I love trying new things and make up is definitely one area in which it is fun to swap things around and experiment. However there are some products that just seem to have it all - the color, the formula, the feel - that even though I try out others I always seem to come back to them.
Here in no particular order (as they say) are five products that for me are outstanding - ones that are always in my stash or on my repurchase list.
Chantecaille Just Skin.
I've written about this amazing tinted moisturizer before. It really is the best as far as I'm concerned. It has great coverage, feels comfortable, is good to my skin and contains SPF 15. Honestly, I've tried out other TM's, BB's, CC's and foundations but nothing compares to it. I like to wear this in the shade 'Bliss' if I'm going for a natural look or 'Nude' if I'm going for a summery bronzed look - Yes it really is that good you can wear it in different shades!
Collection Concealer.
Honestly I'd fly to England just to buy this I like it that much. It covers everything yet doesn't go flaky or cake. I find the shade 'Cool Medium 2' works well for me. Sure the packaging isn't beautiful - the lettering always comes off by the end of the first week of use - but it's functional and a tube of this lasts for ages... Also did I mention it's as cheap as chips?
Hourglass Veil Primer.
The first time I tried this it blew my socks off! It really a Godsend for someone like me whose face becomes shiny the moment they walk out of the door. This stuff just works - put the tiniest amount on - it's got great slip - wait 5 minutes and you will feel it gripping your base as you apply it. And it keeps it there. I may flirt around with other primers but I always come back to this.
Kevyn Aucoin The Eyeshadow Single #104 Soft Clay
I've bought three pans of this in a row. It's just the perfect 'My Eyelids But Better' color for me and I wear it practically everyday for work. It's a gorgeous pinky/grey/beige with great pigmentation and the texture is simply gorgeous - very finely milled so there's never any fall out. And of course the packaging has to get a mention - a little mirrored compact that not only has a spring loaded lid it closes with a snap - glorious!
Chantecaille Brilliant Gloss 'Modern'.
Lip products are the things that I swap around the most and that I have the most of but this gloss in the shade 'Modern' is always in there somewhere. I hadn't worn this for a while but picked it up the other day and had one of those 'hell yeah moments' I love all Chantecaille glosses but the formula of this is really rather wonderful - it's moisturing yet it lasts - and it's glossy and shiny without being sticky or gloopy. 'Modern' is a very wearable, very subtle MLBB nude that goes with just about any makeup look. This is another product with great packaging - rather that a doe foot it has a brush - which always feels more professional and hygienic somehow and the tube itself is just sleek and sexy with a bit of heft to it that makes it solid enough to throw in your bag.
I'd hate to get stuck in a make up rut but all of the above just work so well for me that I think they will have a place in my routine for a while to come.
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