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2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

mrsbaine — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:49:59 GMT

I can't believe we're already at the end of the year! We've missed a couple months of favorites, but I wanted to round it all out to the best of the best for the year. What have you purchased or fell back in love with this year that ended up making the Best of the Best list?!

Here are mine:

Makeup:

Pat McGrath Mothership II Sublime Palette: I have all three palettes and this is the warmest of the three. I love it for everyday and evenings out. The formula is really what attracts me to this one. I love it.

Becca x Chrissy Tiegan Palette: This was my favorite thing this summer. The blush color is perfect and I enjoyed having Rose Gold and that Nectar highlight. I wasn't so big on the bronzer as I don't wear them, but it made a nice crease color.

Tom Ford soliel Blush Duo - Paradise Lust: Another summer favorite. I traveled with this all summer and loved that I was so into both shades. It blends so well and gives a great glow!

Tom Ford Lipstick- Night Mauve: This rosey/coral color is my jam. When I swatched this color, I knew it was totally me. I've been in love with Mr. Ford's lipsticks since getting my first which I think was Reckless. This is the perfect everyday color for me.

Makeup Favorites

Skincare:

Uma Oils Clarifying Oil: Total game-changer for me. I just re-purchased bottle #3. This oil is amazing if anything weird is happening with my skin. It clears it up within 2 days. It's a total savior!

Jordan Samuel Plie Cleanser (now known as After Show): I really like this for a first cleanse/makeup remover. I didn't think anything could beat my last cleanser but this stuff is amazing. It gets every little bit of makeup off and my skin feels so clean afterwards. The best part is the price: $20.

Uma Oils Ultimate Brightening Mask: Talk about glow when you take this off. It lasts for days. I love this when I have an event I need to be glowy for, or if I'm feeling a little dull.

May Lindstrom The Youth Dew: I found this one last year, but it's the serum I keep coming back to for ultimate hydration and keeping my skin in check. It's expensive but I repurchase it every time.

May Lindstrom The Blue Cocoon: Similiar to the Youth Dew, this is a HG for me. I finished my first one; it lasted about a year, so that totally justifies the price. It helps my perpetually dry/dehydrated skin.

Trish McEvoy Retinol Eye Cream: Another HG that I've been using for years. Nothing compares, so I simply don't try. 🙂 The only thing that keeps me from having to use a color corrector under my eyes. I don't know what magic Trish is working with but I love this product.

Skincare Favorites

What are yours?!?!?

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

Kim888 — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 20:52:21 GMT

so fun @mrsbaine !!

Makeup

BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed- Prismatic Amethyst: This is my favorite highlight - I just love the color its so pretty

WANDER BEAUTY - Wanderlust Powder Foundation: I've been loving this powder foundation - it's so quick and easy during the week!

NARS - Velvet Lip Glides: Love these lippies - they are so comfortable and leave such a pretty stain behind!

Skincare/Hair care:

Clarins - Lotus Face Treatment Oil: This is the best product I have found this year - it has helped so much with the hormonal under the skin pimples I always used to get on my chin!

DRUNK ELEPHANT - T.L.C. Framboos™ Glycolic Night Serum: My skin loves this, its a holy grail item for me!

PHILOSOPHY - The Microdelivery Resurfacing Peel: Got this during weekly wow and the glow it gives is just instant! Every time I'm going somewhere special I use it before and my whole face looks so glowy!

BRIOGEO - Rosarco Milk™ Reparative Leave-In Conditioning Spray: Been loving all their products this year but the leave in conditioner makes my hair look so shiny, people have actually commented!

Sephora Collection Face Masks: Love the Sephora Sheet masks - they have the perfect amount of serum inside and the masks are soft and non scratchy!

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

mrsbaine — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:20:47 GMT

This is a great list @Kim888! Have you tried anything else from Wander? I'm curious about them.

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

Kim888 — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:48:29 GMT

I haven’t @mrsbaine ! I got sucked into the powder by a Facebook ad of all things lol but I actually really need like it! I want to try some of their lippies they look fun

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

txcatx — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 03:06:06 GMT

I love this thread!

