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If you could get any five beauty products right now for free, which would they be?

Tom Ford Honeymoon, since I’ve tried six times to purchase and either get a call back of “oops, sorry” or the online order is cancelled. I don’t think it’s meant to be! SUQQU Lip Balm, because I’m out! Another SUQQU Cheek Brush and Crease Brush, because they’re amazing but can’t really justify at the moment. New shu uemura eyelash curler (mine could be replaced).

— Christine

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monica Avatar

Natasha Denona eye shadow palettes (the large ones)
Artis #7
Charlotte Tilbury ‘Filmstar Bronze & Glow
Viseart Editorial Brights palette
Elizabeth and James Nirvana white

The first 3 items because I want to see if they are really worth the hype. It’s so expensive, I can’t really see myself purchasing it right now. I’ve already asked for the Brights palette in a swap. I have a lot of perfumes that I can’t justify buying the Nirvana white fragrance right now.

ElKay Avatar

This is a fun question. Natasha Denona warm eyeshadow palette with the browns and green (28 pan), Wayne Goss brush set, a Cle de Peau concealer, La Mer moisturizer, and By Terry foundation.

Natalia Avatar

Free beauty products??? YES PLEASE! Ok, there are only five, Natalia, don’t get too excited! 🙂 I pretty much buy what I want makeup wise (it’s not extra expensive, but I’m happy with it), but I sooo want some luxury skincare, which I can’t afford, so I’d ask for some expensive Sisley stuff. Here we go:

1. Becca highlighter… WANT! Can’t wait till the brand gets here, which it hopefully should soon. They’re pricey, but I don’t care, cause it’ll last me ages.
2. Sisley face moisturizer with cucumber.. OMG, I got a sample and my dehydrated skin loves it sooo much, it’s another level :). Crazy expensive!
3. Sisley eye contour mask (same as for #2 – got a sample, amazing, but crazy expensive)
4. Sisley Global Firming Serum.
5. Sisley Night Cream with Collagen and Woodmallow

Is that too much to ask? :))))))

Joyce Avatar

Hmm…

1. Laura Mercier Matte Radiance highlighter
2. Guerlain Lingerie de Peau foundation
3. Guerlain Meteorites in Claire
4. Zoeva Rose Gold brush set
5. Tom Ford Love Lust blush

Jamila Avatar

Ouu how fun! My 5 picks would be:

1. Becca Aqua Luminous Foundation
2. Cle de Peau Concealer
3. Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel Bronzer
4. Roses by Chloe perfume
5. Viseart Paris Nudes Palette

Tammy B Avatar

Tom Ford quad in Cocoa mirage, Amorepacific future response moisturizer, Chanel quad in Tisse Beverly Hills, and Viseart Sultry Nudes and Neutral Mattes

Michele @Binxcat4ever Avatar

Wow, great question. And hard too!
1. Natasha Denona 28 pan eyeshadow palette
2. Viseart eyeshadow palette in Bridal Satin
3. Tom Ford 2 piece lip 2 piece nail box (Shades are: Lip – Virgin Rose and So Vain, Nail – Bordeaux Lust and Smoke Red)
4. Chantecaille Ltd Edition Le Magnolia Eye and Cheek Palette
5. Wayne Goss Brush Set

Sarah Avatar

That’s so frustrating!! I think the Tom Ford on Madison Ave in NYC might have them. If not, the Tom Ford inside the SoHo Bloomingdales was unpacking them on Sunday.

Melissa Avatar

I couldn’t believe my order from Bergdorf didn’t get cancelled! Honeymoon just arrived today and WOW. I swatched them quickly and I can’t wait to hear your review, Christine!

