What beauty products couldn’t you live without? Tell us!
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Lip balm, MAC Mari-sheeno Lipstick, Chanel Dragon Rouge Allure Laque… I have lots of HG status products, but none I feel I couldn’t replace.
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Any lip product and my hypercurl mascara 🙂
moisturizer!
Tweezers, MAC Face & Body Foundation, 182 buffer brush & Fix + Spray. My BARE beauty essentials! Literally would be HIDEOUS otherwise hehe!
Skincare obviously (mu remover, cleanser and moisturizer), also Chanel Mat Lumiere, MSF natural, YSL Faux-cils and a peach blush (like Illamasqua Lover) and a pink gloss.
Chanel Mat Lumier is INCREDIBLE too 🙂 good pick!!
Skincare : Lush Herbalism! Finally a cleanser that controls my production of sebum, without drying or irritating my skin. My skin looks so much healthier since i discovered this amazing product.
Haircare : Lush American Cream conditioner. That scent! And my hair has never felt softer before.
Make-up : Dior Addict l/s in Beige Dessous, MAC TLC in Fuschia Fix, Shu Uemera eyelash curler, Guerlain Rouge G in Gracia, Mac MSFna in Light Medium, .. all products i can’t imagining living without (seriously, i can’t!)
PS: I am still looking for a good foundation primer for oily/combi skin. Any suggestions?
oooooooooooh. Lush Herbalism sounds intriguing! do share more about it? does it help with acne?
You should check it out in your local Lush store 🙂 Its basically a green dough with chunky bits of herbs in it that gently exfoliate your skin. Once rinsed off, it leaves a little layer of oil on your skin, which makes your skin feel smooth and soft as a baby’s butt .. The only rant thing about it is definatly the smell .. It smells a little bit like a soury seasoning vinaigrette .. Also, this cleanser contains no soap, but thanks to the combination of different kinds of oil, it will also remove your make-up.
Gah, i could be a great Lush PR , dont you think :p
mac tlcs, i use them up so fast, but nothing else keeps the flakes away. its the only thing i couldnt live without.
Rosebud Salve, UDPP, MAC Paint pot in Soft Ochre, Cetaphil face wash, and face moisturizer.
My concealer and my MAC Wedge eyeshadow.
Lip balm and face moisturizer. I could live without make up but not without comfort.
Carmex! Without it, my lips would be chapped all the time. Everything else could be replaced or not used, but I use Carmex every day.
Lip Balm – Currently I’m using ELF’s lip conditioner in Vanilla and it healed my lips within an hour! Burts Bees and Say Yes to Carrots only made them worse!
Face Powder – I go back and forth between Revlon Colorstay and CoverGirl fresh complexion.
Eye Primer – Mostly UDPP. I put it on even when I’m not wearing eye color because my eyelids are so oily they naturally get greasy crease lines.
Mascara – Like UDPP, I wear this even when I’m not wearing eye color. My HG is CoverGirl Lash Exact.
Well, obviously I COULD live without any beauty product, BUT I wouldn’t like to live without mascara (preferably Guerlain Le 2) and black eye pencil (UD 24/7 in Zero), lip balm (Vaseline Rosy Lips), and some sort of a face powder. The rest is just extra (but great to have, lol). 😉
Burts Bees Chapstick and Cockney lipstick (quickly became my must-have red)
Lip balm, lipgloss, brow pencil and gel, mascara.
I really couldnt live without moisturizer, tweezers and lipbalm. I also really need mascara (Maybelline Define-A-Lash is a fave ATM) and pink blush to make me look half decent.
Lip balm, mattifying powder, and waterproof mascara.
MAC #266 brush/espresso e/s for my brows
NARS Canaille lipstick/Sweet Revenge gloss and Lokoum cream blush
MAC Skin Mineralize powder/Ever Sun blush
black greasestick/technakohl – graphblack
Benefit – Honey Bunny creaseless shadow
UD – AMMO Palette
and this is only on the top of my head!
forgot the most important – Kiehls lip balm! =)
moisturiser when it coems to skincare…
lip products when it comes to make-up:)
Mascara, I am a redhead and my eyelashes are very blond
MAC 50 spf prep and prime
MUFE camo concealor palette due to red/pink toned birthmarks on my face
Skincare: Chanel Exfoliating Cleanser, Neutrogena On The Spot Acne Treatment, MAC Lightful skincare line (moisturizer is so yum!), MAC VAE & VATM
Makeup: MAC Blacktrack Fluidline, MAC Feline, MAC eyeshadows in Blanc Type, Femme-Fi, Satin Taupe, Carbon and Espresso (all together make a really easy smoky brown eye), MAC O lipstick, MAC brushes, MAC Warm Soul MB, MAC Cherish lipstick.
