Best Beauty Products | September 2018 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:
- What were your favorites from the last month?
- What didn’t impress you?
- Did you return anything you purchase?
- Or successfully resist temptation?
Shiseido Ginza Red (222) VisionAiry Gel Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a vibrant, medium orange-red with warm undertones and a creamy finish. The...
Shiseido Ginza Red (222) VisionAiry Gel Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a vibrant, medium orange-red with warm undertones and a creamy finish. The...
Shiseido Shizuka Red (223) VisionAiry Gel Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a medium-dark copper with warm, rusty red undertones and a cream finish. ...
Shiseido Shizuka Red (223) VisionAiry Gel Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a medium-dark copper with warm, rusty red undertones and a cream finish. ...
Giorgio Armani Lucky Red (403) Rouge d’Armani Matte Lip Color ($38.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium red with neutral-to-cool undertones and a semi-matte...
Giorgio Armani Lucky Red (403) Rouge d’Armani Matte Lip Color ($38.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium red with neutral-to-cool undertones and a semi-matte...
Giorgio Armani Nightberry (201) Rouge d’Armani Matte Lip Color ($38.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium-dark burgundy with subtle, warm red undertones and...
Giorgio Armani Nightberry (201) Rouge d’Armani Matte Lip Color ($38.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium-dark burgundy with subtle, warm red undertones and...
Bite Beauty Libra Amuse Bouche Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a deep, chocolatly brown with warm, yellowish undertones and a satin finish. It had...
Bite Beauty Libra Amuse Bouche Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a deep, chocolatly brown with warm, yellowish undertones and a satin finish. It had...
Black Honey Pop is a medium-dark, rosy pink with warmer undertones and a luminous sheen. It had opaque pigmentation with a smooth, dense consistency...
Black Honey Pop is a medium-dark, rosy pink with warmer undertones and a luminous sheen. It had opaque pigmentation with a smooth, dense consistency...
Perversion is a rich, inky black with a matte finish. It was richly pigmented and had a smooth, creamy texture that glided across my lower lash line...
Perversion is a rich, inky black with a matte finish. It was richly pigmented and had a smooth, creamy texture that glided across my lower lash line...
Shiseido Alpen Glow (06) InnerGlow Cheek Powder ($29.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium coral with strong, orange undertones and a satin finish. It was...
Shiseido Alpen Glow (06) InnerGlow Cheek Powder ($29.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium coral with strong, orange undertones and a satin finish. It was...
NARS Persia Eyeshadow (2018) ($19.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a deep orange with warm, red undertones and a matte finish. It was intensely pigmented with a...
NARS Persia Eyeshadow (2018) ($19.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a deep orange with warm, red undertones and a matte finish. It was intensely pigmented with a...
Shiseido Code Red (221) VisionAiry Gel Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a bright, medium red with neutral-to-cool undertones and a cream finish. It...
Shiseido Code Red (221) VisionAiry Gel Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a bright, medium red with neutral-to-cool undertones and a cream finish. It...
Shiseido Berry Dawn (08) InnerGlow Cheek Powder ($29.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a deep plum with modeate, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. The...
Shiseido Berry Dawn (08) InnerGlow Cheek Powder ($29.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a deep plum with modeate, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. The...
MAC PhillipeBlond The Blonds Lipstick ($21.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a medium-dark red with cool, blue undertones and a semi-matte finish. It was richly...
MAC PhillipeBlond The Blonds Lipstick ($21.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a medium-dark red with cool, blue undertones and a semi-matte finish. It was richly...
Tom Ford Beauty Stiletto Satin Matte Lip Color ($55.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium-dark red with neutral-to-cool undertones and a satin finish. The...
Tom Ford Beauty Stiletto Satin Matte Lip Color ($55.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium-dark red with neutral-to-cool undertones and a satin finish. The...
MAC Nyma Tang Lipstick ($18.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a medium-dark red with a cool, blue undertone and a satin finish. It was richly pigmented with a...
MAC Nyma Tang Lipstick ($18.50 for 0.10 oz.) is a medium-dark red with a cool, blue undertone and a satin finish. It was richly pigmented with a...
