Monthly Favorites: May 2022 Edition!

[GeorginaBT]

Summer is right around the corner, BIC! 🌞🌴 I’m manifesting glowy skin and luscious locks this season, and you know I’m leaning on beauty goodies to help me get there. I feel like recently I’ve been trying out products that are completely new to me, and I’m happy to report that several of them have already become regulars in my various beauty routines.

Say “hello” to my newfound faves! These are the products I’ve been loving in May:

• Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Highlighter Wand Spotlight (+honorable mention: Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Contour Wand  which a few of you know I was ecstatic to snag 😉)
• Farmacy Honey Butter Beeswax Lip Balm 0.12 oz/ 3.4 g 
• Olaplex No. 9 Bond Protector Nourishing Hair Serum 3 oz / 90 mL 
• Topicals Faded Serum for Dark Spots & Discoloration 1.7 oz/ 50 mL 
• Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays Lightweight Foundation 

Now it’s your turn! Hit the “Reply” button and let us know what skincare, hair, makeup, fragrance, and/or wellness products you couldn’t get enough of this month (and don’t forget to use the “#” to tag your products). 😎

[Ispend2much6]

I forgot one item: Oribe Superfine Hair Spray 9 oz/ 300mL .

I like that it allows movement of my hair, and enough hold to have some leftover style the next day.

[GeorginaBT]

@Ispend2much6 Yes! Nothing better than a hair spray that doesn't make your hair too "crunchy" and stiff. 🤪

[SportyGirly125]

Since I have been doing a look or two a week I have been using most of the makeup I have been buying.  My favorites are beach, Spring/Summer, glowy vibes. 

LANEIGE Hydro UV Defense Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50+ 1.6 oz/ 50 mL 

fresh Rose Hydration Pore-Minimizing Mist 3.3 oz / 100 mL 

Bumble and bumble Texturizing Surf Wave Spray 4 oz/ 125 mL 

Caudalie Premier Cru Anti-Aging Eye Cream for Fine Lines and Wrinkles .5 oz/ 15 mL 

GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Line It Up Clean 24-Hr Gel Pencil Waterproof Eyeliner Bathwater 

La Mer The Hydrating Illuminator 1.4 oz/ 41 mL 

PAT McGRATH LABS LUST: Lip Gloss Peach Perversion thank you @TeamBIC 

MAC prep and prime 24 hour eye base

MAC Aute Cuture Rosalia palette

Origins Ginzing volumizing mascara

Victoria Beckham Beauty eyeliner in olive (this is new but it is so good that I know I will keep using it)

Chantecaille eyeshadow in Tiger

Chantecaille blush in Emotion

Chantecaille sunbeam eye and cheek shade in Ray

La Mer the bronzing powder 

[lnum]

@SportyGirly125 Would love your thoughts on the fresh face mist. I’ve been finding I like the feeling of refreshing my skin sometimes throughout the day and this seems nice, plus I just love the fresh rose scent from the mask and the lip cream. 

[SportyGirly125]

@lnum I really love it. It has the same rose scent as their products and it’s a fine mist like the Omorovicza Queen of Hungary Mist 

[lnum]

@SportyGirly125 Thank you! I will definitely give it a try because of the affordable price point. 

[lmaster]

@SportyGirly125 I'm definitely putting that caudalie eye cream in my favorites!!

[SportyGirly125]

@lmaster I have been using it since I got it and really like it.  Plus the metal applicator feels so soothing on the skin.

[lmaster]

@SportyGirly125 it definitely looks amazing!!

[CookieGirl1]

Kinda drooling over your LaMer compact, @SportyGirly125 .

[SportyGirly125]

@CookieGirl1 I was getting them every year except last year and this year they didn’t release one.  My favorites were the ones from 2017 and 2019. 

[CookieGirl1]

@SportyGirly125 that's cool that you were getting them yearly!

[Ispend2much6]

@SportyGirly125. That green shadow is so nice on you!

[SportyGirly125]

@Ispend2much6 Thank you!

[GeorginaBT]

@SportyGirly125 Glowy vibes for all! Glad to see all the love for the Laneige sunscreen - I'll have to give it a try.

[SportyGirly125]

@GeorginaBT Yes, I really love it.  It's my go to sunscreen that I wear everyday.

[Ispend2much6]

@GeorginaBT  Each month seems to be going more quickly than the last!  I have one of the CT highlighting wands but have never used it (unbelievable, I know.)  I'll have to pull it out and try it.

This was an Hourglass-focused month.  Never a bad time for that!

Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Lip Balm  in Slip if I want a "barely more than clear gloss" look, and Haze if I want a little bit of rosy color.

Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Primer 1 oz/ 30 mL- I LOVE this primer!  The Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer  is nice, but what I didn't like about it is that it changed the intensity/shade of my foundation because it has an opaque enough white finish to do so.  This one does not have that issue, plus it truly does give an airbrush finish (and I could wear it alone, without foundation.)  It also applies smoothly and easily.

Hourglass Voyeur Waterproof Gel Eyeliner Cave- Another winner from Hourglass.  The shade Cave is a dark, cool brown.  It applies smoothly and opaquely from the start.  Has great lasting power too.

Viseart Cashmerie eye shadow palette- My photo makes it look very cool-toned, but it is not.  A few shades are, but there are also a good many neutral shades.  It goes on so well and looks so pretty!

Verb Moringa + Jojoba Hair Treatment Oil 1 oz/ 30 mL- This oil doesn't seem to be mentioned as frequently as the Verb Ghost Dry Conditioner Oil 5.5 oz/ 250 mL , but I like it.  It really helps set my curls and be more tangle-free.

NARS Lipstick Cruising- I just realized I keep referring to this shade as "Cruisin'" instead of "Cruising."   It makes me think of the Smokey Robinson song by the same name.  Anyway, this shade works with my lip color to add a little pizzazz to it.

[minathayes]

@Ispend2much6  Nothing wrong with an Hourglass-focused month, imo.

[Ispend2much6]

@minathayes  Nothing at all! 💕

[Titian06]

@Ispend2much6 - I tried the Verb Moringa + Jojoba Hair Treatment Oil 1 oz/ 30 mL , but it was too heavy and oily feeling.  I was so disappointed! 😪  I stick with my tried and true Verb Ghost Weightless Hair Oil 2 oz/ 60 mL .

[Ispend2much6]

@Titian06I'm glad you have an oil you love!