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Francesca Avatar

Huda beauty regarding the palettes (I love her colour stories and how She arranges the shades in her palettes) and Mac about the lipsticks (I’ve foto about 20 Mac lipsticks!!!). Some year ago, when I was an university studenti with a more limited budget, I bought a lot from Kiko. Now I prefer more High brands, but Kiko still dominates my Stash in terms of eyepecils. Kiko’s automatic ones are exceptionally High quality, I prefer their pencils over Mac ones.

Dianne Avatar

Hi Christine. I have Chanel and Tom Ford. Love the colors, longevity, and quality of these two brands. I love these two brands. I have been buying some Chantecaille and Sisly-Paris. I like them very much but the color selections are somewhat limited.

Mariella Avatar

For colour cosmetics, probably MAC, UD, Dior, Chanel with a bit (a biggish bit) of Tarte and Too Faced thrown in. Lise Watier and Clarins, which aren’t really “known” for their colour products, probably have a disproportionate space in my collection in relation to the # of products they have.

Wednesday Avatar

My stash has made a shift this year and while I still have heavy billing for PMG, Natasha Denona made serious impact late in the year in terms of number of e/s palettes I own and overall the label has great representation in many of my favoured face products: e/s, h/l, blush, bronzer, base. The big ND sale made things come in fast and hard, but I truly love and use the products I purchased and I feel a real affinity. The remainder of my stash is all over the map.

Lucie Avatar

Categories are certainly dominated by certain companies, but not necessarily my collection overall.

Lipsticks/glosses/etc. – Colourpop and Bite (but now that Bite has discontinued most of my favorite things and have not yet come out with replacements, Bobbi Brown has recently been making a strong appearance).

Eyeshadow – Colourpop for pallates, Sydney Grace,

Lucie Avatar

Categories are certainly dominated by certain companies, but not necessarily my collection overall.

Lipsticks/glosses/etc. – Colourpop and Bite (but now that Bite has discontinued most of my favorite things and have not yet come out with replacements, Bobbi Brown has recently been making a strong appearance).

Eyeshadow – Colourpop for pallates, Sydney Grace,

Christina D. Avatar

Top of a very long list is Viseart. Also well-represented in my stash are Urban Decay, Kat Von D, Colourpop, Marc Jacobs Beauty, Natasha Denona to name a few at the tip of the iceberg!

Ana Maria Avatar

For skincare/bodycare it’s definitely Paula’s Choice. There are some products I always get from the brand (the fragrance free shampoo and conditioner, the AHA and BHA body lotion, face SPF, toners), they always launch new interesting products, and their deals for $65/$75 purchases are so great that I always end up filling the cart with what I’ll finish soon in terms of skincare.

For make up is MAC. It’s mostly because I own only 15 eyeshadows and 6 face powders (3 blushes, 1 contour, 1 bronzer and 1 brightening powder) which sit in a MAC custom palette (double sided) and are MAC refills; and because all my lipsticks are MAC (the Matte and Satin formulas are the only lipsticks I ever liked).

BrandiD Avatar

My color cosmetics are dominated by MAC, largely because they have my favorite lipstick formulas (Lustre and Cremesheen) and their eyeshadows don’t cause allergic reactions for me. I also like the freedom of being able to put together custom palettes from their blush and eyeshadow offerings. NARS is also a strong presence, again because of their eyeshadow/lipstick formulations. I actually prefer their new lipstick formula to the old one. Foundations, however, are all over the place — ABH, Benefit, Guerlain. Mascara is mostly Cover Girl but that’s largely because they’re one of the few brands that offers brown mascara in consistent formulas.

Pearl Avatar

Eyes = Pat McGrath, Chanel, Tom Ford, Sydney Grace and MAC

Cheeks (blush/highlight/bronzer) = Tom Ford and MAC

Lips = Pat McGrath and MAC

Brushes = Sonia G, Wayne Goss and some old school MAC

3 or 4 years ago I would have answered exclusively MAC. I didn’t even bother with MAC’s holiday collection this year save for buying Walk of Flame lipstick as a present. MAC just doesn’t/don’t have the “it” factor for me anymore, or at least lately.

Caitlin Avatar

Menagerie Cosmetics claims the top spot. I have four eyeshadow palettes (three large and one small) as well as four liquid lipsticks. They have the only liquid lipstick formula I really love and would repurchase at full price.

I also have quite a bit of ABH (including two of the monstrously sized pro palettes, I have no regrets, along with Modern Renaissance and several brow products), and most of my lipstick collection is Urban Decay Vice because it’s my favorite formula.

Frozendiva Avatar

Eyes – Dior, Chanel, some odds and sods from Sisley, Estee Lauder, Charlotte Tilbury. Only one Pat McGrath. I tend to use up what I have until I buy more.
Skincare – Dior, Estee Lauder, Clinique, Lancôme
Lips – mainly Chanel and Dior. Also Estee Lauder and a couple of Charlotte Tilbury and Tom Ford minis.
Miscellaneous – Urban Decay, YSL, Nars. I also use a lot of GWP stuff.

Jada Avatar

I tend to favor Smashbox, Maybelline, and Milani for lipsticks but have no collection of a certain brand in any other category. I attribute this to having a small and well-curated makeup collection.

While I love doing research on products and really love the items I own, it’s usually pretty easy for me to pass things on once I’m done with them. There’s no room in my makeup storage container for things I don’t absolutely use and love, so being a completionist or collector just doesn’t make sense for my life.

Elizabeth Avatar

For eyes: Natasha Denona, Huda, IT Cosmetics, Nabla & Inglot
For lips: Pat McGrath, Maybelline and Kat von D
For foundation: an eclectic assortment
For powders: Laura Mercier, Urban Decay and La Prairie
For everything: Charlotte Tilbury
Interesting to see everyone’s lists, thank you

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