Happy Wednesday! Here's this week's survey, which you can copy and paste and share as a comment.
We're here to help you make better beauty purchases that you'll enjoy and love! We recommend signing up to take advantage of personalized features like tracking products you own, viewing dupes that you already have, and more!
Here are some useful resources for you:
Curious how two shades compare to each other? Type in the shades below to get instant side-by-side swatches!
Comments that do not adhere to our comment policy may be removed. Discussion and debate are highly encouraged but we expect community members to participate respectfully. Please keep discussion on-topic, and if you have general feedback, a product review request, an off-topic question, or need technical support, please contact us!
Please help us streamline the comments' section and be more efficient: double-check the post above for more basic information like pricing, availability, and so on to make sure your question wasn't answered already. Comments alerting us to typos or small errors in the post are appreciated (!) but will typically be removed after errors are fixed (unless a response is needed).
We appreciate enthusiasm for new releases but ask readers to please hold questions regarding if/when a review will be posted as we can't commit to or guarantee product reviews. We don't want to set expectations and then disappoint readers as even products that are swatched don't always end up being reviewed due to time constraints and changes in priorities! Thank you for understanding!
We try to approve comments within 24 hours (and reply to them within 72 hours) but can sometimes get behind and appreciate your patience! 🙂 If you have general feedback, product review requests, off-topic questions, or need technical support, please contact us directly. Thank you for your patience!
Your skin tone/coloring: Light Neutral
Favorite product this month? Natasha Denona Duo Glow in Alba
Most used face/cheek product this month? Marc Jacobs #Instamarc Light Filtering Contour Powder Duo in 40 Mirage & Natasha Denona Duo Glow in 01 Alba
Most used eye product this month? Natasha Denona Duo Glow in 01 Alba. It also looks soooooo pretty on eyelids.
Your skin tone/coloring: MAC NC23. light with prominent warm undertones. Dark hazel eyes. Dark warm brown hair.
Favorite product this month?: BITE Liquid lipsticks! I have three of them, and i have kept Chutney (a mauvey nude) in my bag and been throwing it on constantly, all month!
Most used face/cheek product this month?:Sephora wonderful cushion foundation! It’s a nice light weight foundation! I says on the packaging that it’s a light to light medium coverage, with a glowy natural finish. And I love it! It’s easy to throw into my bag, and it lasts pretty darn well on my oily skin!
Most used eye product this month?: Colourpop Thirsty Girl SSS. My friend bought it in a holiday set, and never used it so she gave it to me. And it’s STUNNING with my dark hazel/light brown eyes!!
Curious Shannon, do you set the Sephora Cushion? If not, how glowy does it get? I am pretty dry and have been trying to move away from powdering as much. I do like a dewy look so can tolerate a little glow. I feel like I am constantly looking for new foundations and I have my holy grail coming to me from New Zealand but it has been discontinued so I am looking for backups and I love cushion foundations.
Hey Deborah!!
I DO set the sephora cushion, I use RCMA no colour powder to set (in case you haven’t tried it, the no colour powder is very light. And is praised by a lot of dry skinned gals!!! I like it because I can re powder through out the day and it doesn’t cake!)
I think you totally can get away without setting it all over!! I would lightly set or prime around any prominent lines as this tends to settle into my smile lines and make me look a lot older than my early twenties self!!
But I really don’t think you have to set it all over!!! 😀
Oh! Also, the glow isn’t super super intense!!! I wore it today, and blotted 3 times in 9 hours, and the glow wasn’t too overwhelming as my oils broke through, so I think for dry skin, it would be pretty darn swell!!
