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Tag: Your Holy Grail Beauty Products
Tag: Your Holy Grail Beauty Products
What are your absolute must-have, can’t-live-without beauty products? Share yours and find out what others can’t bear to be without as well! Don’t be shy — say as much or as little as you want; share your reasons, why it’s great for your skin tone — whatever you want!
Feel free to tag your friends or other beauty bloggers if you want to see theirs, too! 🙂
Here’s mine…
- Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot makes for the most excellent neutral, matte eyeshadow base on warmer skin tones (go Painterly for cooler skin tones). Always keeps my eyeshadow in place!
- Best Eyeshadow: MAC Eyeshadow — gotta give it to MAC for the wide variety of shades and textures. I kind of wanted to mention Hourglass’ eyeshadows, too, but they definitely have a more limited range, and to be honest, range is important to me!
- Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 Liners are simply the right mix of long-wearing power with a soft, creamy texture and come in a variety of fun shades.
- Best Mascara: Chanel Exceptionnel still has my heart, even though it’s one steeply priced mascara.
- Best Foundation: Guerlain Parure Gold! It’s totally my special occasion foundation.
- Best Blush: I’m totally torn here. I wear MAC blushes all the time, but I love the texture of Dolce & Gabbana blushes, even if I haven’t found a shade I’d wear all the time. I also love the softness of Benefit’s boxed powders, but they’re a mixture of highlighter, blush, and bronzer.
- Best Highlighter: Dior Skinshimmers and Benefit Sugarbomb–I can’t decide between the two! Dior has more options, but I could wear Sugarbomb everyday!
- Best Lipstick: Guerlain Rouge Gs hit it right on the nail (except on price, duh) with a creamy formula that keeps lips soft and hydrated but doesn’t slip and slide all over the place. The pigmentation is incredible, and the shades themselves are so wearable. Hello, Giulette? Seriously amazing. I also want to mention Chanel’s Rouge Allure Laques, which are more of the liquid lipstick family, so I never feel quite comfortable saying they’re my favorite lipstick since they’re not quite that, you know?
- Best Lipgloss: I have too many favorites–it’s so hard to pick! Guerlain KissKiss Gloss, YSL Golden Gloss, and LORAC Multiplex have dazzling, shimmering shades that really look gorgeous over a lipstick. I love Illamasqua’s Intense Lipglosses for something wickedly pigmented and ultra glossy.
- Best Lip Balm: Philosophy Kiss Me Intense Lip Therapy goes beyond the call of duty to keep my lips in tip-top shape.
Leave a comment and copy & paste the list below and fill it in with your answers! 🙂
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Best Eyeshadow Base: too faced eyeshadow insurance or art deco eyeshadow base is pretty good too and cheaper at €10
Best Eyeshadow: Urban Decay – i love the palettes cause they are so cheap per palette!
Best Eyeliner: Urban decay again – 24/7 eyeliners
Best Mascara: i haven’t found my perfect mascara yet, i like estee lauder voluminous though
Best Foundation: diorskin nude is pretty good
Best Blush: chanel blush in reflex (the round one) is a lovely coral that really suits paler skins
Best Highlighter:
Best Lipstick: MAC crosswires at the moment
Best Lipgloss: Stila but they’ve pulled out of Ireland so i won’t be able to replace!
Best Lip Balm: i don’t use lipbalm actually – a touch of EA 8 hour crea m if i need it
Best Eyeshadow Base: Elizabeth Arden eye fix primer
Best Eyeshadow: MAC without a doubt
Best Eyeliner: GOSH
Best Mascara: LashBlast (affordable) benefit badgal/dior show- (expensive)
Best Foundation: MUFE mat+velvet, nars sheer glow, MAC MSF natural
Best Blush: MAC well dressed, Nars Penny Lane, NYX
Best Highlighter: Dior amber glow, MAC dazzle light e/s
Best Lipstick: Chanel rouge la lacques, YSL rouge volupte, MAC
Best Lipgloss: MAC
Best Lip Balm: blistex
Best Eyeshadow Base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Best Eyeshadow: MAC – such a huge color range but Urban Decay runs a very close 2nd as does Kat Von D
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 liners are my favs – great colors and they stay on better than the MAC ones
Best Mascara: Chanel DiorShow
Best Foundation: Chanel Pro Lumiere
Best Blush: Illamasqua Katie – stays on ALL day, never fades
Best Highlighter: Benefit High Beam
Best Lipstick: MAC for colors, but they do dry my lips out. I don’t wear lipstick as much as gloss
Best Lipgloss: MAC lipglass, Benefit Ultra Shine are my favs
Best Lip Balm: MAC lip conditioner, I have about a gazillion of them stashed everywhere. I cannot get enough of the scent and texture!
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Bare Canvas Paint
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Eyeshadow
Best Eyeliner: Chanel Stylo Yeux WP is fantastic! The perfect eyeliner for smudging but it doesn’t migrate throughout the day even on a bare eye!
Best Mascara: Dior DiorShow Iconic; the price tag is tough to swallow but it makes your eyelashes look amazing.
Best Foundation: Laura Mercier Tinted Illuminating Moisturizer. Your skin will glow from this!
Best Blush: MAC blush in Cubic. Amazing for that just flushed look. The texture is amazing!
Best Highlighter: MAC MSF in Lightscapade – It makes you look radiant without looking shiny. Since it’s limited edition from years ago, Benefit HighBeam will be my go-to when this runs out.
Best Lipstick: NARS Dolce – The perfect ‘your lips but better’ rose colour.
Best Lipgloss: NARS Chelsea Girl – Great nude colour that looks amazing with a smoky eye but doesn’t wash you out. The consistency is sticky at first but smooths out after a few minutes.
Best Lip Balm: A toss-up between Burt’s Bees original formula and Burt’s Bees pomegranate formula. I LOVE the tingly feeling of the original but the hint of colour from BB pomegranate is great when you don’t have a mirror to do a lipstick touch-up but need a bit of colour.
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paintpots! Smooth cream bases that help even out my eyelid discoloration (purple from veins). HG for sure!
Best Eyeshadow: MAC’s Twinks e/s. Never fails!
Best Eyeliner: Milani Liquif-eyes (I think that’s what they’re called!)
Best Mascara: None so far… but I do like my Opulash so far!
Best Foundation: Still looking… I use my MAC MSFN everyday.
Best Blush: Cliche, but NARS Orgasm.
Best Highlighter: Refined or Perfect Topping MSF.
Best Lipstick: LOVE Revlon Colorburst formula! Soft Nude is a gorgeous color.
Best Lipgloss: Revlon Super Lustrous lipglosses.
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s Bees formulas and the Chapstick Smooth pot balms. both are so lovely!
Best Eyeshadow Base: recess- benefit creaseless cream shadow.
Best Eyeshadow: mac shadows. they have the best range
Best Eyeliner: 24/7 mencils
Best Mascara: l’oreal for sure. more specifically: voluminous, and telescopic
Best Foundation: idk. don’t wear any
Best Blush: NARS!!! hands down. the staying power, pigmentation is 10 fold that of mac. i didn’t believe it til i finally caved and purchased one recently
Best Highlighter: NARS albatross or Benefit High beam
Best Lipstick: i’m not much into lip products so i don’t have real favorites for them. but i mostly use mac lipsticks
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Rubenesque paint pot. It’s sheer enough to go with the majority of my eye shadows and pretty enough to wear on its own.
Best Eyeshadow: Hmmm, it’s really hard for me to pick favs in this category. I focus all of my looks on the eyes … so no favorite eye shadow for lid / crease / outer v / inner corner here. Best highlight / transition color is MAC Blanc Type, it’s my exact skin tone.
Best Eyeliner: MAC Liquidlast Liner in Point Black. I <3 my liquidlast. It's smudgeproof, waterproof, black and the concept of liquid liner is just so convenient for travel. Way better than khol (smudges, non-waterproof) and gel liner (needs a brush).
Best Mascara: Artistry waterproof mascara has the best brush imo, and Manhattan Volcano Explosive waterproof has the deepest black I've come across ever.
Best Foundation: Powder. At the moment it's MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus.
Best Blush: MAC Blushbaby. Gives a nice glow and you don't have to have a super light hand which is best for blush beginners like me.
Best Highlighter: Artistry Gossamer Shimmer Powder. For the perfect glow year round.
Best Lipstick: Benefit Good-to-go. "My lips but better" shade for me.
Best Lipgloss: None. I'm no lipgloss girl.
Best Lip Balm: The Body Shop Lip Butter in Sweet Lemon for smell and taste and texture. Labello for application.
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP in Eden
Best Eyeshadow: MAC!! But most importantly, MAC Satin Taupe (MUST HAVE)
Best Eyeliner: Buxom Lashliner in Leatherette (great for contact-wearers!)
Best Mascara: Shiseido Lasting Lift (great for Asian lashes)
Best Foundation: MUFE HD
Best Blush: MAC Ripe Peach Blush Ombre
Best Highlighter: Toss up btwn NARS Albatross, Benefit’s High Beam and MAC’s Shell Pearl
Best Lipstick: N/A
Best Lipgloss: Chanel Glossimers or Chanel Aqualumiere Glosses
Best Lip Balm: Blistex Herbal Answer (just bought in bulk on drugstore.com, haha!)
Best Eyeshadow Base:Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Best Eyeshadow: Mac (all of them)
Best Eyeliner:Mac Fluidlines
Best Mascara:Givenchy Phenomenom
Best Foundation:Smashbox Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder
Best Blush:Mac (all of them)
Best Highlighter: Mac Mineralized Skinfinish
Best Lipstick:Dior Addict
Best Lipgloss:Dior Addict Ultra Gloss
Best Lip Balm:Carmex
*Best eyeshadow Base: UDDP and Shiseido Hydropowder Eyeshadow
*Best Eyeshadow: Mac eyeshadows in general., Nars Kuala Lumpur, Shiseido Hydropowder, and Lorac’s Serenity/Bronze shadows.
*Best Eyeliner: BOBBI BROWN Long Wear Gel Liners. Rimmel’s SPark It Up pencil liners ( They are surprisingly hard to find in Target nowadays)
*Best Mascara: MUFE SMOKEY LASH
*Best Foundation: MUFE HD Foundation ftwwwwwww
*Best Blush: Nars in general( especially Gina) and Mac’s Instant CHIC
*Best Highlighter: Bobbi Brown Shimmerbricks.
*Best Lipstick: Mac’s Fresh Salmon. Bobbi Brown’s Baby Peach & Coral Reef metallic lip colors.
*Best Lipgloss: Mac’s Smile Dazzleglass
*Best Lip Balm: EOS lipbalm in SUMMER FRUIT. Cute packaging ( the ‘egg’ lipbalm) and it smells incredible. It is very moisturizing, yet the texture is very light; you will definitely FEEL it on your lips, but it’s not the obnoxious sticky feeling. Last all night, too.
Best Eyeshadow Base: I’m a UDPP girl!
Best Eyeshadow: I have to say MAC, just for the range, MUFE’s are also awesome
Best Eyeliner: For tightline, UD 24/7. For lids, MAC Blacktrack
Best Mascara: L’oreal Telescopic Carbon Black
Best Foundation: MUFE HD 115, or Mat Velvet+ in 25
Best Blush: All around universal, Nars Orgasm. Also <3 MAC Dollymix
Best Highlighter: MAC Pearl CCB
Best Lipstick: MAC Politely Pink is a great go-to colour
Best Lipgloss: MAC Dazzleglass in Jingle Jangle
Best Lip Balm: Cake Beauty Cake Kiss
The Lip product questions were hard. I don't usually repeat the same colour every day, so I had to decide which colours I will reach for when I can't decide.
Best Eyeshadow Base: TFSI
Best Eyeshadow: Tigi Quads
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7
Best Mascara: Maybelline 24 hr Bold
Best Foundation: Lorac Breakthrough
Best Blush: NARS Orgasm, MAC Prim & Proper
Best Highlighter: MAC Soft & Gentle
Best Lipstick: MAC
Best Lipgloss: Victorias Secret
Best Lip Balm: My Lip Stuff
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Painterly Paint Pot great for cooler skin tones, can wear it alone or as a base. So natural!
Best Eyeshadow: MAC b/c of the variety and quality!
Best Eyeliner: Makeup Forever’s Aqua Eyes creamy, pigmented and waterproof need I say more?
Best Mascara: Urban Decay’s Sky Scraper Multi Benefit: extremely black and multi benefit!
Best Foundation: Smashbox Healthy FX High Defintion b/c it gives full coverage!
Best Blush: NARS Orgasm name says it all!
Best Highlighter: Benefit’s Moon Beam it works great for cool skin tones!
Best Lipstick: MAC has the best range of colors and its super moisturizing!
Best Lipgloss: Hourglass b/c its super slim, longwearing and waterproff!
Best Lip Balm: NARS Pure Sheer SPF Lip Treatment, moisturizing and long wearing!
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Painterly Paint Pot (UDPP is a very close second, but I find paint pots easier to blend over)
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Satin Taupe. This color is great on the outer corner, and goes with so much!
Best Eyeliner: HMMM.. Coastal Secents Gel liners or UD 24/7 liners!
Best Mascara: Loreal Voluminous Carbon Black! Makes my lashes sooo thick. I’ve probably repurchased this about 10 times. It never lets me down.
Best Foundation: Revlon Colorstay. I have oily skin, and this stays in place allll day. Other foundations end up showing my blotchiness, but not this one!
Best Blush: Benefit Coralista. Subtle and perks up the face. Goes with almost any look.
Best Highlighter: MAC Vanilla Pigment. It has gorgeous golden sheen!
Best Lipstick: MAC Hue. UD Naked. MAC Angel.
Best Lipgloss: MAC Love Nectar.
Best Lip Balm: I just use chapstick!
Best Eyeshadow Base: I recently bought UDPP and I love it. It is doing its job perfectly.
Best Eyeshadow: If I have to pick just one, I love MAC Retrospeck. If I can choose a set it would be Big Beautiful Eyes kit by Benefit.
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7 in zero. Glides on so easily.
Best Mascara:
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Best Lipstick:
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Best Lip Balm:
Best Eyeshadow Base: The NARS makeup primer. It is the best eyeshadow base I have used. It’s packaging is better than Too Faced, you get more than other primers, and it works better than anything else I’ve used for my oily lids!
Best Eyeshadow: NARS or Chanel’s pressed powder eye shadows. They are really velvety and pigmented, and they last a LONG time =)
Best Eyeliner: Shu Uemura Gel Eyeliner pots. The texture is very creamy and it goes on and lasts all day without smudging love it!
Best Mascara: Exceptionnel de Chanel. Expensive but I love the brush head and it really grabs all my lashes and makes my eyes pop!
Best Foundation: NARS sheer glow. It’s the only foundation I’ve found that actually matches my skin! Plus it’s light and build-able without looking fake, and lasts all day without setting powder.
Best Blush: NARS Illuminator in Orgasm. I use this as a liquid blush and I think it works better that way; especially since my skin wears liquids better than powders! It’s light and gives a great glow!
Best Highlighter: Shu Uemura Planet Cat holiday highlighter. I love this compact, it’s so cute and it gives a great highlight to those with yellow undertones.
Best Lipstick: M.A.C. Viva la Gaga. I love this shade, its creamy, it lasts, and it looks great under all my glosses!
Best Lipgloss: M.A.C. Dazzleglass Cream in Creme Allure. I love this dark shade, it really makes lipsticks stand out and it makes a bold lip on its own.
Best Lip Balm: Palmers Coco butter swivlestick. It’s cheap and it moisturizes my lips in the horrid Alaskan winters. I also use it for my hands, etc if they are really dry as well! Great one stop item in my bag for any lotion needs =)
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion (Eden) creamy and so very pigmented
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadows, I love the different finishes!
Best Eyeliner: Pencil: Urban Decay wont tug my eyelid and lasts all day. Liquid: Never strayed from Almay
Best Mascara: Lancome Fatale (believe it’s discontinued) 🙁 so L’oreal Extra Volume Collagen
Best Foundation: Mac Studio Fix Fluid (great coverage)
Best Blush: Nars, Illamasqua or Mac… can’t decide!
Best Highlighter:Benefit high beam or Mac mineral highlighters
Best Lipstick: Mac nudes and pinks (been using them since I was 13! I’m 22 now.)
Best Lipgloss:Mac Dazzleglass. I love ’em sticky, shiny and sparkly. Also Nars Orgams or Turkish Delight
Best Lip Balm: Cheap: Burts bees (tingly and natural) Luxe: Korres lip butters
Seems like all the stuff I love is discontinued! *wah!*
Best Eyeshadow Base: BeneFit FYeye, tied w/Lancome’s Ombre Perfectur
Best Eyeshadow: MAC e/s are awesome – the color selection alone gets top marks!
Best Eyeliner: Hmmm… I like UD’s 24/7 liners, and, for a similar color choice (but without the cost) L’Oreal’s HIP ‘Chrome’ liners.
Best Mascara: Lancome ‘Definicils’ – or, EL’s ‘More than Mascara’ paired w/ ‘Lash Primer Plus’. Good stuff on both.
Best Foundation: Max Factor’s Pan Stik and Prescriptives ‘Anywear’ – both are stick foundations, both are sadly discontinued.
Best Blush: For me, it was Lancome’s ‘Pink Pool’ – the ‘Shimmer Pink Pool’ is a poor substitute. MAC’s ‘Dollymix’ comes close to the original Lancome ‘Pink Pool’ – very close – but just misses the mark.
Best Highlighter: EL Pure Color E/S in ‘Tea Biscuit’ makes a surprisingly beautiful highlighter. So does EL’s long discontinued ‘Go Wink’ liquid shadows in ‘Pink Wink’ and ‘Sugar Pie’
Best Lipstick: I have a list – but the two I cannot be without are EL’s Pure Color in Black Wine and Velvet Orchid. Both are sadly discontinued, and I have stashes of both. I also love MAC’s ‘O’, ‘Sequin’, ‘Odyssey’ and ‘New York Apple’.
Best Lipgloss: MAC Clear – by far. I have gone through tubes, and tubes of the stuff. Not all lipglosses are created equal.
Best Lip Balm: Fruits & Passion ‘Field Berries’ lip balm. More like a gloss/balm hybrid, flavored, very moisturizing
Best Eyeshadow Base: NYX’s jumbo pencil in white! I use it everyday, and it doesn’t crease w/ a little udpp underneath. 🙂
Best Eyeshadow: Stila’s! so pigmented and soft w/ big pan, so i don’t feel like im going to run out.
Best Eyeliner: ulta’s waterproof auto-liner – it’s cheap and is the ONLY liner besides gel that stays put on my waterline!
Best Mascara: haven’t found one yet. 🙁
Best Foundation: MAC’s MSFN Best. Evar!
Best Blush: vintage plum by mac
Best Highlighter: haven’t found one yet 🙁
Best Lipstick: Mac’s! I love the price and different textures!
Best Lipgloss: Stila’s glazes never feel sticky to me.
Best Lip Balm: haven’t found one yet 🙁
Best Eyeshadow Base: I recently bought UDPP and I love it. It is doing its job perfectly.
Best Eyeshadow: If I have to pick just one, I love MAC Retrospeck. If I can choose a set it would be Big Beautiful Eyes kit by Benefit.
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7 in zero. Glides on so easily.
Best Mascara: Max Factor Masterpiece Max. I’ve tried lots of highend brands but always come back to it. It’s so black and separates my lashes!
Best Foundation: My HG without a doubt is Estee Lauder Double Wear. It has amazing staying power and great coverage.
Best Blush: benefit 10 – having pale skin, it’s tricky to find a bronzer that is not too dark or orange. This is great and has a highlighter too.
Best Highlighter: Powder – highlight side of 10
cream – Benefit High Beam
Best Lipstick: This is mostly to do with the colour – Maybelline Moisture Extreme in Pink Topaz is a gorgeous colour on me.
