Everything here works wonders for me but the four things that are unquestionably stocked in excess at home are the primer, foundation, blush and eyeliner. I'm not a beauty guru, so I'm sure there are lots of products out there that should be in my arsenal...care to share your holy grail product? Please do so in the comments! =)
Face:
- Olay Complete SPF Moisturizer
- Smashbox Photo Finish Light Primer
- Bobbi Brown Moisturizing Creme Compact Foundation (4.0 Natural)
- Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer (Beige)
- Bobbi Brown Blush (Peony)
- Bobbi Brown Loose Face Powder (5.0 Sand)
- Chanel Les 4 Ombres Quardra Eyeshadow (79 Spices)
- (not pictured) MAC Eyeshadow (Bloomcycle, Part Peony, Fresh Cut and Swiss Chocolate for brows)
- Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
- Maybelline Volume Express Mascara
- Benefit Cosmetics Magic Ink Liquid Eyeliner
- Kiehl's Lip Balm #1
- Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick (Wild Orchid)
- Bobbi Brown Foundation Brush
- Bare Escentuals Powder and Concealer Brushes
- MAC Blush, Liner and Shadow Brushes
I absolutely cannot live without the Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizer! I've tried other ones but it always irritates my face. I also love my Bare Escentuals but I might give your Bobby Brown a try. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI use Olay moisturizer also! I've been loving Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion and MAC's Angel lipstick recently!
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ohh love seeing what others use!
ReplyDeleteThe Mac brushes are definitely something I cant live without! And I also have to have my Laura Mercier foundation.
ReplyDeleteI cannot live without :
ReplyDelete1- Too faced shadow insurance primer for the lids : HG for sure !
2- Nars Sheer glow foundation : new HG , great for luminous yet natural skin
3- MAC prep and prime finishing powder : the best I ever tried....
4- My sigma brushes : fantatsic price for the quality
5- Burt's Bee lipbalm
6- my neutral e/s : too many to describe but I have a weakness for my Patina and Sable e/s at the moment...
Caro xxx
I always have a surplus of MAC's Painterly Paint Pot. I use it as a primer for my eyeshadow. It changed my life. MAC brushes are awesome as well. Quick question, have you ever used Bare Escentuals? If so, did you like them better than Bobbi Brown?
ReplyDeleteLove seeing what you use- you always look amazing! My HG products at the moment are Benefit Eye Bright pencil (for pinkish glow under the eye) and Maybelline falsies mascara.
ReplyDeleteMy HG product is Chanel Mascara. It doesn't smudge on me. And my Nars Sheer Glow foundation just love it.
ReplyDeletexoxo Olga
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So many new products to try!!!
ReplyDeleteLu - I used Bare Escentuals (happily) for several years before making the switch to Bobbi Brown. I love the way my skin looks and feels with the cream foundation, it has made a major difference, especially in pictures!!
great post Anh!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite product is Revlon color stay eyeliner, I haven't found a better liquid one yet!
I really like your make up colors, Anh! They look so well on you.
ReplyDeleteI love Bobbi Brown's blushes. They're the best for Asian skin tones. For skin, Giorgio Armani's Face Fabric Second Skin does wonders. It feels like velvet, and you won't need to put on anything else for the entire day.
Hey! I use that Olay SPF moisturizer too! Isn't it great?
ReplyDeleteI love the Olay moisturizer as well! My mom uses it too. Seems to be a favorite of many :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this post. Your makeup always looks flawless so its nice to see the products you use.
I'm super oily so that Olay moisturizer makes me look like I just got home from the gym (even though I dont go to gyms). hahaha.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Caro. Too faced shadow insurance is my HG. can't put on shadow w/o it.
Someday, I will be able to afford Chanel quad shadow.
I am in love with Chanel's quad shadows ~ but my holy grail product has got to be Bobbi Brown's Creme Visage Hydratante, or, Hydrating Face Cream ;) It's the perfect moisturizer for these Chicago winters...
ReplyDeleteI love this idea to share favorite beauty products ~ there are a lot of bad products out there, but a lot of great ones as well. Perhaps I steal this idea and share mine with a Chicago-twist? :)
Hope all is well!
I love hearing about people's daily makeup routines! I can't leave home without my Kiehl's lip balm.
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Great post! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteXOXO
Michelle
www.hardcoremakeupjunkie.com
i love shiseido products and i can't live without their powder bronzer, especially in the dreary pale winters of boston! just enough to warm up my face without looking like bronzer!
ReplyDeletewhat do you use to apply your bobbi brown cream foundation?
