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Best Beauty Products | September 2017 Report


Here’s a look at the top 25 products reviewed in the month of September, plus a summary of how many products and brands were reviewed and a break out of ratings! 🙂

I think it’d be fun to go through what we used, purchased, resisted, and so forth each month, here are some questions:

  1. What were your favorites from the last month?
  2. What didn’t impress you?
  3. Did you return anything you purchase?
  4. Or successfully resist temptation?

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Seraphine Avatar

What were your favorites from the last month?
KVD Shade & Light eyeshadow palette (mattes), UD Vice Lipstick in Rapture, Smashbox Photo Finish Hydrating Under Eye Primer, Tarte Shape Tape concealer, and Sigma E25 brush (I may need to buy a second one)

What didn’t impress you?
KVD Lock-It Tattoo foundation. I tried it with a few different primers and also without primer, and several hours later it congealed on my skin every time. Thankfully, it was just a sample from Sephora, so I didn’t waste any money. I don’t know why I try other foundations when I already have such a perfect one (EL Double Wear).

Did you return anything you purchased?
Just a pair of boots, no makeup returns!

Or successfully resist temptation?
I successfully resisted buying the KVD Saint & Sinner eyeshadow palette in September. As for successfully resisting it in October, it’s still too early to tell.

Karen Avatar

What were your favorites from the last month? I’ve been enjoying my Natasha Denona Lila palette, Huda beauty desert palette, my new Coloured Raine Queen of hearts palette, Fenty beauty highlighters in metal moon and lightening dust & fire crystal. I’m enjoying the highlighting brush as well. I’m so happy i purchased the Kat Von D Saint and Sinner palette, it’s so perfect! I’ve been loving the items I got from the Too Faced Peach collection, the super cute Sweetie Pie bronzer, the eyeshadow palette, Sex on the Peach lipstick.

What didn’t impress you? Unfortunately the Too Faced Peach foundation just wasn’t for me, it is much too drying, no matter how well I prep my skin beforehand, thank goodness it was just a sample! I’m also not completely sure how I feel about the Too Faced Peach primer, but I’m going to keep using it, but most likely will not repurchase.

Did you return anything you purchase? No returns this month!

Or successfully resist temptation? I wasn’t going to purchase the new Charlotte Tilbury palette, but then in a moment of excitement, I ended up buying it.. I purchased it on 21 septembre, but still hasn’t arrived, im nervous because I have haven’t heard great reviews on it. This is only my second Charlotte Tilbury purchase. I’m also hoping to resist temptation on purchasing the upcoming Colourpop My Little Pony palette, and the upcoming ABH palette, we’ll see how that goes.

Deborah S. Avatar

Favorites from past month: Huda Beauty Desert Dusk Palette, Dr. Dennis Gross Ferulic and Retinol Eye Gel. This will probably be on my favorites list every month. I also got my Nuxe Reve de Miel Lip Balm which was a chore to get. I ordered it on-line and it took over a month to get here. Luckily I ordered 4 so that I will have them for awhile. I am also enjoying the L’Occitane Spray on Almond Oil and their face mist. Don’t think it does anything magical but I like the scent and has a nice mister.

What didn’t impress me: I purchased several drug store mascara’s including Almay, Cover Girl Lash Blast, Katy Cat and none worked for me. I may have unrealistic expectations. I like volume, length and no smearing or flaking. No wait, isn’t that what we all want for mascara?

No didn’t return anything although I probably should have returned the Butter London Glazen e/s in Mermaid. I have several others and like them a lot but this one never seemed to dry down, creased like crazy, transferred on my hoods and wasn’t as vibrant as I had hoped for a shade named Mermaid. I don’t know if I got a bad one or whether this shade had issues or what.

Resisted: The temptation to buy the Natasha Denona Lila Palette. I don’t know why I want it so badly since I don’t absolutely love her e/s anyway but the colors are just so pretty.

ShariP Avatar

Deborah, I love Maybelline mascara, in particular Great Lash and Colossal. I also tried one for the first time this past week. It has two brushes. One smaller, one larger. The mascara is housed in a central tube. Sorry I can’t recall the name, but maybe another reader will know and reply. It was also by Maybelline. The tube is white and a raspberry color. I really liked it. I had to use two coats, but no flaking and it stayed put until I removed it and then it removed easily.

Mariella Avatar

What were your favorites from the last month? boring, I’m sure, but Dior Rosy Glow Awakening Blush, Clinique Jenna’s Essentials and Chanel Tisse Rivoli e/s quads and Red Necessity Huggable Lipstick from MAC. Oh, and Shiseido Ibuki primer.
What didn’t impress you? Marc Jacobs Edgitorial e/s palette
Did you return anything you purchase? the same Marc Jacobs Edgitorial palette
Or successfully resist temptation? wanted to get a Murad toner but then read the reviews at Makeup Alley and decided not to. Also Dior Feel e/s 5-pan. I’ll get it eventually but haven’t had a chance to get to the store that stocks it.