These are the products I reached for most often this year. Sorry, weird lighting since I'm never home during winter day light hours. 😢

Eyes: Too Faced Sweet Peach eyeshadow palette, Marc Jacobs Highliner

Face: Hourglass palette (I was lucky enough to get the 1000 point reward), Nars Man Ray cheek palette, Nars Charlotte Gainsbourg Multiple Tint in Jeanette, Fenty Killawatt highlighter in Mean Money/Hu$tla Baby. Also, Sephora and BIC mods generously chose me for the natural makeup gratis, and I fell in love with Lilah B. bronzer and RMS Champagne Rose Luminizer.

Lips: I was all about coral in the spring and summer and often mixed Givenchy Le Rouge in Coral Gypsophila with Tom Ford Michael. Then the Nars Charlotte Gainsbourg collection came out and I was obsessed with the Lip Tint, particularly in Ephelide. Also, Fenty Gloss Bomb and the Nars summer Lip Glide set.

As for skincare, the clear winners for me are Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta extra strength peels, Farmacy Eye Dew, Dr. Dennis Gross retinol night serum, and Kate Somerville Eradikate acne treatment (ugh, my skin rarely broke out as a teen, but now I have to deal with both fine lines and blemishes!).

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

Kim888 — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:34:44 GMT

@txcatx So many good choices!! I also got that hourglass palette and agree it is such a good product from this year - their powders are beautiful!

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

mrsbaine — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:29:44 GMT

Great choices @txcatx! The Nars summer lip glid set definitely gets honorable mention from me! It is amazing. I love the colors and the formula of those products.

I need to play more with the Nars Man Ray Cheek palette. I have it, but don't know how I really feel about it yet. I know I like the formula a lot.

I totally expect to see a lot of Fenty show up in people's lists. 🙂

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

txcatx — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:59:32 GMT

@mrsbaine I love the highlighter and bronzer most in the Nars Man Ray cheek palette. Especially the highlighter. Funny enough, the blushes in the Hourglass palette are my favorite in that palette, so I tend to grab the Nars palette followed by the Hourglass.

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

IciclePop — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 13:04:03 GMT

Wow. I just looked back at my purchases throughout the year and apparently I did not own the Kat Von D Shade and Light palette until March of this year!! That definitely belongs in this list because I think it's the most used palette I have.

I've also been using the heck out of my Kat Von D liquid liners. Most liquid liners are a bit more difficult to work with than pencil liners, so I used to save liquid liners for when I had a little time to focus on getting it to look right. But KVD liners are so freaking easy to use that I use them even when I only have a few minutes to get ready!!

Josie Maran Protect & Perfect moisturizer has been a huge winner for me this year, and thank god for that because it was a huge loser last year. I've had a bottle for ages, and never used much of it because I didn't like how it looked on me. Then I switched jobs, and my new office was drying my skin out, so I dug this out of my collection, and for some reason it kept my skin moisturized like nothing else could. So now I'm using it daily.

YSL Black Opium has been the big winner this year as far as perfumes. And my husband gets the credit, because we were in Sephora together and he said "Hey, smell this one" and it smelled amazing.

As far as skincare goes, it's been the year of Clinique. I've always liked Clinique for skincare, but this year I bought their cleansing milk, their Moisture Surge moisturizer, their daytime moisturizer, and their nighttime moisturizer, so I'm seeing their brand name all over my bathroom!

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

Ispend2much6 — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 19:52:20 GMT

This year was a big one for me for finding two lipsticks loves that had eluded me so far; my perfect, and I mean perfect, mlbb and nude/everyday shade, and a red that is easy to apply and effortless to wear.

Both are Bobbi Brown lipsticks- Luxe Lip Color in Neutral Rose, and Crushed Lip Color in Ruby.

Neutral RoseRuby

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

Kim888 — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:03:07 GMT

@Ispend2much6 I really like the look of that neutral rose - its actually in the reward bazaar right now, i hope its still there next time I order!

