Best in beauty 2015

"You can only perceive real beauty in someone as they get older."

Anouk Aimee

I looked through a year's worth of favorites, my beauty closet, and a little notebook to gather the most used products of 2015. Happy New Year! xoxo

Skin care

normal to dry skin

Cleanser- Origins Checks and Balances, Sunday Riley Blue Moon Cleansing Balm
Cleansing towelettes- Boots No 7 Quick Thinking Towelettes
Treatments- Sunday Riley Luna, Peter Thomas Roth Pumpkin Enzyme Mask, Ole Henriksen Lemon Strip Flash Peel
Acid pads- Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix (also comes in extreme)
Facial oil- Clarins Lotus Facial Treatment Oil, Aerin Rose Oil
Scrub- Acure Organics Brightening Facial Scrub
Day Moisturizer- Belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb
Night Moisturizer- Burt's Bees Intense Hydration with Clary Sage, Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist 


                                                                 

Body care


Body wash- Philosophy Shimmering Snowlace
Moisturizer/oil- Ren Moroccan Rose Otto Ultra Moisture body oil, Tata Harper Revitalizing body oil
Scrub- Fresh Cocoa Body Exfoliant, Pacifica Kona Coffee and Sugar Detox, Lush Ocean Salt
Bath time- Cowshed Spoilt Creme

                    

Hair care



Shampoo/conditioner- Alterna Caviar Repair Rx, Kerastase Chronologiste Shampoo and balm, R + Co Moon line 
Mask- Kerastase Chronologiste
Hair oil- L'Oreal Oleotherapy (second year in a row)
Dry shampoo- Nirvana Black

 Makeup


 Primer- Laura Mercier Oil Free 

 Lightweight foundation- Illuminaire Mattifying Mineral Foundation, Amore
 Pacific Color Control Cushion Compact 

 Full Coverage foundation- L'Oreal Infallible Pro Matte 

 Concealer- Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage

 Powder- Rimmel Stay Matte 

 Bronzer/contour- I use neither of those. 

 Blusher- Illamasqua Naked Rose, D & G Caramel 

 Highlighter- Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Moonstone and Pearl 

 Brows- MAC Omega eyeshadow

 Eye primer- Urban Decay Primer Potion

 Eyeshadow- Charlotte Tilbury Eyes To Mesmerise in Marie Antoinette


 Palette/quad- Viseart 01 matte 

 Eyeshadow stick- Kiko Moon Shadows, By Terry Mercure and Black Pearl 

 Eye pencil- L'Oreal Voluminous Smoldering 

 Liquid eyeliner- Make Up For Ever Ink 

 Mascara- Guerlain Maxi Lash So Volume

 Lip balm- Lipstick Queen Belle Epoque, Glossier Balm Dotcom Coconut

 Lipgloss- Bobbi Brown Crystal, Clarins Instant Light Lip Comfort 

 Lip pencil- MAC Cherry, MAC Whirl

 Lipstick pencils- Bobbi Brown Art Sticks (especially Rose Brown)

 Day lipstick- Marc Jacobs Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Chanel Coromandel

 Night lipstick- NARS Jeanne, Besame Cherry Red 1935, Clinique Berry Pop

 Perfume- Balmain Extatic Intense Gold, Coqui Coqui Tabaco

Time in a bottle: May 2015 favorites

Fashion:

 Perfumes: 

Diptyque Paris, 

The story behind Volutes has me completely enchanted.  This was inspired by boat trips in the 1930's from Marseille to Saigon. The swirls of smoke in the air, the boat on the water, spice markets, wood paneling, and elegant ladies smoking Khedive cigarettes on the the top deck.

Eau Duelle centers around a deep vanilla. I didn't know what to expect with this one, but it turned out to be the best vanilla based perfume I've ever smelled. It's not sweet or cloying. I like to mix it with perfumes that need to be cozy and a little softer.  

Makeup inspirations:

Bardot

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                                                                              Hair care:

R + Co Bel Air and Moon shampoos and conditioners

SoapBox Coconut Oil shampoo (available at Target) One bottle of SoapBox provides one month of clean water for those in need. 

Skin care: 

Burt's Bees Pink Grapefruit Towelettes

Alba Botanica Coconut Milk Facial Wash

Formula 10.0.6 Keep Your Cool Skin Calming Gel Mask w/ coconut and cucumber

Sisley Black Rose Precious Oil

                             

                              

                                                

               

                                                              
Foundation: 

                       

                                                             
                                           AmorePacific Color Control Cushion Compact w/ spf 50

                                                                           Powder:
                                                    Besame Brightening Vanilla and Violet powders
                                                                        

                                                                     

  Concealer:

 Maybelline Pure Mineral concealer
Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage   

 Blusher:

Urban Decay Video, Surratt La Vie En Rose
    

                                             

                                        

           

 Highlighter: 
 Becca Rose Gold 

  
    

  Eyeshadows:    

         
NARS Christopher Kane shadow in Outer Limits
Surratt Dore Rose
Surratt Grey Gardens
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to Mesmerise in Marie Antoinette

           Eyeliners:

NARS Mekong

           

  

     Mascara:

Guerlain Cils d'Enfer Maxi Lash So Volume (holds a curl, doesn't flake, and separates lashes)

                                       

Lipsticks: 
Chanel Rouge Coco in  Marie

NARS Audacious in Annabella 

Besame Red Velvet and Red Hot Red (now at Sephora)

*New* Maybelline Color Blur Matte Pencil in Berry Misbehaved

Milani matte lipstick in Passion



  

                   

                                       

            Nail Colour:

 OPI Red Lights Ahead... Where?


** This post is unfinished due to lost photos. 2/1/17