Monthly Favorites: April 2021 Edition!

[AlexBT]

Greetings, BIC! Another month is winding down, and I sure hope you April-showered yourself with plenty of goodies from the Spring Savings Event. 💄☔ Now’s the perfect time to raid those hauls – new and old -- and share the best beauty of the month. Did you make it rain with some makeup newness? Find a stellar new skincare splurge? Or maybe you found some old favorites in your existing stash this month? Let’s see those April faves!

My April favorites were inspired by my newfound blush obsession, lush lashes, ice cold brows, and me just dewin’ me:

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze® Strong-Hold Laminated-Look Sculpting Wax Clear 
• Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes Volumizing & Lengthening Mascara 
• PATRICK TA Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo She's That Girl 
• Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Gel Cream Moisturizer 1.70 oz/ 50 mL 
• Supergoop! Glowscreen SPF 40 Face Sunscreen with Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide Sunrise 

Click the “Reply” button below and use the “#” sign to tag and share your own April Favorites. Makeup, Hair, Skincare, Fragrance, Wellness – let’s see ‘em!

[eshoe]

@jen81 @more cheers for ‘quick and easy’ here!

[StellaBG]

@jen81 

So many great goodies! Those Maybelline lifter glosses are the best. Some of the shades are even better than the Fenty but the formula of them all is practically the same as the Fenty ones. Soo good!

[ather]

@jen81  Love your favs!

[AlexBT]

@jen81 I've been seeing lots of love for the Bare Minerals "blonzer" - looks gorge and natural-looking!

[vee95]

What a beautiful set of favourites! 

[eshoe]

A very tiny but loved group of favorites for April:

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I have had the Natasha Denona Eyeshadow Palette 28 Green-Brown for about 2-1/2 years now, and am embarrassed to admit I’ve only consistently used the same couple of pans. Some shades were only swatches. This month I have been trying out various shades to cover the entire lid for my ‘signature lazy look’😉 and I am falling in love with it all over again! 

Open palette in sunshine and swatches with indirect light:

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Helping me are the NARS Pro-Prime™ Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base and surratt beauty Artistique Smoky Eye Brush Moyenne, surratt beauty Classique Shadow Brush Moyenne and surratt beauty Classique Shadow Brush Petite. 

The candle was found at a local market, and is the first I have come across with a true nag champa scent. The mother daughter team who own the business were a joy to chat with, so it was also a bit of a feel-good purchase. 

[itsfi]

Ahhh, the Surratt brushes!! 😍 So soft and nice @eshoe! 

[eshoe]

They are, @itsfi - so silky soft🥰 they are probably my favorite beauty purchases of all-time💖

[AlexBT]

@eshoe Wow that palette is stunning - I didn't know about that one! Love your single-color whole-lid "lazy" look routine 🙂 And that's my favorite eyeshadow primer too!

[eshoe]

@AlexBT nothing gets away from that primer! I am including some swatches above, I needed to photograph them so this was a good excuse;)

[quspork]

"Signature lazy look" 🤣 I FEEL THAT, @eshoe. Also, love that Nars eyeshadow primer!

[eshoe]

I like to think of it as ‘minimalist’ @quspork , but I would only be kidding myself 😂

[ather]

@eshoe  Great job using new colours!!

[eshoe]

@ather thank you, I really cannot believe it has taken me this long. I feel almost like I have discovered a whole new palette! I also let my daughter give me a couple of looks for fun;)

[ather]

@eshoe  Omg that is so cute. I love it!

[StellaBG]

@eshoe 

That ND palette is so good. I adore the shades in there and so many beautiful looks can be created from that beauty. An oldie but goodie. 😍

[eshoe]

@StellaBG it is definitely satisfying to find something new about an old favorite (or two...or three!).

[SportyGirly125]

@eshoe Wonderful favorites

[eshoe]

Thank you @SportyGirly125.