Best Lipgloss: Illamasqua Intense in fume. Gorgeous red. Fabulous colour pay off. I need to try other colours!!
Best Lip Balm: Can’t beat Vaseline. The pink one for a bit of colour.
Best Eyeshadow Base: I agree, MAC’s Soft Ochre paint pot is a great base and smooths out the color of the eyelid to create a good canvas.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC’s eyeshadows especially Waternymph
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay’s 24/7 liners
Best Mascara: Sephora brand
Best Foundation: Clinique’s Perfect Make-up
Best Blush: Don’t really use blush
Best Highlighter: MAC’s skinfinish in Northern Lights
Best Lipstick: MAC or Korres
Best Lipgloss: Smashbox
Best Lip Balm: Vermont Bee Balm (local brand)
Best Eyeshadow Base: NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencil in milk
Best Eyeshadow: MAC’s Dreammaker (from Starflash)
Best Eyeliner: Milani in brown or black
Best Mascara: Bare Escentuals BUXOM Lash
Best Foundation: MAC MSF Natural
Best Blush: MAC Well Dressed
Best Highlighter: MAC Lustre Drops
Best Lipstick: dont wear but Viva Glam Gaga looks preeetttyy
Best Lipgloss: MAC’s Queen Bee (discontinued?)
Best Lip Balm: Chapstick
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: Urban Decay–stood up to an all day festival in 108 degree heat!!
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 liners
Best Mascara: Too Faced Lash injection
Best Foundation: Makeup Forever
Best Blush: Benefit Dandelion lasts AGES and is universally flattering
Best Highlighter: Benefit High Beam
Best Lipstick: MAC cosmetics
Best Lipgloss: Smashbox
Best Lip Balm: LUSH Whip stick
Best Eyeshadow Base: Definately Mac Soft Orche I use it every day it goes so well with any eyeshadow
Best Eyeshadow: Mac especially Mulch it suits my NC40 skin so well I like to use it as an all over lid color
Best Eyeliner: Mac Smolder it’s so creamy
Best Mascara: Mac Plushlash
Best Foundation: Mac Studio Fix Fluid
Best Blush: Mac Pink Swoon
Best Highlighter: Mac Hush Cream Colour Base
Best Lipstick: Mac of course
Best Lipgloss: Mac Lipglasses and Dazzleglasses
Best Lip Balm: Carmex
Yeah I mostly use Mac products lol. I just love them so much and don’t see the need to buy anything else 🙂
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: Dior quints
Best Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown Gel eyeliner
Best Mascara: Majolica Majorca lash glamour
Best Foundation: Maquillage stick foundation
Best Blush: Shu Uemura
Best Highlighter: Dior shimmer star
Best Lipstick: Dior serum de rouge
Best Lipgloss: dior creme de gloss
Best Lip Balm: bobbi brown spf15
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paint Pot in Rubenesque and UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: MAC & NARS
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7
Best Mascara: Diorshow [the original]
Best Foundation: NARS Sheer Glow
Best Blush: NARS Deep Throat
Best Highlighter: MAC Shroom
Best Lipstick: Dior Addict High Shine
Best Lipgloss: Chanel Bonbon Aqualumiere & Clinique superbalm moisturizing gloss
Best Lip Balm: Beauty Rush Soothing Lip Balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: smashbox photofinish lid primer
Best Eyeshadow: mac grand entrance, nars duos
Best Eyeliner: urban decay/ mac fluidlines
Best Mascara: bare escentuals buxom.
Best Foundation: laura mercier creme silk
Best Blush: mac ripe peach
Best Highlighter: i hate the idea of shimmer on my face, even though i have normal to dry skin, its not for me!
Best Lipstick: nars roman holiday
Best Lipgloss: dior ultra pearl gloss 576
Best Lip Balm: mac tendertones, keihls
Best Eyeshadow Base:MAC Paint Pots (Soft Ochre & Painterly)
Best Eyeshadow:MAC e/s . absolutely love the fact that you can return the containers for an item.
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluidline. i like it a lot more than pencil
Best Mascara: Too Faced Lash Injection
Best Foundation:… i dont use foundation
Best Blush: Nars Blushes…LOVE!
Best Highlighter: NArs Albatross or Lancome Gel Illuminator
Best Lipstick: MAC
Best Lipgloss: MAc lipglass
Best Eyeshadow Base: TFSI
Best Eyeshadow: MAC: wide range of colors, excellent color pay off…
Best Eyeliner:Bobbi Brown long wear gel eyeliner
Best Mascara: …but I still haven’t found, what I’m looking foooor…
Best Foundation: Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation, hands down!
Best Blush: Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Pink Raspberry and Calypso Coral
Best Highlighter: Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick
Best Lipstick: not a lipstick girl…
Best Lipgloss: MAC lipgloss (decent wear and heavenly smell!)
Best Lip Balm: lip smackers
Best Eyeshadow Base: Stila Kitten Cream liner
Best Eyeshadow: MAC, especially Shore Leave and Nanogold for everyday use
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7, especially Zero, 1999 and Gunmetal
Best Mascara: Fresh Supernova and Fresh Firebird – these are gorgeous and never irritate my contacts
Best Foundation: YSL Perfect Touch
Best Blush: Nars Angelika
Best Highlighter: Nars Luxor Multiple and Nars Hungry Heart Duo – perfect on my fair skin
Best Lipstick: YSL Rouge Volupte – though I wish there were more colors I could wear
Best Lipgloss: MAC Cremesheen
Best Lip Balm: Fresh Sugar Rosé and Nars Pure Sheer Lip Treatment in Angelique
Best Eyeshadow Base: too faced!
Best Eyeshadow: nars! love lola lola!!! but also woodwinked
Best Eyeliner: feline kohl
Best Mascara: diorshow extase
Best Foundation: mufe hd
Best Blush: instant chic! and nars orgasm
Best Highlighter: orgasm illuminator
Best Lipstick: creme cup!
Best Lipgloss: nars turkish delight
Best Lip Balm: tendertones!
Best Eyeshadow Base: TFSI
Best Eyeshadow: MUFE
Best Eyeliner: Stila Kajal liner in Onyx
Best Mascara: CG Lash Blast
Best Foundation: – still looking for one
Best Blush: – NARS Orgasm
Best Highlighter: – MAC MSF in Blonde
Best Lipstick: MAC
Best Lipgloss: MAC Lustreglasses or Dazzlecremes
Best Lip Balm: Korres Lip Butter
Best Eyeshadow Base: Painterly Paintpot or Soft Ochre paintpot
Best Eyeshadow: Vanilla by Mac works wonders for me as a highlighter.
Best Eyeliner: Blacktrack Fluidline by Mac or 24/7 by UD
Best Mascara: L’oreal Voluminouss
Best Foundation: Select SPF 15 by MAC
Best Blush: NARS Orgasm
Best Highlighter: Mac Cream Colour Bases in Pearl or Luna
Best Lipstick: Angel by Mac
Best Lipgloss: Too many favorites…but I love Too Faced Mirror Mirror lipglosses
Best Lip Balm: AVON’s Moisture Plus
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Painterly Paintpot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Eyeshadows in General (if i have to choose 1=Club)
Best Eyeliner: MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
Best Mascara: YSL Effet Faux Cils
Best Foundation: Estee Lauder Double Wear
Best Blush: MAC Blush in Hipness and some Mineralize Blushes
Best Highlighter: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Medium and Shimmer
Best Lipstick: I use MAC Lipsticks (every Lipstick is drying on me though)
Best Lipgloss: MAC Lipglasses (cant stand runny or flowery smelling glosses)
Best Lip Balm: still searching my HG i used a Kanebo sample it was nice but pretty expensive too
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay shadow primer potion
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: for pencils I love Urban Decay, for pots I love Loreal HIP color truth creme eyeliner
Best Mascara: Napoleon Perdis long double black
Best Foundation: MAC Studio fix fluid SPF 15
Best Blush: MAC
Best Highlighter: none
Best Lipstick: MAC
Best Lipgloss: Buxom lips
Best Lip Balm: Carmex cherry stick
Best Eyeshadow Base: Laura Mercier Metallic Cream shadow holds shimmery shades on like nobody’s business (and I’ve tried them all!), but matte shades work just as well
Best Eyeshadow: MAC is all around the best, my fave shade changes all the time but one staple I always have is Vex
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluidlines, every “non-smudge” liner still smudes on me except these, they never budge
Best Mascara: Clinique High Definition in BLack, is sooo black, good price, and never budges or flakes, plus gives me huge lashes
Best Foundation: Aveda LIquid Foundation, which was recently discontinued, but it was a great natural finish with SPF that didn’t break me out like almost all of them do 🙁
Best Blush: Nars Orgasm, I just wish NARS made more colors for me, most are too orange or made for people with a tan, because their texture is so awesome and they stay put all day
Best Highlighter: MAC By Candlelight MSF, I get so many complements on this and it’s not glitter-rama
Best Lipstick: My all time fave is MAC Creme de la Femme
Best Lipgloss: MAC lipglass, my fave colors varies alot, but currently is Pink Meringue
Best Lip Balm: Aveda Lip Saver, has SPF, smells great, and is the best for dry chapped lips
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC soft ochre
Best Eyeshadow: NARS
Best Eyeliner: Chanel Kohl/ UD 24/7 liners
Best Mascara: Chanel Exceptionnel
Best Foundation: Chanel Teint Innocence
Best Blush: Dior 829 Rose
Best Highlighter: NARS Albatross
Best Lipstick: NARS Dolce Vita, Chanel Rouge Coco/ Rouge Allures
Best Lipgloss: NARS and Chanel
Best Lip Balm: The Body Shop Strawberry
Best Eyeshadow Base: TFSI or my new love,Shiseido Hydro Powder shadows for a colored base.
Best Eyeshadow: I think MAC,even if sometimes it’s hard to get the shadows to work,the wide range of colors and finishes is so great.
Best Eyeliner: For pencil I’d opt for UD 24/7 liners,for gel my HG is MAC’s Fluidline range and for liquids I love UD’s Liquid Liners.
Best Mascara: I’m still on the hunt for my HG mascara,but I really like MAC’s Zoomlash or the Masterpiece Max on the budget side.
Best Foundation: I rarely wear foundation,but maybe MAC’s Face and body.
Best Blush: Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Exotic Bronzing Blush,my new love,but next time they could go with a shorter name:D
Best Highlighter: MAC By Candlelight MSF.
Best Lipstick: I don’t wear to much lipstick,so no idea on this one.
Best Lipgloss: So hard to choose,maybe MAC Lipglasses:D
Best Lip Balm: BeBe Young Care products
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: MAC and MUFE, pricey but so worth it !
Best Eyeliner: I don’t wear eyeliner, so I don’t know what the best would be haha
Best Mascara: YSL singulier mascara
Best Foundation: I don’t wear foundation anymore, but I used to really like Nars sheer glow
Best Blush: Nars blushes in general. I really like Desire for the moment.
Best Highlighter: Nars Luxor multiple
Best Lipstick: I like MAC lipsticks in general, good range of colors and finishes
Best Lipgloss: Illamasqua intense lipgloss. I’ve been wearing Mistress every day since I got it a week ago 🙂
Best Lip Balm: Kiehl’s lip balm SPF 15
Best Eyeshadow Base: never tried any 🙁
Best Eyeshadow: MAC!
Best Eyeliner: Urban decay 24/7
Best Mascara: Diorshow or lashblast
Best Foundation: diorskin airflash spray foundation
Best Blush: Mac recently loving dirty plum
Best Highlighter: benefit dandelion (packed on its a beautiful blush as well)
Best Lipstick: mac snob at the moment
Best Lipgloss: mac english accents LE
Best Lip Balm: mac tinted lip conditioner!! conditions so well and smells amazing!!!
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Painterly paint pot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Arena e/s (gorgeous to warm up any look, and pretty on it’s own!)
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 (though, I don’t usually wear eyeliner)
Best Mascara: Covergirl LashBlast. My HG for years!
Best Foundation: MAC MSF Natural maybe…
Best Blush: Nars Orgasm (works with ANYTHING and very buildable)
Best Highlighter: MAC CCB in Pearl or Benefit High Beam
Best Lipstick: MAC Angel
Best Lipgloss: MAC Plushglass in Fulfilled
Best Lip Balm: EOS in Sweet Mint or Softlips in Strawberry!
Best Eyeshadow Base: I don’t use one
Best Eyeshadow: Mac eyeshadows are truly my favorite
Best Eyeliner: Stila kajal- so creamy and they smudge perfectly
Best Mascara:Covergirl’s Lashblast just does something to my lashes that no other mascara has ever done. None of the high end mascaras can compete.
Best Foundation: I am really loving Clinique’s even better makeup but I’d love to try something new.
Best Blush: I’m tied between Mac’s Warm Soul blush and Benefit’s Coralista
Best Highlighter: NARS’ Albatross is my favorite powder, and Revlon’s age defying face illuminator is my favorite liquid highlighter. If I want more drama I’ll go for Mac’s mineralize skin finish in By Candlelight.
Best Lipstick: Vincent Longo’s lipstick in Fresh Carnal will always be my favorite color but I think Mac has the best range. I also ADORE Revlon’s super lustrous lipsticks
Best Lipgloss: Hands down Victoria’s Secret lip glosses. They’re incredible and only $10! Second place: revlon’s super lustrous lip glosses
Best Lip Balm: Korres lip butter in jasmine. Second place: Victoria’s Secret beauty rush soothing lip balm
This will be tough but I’m going to try!
Best Eyeshadow Base: I love using Benefit or MAC’s cream shadows. I never have a problem with fading or creasing when I use either one.
Best Eyeshadow: I love the variety of MAC colors but I have to say my favorite is UD’s Smog or Baked (a close second – Dior – crazy pigmentation!).
Best Eyeliner: MAC for the tecknakohls but I have to give another shout out to UD 24/7 liners
Best Mascara: Still looking for a great one under $15. So far I am loving the Rimmel Glamour Eyes otherwise I am a fan of MAC’s Plush Lash
Best Foundation: Chanel TI – liquid or compact – love both!!
Best Blush: NARS cream blush – Lokoum/MAC – Prim & Proper
Best Highlighter: NARS Albatross
Best Lipstick: Chanel’s Rouge Coco formula
Best Lipgloss: I have 3 favorites: Chanel glossimers/Dior Creme de Gloss/Paul & Joe Lip Lacquer.
Best Lip Balm:
The easiest one for me to answer – Kiehls!
Best Eyeshadow Base:Painterly from MAC
Best Eyeshadow:MAC but MUFE come in a close second, I LOVE them!
Best Eyeliner: MUFE Aqua Eyes
Best Mascara:I haven’t found my perfect one yet
Best Foundation:NARS Sheer Glow
Best Blush:Instant Chic from MAC
Best Highlighter:Benefits High Beam
Best Lipstick:Hue from MAC
Best Lipgloss:YSL Golden Gloss in #10
Best Lip Balm:Niviea (sp?) Kiss of Moisture
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: I love MAC eyeshadows for the range, finishes, and gorgeous colors!
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On
Best Mascara: Clinique’s high impact mascara
Best Foundation: Ulta Mineralized foundation. I wouldn’t expect this to be good at all but I think it gives amazing converage, is cheap, and I find it to be better overall than my BareEssentials foundation!
Best Blush: MAC blushes
Best Highlighter: Benefit’s High Beam
Best Lipstick: Revlon has some great lipsticks for a cheaper price but I love MAC’s color selection
Best Lipgloss: NARS
Best Lip Balm: Soft Lips or Nivea’s a Kiss of Moisture
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 liner
Best Mascara: Clinique High Impact
Best Foundation:
Best Blush: MAC Sheertone blush
Best Highlighter: NARS The Multiple
Best Lipstick: MAC
Best Lipgloss: YSL Golden Gloss
Best Lip Balm: Kiehl’s Lip Balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Eden Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: Stila Eyeshadow
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 Liner
Best Mascara: MAC Pro Lash
Best Foundation: Bobbi Brown Luminous Moisturizing Foundation
Best Blush: Shu Uemura Glow On Blush
Best Highlighter: Benefit High Beam
Best Lipstick: Lipstick Queen (Sinner, Saint, or Butterfly Ball collections)
Best Lipgloss: MAC Lustreglass
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s Bees Honey Lip Balm
First off, love the new layout Christine!
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Indianwood Paintpot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC!!!!
Best Eyeliner: MAC Blacktrack.
Best Mascara: L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara
Best Foundation: MAC Studio Tech
Best Blush: n/a
Best Highlighter:n/a
Best Lipstick: MAC Darkside
Best Lipgloss: MAC Flashmode
Best Lip Balm: Avon Chocolate Truffle
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Painterly Paintpot
Best Eyeshadow: can’t live without Clinique’s color surge super shimmer in Lucky Penny! but love my 88 warm palette as well
Best Eyeliner:I prefer to use wet shadow, but Stila’s kajal liners are my favorite pencil liners
Best Mascara: Cover Girl LashBlast!
Best Foundation: Clinique Superbalanced Makeup (lovely dewey, airbrushed skin) and Estee Lauder Double-Wear (can’t beat that 15 hour coverage!)
Best Blush: Benefit CORALista, Nars Deep Throat, Clinique soft-pressed powder blush in Mocha!
Best Highlighter: don’t use
Best Lipstick: MAC
Best Lipgloss: MAC lipglass, Nars, NP Set
Best Lip Balm: Neutrogena Lip Nutrition Vanilla Replenish balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Best Eyeshadow: Tarte and Urban Decay
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7
Best Mascara: YSL Faux Cils (or L’Oreal Voluminous when I’m broke)
Best Foundation: Revlon PhotoReady or MUFE F&B
Best Blush: MAC
Best Highlighter: Laura Mercier shimmer block
Best Lipstick: I don’t really wear lipstick but I have a few MAC ones
Best Lipgloss: NARS
Best Lip Balm: Fresh
Best Eyeshadow: MAC’s consistent quality (high pigmentation, smooth texture,not chalky) has won me over 🙂
Best Mascara: Estee Lauder Turbo Lash
Best Foundation: Laura Mercier Oil Free Tinted Moisturizer
Best Blush: Laura Mercier Rose Petal, NYX cream blush in Glow
Best Lipstick: MAC See Sheer
Best Make Up Removing Cleanser – Lancome Creme Douceur – it gently removes all makeup without drying out my skin at all! 🙂
Best Gentle cleanser: Aveen Ultra Calming Cream Cleanser – I use this in the mornings. Never strips my skin!
Best Eye Cream – Avalon Organics Vitamin C Eye Cream
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC paint pots!
Best Eyeshadow: MAC a large range of every color for a pretty reasonable price.
