvoy Mandarin Ginger Lily; Cooler days – YSL Black Opium
Go-to blush for September? Wow, tough question as I tailor my blush to my “look”. I seem to reach for UD Bittersweet more often than the rest. Although I just bought Anna Sui rose blush in shade 300 (which I’ll try this weekend) so Bittersweet may be dethroned!
Go-to lip product for September? My new fav is D&G Sophia Loren No. 1. OMG I can’t even describe how much I love this lipstick! It is the perfect every day sheer (yet buildable) cool red. I love all of my lipsticks and glosses though and like with the other products, I pick what I’m wearing depending on the “look”. I did buy the new LE Bite lipstick today so I’m curious to see how it looks on. It might end up being a fav alternate. I am hoping to pick up some new darker shades over the next few months as well.
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/Light w/ Neutral/Warm Undertones
Go-to fragrance for September? Gucci Guilty
Go-to blush for September? Clinique Cheek Pop Fig Pop
Go-to lip product for September? Maybelline Matte Lipstick in Touch of Spice or NARS Audacious in Audrey/Jane
Your skin tone/coloring: light to medium warm
Go-to fragrance for September? loving the new Modern Muse Le Rouge!
Go-to blush for September? ehhh, just something coral… just like every other month of the year, lol.
Go-to lip product for September? … something coral? 😉
Your skintone/ coloring: Medium w/olive undertones MAC Studio Fix Liquid Foundation C4.5, deep brunette, teal green gold flecked eyes.
Go-to September fragrance: Fresh Life most days. Christian LaCroix Absinthe on all the others.
Go-to blush for September: UD Rapture or MAC Burnt Pepper.
Go-to lip product for September: Too Faced Pink Chocolate, UD Liar or After Dark. Also used MAC Cosmo and Royally Riotous a whole lot, too! In other words, anything moisturizing, because September is one of our dryest, hot months here in the greater Phoenix area! ?
Your skin tone/coloring: Very fair with neutral undertones; magenta hair; hazel/green eyes
Go-to fragrance for September? I wore Buom Green Tea Cherry Blossom and Nicki Minaj Minajesty quite a bit, as I was trying to finish using them up. I also wore Lady Gaga Fame Black Fluid a lot.
Go-to blush for September? My most worn were Too Faced Baby Love; Milani Rose Blush in Tea Rose, American Beauty Rose, and Blossomtime Rose; and The Balm Cabana Boy.
Go-to lip product for September? My most worn were Nyx Suede Cream in Stone Fox, ColourPop Ultra Matte in Dr. M, Makeup Revoloution Atomic Color Serpent, and Kat von D Piaf.
I couldn’t resist Dr. M either, I just got it in my first Colourpop order. It’s such a special product. 🙂
Your skin tone/coloring: NC15
Go-to fragrance for September? Is currently my standard Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt but I want to get my hands on Chanel Coco Mademoiselle because I surprisingly liked it.
Go-to blush for September? Tarte Exposed or Hourglass Mood Exposure
Go-to lip product for September? Marc Jacobs Je T’aime or Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Your skin tone/coloring: Fairest neutral. Some matches are Koh Gen Do Maifanshi Moisture Foundation in 001, Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation in Alabaster and Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet + Foundation in #15.
Go-to fragrance for September? Well, I’ve been using Paco Rabanne Olympéa recently but the one I always go to for Autumn/Winter is Dior Pure Poison. I’m sure it’s not a popular choice and it is strong but I only spray it in my woolly scarves so that when I wear them out on those cold days I find it comforting. It’s also nostalgic since it was my first ever proper perfume and it takes me right back to when I first got it all those years ago. 🙂
Go-to blush for September?
I’m liking warmer blushes at the moment such as Urban Decay Fetish and my old and well loved Prescriptives Illuminator. However, sometimes you can’t beat a fresh pink to make it look like you’ve just come in from the cold. I love MAC Pink Swoon for that kind of look, although they seem to have discontinued it. 🙁
Go-to lip product for September? It has to be lip balm! It’s a must for me 365 days of the year but more so in the colder months. I swear by Rouge Bunny Rouge Kiss Elixir balm. It’s expensive for its tiny size but it is full on amazing. It’s thick and rich and it smells like warm vanilla! It goes on, stays put and gives your lips some serious love. Runner up would be the Rodial Glam Balm, the one in the tub. It’s pretty awesome. It smells of roses, has a lovely thick texture and is wonderfully moisturizing. Those are my favourite lip balms and my lips would be a mess without them due to my medication drying them out. My lips are dry constantly and although the balms I love aren’t cheap I will continue to repurchase them unless I find something cheaper but just as good!
I looooove Pure Poison. Such an underrated fragrance.
Your skin tone/coloring: light-medium, NC25
Go-to fragrance for September? Dior J’adore
Go-to blush for September? Bobbi Brown Desert Rose
Go-to lip product for September? Mac Plumful, Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Etourdie
Your skin tone/coloring: Deep dark
Go-to fragrance for September? Philosophy Amazing Grace – year round signature scent, unless I have a special occasion to attend or going out at night.
Go-to blush for September? NARS dolce vita- all time favorite!
Go-to lip product for September? It Cosmetics vitality gloss stain in je ne sais quoi
Your skin tone/coloring: light to medium with yellow undertones, dark brown eyes, black hair
Go-to fragrance for September? Juicy Couture’s VIva La Juicy
Go-to blush for September? Tarte Exposed or Lancome Aplum
Go-to lip product for September? Still the same old Revlon Peach Parfait. I really want to try dark berry reds/chestnut reds this year, though! Especially the ones from Wet n Wild’s Fall 2015 collection. (Will you be reviewing those? Just thought I’d ask!)
