Below you will find a list of my personal TOP 25 beauty products of 2006!!! These are the products that helped me get through yet another fabulous year in NYC!!! Some products featured here are my staples...the products I couldn't imagine life without, and others are products I have become newly addicted to this year! What are your favorites? Do you have a great product that you think I should try? Leave a comment & let me know!!!
1. Nars Blush in Orgasm $25 This has become my staple blush. I use it everyday because it gives me a perfectly natural pinched cheek glow in a perfect peachy pink shade. It blends beautifully and lasts forever.
2. Smashbox Eyelights Palette in Beam $34 This three shadow compact is fantastic, and is more than your basic neutrals. I love the shimmery hues...I will wear this shadow to the office, out to dinner, or on the weekend.
3. Philosophy Hope in A Jar $35-$105 After I wash my face in the morning I use this fantastic moisterizer that really makes my skin feel like I just had a tall glass of water. I started using this a few years back, and i saw an improvement in my skin.
4. Tinte Shimmering Face Pearls $14 I recently got hooked on this product. I was drawn to tinte cosmetics because of the adorable packaging but quickly found their products were quite fabulous themselves. I use the face pearls in different hues. This is an extremely versatile product (so it is great if you're on the road & need to pack light). You can use the pearls wet or dry. The face pearls can be used for an all over illuminating glow, or as eyeshadow, eyeliner, highlighter, blush, bronzer, or underneath lipgloss to create the perfect long lasting lip color.
5. Nars Primer $33 I had previously been addicted to M.A.C.'s primer because of how it continually distributing moisture on my face throughout the day. Nars does this as well but better, and I have found that my makeup stays longer than with previous Primers that I have used. I love primers because A) makeup just seems to blend & adhere to my face better after first applying a primer, and they help me avoid the shiny forehead photographs at the end of the night I used to dread seeing the next morning!!!
6. Tarte Cheek Stain in Doll Face $28 This is the the best cream blush I have used in a while. I love this color because it looks natural against my pale skintone. It blends perfectly and lasts all day.
7. Nexxus Designing Texxtur Styling Creme I have very fine hair so this product is a godsend for me. A little dab applied on towl dried hair makes my hair full & thick like it has never looked before. It is amazing, I have no idea how it works but it does. I have tried thickening shampoos and other products and they never seem to demonstrate results like this product. It is a must have and one tube lasts me ages so it is a good buy!
8. Chanel Levres Scintillantes Glossimer in Pin-UP $25 I am a lip gloss afficiando. I own TONS of lip gloss and apply it non-stop but not in an annoying Paris Hilton type of way. Anyway as much as I hate to admit it this lip gloss is my absolute favorite. It does seem to last longer than any of my other glosses and isn't annoyingly sticky. The color & shine is to perfection
9. Nars Concealer in Vanilla My can't leave home without it concealer. The coverage is amazing and it blends perfectly.
10. Stila Sun N Highlighter $24
I have naturally pale skin, light eyes, and light hair. I am the antithesis of a tanorexic but i do like how i look with bit of a sunkissed glow. This is the only bronzer I have found that gives me a natural looking glow and isn't at all oompa loompa!
11. Chanel Nail Polish in Pink Satin $18 Okay, so I'm guilty of wearing the dark nail polish (yes i even wore black!) but I am back to my staple pink satin! no more black...i swear.
12. Tigi Bed Head Ego Boost leave in conditioner & Split End Mender I started using this product a few years ago at the pool or beach. I would put in my hair before I went swimming. It seemed to protect my hair from the harsh pool chemicals & the salty sea water, not to mention it made my hair more manageable at days end. I have expanded my use of it, and is something I use after every shower. It is great smelling and a tiny dab goes a long way. I highly recommend it for anyone who has long hair like me.
13. Stila Rouge Pot in Sweet Pea $20 Rouge pots are the best. They give you that just bitten stain that lasts longer than any lipstick or gloss I have tried.