Katherine T. Avatar

Oh no! So if you end up with 10 Tom Ford Honeymoon quads, maybe you can do a free giveaway for 9 of them ? That might break the internet ! 😉

Lauren Avatar

Ooooh!
1. the Too Faced Sweet Peach palette
2. that spiffy Marc Jacobs coconut primer
3. Tatcha gold cameilia lip treatment
4. Boscia charcoal pudding wash off treatment
5. Dior Poison Girl perfume

MaquiLab Avatar

1. Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder (whichever)
2. The Balm The Manizer Sisters Palatte
3. OCC Lip Tar RTW in Technopagan
4. Guerlain Meteorites (the light version)
5. Sephora Favorites Kits – Give Me More Lip

Ray Avatar

– Becca’s pressed pearl highlighter (which just got to Ulta!)
– NYX’s HD loose powder and micro brow pencil – they’re not pricey on the surface, but I run through them so quickly.
– Benefit’s Dandelion blush. The color itself has a fair amount of drugstore dupes, but I’d like to try a higher-end formulation.
– Kate Spade’s Live Colorfully perfume, which I recently discovered is a dupe for my beloved and dearly departed Gaultier Ma Dame.

Learnincurve Avatar

Good question!

1. The new XX Vice Ltd Reloaded (not available in the UK)
2. Any of the MAC X Chris Chang of Poesia shadows (not available in the UK)
3. theBalm In the Balm of your Hand
4. LORAC unzipped gold
5. Sigma “complete kit”

Celia Avatar

I’d be all over the things I haven’t gotten my hands on yet for the new Tom Ford release. I pre-ordered a few cream shadows, but still need Midnight Violet and Sphinx for sure. I’d also want a big bottle of the new Soleil scent and the quad in Starry Night. Then I’d finish off with the illuminator duo.

Katherine T. Avatar

Tammy, hope you don’t mind me jumping in with my two cents. I swatched the new Tom Ford quads in store. IMO, Honeymoon is the best one by far, as it’s the same formula as Nude Dip, and it swatches very well, but the 2 lightest shades look almost the same on my light/light medium skintone. The other quads are the regular formula, which I think is hit-or-miss. Some of the shadows are stiff/dry and the sparkly one can be mostly glitter without much of a base. At $80 a pop, I recommend you swatch in-store, wait for reviews, or buy where you can easily return or exchange.

nelleshoegirl Avatar

Oooh, I want to play!
1) The new Chanel highlighter that isn’t out yet (it’s half pink, half white, and the imprint is gorgeous)
2) Tom Ford Cognac Sable
3) Suqqu brushes
4) Suqqu eyeshadow
5) Shu Uemura eyelash curler.

The bottom three all because they’re so hard to get in the States!

Rebecca Avatar

hmmm this is a tough one:

Tom Ford Lips & Boys Set
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette
Natasha Denona Large Eye shadow Palette
Viseart Dark Mattes Palette
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation

Basically just a bunch of really indulgent, expensive makeup I would never buy for myself!

Astrild Avatar

Ohhh, heaven. My picks would be

– Kevyn Aucoin Candlelight celestial poder
– Viseart Matte neutral palette
– Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder palette
– SUQQU Cheek brush
– Soleil Tan de Chanel

The Chanel product is expensive and I don’t really need it so I can’t justify the purchase. The rest ones are not sold here, so they’re really hard to find without expend a lot in shipping costs.

Nicole Avatar

Ohhh, that would be nice! I would go for one of the Hourglass Ambient strobe powders. I’m leaning on Iridescent. But, not sure which one to pick up first yet. Zoeva En Taupe palette because I have wanted it forever and the shipping along with all the LE new stuff that keeps coming out is deterring me. Tata Harper Eye mask because I’m running low on eye cream and I’m going to have to dish out for some soon and I really want to try that! A glowy foundation- maybe the new Armani. Living Proof dry shampoo because I’m almost out and I cannot live without that stuff! Geesh..if i could add another, Bite Pastille!

