Best of 2014

[Audrey C]

I know the year isn't over, but most of the holiday products and sets are out and end of year sales are kicking into high gear so I thought it might be helpful to hear what everyone thinks the best products of 2014 are.

I cut down on makeup purchasing this year and didn't buy products in all categories, so others may wish to add more.

Blush:
1) MAC Pink Cult
2) Guerlain Sun Celebration Bronzer/Blush
3) Hourglass Dim Infusion

Bronzer:
1) Guerlain 4 Seasons Bronzing Powder (Natural Blondes) - permanent but new to me
2) Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder (00) - permanent but new to me

Highlighters:
1) Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronzing Powder (Antigua) - absolutely glorious layered over Guerlain bronzer
2) Diorskin Nude Shimmer (001 - Rose)

Finishing Powders:
1) Guerlain Meteorites Pearls (03 - Medium)
2) Guerlain Meteorites Perles d'Etoiles

Eyeshadow Palettes:
1) MAC Gravitas
2) KVD Monarch
3) UD Electric

Individual Eyeshadows:
1) MAC Artistic License
2) MAC Sex & The Oyster (CCO)
3) MAC Green Room

Lipsticks:
1) MAC Out For Pleasure
2) MAC True Love's Kiss
3) MAC Ruby - MAC Mystical (couldn't choose)

What about you?

 

[shellygrrl]

My favourites are a mix of new-to-me items and items I bought before this year that I still love. Blushes * NARS Sex Appeal (permanent; I'm pretty close to hitting pan now!) * NARS Sex Fantasy (LE; hope it gets repromoted) * MAC Next to Skin (LE; I almost didn't get it but I'm now so glad I reconsidered. Great contour shade for fair-light skins. Hope it's eventually made permanent!) Eyeshadows * MAC Copperplate (permanent; I'm late to the party, but OMG this is such a versatile shade! This also made me fall in love with the Matte2 formula and mourn the loss of the long-discontinued shades in this formula.) * Makeup Geek Barcelona Beach (permanent) * Makeup Geek Rockstar (permanent; a pan of duochromy goodness) Mascaras * BareMinerals Flawless Definition (permanent; if you don't want added volume or length, this is for you) Lipsticks * MAC Feed the Senses (LE from last year; This has to be my most used lippie this year. Please repromote it, MAC!) Brushes * Louise Young LY26 (permanent; it's marketed as a lip or concealer brush, but I use it for pinpoint concealing) Concealers * OCC Skin Conceal (permanent; I have the shades Y0 and Y1; love them for concealing blemishes.)

 

[bluelitzer]

Highlighter
MAC Perfect Topping 2014 - don't understand why this got so much hate, People took one look at it and never gave it a chance. Oh well. It's my HG highlighter along with Shell CCB.

Blush
MAC Pink Cult - I always skip this when it comes out! I used to think only warm colors would work on me but this one is actually amazing like The Perfect Cheek. Now I'm wanting Blushbaby.
MAC Breath of Plum - I can't stop using this. Perfect with red lipstick. I've been looking for the right blush to pair with red lips and peaches and pinks look too adversarial with it. I tried Breath of Plum and my cheeks stopped looking clownish with my red lippies. I can see me buying refills of this over and over. I'm glad it's perm.

Lipstick
True Love's Kiss - The perfect medium red for me. Wish it didn't bleed though.
Fashion Revival - Made me get over not backing up Heaux.
Dodgy Girl - a surprisingly great lavender for medium skin. I thought this was a pale NW color! Thing is, it oxidized on me which turned out to be lucky because it kinda morphed into a flattering warm lavender. It didn't turn pink like most "lavender" lipsticks tend to do one me, nor did it change to neon or turned bright. Just pleasantly, surprisingly flattering. Mind blown. (BTW I received this as a gift, I skipped the Osbourne Collection).
Enchanted One - amazing nude that was so on-spot in the summer. Such a great summer shade.

Eyeshadows
MAC Sea Worship EDES - I freaking love complex colors like this. Just like Patina and other neutral duochromes. I don't want to hoard this, I just want to keep using it over and over because of how pretty it is.
Superwatt Electric Cool e/s - My signature formal event eyeshadow. I wear this everytime I go to a ball. It's just pure love. Glad it came back so I could back it up.

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SPECIAL MENTION: MAC 316 lip brush - This amazing brush breathed life into lipsticks that I regret buying. It made patchy lippies look better and garish bright colors more wearable. One of the few brushes I used every single day since I bought it.

 

[Mayanas]

Blushes. Seduced at sea, Bred for Beauty. Nyx Cinnamon,

Lipstick Pander Me, Glam

, Siren Song

Bronzer A Shell

Palette. Meet Matt(e )Nude

 

[CarlaSouza]

Some of my choices were product that weren't released this year, but you know, we always go to our trusty one

Blush:

Mac - Sea Me, Hear me

Bronzer:

The cream one from Chanel (its old as heck, but it is still my fav)

Highlight:

Nars - the one from the Guy Bordin (sp) blush palette

Lipstick:

Mac - Pander me, enchanted one and Flat out faboulous

Eyeshadows/ palettes:

UD - Vice 3
Marc Jacobs - The Lolita
UD - Naked 3
UD - Naked Basics
Chanel - Illusion d'ombre

Concealer:

Nars - Radient Cream

Eyeliners:

UD - 24/7 glide on pencils
Benefit - Push up liner

Mascara:

Benefit - Theyre real
UD- Peversion
Tarte - the purple one - I forgot its name!