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

Ispend2much6 — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:17:52 GMT

I don't think you'll be sorry! I've actually seen it as a gwp a few places lately, like at Neiman, Bobbi Brown direct, etc. @Kim888

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Ispend2much6 — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:23:29 GMT

@txcatx I remember seeing your post with Ephelide, and it made me sorry I had missed out.

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

Ispend2much6 — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:24:24 GMT

@Kim888 This thread is dangerous! I didn't know Wander Beauty had a powder foundation. 🙂

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mermadelove — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 23:26:04 GMT

Great thread @mrsbaine!

These are the Stand outs for me this year:

HUDA: I just fell in love with her eye palettes! I went to Sephora before the 20% off sale in November to look at the Rose Gold palette in person and they did not have it in stock, but they had Desert Dusk on display. It was so gorgeous that I ended up getting BOTH of them PLUS ElectricObsession! THe pigmentation is ahhmazing and effortless blending!

SUNDAY RILEY: HOLY GRAIL!!! Need I say more?? I went to Sephora to check out foundation and skincare for acne prone and oily skin because my skin was suddenly hating my old tried and true Korres. I tried the UFO in a 100 point perk and was so blown away that I bought Space Race. I used my Rouge December sale voucher to restock that because i REFUSE not to have it on hand. If OI see a breakout starting, I use the SATURN mask. Immediately after the mask it is visibly diminished and by the next morning, almost completely gone! My skin looks like it has been retextured. I cannot say enough good things about Sunday Riley!

LANCOME MONSIEUR BIG: This mascara had me eating my words. I gave it a lack luster review when I first tried it, But then I read in allure that the best way to use it is to apply 5 to 7 thin coats so I gave it another try. WOW!!!! IT was the first time my sister ASKED ME about what I was wearing: falsies or mascara?? I only wish it came in waterproof!

TOO FACED: Although I put the CLover palette up here, my first TF purchase this year was the PEaches and Cream palette. The smell! The colors! THe packaging! Oh MY!!!! I also LOVE the loose powder, lipstick and creamblush from this collection. THe Love Light highlighters are my GO TO for when I'm looking for \"YOu look like a goddess\" natural glow rather than holographic magic. Looking forward to their Festival Collection coming next year.

STILA: The liquid eyeshadows. I have them in every finish: shimmer, glitter and metallic duochrome. They are GORGEOUS and budgeproof once dry. NO glitter all over my face like a 12 year old--unless I want that!!!!

COLOURPOP: SO MUCH BANG for your buck there!!! Ijust LOVE the super shock shadows and the SHE palette. THe liquid lippes are great, too. Just discovered them this year and was blown away for the quality you get for the price!!!!

TARTE: I love their foundations and concealer!! I have fhe Clay Stick foundation ( current go to) and the loose mineral foundation as well as the Rainforest of the Sea water foundation. Different ones for different weather./finishes and all wonderful!!!!

BITE: ( not pictured) Hands down my favourite lipstick brand. Great smell, great colors, great for your health and just plain luxe!!! Thinking of getting the matte crayon vault one holiday shopping is over!!!!! The only thing I didn't nail down this year was the waterproof mascara and eye primer. My go to eye primer used to be UD. I HATE the new formula. Hate it. IF anyone has ideas on that, let me know!!!!

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

Haleyhale — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 18:26:50 GMT

Figured there’s no time like favourites to start posting in the new BIC community! ( took me way too long to get into the new BIC) Now for my ultimate 2017 favourites;

Skincare

Tatcha Camellia Cleansing Oil...

best first cleanse/ makeup remover. Makes my skin feel so soft, takes everything off, smells so comforting at the end of the day.

Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream...

at first try I thought this was sooo thick, but it really isn’t! Sinks right into skin and hydrates all day especially in a cold Canadian winter climate. Does not break me out or make me oily (I have breakout prone combo skin)

DDG Ferulic+ Retinol Recovery Peel...

weekly retinol peel treatment. Keeps the breakouts away, my oil normal, brightens my past acne scars and has the anti aging benefits all in one. I’ve been using this ever Sunday since last January and it’s made such a noticeable difference.