Christine Avatar

Nordstrom shipped one an hour ago, and then Neiman Marcus shipped one fifteen minutes ago (from the order I placed today), but the original order I placed with Neiman Marcus was backordered still (cancelled it now) – super annoying that someone who did a backorder a few days before doesn’t get their order pushed through once Neiman Marcus had them available! I figured that they’d fill those orders first but was wrong. Glad I placed a second order just in case!

Nicole Avatar

That is annoying! I’m sorry. Now you have two?! I hope you are going to return the second.
I don’t like ordering with Neiman’s unless desperate or certain I’m keeping it. Tom Ford LE worries me..makes me desperate But, I try for Nordstrom first. But,since the cheek ombre issue, I get concerned. I worry about them because when I sent back the Burnished Gold mascara, it just disappeared..

Nicole Avatar

Well, Fedex picks it up at your house for free return shipping. I had to leave it out on the porch. So, who knows..next time I’ll pay the shipping back through the post office.

t Avatar

1. urban decay electric pressed pigment palette
2. OCC lip tar in disintegration
3. OCC lip tar in stud
4. OCC lip tar in derelict
3. kat von d studded kiss lipstick in plan 9
basically things I keep looking at and deciding I don’t *need* but … I want them

KK Avatar

Oh! This is a fun question!!

1. Suqqu Cheek brush
2. Wayne Goss Brush set (Yes, we are being greedy)
3. Viseart Bridal Satin palette
4. Christian Louboutin Matte Lipstick – Le Rouge
5. Tom Ford Love Lust blush

Lulle Avatar

Fun question!

I would say:
– The new Lancôme weird product released for Spring that looks like a box of pastel chalks (I’d really like to try it because it’s unique, but not being sure how it works, I don’t want to spend $60 on it!
– The new formula of YSL Touch Eclat foundation, to compare it with the old.
– The pressed Météorites powder launched by Guerlain for Spring.
– Estée Lauder nail lacquer in Bête Noire
– The Venice palette by Cargo

If I could pick products that haven’t been released yet, then I’d choose Too Faced future Peach palette, Lancôme lip shaker oil thingy, and a Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire lipstick and nail polish.

Nancy T Avatar

Oh, if ONLY!!!
Pretty sure that I don’t have the full or correct names for some of these, but here goes!
1.) Viseart Paris Nudes palette
2.) Sunday Riley Luna something oil? All I know is that I heard it works magic on ones face whilst sleeping!
3.) Tom Ford Lips & Boys Set (wouldn’t it be nice if TF offered a deal where you could pick out just 5 L&B’s customized to your liking?!? As a kit?!?)
4.) Dr. Dennis Gross Retinol & Ferulic Acid Eye cream (oh heck, I’d LOVE a kit of it for the rest of my face!)
5.) Pick my out a glowy, medium to full finish, buildable, non allergenic foundation! Idk? Lancome? Tom Ford? Or stick with Tarte Amazonian Clay? Don’t get me wrong, I do love my MAC Pro Longwear, it literally does.not.move. But I have to add Strobe Cream in order to have a non-mask face, for it to look more like actual SKIN.

Lys Avatar

Ooh, this is a fun question!
1. Kat Von D Shade + Light Contour Palette
2. Becca pressed highlighter in either Champagne Pop or Pearl
3. A backup of Caudalie’s Vinoperfect Radiance Serum
4. Stila ‘Soul’ eyeshadow palette
5. Lush Cosmetics’ Under The Mistletoe holiday box, if only it weren’t limited edition. It had some of my favourite Lush products 🙂

Katherine T. Avatar

Ok, since I’m a greedy little makeup junkie, I’m picking some hideously expensive things I haven’t been able to talk myself into buying
*Tom Ford Lips & Boys Set – the $2,000 one
*Urban Decay Motherlode Shadow Vault -enough shadows to last me a lifetime and more
*SK-II skincare set – want to see what the fuss is all about
*Sisley Paris Black Rose Oil – see comment above
*Charlotte Tilbury Vintage Vamp Set