Giorgio Armani Milano (501) Rouge d’Armani Matte Lip Color ($38.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium, rosy mauve with subtle, warm undertones and a...
Giorgio Armani Milano (501) Rouge d’Armani Matte Lip Color ($38.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium, rosy mauve with subtle, warm undertones and a...
Soft Light is a light beige with warm, golden undertones and a soft matte finish--there was a dusting of pearl that gave it a lift but not enough to...
Soft Light is a light beige with warm, golden undertones and a soft matte finish--there was a dusting of pearl that gave it a lift but not enough to...
ColourPop Snow White Lux Lipstick ($7.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a deep, coppery-red with warm undertones and a cream finish. The consistency was smooth,...
ColourPop Snow White Lux Lipstick ($7.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a deep, coppery-red with warm undertones and a cream finish. The consistency was smooth,...
ColourPop Tiana Lux Lipstick ($7.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a medium-dark, reddish burgundy with subtle, cool undertones and a lightly glossy, cream finish. ...
ColourPop Tiana Lux Lipstick ($7.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a medium-dark, reddish burgundy with subtle, cool undertones and a lightly glossy, cream finish. ...
ColourPop A Smile and a Song Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter) ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a soft, light gold with warm, yellow undertones and a shiny,...
ColourPop A Smile and a Song Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter) ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a soft, light gold with warm, yellow undertones and a shiny,...
NARS Fez Eyeshadow (2018) ($19.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a medium bronze-shimmered brown with warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It was richly pigmented...
NARS Fez Eyeshadow (2018) ($19.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a medium bronze-shimmered brown with warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It was richly pigmented...
Shiseido Future Shock (215) VisionAiry Gel Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a muted, medium purple with strong, warm undertones and a cream finish. ...
Shiseido Future Shock (215) VisionAiry Gel Lipstick ($26.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a muted, medium purple with strong, warm undertones and a cream finish. ...
MAC TheBlonds The Blonds Magic Dust Powder ($41.00 for 0.63 oz.) is a light-medium gold with warm, yellow undertones and a luminous sheen. The powder...
MAC TheBlonds The Blonds Magic Dust Powder ($41.00 for 0.63 oz.) is a light-medium gold with warm, yellow undertones and a luminous sheen. The powder...
Bite Beauty Four Little Bites Holiday 2018 Mini Amuse Bouche Lipstick Set ($25.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a new, limited edition set of travel-sized...
Bite Beauty Four Little Bites Holiday 2018 Mini Amuse Bouche Lipstick Set ($25.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a new, limited edition set of travel-sized...
Trooper is a medium-dark yellow with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. The color coverage was opaque in one layer, which applied evenly and...
Trooper is a medium-dark yellow with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. The color coverage was opaque in one layer, which applied evenly and...
Intense Amethyst is a medium, plummy taupe with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic finish. It had rich color coverage in a single stroke, which...
Intense Amethyst is a medium, plummy taupe with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic finish. It had rich color coverage in a single stroke, which...
I’ve been on a no-buy for the last few months in order to finish up a ton of products so i did crack open a few new items that i had squirrelled away…
1) Favourite from last month: Limitless Mascara by Ilia (great formula!)
2) All good last month
3) No returns (bc no purchases)
4) Successful resist: Actually, the Bite Beauty lipstick for Virgo (my sign) was all sold out so i wasn’t able to purchase.
Favorites from the past month: Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in 6.5, La Mer Soft Fluid Foundation in Beige 32, Paula’s Choice Azelaic Acid and Resist Super Light Wrinkle Defense SPF30, and Benefit Precisely My Brow Pencil. Bite Beauty Virgo was at the top of my favorites list until I wore it for a day and realized it really accentuates the lines in my lips as the day wears on. I am 52, so I do not fault the product. I am working on mixing it with other lipsticks to see if I can use it that way. It is a stunning color, so if it doesn’t work for me I will give it to my daughter.
What didn’t impress me: NARS Precision Lip Liner in Venice. The color was just a bit too boring (nude) and the formula seemed more dry than my other four Precision lip liners.
