*new* beauty best buys

MrsE_2

jenniewb wrote: »

Are you guys listing your top beauty products or just the new ones your trying? I have a load of products I love but am always looking for new products and then find they are never as good as the old ones...but my 'can't throw it away' mentality means I'm often months from my old favorites!
So if it helps, here are my old favorites in case they are .

Well I started it so we could list our favs, cheap & expensive, products that really WORK for us

iamamm

Thanks, I think I'll invest in a Denman, another product for the list

ETI hairdryer, worth the initial investment of about £35, never overheats or cuts out, suitable for all hair types, long cord and fantastic choice of colours, good speed and heat choice.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Ok...

Vie at Home - mineral foundation

Boots Simply Sensitive face products.

Dior show - lash maximizer.

Laura Geller - balance & brighten blusher.

Royal Enhance kabuki brush & blush brush.

SBC- propolis gel.

Moggins_2

Vo5 give me moisture shampoo and conditioner
Avon glimmerstix eyeliner
Boots natural collection powder and mascara for daytime
Vaseline lip balm
Rimmel wake me up foundation
17 eyeshadow trio
Soap and glory body mist

Saturnalia

Shampoo - Alberto Tea Tree
Conditioner - same
Brush - Denman mini
Hairspray - Tresemme Freeze Hold
Mousse - whatever is cheap!
Putty - Boots own brand
Dry hair cure and frizz tamer - Vitapointe

Shower gel - Original Source when on offer
Body lotion - Body Shop butter in Brazil nut
Sunscreen - Neutrogena Dry Touch SPF 55 for my face, Piz Buin Allergy SPF 30 for my body
Antiperspirant - Mitchum... but it seems to work for 6 months then stop, ad I have to take a break and go back to it. Still looking for another one that works as well.

Hand cream - Avon glycerine
Balm (lips, elbows, ect) - whatever catches my eye!
Tweezers - I use an Epicare instead
Foot cream - Avon Skin So Soft serum (under socks)

Eye make-up remover - cooking oil on cotton wool!
Cleanser - Superdrug Tea Tree
Facial Wash - Superdrug Tea Tree
Moisturiser - Lidl Iseree COQ10 at night, Olay classic in the day
Face pack - Body Shop Blue Corn Scrub Mask
Primer - Avon Magix
Spot treatment - Tea Tree Oil dabbed on at night

Foundation - Missha BB Cream
Pressed powder - Superdrug Miss Sporty (I dream of a Chanel compact one day!)
Blusher/bronzer - No17
Eye shadow - Koko, Barry M pots, Models Own pots
Mascara - Anything Collection2000 but currently using Koko and very impressed!
Eyeliner - Koko again, or Avon Supershock.
Eyebag concealer - Lidl or Collection2000

Brushes - Models Own or Avon
Nail polish - Koko, China Glaze, OPI

All-time game changer - Seche Vite. Yes it does live up to the hype. Pricy to start with, but saves lots of time waiting for nails to dry, and polish lasts so much longer, so more manicures per bottle! :j

flissh

Eye brows- Good threading then MAC eyebrow pencil in Lingering. Always go back to it.
Under Eye etc- YSL Touche Eclat

Always chop and changing the rest, but these two are my constants

iamamm

@Saturnalia - I agree with the Mitchum comment, I've solved this problem by alternating it with whatever else I fancy using (currently Sure spray) a few times a week

freyasmum

I know this thread is a few months old, but I was just thinking about this the other day.

Shampoo
Conditioner
Hair Mask

I've just got pureology hydrate so will report back on that next week when I've had a chance to have a few uses.

I use a L'Oreal colour extending hair oil - it smells like heaven in a bottle. It's £20ish from the hairdressers (probaly cheaper online) but you only use one squirt at a time - I've had my bottle for over a year and I'm not even halfway through it

Favourite OTC is Aussie Mega Shampoo - it's the everyday one.

I also love Kerastase. With most things hair and beauty, I really do think that you get what you pay for.

The best cleanser in the world, bar none, is eve lom. I don't like her moisturiser at all though! I'm currently using up my REN balancing moisturiser and it's not bad at all. I also like Clinique Dramatically Different. I can't wait to use it up to get onto my CdM :A

Best lip balm is..... *drum roll* Coca Cola Lip Smackers!

Spray tan is sublime bronze spray by l'oreal - a quick spray over my fave with this makes me looks alive :rotfl:

NARS Orgasm Illuminator/blush
MAC concealor
Lashes are tinted and lifted so only ever wear clear mascara on a day to day basis.
Eyeliner and eyebrows, I've had semi permanent make-up. Best buy eyeliner was a Rimmel one I got reduced in boots for 50p.
Tweezers - tweezerman

Nails - depending on my mood, I'll wear either gel or acrylic enhancements in french with an extended nail bed (elegantly almond shaped) or shellac on short, natural nails (which would be squarer) BUT if I were buying a polish, I'd buy Vinylux by CND. I normally can't wear polish on my nails for more than a few hours - I managed to wear vinylux perfectly for 5 days :eek:

I like to use a venus before my IPL sessions. I'm with MrsE - I stopped getting cut when they brought these out! I used to wax everything, but am now working through with the IPL.

I think that's everything?

Saturnalia wrote: »

Antiperspirant - Mitchum... but it seems to work for 6 months then stop, ad I have to take a break and go back to it. Still looking for another one that works as well.

You know, I've used it for ages and never found that - but I thought I'd noticed that recently! I'm glad it's not just me

shegirl

Shampoo and Conditioner -Aussie Colourmate.Also use the intensive conditioner and like 3 for 2 at Tesco!

Hair tamers (curly hair,so prone to frizz!)- John Freida Frizz Ease mixed with a little bit of Phil Smith Argan Oil Cream.

Cleanser- Always always always Clarins Cleansing Milk.Everything else ends up drying my skin.It also lasts so the price is pretty good.

Day/Night Cream- Currently Garnier Youthful Radience (half price at Mr T!)

Foundation- My fave Lancome one is now discontinued Currently,surprisingly,using Barbara Daly Moisture Foundation and it's pretty good!Am lusting after YSL Touche Eclat Foundation though!

Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash.Nothing beats it!Although Benefit Bad gal is good and I'm tempted by the plum one.

Concealer- Benefit Boiing!

Shadow- Benefit Big Beautiful Eyes kit.Daytime look,lasts,has nice little brushes.

Cheeks and lips- Benefit Posietint is fab.But my hair is now too ginger to carry it off

Can anyone recommend:

A good cream blush?
A replacement for Soap and Glory Wish Upon a Jar 21 day collagen boost?It's been discontinued and I could cry!!!

freyasmum

shegirl wrote: »

A good cream blush?

I forgot about that! I like the maybelline dream matte mousse one:)