Elise Avatar

Sigh…only 5…
MUFE Artist Shadow Collector’s Palette
KVD Mi Vida Loca Palette – Sold out errywhere! 🙁
Too Faced Sweet Peach Palette (Coming Summer 2016)
A high end foundation that actually matches my skintone ( currently MAC SFF NC42-45 – varies winter – fall)
MAC 6x Blush Palette – I’d take the leap & try out some brights for a change! 😉

NikkiNeverWithoutPolish Avatar

Oh fun question!
– Hourglass ambient lighting edit
– Hourglass lip oil treatment
– Urban Decay Gwen Stefani blush palette
– Too Faced Born this Way foundation
– a nice, complete brush set, like Sigma’s, since all I have are drugstore quality brushes
^_^

Mariella Avatar

What a fun question! My choices (some of which I may be picking up tomorrow but, alas, I have to pay for them):

Dior Nude Air Glowing Gardens Illuminating Powder in the pink shade
Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons eyeshadow palette
Hourglass Incandescent Strobe Lighting Powder
either an Armani ETK or a Burberry eyeshadow quad
Maybe Bite’s Kir Royale lipstick (couldn’t find it anywhere here!) or Becca Pearl Pressed Skin Perfector.

Vanessa Avatar

Wow if only this could happen and be true…
1. Charlotte Tilbury Golden Goddess kit- its sold as one product but contains many things! Win win
2. Charlotte Tilbury Film Star Bronze and Glow
3. YSL Touché Eclait in the green correcting color
4. Tom Ford Honeymoon eye shadow squad
5. By Terry Ombre Blackstar eyeshsdow stick in Misty Rock

zVintageFashionizta Avatar

Five free products?! (thump) OK, I’ll get it together.
●Tarte Tartiest Contour palette
●Besame Finishing brush
●Wayne Goss brush 00 duo
●Viseart Dark Matte palette
●MUFE full coverage concealer

Erin Avatar

Skincare or tools aside:

Armani’s new foundation Maestro Glow

Chanel Le Beige Foundation

YSL TE Illuminating Foundation

NARS Matte Tint

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit because I like it but don’t want to pay for it

Honestly I can think of quite a lot I want. I have like 6 or 7 palettes I’m eyeing too. I just feel I need another foundation these days. I’m only using NARS TM on the regular with Tarte and Sheer Glow occasionally as I’m out of all my others. Both SG and Tarte Maracuja aren’t perfect matches with my skin right now. Even NARS TM is a bit dark. Chances are Chanel Les Beige wouldn’t be light enough in any shade though 🙁

Claire L Avatar

I tried a sample of Chanel’s Les Beiges in Glamour UK magazine out this month and it’s lovely! I have fair, combination skin so I had to mix some moisturiser with it to lighten it and make sure my dry patches were taken care of. It gives a lovely finish as long as you don’t look too closely, lol! There’s a bit of ‘blurring’ going on and I think it works.

Lisa Avatar

A Tom Ford eyeshadow quad, I hear the formulation is amaze balls. The MUFE ultra hd foundation, I own one already but the Sephora foundation IQ matched me to one a touch too warm. I would love to get another Chikuhodo powder brush (the grey squirrel one). UD naked skin concealor, and the Hourglass mineral veil primer.

Melissa Avatar

Hmmmm… such tough choices!!!
Okay, let’s see…

1- the large Natasha Denona eye shadow palette

2- replacement Tatcha skincare products (Camellia Oil Cleanser and Classic Rice Enzyme Powder)

3- Dior Glowing Gardens (the pink one that has a hint of purple-ish shimmer!)

4- Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation

5- screw it… entire Wayne Goss brush set! Even if it leaves me with duplicates! Lol

Monica Avatar

Christine, I have to ask which one you prefer the Suqqu or the Chikuhodo? I am trying to decide between the two for cheek, powder, highlighter and in general.

Thanks!

