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Carrie Ann Avatar
Carrie Ann

Best gold eyeshadow? So hard to choose. I like Elizabeth Arden’s Gold 03, NAR’s Silent Night, Bare Escentuals’ True Gold, and MAC’s Goldmine & Golden Crown.

Worst cheek/face highlighter? I don’t like liquid ones, like the kind Benefit makes. I prefer cream or powder.

Best holiday lip combo? I think MAC’s Thrills is a beautiful holiday lip color. I might put a sheer gold gloss over it.

Marcela Avatar
Marcela

gold shadow: tie between MAC Goldmine and MAC Amber Lights
highlight: no idea
Holiday lip combo: for a great deep brick-red lip with gold shimmer, MAC Fresh Moroccan lipstick with Silly Girl lipglass on top (and looks great with the above-mentioned gold shadows!)

Emily Avatar
Emily

Best gold eyeshadow? MAC Goldmine or Woodwinked
Worst cheek/face highlighter? Guerelin meteorites….but not because I doesn’t look awesome! It breaks me out horribly.
Best holiday lip combo? Russian Red or Dubbonet with a little Elle lipgloss dabbed in the center

KelsieRose Avatar
KelsieRose

Best Gold: MAC Amber Lights
Worst Highlighter: The only one I’ve used works great (Cargo) so no input there!
Best Holiday Lip Combo: MAC Spice it Up Lipstick, MAC Viva Glam IV Lipglass, and MAC Mahogany Lip Pencil

Karo Avatar
Karo

NARS eyeshadow in Etrusque

NARS Hungry Heart blush duo, it’s more messy shimmer than highlight

Maybelline lipstick in Yummy Plummy, Laura Mercier gloss stick in Courtisane on top

Julie Avatar
Julie

Best Gold Eyeshadow – Estee Lauder DoubleWear ShadowCreme in Antiqued Gold. I don’t use eyeshadow but I use this on others. It’s *gorgeous*.
Worst Highlighter – Benefit High Beam (too pink and frosty) and Dior Amber Diamond (blasphemy! right? Way too shimmery).
Best Holiday lip combo – Guerlain Rouge G in Bee w/ CHANEL Glossimer in Mirage on top.

Isa Avatar
Isa

Best gold eyeshadow? Amber Lights by MAC!! Love it
Worst cheek/face highlighter? I don’t really know.. anything too glittery I think looks too fake, but the BEST one for me is Hush ccb.
Best holiday lip combo? Viva Glam Cindy lipstick/lipglass!

Michelle Avatar
Michelle

Best gold: Woodwinked definitey, for color, texture and sheen.

Worst highlighter: Highbeam by benefit- doesn’t seem to work well with cream or powder products so i can’t use it with my daily face routine.

Best holiday lip combo: ?

Maria Avatar
Maria

Best gold eyeshadow? urban decay’s half-baked
Worst cheek/face highlighter? elf shimmering whip
Best holiday lip combo? mac’s cherry lip liner or half-red with sophisto l/s

Olivia Avatar
Olivia

Best gold eye shadow: Urban Decay Half Baked
Worst cheek highlighter: Don’t have one, I’ve liked all of the ones I’ve tried.
Best holiday lip combo: I love Clinique’s Spiced Apple lipstick

Svetlana Avatar
Svetlana

UD’s honey is the only gold I have.

Benefit High Beam . I just hate that thing. Lol

Viva Glam Gaga and English Accents lipglass (from Liberty of London collection)

Lisa G Avatar
Lisa G

Best gold eyeshadow that I own: BE’s True Gold but I covet Nars Etrusque
Worst highlighter: cream or liquid highlighter-messy/streaky on me
Holiday/lip combo: NYX Electra with Smashbox clear lipgloss on top OR (when it arrives) MUFE’s #21 with clear gloss on top.

Michelle Avatar
Michelle

Best gold eyeshadow? – Urban Decay in Half-Baked
Worst cheek/face highlighter? – NARS Orgasm Illuminator
Best holiday lip combo? – any red lipstick with a nice gloss!

Jeanie Avatar
Jeanie

MUFE metal powder in #1

I have a love/hate relationship with NARS hungry heart duo

Shiseido lipstick in RD514 with a dab of Chanel rouge allure laque in 75/Dragon on the center

Ann Avatar
Ann

Gold: LOVE NARS Etrusque!
Highlighter: Benefit High Beam – I don’t get how this would ever work 🙁
Lip combo: MAC Lady Danger, either just with matching liner underneath or a tiny dab of clear gloss in the middle

Christine Avatar
Christine

Best Gold E/S: Bare Escentuals True Gold

Worst Highlighter: BeneFit Highbeam, I don’t like liquid highlighters.

Best Holiday Lip: MAC Russian Red, MAC Cherry Lip Liner, with a touch of sparkling gold eyeshadow patted on the Cupid’s bow and center of lower lip. I don’t do gloss, I prefer matte for a bright lip cause with an ooey gooey gloss a bright lip can get too messy and high maintence for Holiday Parties.

lauren elizabeth Avatar
lauren elizabeth

-Best gold eyeshadow?
Annabelle gold digger is nice. I also really like this really old clinique pigment I own called gold dust.
-Worst cheek/face highlighter?
I can’t think of any specific ones, but anything really really frosty.
-Best holiday lip combo?
BeautiConrol’s lip liner in mauve, then revlon’s lipstick in rose and shine, then viva glam gaga lipglass for a pretty holiday look.
Or this burgundy red from the Beauticontrol sincerity pallet with NYX’s perfect red megashine gloss on top.

Katie Avatar
Katie

Best gold e/s: NARS Etrusque
Worst highlighter: I never used one that I didn’t like!
Best holiday lip combo: I would say MAC Myth because I love a nice golden smoky eye. A classic nude lip really makes the eyes the main attraction.

Ruth Avatar
Ruth

Best Gold Eyeshadow – Goldilux from Sugarpill (I don’t usually even like gold; I have a couple of Urban Decay ones, a clinique one. Goldilux made me love gold!!)
Worst highlighter – Eyeko fat balm in peppermint, it’s too light for my lips and too sticky for my face.
Best holiday lip – My favourite lip combo is MAC Cherry lipliner with MAC Russian red lipstick. So classic. Just have to make sure my lips aren’t too dry.

Mar Avatar
Mar

Best gold eyeshadow?
I really like ‘Athens’ by Korres; is more of a gold brown

Worst cheek/face highlighter?
Anything too frosty or sparkly.
I want to look glowing, nog like a christmas tree 🙂

Best holiday lip combo?
MAC Ruby Woo with clear gloss on top
MAC Cockney, is has a nice sheen to it as it is a Lustre.

lindsay Avatar
lindsay

Etrusque- NARS
Arbonne Highlighter
no brand but a true red with a gold gloss for pop right on the lower lip in the center. Similar to Temptalias MUFE look for Facebook contest

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