Oooh, sounds lovely. I am going to order it and give it a try. I do have the RCMA No Color powder if I need to set it but as long as it isn’t too sticky I will try not to set it. Thank you. I thought I remembered that you were a little more oily but wasn’t sure. By the way, saw your lipstick post and once again, they all looked super pretty. You have the perfect lips for lipstick, just the right amount of fullness. I have this little tiny upper lip and hardly can see lipstick on me. If I wasn’t such a chicken I would try fillers just once but don’t think I could make myself do it. I don’t mind the needles, I am a nurse and give lots of injections plus I am a diabetic and give myself shots but I understand the actual filler is painful and since it is being pushed into an area with not a lot of extra space it feels like your lip is going to explode. Not for me but I still lust after fuller lips. Thanks for the information.
Skin tone/coloring: Light neutral, NC20
Favorite product this month: KVD Shade & Light Eyeshadow Palette. I’ve only had this palette for a couple weeks and I can’t get over how nicely these beautiful matte shades go on and how easily they blend.
Most used face/cheek product: Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place foundation, Clinique Blushing Blush, and RCMA No Color Powder
Most used eye product this month: Clinique Brow Shaper is the only eye product I’ve used every day (for the past 10+ years). I use it even if I don’t use any other eye makeup because my natural brows are so sparse it looks weird without it.
Oy That KVD palette has been sitting in my cart on and off for the past 6 months. I keep talking myself out of it because I convince myself the shades are so very basic. I know I could definitely wear 2 or the 3 trios well.. the warmest trio would not be my thing. Anyhow, thanks for the info. I’m rethinking my pass. Do you have the shimmer palette as well?
Wwendy, I had the KVD palette in my cart for months before I finally got it. I kept thinking the same thing, that they were too basic and I already have lots of similar shades in my various palettes and singles.
BUT, I’m so glad I got it. I will definitely get more use from it than any others that I own. I’m not crazy about the cool trio (yet), but I get a lot of wear out of the warm and neutral trios and I mix them up sometimes.
I don’t have the KVD S&L Glimmer palette because shimmers tend to emphasize the flatness of my hooded eyes instead of giving them depth. I only like to use them on the center of my lid, so the S&L Glimmer palette would be a waste for me.
Thank you for all the input, Seraphine. I’m thinking matte palette.. not shimmer for similar reasons ??
Wow, it doesn’t seem like September should be almost over, but here we are!
Your skin tone/coloring: Very fair with neutral undertones; magenta/red hair; hazel/green eyes.
Favorite product this month? Kat von D Saint + Sinner Palette
Most used face/cheek product this month? Too Faced Hangover Replenishing Face Primer; powder foundation (I’m currently using a Frankenstein mix of leftovers and samples of bareMinerals Original Foundation and Bare Radiance, Everyday Minerals bases, and Lucy Minerals foundations, and it looks fantastic. Too bad I can never replicate it!).
Most used eye product this month? The Wet n Wild Midnight Mermaid Color Icon Metallic Liquid Eyeshadows; UD Primer Potion in Engima; Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes Mascara.
Frankenstein mix ? I can relate.. keep pushing myself to use up product..
It was driving me nuts having all those bits and bobs of samples thrown in a drawer. I figured the pure white Lucy one would balance out any that were a tad too dark. Then I tossed them in the bareMInerals container with the last bit of that foundation. Even little declutters count. lol
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair- color- green eyes- neutral brunette hair.
Favorite product this month? Natasha Denona Lila Palette, I have only had it about half the month, but I used it for most of that half. I am in love! Second is my Sunset palette, in anticipation of course! xD
Most used face/cheek product this month? Tarte Achiote oddly enough. Since it has been really warm this autumn thus far my makeup has been confused about summer or fall, this seems to be working for both.
Most used eye product this month? Probably a random sample of Lancome Monsieur Big… it looks great on aaaannnnd of course it isn’t CF, oh well.
I love Lancôme’s Monsieur Big, it looks even better over an eyelash primer!