 

[msvluvsmac]

Blush:
Sharon Osbourne Peaches & Cream
Pink Cult
Worldly Wealth
Sea Me Hear Me
NARS Taj Mahal

Lippies: (All MAC)
Pander Me
DeNude
Mystical
Nouvelle Vogue
Styled in Sepia
NYX Butter glosses
Viva Glam Rhianna 2 (l/s and gloss)
Photo
Fashion Revival
Seeking Adoration

Eye:
MAC Pedro eye pallete
NYX brow shaper

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector

 

[Naynadine]

That's a great thread idea I'll just list my faves from everything I bought this year.

Blushes
- MAC Next To Skin !!!
- MAC Animal Instincts
- MAC Sideshow You

Lipsticks
- Guerlain Rouge G Galiane

Brushes
- Hakuhodo J210

Eyeshadows
- MAC Uninterrupted Pro Longwear

Powders:
- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Ethereal

I obviously hauled more than that, but these are the standout products to me.

 

[itskathleeeen]

Blushes -MAC Pink Sprinkles (LE) -NARS Gina Lipsticks -MAC Mystical (LE) -MAC Enchanted One (LE) -Korres Coral Eyeshadows -MAC Lorelei (LE) -Urban Decay Naked Basics -Laura Mercier Caviar Eye Sticks

 

[Dominique33]

Blush:
1) MAC Next to Skin
2) MAC Peaches and Cream ( Sharon )
3) MAC Fun Ending
4) MAC Sunset Beach ( Proenza )
5) MAC Pedro Lourenço duo blush
6) Dior Dior Skin Nude Shimmer ( both )
7 ) YSL Kiss and Blush
8 ) Benefit Majorette
9) Guerlain Bubble blush
10 ) MAC Mineralize Blush in Azalea in the afternoon

Bronzer:
1) Guerlain 4 Seasons Bronzing Powder 00
2) MAC ED powder ( AA )

Highlighters:

Dior Diorskin Nude illuminating powder Transat edition


Finishing Powders: idk

Eyeshadow Palettes:

1) MAC Pedro Lourenço quad
2) Chanel Poésie quad
3) Dior quints in Jardin and Carré Bleu
4) UD Vice 3
5) Bobbi Brown Surf palette
6) Nars duos ( all of them )
7) Laura Mercier quad in life in Saint-Tropez

Individual Eyeshadows: idk

Lipsticks:
1) MAC Ruby ( Pedro )
2) Guerlain Rose Grenat, Géraldine and Rose Glacé
3) Estée Lauder Tumultuous pink
4) UD Mrs Mia Wallace
5) L'Oréal Pure Reds ( all of them )
6) Givenchy Rose Extravagant
7) Dior Fluid Stick in Wonderland
8 ) Bobbi Brown sheer lip colour ( summer 2014 )
9 ) Chanel RCS Fall 2014( all 4 )

( in no order and I forgot so manu items ! )

 

[rooocelle]

Blush:
Mac Cheeky Bugger
Mac Sideshow You

Mascara:
Chanel Le Volume

Lipsticks:
Mac Nouvelle Vogue
Mac Mystical
Mac Dodgy Girl
Mac Pure Heroine
Mac Fashion Revival

Lipliner:
Mac Whirl
Mac Cranberry

Bronzer:
Mac Aphrodites Shell

Eyeliner:
L'Oreal Superliner

Concealer:
Catrice Camouflage Cream

Highlighter:
Mac Perfect Topping
Chanel Camelia de Plumes

Sculpting Powder:
Mac Sculpt

 

[ginestra213]

Excellent idea!! Most of my favorites from this year weren't limited edition, funnily enough. I think this year I got super excited over a few collections, but really I discovered some of the amazing items of the permanent MAC line.

Favorite blush:
Peachtwist

Favorite individual eyeshadows:
Kid (Specktra made me buy when I read of rumors it was going to be discontinued! Thanks ladies!)
Coquette

Favorite eyeshadow palettes:
A Passionate Quest
15 Warm Eyeshadow palette

Favorite brushes:
Zoeva 228 Crease brush

Favorite lipstick (Oh god, this is hard!):
Poshtone
Freckletone
HEROINE (I wish I could wear it all day long)

Contouring/highlighting:
Shaping powder in Lightsweep
Sculpting powder in Shadowy

Bronzer:
NARS Laguna

Mascara:
After trying a bunch of different ones, I realized I just love Zoomfast Black. I keep comparing everything to it!

And I'm adding an additional category:

What I most regret not buying this year:
The entire Pedro Lourenco collection!!