Best Eyeliner: Stila Kajal liner
Best Mascara: Cover Girl for the price
Best Foundation: Nars Sheer Glow or the Matte one
Best Blush: MAC or Nars
Best Highlighter: Nars Albatross
Best Lipstick: Right now it’s MAC Honeyflower
Best Lipgloss: MAC Nymphette or Lancome Juicy Tubes
Best Lip Balm: EOS lip balm and Bert’s Bees
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: MAC and Urban Decay
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 or L’oraeal lineur intense
Best Mascara: Urban Decay Skyscraper
Best Foundation: Mac Face and Body
Best Blush: Mac Cremeblend Blush in floridq
Best Highlighter: nothing so great yet… i’m thinking of trying NARS Albatross or Benefit HighBeam
Best Lipstick: MAC creme cup and brave
Best Lipgloss: NARS
Best Lip Balm: smackers lemon skittles or CB bigelow rosebud salve
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: MAC and UD
Best Eyeliner: MAC Chromaline
Best Mascara: Estee Lauder Sumptuous Waterproof
Best Foundation: GA LSF and MUFE Mat Velvet+
Best Blush: Chanel Mocha, NARS Torrid, Stila Lillium CC
Best Highlighter: Stila AOS Liquid in *6
Best Lipstick: Lancome Rouge Absolu in Rose Mythique
Best Lipgloss: Chanel Rouge Allure Laques
Best Lip Balm: Korres Lip Butters
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Eyseshadows
Best Eyeliner: havent found yet 🙁
Best Mascara: Cover Girl Lash Blast
Best Foundation: n/a don’t use
Best Blush: NARS
Best Highlighter: NARS Albatross
Best Lipstick: MAC Siss
Best Lipgloss: MAC Lipglass
Best Lip Balm: Korres Jasmine Lip Butter/Burt’s Bee Honey
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paint “Bare Canvas” (technically it’s the only one I’ve tried) & NYX Jumbo eye pencils
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluidline
Best Mascara: Cover Girl Lashblast
Best Foundation: NARS Sheer Glow
Best Blush: NARS (Love my Desire & Orgasm)
Best Highlighter: MAC Pigment “Vanilla” (I don’t highlight much though)
Best Lipstick: ATM, MAC Amplified Creme Lipstick “Petals & Peacocks” – so MANY compliments when I wear this!
Best Lipgloss: Lancome Juicy Tube “Fraise” (I believe it’s limited edition :()
Best Lip Balm: MAC Lip Conditioner (in the jar)
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Painterly Paint Pot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC however I am liking NYX at the moment
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluidline
Best Mascara:MAC Plushlash – I have not tried too many different ones yet
Best Foundation: MAC Studio Fix Fluid
Best Blush: Benefit Sugarbomb and NARS Orgasm
Best Highlighter: MAC Rhapsody in Two and Soft and Gentrle
Best Lipstick:MAC Creme D Nude
Best Lipgloss: NARS
Best Lip Balm: no name
I am still learning about different brands, so my list may change soon.
Love the new look of the website Christine. It is such an inspiration to me 🙂
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC paintpot in PAINTERLY
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadows for range,DIOR & CHANEL(finish)
Best Eyeliner: MUFE gel liner/MAC chromaline
Best Mascara: MAC plushlash/BENEFIT badgal
Best Foundation: I have yet to find one
Best Blush: MAC (MARGIN & TENDERLING)& LORAC blushes
Best Highlighter: MAC scult & shape in ACCENTUATE
Best Lipstick: MAC for range of color, GIVENCHY for formula
Best Lipgloss: FRESH cosmetics for pigmentation
Best Lip Balm: SAY YES TO CARROTS for hydration & ingredients
Best Eyeshadow Base: Too Faced shadow insurance
Best Eyeshadow: Urban Decay (as long as you stay away from the glitter ones, they work awesome and are always very pigmented)
Best Eyeliner: MAC blacktrack fluidline
Best Mascara: Covergirl Lashblast
Best Foundation: Bare Minerals. I love that I can apply as much or as little coverage as I need depending on the day. Also, most liquid foundations break me out, so this powdered mineral foundation is amazing!
Best Blush: NARS Orgasm, MAC Peechykeen (they’re both very similar)
Best Highlighter: I usually don’t use one, but sometimes I use Sellout eyeshadow from Urban Decay for a little shimmer on my cheeks.
Best Lipstick: MAC Viva Glam Gaga and Vegas Volt
Best Lipgloss: Bare Escentuals Buxom in Dolly. Its definately the perfect gloss for when i don’t want my lips to be super colored. Its almost the same color as my natural lips. I also love MACs fold and tuck lipglass and the plushglass in bountiful looks great over the Gaga lipstick.
Best Lip Balm: Fresh Sugar. Really expensive, but made my lips so so smooth.
Best Eyeshadow Base: UD Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: I stinking love MAC Sketch! But I have hit 2 pans of “Honesty”
Best Eyeliner: Shiseido cream black
Best Mascara: Lancome Definicils
Best Foundation: Bare Escentuals foundation (Medium) or Summer Bisque
Best Blush: I like to mix bronzer with blush and MSF, but MAC Margin is good alone! What would I do without your blog? My quest for the best blushes are over!
Best Highlighter: MAC “MSF Shimpagne”
Best Lipstick: Chanel Rouge Coco “Taffetas Rose”
Best Lipgloss: Lancome La Laque Fever “Evening Splendor”
Best Lip Balm: Mary Kay “Satin Lips” (my best friend sells MK, she tries to convert me! Because it’s unscented I love it, I get migraines SO frequently I need scentless products!
what bronzer do you use and that’s good to mix with other blushes?
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paint Pots or Pigments (especially Teal Pigment, most beautiful color ever)
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadows are my favorite, Urban Decay is pretty good too
Best Eyeliner: MAC Pearlglides are great, also Technakohls
Best Mascara: The only kind of found that I really like is Bonne Bell Eye Style mascara in black
Best Foundation: I never use foundation usually just a little bit of NYC pressed powder
Best Blush: I love MAC’s Mineralize Blushes
Best Highlighter: Never really use highlighters
Best Lipstick: MAC lipsticks, they have a great range of colors
Best Lipgloss: MAC Lipglass or Dazzleglass, I’m totally in love with both
Best Lip Balm: I use cheap Avon lipbalms in whatever yummy scents they have, they seem to work nicely
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP to prevent creasing, Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy for pigments
Best Eyeshadow: pressed: MAC Bronze , loose: Fyrinnae Rapunzel Had Extensions
Best Eyeliner: Wet’n’Wild creme liner
Best Mascara: Max Factor Volume Couture wp (sob)
Best Foundation: Revlon PR
Best Blush:Jane Blushing Baby Doll (use it more than my NARS …. 😐 )
Best Highlighter: I don’t really use any, sometimes MAC Vanilla pigment
Best Lipstick: MAC Ever Hip
Best Lipgloss: NYX Natural
Best Lip Balm: Nivea
Best Eyeshadow Base: UD’s primer potion
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: Make Up Forever
Best Mascara: MAC Plushlash
Best Foundation: Make Up Forever HD
Best Blush: MAC
Best Highlighter: MAC cream highlighter
Best Lipstick: MAC
Best Lipgloss: YSL Gloss Pur and Smashbox
Best Lip Balm: Fresh Sugar lip balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion, but I recently bought Rubenesque and Coral Crepe Paint Pots and I am loving them too!
Best Eyeshadow: Hm…I really like MAC Arena right now, but I also have a quad from Revlon with neutral browns that I adore.
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 in “Flipside” – I love turquoise!
Best Mascara: Covergirl Eyebrights in Black Pearl, I haven’t used it in a long time but it’s the best one I’ve tried so far
Best Foundation: I have to say I like my Bare Minerals…but I really want to try some liquid ones now (I’m off to get the Revlon ColorStay in a few days for prom)
Best Blush: I hate to be cliche, but NARS Orgasm–it has stolen my heart! (and my cheeks)
Best Highlighter: Rosebud Salve!
Best Lipstick: MAC Russian red…it goes with practically anything!
Best Lipgloss: L’Oreal Jelly Balm in Savory
Best Lip Balm: Carmex–not very glamorous but it gets the job done!
Best Eyeshadow Base: Bare Study by MAC
Best Eyeshadow: Shroom by MAC
Best Eyeliner: Artliner in Black by Lancome
Best Mascara: Diorshow in Black by Dior
Best Foundation: Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer
Best Blush: Well-dressed by MAC
Best Highlighter: Belightful by MAC
Best Lipstick: Angel by MAC
Best Lipgloss: Pout by Smashbox
Best Lip Balm: Sabrina by NARS
Best Eyeshadow Base: Too Face Shadow Insurance and Painterly Paint Pot are my favorites.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadow for sure. The Matte2s are my favorite.
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners are my favorite pencils.
Best Mascara: L’oreal Voluminous is my favorite but I’m really liking Dior Extase.
Best Foundation: I’ve been using Revlon Colorstay for awhile but I haven’t found a foundation that I absolutely love yet.
Best Blush: I love MAC blushes. In particular, Dollymix, Tippy and Prim & Proper.
Best Highlighter: MAC Perfect Topping MSF.
Best Lipstick: I like the Revlon Matte lipsticks and Benefit Jing a ling
Best Lipgloss: MAC boy bait cremesheen gloss is my favorite.
Best Lip Balm: Rosebud Salve or Jack Black Intense Therapy lipbalm. The Lemon Chamomile flavor is awesome.
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP – the best eyeshadow base ever. It’s a staple for me
Best Eyeshadow: MAC! I wear Coquette, Shroom and All That Glitters every day and absolutely love them
Best Eyeliner: MAC Feline kolh pencil and Urban Decay 24/7 liner – ultimate black eyeliner with amazing staying power
Best Mascara: Lancome Hypnose
Best Foundation: Make Up Forever High Definition Foundation” a must have for me
Best Blush: NARS blushes hands down: I absolutely adore NARS’ Deep Throat and Angelika
Best Highlighter: Dior Skimshimmers: gorgeous highlighters
Best Lipstick: MAC Viva Glam lipstick
Best Lipgloss: MAC Palatial lipglass and MAC Dazzleglasses
Best Lip Balm: Rosebud Salve in “Minted Rose” flavour: the ultimate lip balm for me
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Quite Natural paint pot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC b/c of quality and range. Heavenly Natural Beauty and Makemeovercosmetics a close 2nd!
Best Eyeliner: MAC Smolder eye Kohl & pearlglides
Best Mascara: Rimmell Sexy Curves
Best Foundation: verdict still out for me
Best Blush: NARS Exhibit A
Best Highlighter: don’t really use
Best Lipstick: MAC and Iman
Best Lipgloss: MAC – love the Superglass, and Dazzleglass
Best Lip Balm: Oyin honey stick, MAC Lip conditioner
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP under Mac Paint Pot in Groundwork (helps blend)
Best Eyeshadow: Mac (pressed) Fyrinnae (loose)
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7
Best Mascara: Loreal Voluminous
Best Foundation: Everyday Minerals
Best Blush: Nars Exhibit A
Best Highlighter: Nars Albatross
Best Lipstick: still searching
Best Lipgloss: Mac
Best Lip Balm: Korres Lip Butter
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Painterly Paint Pot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC any but lustres
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluidline
Best Mascara: Maybelline XXL
Best Foundation: Benefit Some Kinda Gorgeous
Best Blush: MAC The Perfect Cheek & Moonriver
Best Highlighter: MAC By Candlelight & Blonde
Best Lipstick: MAC Saint Germain or any amplifieds/cremes
Best Lipgloss: MAC Fashion Scoop or any cremesheens
Best Lip Balm: Soft Lips
Best Eyeshadow Base: Benefit Stay don’t Stray
Best Eyeshadow: Lorac Eyeshadow
Best Eyeliner: Estee Lauder Double Wear
Best Mascara: Maybelline Pulse Perfection
Best Foundation: Lancome Mineral Foundation
Best Blush: MAC MSF
Best Highlighter: MAC MSF
Best Lipstick: Estee Lauder Pure Color
Best Lipgloss: Estee Lauder Pure Color
Best Lip Balm: Estee Lauder Lip Conditioner
Best Eyeshadow Base: Tarte shadow primer, though I love Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy for sparkley shadows when I put it on “just right”. It’s very much a hit or miss product and can make shadows blotchy when not applied right, but when it’s done just right it make colors POP!
Best Eyeshadow: I normally use loose pigments from vairous smaller etailers, but I’ve just recently tried a couple MAC shadows and I really like them!
Best Eyeliner: Hands down UD 24/7 liners, esp. 1999 and Stash.
Best Mascara: I don’t use any.
Best Foundation: I don’treally wear foundation, but I do like TheBalm’s Time Balm and Korres Watermelon Tinet Moisterizer.
Best Blush: MAC Dainty, Tarte Cheek stains, Silk Natural’s Climax (Nars Orgasm dupe)
Best Highlighter: MAC Candlelight & Light FLush, Smashbox Illuminating Lotion (I forget the name, the pink one)
Best Lipstick: I don’t really wear lipstick, normally gloss, so I’ll go with MAC since that’s the only lipstick I own. LOL
Best Lipgloss: MAC Dazzleglass, BE Buzom glosses (though they tend to bleed out a bit more, but I love the colors and the tingle 🙂 )
Best Lip Balm: Silk Naturals Black Label balm, Mad Gab’s Moose Smooch, & Dr. Dobbs coffee lip balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP, no doubt. Stands up to Florida humidity.
Best Eyeshadow: Urban Decay. I love their palettes!
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7 Or the Milani pencils that I cannot remember the name of right now.
Best Mascara: Still looking for one that doesn’t smudge on me. Blinc Kiss Me stays the best, but it makes my lashes look weird, like I just have three big fat eyelashes. D:
Best Foundation: Again, still looking. My face produces more grease than Burger King (or Five Guys, if you’re feeling classy), and even with a good primer they tend to slide off my face. For special occasions, MUFE Mat Velvet+ does the trick, but it feels so heavy- I want a nice, oil-free, long-lasting TM for a reasonable (read: not Chanel-range) price. Is this so much to ask?
Best Blush: It’s a toss-up between CARGO Catalina and Beauté’s Liqui-gel stain in Fever. The former is the perfect doll-cheek pink for my pale skin, and the latter (when applied with a damp sponge) provides a natural, lasting flush. Oh! And I do love Hard Candy’s Baked Blush Rush in Honeymoon, too.
Best Highlighter: Cat Cosmetic’s Oscar Glow in Angel Glow. One of the few highlighters that’s not TOO TOO TOO sparkly, so it makes me look well-lit rather than greasy.
Best Lipstick: Don’t really have one. I like UD’s formula, but I only own four lipsticks, total.
Best Lipgloss: MAC Cult of Cherry is my go-to red lip, but again, I own very few lip products (so any suggestions for a super super pale girl would be welcome!).
Best Lip Balm: Korres Lip Butters. Cute, colorful, moisturizing, and delicious. Win!
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Rubenesque Paintpot. It is the prettiest gold/peachy shade that is amazing under shimmery eyeshadows!
Best Eyeshadow: My ALL TIME favorite is MAC Shroom Eyeshadow! One of my favorite go to’s! But currently I’m in love with this Maybelline quad in “Sunlit Bronze”. Can I say MOST PERFECT EYESHADOW QUAD FOR SUMMER?!
Best Eyeliner: MAC Brownborder Technakohl. GORGEOUS.
Best Mascara: I love my MAC Plushlash, but I love Estee Lauder More than Mascara. It is amazzing.
Best Foundation: I’ve never worn foundation (like liquid foundation), but I LOVE MAC MSF Natural. It gives the prettiest satin glow to the skin.
Best Blush: Don’t have many blushes unfortunately, but I love MAC Shell Pearl Beauty Powder. It is complete gorgg
Best Highlighter: Never used one *gasp!*
Best Lipstick: Lancome Color Design lipstick in “It” Girl! I love my MAC Stylesetter Lipstain Marker, but it’s not really a lipstick…
Best Lipgloss: MAC Viva Glam V!
Best Lip Balm: Ooo I have a lot but the best of the best is Vintage Sister Lip Lickers! The flavor Gummybear is to die for!!
Woo hoo! LOL 🙂
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Pro Paint Sticks – I LOoOove these puppies!
Best Eyeshadow: MAC – My personal favorite? Silver Ring.
Best Eyeliner: I’m a sucker for classic black – MAC Feline.
Best Mascara: Is “don’t care” an answer? LOL! MAC Plushlash I suppose.
Best Foundation: Face & Body and Studio Fix Fluid – Both ROCK for entirelly different reasons.
Best Blush: I LOVE cream blushes (I’ll use lipstick). Any cream blush.
Best Highlighter: Ready for this? Reflects Transparent Teal Glitter. Oh yeah! LOL!
Best Lipstick: Personal favorite is Aveda’s Sheer Ivory Nut. It’s discontinued though. For texture and color payoff I have to go with MAC’s Amplified Cremes.
Best Lipgloss: My custom blue “Dazzleglass.” Hehe 🙂
Best Lip Balm: My home-made lip plumper (I started making a strong base and mixing it half and half with MAC’s lip balm (the one in the pot) and it is nearly perfect!
Thanks for the fun post! 🙂
Best Eyeshadow Base: Mac Painterly Paint Pot and Urban Decay Primer potion.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC MAC MAC lol
Best Eyeliner: Mac or Urban Decay (no preference as long as the color stays no worries)
Best Mascara: YSL Faux Cils, Diorshow Iconic, Benefit Badgal , Maybelline mascaras in general.
Best Foundation: Diorskin Nude Foundation, Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer
Best Blush: MAC, Nars Orgasm and Laguna
Best Highlighter: Mac Shell, Benefit Ten, Nars Albatross
Best Lipstick: MAC (for different formulas and big range), Dior Rouge Lipstick, Dior Addict lipgloss, Chanel Rouge Allure Laques, Dolce and Gabbana Shine lipstick.
Best Lipgloss:Dior Addict, Mac
Best Lip Balm: Rosebud, Dior lipblam
Best Eyeshadow Base: i use one by laura mercier and it holds really well
Best Eyeshadow: nars powder by far, but mac pigments are also up there
Best Eyeliner: l’oreal cream eyeliner and mac pigments
Best Mascara: chanel exceptionnel [WAY WAY better than diorshow]
Best Foundation: laura mercier tinted moisturizer
Best Blush: chantecaille powder blushes
Best Highlighter: i don’t use them
Best Lipstick: chantecaille lip chics
Best Lipgloss: guerlain kiss kiss
Best Lip Balm: co bigelow vitamin mentha/peppermint [it tastes so good!]
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paintpot in Painterly and/or Soft Ochre
Best Eyeshadow: I really have too many favorites…
Best Eyeliner: Milani Liquif’Eye in black
Best Mascara: BE Flawless Definition Mascara… however my lashes are puny so most mascara doesn’t really do much for me
Best Foundation: Lumiere Cosmetics mineral foundation is the best I’ve ever used… doesn’t change color on me and SO many formulas and shades to choose from
Best Blush: Nars Orgasm and Lumiere Ditto O (which is a Nars Orgasm knockoff)
Best Highlighter: Bare Escenauls Clear Radiance
Best Lipstick: I don’t really wear lipstick
Best Lipgloss: BE Buxoms and the newer lipglosses
Best Lip Balm: On10 balms from Sephora
Best Eyeshadow Base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Best Eyeshadow: MAC and Urban Decay
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7
Best Mascara: Fresh Firebird
Best Foundation: Revlon Colorstay
Best Blush: MAC Mineralize blushes and Benefit Boxed Powders
Best Highlighter: Benefit Moon Beam/High Beam
Best Lipstick: MAC Lipstick, Slimshine
Best Lipgloss: MAC Lustreglass, Cremesheen, Lipgelee
Best Lip Balm: MAC Lip Conditioner Stick
Best Eyeshadow Base: mac bare study
Best Eyeshadow: mac
Best Eyeliner: mac teddy, revlon colorstay
Best Mascara: covergirl lash blast
Best Foundation: maybelline dream matte mousse, revlon colorstay active
Best Blush: rimmel, mac, nars
Best Highlighter: guerlain
Best Lipstick: revlon super lustrous
Best Lipgloss: mac (c-thru)
Best Lip Balm: beauty rush soothing lip balm, rosebud salve
Best Eyeshadow Base: udpp
Best Eyeshadow: mac eyeshadows!
Best Eyeliner: rarely use this
Best Mascara: UD
Best Foundation: mac studiofix fluid, diorskin
Best Blush: mac sun and moon mineralise blush
Best Highlighter: benefit high beam
Best Lipstick: mac everhip
Best Lipgloss: rarely use
Best Lip Balm: rarely use
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP (Really want to try the Eden one!)
Best Eyeshadow: Urban Decay has lovely colours and texture, but limited matte shades I’m attracted to. Some Mac shades like Vex.