Returns: No.
Resist temptation? Always! In September I resisted the Natasha Denona Camel and little Lila palettes, Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter, all the new Pat McGrath lip colors, and multiple foundations (for some reason I want to try all the foundations).
Oh no! I haven’t worn my Virgo lipstick yet. I hope it doesn’t do that to me.
I hope it works great for you, Seraphine?
Have you tried filling in your lips with a clear lipliner first? Sometimes that works.
Fave must be BM Aurora, esp as it was Ultabucks. Unimpressed: not with what product I received, but in trying to get the empty wells in Lunatick Supernatural filled. Just addressed it, and assume it will be easy. But, THEY HAVE NO EMAIL ADDRESS OR PHONE #, but of course, demand yours. I had a photo pseudo unboxing prepared that I was unable to use. Why should they take my word?; they should want pix. The Elvira and Calabasas are fab, as i’m sure the Supernatural eventually will be. Why did S change the Golden Gate lipstick barrel pic to a sled? Rosebud, I guess, speaking of way early sexual references. Have they been ‘injuncted’ and can’t use the bridge? That is a nice, varied, very budget set, btw. Returns: nothing relevant to here, but lots of returns in other areas….. Resist: kind of. Safari. Those gorgeous Shiseido lips, Some CP. All U fall haul, though I usually get presents then. I had major unexpected big expenses, so not much haulage.
What were your favorites from the last month? Besides all my everyday usuals, I really liked the Emily Edit Wants Eye Palette, MAC Twig, NYX Worth the Hype Mascara, and ABH Moonchild Glow Kit.
What didn’t impress you? Essence Satin Love Blush, only because the shade didn’t look good on my skin tone. I gave it to a friend who loves it.
Did you return anything you purchase? No
Or successfully resist temptation? Huda Emerald Eye Palette
I meant to say MAC Twig lipstick.
Favorites from last month :
ABH Norvina palette. Clinique Nude Pop. MAC X Fruity Juicy Pearlmatte Face Powder in Oh My Passion. Sephora Lipstories lipstick in Oui.
What didn’t impress:
Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Balm. I received it as a point perk. It’s ok. Packaging is nice. I wouldn’t pay full price for it since it doesn’t do anything a $6 lip balm cannot do!
Return anything: No I didn’t but it’s rare I do.
Resist temptation: TF Gingerbread palette. Pat McGrath palette. I’m not buying much now anyway!
What were your favorites from the last month? THAT I BOUGHT — Ace Beaute’ Paradise Fallen Palette, Blush Tribe Hasina 2 Palette, ABH Norvina Palette, Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Quad in Dragon Scales, Urban Decay Elements Eyeshadow Palette, ColourPop Good Sport Palette, ColourPop x Disney It’s a Princess Thing Palette (ordered, but not received), Too Faced Gingerbread Spice Palette, and Pacifica Coconut Probiotic Water Rehab Cream.
THAT I DIDN’T BUY (YET?) — Pat McGrath Mothership V Palette, Becca Spanish Rose Glow Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed, the rest of the ColourPop x Disney Designer Collection, ABH Holiday Collection, and Clinique Get Cheeky Cheek Pop Palette.
What didn’t impress you? I’m happy with everything I bought. THAT I DIDN’T BUY — Bite Beauty Libra (color, not quality); Natasha Denona Safari Palette; new NARS eyeshadow singles formula; Laura Mercier Hidden Gems Palette.
Did you return anything you purchased? No, but I’m going to exchange my TF Gingerbread Spice Palette for one that’s not broken. I took it to a local Macy’s, but they didn’t carry much Too Faced in-store. I have to go to one at a larger mall.
Or successfully resist temptation? Pat McGrath Mothership V Palette (hubby might get it for me for Christmas, though), Huda Beauty Emerald and Amethyst Obsessions Palettes, LA Splash Classic Horror Vol. II Palette and liquid lipsticks, UD Naked Cherry Palette (planning to get), and Clinique Get Cheeky Cheek Pop Palette.