Kate Avatar

What were your favorites from the last month? I got a sample of the Fenty Beauty foundation and will almost definitely be going back for a full-size. I have a normal to oily complexion, especially in the summer (this week is the first time we’ve had some fall-like temperatures, but I’m still not getting any dry patches), and I really like the finish this gives me. I also appreciate that the brand has options for cool, warm and neutral undertones. Too many skip the latter.

What didn’t impress you? Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer. As much as I love the foundation, the concealer is dry enough to emphasise the lines around my eyes and isn’t opaque enough to cover the circles underneath. It works a bit better when I add Pixi colour corrector, but I’m a firm believer that a high end product shouldn’t require anything else to work. The search for the HG concealer continues…

Did you return anything you purchase? No. I’ve never returned anything that wasn’t broken or damaged, though. Somehow, I find a way to work with it.

Or successfully resist temptation? I haven’t ordered anything from the holiday collections, but that’s really just down to timing. I don’t think I’ve successfully resisted anything. For some reason, it seems like there are a lot more things that I want this year. The Nars Man Ray collection is really speaking to me, as well as the giant Marc Jacobs palette.

Erica Avatar

Favorites from last month: MAC Select Highlighter Blush Duo in Superb / Selected. MAC Prissy Princess Personality Palette. ABH Subculture Palette. Clinique Cheek Pop Blush in Pink Honey Pop. Lancome Juicy Shaker Bi-phase Lip Oil in Top Gum. MAC Trolls Suns Out Buns Out Eyeshadow. MAC Selena No Me Queda Mas Eyeshadow. Lancome Blush Subtil in Miel Glace

What didn’t impress : Not the product but I preordered a LE Chantecaille mermaid eyeshadow with elephant design. It arrived without the elephant packaging. I was disappointed

Returns: I haven’t returned anything though Barneys refunded my money so I could purchase the limited edition packaging

Resist temptation: I’ve resisted the Too Faced peach collection and Fenty Beauty

Kelly Avatar

What were your favorites from the last month? The Sleek Oh So Special palette was a big pleasant surprise. Ulta Mineral powder foundation, Becca Pink Haze and Golden Hour, Pur My Little Pony brush set, Lorac Alter Ego lipsticks.
What didn’t impress you? UD Troublemaker. I can’t get the brush to the far inner/outer lashes, it doesn’t work with my bottom lashes at all and where it does get applied is spridery and gross.
Did you return anything you purchase? Not any beauty products.
Or successfully resist temptation? Yes! So proud of myself this month. I’ve skipped several things but Saint & Sinner and Desert Dusk were the hardest.

Rachel R. Avatar

1. What were your favorites from the last month?
*That I bought: So many! KVD Saint + Sinner Palette, Light & Shade Eye Contour Quads, and Everlasting Glimmer Veils; Ciate Glitter Flips; UD Vice Lipstick in Voodoo and Control; Tarte Blush Bazaar Palette; Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Spiced Plum; SugarPill Pressed Shadow in Poison Plum, Lipstick in U4EA, Liquid Lip Color in Trinket; ColourPop pressed eyeshadows and the She Palette; Apocolyptic Beauty Halloween Treat Bags.

*That I haven’t bought (yet?): MUFE Blushes, Fenty’s foundation color range (haven’t gotten to try them out for myself yet), Bite Beauty liquid lipticks. Also, Elizabeth & James Nirvana Gray. I got the sample duo with this and Amethyst. I thought I’d be more into Amethyst, and just spraying them into the air, I liked Amethyst more. However, Gray smells outstanding on me, whereas Amethyst is pleasant, but not stellar with my body chemistry. I got compliments when I wore Gray.

2. What didn’t impress you?
*That I bought: Coastal Scents Jardin Bloom Palette. It’s not that it’s bad. It’s good. It’s just more cool toned than I expected, and it goes kind of muddy on me. I’m not fond of quality of the packaging on the Tarte Big Book of Blushes Vol. 3. I love the blushes, but I’ll have to de-pot them.

*That I didn’t buy: ABH Subculture, LORAC MegaPro 4, Tarte Buried Treasure; most of the holiday release items from everyone;

3. Did you return anything you purchased? No

4. Or successfully resist temptation? Thank goodness, because I held off for reviews, and avoided some bad palettes — Tarte Buried Treasure, ABH Subculture, and LORAC MegaPro 4. Also resisted the great-looking Viseart Golden Hour 9-Pan Eyeshadow Palette, and Marc Jacobs The Wild One.

Genevieve Avatar

What were your favorites from the last month? Natio Dose of Colours palette in Golden
What didn’t impress you? Lots – all the red, orange, pink and purple eyeshadow palettes.
Did you return anything you purchase? No, I haven’t returned anything
Or successfully resist temptation? Yes, I resisted buying the Clarins Natural quad in brown and it was even on sale….

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