NC 15
Fragrance: None, I never wear any.
Blush: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush – Dim Infusion
Lip product: Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask (my lips have been SO dry this month)
Fragrance – flower bomb
Blush – Chanel Le blush creme in 69 intonation
Lip product – la mer Baume de la mer lip balm (the best! Not much of a lip stick girl)
Your skin tone/coloring: Pale, very pale
Go-to fragrance for September? Tory Burch
Go-to blush for September? It changes between one by MAC, Chanel and Bobbi Brown.
Go-to lip product for September? I change this around too but I really like NYX Diamond Sparkle
lipsticks the most and I will usually grab one of the pinks or whatever matches my clothes.
Tan/Deep
I usually whatever I feel like that day, but I do like to use Clean White Woods, TokyoMilk Tainted Love and Giorgio Armani Sì more often during fall
WetnWild ColorIcon Blush in Mellow Wine
Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Walkyrie
Your skin tone/coloring: Dark neutral
Go-to fragrance for September? Lanvin Arpege Eclat
Go-to blush for September? Fashion Fair chocolate chip
Go-to lip product for September? TF Moroccan Rouge
NC15
My Burberry
Chanel Jersey blush
Mac Cremesheen in Naked Proof
September is tough for fragrance. Done with the sea scents & citruses, but not cold enough to break out the warm ambers, chypres, and ‘orientals.’ I gravitate towards Korres Basil/Lemon & Cartier Declaration. Liking my new MACs: Make You Mine ( thanks, C!). and Nose for Style, which is decorated with little fuzzy Yorkies, Dachshunds, and Malamutes. If MAC didn’t do dog packaging, I had to.
Your skin tone/coloring: MAC NC35 Medium Neutral
Go-to fragrance for September? Prada Candy L’Eau
Go-to blush for September? The Balm Frat Boy
Go-to lip product for September? MAC Offshoot
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/cool
Go-to fragrance for September? O de Lancome (Now I am more in the Autumn mode and like Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black)
Go-to blush for September? Clinique Melon Pop–although I really have not worn much blush since winter due to my tendency to go a bit pink when I get overheated.
Go-to lip product for September? Lancome Shine Lover 212/Charlotte Tilbury Bitch Perfect
Your skin tone/coloring: NC15, very fair olive
Go-to fragrance for September? Dang, a hard one. Bruno Fazzolari’s Au Dela has been on high rotation, but I recently fell in love Lancome La Vie Est Belle of all things. Praline party!
Go-to blush for September? Becca Shimmer Souffle in Watermelon/Moonstone
Go-to lip product for September? MAC Rebel. I can’t count how many times I wore it.
Skin tone: Fair to medium, cool
Fragrance: Marc Jacobs Daisy….ALWAYS…I get so many compliments
Blush: Chanel Pink Explosion
Lipstick: Chanel Rouge Allure in Etienne or Kat Von D in Mercy
Skintone: NC42
Perfume: Jour D’Hermes Absolu
Blush: the Balm Cabana Boy
Lip: MAC Goddess of the Sea (LE-Alluring Aquatics)…lightly patted on for a flush of color.
Skin tone/ colouring: Fair neutral leaning towards cool.
Go-to fragrance at the mo: My Burberry or I Am Juicy Couture
Blush: I’m mixing it up at the mo but I like Cindy-Lou Manizer
Lip product: Bourjois Aqua Laque in Tu si roses or one of my Kiko Rebel Romantic lipsticks, I have 3 of them!
Your skin tone/coloring:
NC20; NC25 in sunnier/”beachier” summers
Pretty much a set NC20 most of the time
Go-to fragrance for September?
Depends?
Go-to blush for September?
Nars Sin, Nars Outlaw, Tarte Exposed; Benefit Dallas
Go-to lip product for September?
Revlon Lip Butters in most of the colours all the time!
Your skin tone/coloring: light, cool
Go-to fragrance for September? Thierry Mugler Angel
Go-to blush for September? MAC Blushbaby
Go-to lip product for September? Colourpop Be-Dazzled (unimpressed by the application and texture but that color!)
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/neutral
Go-to fragrance for September? I wear Chanel Chance and the new Chance Eau Vive pretty frequently (they’re my favorites and I wear them year round), but I also dug out my Guerlain Petite Robe Noire and was wearing that a lot, too.
Go-to blush for September? In September, I wore my new Chantecaille Elephant blush most of the time, but that was mostly because it was in my makeup bag and I kept forgetting to change it out. Oh well, it’s a beautiful, versatile color! I was also wearing the Hourglass Ambient Powder palette as blush. In October, I’ve been wearing Lancome Peche Savvy a lot.
Go-to lip product for September? I don’t wear lipstick or gloss.
Fair yellow/olive (MAC C1)
Jean Paul Gaultier Classique Intense
Inglot bronzer in 80 or NYX Angel
MAC Sheen Supreme Ultra Darling (has recently become HG! Love it!)
Your skin tone/coloring: fair to light with pink undertones
Go-to fragrance for September? I think I would use Alien more as a day time fragrance and not only when going out.
Go-to blush for September? I still love soft pinky colours (Ethereal Glow from Hourglass a favourite) or colours that give me a natural flush (NARS Desire). I would love to have a more purple/mauve blush, though!
Go-to lip product for September? D for Danger from MAC is a favourite at the moment. Dark colours seem even more appealing to me now or colours such as Cinnamon Kiss (Too Faced) and Twig (MAC).
skin tone : fair/light with golden undertones
fragrance: SI from Giorgio Armani
Blush : Clinique berry pop
lip product: Mac Velvet Teddy, Kiko Milano’s Velvet Mate Satin Lipstick no.609, Lip pencil in Whirl