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 liners for pencil, Mac fluidline for gel.
Best Mascara: Clinique Lash Power by far is my most favourite mascara ever!
Best Foundation: Not found yet.
Best Blush: Mac Angel or Laura Mercier Rose Petal
Best Highlighter: Lorac Pearl liquid oil free illuminator
Best Lipstick: Mac Slimshine in Most Wanted
Best Lipgloss: Lorac 3D lipglosses
Best Lip Balm: Burts Bee’s Pomegrante
Best Eyeshadow Base: Mac Paint Pot in Soft Ochre
Best Eyeshadow: Mac shadow in Veluxe, Matte2 and Starflash finishes, Urban Decay eyeshadow except for the glitter finishes.
Best Eyeliner: L’Oreal HIP studio secrets color truth eyeliner
Best Mascara: Mac Studio Fix and Japanese Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus
Best Foundation: Make up For Ever HD Invisible Cover Foundation
Best Blush: Nars blushes especially Madly and Luster
Best Highlighter:Nars Albatross and Stila All Over Shimmer Liquid Luminizer
Best Lipstick: Estée Lauder Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick
Best Lipgloss: E.L.F Lip gloss in Pink Kiss
Best Lip Balm: Vaseline
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paint Pots (Painterly, Soft Ochre, Groundwork)
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliners
Best Mascara: MAC Plushlash, L’oreal Voluminous
Best Foundation: Diorskin Nude Foundation
Best Blush: MAC (Margin, Format, Blushbaby, Gingerly, Pink Swoon)
Best Highlighter: MAC MSF- Warmed or By Candlelight
Best Lipstick: Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Spotlight Beige
Best Lipgloss: Lancome Jucity Tube Natural in Rose Water
Best Lip Balm: Rosebud Salve
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: MAC because of their range but I also like Urban Decay for their silkyness. I also want to mention Korres because I feel like that line needs more love and they are often overlooked.
Best Eyeliner: gel-fluidline, liquid-L’Oreal lineur intense, pencil -Urban Decay 24/7
Best Mascara: I don’t really have one, I have tried a lot that I like. As far as repurchasing L’Oreal Voluminous is the only one.
Best Foundation: Makeup Forever Mat Velvet+ & Estee Lauder Double Wear. If I want a cheap fix I like Revlon Colorstay.
Best Blush: MAC for variety, Nars for pigmentation
Best Highlighter: Nars Albatross
Best Lipstick: Revlon & MAC
Best Lipgloss: I haven’t found a HG but I like NYX (both kinds) & MAC lipglass
Best Lip Balm:carmex
Best Eyeshadow Base: definitely a draw between MAC Bare Study and Urban Decay Primer Potion (original)
Best Eyeshadow: MAC, all the way, their varying finishes, textures, colors, etc…but I do love Urban Decay as well
Best Eyeliner: gotta be Urban Decay
Best Mascara: I’m still experimenting to find my HG, but so far I love MAC Plushlash and Tarte Lash Hugger
Best Foundation: still kinda experimenting here too, so far MAC Studio Sculpt or Laura Mercier’s Oil Free Tinted Moisturizer
Best Blush: Nars, although I don’t own many….however MAC deserves an honorable mention here =)
Best Highlighter: Nars Albatross or any MAC Mineralize Skin Finishes
Best Lipstick: any MAC Creamsheen or Amplified Formula
Best Lipgloss: MAC Creemsheen Lipglass!
Best Lip Balm: I just discover Korres Guva lip balm…I do believe I’m in love!
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP and MAC Bare Study
Best Eyeshadow: Urban Decay
Best Eyeliner: MUFE Aqua Eyes
Best Mascara: Diorshow mascara
Best Foundation: Dior Forever Liquid
Best Blush: Urban Decay Score and NARS Orgasm
Best Highlighter: Benefit High Beam
Best Lipstick: Benefit lipsticks
Best Lipgloss: NARS Turkish Delight
Best Lip Balm: Rosebud Salve
Best Eyeshadow Base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Best Eyeshadow: MUFE Eyeshadow #139
Best Eyeliner: Clinique Cream Liner
Best Mascara: Maybelline Full N Soft
Best Foundation: MUFE Mat Velvet+
Best Blush: NARS Deep Throat
Best Highlighter: NARS Albatross
Best Lipstick: MAC Sweetie
Best Lipgloss: Not a fan of lipgloss!
Best Lip Balm: Carmex in Tube (Cherry)
Best Eyeshadow Base: urban decay primer potion
Best Eyeshadow: urban decay eyeshadow in sin
Best Eyeliner: maybelline geliner in black
Best Mascara: maybelline lash discovery
Best Foundation: make up forever HD foundation
Best Blush: mac blush in peachykeen
Best Highlighter: benefit high beam
Best Lipstick: mac blankety
Best Lipgloss: mac dazzleglass in bare necessity
Best Lip Balm: burt’s bee honey lipbalm
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: I haven’t tried MAC yet (but soon!), so among my small make-up stash, I like UD the best
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7
Best Mascara: CoverGirl Lash Blast
Best Foundation: MAC Studio Fix
Best Blush: Kevyn Aucoin cream blush
Best Highlighter: n/a
Best Lipstick: MAC for bright shades, Chanel Rouge Coco for classic colors
Best Lipgloss: Stila Lip Glazes
Best Lip Balm: Korres Lip Butter
Best Eyeshadow Base: Painterly Paintpot or Indianwood (such a pretty colour!)
Best Eyeshadow: Dazzlelight – perfect eyeshadow!
Best Eyeliner: Blacktrack
Best Mascara: haven’t found one yet.
Best Foundation: GA:Face Fabric
Best Blush: my natural rosey cheeck!
Best Highlighter: n/a
Best Lipstick: creme d’nude
Best Lipgloss: Nymphette
Best Lip Balm: Burts Bees
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paintpot in Painterly…but it’s the only base I’ve ever used.I like the way it evens out the skintone of my eyelid.
Best Eyeshadow: Chanel. They are soft and buttery, easy to blend and not too shimmery for my 50+ self.
Best Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown gel eyeliners and MAC Powerpoint pencils. I need something that’s going to stay put.
Best Mascara: Maybelline Full n Soft Waterproof. Makes my lashes glossy and lush but still looking natural.
Best Foundation: Chanel Pro Lumiere in Fall/ Winter and Lancome Dual Finish powder foundation for summer.
Best Blush: NARS powders and Bobbi Brown pot rouge
Best Highlighter: Don’t use
Best Lipstick: Chanel Rouge Allure. They feel like there’s nothing on my lips.
Best Lipgloss: Chanel Aqualumieres
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s Bees
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: MAC, always MAC!
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7 eyeliners
Best Mascara: Cover Girl Lashblast
Best Foundation: MUFE HD
Best Blush: MAC beauty powder blush in Enough Said
Best Highlighter: MAC Soft & Gentle MSF
Best Lipstick: MAC in Jubilee, and Chanel in Beige Felin
Best Lipgloss: Lancome Juicy Tube in Pink Horizon.
Best Lip Balm: Cherry Chapstick!
Best Eyeshadow Base: Haven’t found one yet, honestly. I have to layer UDPP + MAC Painterly.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC pigments are my favorite.
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7s
Best Mascara: Kiss Me Heroine Long & Curl
Best Foundation: Shu Uemura Face Architect Smoothing Liquid Foundation
Best Blush: Rock & Republic, Shu Uemura
Best Highlighter: Laura Mercier Shimmer Bloc
Best Lipstick: Laura Mercier Stickgloss, Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited
Best Lipgloss: Laura Mercier Lip Plumpers
Best Lip Balm: Soaplaya Soaps Green Tea Lip Butter (and I have just about tried them all!)
Best Eyeshadow Base:TFSI
Best Eyeshadow:Mac without a doubt
Best Eyeliner:Styli Style
Best Mascara:Covergirl Lashblast
Best Foundation:MUFE HD
Best Blush:Nars Orgasm
Best Highlighter:Don’t use it
Best Lipstick:Mac Angel and all their other colors
Best Lipgloss:Mac C-thru
Best Lip Balm:Carmex
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paint Pot – I like Bare Study
Best Eyeshadow: Dior quints! I have about 12 or 13 of these
Best Eyeliner: Revlon Luxurious Color in Sueded Brown
Best Mascara: Clinique Naturally Glossy in Jet Black
Best Foundation: DiorSkin Nude Hydrating
Best Blush: Jordana – Rose Silk, Tawny Beige and Sandalwood are faves
Best Highlighter: DiorSkin Shimmers
Best Lipstick: Chanel Hydrabase (discontinued now I think)
Best Lipgloss: DiorKiss – the old ones were fab!
Best Lip Balm: Blistex Intensive Repair. I won’t use anything else!
Best Eyeshadow Base: too faced shadow insurance
Best Eyeshadow: urban decay!
Best Eyeliner: mac fluidline in blacktrack
Best Mascara: mac zoom lash
Best Foundation: liquid- mac studio fix
powder- lancome dual finish
Best Blush: nars lovejoy and mac desert rose
Best Highlighter: high beam by benefit
Best Lipstick: viva glam gaga
Best Lipgloss: nars orgasm or urban decay pocket rockets
Best Lip Balm: fresh sugar lip treatment and biglow
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Rich Flesh
Best Eyeliner: MAC Smolder
Best Mascara: Cover Girl Lashblast
Best Foundation: still looking for that perfect one but i like MAC Mineralize Skinfinsh Natural
Best Blush: MAC Sunbasque
Best Highlighter: still looking
Best Lipstick: Viva glam IV
Best Lipgloss: Mac Fullfilled
Best Lip Balm: MAC lip condition SPF 15
Best Eyeshadow Base: Lumene is tops. TFSI second.
Best Eyeshadow: I’m an e/s fiend, so too many to list.
Best Eyeliner: Annabelle smoothliners, GOSH velvet touch
Best Mascara: Full n Soft, Glam Eyes
Best Foundation: anything as long as I mix it with a drop of moisturizer, or the Quo True Skin
Best Blush: Blonde MSF
Best Highlighter: Perfect Topping MSF
Best Lipstick: MAC, mostly because of the scent!
Best Lip Balm: MAC Fuchsia Fix TLC, tube lip conditioner, and Sally Hansen Lip Quenchers
oh, and how could I forget Blacktrack Fluidline
Best Eyeshadow Base: I love UDPP just like the rest of the make up world, but I definitely think the Sin shade is the best, especially now that it’s summer and I love having shimmery eyes!
Best Eyeshadow: Definitely love my Stila eyeshadows in Kitten, Sun, and Starlight.
Best Eyeliner: I’m a gel liner type of girl, and my absolute favorite are the Coastal Scents liners – so many colors, and such a creamy, smooth formula.
Best Mascara: Totally underrated, but I dig the Rimmel London GlamEyes Mascara for separating and lengthening lashes just enough to give a naturally wide-eyed look.
Best Foundation: I usually wear tinted moisturizer or powder foundation, and for those I really like TheBalm BalmShelter and MUFE Duo Matte Powder.
Best Blush: I’ve always stuck by my NARS Orgasm and Benefit CORALista, but I’ve been looking forward to MAC Hipness in the To The Beach collection.
Best Highlighter: Just a bit of MAC Mineralize SkinFinish, I use Soft & Gentle because I have fair skin.
Best Lipstick: MAC Blankety is my all time favorite; I love subtly finished lips and this is the best nude I’ve come across.
Best Lipgloss: I don’t use gloss too often, but all the NYX Mega Shine glosses are great, especially Sweet Heart and Natural.
Best Lip Balm: This is a tie between EOS in Honeydew flavor or Smith’s Rosebud Salve. If they made a balm that had the texture and power of Smith’s and the taste of EOS, I’d be in heaven.
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadows
Best Eyeliner: MAC Feline
Best Mascara: Make Up Forever Smoky Lash (for now still need to test out more mascara.)
Best Foundation: Revlon Colorstay
Best Blush: Nars Deep Throat and Chanel Blush in Tempting Beige
Best Highlighter: don’t have one yet but i do like MAC’s Lustre Drop in Pink Rebel
Best Lipstick: MAC Angel (for now)
Best Lipgloss: NYX Natural
Best Lip Balm: Carmex Cherry or Korres Lip Butter in Jasmine
I forgot MAC fuildline in Blacktrack too…lol
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC’s Soft Ochre Paint Pot. 🙂 Thanks for the rec, Christine.
Best Eyeshadow: Going to have to say Guerlain’s and Bobbi Browns. I just love the pigmentation and texture compared to that of the MAC palette I own.
Best Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown’s Long-wearing Gel Liner. No competition.
Best Mascara: Imju Dejavu Fibrewig Mascara.
Best Foundation: Have yet to find my HG foundation. I’m in love with For Beloved One’s BB cream samples I got, and will be looking forward to grabbing a full-sized one soon. Not to mention MAC MSFN has great coverage without it looking like it does.
Best Blush: While it might act as a highlighter/beauty powder as well, Benefit’s Sugarbomb is my holy grail blush. Just enough of a flush to look natural and glowy. I could use this every day!
Best Highlighter: Bobbi Brown Shimmerbricks, though this may change at some point. I’ve never really invested in any other highlighter.
Best Lipstick: Guerlain Rouge G. Costs an arm and a leg, but I’ve never seen smoother application or such perfect even pigmentation. Looking forward to getting more once I’ve saved up.
Best Lipgloss: Have yet to find one. Looking forward to trying Guerlain’s Kiss Kiss Gloss and MAC lipglasses in the future. (That’s right, I don’t have even one lipglass.)
Best Lip Balm: Lush Lip Service. Does wonders for chapped lips.
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Indianwood Paint Pot is the most marvelous eyeshadow base for my skintone! I especially love to wear this with deep purple/plum and royal blue eyeliners – they just pop! I wear it everyday, it keeps my eyeliner creaseless and smudgeless. Perfection.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadow, of course – I never stray. But, Smashbox eyeshadows aren’t bad.
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Rockstar, Corrupt, Stash, MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Bordeauxline, Prussian, and MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder are the few I were the most! But, I have about a gazillion eyeliners…
Best Mascara: Holy cow, I discovered Loreal Voluminous Mascara about two months ago and I swear, this is a gift from God in Heaven! Talk about volume and length. Voluminous has got it all. More than words can explain. I’m in love… obviously.
Best Foundation: Chanel Mat Lumiere is my favorite. I love it! It’s easy to apply (seriously, you could apply this with your fingers… but I don’t because I have a strict “don’t touch my oily my face with my oily fingers” policy), it’s creamy, it soaks up all of the oil on my face, and doesn’t feel heavy or thick. I also love how it dries to a velvet matte finish instead of a powdery finish. It’s the best!
Best Blush: I don’t wear blush very often, but I love Nars in Luster!
Best Highlighter: I use MAC Margin Blush as a highlighter. It’s alright for my skintone… but I’m still searching.
Best Lipstick: I wear MAC Freckletone everyday. It’s my favorite nude lipstick! I wear Shy Girl often, too.
Best Lipgloss: MAC, of course! And then there’s Nars. Then there are Victoria’s Secret’s Beauty Rush Lip Gloss’ – they’re cute and smell so good, but sometimes too shiny.
Best Lip Balm: I am a Vaseline junkie. I apply everynight before bed and wake up with super soft lips! During the day I wear Burt’s Bees because it’s wonderful, and who doesn’t love the tingly feeling!
That was fun. (:
Goodness, mine is so long. I have no regard for the saying “short and sweet”! Darn.
Best Eyeshadow Base: Too faced shadow insurance
Best Eyeshadow: i love my coastal scents 88 palette or sephora brand eyeshadows
Best Eyeliner: wet n wild cream eyeliner!
Best Mascara: covergirl lashblast
Best Foundation: revlon colorstay
Best Blush: covergirl soft mink
Best Highlighter: mac cream color base in pearl
Best Lipstick: maybelline color sensational lipsticks
Best Lipgloss: NYX goddess of the night glosses
Best Lip Balm: nivea kiss of moisture
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP or MAC Painterly paintpot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadows…followed by Urban Decay
Best Eyeliner: MUFE Aqua Eyes
Best Mascara: so far Benefit Badgal…but I still haven’t found the perfect mascara for me
Best Foundation: Estee Lauder Double Wear Light
Best Blush: Benefit Coralista
Best Highlighter: Bobbi Brown shimmerbricks
Best Lipstick: MAC lipsticks
Best Lipgloss: MAC lipglasses
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s Bees or chapstick
Best Eyeshadow Base: Tarte Natural Eye Primer
Best Eyeshadow: Dior Duo in Silver Look
Best Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown Gel Liner
Best Mascara: Sephora Pure Volumnizing Mascara
Best Foundation: I don’t wear foundation ): but concealer, amazing concealer!
Best Blush: YSL Creme de Blush in #1
Best Highlighter: Benefit Hi Beam
Best Lipstick: Mac Hue!<3333
Best Lipgloss: Urban Decay Pocket Rocket in Kirk
Best Lip Balm: Fresh Sugar Lip Balm
best base= UDPP
best shadows= MAC
best liners= Makeup Forever Cream Liner
best mascara= Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion
best foundation= korres wild rose
best blush= MAC Fun ‘N Games
best highlighter= MAC Luna CCB
best lipstick= MAC Ramblin’ Rose AND MAC Hue
best lipgloss= MAC Money Honey Dazzleglass AND MAC Sapalicious Lip Gellé (or however you spell it 😀 )
best lipbalm= Vasaline (lip balm doesnt work for me- i exfoliate w/ honey and sugar and then put on vasaline overnight. works like a charm <3)
-Revlon Colorstay Makeup with Softflex SPF 15 in ivory… it is the perfect color for me, blends effortlessly, doesn’t budge after it sets and most importantly it doesn’t turn orange on my oily skin.
-ChapStick Moisturizer SPF 15… I keep a stick stashed in every room of my apartment, in my bag and in my desk at work.
-Paula’s Choice Browlistic Long-Wearing Precision Brow Color in medium brown… it is the perfect color for me and the fine brush applicator with the liquid formula looks completely natural (as long as you don’t over do it).
-hydrocortisone 1% cream… I use a prescription retinoid gel so my skin gets irritated after washing in the morning. I’ve tried other moisturizers but I’ve always gone back to this because it doesn’t make me break out and it soothes like nothing else.
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: MAC shadows, especially in modellette, brule, aztec brick and steamy
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7 especially in zero and flip side, black track fluidline also!
Best Mascara: loreal telescopic
Best Foundation: Laura mercier
Best Blush: Instant chic by MAC
Best Highlighter: Bobbi brown Shimmer Bricks
Best Lipstick: MAC Snow Orchid
Best Lipgloss: MAC Richer, Lusher Creamsheen glass
Best Lip Balm: Benefit benetint
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP. I love Mac Paint Pots, but they crease horribly on my oily lids
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluidline or Bobbi Brown Gel
Best Mascara: Loreal Voluminious + Loreal Telescopic
Best Foundation: Haven’t found a HG yet, liking MSFN
Best Blush: MAC Tippy and Hippness
Best Highlighter: MAC MSFs
Best Lipstick: UD Naked
Best Lipgloss: Covergirl Wetslicks in Freedom of Peach
Best Lip Balm: Nivea
I have that problem too with MAC paint pots!! Try their paints, they haven’t failed me yet! I’ve been using them for over 3 years, sometimes I use UDPP underneath to make sure it really sticks. I use untitled but they have other shades too. Good luck! 🙂
Best Eyeshadow Base: I haven’t actually tried any besides MAC Paint in Untitled, but that’s always worked perfectly for me.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC, of course! Sumptuous Olive is and forever shall be my HG eyeshadow!
Best Eyeliner: Blacktrack Fluidline, especially since I recently found out it works on my waterline.
