Lips
- Tom Ford Lip Color Sheer in Skinnydip (swatched here)
- Tom Ford Lips and Boys in Eddie (swatched here)
- MAC Huggable Lipglass in Sweet Persuasion (review soon)
- Chanel Glossimer in Amour 166
- NARS Lip Gloss in Hot Sand (Nordstrom exclusive, review here)
- YSL Glossy Stain in 42 Tangerine Boho and 43 Rose Folk for spring (review soon, they are lighter in color than I anticipated)
- Dior Lip Glow in Lilac and Pink (review soon, Lilac is way better than the Pink one!)
- MAC Ellie Goulding Lipstick in Only You (swatched here, I backed up both shades)
- Too Faced Melted Chocolate Liquified Lipstick in Milkshake and Metallic Chocolate Diamonds (review on all the chocolate shades soon)
- AmorePacific Moisture Bound Lip Treatment (review here)
- Molton Brown Hand Cream in Pink Pepperpod* (thoughts in this post)
- Chanel Les 4 Ombres in Tisse Rivoli (swatched + review here)
- Jo Malone Mini in Blackberry and Bay
- Elizabeth and James Rollerball in Nirvana White
- Chanel Stylo Yeux in Pomme de Pin (swatches here)
- Glossier Brow Boy in Brown*
- Edward Bess All Over Seduction in Paradise* (launching later this month)
- NARS Powder Foundation in Punjab (review here)
- Truffle Clarity Clutch Small in Nude*
The six items in the Hot Sand Collection are all exclusive to Nordstrom, items include:
- Hot Sand Lip Gloss ($26 for 0.18 oz/6 ml) is a pale sandy gold, it has a bit of shimmer in it which comes off as a shimmering frost, finish is sheer to medium but smooth and makes the lips look light and glossy
- Hot Sand Illuminator ($30 for 1.1 oz/30 ml, repromoted) is a sheer pearlized champagne peachy glow, this is one of my favorite liquid illuminators to add the most natural sheen, it’s perfect for my medium-olive skin because the peach gives it color while most champagne highlighters look light and pearly on my skin, it gives the skin that glow from within candlelit look without looking frosted
- Hot Sand Multiple ($39 for .5 oz/14g) is a new color, it’s almost identical to the Illuminator, it gives a more visible glow to the skin, I find it slightly lighter in color because of the pearl particles and more pigmented, two swipes on each cheek are just slightly lighter than my natural skintone and once blended the skin simply glows
- Blush and Bronzer Duo in Hot Sand + Laguna ($42 for .35 oz/10g) is called a blush / bronzer duo, it has a powder blush which on me acts more like a soft highlighter, it’s a champagne pearl similar to the Illuminator and Multiple, the powder has a more shimmery glowy finish while the others are more natural looking, Laguna is a cult-classic bronzer, in this compact I found the color to be just slightly different from the regular full-size, the compact one is slightly cooler-toned and sheerer
- Blush Duo in Hot Sand + Orgasm ($42 for .35 oz/10g) is a blush duo with Hot Sand Blush a peachy champagne shimmer combined with Orgasm a peachy pink shimmer
- Hanamachi Kabuki Brush
($42)
I have four categories of best in beauty this year. The first up is makeup favorites. I have 20 of my top makeup picks for lips, eyes and face – nails have their own category (up next).
- NARS Chelsea Girls Lip Gloss is this year’s best creamy nude (review here)
- Charlotte Tilbury Penelope Pink, Iconic Nude + Seduction make for the best nude lip combo ever, I used up an entire tube of Penelope Pink this year! (swatched here and here)
- Marc Jacobs Hi-Shine Enamored Lip Glosses = the best lip gloss launch (swatches here)
- Rouge Louboutin Silky Satin = most luxurious lipstick formula created and the best red lipstick I’ve ever swatched (3 formulas swatched here)
- MAC x Ellie Goulding Lipsticks were the best pinks launched (swatches here)
- Burberry Kisses Lipstick = the best lipstick formula launch this year huge plus that they are unscented and also non-drying on the lips (my picks swatched here)
- Tom Ford Lip Color Sheers in Skinnydip and Rose Soleil (swatches here) were the best new colors launched for the entire year (so good I have backups even though they are permanent)
- Hourglass Lip Treatment Oil in Icon is best new tinted lip treatment formula (swatched here)
- Urban Decay Naked3 was my most-used eyeshadow palette of the year (swatches here)
- Burberry Wet & Dry Glow Eyeshadow in Shell = best all over eyeshadow shimmer color for the lids ever made (review here)
- Clio Kill Bill Liquid Liner was the best liquid eyeliner discovery (review here)
- NARS Yeux Irresistible Palette wins for the best smoky eye palette of the year (swatches here)
- Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to Mesmerise colors are the best cream shadow launched this year for formula and color selection (swatched here)
- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer wins for most luminous bronzer + highlighter combination (swatches + review here)
- Tom Ford Moodlight is the best highlighter launch of 2015 (look + review here)
- Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze and Glow in Medium Dark = the best bronzing duo launched and also the one I used the most this past year (look shown on face here)
- Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder in #2 is best setting powder of the year, if it ever gets discontinued I will literally want to die (thoughts + review here)
- Sephora Pro Full Coverage Airbrush Foundation Brush #53 best foundation brush discovery for flawless streak-free coverage (review here)
- Wayne Goss Anniversary Set = the best brush set launch of the year (review here)
- Edward Bess All Over Seduction = most-used cream highlighters of the year (swatches here)
Many thanks to Nordstrom for sponsoring this post. As always all opinions my own. Press samples include the items from Bare Minerals and Amore Pacific. All others purchased by me.
As a quick update, there was a mess-up with one of my NARS orders so I ended up with a few duplicates. Instead of returning them, I’ve decided to give them away! Entry details below in the widget (must be 18 years or older, USA or Canada residents only). I’m giving away 1 small palette with Orgasm, Torrid, Deep Throat, All About Eve, Kalahari, Alhambra and Cordura (all brand new), entries must be made via the widget below. Good luck!
Have you looked into the NARS Pro Palettes yet? Or do you already depot your current compacts?