Claire L Avatar

Nice question!

1. Wayne Goss’s face brush set. I have the eye set and it’s awesome!
2. The entire set of Charlotte Tilbury’s Matte Revolution lipsticks (I have Love Liberty and I love it).
3. Viseart’s Bridal Satin palette
4. Viseart’s Paris Nudes palette
5. Tata Harper’s entire skincare range. I’ve only tried samples and I can only dream of being able to buy the whole range!

Vanessa Avatar

So many choices ? I’m narrowing it down to products over $45, since I hesitate more at that point and epsecially for the last 3.
1. Urban Decay Electric Palette
2. Kat Von D/Beauty Blender Foundation Duo
3. Viseart Bright Editorial Palette
4. Foreo Luna For Combo Skin
5. Urban Decay Shadow Vault

Vanessa Avatar

Oh! I almost forgot! I would swap one of them for the Urban Decay Spectrum Palette, but I’m so definitely buying that one soon! For anyone interested, we got a lot of the palettes last week, but I’m not 100% when the official release date is yet. A least for sure they’ll be in stores so they can’t disappear like last time!

Joana Callia Avatar

Niiice!!
1-YSL Touché Eclait -the green correcting color
2-Guerlain Meteorite -Any pressed one
3-Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder palette
4-Tom Ford Lips & Boys Set
5-Bella_freud parfum

Debbie Avatar

1. Wayne Goss Brush set
2. NARSissist L’Amour, Toujours L’Amour Eyeshadow Palette
3. Chantecaille Faux Cils Longest Lash Mascara, Black
4. Too Faced Chocolate Bar Eye Shadow Collection…I’m hitting pan in many of the colors, and I love that palette
5. Urban Decay’s XX Vice LTD Reloaded Eyeshadow Palette

Kam Avatar

This question has me like a deer in headlights. ? Answers in no particular order.
1. BECCA Mineral Blush in Nightingale
2. The entire Tom Ford Lips and Boys Collection Box! ?
3. Givenchy Rouge Interdit Vinyl Enhancing Lip Color in 10, Rouge Provocant ? Want to try it!
4. SK-II 11 oz. FTE (facial treatment essence) *HG*
5. SK-II 2.5 oz. Cellumination Essence EX *HG*

Heather Avatar

1. A nice brush set–Wayne Goss, maybe?
2. Viseart Paris Nudes
3. Guerlain Meteorites (Claire)
4. Hourglass Ambient Blush palette (the DC’d 2014 one) OR the Ambient Lighting Powder palette OR the Kevyn Aucoin contour palette (the out-of-stock second one)
5. Tom Ford Lips & Boys set (very very greedy), Bite Beauty 2015 12-piece monthly LE set (still greedy), or a single Guerlain Rouge G in an everyday warm rosy pink (vaguely realistic)

Sarah Avatar

Five things seem like so much and so little all at the same time!
1. Zoeva Mixed Metals palette–I need more rustic colors in my color wardrobe.
2. Make Up For Ever foundation stick in whatever shade(s) I’m in. So creamy and blendable and ever since I first saw NikkieTutorials use it, I’ve been dying for it.
3. Ulta Twisted Volume mascara. I don’t know what it is but I love the Ulta formulas and I just ran out of my last one.
4. Urban Decay primer potion! The constant Reader’s Choice wins are self explanatory here.
5. NARS Rikugien satin lip crayon. MLBB perfection for me and my birthday sample from last year is running low.
Close runners up were RCMA setting powder, Mac Dubonnet lipstick, and Make Up For Ever Mist and Fix!