Tatcha gold leaf lip balm...

this is my second pot! I finished an entire lip balm and liked it enough to repurchase! To me, that speaks volumes! A winter lifetime saviour and so luxe! I’m slasthering gold leaf on my lips and it doesn’t get better than that.

Makeup

Hourglass Mineral Veil Primer...

I use this everytime under foundation/ concealer. Smooths pores and keeps oil normal all day. This is the fourth time I’ve purchased this, can not quit it. I recommend the larger size squeeze bottle for convenience/ travel/ getting the last drop out of the tube.

Benefit Gimme Brow...

I stuck at brows but mine are naturally thick so just swiping this through sets them at a normal shape for the whole day. More than 30 seconds on my brows and I overthink them.

Tom Ford Eye Defining Pen...

The only liquid eyeliner I can use. It’s magic, thank you Mr. Tom. Glides easily with no tug, dispenses good amount of product, tip does not fray, and really does not dry out. I had my first one for 8 months and I know that’s not sanitary so I bought a new one, but it was still good as the day I bought it.

Lancome Monsieur Big...

This is a newer product for me, but still my second small tube. I rotate through mascara samples and am never super impressed, I find something I don’t like about all of them. No complaints with this one. Thickening and lengthening with no smudging. I will purchase a full size when this sample is done.

Bite Liquefied Lip...

I have the set of 4 minis that was like 25$. These are so great! The set comes with two neutrals and two reds. Staying power on these is ridiculous, the colour will transfer to a cup/ glass/ food but won’t wear off from that, when it does wear off though it’s so even. Not a matte liquid lipstick, it’s more satin smooth and not drying whatsoever. I need more!!

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

bakeamuffin — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 18:45:44 GMT

Great thread @mrsbaine!

MAKEUP FAVOURITES:

Too Faced Just Peachy Mattes - I love these colours, how well they blend, and the smell.

Too Faced Hangover Primer - this keeps my skin feeling moisturized all through the day, keeps my makeup from caking in my dry areas, and my makeup stays in place all day.

Benefit Rollerlash Mascara - pulls and holds my lashes up and out giving them great volume!

ABH Brow Wiz - it’s so easy to get great shaped brows with this retractable pencil/spoolie duo.

Too Faced Shadow Primer - keeps my eyeshadow in place all day and stops it from creasing which is really important to me because I have hooded eyes and the crease IS REAL 😂

Too Faced Born this Way Foundation - after trying multiple foundations I fell in love with the natural/radiant finish this gave me, akin with how well it sat on my skin. It’s easy to blend out and they have a decent amount of shade selection, Snow

is great for my fair skin.

Too faced Melted matte in sell out is my go to colour because it looks great with so many eye looks and stays on pretty well throughout the day.

Fenty Gloss bomb is a newer favourite but I use it so often I had to include it. It’s the perfect gloss, it doesn’t feel sticky or gross, has a delicious scent and the packaging is gorgeous. It also go on top of Mattes and lip pencils easily to add a nice glossy shine.

Too Faced Ethereal setting powder is the bomb because it feels smooth, it isn’t drying, and I don’t get flashback.

Urban Decay All Nighter setting spray - it mists in perfect, the smell isn’t strong or offensive and it does its job at keeping my makeup on and im place throughout the day.

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

MissPuff — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 20:49:58 GMT

@Haleyhale The Tom Ford Eye Defining pen is my secret love/can't believe I regularly drop this much money on an eyeliner pen 🙂 I left one behind once on vacation and there were some actual tears 😕

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Asche — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 21:05:52 GMT

Great picks @IciclePop! YSL's Black Opium is one of my all-time favourite perfumes. 🙂

Re: 2017 Favorites: the Best of the Best!

Haleyhale — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 21:19:14 GMT

Yes! It’s actual tears worthy. That’s such a sad story 😭