[Mcakes]

I've been meaning to post this, but when I saw a Back In Stock email for one of these items, I knew I had to get to it! Been doing a lot of testing this month from different kits and with things trickling in from the sale. Here are my beauty faves for this month:

NARS Sunkissed Bronzer Cream Laguna BACK IN STOCK!! I'm tempted to pick up a backup or the shade Casino, someone talk me out of it 😄 This is just such a beautiful cream bronzer. It doesn't lean too warm or too cool, perfect for neutral lovers like myself. The formula is smooth and easy to blend without becoming muddy. I have dry skin and this doesn't cling to any dry patches at all. It also smells like a fun day at the beach, which is a nice touch given that I have no idea when I'll be able to see the ocean again lol. 

tarte SEA Surfer Curl™ Volumizing Mascara Black I got this in the Sephora Favorites Hello! Beauty Gems kit and have been pleasantly surprised with how much I like it! My first impression of how the formula stuck to the wand with a likeness of a wet dog was quickly disregarded by the performance of the product. While it's main claim is volumizing, I definitely see length and separation in this formula as well. Also love that it's Clean!

SEPHORA COLLECTION House of Lashes® Eyelashes Adhesive I was completely out of lash glue so I ran to Target and they only had the darker one available. I tried to make the darker one work, but for some reason I just get better results out of this one! 

Murad Essential-C Day Moisture Broad Spectrum SPF 30 PA+++ this is a gem from the Sephora Favorites Sun Safety Kit ! My skin loves vitamin C, and to have in mixed in with a sunscreen is just a perfect blend for me. It doesn't have that heavy or gritty feeling but keeps my skin moisturized and protected. Excited to try out more products from the kit, but this one is an early fave!

MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush Mood this amazing dual purpose product that was so generously gifted for gratis spurred my journey down the Merit rabbit hole! I love using it mostly as a lip balm to be honest, it's just the perfect toss in your purse no fuss product that leaves the perfect amount of color and no weird marks on your teeth. It does work well as a blush too...but I have a different blush favorite this month 😉

MERIT The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Foundation and Concealer Stick Cream since receiving the flush balm in gratis I have been so curious about the line. I happened to catch a live on the Sephora Instagram with the Merit founder who totally sold me on this product. She said that it's not a concealer or foundation, but it's meant to replace both. As a mom that is literal music to my ears! I went in store that day to get color matched and let me tell you, this product is LOVE! A little goes a long way and it leaves the most beautiful natural finish. Very dry skin friendly! 

Better Not Younger Hair Redemption Butter Masque 6.8 oz/ 200 mL found this gem in the Sephora Favorites POP box and am so glad that I did! I am a firm Christophe Robin fan, but of course the price is hard to swallow when you use it as often as I do. This is half the cost and performs so well. It isn't as moisturizing or as fragrant, but it does moisturize much better than the Not Your Mother's masks that I've been experimenting with as well. 

SEPHORA COLLECTION Clean Bouncy Eyeshadow Palette Dragonfly There are so many other palettes on the market that I feel the SC ones don't get enough love! I got Monarch in gratis, but I wanted to try Dragonfly so I picked this up during the sale. The colors are so pretty! I've really been loving this palette for quick looks in the morning. 

These aren't from Sephora, but I figured I'd mention them anyway! I've been loving the Hermes rose collection items that I've picked up. While there's lots of grumbling about the packaging not being as weighted as it could have/should have been (and I agree), the actual products are beautiful. Y'all know I'm not a huge blush person, but this blush is so silky smooth and feels luxurious upon application. The shade that I picked out is also a really nice addition to my collection and one that makes me want to reach for blush. I think it suits my complexion nicely. 

And of course, becoming a Community Ambassador is absolutely a favorite!! I'm still in such a euphoric state over it, thank you so much to @TeamBIC for putting your faith in me. It's a true honor  

[itsfi]

What a beautiful set of favorites @Mcakes! 😍 I’m definitely going to have to pick up that NARS cream bronzer! 🛍