14. Stila Perfecting Foundation $30
I use this in the lightest shade, the coverage is great, smooth, and blends perfectly. It gives me a creamy & flawless complexion and feels like I have nothing on.
15. Philosophy Hope in A Tube $30 I'm 24 and I am totally addicted to this eye cream. I guess it is better to start taking care of your skin now!
16. Prada Tendre Parfum $65 - $95 I have recently switched from my classic Marc Jacobs perfume to Prada Tendre. I love the packaging, but the scent is my most recent favorite.
17. Dior Diorshow Mascara , $23 This mascara makes my lashes look impossibly long so for that I love it. Also the formula never clumps or flakes like that of other brands I have tried.
18. M.A.C. Select Sheer Loose Powder in NW 5
Aww my staple. Nothing finishes off my look and starts off my day better than this powder!
19. Aveda Phomollient Styling Foam $13 @ aveda.com
My old stylist in Chicago got me hooked on this styling foam. It is lightweight, great smelling, and gives me the volume I so desparately need.
20. Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Eye Liner $18 in Black INk & Chocolate Shimmer Ink
My staple eyeliner that is everything the title suggests. I love Bobbi Brown's shimmer inks...they are so much fun!
21. Aveda Light Elements Smoothing Fluid $23 @ aveda.com
Another product my hair guru Travis got me hooked on. Like all aveda products it is great smelling, and a little dab goes a long way. This gives your hair a very shiny and smooth look...the perfect cure for flyaways and the secret for achieving that hair commerical shine.
22. M.A.C. Eye Shadow in Nylon $13.50 My all time favorite M.A.C. Eye shadow that I used with absolutely everything. It is a yellow, shimmery shade that blends beautifully and stays put all night.
23. Laura Mercier Metallic Eye Colour $22.00 in gold & mercury I recently tried this eye colour out and it is like nothing I have ever tried before. This product is probably the most fun I've had with makeup. I love blending it and trying it different ways for more drama, or more settle looks.
24. Jonathan Finish Shine Polishing Gloss THis is a great product similar to the Aveda Smoothing fluid. I recently tried this after it was in my Lucky Shops gift bag! The product is fantastic in that it gives your hair a fabulous shine, and I imagine it would be great for anyone with curly or processed hair.
25. Aveda Air Control Hair Spray $23 @ aveda.com a lightweight hairspray that i use for a volumizing boost more than anything.
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11 comments:
What a wonderful list! Love Chanel Glossimer and Diorshow!
Happy New Year!
I love Chanel Glossimer, though as a non-blonde, my colors are probably quite different than yours :-) Great list that makes me curious about several of the items.
Happy New Year!
Primers have totally changed my life. My makeup has never lasted or looked better.
I have used and loved MAC's Prep+Prime and Nars Primer. Right now I am addicted to Smashbox...but I am always game to try new ones.
This is a great list M! Thank you for participating!
Have a wonderful New Year!
I really liked the Philosophy eye cream, since it's really gentle (all sorts of things seem to irritate my undereye skin.) And then I discovered the Dior Capture eye cream, much to my wallet's chagrin and my face's delight.
I haven't tried the Nars primer yet - will have to give that one a shot!
There are so many fab things on your list like the Nars items and now the Stila Sun N Highlighter.
I, too, am completely obsessed with Laura Mercier's Metallic Eye Colours. A SA at Neiman's introduced them to me in '05 and I've been hooked ever since.
Great list! Love the Tarte Blush, Glossimer, and all things Philosophy!
Oh my gosh do I have a long list of new things to check out now thanks to you! Holy cow! But so much fun, thanks for the great list! Happy New Year! - Victoria
Love your blog & I think we have lots in common (not least of which is being PPPs - pale porcelain princesses!) so I'll definitely be taking your advice. Already planning to buy the TINte Shimmering Face Pearls!
I was playing around with those Laura Mercier eyeshadows and now I'm bummed that I didn't get them. On the wish list they go. :) Happy New Year!
Love the list. Can I suggest Mixed Chicks products, too. Their leave in is good for curls. And the deep conditioner makes striaght hair silky.
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