Best Mascara: MAC Dazzlelash for it’s itty bitty brush, and the fact that it looks pretty natural and doesn’t clump or make my lashes stiff. I suppose I prefer my lashes not to be too ostentatious-looking.
Best Foundation: I actually wear Physician’s Formula Organic Wear tinted moisturizer… does that count?
Best Blush: MAC Dainty, which I wear almost every day since it looks really natural, followed by Dollymix, Gentle and Summer Rose beauty powder.
Best Highlighter: Physician’s Formula Shimmer Strips bronzer. Actually, it’s a great multi-purpose product since it works as a bronzer, blush, highlighter and eyeshadow. Fantastic pigmentation and very smooth and blendable, too!
Best Lipstick: Nyx Round Lipstick in Thalia. Looks awesome with MAC Viva Glam VI SE lipglass over it!
Best Lipgloss: MAC lipglass. Right now my favorite is Cultured but it tends to change constantly.
Best Lip Balm: Lanolips 101 lip ointment (an Australian brand). It is seriously the best lip moisturizer out there, and it comes in tinted versions too!
Best Eyeshadow Base: Kryolan Eyeshadow base. A very good neutral and matte base that really keeps my shadow in place with no creasing despite the extremely hot and humid weather we have here! It’s reasonably priced and accessible (we don’t have Urban Decay nor Too Faced here)
Best Eyeshadow: I would have to agree with you on MAC 🙂
Best Eyeliner: MUFE Aqua Eyes for staying power and color choices. But I really love my gel liners too 🙂
Best Mascara: Max Factor False Lash Effect
Best Foundation: Nars Sheer Glow (not exactly HG, but pretty close)
Best Blush: Toss up between Nars and Dior and Benefit. SO hard to choose!
Best Highlighter: Dior Skinshimmer in Amber Diamond
Best Lipstick: Agree 100% on the Guerlain Rouge G’s
Best Lipgloss: Not really a gloss girl
Best Lip Balm: Sunright SPF 15 (from Nuskin)
Best Eyeshadow Base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Best Eyeshadow: MAC of course 😉
Best Eyeliner: I like a lot of Avon’s
Best Mascara: Clinique Doubling
Best Foundation: Shishedo The Makeup Powdery Foundation
Best Blush: MAC Fluerry
Best Highlighter: Benefit Eye Bright
Best Lipstick: MAC CB96
Best Lipgloss: Buxom in Trixie but all of them are amazing!
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s Bees
Best Eyeshadow Base: It’s a toss up for me. Either MAC paint pot in painterly or bare study OR UDPP. I love both and switch on and off between the two.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC shadows definitely!!! So many colors so I’m not sure what one is my absolute favorite but I am very fond of Satin Taupe.
Best Eyeliner:I like MAC pearlglides and UD 24/7. I feel like those are the ones that stay on forever!!!
Best Mascara: Cover Girl Lash Blast!!! Hands down the best ever.
Best Foundation: MAC Studio Fix Fluid or Studio Sculpt…idk what it is about them but I just love them.
Best Blush: I really like MAC’s blushes I feel like I get a great pay off. I really love pink swoon. I do think NARS has some good ones too…Orgasm and Deep Throat are a few of my faves!
Best Highlighter: Benifit High Beam…hands down!!! I love that its creamy!
Best Lipstick: MAC lipsticks are great!!! Shy Girl, Angel, and CremeCup are my faves. I love Maybelline and Revlons too.
Best Lipgloss: I have a few that are my HG. MAC of course has so great ones. I do love the ones at bath and body works (CO Bigalow i think), they are clear but they taste so great!
Best Lip Balm: MAC Tendertones. I really wish they would make these permanent.
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC paint pot (Painterly everyday for me)
Best Eyeshadow: Dior quints, MAC (except lustres and frosts), MUFE
Best Eyeliner: MAC and Bobbi Brown gel liner, UD 24/7
Best Mascara: Shu volumizing mascara
Best Foundation: MAC mineralize (the new compact), Koh Gen Do
Best Blush: MAC, Shu and MUFE HD
Best Highlighter: Dior Diamond shimmer, MUFE shine on, Benefit highbeam
Best Lipstick: Giorgio Armani, MAC, NARS
Best Lipgloss: Dior new ultra addict!!!!!
Best Lip Balm:
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC paint pot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC pigment
Best Eyeliner: Bourjois Regard Effet duochrome
Best Mascara: Maybelline Great Lash BIG or Givenchy Phenomeneyes
Best Foundation: Clinique Superfit makeup
Best Blush: NARS Orgasm or MAC Melba
Best Highlighter: MAC Cream Colour Base
Best Lipstick: NARS Love Devotion or MAC Flashtronic
Best Lipgloss: not a big fan of lipgloss!
Best Lip Balm: Chapstick or La Roche Posay Nutritic Lèvres
Best Eyeshadow Base: Either Too-Faced Shadow Insurance or MAC Bare Study paint pot!
Best Eyeshadow: MAC, for sure (favorites are Amber Lights & Blanc Type!)
Best Eyeliner: Clinque Brush On Cream Liner in Black Honey
Best Mascara: Covergirl Lashblast Fushion/Fresh Firebird
Best Foundation: MAC Studio Sculpt/Neutragina Healthy Skin liquid makeup
Best Blush: Dame by MAC
Best Highlighter: I use either High Beam from Benefit or Perfect Topping MSF from MAC
Best Lipstick: Silver City Pink from Revlon is my favorite color, my favorite brand is MAC–so many color choices/textures!
Best Lipgloss: Revlon/NYX
Best Lip Balm: Nivea Kiss of Moisture, I also love The Body Shop’s Yes Yes Yes lip butter!! smells AMAZING & feels great!!
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP and MAC’s paints!
Best Eyeshadow: TheBalm’s Shameless Shana and MAC’s Brule
Best Eyeliner: Blacktrack fluidline, Prestige liquid liner, UD 24/7 pencils
Best Mascara: Maybelline’s lash stiletto mixed with Sephora’s lash plumper and MACs zoomlash
Best Foundation: NARS sheer matte
Best Blush: Nars Orgasm or MAC garb
Best Highlighter: MAC by candlelight or refined MSF
Best Lipstick: MAC instinctive
Best Lipgloss: MAC cremesheen glass in over indulgence
Best Lip Balm: Chapstick!
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden, i like the matte consistency better than the original one.. and i really loveee the 8hours++ long wearing base..
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadow – loving shimmermoss and cranberry
Best Eyeliner: Mad Minerals
Best Mascara: MAC Studio fix Lash – why people hate this i have nooo idea..
Best Foundation: MAC mineralize Foundation loose SPF15
Best Blush: NARS!
Best Highlighter: MAC Warm Blend at the moment.
Best Lipstick: Benefit Rocket Pop
Best Lipgloss: NARS Dolce Vita
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s bees lip shimmer
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC paintpots, specifically Layin’ Low from Fafi
Best Eyeliner: Pencil- Urban decay 24/7 and MUFE aqua eyes, liquid- MAC liquidlast
Best Mascara: Dior Show Blackout
Best Foundation: sheer coverage- MAC face & body, medium coverage- MUFE HD, Full coverage- MUFE Mat velvet
Best Blush: Nars and MAC , specifically taj mahal and stark naked
Best Highlighter: Nars and MAC, albatross and Refined msf
Best Lipstick: MAC- angel, cb96, high tea
Best Lipgloss: MAC- angel cream, ciao manhattan!!
Best Lip Balm: Rosebud salve and Korres lip butter jasmine/ pomegranate
Best Eyeshadow Base: too faced shadow insurance
Best Eyeshadow: mac
Best Eyeliner:UD 24/7
Best Mascara: MUFE smoky lash…shiseido lasting lift 🙂
Best Foundation: i have not found a foundation that i truly love yet…i like mac’s face & body because it’s light coverage and looks natural
Best Blush: nars
Best Highlighter: mac’s lightsweep
Best Lipstick: i don’t have a lot…most of mine are from mac
Best Lipgloss: dior
Best Lip Balm: biotherm nutri levres
Best Eyeshadow Base: NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils >> I love these. I also use concealer as a base sometimes
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: Maybelline Define-A-Line
Best Mascara: Maybelline Great Lash >> An affordable classic
Best Foundation: N/A
Best Blush: Cover Girl Cheekers blush >> The only blush I owned until recently. I want to pick up MAC’s Marine Life highlighter and use that as a blush, so we’ll see
Best Highlighter: N/A
Best Lipstick: Cover Girl Triple Lipstick >> Came in one of my favoritest shades ever, of course they discontinued it!
Best Lipgloss: Milani 3D Glitzy Glamour Gloss
Best Lip Balm: Jack Black Intense Therapy balm >> I swear by this stuff. A new favorite is Korres Lip Butter in Mango
Best Eyeshadow Base:Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: Mac, especially woodwinked and soft brown
Best Eyeliner: MUFE waterproof liner
Best Mascara: Mac Opulash is my new love!
Best Foundation: MUFE HD or Nars sheer glow
Best Blush: Nars penny lane
Best Highlighter: benefit High beam
Best Lipstick: MAC hue
Best Lipgloss: MAC cremesheen
Best Lip Balm: burts bees
Best Eyeshadow Base: TFSI.
Best Eyeshadow: Mac Eyeshadows.
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay liquid liners
Best Mascara: Urban Decay Big Fatty
Best Foundation: Mac Studio Fix
Best Blush: Tarte Cheek Stain
Best Highlighter: Mac Mineralize Skinfinishes
Best Lipstick: Mac Lipsticks
Best Lipgloss: CO Bigelow Mentha Lip Shine
Best Lip Balm: Rosebud Salve
Best Eyeshadow Base: UPDD with a MAC PP, I usually use Bare Study
Best Eyeshadow: MAC for the color range but I love MUFE’s mattes
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluidline in Rich Ground, perfect for my coloring
Best Mascara: Max Factor 2000 Calorie in Auburn, an auburn mascara looks so much better on redheads than black or harsh browns
Best Foundation: Prescriptives Virtual Skin 🙁
Best Blush: Benefit SugarBomb
Best Highlighter: MUFE
Best Lipstick: MAC but I don’t know which one, maybe Syrup
Best Lipgloss: For an everyday natural gloss, I still like Rimmel’s Snog. Cheap enough to have one in every purse.
Best Lip Balm: I just use cheap Chapstick.
Best Eyeshadow Base: I have to agree with you, ever since I bought Soft Ochre, I haven’t looked at any of my other bases.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC, specifically, patina… <3 that color.
Best Eyeliner: loreal lineur intense liquid & pencil
Best Mascara: diorshow blackout, even though I don't have the guts to buy the full size version just yet. Otherwise, Covergirl lashblast.
Best Foundation: powder- studio fix(best coverage, but it does oxidize), liquid- neutrogena healthy skin (no oxidizing!!)
Best Blush: nars… specifically orgasm. For my skin-tone, it works with anything i have on.
Best Highlighter: Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Copper Diamond. I bought it at a CCO, so it wasn't overly priced for me… it gives me subtle shimmer on my face which i love.
Best Lipstick: Revlon Super Lustrous in Nude Velvet. I know their lipsticks can be a hit or miss. But this one is well formulated & cheap = win-win. It's a rosy-nude & it gives me the nude look without making it look like I have concealer on.
Best Lipgloss: MAC Viva Glam VI. Favorite lipgloss ever. However, Kevyn Aucoin has great lipgloss too. Though I don't know where to buy his line anymore except hautelook or market for drama.
Best Lip Balm: C.O. Bigelow mentha lip shines (add vaseline to that at night = beautiful lips in the morning)
Best Eyeshadow Base: Painterly Paint Pot or UDPP… depending on the eye look!
Best Eyeshadow: Vanilla by MAC.
Best Eyeliner: Stila Kajal in Black.
Best Mascara: Clinique Volumizing Mascara.
Best Foundation: Revlon Photoready.
Best Blush: NARS Orgasm.
Best Highlighter: Vanilla Pigment by MAC.
Best Lipstick: Viva Gaga.
Best Lipgloss: Liberated by MAC.
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s Bees!
Best Eyeshadow Base: L’oreal decrease
Best Eyeshadow: Wet n Wild Eye-con palette in Lust
Best Eyeliner: Bonnbelle in Bold Brown
Best Mascara: Covergirl Waterproof Lash blast in black
Best Foundation: Maybelline Pure makeup in Ivory
Best Blush: L’oreal True Match Blush in Innocent Flush
Best Highlighter: Lime crime eyeshadow in nymph
Best Lipstick: Revlon Color Burst in Soft nude or Revlon Matte in Cocoa craving
Best Lipgloss: Revlon Superlustrous lipgloss
Best Lip Balm: Aquafina flavor splash in wildberry
Best Eyeshadow Base: I’m with Christine on this one, MAC Soft Ochre PP
Best Eyeshadow: Bobbi Brown Cream Shadows
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7
Best Mascara: Dior Extase
Best Foundation: Dior Capture Totale
Best Blush: Powder: Rock & Republic Cream: Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge
Best Highlighter: Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick
Best Lipstick: Chanel Coco Rouge
Best Lipgloss: Chanel Glossimer (loving Bikini Peach!)
Best Lip Balm: Shiseido SPF30 balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Veluxe Pearls for texture, Fyrinnae for gorgeous colors
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7 and MAC Fluidline
Best Mascara: CoverGirl LashBlast
Best Foundation: MUFE HD!!!
Best Blush: MAC Beauty Powders and NYX
Best Highlighter: Benefit Highbeam
Best Lipstick: MAC
Best Lipgloss: Illamasqua or MAC
Best Lip Balm: Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paint Pot Painterly
Best Eyeshadow: MAC (Satin Taupe, Shale)
Best Eyeliner: MAC Eye Pencils (Feline)
Best Mascara: Yves saint Laurent Singulier
Best Foundation: MAC Face & Body
Best Blush: MAC Springsheen
Best Highlighter:
Best Lipstick:
Best Lipgloss:
Best Lip Balm:
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion it’s the only primer I own, it’s not that great but, I don’t want it to go to waste I don’t think it’s the best primer out there. I might have to try the MAC Paint Pots!
Best Eyeshadow: NARS Abyssinia
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 Liners
Best Mascara: Haven’t found it yet… BUT! I love using Rimmels Volume Flash Mascara with Maybellines Lash Stiletto together
Best Foundation: Haven’t found one yet for my dry and acne prone skin (any suggestions?)
Best Blush: Eaassyyyy NARS and Benefit but NARS!!!!
Best Highlighter: NARS Multiple in Copacabana or Benefit Highbeam
Best Lipstick: Chanel Rouge Allure Laque
Best Lip gloss: I Don’t really use lip gloss but I really like the texture if Cliniques Long Last Glosswear
Best Lip Balm: Haven’t found one yet
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC “Painterly” Paint Pot – it’s the first base I’ve tried, and I am definitely sticking with the pain pots!
Best Eyeshadow: Stila – I think they have a great consistency and really flattering, pretty colors.
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 (the black one)
Best Mascara: This is hard. I love Diorshow mascara (waterproof), but I recently discovered Stila’s Lash Visor waterproof mascara and I am in love! It’s totally the right consistency (not too liquid-y or too thick) and the wand is great. You don’t even have to scrape off the excess before using it the first time!
Best Foundation: Revlon Colorstay Foundation – it doesn’t flake off or make imperfections look super noticeable. I also like Stila’s One-Step makeup (although I don’t own the right color) – it goes on super smoothly and claims to be a base, foundation, and powder in one (I like things that simplify my life). The coverage is GREAT and you can’t even tell you’re wearing foundation
Best Blush: NARS “Orgasm”
Best Highlighter: Don’t have one yet 🙁
Best Lipstick: I haven’t tried many (I’m a lipstick newbie) but I like the Revlon matte lipstick I bought recently in “Pink Pout.” It’s smooth and nicely pigmented, and lasts as long as you don’t eat/ drink anything.
Best Lipgloss: I haven’t found my favorite yet, but honestly I’ve been using Nivea a Kiss of Shine Glossy Lip Care in “Natural” for a long time (I have 3 tubes!). It’s not a perfect gloss but I mostly use it as a lip moisturizer.
Best Lip Balm: Kiehl’s lip balm #1
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDDP regular
Best Eyeshadow: MAC copperplate. there is no dupe for it in the entire world. it’s not too dark, neutral and matte, which makes it last all day.
Best Eyeliner: MAC powerpoin in engraved
Best Mascara: CHANEL inimitable noir waterproof
Best Foundation: bare minerals
Best Blush: alverde flamingo
Best Highlighter: NARS albatross
Best Lipstick: i barely wear lipstick, but if i do i go for MAC pretty please
Best Lipgloss: definetly MAC oyster girl. i love this one! it goes with anything and it’s very neutral
Best Lip Balm: LUSH none of your beeswax
Best Eyeshadow Base:MAC painterly paint pot hands down
Best Eyeshadow:MAC eyeshadows (nars and mufe come second)
Best Eyeliner:MAC chromagraphic pencil (for natural look)
Best Mascara:MUFE smokey lash
Best Foundation:MAC face and body (only because i dont need that much covers+very leight weight)
Best Blush:NARS deep throat
Best Highlighter:highlighting side from mac DSQUARED collection
Best Lipstick:MAC angel or hightea
Best Lipgloss:NARS turkish delight
Best Lip Balm:MAC nake honey 🙂
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paint Pot Painterly
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Satin and Matte Eyeshadow (My favourite are Remotely Grey, Mineral, Modelette, Era, Brule, Carbon)
Best Eyeliner: MAC Blacktrack and Dipdown Fluidline
Best Mascara: Max Factor False Lash Effect or Armani Eyes to Kill Mascara
Best Foundation: MAC Mineralize SPF15 Foundation Loose
Best Blush: MAC Cubic
Best Highlighter: Gurlain Meteorites (I have them all! The best!)
Best Lipstick: Armani Lip Wax #1 and #2
Best Lipgloss: MAC Plushglass (all) and Dior Lip Maximizer
Best Lip Balm: MAC Lip Conditioner in Petting Pink
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC paints last the longest and give me the least amount of issues with blending.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: MAC pencils <3<3
Best Mascara: Clinique Lash doubling. For now.
Best Foundation: Haven't tested enough to say what "the best" is.
Best Blush: See above
Best Highlighter: See above
Best Lipstick: Benefit silky finish
Best Lipgloss:
Best Lip Balm:
hmm somethin funky happened to my comment
Best Lipgloss: Korres (Godsend)
Best Lip Balm: Eucerin Aquafor
Best Eyeshadow Base: Painterly by MAC
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadows
Best Eyeliner: pencil: urban decay, liquid: revlon colorstay, cream: bare escentuals buxom in black
Best Mascara: maybelline full and soft in blackest black
Best Foundation: Clinique Superfit and Nars Sheer Glow
Best Blush: powder: MAC blushes/Nars blushes, cream/gel:MUFE
Best Highlighter: Nars albatross
Best Lipstick: MAC lipsticks
Best Lipgloss: MAC and revlon
Best Lip Balm: nivea
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP! 🙂 Paint pots are great but they still crease for me
Best Eyeshadow: MAC – this was a tough decision because I love Urban Decay shadows also! But I think mac has a wider range of colors also.
Best Eyeliner: LIQUID LIQUID LIQUID! MAC’s 🙂
Best Mascara: Rimmel 1000 Calorie Mascara
Best Foundation: Bare Escentuals mineral powder foundation!
Best Blush: Nars Orgasm
Best Highlighter: YSL Touche Eclat
Best Lipstick: N/A I don’t use lip stick ):
Best Lipgloss: Any of Stila’s Lip Glazes
Best Lip Balm: Mac Tendertones
Best Eyeshadow Base: i’m going to be cliche and say UDPP but MUFE camouflage cream works alright too!
Best Eyeshadow: SUGARPIIIIIIILL omg i love em. other than that i love inglot!
