Survey Says... January 29th, 2020

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  • Your skin tone/coloring:
  • Three products you couldn’t put down this month?
  • Favorite cheek product this month?
  • Favorite eyeshadow palette this month?

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Mariella Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: fair, cool
Three products you couldn’t put down this month? Elizabeth Arden lip primer, PUR Minerals mineral powder foundation (I still have pans of the “old style” stuff which I prefer to the newer incarnation), Dior Rosy Glow Awakening blush
Favorite cheek product this month? Dior Rosy Glow Awakening blush
Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? Natasha Denona Mini Glam. It’s not at all what it looked like in the photos from the company (thank goodness for Christine and Temptalia for showing it like it really is) but even so, I really like it and I’ve used it more than any other palette or e/s combo this month. Second place would go to the Dior Celebrate in Gold 5-pan.

Nancy T Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Under my name, (blue-green eyes).

Three products you couldn’t put down this month? MAC Lunar New Year Double Gleam highlighter, PMG Dark Galaxy MTHRSHP Palette and Decadence Mothership Palette.

Favorite cheek product this month? MAC Lunar New Year Double Gleam Skin Finish highlighter. It’s the perfect champagne beige for me during winter!

Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? Has to be a tie between PMG Dark Galaxy and Decadence Mothership. Both are superb in quality and very easy to get great looks from!

Ana Maria Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Light-medium warm yellow undertone, dark brown eyes and hair

Three products you couldn’t put down this month? MAC Prolongwear Concealer (rediscovered love), MAC Photo lipstick and MAC Haux eyeshadow (as an all over one shadow look)

Favorite cheek product this month? MAC Harmony

Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? My custom made eyeshadow palette (since it’s the one I love).

Samantha Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Tan with warm peachy undertones
Three products you couldn’t put down this month? Melt’s Amor Eterno collection especially the Muerte palette and the brushes
Favorite cheek product this month? a MAC blush that I’ve had so long that the name faded away… I think the word Sun was in the name
Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? Melt’s Muerte palette

Seraphine Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Light neutral skin tone, green eyes, s&p hair

Three products you couldn’t put down this month?
1. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eyeliner in Mushroom
2. Laura Mercier Caviar Stick in Burnished Bronze
3. MAC Eyeshadow in Grain

Favorite cheek product this month? Clinique Cheek Pop blushes (favorite shades: Rosy, Heather, and Peach)

Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? ColourPop Going Coconuts

P.S. Speaking of my favorite January palettes, has anyone noticed that ColourPop changed the name of the Smoke Show palette to Blowin’ Smoke? I wonder why. I’m really glad I got it before the name change!

Rachel R. Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Under my name. Magenta/red hair; hazel/green eyes.

Three products you couldn’t put down this month? ColourPop Butter Me Up Palette; Sydney Grace Pressed Blush in Paris Skies; Milani Conceal + Perfect Foundation Stick in Porcelain.

Favorite cheek product this month? Sydney Grace Pressed Blush in Paris Skies and Wet n Wild ColorIcon Blush in Blazen Berry.

Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? ColourPop Butter Me Up and PML Dark Galaxy.

Lesley Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Below my name

Three products you couldn’t put down this month? “Couldn’t put down” sounds like something was really exciting. I don’t feel that way about any of my makeup these days.

Favorite cheek product this month? Becca Mineral Blush in Wild Honey

Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? UD Born to Run. I am spending the month in Florida and decided to bring only one palette with me. This one is perfect. Not only can I create warm and cool eye looks but Good As Gone works as a brow powder and Still Shot works as a blush. I rarely use highlighter but Breakaway would work for that if I wanted.

Deborah S. Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Very fair with neutral undertones, grey hair and deep brown eyes. I have dry, mature skin.
Three products you couldn’t put down this month? I have worn Lisa Eldridge Rose Skyscraper at least 2 or 3 times a week. Not exactly a winter colour but I don’t religiously follow those rules. I have mostly been doing neutral looks and have been using a golden oldie, Benefits Natural Eyes palette almost exclusively.
Favorite cheek product this month? Still loving my Dior blush in 999.
Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? The above mentioned Benefit palette. I had forgotten how much I love the shades in that palette. Silk Teddy being a favorite.

