Monthly Favorites: September 2024 Edition!

[KhyleyBT]

I hope September has been good to you, BIC 🧡 As for me, I’ve been savoring the last moments of summer ☀ so I could welcome the cozy transition to fall with open arms – call me EXCITED 🍂 This month has also been full of travel for close friends’ weddings, so I had to reactivate my makeup skills to pull out some glam looks 🤩 As a skincare girly, I’ve been simultaneously giving my skin some extra love since we’re not in the routine of doing a regular beat. Smelling good is also a must, and I tend to reach for something a little fancier when getting gussied for an event 🌟

Here are a some of my loves so far this month:

• Carolina Herrera Good Girl Blush Eau de Parfum
• MILK MAKEUP Hydro Grip Hydrating Makeup Primer with Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide 1.52 / 45 mL 
• PAT McGRATH LABS Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Weightless Foundation 
• The Ordinary Balancing & Clarifying Serum for Blemish-Prone Skin 1 oz / 30 ml 
• Topicals Faded Under Eye Brightening & Clearing Eye Masks 6 pairs / pack 

Now it’s your turn! What are your top picks this month Community? Be sure to use the “#” symbol to tag those favorites so we can all shop together. Can’t wait to see your hot takes 🙌

[ather]

I am so bad at posting lately. Kids hockey has taken over my life!! 

 

September’s has been a wild month! My little guy started playing U7 hockey and it’s busy!

Favs in September are!

Summer Fridays Jet Lag Overnight Eye Serum for Fine Lines & Wrinkles with Gentle Retinol Blend 0.5 o... 

LAWLESS Hold Up Soft Set Creamy Eyebrow Wax  which was a new found love for me when I pulled all my brow products! 
Drunk Elephant F-Balm™ Electrolyte Waterfacial Mask 1.69 oz/ 50 mL  this was an old love that I found again! It’s been nice for the transition of seasons! 
MERIT Clean Lash Lengthening Tubing Mascara  another old love I started using again!! 
adwoa beauty Melonberry Hair Milk Leave-In Conditioner 6.8 oz / 200 mL  omg so yummy!!😋 

Essie cuticle oil so good! 😊 

[itsfi]

Oooouh, the Carolina Herrera Good Girl fragrances smell so good all year round @KhyleyBT, and I just looooove the design of their bottles - those heels! 🤣 Apologies for the very late posting - eek! My September favorites consist of tried-and-true products that have served me well at home in the Bay and on various trips, including my most recent one last month.

Spoiler

SEPHORA COLLECTION Reveal The Real 12HR Soft Radiant Skin Tint is my skin but better in a bottle. "Soft radiant skin tint" is a good description for this beauty - this somehow blurs (dark spots and redness) while simultaneously allowing my skin to come through - the glow is much less a dewy luminosity but more of a lit-from-within-brightness to my complexion. Well done, Sephora team; well done! I'll also note that I very much appreciate the packaging; namely, I can see how much product I've used up / have left. That's something I grumble about in maaaaanny of my product reviews - thank you, Sephora Collection! A little goes a long way with this beauty, and now, I'll know I'll have a better idea of when I need to repurchase! 

Tweezers can be unsung heroes. I had an appointment to clean up my brows before SEPHORiA but it had to be canceled, so that meant I would need to try to be more vigilant with my own brow care. Thank goodness for TWEEZERMAN Micro Mini Pink Perfection Tweezer Set! These mini are great for getting into smaller space and are fabulous for travel, or just keeping a set in my purse.

I was very happy to see Hanni at SEPHORiA - makes sense as the brand is based in Atlanta. I lhave tried most products in their collection, with the first being the Water Hydrating Body Mist, and have been pleased with everything I've tried - the entire line is really marvelous @sister13, @heartsmyface. I took only 2 body care products with me this trip, and it was all I needed. One was the most recent release, the fatty, a solid body moisturizer - you apply it like deoderant but all over your body - easy, peasy moisturized skin without heaviness, greasiness or film left behind.  

I usually use shower gels, but a solid bar like this Hanni Cocoon Cleanse Solid Body Serum Cleanser with Shea Butter 3.7 oz / 105 g comes in handy when traveling. The brand offers a shower scarf in some bundle which is fantastic for getting to hard to reach places in the back (getting older has for me meant less flexibility and there are just some spots that are more challenging to get to and it hurts too much to try to contort myself like a gymnast to do so). I ended up just placing the soap in a mesh sack for cleansing and gentle exfoliation.