Your skin tone/coloring: Light Medium
Favorite product this month? Wet n’ Wild Photofocus Foundation
Most used face/cheek product this month? Nars Steven Klein Holiday Blush palette
Most used eye product this month? – Jaclyn Hill X Morphe palette & Colourpop Yes Please palette
My Jaclyn Hill x Morphe palette is on it’s way! I’m so excited to play with it. I almost listed the Colourpop Yes Please palette as my favorite September purchase, but the Urban Decay Naked Foundation was a bit more of a win for me, if you can even compare eye shadow to foundation (???). It’s hard to decide so usually I let the item that I would really be put out if I couldn’t use it daily be the one that I choose as my favorite.
~nw20. No standout fave. Cheek: the first half of the month was MAC wrapped candy, and the last was the Lolita blush/eyeshadow, which was just reissued, in case anyone wants it. Eye: UD Alkaline liner. And plum mascaras, ysl, Mac beets me, old benefit bad gal plum. Yeah, I’m old and matchy-matchy.
Medium Warm (at least MAC NC37, if not darker)
Favorite product this month: I think I forgot to mention in my haul, but this month I picked up Urban Decay’s Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup (foundation) in 5.0 and surprisingly, I really like it. I knew nothing about it, didn’t have a sample, I just bought it on a whim. I had a sample of the Urban Decay Optical Illusion Primer, so I used them together for a week. This week I used the foundation by itself, and it isn’t nearly as nice without primer. This is a surprise to me, as I have previously noticed no results with primer, but recently primers have really made a difference. Today I am wearing it with the Smashbox Primer, and this foundation is back to it’s normal beautiful self. For reference, I have very good skin that needs minimal coverage. This has very light coverage, so if you are looking for medium to full coverage or have oily skin, look elsewhere.
Most used face/cheek product: Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation, and Anastasia’s Sun Dipped and Sweets palettes. OMG, wearing Taffy today, there are no words for how pretty this color is, I don’t even wear any blush with it.
Most-used eye product: NARS Hardwired Shadow in Outer Limits. I’ve also dipped into some classics this month, including Urban Decay Electric palette and MAC Star Trek collection shadows. It’s been blue mascara all month too!
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/light with neutral undertones.
Favorite product this month? This month my favorite product has to be my Colourpop Yes Please palette! I have been coming up with a variety of looks this month.
Most used face/cheek product this month? Most used is probably my Tarte blush in Paaarty (the Sephora Birthday gift).
Most used eye product this month? I have been using my BTS mascara quite a lot.
Your skin tone/coloring: fair, cool
Favorite product this month? Dior Rosy Glow Awakening Blush
Most used face/cheek product this month? IT CC Cream, Benefit Boing Brightening Concealer and the Dior Rosy Glow
Most used eye product this month? Lise Watier 24 Hours Glam shadow stick with NARS Kalahari pressed on top. Makes for such a pretty, fresh and glowy look that isn’t too dark for daytime/work.
Skin tone: Cool pink
Favourite product this month: My red lipstick collection
Most used face/cheek product this month: Charlotte Tilbury Instant Look In A Palette (Natural Beauty)
Most used eye product this month: Face Stockholm eye shadow in Nastan Svart
Your skin tone/coloring: deep with yellow undertones
Favorite product this month?
UD Vice lipstick palette in Blackmail. I was shopping my stash and pulled this out after not using it all summer. So glad I did. I love the lip combinations I can make with this palette.
Most used face/cheek product this month?
I have been loving MAC Format mixed with Ambering Rose for a beautiful no makeup makeup cheek look.
Most used eye product this month?
Tarte dream big eyeshadow palette. The gold shadow in this palette is so blingy!
Your skin tone/coloring: Light /medium/neutral
Favorite product this month? Victoria Beckham X Estee Lauder perfect setting powder 😀 and the Kevyn aucoin lip pencil in medium.
Most used face/cheek product this month? Tom Ford blush in Gratuitous & Nars Bord de plage palette.
Most used eye product this month? Dose of colors marvelous mauves & baked browns! Easily my two favourite palettes I own.