Best Eyeliner: inglot 77 matte gel liner is amazing, but smudges a bit on my eyes. still on the lookout!
Best Mascara: benefit badgal lash! because it dries fast enough for my asian eyes
Best Foundation: MUFE HD AAAAALL THE WAY
Best Blush: inglot 25? i think that’s the number. i can never remember :/
Best Highlighter: benefit high beam
Best Lipstick: i don’t usually wear lipstick but i love rimmel’s birthday suit and lime crime airbourne unicorn
Best Lipgloss: mac dazzleglasses 😀
Best Lip Balm: lucas’s pawpaw ointment or palmers cocoa butter balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban decay primer potion
Best Eyeshadow: Shu Uemura eyeshadows are amazing in pigmentation. Lunasol eyeshadow palettes offer the best color variety
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 Liners (pencils) and Bobbi Brown Gel Liners
Best Mascara: YSL Faux Cils
Best Foundation: Right now, i’m loving NARs sheer glow
Best Blush: I have too many to pick a favorite. But I’ve gotten alot of uses from Chanel Tweed Corail blush
Best Highlighter: I don’t really use highlighters much but when I do, I grab for MAC Perfect Topping MSF
Best Lipstick: Too many to pick from… But I love Paul & Joe lipsticks cos of its moisturising factor
Best Lipgloss: YSL lipglosses smells great and feels amazing on the lips
Best Lip Balm: La Mer lip balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: Mac Paint Pot Groundwork
Best Eyeshadow:Toss between MAC and Urban Decay
Best Eyeliner: Estee Lauder Double Wear Eyeliner
Best Mascara: Benefit BadGal Bent Lash + Dior SHOW for an insane oomph
Best Foundation: Napolean Perdis China Doll
Best Blush: MAC Blush Ombres
Best Highlighter: Bobbi Brown (Aruba)
Best Lipstick: Bobbi Brown (Heather 6 Buff)
Best Lipgloss:MAC + Benefit
Best Lip Balm:MAC Lip Conditioner (Tinted or regular) or NIVEA chapsticks
Best Eyeshadow Base: Shiseido Hydro Powder Eyeshadow, E.L.F. primer
Best Eyeshadow: Coastal Scents 88 palette, Designer Brands 48 palette
Best Eyeliner: NYX eyeliners
Best Mascara: Maybelline Colossal Lashes
Best Foundation: Maybelline’s Mineral Power Powder foundation
Best Blush: YSL blusher
Best Highlighter: [none] I just use the light colours on the 88 palette
Best Lipstick: Lancome, NYX, Designer Brands
Best Lipgloss: Napoleon Perdis
Best Lip Balm: Orion’s Oralife
Oops, the blush compact was meant to be from Estee Lauder, not YSL. 😛 My bad.
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion the only thing that don’t make my eyeshadow crease!
Best Eyeshadow: MAC what can I say….Love MAC, their formula and range of eyeshadows!
Best Eyeliner: MAC Pearlglide
Best Mascara: Maybelline Colossal
Best Foundation: Earthen Glow mineral foundation
Best Blush: The Bodyshop blushes
Best Highlighter: The Bodyshop shimmerwaves
Best Lipstick: MAC creamsheen or amplified
Best Lipgloss: MAC and Bodyshop
Best Lip Balm: Forever living lip balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion in sin
Best Eyeshadow: NARS strada
Best Eyeliner: Fluidline Blitz&Glitz by MAC
Best Mascara: YSL volume effet faux cils
Best Foundation: NARS sheer glow
Best Blush: NARS orgasm
Best Highlighter: MAC e/s nanogold, vanilla pigment
Best Lipstick: MAC myth/hue
Best Lipgloss: MAC underage
Best Lip Balm: MAC tinted lip conditioner feelin’ good
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion – Eden
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadows
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 liners
Best Mascara: Givenchy Phenomen’eyes mascara and Covergirl LashBlast
Best Foundation: MUFE HD foundation
Best Blush: Benefit Coralista and MAC’s Pink Swoon
Best Highlighter: MAC Mineralize Skinfinishes and NARS Albatross
Best Lipstick: YSL Rouge Volupte
Best Lipgloss: NARS lip gloss in Turkish Delight
Best Lip Balm: Koress Lip butters
Best Eyeshadow Base: painterly
Best Eyeshadow: MAC’s goldmine n passionate
Best Eyeliner: ZERO by UD
Best Mascara: Zoomlash by MAC
Best Foundation: not yet have to explore
Best Blush: MARGIN MARGIN all the way …. (MAC)
Best Highlighter: benefit’s highbeem
Best Lipstick: girl abt town by MAC
Best Lipgloss: Nymphettet be MAC
Best Lip Balm: EOC … they look so cute like an egg
Best Eyeshadow Base: uDPP
Best Eyeshadow: mac
Best Eyeliner: clinique cream shapers
Best Mascara: diorshow
Best Foundation: laura mercier oil free tinted moisturizer
Best Blush: nars
Best Highlighter:
Best Lipstick: mac amplified or clinique buttershine
Best Lipgloss: mac lipglass, clinique long last
Best Lip Balm: c.o. bigelow rose salve
Best Eyeshadow Base: udpp
Best Eyeshadow: mac!
Best Eyeliner: its a hard choice between ud liners and fluidlines
Best Mascara: max factor’s 2000 calorie
Best Foundation: mufe hd
Best Blush: no hg yet 🙁
Best Highlighter: no hg for this yet either
Best Lipstick: lancome’s chris & tell !!! <3
Best Lipgloss: mac lipglass
Best Lip Balm: vaseline at night 🙂 …that counts, right?
Best Eyeshadow Base: Mac Paint Pot Painterly
Best Eyeshadow: Mac
Best Eyeliner: Clinique Cream Shaper for eyes
Best Mascara: Clinique Lash Power Mascara
Best Foundation: t.Leclerc
Best Blush: MAC
Best Highlighter: MAC
Best Lipstick: Rouge Coco
Best Lipgloss: MAC
Best Lip Balm: Carmex
Best Eyeshadow Base: Benefit F.Y.Eye – sadly discontinued.
Best Eyeshadow: Mac, especially the frost and satin finishes.
Best Eyeliner: Stila smudge pots.
Best Mascara: Max Factor 2000 Calorie and Max Factor Falselash effect
Best Foundation: I still haven’t found my HG foundation, the search continues.
Best Blush: Nars Penny Lane.
Best Highlighter: I don’t use highlighters much but Mac’s Shell Pearl is definitely the one I go to when I do.
Best Lipstick: Mac Syrup, I like MAC’s lustre finish.
Best Lipgloss: Not a big lipgloss person but I do like Maybelline color sensational lipglosses.
Best Lip Balm: Mac Tinted Lip Conditioners.
Best Eyeshadow Base: I use two faced but would do without
Best Eyeshadow: Mac brule
Best Eyeliner: Clinique cream liner
Best Mascara: Clinique High impact curling mascara/ CG Lash blash
Best Foundation:
Best Blush: Everyday Minerals Summer Stroll
Best Highlighter: any light color
Best Lipstick: MAC ever hip/ MAC jubilee
Best Lipgloss/ Lip Balm: Korres Lip butter (Pomegranate)
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP is my HG base..I have oily lids and without it I wouldn’d have eyeshadow on them for 15 mins tops.
Best Eyeshadow:I like MAC eyeshadows but in terms of pigmentation UD is much, much better, I just wish they have more highlight and matte shades.
Best Eyeliner:MAC Blacktrack fluidline is by far the best one I’ve used.
Best Mascara: Collossal by Maybeline (the yellow one)- went through 3-4 of them already!!!
Best Foundation:Babor DeLuxe foundation, for going out, and Babor Mineral foundation for day2day use.
Best Blush:Clinique blushes, soft and durable
Best Highlighter: MAC eyeshadow in solar white – the best one ever
Best Lipstick: Maybeline pink beige, its totaly My-lips-but-better shade, but for a “pop” i’ll sometimes use windsor rose
Best Lipgloss: Bourjois 3d in 69 (light rose with beigy-gold flecks) is my staple, since highschool
Best Lip Balm: changes all the time, so i don’t have a HG one.
I’m al about affordable make-up plus I’m a make up minimalist, so I don’t have many holy grails. For your Inforamatiuon my skin tone is very pale and olive, I have dark hair.
Best Eyeshadow Base: don’t wear any
Best Eyeshadow: nope
Best Eyeliner: nope
Best Mascara: Max Factor 2000 calorie
Best Foundation: don’t wear any
Best Blush: Body Shop lip and cheek tint, I love the natural look it’s giving me, but actually I’m too pale for it’s pink color, but I still love it
Best Highlighter: don’t use any
Best Lipstick: MAC Amoruos (I hate pink lipsticks)
Best Lipgloss: I don’t like how sticky they are
Best Lip Balm: still searching for the best, I like to use Nivea creme though
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: Mac and Nyx, but i want to try MUFE
Best Eyeliner:UD 24/7 in covet
Best Mascara: Bourjois Volume glamour
Best Foundation: shiseido sun protection spf 42
Best Blush: ELF, blush and bronzer compact from studio line.
Best Highlighter: MAC MSF in Porcelain Pink
Best Lipstick:Mac creme cerise (limited edition :(… )
Best Lipgloss:BE Buxom lipglosses
Best Lip Balm: Uriage
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Soft Ochre paintpot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadows
Best Eyeliner: MAC fluidline, MAC technakhol
Best Mascara: Maybelline Colossal
Best Foundation: MAC Studio Fix Fluid
Best Blush: MAC blushes
Best Highlighter: MAC MSFs
Best Lipstick: MAC lustres and Amplified Cremes
Best Lipgloss: MAC lipglass
Best Lip Balm: Shea Butter
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Painterly Paint Pot for all shades- but I prefer to use a MAC Sharkskin Shadestick for very dark eye looks.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC- I have almost every permanent colour- addicted? yes!
Best Eyeliner: MAC Kohl pencil in smoulder…pearlglides for a bit of glitz though!
Best Mascara: Chanel Imitable
Best Foundation: MAC Studio Tech- so smooth- great it you dont mind looking like you have foundation on.
Best Blush: MAC Blushbaby- suits day or night looks
Best Highlighter: Benefit High Beam for cheeks, eyeshadow wise- MAC’s Vex or Vapour are stunning.
Best Lipstick: MAC Creme Cup
Best Lipgloss: MAC Ample Pink
Best Lip Balm: MAC Feelin Good lip conditioner from Warm and Cozy Collection- or Pink Fish from Hello Kitty!
Best Eyeshadow Base: Painterly
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: Fluidline
Best Mascara: Studio fix lash
Best Foundation: Face & Body + Studio Moisture Tint – a draw!
Best Powder: Mineralize skinfinish – covers so much w/o being drying
Best Blush: Instant Chic, right now! So smooth texture and perfect summer’s coral
Best Highlighter: Shell pearl beauty powder
Best Lipstick: MAC Lustre texture, love Blow dry and Viva glam V
Best Lipgloss: Fold & Tuck, Cult of cherry, Viva Glam VISE
Best Lip Balm: Lip conditioner (tube), or tinted lip conditioner SPF15 in Popster
All from MAC. I AM really a total MAC fiend!!
Best Eyeshadow Base:
Best Eyeshadow:
Best Eyeliner:
Best Mascara:
Best Foundation:Dior Airflash/ Cosminology
Best Blush:Mac
Best Highlighter:Bare Escentuals/ Bobbi Brown
Best Lipstick:Lipstick Queen
Best Lipgloss:Bare Escentuals Buxom
Best Lip Balm:Cosminology
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion (but I also quite like Art Deco since UDPP is rarely seen in Poland… 🙁 )
Best Eyeshadow: MAC! MAC! MAC 😀 both eye shadows and pigments.
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluidline
Best Mascara: Clinique High Impact – my HG.
Best Foundation: so far MAC Studio Fix or everyday minerals foundations
Best Blush: MAC (second place goes to Clinique)
Best Highlighter: Platinum Illuminator by Estee Lauder
Best Lipstick: MAC Slimshine lipsticks
Best Lipgloss: Juicy Tubes and MAC
Best Lip Balm: Carmex
Best Eyeshadow Base: too faced shadow insurance
Best Eyeshadow: make up for ever mattes, ben nye lumieres
Best Eyeliner: mac liquidlast and ud 24/7. i also adore too faced starry eyed liner in ooh&aah for a night out – it conceals the falsies line perfectly, blings really well and stays put
Best Mascara: ysl everlong waterproof holds the curl like no other
Best Foundation: ysl teint resist, long lasting and looks very natural
Best Blush: i prefer guerlain bronzers, especially terracotta light in brunette
Best Highlighter: guerlain issima concealer/illuminator is very gentle on my under eye area
Best Lipstick: dior high shine. nude silhouette and backstage pink are great shades for a wet-looking and totally kissable pout
Best Lipgloss: i’d rather wear gloss in a stick form or semitransparent lipstick. ysl gloss volupte are great.
Best Lip Balm: nuxe reve de miel
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot (Yellow beige)
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Arena (Soft gold peach w/ pearl) or MAC Shroom (Soft beige w/ shimmer)
Best Eyeliner: Inglot Liquid Liner (Black) or MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
Best Mascara: Givenchy Phenomen’Eyes Mascara (Black)
Best Foundation: Chanel Vitalumiere Foundation or Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation
Best Blush: MAC Coppertone (Peach brown) or MAC Format (Pinkish brown)
Best Highlighter: Nars Albatross (Sheer light golden sheen), MAC Retrospeck Eyeshadow or MAC Gold Deposit MSF (Soft reflective golden bronze)
Best Lipstick: Currently, MAC Siss (Muted golden beige) or MAC Faux (Muted mauve pink)
Best Lipgloss: MAC C-Thru (Peachy beige w/ shimmer)
Best Lip Balm: Smith’s Rosebud Salve or Carmex
Best Eyeshadow Base: Mac Painterly paint pot or Mac Greasepaint stick in Dirty
Best Eyeshadow: Mac for range current fav woodwinked.
Best Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown Gel liner in black
Best Mascara: Mabelline Flash lashe effect
Best Foundation: Chanel Vitalumiere – always get complimented on,
Best Blush: Benefit posey tint
Best Highlighter: No 7 Skin illuminator in Pink
Best Lipstick: Chanel creme lipstick in Fire or Mac Russian Red
Best Lipgloss: Mac Ample pink – so easy to wear
Best Lip Balm: Elizabeth arden eight hour cream
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay primer potion
Best Eyeshadow: Dior eyeshadow quints blend like a dream
Best Eyeliner: Makeup Forever eyeliners
Best Mascara: Makeup Forever Smokey Lash
Best Foundation: Makeup Forever Face & Body Foundation
Best Blush: Makeup Forever HD Blushes
Best Highlighter: n/a
Best Lipstick: way too many to choose from
Best Lipgloss: MAC Plushglasses
Best Lip Balm: Neavia
Best Eyeshadow Base:UDPP
Best Eyeshadow:MAC
Best Eyeliner:Bobbi brown gel liner
Best Mascara: still on the quest
Best Foundation:MAC face and body
Best Blush:Pleasureful blushcreme
Best Highlighter: Pearl CCB
Best Lipstick:MAC
Best Lipgloss:Nymphette
Best Lip Balm:Aquafor healing oitment
Best Eyeshadow Base: painterly paintpot – MAC
Best Eyeshadow: DIOR and MAC
Best Eyeliner: blacktrack – MAC
Best Mascara: eyes to kill – ARMANI
Best Foundation: AHAVA in a tube for combinational skin
Best Blush: warm soul – MAC
Best Lipstick: rouge coco – CHANEL
Best Lipgloss: I dont use l\g
Best Lip Balm: 8 hour cream – Elizabeth Arden
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: NYX (I love MAC, but NYX is great and affordable!)
Best Eyeliner: MUFE Aqua Eyes
Best Mascara: Avon SuperSHOCK
Best Foundation: MUFE HD
Best Blush: Nars Sin
Best Highlighter: MAC MSF By Candlelight
Best Lipstick: MAC Honeylove
Best Lipgloss: MAC Marbleized Lipglass
Best Lip Balm: Chapstick
Best Eyeshadow Base:
Best Eyeshadow:
Best Eyeliner:
Best Mascara:
Best Foundation:Maybelline Superstay
Best Blush: Nars torrid
Best Highlighter:Elf golden bronzer
Best Lipstick:mac Bubblegum
Best Lipgloss:NYX Natural
Best Lip Balm:Carmex
Best Eyeshadow Base: Neutrogena Eye tints
Best Eyeshadow: MAC without a doubt
Best Eyeliner: ELF pen liner
Best Mascara: Not a mascara fan
Best Foundation: MAC MSF natural
Best Blush: Mark Blush in Chica/Chica
Best Highlighter: MAC By Candlelight
Best Lipstick: NYX and Revlon
Best Lipgloss: NYX
Best Lip Balm: None
Best Eyeshadow Base:Bamboom Paint from MAC
Best Eyeshadow: MAC’s especially Stars N Rockets
Best Eyeliner: Maybelling Line Stiletto.
Best Mascara: I’ve only had a bad experience with one, and I never buy the same mascara
Best Foundation:MSF Loose from MAC
Best Blush:Nars
Best Highlighter:Don’t wear it
Best Lipstick:I have mostly MAC, but I love my Box from Illamasqua.
Best Lipgloss:Love Nectar from MAC
Best Lip Balm:This random one I got at a travel convention. It’s like a citrus chapstick.
Best Eyeshadow: lucky penny clinique
Best Mascara: wonder longeur clarins
Best Foundation: vichy aera tint 23 ivory
Best Blush: clinique
Best Highlighter:
Best Lipstick:
Best Lipgloss: estee lauder crystal pink
Best Lip Balm:
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Painterly Paint Pot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: MAC Pencil
Best Mascara: Lancome Hypnose
Best Foundation: Bare Escentuals
Best Blush: Benefit Sugarbomb
Best Highlighter: Bare Escentuals Pure Radiance
Best Lipstick: I do not wear lipstick
Best Lipgloss: Bare Escentuals Natural Lipgloss, Buxom Lips, MAC LustreGlass
Best Lip Balm: Cococare
Best Eyeshadow Base:Mac Paint Pot Bare Study
Best Eyeshadow:Mac(Patina and Naked Lunch!)
Best Eyeliner:Mac Smolder
Best Mascara:Lash Blast Volume Waterproof
Best Foundation:Makeup Forever Mat+Velvet
Best Blush:Mac Gingerly
Best Highlighter: Mac Motif eyeshadow
Best Lipstick:Bobbi Brown Creamy Lipstick in Sunset Nude
Best Lipgloss:Mac in Oyster Girl, Urban Decay Pocket Rockcet in Kirk
Best Lip Balm:Carmex
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: Mac – Hands down!!!
Best Eyeliner: Still looking
Best Mascara: Mary Kay Ultimate Mascara
Best Foundation: Chanel Pro Lumiere
Best Blush: Mac Mocha
Best Highlighter: Mac MSF
Best Lipstick: Dior Rouge or Chanel lip laques
Best Lipgloss: Mac Lipglass
Best Lip Balm: Aveda lip saver
Best Eyeshadow Base:MAC Groundwork paintpot I use this all the time
Best Eyeshadow:MAC e/s and Urban Decay great variety although can be too glittery
Best Eyeliner:Urban Decay 24/7 liners
Best Mascara:Max Factor 2000 calorie I’ve used this mascara for years..but its only sold online now:(
Best Foundation:don’t really use foundation that much
Best Blush:MAC and NARS(though NARS is more pricey)they both have great color ranges
Best Highlighter: NARS Albatross, such a pretty white gold and so pigmented
Best Lipstick: Don’t really use lipstick
Best Lipgloss:MAC Pop Mode, such a pretty berry color..LOVE IT!!!
