I have finally decided to do my Best of [Insert Year Here]. I’ve seen this done on YouTube in the past by some of the guru’s I’m subscribed to, however, I just never really tried enough products to feel comfortable doing that. This year was a completely different story. Through different circumstances I’ve been able to try so many different beauty products that I felt pretty comfortable coming up with this list. A few things to note before we start. First off this is split into two part with part one focusing on face and lip products. Also, while I tried to pick a drugstore and high end for each category I didn’t force a product into a category if it just didn’t fit. Lastly, not all of these are “New in 2015” products, these are just products that I was loving this year. With that said let’s get started in my Best of 2015.
Favorite Moisturizer
My favorite moisturizer for 2015 was hands down Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré. While there are a few others that I liked this Embryolisse moisturizer was always the one that I came back to.
Favorite Primer
One of my favorite primers for 2015 was the Nars Pro-Prime Light Optimizing Primer. I found that this was great to wear under my foundation when I wanted a more luminous look. My other favorite primer for 2015 was the Hourglass No. 28 Primer. This was perfect when I wanted my face to be super hydrated, which was all the time, and I didn’t want my whole face to be luminous.
Favorite Foundation
One of my favorite foundations for 2015 was the CoverGirl Outlast 3-in-1 Foundation. I tried a lot of foundations last year and the CoverGirl Outlast 3-in-1 was my favorite over drugstore and high end ones! When I’m wanting a lighter feeling foundation my favorite for 2015 would have to be the Dior Forever Foundation. While this is a bit expensive the feel of it and the exact perfect color match for my skin makes it well worth the money!
Favorite Concealer
One of my favorite concealers for 2015 was the CoverGirl & Olay Stay Ageless Concealer. The only reason that this wasn’t my only favorite concealer was the fact that this formula was discontinued for a liquid version which I don’t like as much. Therefore, I had to find a new one and while this version of the Sephora Bright Future Gel Serum Concealer is not the right color match I still love the coverage! I can’t wait to go and get the right color for myself.
Favorite Blush
One of my favorite blushes for 2015 was the Milani Baked Blush. I loved how pigmented this blush was and how buildable (or how sheer) you could make it. My go-to day-to-day favorite blush for 2015 was Benefit Hervana. While Hervana was my favorite, all of the Benefit Boxed Blushes are great. Hervana is one that I think is complimentary to so many skin tones and like the Milani Baked Blush is buildable as much as you want it to be.
Favorite Contour
One of my favorite contour products for 2015 was the Tarte the Sculptor Crayon. This crayon has seriously changed my contour game and I don’t know if I’ll go back to a powder version after this! Before finding the Tarte the Sculptor Crayon my favorite contour product was NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Powder in Sunny. This powder is not only super cost effective but it wears great as well.
Favorite Setting Powder
One of my favorite setting powders for 2015 was the Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder. This setting powder melts like butter into my skin and looks so natural!
Favorite Setting Spray
One of my favorite setting sprays for 2015 was the L’Oreal Infallible Setting Spray. For a drugstore setting spray the L’Oreal Setting Spray does quite excellently. That being said my go-to setting spray for 2015 was the Urban Decay All Nighter. This setting spray keeps my makeup looking flawless for such a long time that I almost never need to touch it up!
Favorite Lip Primer
My only favorite lip primer for 2015 was the MAC Cosmetics Prep + Prime for lips. No other lip primer that I tried could live up to this one plus for $17 and how much product you get you just can’t beat it!
Favorite Lipstick
My favorite day-to-day lipstick for 2015 was MAC’s Creamsheen Lipstick in Sunny Seoul. This is a “your lips but better” pink shade that looks FABULOUS on my lips, if I do say so myself! My favorite “special occasion” lipstick for 2015 was YSL Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick in shade #1. The YSL Rouge Pur Couture Lipsticks are so creamy, look so good on the lips, and are so long lasting. I will be purchasing these more often.
So that is part one of my Best of 2015. Make sure to come back on Wednesday to catch part two!
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I love the bright red lipstick. SO glamourous 🙂
I always love seeing your makeup picks. I really want to try the Milani Baked Blush for myself, it looks gorgeous and gets such a hype. Sunny Seoul is one of my favourite MAC lipsticks, I love wearing it in spring and summer 🙂
You’ve given me a great list of products I want to try. I do use NARS primer and I want to try the lip primer by MAC. I’ve never really used a primer for my lips.
I love that Covergirl foundation! And I always buy so much at Sephora. I was at the mall the other day and actually came home with a pretty big haul! Love that place! 🙂
I picked up the MAC lip primer for the first time this summer. I freaking love it, I needed this years ago. It’s a staple for sure.
Thank you for all these wonderful suggestions..my teenage niece never seems happy with her current cosmetics..thank you
This is indeed a great list of items. I am going to have to pick up a couple of these for sure. The Milani Baked Blush was the one thing that really caught my eye. Thanks for sharing the list.
What a great post of your favorites. I love all of your choices and enjoyed the video. Good luck in 2016.
Loved the blush, the contour and the lipstick, I had not had chance to seat down and think of 2015 favourite products but great post idea.
I have been thinking about getting some new make up for the new year. Some of these look great! I want to try that concealer!
I would love to try the Milani blush. I really love that light peachy color. You’ve rounded up some AWESOME products here!
This is a great list. At least your readers would see which products are really worth the try.
I don’t so much with make-up but I do love NARS products.
i LOVE a good primer!!!
I like the Cover Girl Foundation. I did just buy Maybelline Superstay Better Skin. Jury is still out. Gotta try it a few more times.
that Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré moisturizer sounds amazing. anything in gold always grabs my attention!
Great list of cosmetics. Those brands above are truly one of the best in the market right now.
It must have been hard getting to select the best of each make up items. It really helps if you are familiar with the products.
I love that makeup setting spray. That is something that I would use and need. I’ve tried something like that before and it really works. Great post!
Hourglass’ primer is the bomb! I live by that stuff. Love those two lippes from M.A.C & YSL as well. I haven’t tried their lip primer.
Your posts always make me wish I was more into make up and could get my self all prettied up. I wanted to check out the Laura Mercier setting powder. That is one I’ve heard great things about!
Love this! Makes me want to go shopping 😀 I’ve heard great reviews about NARS too bad they’re just so expensive here (as in twice and more the price back in the States)
You starting my new years tempting me with beauty products ahhh! I love Milani product but interested in the Tarte Sculpted Crayon!
Great post and products. I love trying new types of makeup so this is a good guide for which items I should buy next. I also really like your blog layout!
Totally checking out the contour crayon!
I love Tarte products, so I’m happy to see the Tarte the Sculptor Crayon on your favorites list from this year. This post was really fun and gave me some new ideas of products to pick up and try this year!
Well this might just have me wearing makeup! I am too afraid of it honestly because I am never sure how much to put on or whether it will look okay! Mostly, how people like it too! Thank you Cassie!
I’m not a make up person, but those blushes are really pretty. My girls love make up though. Great list. I will come back to it if one of them need a gift of beauty.