Your skin tone/coloring: NW45-47 with peachy undertones
Favorite product this month? Madeleine Butter Gloss from Nyx
Most used face/cheek product this month? Essence Heat waves blush, Mac Film noir Blush and Covergirl Q120 Ebony Bronze bronzer.
Most used eye product this month? Better than sex mascara from Too Faced and Lash Princess from Essence
Skintone / coloring : light, MAC NC 20, med brown hair and eyes
Favorite product this month : MAC X TROLLS Suns Out Buns Out Eyeshadow and MAC X Selena No Me Queda Mas Eyeshadow. MAC Prissy Princess Palette. Lancome Blush Subtil in Miel Glace. Clinique Cheek Pop Blush in Pink Honey Pop. Colourpop Super Shock Eyeshadows in Sailor and Wattles
Most used face/cheek : Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation. Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Translucent Pressed Powder. Clinique Cheek Pop in Pink Honey Pop and Lancome Blush Subtil in Miel Glace
Most used eye product : MAC Suns Out Buns Out and No Me Queda Mas Eyeshadows. Colourpop Super Shock Eyeshadows in Sailor and Wattles. MAC Mineralize Multi Effect Mascara in Charged Black and MAC Teddy Eyeliner
Your skin tone/coloring: Light/medium, yellow tones
Favorite product this month? Spectrum B02 Domed Buffing brush!
Most used face/cheek product this month? LA Girl Just Blush in Juts Playful – a great nude!
Most used eye product this month? WnW Brulee eyeshadow
Skin tone: Very pale with cool undertones.
Favorite product: I have been back on my Dr. Dennis Gross Ferulic and Retinol eye gel and am again noticing improvement in the crepey skin around my eyes Nothing is going to make them smooth and perfect again but this stuff does make a difference.
Most used face/cheek product: Becca Pearl Highlighter. I have used it as highlight, eye shadow, inner lid highlight and brow bone highlight. I have used it to highlight my lips and cupids bow.
Most used eye product: I haven’t worn a lot of makeup this month secondary to remaining home due to fires but prior to this week in which I have only used Huda Beauty Desert Dusk palette I pretty much used my Tom Ford Golden Minx palette. I had forgotten how much I have loved that palette.
Your skin tone/coloring: fair/warm-toned (elf Flawless Finish Foundation in Porcelain)
Favorite product this month? Lorac Venice Beach palette!
Most used face/cheek product this month? Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Paaarty, I use it every work day.
Most used eye product this month? Probably the Essence All About Roses palette.
Your skin tone/coloring: fair neutral redhead
Favorite product this month? Bite Liquified Lipstick in Whip
Most used face/cheek product this month? Cover FX perfect setting powder
Most used eye product this month? Bare Minerals Lash Domination (it’s just a mini but dang it’s lasted forever)
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair, olive undertone. Hazel eyes, dark auburn hair.
Favorite product this month? Becca Rose Quartz highlighter. I didn’t use it every day but it’s just so pretty, especially in the inner corner of my eyes.
Most used face/cheek product this month? Benefit Hoola Bronzer, I’d forgotten how much I liked it!
Most used eye product this month? MUFE ME644 Iced Brown eyeshadow, all over the lid, up into the crease, and underneath as a one-shade look.
Your skin tone/coloring: NC20-NW20
Favorite product this month? Nars Red Square pencil with Soap and Glory’s Fired Up matte l/s.
Diptyque Philosykos edt.
Most used face/cheek product this month? LGeller Pink Grapefruit — doubles as an eyeshadow.
Most used eye product this month? Bobbi Brown brow gel in Blonde.
Your skin tone/coloring: light, neutral
Favorite product this month? Fenty Beauty Yacht Life Matchstick, NARS Never Say Never pencil
Most used face/cheek product this month? Fenty Yacht Life, sometimes with Ciate Dewy Stick in Glow (it’s clear, basically a skin gloss) on the tops of the cheekbones, or sometimes with Milk blush in Rally in the lower apple area for more pop. It’s a really versatile product; I can wear it alone as a highlighter or as a blush, I can enhance it by layering different skin products, and it’s a neutral enough pink-coral that I can pair it with warmer or cooler colors.