Forgot to mention the Japonesque Heated eyelash curler and Tweezerman tweezers =)
John Masters Organics Lip Calm and MAC Lustreglass Wonderstruck.
My lipglass, my concealer, my mascara and my brow pencil.
I can live without makeup, but I cannot live without skin care products.
So, LUSH Herbalism as my day and night cleanser, Biore’s SkinPreservation Dual SPF30 Moisturizer for the AM, Neutrogena’s Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Cream for the PM, Boots Purifying Face Scrub.. Things like that. If I didn’t have these, my skin would be so much worse.
Natura Bisse Oxygen cream, lip balm, and Lush Brazened Honey mask…
Moisturecover concealer for undereyes first and foremost(I lost a tube the other day and i freaked!!)
Lash Curler.
Studio Fix Powder.
MAC 187 .
Refined Golden Bronzer.
Those are the essentials.
MAC REFINED GOLDEN BRONZER,OPI LINCOLN PARK AFTER DARK,VASELINE,STROBE CREAM,BEAUTY MASKS,STUDIO SCULPT CONCEALER,YSL GLOSS,BRAVE NEW BRONZE LIPSTICK WHICH I MAY HAVE TOO SINCE IM ALREADY ON MY 3RD BACK UP SAD FACE, AND LASTLY FIX +
brows – charcoal brown eyeshadows & 266
eyes – bare study, dazzlelight, naked lunch & soft brown with 217
face – foundation & MSF with 187 & 182
cheeks – warm soul & 109
lips – balm
mascara!
and hand cream 🙂
I can NOT live without my toothbrush and face wash/ moisturizer! Hygiene is far more important! After that comes :
A primer
MAC #187
Tarte Foundation
Warm Blend MSF (or any kind of bronzer/blush)
Eyelash Curler + Rimmel Glam Eyes Lash Flirt
Lipbalm and a nude lipstick
I can live without makeup but I dont think I can deal without my carmex … Aveeno Clear Complexion foaming pads.
foundation, mascara, chapstick, Wont be seen with out those.
Oh, this is hard hahaha.
Soapalaya Soaps Chamomile Calm face soap
OH Pick Me Up Tonic
jojoba oil
lash curler
Kiss Me Heroine Long & Curl mascara
Soapalaya Soaps Green Tea Lip Butter
DDF Organic Sun Protection SPF30
those are the absolute musts.
And the “I would feel very deprived without”:
brow powder (Anastasia duo)
blush (MAC Dainty or LM Rose Boom or Apricot)
lipstick (LM stickgloss, JI PureMoist or Dior Addict)
Dior Capture eye cream
Olay moisturiser
Lucas Papaw Balm
Eyelash curler
Concealer
Lip gloss
Tweezerman tweezers
some type of brow filler – (i have a permanent hole in my left one from an injury)
moisturizer for those flakes around my nose
black eyeliner
concealer
and a lip product, just so my lips don’t look so dead!
foundation foundation and foundation …. oh why not add mascara too!
I have an acnee prone skin so the liquid foundation Parure extreme of Guerlain is a must have and as for mascara goes I like Maybelline 🙂
Loreal collagen mascara (forget the name exactly) and concealer. i NEVER go out withouth undereye concealer.
I totally agree with Mari-Sheeno!
I really cant live without my neutrogena!!!
Someone at work started to sell Avon at work and boy was I surprised…there products are really nice and you can’t beat the price.
What I can’t live without moisturizer and mascara !
Skincare – moisturizer and eye cream
Make Up – Black MASCARA and lipgloss
Hair – my flat iron!
Rosehip oil – I use it as a moisturizer for my face and body, doesn’t break me out and leaves my skin so so soft and dewy.
Jane’s Clubbing eyeshadow – I use it as a liner and in a pinch, I could use it for a one-shadow-only smokey eyes.
Tweezers and epilator – Nuff said.
A good sunblock with a high percentage of zinc oxide – Currently using one by the Cancer Council.
powder, mascara, lip gloss and hand cream
Lipbalm, mascara, skincare. The rest, I could live without (but wouldn’t want to obviously!).
Eyeshadow! I really cannot go outside my house without a good eyeshadow creating the typical shadow surrounding my eyelids… I simply don’t dare 😀
Moisurizer
Lip Balm
Concealer
Good to go! 🙂
Under eye concealer
MAC lip conditioner
i could not live without my nivea lip balm and my MAC sunday best ES
I really like the Sally Hansen Carmindy line. I love the spray foundation and powder especially.