Vitamins, digestive enzymes, allergy medicine, Aleve/Advil. etc. They all fit in this handy dandy SEPHORA COLLECTION Supplement Case - it's not an item I think to pick up but since doing so earlier this year, I can't imagine being without it.

Best memories from September: I started counting down the days to SEPHORiA 2024 after the Labor Day holiday (well, I started an informal countdown after NYC, lol). As fun as I knew the event would be, I was most excited to see and hang out with fellow BIC beauties. They did not disappoint and made a fabulous event even more so. 

There were many memorable moments from SEPHORiA Atlanta, some of which have been memorialized on the Sephoria 2024 Atlanta, Georgia thread as well as various threads throughout the Forums. My most cherished though are the ones spent chatting, catching up and laughing with the BIC beauties - thinking about it now makes me look forward to seeing them again, as well as seeing those who were not able to make it this year. Until SEPHORiA 2025! 😉

[ather]

@itsfi  Great favs! I don’t think I have seen the brand Hanni but I will check them out!! Products sound amazing and perfect for travel! The case you are displaying them in is so cute! I love how it has a window! That vitamin case is so perfect for travel!! That’s so awesome! Definitely not a product I think to pick up!!! Sounds like you had a perfect month! And Sephoria just was the cherry on top!

[CorgiMommy]

Love, love, love OLEHENRIKSEN Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment Strawberry Sorbet .  The strawberry sorbet is the perfect pink shade plus it is very hydrating lasting all day.   A great product where a little goes a long way.  

[CynthieLu]

This sounds pretty perfect! @CorgiMommy 😍 🍓

[CorgiMommy]

@CynthieLu I do think it is a great product

[CorgiMommy]

@CynthieLu it is a very nice ptoduct, thanks

[CynthieLu]

There's been a few really good looking lip products on my radar lately @CorgiMommy this one in particular just looks and sounds so good. Your post is definitely nudging me in the direction of giving this a try! 😃

[peculiarzmakeup]

Great fave! Sounds so elegantly multipurposed and a pretty pink and scent! I am gonna check it out sounds lovely 💕🍓 @CorgiMommy 

[CorgiMommy]

@peculiarzmakeup for me it was a blind purchase after reading so many positive reviews.   Glad I did  purchase it.

[happyskincare]

I’ve been finding some newer monthly favorites this month!

-The innisfree Cherry Blossom Dewy Glow Jelly Moisturizer with Niacinimide 1.69 oz / 50 ml i’ve been rediscovering the glowy non oily base this gives is perfection while delivering amazing hydration✨

-I had been seeing the brand “Axis Y” on my fyp for a while a decided to pick up their #Dark Spot Correcting Glow Serum and definitely don’t regret it! This gives such a beautiful glow i’ve been surprisingly reaching for this over my Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops Serum which i thought could of never been replaced!😂❤️

-i’ve been loving the #summer friday cherry butter balm i’ve enjoying using a simple brown liner with this🤍

-I recently picked up the Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez True to Myself Tinted Pressed Talc-Free Finishing Powder Porcelain and have been enjoying the bluring finish this gives without looking dry and cakie💕

-finally the GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Dewyplump Collagen Boosting Cheek Tint Hibiscus has been something i’ve been using very often love these and their formulation! This shade in specific i’ve been really enjoying! 

These are all of my monthly favorites for September✨

 

[KhushiiG]

I LOVE the Summer Fridays!!!!! Haven't tried the rare beauty powder yet, its next on my list.

[happyskincare]

i absolutely adore them to @KhushiiG 🥰 they’re so hydrating and i love that they gave one with some color!❤️🍒❤️

[CookieGirl1]

@happyskincare I've heard such amazing reviews on the Axis-Y treatment!  That's great that it's worked out so well for you.

[happyskincare]

I’m happy to say the wonderful things you’ve heard are true @CookieGirl1 can’t beat the price either!🩷

[CookieGirl1]

@happyskincare no kidding, Asian skincare is typically SO well-priced compared to the cost of skincare that we typically see here.

[caitbird]

@happyskincare  great faves! I bet the Summer Fridays cherry balm and brown liner combo looks beautiful on you!

[happyskincare]

Thank you so much @caitbird i’ve been enjoying pair the balm with the #make up for ever lip pencil whatever walnut (for some reason it won’t tag😂)

[CorgiMommy]

@happyskincare it is fun to try new products you never know what great product you will discover

[happyskincare]

Yes it really is @CorgiMommy!🤍