Pearl Avatar

Tom Ford Honeymoon
Natasha Denona 28 pan eye shadow palette
Tom Ford Lips and Boys set
Makeup Forever 30th Anniversary Palette
Urban Decay Vault (the one with the Moondusts and regular formula)

Fun question! 😀

VAL MARTIN Avatar

Kat von D Shade and Light palette, 100ml pot of Elemis Pro Collagen Marine Cream, Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish annual subscription, Marc Hacobs Sofia collection of lipstick, Urban Decay Naked palette. I keep seeing reviews of the Kat von D palette on YT and wish I had got it when I was in the US last year. Will not pay for shipping to UK. Same for the Marc Jacobs kit. The Elemis and Luz Earle products are my HG moisturiser and cleanser so getting these free would save me money. At the moment I’m panning my MUA Undressed palette and want to eventually replace it with Naked.

Stacy Avatar

This was fun to think about 🙂

Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet foundation
TheBalm Cosmetics “In the Balm of Your Hand” palette
GlamGlow Gavitymud Firming Treatment
Chantecaille Faux Cils Longest Lash Mascara
and the biggest bottle of Bioderma water they make (the one with the pink cap)

roselyn Avatar

Since its “free”, I would want something that is difficult to buy/more expensive
– anything suqqu (esp their eye brushes)
– sisley eye shadow quad and/or mascara
– la prairie foundation (if they had my shade)
– anything cle de peau (would love to try their foundation)
– surratt eye lash curler
BTW, I was able to place an order this evening (01/20/2016) for the Honeymoon quad on Neiman Marcus website. It said the item would ship from a store…. hope that helps!!!

Mai Avatar

This is an amazingly tough question.

1) Guerlain L’OR Radiance Concentrate with Pure Gold (Primer)
2) Urban Decay x Gwen Stefani Blush Palette (UD doesn’t ship to Japan, unfortunately)
3) Tom Ford Lips and Boys Set (50! XD)
4) Christian Louboutin Velvet Matte in Just Nothing
5) Laura Mercier Makeup Brush Kit (Travel Size)

Victoria Avatar

1.YSL Les Sahariennes Healthy Glow Balm-Powder
2. I’ve been wanting to try Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation, and am about to order it, so let’s throw that in.
3. A Guerlain meteorites compact
4. Tom Ford quad in Nude Dip
5. SUQQU Eyeshadow brush in M

natalia Avatar

My chosen are:
1. Hakuhodo Brushes
2. Givenchy Le Soin Noir
3. Eau de Parfum Tom Ford Neroli Portofino
4. SK-II Facial Treatment Essence giant size
5. The Celestial Powder Candlelight Kevyn Aucoin (most affordable all)

Anne Avatar

– Chanel Vitalumière Aqua Foundation
– Charl​otte​ Tilbury Matte Revolution Lips​tick Ward​robe
– Zoeva Rose Gold brush sets
– Burbe​rry ​Fres​h Glow​ Lumi​nous Flui​d Base
– Guerlain Perles des Neiges, but as those are no longer available the runner up would be the Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Powder

Dreamer19 Avatar

Skindinavia Setting Spray
Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation
MAC Mehr lipstick
MAC 116 blush brush
Inglot 28 or 29 PO eyeshadow brush
And a bonus: Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy lipstick in Tumultuous Pink 😉

Alecto Avatar

1. Strobe Light Hourglass Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder – Brilliant
2. Serge Lutens Beauté Water Lip Color – Black Bordeaux
3. Kevyn Aucoin The Expert Lip Color – Bloodroses
4. either Lunatick Labs Contour Palette or Too Faced Love Flush Blush Wardrobe, can’t decide
5. belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb

There are high-end foundations I’m curious about (YSL Touche Eclat, for one) that I’d probably pick if I had ever sampled them. I also like the idea of some sets (UD eyeshadow vault, 24/7 pencil vault, the complete TF Lips & Boys, etc.), but I feel like I should stick to things that have genuinely interested me recently and that I’d be certain to use if I had them.

IRockFaces Avatar

I would get the YSL Touche Eclat Blur Primer, Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow Medium to Dark, Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder, Glamgldw’s GRAVITYMUD™ Firming Treatment, and KVD Studded Obsession Set.

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