7 Beauty Products I Love Right Now

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Sep 5

Written By Laura Stone

I can’t wait to share with you 7 beauty products I love right now. However, to be honest, these are 7 beauty products I have loved for a longgg time! I keep buying them because these beauty essentials are timeless staples. At the very bottom of this post you’ll find each product linked so you can grab one (or each) of these products yourself!

Pictures wearing the products :)

1) Alastin Skincare Regenerating Skin Nectar with TriHex Technology

WHY I LOVE IT: My dermatologist recommended Alastin Skincare Regenerating Skin Nectar with TriHex Technology. The TriHex Technology is a proprietary blend of peptides and other key ingredients that help clear away damaged and aged proteins in the skin’s ECM.

The day after our appointment, I opened New Beauty Magazine’s Summer 2019 edition and noticed Alastin’s TrasFORM BODY TREATMENT with TriHex Technology was listed as #1 in their article “Power Duos.”

Alastin’s Skincare Regenerating Skin Nectar with TriHex Technology is listed as #2 in New Beauty’s 13 Powerful Skin Care Products Dermatologists Wish Their Patients Used at Home.

HOW TO USE IT: Apply this serum every morning to face and neck. Then, apply your favorite sunscreen.

Hourglass Cosmetics Makeup Brushes

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WHY I LOVE THEM: Oh my gosh. I looooveee Hourglass Cosmetic’s makeup brushes! I have tried so many different makeup brushes from several brands….

Hourglass’s makeup brushes are sooo soft, dense, and do not pull on your skin when applying makeup. The tug and pulling on my skin is something I’ve noticed from most makeup brushes (even high end brands) that I’ve used, especially if it has denser bristles. These brushes are dense, yet STILL so soft with NO tugging and pulling. They also last for years so they’re worth the investment!

HOW TO USE THEM:

No1 Powder Brush (top brush on the right): This brush works great for application of liquid foundation or mineral foundation. I applied Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet Smooth-Effect Makeup Foundation with this brush. The bristles are made of Taklon hair, which is more hygienic and kinder to animals (since Taklon is not sourced from animals).

Retractable Foundation Brush (middle brush pictured) This brush is amazing for traveling. It can be used as your regular foundation brush, or bronzer, etc.. This brush is also great for blending in your makeup after application, if there are any harsh lines left over. Also uses soft Taklon bristles.

Ambient Powder Brush I applied my blush with this brush, right under the cheek bones. Also uses soft Taklon bristles. Compact, softttttt, dense bristles and beautiful.

Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet Smooth-Effect Makeup

WHY I LOVE IT: I’ve tried sooo many foundations and Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet Smooth-Effect is my favorite by far! The color blends in seamlessly, no orange tone, and is lightweight, yet still buildable. The finish IS soft like velvet. It’s a great foundation during the day AND going out at night. This works great over sunscreen, bare face, or at night—over a serum or primer. Absolutely love this foundation.

HOW TO APPLY IT: Use an Hourglass foundation brush No1 or their Retractable Foundation Brush to apply, or, your favorite brush, beauty blender, etc.

Alima Pure Lip Tint in “Paprika”

WHY I LOVE IT: Alima Pure Lip Tints are like beneficial lip balms transformed into rich lip tints. This lip tint is like a skincare makeup hybrid. I love the lip benefitting ingredients in this formula, cocoa butter, jojoba oil, pumpkin seed oil, camellia seed oil, olive oil, punica oil, coconut oil, and more. It’s also preservative free.

HOW TO APPLY IT: I apply this tint with my finger for a lip color enhancing shade. The shades of the lip tints are very rich, and depending how you apply it, it can be worn as a lipstick or a lip enhancing tint.

Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils #04 Fascinating Violet

WHY I LOVE IT: Most of the time when I wear this mascara, someone compliments the color and asks me where I got my mascara. Yves Saint Laurent’s formula in Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils is buildable to create a dramatic lash or can be applied lightweight with one or 2 coats. HOWEVER—the deep violet purple shade is what keeps me loyal and so excited for this mascara year after year. It’s such a deep beautiful shade. It’s a dark deep purple, so the color purple is only noticeable if someone stares closely at your eyelashes in direct sunlight. (This happened a few times while I was wearing this, and in a good way, ends in compliments and asking “what mascara is that?”)

I also mention Yves Saint Laurent’s Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils in shade #04 Fascinating Violet in my blog post “Packing Light for a Girls Trip! Which Essential Products I Picked!”

HOW TO APPLY IT: If you have blue or green eyes you will LOVE this shade. The purple shade enhances blue eye colors. If you have brown eyes, try the burgundy shade. It will enhance your brown eyes.