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Best Beauty Products | October 2017 Report


Here’s a look at the top 25 products reviewed in the month of October, 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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Deborah S. Avatar

Favorite item from October: Huda Beauty Desert Dusk palette and my Chosungah 22 foundation. I am really enjoying the Desert Dusk palette and just looking at it gives me such inspiration.

What didn’t impress me: Cover Girl Healthy Elixir foundation. Prior to receiving the Chosungah I decided to give a few DS foundations a try in hopes that one of them would work as an everyday foundation. The Cover Girl came highly recommended. The paler shades weren’t pale enough and had a funny greyish undertone on my complexion. It was also very drying and my skin looked and felt parched by the end of the day. I am going to try the Dr. Jart BB cream next.

Returns: Nothing

Beauty discoveries: I picked up the Clinique Moisture Surge about two weeks ago and have been using it before my primer and then again as a setting spray. I really like it. It makes my skin feel hydrated and can be sprayed on throughout the day as needed. I also picked up UD’s All Nighter setting spray and I hadn’t used it in years. I didn’t love it before but this time I have really been enjoying it also. After using my skin feels tight but tight in a good way. It just makes my skin feel firmer and lifted. Lastly, Smashbox Primerizer. I am loving how moisturizing this is on the periphery of my face.

Courtney Avatar

1. What were your favorites from the last month? My favorites from the last month has probably been my Becca Backlit Priming Filter, and my Meet Matte Trimony palette!
2. What didn’t impress you? From Wet N Wild’s Halloween collection, I tried two things that were just terrible. First was a Color Icon Pigment in Unicorn Wishes. This was terrible, it would just flake off right after being applied, the glitter gets everywhere, and there was no way to build it up. I ended up washing my entire face off since my entire makeup look was ruined. I also tried the Fantasy Makers Glitter Palette, and I think I need to play with it more, but overall I found it very hard to use and could barely get any on my eye.
3. Did you return anything you purchase? I did not, I probably should have though!
4. Or successfully resist temptation? I am constantly resisting temptation. I have been waiting for the November VIB sale for the last 3 months…

Mariella Avatar

What were your favorites from the last month? I have been using Stila’s Eyes are the Window Spirit palette a lot this month and enjoying it all over again. And, of course, Dior’s Rosy Glow blush (I mention it to the point of being boring)
What didn’t impress you? can’t really think of anything
Did you return anything you purchase? Nope
Or successfully resist temptation? Oh yes – that newer, LE Dior highlighter.

CeeBee Avatar

What were your favorites from the last month? The Colourpop concealers are very good and I’ve been using their pressed eyeshadow in High Strung a lot too, such a beautiful rose gold.

What didn’t impress you? RCMA powder. Wayne Goss raved about it and it was cheap enough but I have other preferences.

Did you return anything you purchase? Cannot return makeup in New Zealand.

Or successfully resist temptation? Nope, not even close! LOL.

Rachel R. Avatar

What were your favorites from the last month? That I bought: Besame Snow White 1937 Storybook Palette; MUFE Lustrous Shadow Palette; UD Heavy Metals Palette: NARS Man Ray blush in Fetishized and Glass Tears Eyeshadow Palette; ColourPop My Little Pony eye palette; Kat von D Everlasting Glimmer Veil in Super Sonic; Tarte Bush in Paaarty (Sephora bday gift); bhCosmetics Naturally Flawless Foundation in Ivory.

What didn’t impress you? Up and Up Grapefruit Facial Wipes. They work fine, but they smell horrible, and not even close to grapefruit. BhCosmetics Creme Luxe Lipstick in Forever-Nude. It’s much more sheer than I expected, and the color doesn’t match the swatch on the website. It’s a really light, sheer, shimmery peachy nude that’s not at all flattering on me. I think it might work as a topper for darker, matte colors..

Did you return anything you purchased? No

Or successfully resist temptation? I haven’t bought any of the MAC holiday collection. I resisted Fenty foundation; Besame Snow White hand mirror; Lorac Mega Pro 4; and the Urban Decay Vice Metal Meets Matte Vice Lipstick Palette (I might get it if it goes on sale cheap down the road).

Logan Avatar

What were your favorites from the last month? elf Satin Eyeliner Pencil (in navy and smoked violet), elf Cream Eyeliner (in Black), and Laura Geller Diamond Dust Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator

What didn’t impress you? elf Clay Eyeshadow Palette in Smokey… The formula seems like it would be great for different colors, just not that kind of look.

Did you return anything you purchase? No

Or successfully resist temptation? Yes! I only bought one ColourPop eyeshadow during free shipping (and an empty palette).

Genevieve Avatar

What were your favorites from the last month? The lipsticks – lots of beautiful, rusty red lippies like Modern Temptress.

What didn’t impress you? Nearly all of the holiday eye palettes – they were either poor quality (Tarte, Too Faced, Ciate etc) or just not my shades (Huda, Viseart, UD)

Did you return anything you purchase? No buena here in Aus.

Or successfully resist temptation? I’ve not been tempted per eye shadows and I know I will have trouble re the MAC lipsticks when they arrive here.

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