My favorite products of 2014 part 1: make-up products

Happy New Year everybody! I decided to start this year with my favorite products of 2014 since I found very nice and interesting products last year and I think it is worth sharing them with you. Let’s start with make-up products as it is my favorite part of cosmetic world.

Mascaras:

• Lash Exact by CoverGirl (the same as 2000 calories by Max Factor) – it’s been my favorite for years.
• Volum’Express The Rocket mascara by Maybelline – it holds lash curl really well.
• Better than sex mascara by Too Faced – my lashes look like fake ones (in a good way).

Eyeliners for water line:

• Master Drama in color Black by Maybelline 
• Khol pencil in color Infinite Beige by Sephora

Eyeliners for upper eye line:

• Gel eyeliner in color Black by Essence
• I’m still looking for the perfect liquid pen eyeliner, even though I tried many last year I’m still not completely happy. Still testing.

Eyebrow pencils:

• Define a brow eyebrow pencil in colour Dark Blonde by Maybelline
• Eyebrow pencil in color Taupe by Peggy Sage
• Long-lasting eyebrow pencil in color Medium by Sephora 

Eyebrow powder:

• Absolute eye color eyeshadow in color 350 Starlight Expresso by Catrice- it is a regular eyeshadow but it matches my eyebrow color perfectly and it stays on all day long. And it’s cheap.

Eyeshadow primers:

• Eyeshadow primer potion by Urban Decay
• Eye base primer by KIKO – as good as Urban Decay, it holds eyeshadows like crazy.
• Paint pot in color Soft Ocre by MAC

Single eyeshadows:

• Eyeshadow in color Kitten by Stila
• Eyeshadow n.403 from VAMP! Collection by PUPA

Eyeshadow palettes:

• Boudoir eyes by Too Faced
• Meet Matt(e) Nude by The Balm

BB creams:

• Ambre Solaire SPF 30 and SPF 50 by Garnier
• Sublimist BB cream with SPF 25 by L’Oreal

Foundations:

• Lumi Magique by L’OrealMatt co
• ntrol 18h by Dermacol
• Invisiwear by EX1
• Matt fluid by Yves Rocher

Concealers:

• HD photogenic concealer by NYXDream Lumi T
• ouch Highlighting concealer by Maybelline
• Instant Age rewind Eraser dark circles by Maybelline

Powders:

• Loose Prep & Prime by MAC for under eyes area
• Loose mineral powder in color Neutral A by Makeup Atelier Paris for under eyes area
• Mineralize skinfinish natural in color Light plus by MAC for face

Bronzer:

• Laguna by NARS

Blushes:

• Rockateur by Benefit – my most worn blush, if I don’t know what to put as a blush, I always go for this one.
• Instain long-wearing powder staining blush in color Houndstooth by The Balm

Highlighters:

• Mineral glow pearls blush in color Natural pearl by Physician formula
• Mary-Lou Manizer by The Balm

Lip pencil:

• Lip liner pencil in color Pale Pink by NYX - my ultimate nude lip liner color, I always have few in stock to be sure to never run out of it.

Lipsticks:

• Color whisper by color sensational by Maybelline – all of them but mainly Lust for blush, together with NYX lip pencil in Pale pink it is my go-to combo.
• Color sensational Vivids by Maybelline - great color choice and confortable formula
• Cremesheen formula lipsticks by MAC

Lipgloss:

I don’t like lip gloss in general, so I don’t have any favorites. What concerns price and pigmentation, I would recommend either Butter gloss by NYX or Color sensational High shine by Maybelline.

Nail polish formula:

• Super stay 7 days gel nail color by Maybelline
• All nail polish formula by Flormar
• Color riche by L’Oreal
• All nail polish formula by OPI

Fix sprays:

• Fix plus by MAC
• Finishing spray by Skindinavia
• Make-up setting spray with dewy finish by NYX