Most used eye product this month? MAC Naked Pigment. Best beige eyeshadow ever. I also look forward to using Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Brow Color every morning.
Your skin tone/colouring: Porcelain, with pink undertones
Favourite product this month? Natio’s Dose of Colours Golden.
Most used face/cheek product this month? Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation in light vanilla – but I won’t be repurchasing as I think the neutral base isn’t quite right for me. Natio’s Sunkissed blush/highligter palette in Sunkissed.
Most used eye product this month? That’s a toss up between Natio’s Dose of Colours Golden and Lorac’s Pro Metal palette.
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair with cool undertones.
Favorite product this month? Bite Amuse Bouche Liquified Lipsticks in Eclair and Chutney. These have the moisture I’ve really been wanting in a lip product in gorgeous colors.
Most used face/cheek product this month? Cover Fx Custom Enhancer Drops in Moonlight. Got this as a 100 point perk recently and am really impressed with it.
Most used eye product this month? Benefit They’re Real Tinted Lash Primer. I like it under various mascaras, but my favorite use for it is just on its own for no makeup makeup days–it helps make my blonde lashes more visible but not stand out too much for the rest of the look.
Skin tone: Fair with neutral undertones
Favorite product this month: Benefit Rockateur blush. I’ve had it forever and I tend to neglect it, but once I use it I remember how great it is.
Most used face/cheek product this month: Physician’s Formula Butter Bronzer (I just hit pan!) and the It Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores loose powder.
Most used eye product this month: Laura Mercier Caviar Stick in Sand Glow. It’s my go-to for a fast eye look for work.
Your skin tone/coloring: light to medium with warm undertone, MAC NC 23/Giorgio Armani LSUVF 5.5/Estee Lauder 2W1/Tom Ford Bisque/Shiseido Synchro Skin Golden 3
Favorite product this month? MAC Oh My Passion! Pearlmatte Face Powder
Most used face/cheek product this month? MAC Oh My Passion! Pearlmatte Face Powder
Most used eye product this month? MAC Rubenesue Paint Pot, Brownlluxe quint
Your skin tone/coloring: very fair, pink undertone, dark blond hair and green gray eyes
Favorite product this month?
Shiseido rouge rouge lipstick in rum rum punch. First dark lipstick that is truly flattering and not over the top on me. I was really looking forward to fall to wear it weekly!
Most used face/cheek product this month? UD Rapture. It is a great match with the lipstick previously mentioned!
Most used eye product this month?
I really tried to use most of my palettes so it would have to be the L’Oréal paradise extatic mascara. I didn’t like a mascara as much in years! It builds lovely, holds the curl fairly good (no mascara even waterproof ever work for me in the last 10 years) I will be repurchasing for sure. I will stock up the next time I see a good deal on it!
Your skin tone/coloring: Lancome 460 Suede W, Not sure the difference between Dark and Deep. Yellow/golden undertones
Favorite product this month? YSL Rouge Volupte Shine. Its more like a very moisturizing tinted balm on me, with a pleasant scent. Had them forever, rarely pull them out.
Most used face/cheek product this month? Rosehip oil. Been a no real makeup month, feeling ill. Rosehip oil has been the best moisturizer for my combo/oily skin, looking great without foundation
Most used eye product this month? L’Oréal Lash Paradise (Waterproof.) My favorite mascara now. No clumps, no flaking.
Your skin tone/coloring: Deep Dark NW50
Favorite product this month? Too Faced Just Peachy VelbeMattes Palette
Most used face/cheek product this month? Fenty Beauty Foundation and Trophy Wife Highlighter!
Most used eye product this month? NYX Dance the Tides. Perfect transition shade!
Your skin tone/coloring: Light
Favorite product this month: Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer
Most used face/cheek product this month?: Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray
Most used eye product this month?: MAC Painterly