2017 favorites - make-up products

I have the habit of saving the emptied containers mostly the ones I could re-use and some not re-used but too pretty to throw away. I recently saw a video in YouTube where emptied containers are used to decide what to re-purchase and I thought it is a good idea. I am going to list the products used/being used, my favorites and which ones I would be re-purchasing.
I got like huge bag of them and thought of dividing them to make-up, skin care and hair care 😁.
Starting with make-up,
Face products:

Primers: I am not into primers much - mostly got them as freebies or part of kits. I used 3 primers this year - Clinique, Benefit porefessional, Bare Minerals Prime Time and Maybelline baby skin one (last 2 are still in use). My favorite of those is Clinique - it made my skin feel quite smooth even when washing it at the end of day. I am not planning on re-purchasing any of them, I will try some product which could multi-task as primer.
Concealer: I used Benefit fake-up, Maybelline age-rewind and BareMinerals Stoke of light (this is more of a high-lighter). Its quite hard to pick out a favorite in this category - guess I will go with Maybelline one. I am in 2nd tube of Benefit fake up but it is quite expensive in India, I will either re-purchase Maybelline or try a new one.
BB cream: I am not a big fan of foundations and, my preference to multi-tasking products, made BB cream a staple in my daily make-up stash. I used only 2 in this year - Olay and La Roche Posey and my favorite is Olay. La Roche one is too runny and gets absorbed into the beauty blender. As much as I like to re-purchase Olay, it is not available in India. I have Maybelline CC cream to use next before having to decide what to get next.
Compact: I used Chanel Mat Lumiere regularly and Bare Minerals Mineral veil for special occasions. I liked both of them almost equally, but if I had to pick one, I will go with Chanel. I am not considering to re-purchase either of them, but want to go for Mac next - super confused to pick from their vast collection though, may be CC prep+prime powder.
Eye, Lip & cheek:


Eye pencils/Liner: Rimmel London exaggerate eyeliner pencil, The body shop eye pencil, Lord & berry kajal stick and Maybelline curvy eyeliner are the products I used. My favorite is Rimmel - color, texture, the smudger, almost everything about it.My friend thinks twist up ones are better than pencil as there is no product wastage and I was of same opinion except Rimmel twist up got finished quite quickly while TBS pencil is still not half done, even though I bought both of them around the same time. I will be re-purchasing Rimmel after I finish up TBS which could be end of next year.
Eye shadow: I used only 2 eye shadows - Chanel stylo pencil and lord and berry (which is actually brow powder which I use as shadow). I like Chanel mostly for the design and ease of use. I wouldn't be re-purchasing either as I am yet to explore other options and learn how to apply multiple eyeshadows 😌.
Brow products: I wasn't that into brow products as my eyebrows are thick as they are, until a friend of mine convinced they make eye brows look great in pics. I picked up Maybelline brow duo to start with, then got Benefit gimme brow as part of kit and bought Rimmel duo from Look Fantastic. I think I like Benefit one better for its ease of use - its like an eyeliner with a spooly. I don't think I will re-purchase it though, I am considering NYX brow kit to try next and have to learn how to use those kits properly.
Mascara: I used mascaras from Clinique, La Roche Posey, Rimmel and Benefit. My favorite of those is Clinique for its even application and it is easy to remove. I have another Clinique one and full size Benefit mascara after completing Rimmel and Benefit sample piece I am currently using. So no buying mascaras for a while.
Lip glosses and lipsticks: I used NYX butter gloss and Clarins lip perfector in glosses, Mac, Bobbi Brown, L'oreal and Dior in lipsticks, Rimmel exaggerate lip liner and Burts bees lip crayon - the longest list of all 😊. My favorite is Mac Satin lipstick. I already got another Mac lipstick and a list of lipsticks I want from Mac.
Cheek tint: I used TBS cheek tint and currently using Benefit Bene tint. I like both of them same - TBS is more visible and Benefit is more subtle. I think I am ready to try blushes now - thinking mac Desert Rose.

Perfumes & deos: well, they don't exactly come in makeup category but I consider them to be. I used TBS white musk libertine & English dawn gardenia, engage pocket sprays, Cinthol deo stick Chanel mademoiselle, Bath & body works paris amor. My favorite, undoubtedly,  is Chanel mademoiselle - whenever I am in bad mood, I spray this and it instantly lifts my spirits even if is for a little while. I still got lots of perfumes to finish up, but definitely will be getting a perfume version of Mademoiselle.


Make-up removers & face-wipes: I used Bioderma micellar water, Sephora dual phase makeup remover & Neutrogena oil-free make-up remover and St.Ives, Beauty Formulas tea tree and Kara Neem and tea tree facial wipes. I like Bioderma, Sephora and St.Ives equally, but Sephora one impressed me the most - almost like love at first sight. I already purchased 3 new bottles of Bioderma and, as much as I like to get other 2, St.Ives wipes are not available and Sephora remover is priced more than twice in India😣.

Of all, my top 3 products are - Mac lipstick, Chanel mademoiselle perfume and Olay BB Cream.

Comments

  1. Try Maybelline BB cream... its my go to for daily use
    And mac for the whole make up base,its fab❤️

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    1. Maybelline was my go-to BB cream too. But I wanna try something new. Which one are you using in Mac?

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  2. Looking forward to get my own Mac lipstick 😌😌

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