Best Lip Balm:
Forot to answer for the lip balm: I always use Vaseline..but a great colored/scented one are the L’Oreal HIP Jelly Balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Magic Potion
Best Eyeshadow: Everyday minerlas
Best Eyeliner: don’t use
Best Mascara: Essence Multi action
Best Foundation: Lucy Minerals in Pale Olive
Best Blush: Benefit Dandelion
Best Highlighter: Signaure Minerals in Opalescent
Best Lipstick: The Body Shop
Best Lipgloss: don’t use
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s Bees
Best Eyeshadow Base: I like painterly paint pot unless it’s an extremely humid day or I expect to sweat it out in which case I use too faced shadow insurance
Best Eyeshadow: Mac!
Best Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown gel liners, Stila’s kajal liner is great for water line
Best Mascara: I’ll vote for my current one YSL singuilier
Best Foundation: Bobbi brown oil free finish foundation suits me bes
Best Blush: Bobbi Brown ones, they go on very naturally and build up
Best Highlighter: Mac refined
Best Lipstick: Mac lustres are my fav
Best Lipgloss: Chanel glossimers!
Best Lip Balm: Korres (I particularly like the Wild Rose one)
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP. Ive sworn by it for years
Best Eyeshadow: MAC. My all time favourite being Brule
Best Eyeliner: MAC fluidline. It stays on me for hours!
Best Mascara: I have yet to find it but so far Rimmel Glam Eyes
Best Foundation: Revlon Colorstay/Sleek Creme to powder
Best Blush: MAC Pink Swoon. I must have gone through two of these
Best Highlighter: Sleek Luminous Powder. Lovely glow
Best Lipstick: Ive yet to find one
Best Lipgloss: MAC Lipglass. Im a lipgloss hoarder…
Best Lip Balm: Vaseline 😀
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Rubenesque
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Naked Lunch
Best Eyeliner: MAC Earthline Technakohl Eyeliner
Best Mascara: Benefit Brown or Benefit Bad Gal
Best Foundation: MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation ( don’t like liquid. )
Best Blush: Benefit Boxed Powder in Dandelion
Best Highlighter: Prestige Blush Duo in Hopsack
Best Lipstick: MAC Plink!
Best Lipgloss: I don’t wear lipgloss : / blechh.
Best Lip Balm: Neutragena lip balms. : ) Or just plain vaseline!
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Bare Study paint pot
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown gel liner
Best Mascara: Maybelline Full N Soft
Best Foundation: haven’t found my HG yet 🙁
Best Blush: Benefit Coralista
Best Highlighter: n/a
Best Lipstick: MAC creme d’nude
Best Lipgloss: MAC ample pink plushglass
Best Lip Balm: Kiehls lip balm w/ spf8
Best Eyeshadow Base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Best Eyeshadow: MAC e/s – I love the range and the textures/finishes
Best Eyeliner:UNE sfumato pencils when I need to smudge the liner – Urban Decay 24/7 and MUFE Aqua Eyes for the staying power
Best Mascara: Chanel Inimitable (but it’s too expensive), otherwise, I love the Bourjois Volume Glamour Ultra Curl
Best Foundation: MUFE HD foundation!!!
Best Blush: MUFE Sculpting Blush
Best Highlighter: Nars Albatross/MUFE Star Powder n°940 (white with orange highlights)
Best Lipstick: MAC Viva Glam V
Best Lipgloss: MAC Lipglass
Best Lip Balm: Neutrogena
Best e/s base – right now, it’s ELF Mineral eye primer – super cheap and works just as well as TFSI imo. I also love UD Primer Potion but the container sucks!
Best e/s – Chanel eyeshadows are buttery smooth, ultra pigmented and apply smoothly. MAC is also a contender in this category for me.
Best eyeliner – Lancome Le Kohl waterproof eyeliners come in gorgeous colors, apply without tugging and wear all day long.
Best mascara – this is tough. I am a mascara maniac. But my current fave is Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill in Bronze. The color is richly pigmented and the formula make smy lashes look lovely.
Best foundation – Bobbi Brown Skin foundation is the best I have found in quite awhile, mostly because she accomodates my skin tone.
Best blush – tough one – loving Benefit Coralista and the new EL blush/bronzer combo right now.
Best highlighter – don’t have one – I don’t really use them often, though I have plenty of them!
Best lipstick – Chanel Rouge Coco and Chanel Rouge Allure Lacque!!!!!!!!
Best Lipgloss – Chanel Glossimer and Aqualumiere glosses, LORAC Couture Shine, Lancome Juicy Tubes, BE Buxoms!!!!!!! I could go on and on!
Best lipbalm – Blistex Q10 anti-aging lipbalm
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer in Eden
Best Eyeshadow: Urban Decay, Too Faced, and of course MAC
Best Eyeliner: Liquid- MAC and Urban Decay 24/7
Best Mascara: MAC or Dior Show
Best Foundation: Tarte
Best Blush: Nars Orgasm
Best Highlighter: Benefit high beam
Best Lipstick: MAC
Best Lipgloss: NARS, Urban Decay, and Bare Minerals Lip Plumper
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s Bees
Best Eyeshadow Base: I really like Urban Decayt Primer Potion in Sin! I not only use it as a base, but I sweep a little bit across my eyes when I’m pressed for time to get a little shimmer.
Best Eyeshadow: Again, Urban Decay eyeshadows. My favourite type is matte, and theirs are easily blendable and non-chalky – just perfect.
Best Eyeliner: In pencil form, Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Pencils. I also love their Ink for Eyes cream eyeliners.
Best Mascara: Guerlain Le 2 mascara is my favourite! It really separates and elongates my lashes, what I really look for in a mascara.
Best Foundation: I love MAC’s NW 20 Studio Sculpt. It’s the closest I’ve ever come to finding a true shade.
Best Blush: Tarte Cheek Stains. I love them! They feel fresh and nonsticky on my cheeks, and last for ages!
Best Highlighter: I have yet to find a highlighter I would use again and again, but I do love Urban Decay’s Sellout eyeshadow for this purpose!
Best Lipstick: NARS. I adore their hydrating, smooth and silky lipsticks.
Best Lipgloss: I haven’t found one yet, but I do really like NARS lipsticks for their smooth, non-sticky feel!
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s Bees will always have my heart, lol!
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paint Pot in Painterly. Sometimes I wear it alone to show off a great liner.
Best Eyeshadow: Archetype Cosmetics. Stunning and unique colors. MAC seems bland now.
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24-7. Like buttah!
Best Mascara: Cover Girl Last Blast (Original)
Best Foundation: Meow Cosmetics powder mineral foundation in purrfect puss forumla for daily use. Lumeire Luminesse for an amazing glow.
Best Blush: Don’t wear much, but Mac MSFs in general
Best Highlighter: N/A
Best Lipstick: Regular: MAC Fresh Brew Longwear: L’Oreal Endless Lipstick in Saucy Sangria
Best Lipgloss: Mac Dazzleglass (Blingblack is my fav)
Best Lip Balm: Zoya Hot Lips (wear like gloss, condition like a balm)
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay
Best Eyeshadow: Mac
Best Eyeliner: smolder Mac
Best Mascara: Maybeline
Best Foundation: Giorgio Armani
Best Blush: JC Chanel
Best Highlighter: Revlon Colorstay
Best Lipstick: MAC
Best Lipgloss: Chanel
Best Lip Balm: Smith’s Rosebud Salve
Best Eyeshadow Base:Urban Decay Primer Potion, or Fyrinnae PIxie Epoxy for brights
Best Eyeshadow:for range,MAC. For dramatic brights, MUFE and Fyrinnae
Best Eyeliner: Buxom Lashliner, for upper lids and lashlines. Urban Decay 24/7 for waterline.
Best Mascara:I like Exceptionnel de chanel, and Diorshow, though neithers a holy grail.
Best Foundation: I like Dior Forever and MAC Studio fix
Best Blush: I love my MAC Blushes-particularly Brit Wit cream blush
Best Highlighter:rarely use
Best Lipstick:Love my MAC Lippies!
Best Lipgloss:Loving MAC Superglass right now, but my all time Fav is Too Faced Mirror Mirror gloss in Envy Me
Best Lip Balm:rarely think about what i use
Best Eyeshadow Base: Painterly Paintpot, Shiseido Hydro Powder eyeshadows
Best Eyeshadow: MAC!
Best Eyeliner: Shiseido Fine Eyeliner, Inglot gel eyeliners
Best Mascara: Hypnose Lancome
Best Foundation: still looking
Best Blush: NARS Deep Throat
Best Highlighter: Dior Shimmer Powder in Amber Diamond
Best Lipstick; YSL Rouge Volupte, Chanel Rouge Coco in Madeimoiselle
Best Lipgloss: Chanel Glossimer in Mica
Best Lipbalm: Carmex
Best Eyeshadow Base: Haven’t figured that out yet
Best Eyeshadow: Haven’t figured that out yet
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7
Best Mascara: Benefit BadGal Lash
Best Foundation: don’t wear it but Smashbox Tinted Moisturizer is pretty awesome
Best Blush: Bobbi Brown all the way! A little goes a long way and it definitely has staying power
Best Highlighter: still trying to figure that out
Best Lipstick: still trying to figure that out
Best Lipgloss: Smashbox (love love LOVE their glosses!)
Best Lip Balm: Carmex
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paint Pot in Painterly
Best Eyeshadow: MAC obviously – can’t say enough about those shadows
Best Eyeliner: Maybelline – can’t remember the name, but it is like MAC blacktrack but BETTER
Best Mascara:MUFE Smoky Lash
Best Foundation: MAC Select Cover Up in NW15-20 – needs a primer though
Best Blush: NARS Orgasm
Best Highlighter: i.d. Bare Minerals all over face colour in radiamce
Best Lipstick: I don’t usually wear lipstick, but when I do it’s MAC Cremeshene
Best Lipgloss: NARS
Best Lip Balm: Blistex
Best Eyeliner: MAC liwuidlast. It wears better than iron.
Best Mascara: Maybelline Double Long Lash Extreme
Best Blush: Bobbi Brown Pot Rouges is soooo good. Loving the fresh coral pot rouge color strip now.
Best Highlighter: Bobbi Brown Nectar Shimmerbrick
Best Lipstick: DIOR SERUM DE ROUGE in ROSEWOOD. HANDS DOWN. HGHGHGHGHG 😀
Best Lipgloss: Princess J lipgloss in Honey Sweet (tiny remote brand)
Best Lip Balm: Clinique Superbalm lip treatment
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP in eden
Best Eyeshadow: Kat Von D palette in Beethoven
Best Eyeliner: Kat Von D tattoo liner
Best Mascara: Max Factor 2000 calorie extreme lash plumper
Best Foundation: Benefit Hello Flawless!
Best Blush: Benefit Sugarbomb
Best Highlighter: Benefit High Beam
Best Lipstick: MAC Made To Order
Best Lipgloss: MAC Fold and Tuck
Best Lip Balm: SoftLips
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP with MAC Painterly p/p on top.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC! Especially Carbon and Embark (MUST HAVES!)
Best Eyeliner: Upper lash line – MAC Brownborder or Benefit Creaseless Shadow/liner in Skinny Jeans. Waterline: Stila’s eye kajal in Sapphire.
Best Mascara: Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill
Best Foundation: Bare Minerals MATTE
Best Blush: MAC Dirty Plum blush or MAC Nuance mineralize blush
Best Highlighter: Benefit’s HIGH BEAM!!!! Stays on forever and gives your face a healthy glow. I’ve gotten so many compliments when wearing this.
Best Lipstick: MAC Viva Glam V
Best Lipgloss: Victoria’s Secret lipgloss in Blush
Best Lip Balm: Aquaphor!
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: Urban Decay
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 Liners
Best Mascara: Oh god where do i start? haha i love Covergirl Lash Blast, Dior DiorShow Blackout (i think thats what its called), Clinique High Impact and No7 Extreme Length. I always use 3 or 4 different ones at one time though. 🙂 i love big lashes (if you cant already tell 😉
Best Foundation: Mac Studio Sculpt
Best Blush: I havent exactly found one im in love with yet. Maybe Mac Warm Soul mineralize blush but it smashed and so its really difficult to use without wasting loads 🙁
Best Highlighter: Tess Daly Daly Glow Higlighter
Best Lipstick: Atm Rimmel (red tube) in foxy
Best Lipgloss: Mac Smile Dazzleglass
Best Lip Balm: einstein lip therapy
Best Eyeshadow: MAC and Bare Escentuals. MAC for the colour and BE for the shimmery soft minerals. I really like Lala by MAC and Drama from BE.
Best Eyeliner: BE Onyx and Black Ruby
Best Mascara: BE Buxom in Blackest Black
Best Foundation: BE mineral foundation in Fairly Light
Best Blush: BE Beauty mineral blush
Best Lipstick: Clinique Sheer Petal (discontinued, unfortunately)
Best Lipgloss: MAC Just Superb, Clinique and BE Buxom Lipglosses (My favourites are April and Celeste)
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s Bee’s Pomegranate
Best Eyeshadow Base: too faced shadow insurance
Best Eyeshadow: mac
Best Eyeliner: mac smolder or stila eye kajal in onyx
Best Mascara: ysl faux cils
Best Foundation: torn between Nars sheer glow and MakeupForever matt-velvet plus
Best Blush: Nars Deep throat
Best Highlighter: mac MSF in light flush
Best Lipstick:
Best Lipgloss: mac plushglasses escpecially in posh it up
Best Lip Balm:korres
Best Eyeshadow Base: I would say either Urban Decay Primer Portion or Mac Paint pot in Painterly
Best Eyeshadow: Any Mac eyeshadows i love them and they have a wide variety
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7 liner for pencil and Loreal Linuer Intense for liquid
Best Mascara: Loreal Double Extend Mascara
Best Foundation: NARS Sheerglow
Best Blush: I like all of Mac’s blushes but i havent really tried any others so really i dont know
Best Highlighter:Benefits high beam, it works for eyes and cheeks
Best Lipstick: I like Rimmel Moisture renew ls, and Mac Luster and amplified ls
Best Lipgloss: ummm i dont wear lipgloss too much so i wouldnt know
Best Lip Balm Carmex for sure :0)
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC paintpot painterly
Best Eyeshadow: Make Up Store microshadow
Best Eyeliner: Make Up Store cake eyeliner
Best Mascara: Max Factor
Best Foundation: Lancome teint idole
Best Blush: Make Up Store “must have”
Best Highlighter: Make Up Store “muffin”
Best Lipstick: Make Up Store
Best Lipgloss: Dior addict
Best Lip Balm: Make Up Store “aroma balm”
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decan Primer Potion in Eden
Best Eyeshadow: Mac Eyeshadow in Beauty Marked
Best Eyeliner: Lancome Noir Artliner
Best Mascara: Dior Extase
Best Foundation: Temptu Airbrush Foundation
Best Blush: LORAC blush stamp in Island Spice
Best Highlighter: Mac MSF in Petticoat
Best Lipstick: Mac Creme de Nude
Best Lipgloss: CO Bigelow Butterscotch Gloss (Yummy smelling and tastes like sugar!)
Best Lip Balm: La Mer Lip Balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: i dont use base really but i do sometimes use udpp or even just use a mac fluidline
Best Eyeshadow: mac “sunday best” LOVE LOVE LOVE
Best Eyeliner: mac fluidline in blacktrack
Best Mascara: boots no7 (in a gold tube), best mascara ever
Best Foundation: i tend to use mac studio tint moisturizer
Best Blush: cant decide
Best Highlighter: boots no7 again “skin illuminator”
Best Lipstick: no idea
Best Lipgloss: eww none
Best Lip Balm: i still use mac toon tints
Best Eyeshadow Base: Sans Soucis Eye Shadow Base
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluidliner
Best Mascara: Lancome Hypnose Drama
Best Foundation: Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation
Best Blush: hard one there but I say MAC Blushbaby because it’s very versatile
Best Highlighter: Benefit Moon Beam
Best Lipstick: MAC Laugh a Lot (Spring Color Forecast LE)
Best Lipgloss: MAC Cremesheen Glass in Deelight
Best Lip Balm: Bepanten
I naturally went to sephora right away to see what the foundation you picked as the best was, and to my surprise, what you named isn’t a foundation but a primer. I’m wondering if you meant this http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P197413&categoryId=RVP or if you meant something else. If you did mean the primer, can you add what your pick for best foundation is? If not, can you please clarify? Thanks
Best Eyeshadow Base: two-faced shadow insurance, or mac paint in tan-ray – i prefer the paints to paint pots
Best Eyeshadow: mac
Best Eyeliner: mac greasepaints
Best Mascara: always changing….but i tend to like bourjois mascaras for the balance of price and performance
Best Foundation: laura mercier tinted moisturiser (matches me perfectly…not too yellow and not too pink)
Best Blush: mac blushes esp sheertones…i love them.
Best Highlighter: lots of good ones out there…and i’d use eyeshadow in a pinch so…
Best Lipstick: for me mac has the best balance of pigment and consistency…esp matte and lustre finishes.
Best Lipgloss: mac cremesheen glass and illamasqua glosses
Best Eyeshadow Base: It’s a tie between MAC’s Paintpots and UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: MAC i agree with everything you said
Best Eyeliner: Revlon Colorstay <3
Best Mascara: Maybelline Pulse Perfection/L'oreal Telescopic
Best Foundation: NARS Sheer Glow
Best Blush: MAC's Melba
Best Highlighter: n/a
Best Lipstick: MAC and L'oreal Color Riche
Best Lipgloss: L'oreal Infalliable/MAC Cremesheen
Best Lip Balm: Burt's Bees!
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDDP (But I hate the packaging)
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluidline
Best Mascara: L’Oreal Telescopic
Best Foundation: L’Oreal True Match
Best Blush: MAC in “Melba”
Best Lipstick: MAC in “Hue”
Best Lip Balm: Rosebud Strawberry Lip Balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: YSL Radiant Touch Concealer – Perfect on my lids and other touch up areas
Best Eyeshadow: Urban Decay Book of Shadows – Never using Chanel again
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7 – Favorite color STASH
Best Mascara: Chanel Exceptionnel – Nothing comes close
Best Foundation: Dior Diorskin – Flawless Coverage
Best Blush: Nars Orgasm – Enough said
Best Highlighter: Benefit High Beam – Glowing and never over the top
Best Lipstick: Chanel Allure & Chanel Coco Lipsticks – Beautiful colors and quality
Best Lipgloss: YSL Golden Gloss – Never sticky
Best Lip Balm: La Mer – Incredible, replaced my 10 year love affair with Kiehl’s
Best Eyeshadow Base:Stila Kitten
Best Eyeshadow:MUFE Diamond Eyeshadow, pigment baby! pigment!
Best Eyeliner:UD 24/7, drugstore:Rimmel Kajal eyeliner.
Best Mascara:Loreal Double Extend Bauty Tubes Mascara (No flakes and doesn’t run).
Best Foundation:Cover Fx (cant beat mineral, no break outs).
Best Blush:Tarte Cheek Stain.
Best Highlighter:Benefit High Beam.
Best Lipstick:Nars lipstick.
Best Lipgloss:Ohh yeez! Dior Ultra glosses, Smashbox and the classic juicy tubes for the awesome taste.
Best Lip Balm:carmex and philosopy kiss me.
Best Eyeshadow Base: I have to agree with MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot or Painterly
Best Eyeshadow: I love MAC…but I have to say that NARS eyeshadow have better pigmentation and color payoff. Dior, YSL and Smashbox singles such as champagne are also great.
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluid Line in all colors…Simply amazing
Best Mascara: Smashbox DNA….I cant believe how my lashes look!
Best Foundation: MAC Mineralize foundation SPF 15…so easy to apply and such a natural finish.