ReplyDeleteHi michelle! I use Bobbi Brown's foundation brush (the first brush pictured above). I had never used creme foundation previously, so it was a change at first and it felt like I was "painting" my face everyday. Definitely worth it! =)
ReplyDeleteI use Bobbie Brown's Tinted Moisturizer, Nars Lipgloss in Babe, Tarte Lock & Roll eyeshadow, and Bobbie Brown's Long Wear Gel eyeliner (best thing eve!).
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your make up favorites with us. It's such a fun post.
I am also a huge fan of Smashbox's Light Primer! I used to use the regular one, and during the recent Sephora FF sale picked up the light instead, and like it so much more!
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My holy grail products are:
ReplyDelete1. SK2 facial treatment essence
2. MUFE HD primer
3. The Face Shop HD BB Cream
4. Nars blush in Desire
5. Mac eyeshadow in Naked Lunch
6. Revlon Colorstay liquid eyeliner
7. Covergirl lashblast
8. ELF liquid lipstick in baby lips
xxx
great post! you know i share a love for the bb peony blush :) it's the best!
ReplyDeletei never thought to try BB face products----maybe one day :)
I hope all the ladies use spf every day!!
ReplyDeleteI recently switched over to using Neutrogena's dry-touch sunblock in spf 55 every morning. I have combination skin, and find that this does not break me out. I used to use Laura Mercier's tinted moisturizer, but found without powder I was too shiny, and it could have possibly been causing some pimples for me.
As for tools...I know this is not very green friendly of me, but I like to use disposable sponges to apply my spf then foundation. One sponge will last me between two to three days, so I am not being too wasteful. :p
great to know! you have such flawless skin that i've always wondered what you use. def want to try that blush!
ReplyDeleteMy HG products:
ReplyDeleteEve Peal Salmon concealer
Make UP Forever HD Foundation
Oil of Olay moisturizer is such a staple! My mom used it growing up too!
ReplyDeleteLe Blanc de Chanel primer is my favourite!
Dior Blackout mascara is something I can't live without
I've also been using Bare Escentuals for two years now, but I think I'm ready to try something new...so I'll be sure to check out the Bobbi Brown counter
-Maggie
http://themaggiescene.blogspot.com
My go-to products that I never change are:
ReplyDeleteFoundation: Georgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation - the BEST product ever. I swear I've tried every foundation and this is the one I swear by. It's amazing.
Concealer: YSL Touche Eclat - amazing for under eyes especially
Mascara - I'm a recent convert to DiorShow Mascara - the best one I've ever used!
What a great post!!
I am not blessed with easy going skin and perfect skin like others so I am still trying to figure out what works best for me.
ReplyDelete- I used Laura Mercier before and I am not too crazy about
- I tried some very expensive skin care, LaMer, Chanel, Sisley and they all did me nothing but harm and required a visit to a dermatologist,expensive medicine from the Dr. to fix the issue i didn't have before I try these products.
- I have tried Surge Lutens make up from Barney, soooooo expensive and it is good, but not worth the $200 for small compact of powder that other product would do the same trick for less. When I used Surge Lutens, I feel like $300-$400 is flying out of my bank every couple of months for powder and blush. So I switch to Bare Escentuals and I feel that it does the same trick for much less.
For now I am still trying to figure out the best skin care for my skin stype, I am oily in some places and dry in some places.
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ReplyDeleteI have super oily skin, and sometimes dry areas as well! It might not hurt to try Bobbi Brown - my dermatologist recommended it over the Bare Essentuals I had been using... my skin reacted very well to the creamy foundation!
Awesome post!!
ReplyDeleteMy HG products are:
Philosophy- the present, clear make up
Laura Mercier- oil free foundation vanilla beige
Laura Mercier secret concealer 3
Tarte bronzer- hotel hairess
Lorac blush- desire
Vincent longo- crystal coral ( I think it may be discontinued, but if ur in NYC, go to Henry Bendel, they can custom make a product for you, just bring a bit of original. They do a great job.
Recently found and love- chanel- rouge allue laque 76
P.S. I have had a prob. with oily skin and occasional break outs for years. Before my wedding a make up artist told me about this site: acne.org, said it worked wonders for her. I ordered a small package and now I can't live without it.
Another great site is more of a skin care, but their healing cream is amazing and eye cream is pretty great too. http://www.mariobadescu.com/healing-cream
You are gorgeous !
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xoxo Angeza
Thanks for sharing your great secrets with us Anh! Keep blogging, it helps us so much!
ReplyDeleteHave you tried Sigma Beauty brushes before? They are awesome! - http://www.sigmabeauty.com/?Click=149116
ReplyDeletexo jeanette
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ReplyDeleteDo you use this routine every morning?? And what is your motivation for getting up earlier to do your makeup in the morning?! I just can't find the motivation to wake up earlier to put on my makeup, but want to!