Stephanie Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Pale, warm skin, blue eyes, tealish hair
Three products you couldn’t put down this month? Milani Soft Focus Glow Complexion Enhancer in Nude Glow–I have only ever seen this on Amazon so far though and never heard anyone talk about it, so I must be in the minority with this; UD Starfire eyeliner from the little holiday set a couple of years ago; Becca Moonstone
Favorite cheek product this month? Becca LE year of the rat Moonstone highlight!
Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? Lime Crime Venus XL, which is kinda the perfect Valentine’s palette for me

Genevieve Avatar

Your skin tone/colouring: Porcelain, with pink undertones

Three products you couldn’t put down this month?
That is tricky! Sephora Lipstories in Hong Kong by Night, CP Tea Thyme and my beloved L’Oreal True Match foundation in porcelain rose.

Favorite cheek product this month?
Covergirl Clean Air blush in Soft Peach.

Favorite eyeshadow palette this month?
Pixi Beauty Reflex Light, Naked 2 and bareMinerals Soft and Smokey are the ones that I have used the most of in the past month, although I do try to rotate my palettes a lot.

Wednesday Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Light neutral leaning cool and I had a hair appointment today and I am now mostly blonde (My crazy colour phase is so 2019.. I’m over it.. for now)
Three products you couldn’t put down this month? It’s winter so I’m going with some favourite skincare products.. Kate Sommerville KX Active bio-mimicking peptides serum, Tatcha Camellia Gold Spun lip balm, Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide moisturizer
Favorite cheek product this month? Sydney Grace Paris Skies paired with Chanel Eclat du Desert
Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? I cannot pick one because I mix and match and never seem to do looks from just one palette. I’m hardcore using these pre-mades: ND Safari and Biba, PMG Dark Galaxy and Galactic Gold, Sydney Grace Enduring Love (light)

Heather Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: light/medium, neutral undertone, normal-dry

Three products you couldn’t put down this month? My three most reached for products this month are all skin care from the brand Mad Hippie. The Hydrating Nutrient Mist, Antioxidant Facial Oil, and the Triple C Night Cream.

Favorite cheek product this month? Tata Harper Cheek Tint in Very Popular (and the Highlight product too!)

Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? I don’t own any palettes, I’m a “one and done” eyeshadow wearer. WnW Nutty is my every day go to shade.

Brenda Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: fair with pink undertones
Three products you couldn’t put down this month? Laura Mercier flawless Lumiere foundation, Natasha Denona I need a nude lipstick in Averyl, Laura Mercier cheek palette. The highlighters are gorgeous and the blushes can be mixed to create a 4th beautiful shade
Favorite cheek product this month? Laura Mercier face palette.
Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? Pat McGrath Golden Opulence

Marie Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: deep tan
Three products you couldn’t put down this month?
Beauty Blender primer, Hourglass concealer, La Mer foundation
Favorite cheek product this month? Buxom blush
Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? Natasha Denona Metropolis.

Rachel Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/Light. Neutral with a slight cool lean

Three products you couldn’t put down this month?: Chanel’s le rouge duo ultra tenue ultrawear lip in Ever Red; Chanel’s lipstick in Coromandel; Colourpop’s Safiya Nygaard collab lipstick in Berry Me.

Favorite cheek product this month?: Drop of a Hat by Colourpop

Favorite eyeshadow palette this month?: Bobbi Brown Haute Nudes

Valerie Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: see next to my name 🙂

Three products you couldn’t put down this month?
MILK hydro grip primer
Scott Barnes pressed powder ALABASTER
PMG highlighter trio

Favorite cheek product this month?
Tom Ford skin Illuminator FIRE LUST – I keep returning to this product periodically – it gives a lovely glow as well as hint of blush and when I set it with a lightly pigmented powder (SB), it darkens up beautifully for a subtle flush and sheen. I don’t know if it’s still in stock but I got a whole bunch of it in the larger 20mL size and have already gone through one of these, as well as the newer 15mL size (available on Selfridges). They are the same formula!

Favorite eyeshadow palette this month?
PMG Golden Opulence – I love this one so much

Celesta Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: above with freckles, green/gray/blue eyes, warm brown hair.

Three products you couldn’t put down this month? Bite Beauty Luminous Creme Lipstick in Musk, e.l.f. Brow Wow, Paula’s Choice Super Light Daily Wrinkle Defense SPF

Favorite cheek product this month? CoverFX Monochromatic Blush in Soft Peach and Em Cosmetics Serum Blush Drops in Soft Amethyst

Favorite eyeshadow palette this month? My ND mini palettes! I love them all for different reasons and they’re fun to pair together too.

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