Best Blush: MAC Mineralize blushes and NARS in any color
Best Highlighter: NARS Multiple in Maldives or Copacabana or LORAC Perfectly Lit Oil-Free Luminizing powder…both are great and look natural
Best Lipstick: This is a difficult one. I adore most formulas or finishes from Dior, YSL, D & G, Lancome, MAC Lustre line, and Smashbox Sila Silk.
Best Lipgloss: MAC Lustreglass
Best Lip Balm: Smith’s Rosebud Salve
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown Gel Liner
Best Mascara: Imuji Fiberwig Mascara
Best Foundation: Don’t Use Foundation
Best Blush: NARS Orgasm Blush
Best Highlighter: Benefit High Beam
Best Lipstick: Chanel Allure Lipstick in Genial
Best Lipgloss: MAC Cremesheen in Partial to Pink
Best Lip Balm: Chanel Hydramax + Active Lip Balm, Fresh Sugar Lip balm
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Soft Ochre
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: Loreal Lineur Intense
Best Mascara: Dior Show Iconic & Cover girl Lash Blast Length
Best Foundation: NARS sheer glow
Best Blush: Right now..MAC Instant Chic & NARS Madly
Best Highlighter: Dior Amber Glow
Best Lipstick: YSL Rouge Volupte #1, MAC Viva Glam Gaga, Revlon Soft Nude
Best Lipgloss: MAC Ember glow, Revlon Super Lustrous Lilac Pastelle, Chanel Bikini Peach
Best Lip Balm: Rosebud Strawberry …LOVE!
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Paint Pots
Best Eyeshadow: Urban Decay Half Baked
Best Eyeliner: MAC Powerpoint eyeliner in Stubborn Brown
Best Mascara: none found yet 🙁
Best Foundation: MAC Studio Fix Fluid
Best Blush: NARS Orgasm Blush
Best Highlighter: Benefit High Beam
Best Lipstick: Make Up For Ever 405
Best Lipgloss: MAC Dazzleglass in Baby Sparks
Best Lip Balm: CARMEX lip balm
Best Eyeshadow Base:
Best Eyeshadow:
Best Eyeliner:
Best Mascara:ga eyes to kill.
Best Foundation:i have yet to find it. Of course, i havent tried very many
Best Blush:Armani! so smooth and very glowy. I really like chanels too though. Jc’s are soo pretty
Best Highlighter:fresh has amazing highlighters. I am currently using the one from the memoirs of a geisha palette. Its pale pink and shimmery
Best Lipstick:armani takes it again here. They are soo moisturizing and I have super dry lips.
Best Lipgloss:I really like vincent longo glosses. they are crazy pigmented!!
Best Lip Balm:havent found it but i’m looking
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP.
Best Eyeshadow: MAC – amazing variety and pigmentation.
Best Eyeliner: MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack, MAC Feline eye kohl.
Best Mascara: Givenchy Phenomenon – small wand allows easy detailed application.
Best Foundation: Haven’t found my Holy Grail one yet but pretty pleased with MUFE Mat Velvet+ for now
Best Blush: MAC Peachykeen
Best Highlighter: Benefit High Beam
Best Lipstick: Bobbi Brown Creamy Lipstick in Uber Pink – perfect glossy natural pink.
Best Lipgloss: Smashbox O Gloss
Best Lip Balm: Vaseline Lip Therapy
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC paint pots. I prefer the colour painterly
Best Eyeshadow: Benefit Creaseless cream in Skinny Jeans and Busy Signal
Best Eyeliner: K-Palette 24-hour tattoo black eyeliner
Best Mascara: Maybeline Lashblast
Best Foundation: Givenchy subli’mine sculpt light
Best Blush: Givenchy Smiling Brown
Best Highlighter: MAC Refined MSF
Best Lipstick:MAC Peachstock
Best Lipgloss: MAC Peroxide
Best Lip Balm: don’t use
Best Eyeshadow Base: mac paint in bare canvas
Best Eyeshadow: meh, i have colors i love (yet rarely wear) and are easily dupable in most any brand. favorite brands include shu and UD but i mostly have mac shadows that i bought years ago and are still going strong because i rarely wear them…naked lunch, satin taupe, black tied, club and nocturnelle.
Best Eyeliner: mac blacktrack fluidline (as well as the discontinued color “shade”)
Best Mascara: lash blast volume (orange tube) by cover girl
Best Foundation: nada-i don’t wear foundation but am considering nars sheer glow (?)
Best Blush: cover girl rose silk. cheap, nice formula, just a little bit shimmery and a gorgeous color.
Best Highlighter: mac iridescent loose powder in silver dusk
Best Lipstick: mac velvet teddy with high tea as a close second
Best Lipgloss: everyday: chanel aqualumier in bonbon. for work: vs beauty rush glosses in the squeeze tube. drug store: revlon toast to shine s/l. for something special: mac oyster girl and sinnamon lipglasses
Best Lip Balm: bonnie bell’s chapstick-style gloss/balm in vanilla!
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP in Eden
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Shroom
Best Eyeliner: Not a fan of eyeliner… Haven’t found HG yet.
Best Mascara: Voluminous Carbon Black
Best Foundation: Colorstay
Best Blush: NARS Amour
Best Highlighter: NARS Albatross
Best Lipstick: MAC Freckletone
Best Lipgloss: MAC Lipgelee in Cellopink
Best Lip Balm: Neutrogena
Best Eyeshadow Base: Prime time bare escentuals eyelid primer
Best Eyeshadow: Mac pressed eyeshadows or pigments
Best Eyeliner: Make up for ever Aqua Eyes
Best Mascara: Armani eyes to kill
Best Foundation: Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics – Liquid Mineral Foundation
Best Blush: Nars
Best Highlighter: Giella Cosmetics – B-dazzle
Best Lipstick: MAC
Best Lipgloss: MAC
Best Lip Balm: Aquaphor
These are my holy grail products for everyday…I have another list holy list for Diva Days. Maybe Christine can ask us for that list one day too.
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: MAC eyeshadow in Handwritten
Best Eyeliner: MAC Kohl Power in Feline
Best Mascara: Maybelline Colossal Volum
Best Foundation: MAC Studio Fix Fluid
Best Blush: NARS Taj Mahal
Best Highlighter: MAC Mineralized Skinfinish in Perfect Topping
Best Lipstick: MAC Fresh Brew
Best Lipgloss: NYX Mega Shine in Ice Princess
Best Lip Balm: Yes To Carrots Lip Butter in Berry
Best Eyeshadow Base: Shiseido Hydro Powder Shadows and a Benefit one
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: Don’t really have any experience in them but I’m using Christian Dior and Loreal ones at the moment 😉
Best Mascara: Bobbi Brown Everything Mascara!!
Best Foundation: MAC Select Tint, even though it’s actually a tinted moisturiser coverage.
Best Blush: Can’t answer that but I love MAC, Guerlain and Bobbi Brown blushes the most
Best Highlighter: MAC MSF in Shimpagne
Best Lipstick: Don’t really have one
Best Lipgloss: Clinique Superbalm Moisturising Glosses!!!
Best Lip Balm: Again, Clinique Superbalm Moisturising Glosses hah !
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC Painterly Paint Pot. It’s just the best, much better than Shadow Insurance or other Paint Pots
Best Eyeshadow: Right now it’s MAC Patina and MAC Jest. Both a perfect for an every day look
Best Eyeliner: MAC Eye Kohl Slate. It’s discontinued, but I love it and have a backup
Best Mascara: MACs Studio Lash
Best Foundation: MAC Face and Body and Studio Fix Powder Foundation. A Powder and a liquid I can’t decide which is better
Best Blush: MAC Well Dressed
Best Highlighter: Sculp and Shape Powder.
Best Lipstick: MAC Creme Cup.
Best Lipgloss: Right now, I think its Underage. The only one which I will repurchase.
Best Lip Balm: Weleda Everon. The best for my lips
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC paintpots! I like bare study.
Best Eyeshadow: My first and one of my faveourite MAC eyeshadows, Honey Lust. It just looks so great on its own.
Best Eyeliner: Gotta agree with the 24/7 Urban Decay Eyeliners
Best Mascara: Loreal Volumissime! I love it, but I’m still on the lookout for a better one.
Best Foundation: I really like Bourjous’ powder foundation.
Best Blush: I’m knew to blushes but I absolutely adore them. I only own one at the moment which is Buddy Up from the mineralize duo collection but I’m really loving it.
Best Highlighter: Ricepaper or Manila Paper (MAC) for the brow bone.
Best Lipstick: I really like Max factors!
Best Lipgloss: I got as a present Dior Kiss Snow Cherry and i love it!
Best Lip Balm: Liposan medical care, or vaseline
Best eyeshadow base: Shu Uemura cream eyeshadow in a pot or Urban Decay base (I don’t really do my eyes often).
Best eyeshadow: Shu Uemura
Best eyeliner: MUFA and Urban Decay 24/7
Best Mascara: HG, Japanese brand Majolica Majorca from Shiseido (the one looks like a mini comb)
Best foundation: Shu Uemura face architect liquid, Glo Minerals and Bare Escentuals. (I have oily/acne skin)
Best blush: Shu Uemura, Nars
Best lipstick: Nars Barbarella, Guerlain rose ingenue, Stila convertible Camilla/Peony/Gerbera (sometimes I mix all those). I love peachy nude looks best on my mauve medium pigmented lips that I hate.
Best lip gloss: old formula Dior Addict, Buxom babes (but lack of pigment).
Best lip balm: Aquaphor!!!
Best highliter: Armani Fluid Sheer
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC paint in bare canvas
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Twinks
Best Eyeliner: Sephora brand waterproof Kohl liner in black
Best Mascara: maybelline full and soft
Best Foundation: clinique perfectly real makeup
Best Blush: NARS orgasm
Best Highlighter: too faced snow bunny
Best Lipstick: clinique delovely
Best Lipgloss: neutrogena healthy shine
Best Lip Balm: rosebud salve or Kiehls
Best Eyeshadow Base: urban decay primer potion
Best Eyeshadow: kitten from stila
Best Eyeliner: urban decay
Best Mascara: lancome definicils
Best Foundation: mac studio sculpt
Best Blush: nars deep throat
Best Highlighter: nars albatross
Best Lipstick: hue from mac
Best Lipgloss: underage from mac
Best Lip Balm: nivea kiss of moisture
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: MAC Vanilla/Pink Opal pigment
Best Eyeliner: love the Fluidlines and HIP’s knock-off’s!
Best Mascara: CG Lashblast or L’oreal Voluminous
Best Foundation: Revlon Colorstay
Best Blush: Benefit CoraLista
Best Highlighter: Pearl CCB
Best Lipstick: love Blow Dry, Strawbaby, and Speed Dial right now!
Best Lipgloss: Ensign, and Soap&Glory’s SexyMotherPucker in Plum Juice
Best Lip Balm: Burt’s Bee’s!
Best Eyeshadow Base: MAC paintpot… my favourite is groundwork
Best Eyeshadow: MAC satin taupe
Best Eyeliner: MAC feline
Best Mascara: L’Oreal Voluminous
Best Foundation: I dont use any
Best Blush: MAC “welldressed”
Best Highlighter: Most of the time i just use “shroom” eyeshadow by MAC
Best Lipstick: p2 “sunset boulevard”
Best Lipgloss: essence XXXL shine gloss in “timeless beauty”
Best Lip Balm: The Body Shops Lipbutter in “Grapefruit”
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP and/ or Mac Soft Ochre
Best Eyeshadow: Mac
Best Eyeliner: MUFE Aqua
Best Mascara: still looking but currently using MUFE
Best Foundation: Mac face and body foundation
Best Blush: Milani and Mac
Best Highlighter: Shu Uemura
Best Lipstick: Amplified Cremes
Best Lipgloss: MineralFusion
Best Lip Balm: Don’t wear any
Best Primer: HD MUFE
Best Eyeshadow Base:mac paintpots
Best Eyeshadow:mac and nars
Best Eyeliner:nars
Best Mascara:nars higher than life(love it!)
Best Foundation:nars sheer glow (punjab)
Best Blush:nars,mac and the balm
Best Highlighter:nars albatros
Best Lipstick:mac and nars
Best Lipgloss:mac
Best Lip Balm:mac
Best Eyeshadow Base:MAC Blonde’s Gold Pigment…not usually crazy about using an e/s base, but I always put this on first!
Best Eyeshadow:MAC/Nars due eyeshadow palettes
Best Eyeliner:Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes
Best Mascara:L’Oreal Voluminous/Chanel Inmitable
Best Foundation:Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk
Best Blush:MAC Dollymix/MAC beauty powder blush in Joyous
Best Highlighter:MAC Luna/Nars Albatross powder
Best Lipstick:MAC Lustre
Best Lipgloss:Nars Easy Lover/Turkish Delight
Best Lip Balm:MAC Lip Balm in the tube without SPF
Best Concealer: Make Up For Ever Full Cover
Best Bronzer: Make Up For Ever Matte Bronze
Oh and also..
Best Eyebrow Pencil: Shu Uemura Hard Formula…hard to find in my shade so I always stock up! and now going to be online-only in the US…:(
Best Foundation: I use Bare Minerals for daily use
Best Setting Powder: Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish
Base: I actually just use foundation/concealer to knock out the discoloration and translucent powder to help with the blending and keep oil at bay. Eyeshadows should be able to hold their own in my opinion :]
Eyeshadow: Inglot
Eyeliner: MAC
Mascara: Cover Girl
Foundation: Make Up For Ever/Dior
Blush: L’Oreal
Highlighter: Prestige
Lipstick: MAC/Revlon
Lipgloss: Australis (Australian brand ^^)
Lip balm: Blistex strawberry!
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: Revlon Colorstay Pencil eyeliner
Best Mascara: YSL Faux Cils
Best Foundation: MAC Studio Fix Liquid
Best Blush: NARS Luster
Best Highlighter: MAC Highlighting Powder
Best Lipstick: MAC Lipsticks
Best Lipgloss: MAC Lipglass
Best Lip Balm: Korres Mango Lip Butter
Ahh I gotta change Best Lipgloss to YSL Golden Gloss!
Best Eyeshadow Base:Too faced shadow insurance
Best Eyeshadow: not sure yet
Best Eyeliner: L’oreal HIP
Best Mascara: L’oreal Telescopic original
Best Foundation:MUFE matte
Best Blush: MAC moon river
Best Highlighter: MAC moon river
Best Lipstick: Revlon SL Berry Haute
Best Lipgloss: Clinique Peach Plump
Best Lip Balm:Burt’s Bees pomegranite
Best Eyeshadow Base: UDPP
Best Eyeshadow: MAC
Best Eyeliner: UD 24/7
Best Mascara: Covergirl LashBlast Length, but I’m searching for others, this is the only one I’ve used so far.
Best Foundation: Nonee
Best Blush:MAC
Best Highlighter: No idea, still searching..
Best Lipstick: Searching!
Best Lipgloss: MAC
Best Lip Balm: Soft Lips, EOS, and MAC TLC’s
Best Eyeshadow Base: I dont really use an eyeshadow base, the closest thing to it I use would probably be the Stila Smudge Pot in Kitten. Its really pretty and shimmery and intensifies any shimmer in the shadows I use over it.
Best Eyeshadow: Currently, I’m loving MAC Bronze eyeshadow. A little goes a long way!
Best Eyeliner: Buxom Insider Eyeliner, its so creamy and black, and gentle on my waterline (thats what its for). It glides on effortlessly and has great staying power. I also blend it on my upper lash line<3
Best Mascara: Diorshow Mascara! Not super volumizing for me, but thats fine since I'm obsessed with curling my lashes. Creates a long, wispy fan of lashes on me that almost reach my eyebrows! 🙂 I also HIGHLY recommend the Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill mascara. Its brilliant!
Best Foundation: Tie between Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation and Revlon PhotoReady. You are definitely getting what you are paying for with the Luminous Silk foundation, its so silky and smooth, but a comparable foundation for less would be the PhotoReady. Makes my skin look flawless!
Best Blush: I currently love MAC Dainty. I layer it with Nars Super Orgasm blush. Both are super pretty and look so good on my tanned skin.
Best Highlighter: Tie between Nars Albatross blush and MAC Soft and Gentle MSF. If I HAD to choose I would pick Soft and Gentle, I think its a little more natural-looking.
Best Lipstick: My favorites are MAC Myth and MAC Lovelorn! <33
Best Lipgloss: Oh my god Nars Chihuahua lipgloss. My "my lips but better gloss", compliments most eye looks, so versatile, I love it!
Best Lip Balm: The Lip Smackers Koolaid lip balms! Sooo tasty and suprisingly have a decent color pay off, especially Kiwi Strawberry, so cute! These lip balms come in a huge pack of ten btw!
Best Eyeshadow Base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Best Eyeshadow: Dior 5 Color Eyeshadow in Incognito. So expensive but love the colors and they go on so smooth.
Best Eyeliner: Make Up Forever Aqua Creamliner in Aqua Black – the ONLY eyeliner that didn’t smudge or disappear when on vacation in the tropics. Now that’s some good eyeliner!
Best Mascara: I currently use Blinc but I’m still looking for that Holy Grail. EVERY mascara runs even if it’s waterproof/smudge proof and I don’t sweat or rub my eyes. Frustrating but I was blessed with long curly lashes. Maybelline Lash by Lash worked the best – no smudges but they discontinued it 🙁
Best Foundation: Lorac Breakthrough Performance, I was blessed with great skin so I don’t need a lot of coverage. Probably the first foundation that I used all of it. Love the packaging too.
Best Blush: Don’t usually wear blush because I have that natural redness (that is actually a pain in the neck) but sometimes when I look a little pale I put on Tarte Cheek Stain. I was hesitant to buy it at first since it looks so dark and red in the tube but it really does go on quite sheer. Love it!
Best Highlighter: don’t use one but looking
Best Lipstick: Laura Mercier, especially in Black Orchid – looks almost black in the tube but goes on berry sheer and stays put!
Best Lipgloss: Cargo High Def or Kiehl’s in “Earth Day”
Best Lip Balm: Carmex but just ordered Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm from Sephora
Best Eyeshadow Base: udpp sin
Best Eyeshadow: mac
Best Eyeliner: makeup forever
Best Mascara: diorshow extase
Best Foundation: mufe hd
Best Blush: nars deep throat
Best Highlighter: mac by candlelight msf
Best Lipstick: chanel rouge allure laque
Best Lipgloss: chanel glosses
Best Lip Balm: eos!
Best Eyeshadow Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion better than Too Faced.
Best Eyeshadow: Makeup Forever, MAC
Best Eyeliner: Mac Liquidlast eyeliner (waterproof)
Best Foundation: I hear that MUFE HD and Nars sheer glow/matte
Best Lipstick: Ive only tried the MAC lipsticks
Best Lipgloss: MAC!!!
haven’t found the perfect foundation yet. I hear that Makeup forever HD and Nars Sheer glow (or matte) are the best. I will try those out soon.
Best Eyeshadow Base: NARS Smudge Proof
Best Eyeshadow: NARS Coconut Grove
Best Eyeliner: Urban Decay 24/7
Best Mascara: Maybelline XXL Intense / Maybelline Colossal
Best Foundation: Clinique Dewy Smooth
Best Blush: MAC Pink Swoon
Best Highlighter: Benefit High Beam
Best Lipstick: Estee Lauder Tea Rose
Best Lipgloss: GOSH (great colors / lovely texture)
Best Lip Balm: Decleor for a basic balm / GOSH for colored balms
Best Eyeshadow Base: Smashbox
Best Eyeshadow:MAC
Best Eyeliner:MAC
Best Mascara:Maybelline
Best Foundation:MAC
Best Blush: Guerlain meteorites
Best Highlighter:Mac nylon
Best Lipstick: Mac gaga
Best Lipgloss: Lip fusion
Best Lip Balm: Rosebud