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| As a disclaimer, all of these products where chosen by me, and me alone. There is no accounting for my taste, which may or may not coincide with yours. I also would not know how to choose a product that has no application to me, like a shampoo for oily hair. So take them with a grain of salt, at least until you try them yourself. FACE liquid foundation: Giorgio Armani $42 sheer foundation: Prescriptives Traceless $32.50 cream foundation: Vincent Longo Water Canvas $45 stick foundation: Estée Lauder Minute Makeup Stick $29.50 powder foundation: Aveda Dual Base Minus Oil $19.50 (refill pan) face & body foundation: MAC Face and Body Foundation $28.50 concealer: Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer $27 lightweight concealer: Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat $35 heavy-duty concealer: Shu Uemura Mark Concealer $20 loose powder for oily skin: Poudre T. LeClerc Loose Powder $45-$70 loose powder for dry skin: Prescriptives Magic Liquid Powder $32.50 pressed powder: MAC Blot Powder $15 powder blush: Nars Blush $20 cream blush: Paula Dorf Cheek Color Cream $18 bronzing powder: Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder $32.50 EYES mascara: Lancôme Définicils High Definition Mascara $20 natural mascara: Shu Uemura Mascara Basic $27 volumizing mascara: Maybelline Lash Expansion $9 eyeshadow: Stila $14/$16 (most user-friendly shades), Urban Decay $15 (most unique shades) cream eyeshadow: Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow $14 eye pencil: MAC Eye Kohl $15 cream eyeliner: Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner $18 brow pencil: Shu Uemura Hard Formula Brow Pencil $20 LIPS lipstick: Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Vibration $28 sheer lipstick: Maybelline Wet Shine Lipstick $6 clear lip gloss: Bourjois Effet 3D Lipstick, transparent oniric $15 lip gloss: Delux Beauty Lip Gloss $15 bargain lip gloss: Neutrogena MoistureShine Lipgloss $6 lip liner: Sue Devitt Long Lasting Lip Liner $20 SKIN cream cleanser: Eve Lom Cleansing Cream $65 milky cleanser: Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser $3-$10 foam cleanser: Pola (there are many varieties: Plenna, 1/f, Vitax, etc.) $22-$77 gel cleanser: Lancôme Clarifiance Oil-Free Gel Cleanser $23.50 eye-makeup remover: Lancôme Bi-Facil Double-Action Eye Makeup Remover $20 makeup remover: Shu Uemura Cleansing Beauty Oil $30 scrub: Remède Sweep $44 face sunblock: Shiseido—Gentle Sun Block Cream SPF 22 $22, Ultra Light Sun Block Lotion SPF 30 $27 rich moisturizer: Kiehl's Ultra Facial Moisturizer (also available with sunscreen) $12-$53.50 moisturizer: Body Time Aromatherapy Camomile Lavender Facial Moisturizing Cream $15 light moisturizer: Better Botanicals Dandelion Moisturizer $19.99-$34.50 superlight moisturizer for oily skin: Origins Matte Scientist Oil-Controlling Lotion $18.50 eye cream: Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Recovery Complex $45 lip balm: Nuxe Lip Balm with Honey $17 (tinted lip balms, $15) acne treatment: Peter Thomas Roth AHA/BHA Acne Gel $45 spot acne treatment: Bioré Blemish Double Agent $6 HAIR shampoo: Pert Plus Shampoo and Conditioner in One $4-$7 moisturizing shampoo: Aveda Sap Moss Shampoo $15 everyday conditioner: John Frieda Beach Blonde Smooth Sailing Detangling Conditioner $6 moisturizing conditioner: Aveda Curessence $17 leave-in conditioner: Infusium 23 Leave-In Treatment $6 smoothing cream: John Frieda Frizz Ease Secret Weapon Flawless Finishing Creme $5 hair dye: L'Oréal Féria $10 TOOLS brushes: Paula Dorf $6-$60 bargain brushes: Sonia Kashuk $2-$10 tweezers: Tweezerman Slant $18 eyelash curler: Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler $15 BODY bath soap: Lush $6.20-$6.95 bath gel: Kiehl's Liquid Body Cleanser $10-$22 (coriander, vanilla, grapefruit) body lotion: Palmer's Shea or Cocoa Butter Lotion $6 rich body moisturizer: The Body Shop Body Butter $15 nail polish: OPI Nail Lacquer $6 top coat: Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat $10 cuticle moisturizer: Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream $4 hand cream: Ahava Advanced Hand Cream $17 foot cream: Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Cream $9 deodorant: Tom's of Maine Natural Deoderant $4 razor: Gilette Venus $7 |