 

[laurennnxox]

Love this idea! My favorite purchases that I got this year are:

Blush:
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush - Mood Exposure
Benefit - Rockateur

Eyeshadow:
Chanel Les 4 Ombres - Tisse Rivoli
MUFE - Artist Shadows (I picked up waaay to many to list.. or remember since they labels are under the pan.)

Lipstick:
Guerlain Rouge G - Gemma (64)
Marc Jacobs Lovemarc Lip Gel - Showstopper
Bobbi Brown - Pink Apricot Shimmer
Bobbi Brown - Bordeaux

Lipglosses:
Chanel Levres Scintillantes - #106
Hourglass Extreme Sheen - Fortune
Bobbi Brown High Shimmer Gloss - Nude Plum

Highlighter:
Bobbi Brown - Pink Glow
Chanel - Camelia De Plumes
Guerlain Meteorites - 02 Clair
Guerlain Meteorites - Perles D'Etoile
Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick - Rose

Eyeliner:
YSL Dessin Du Regard - 1 Black Ink
KVD Tattoo Liner - Trooper
Marc Jacobs - Th(Ink)
Marc Jacobs - (Plum)Age

Mascara:
YSL - Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Babydoll
Bobbi Brown - Smokey Eye Mascara

 

[mango13]

Blushes:
- Bobbi Brown Apricot Shimmer Brick (technically a highlighter, but works as a blush for me)
- Bobbi Brown Pink Quartz Shimmer Brick (same as above)
- MAC Seduced at Sea
- MAC Pink Sprinkles
- MAC Sideshow You

Bronzer
- MAC Aphrodite's Shell

Highlighters
- Bobbi Brown Beige Shimmer Brick

Eyeshadow Palettes
- An Amorous Adventure Quad

Individual Eyeshadow
- MAC Sea Worship
- MAC Lorelei
- MAC Artificial Earth

Lipsticks
- MAC Enchanted One
- MAC Mystical
- MAC Goddess of the Sea
- MAC Siren Song
- MAC Red Balloon
- MAC Moody Bloom
- MAC Shitaki
- MAC Pander Me

Liquid Lipsticks
- Dior Fluid Stick in Mirage

Lipgloss
- MAC Itchy and Scratchy
- MAC Red Blazer

Brushes
- Shiseido Perfect Foundation Brush
- MAC 242

 

[mysteereous]

Awesome thread topic. Favorite products purchased in '14 (so far):

Eyeshadow:
Inglot Pure Pigment: 85, 35
MAC That Trillion Dollar Look Quad (The Simpsons)
NARS Dual Intensity: Phoebe
Dior 5 Couleurs: Pied-de-Poule
Anastasia Beverly Hills: Maya Mia
MAC Lorelei (Alluring Aquatic)

Lips:
MAC Goddess of the Sea l/s (Alluring Aquatic)
MAC Mystical l/s (Alluring Aquatic)
MAC Naked Bud l/s (Fantasy of Flowers)
NARS Audacious l/s: Sylvia, Vivien

Lipgloss:
MAC Modern Lure l/g (Alluring Aquatic)
MAC Nymphette l/g
YSL Gloss Volupte: 19 Rose Orferve
Marc Jacobs Shooting Stars l/g
MAC Itchy & Scratchy & Sexy l/g (The Simpsons)

Miscellaneous:
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
Bobbi Brown Caviar Ink Gel Eyeliner (perfect for my brows)
Hourglass Immaculate Foundation: Sable (winter), Chestnut (summer)
MAC Half-Red l/l (very versatile)


Brushes:
Wayne Goss Face: 12,13
Wayne Goss Eye: 4, 5, 18, 19

 

[Kaidan]

This year has been the year of blush and gloss for me. This list can change since it's October, but here's what I deemed the best so far:

Blush
MAC Cheeky Bugger
MAC Fun Ending
MAC Next To Skin
MAC Sideshow You
MAC Pink Sprinkles

Lip gloss
MAC Lots of Laughs (holy grail level for me)
MAC Itchy & Scratchy & Sexy
Go For Girlie Patenpolish (another holy grail level for me)
Teen Dream Patentpolish
Revlon Darling Colorburst balm

Lipstick
Guerlain Tonka Imperiale #602 Rouge Automatique (great natural nude pink and unexpectedly awesome)
MAC Siren Song
MAC Pink Poodle
MAC Kelly Yum Yum
MAC Dreaming Dahlia

Highlighter
MAC Perfect Topping (mine looks like a planet)

Eye shadow
Guerlain Les Tendres
MAC Artificial Earth
MAC That Trillion Dollar Quad (my first MAC quad )

 

[foreverlippie]

Blush: Too Faced sweetheart blush peach beach Lipgloss: Buxom Dolly and Sophia. NYX Butter gloss Creme Burlee Lipstick: MAC Pander Me, MAC All Fired Up, and MAC Diva Eyeshadow: Urban Decay Naked 3 palette Highlighter: Benefit's Sun Beam

 

[Glamstylz]

Excellent idea!! Most of my favorites from this year weren't limited edition, funnily enough. I think this year I got super excited over a few collections, but really I discovered some of the amazing items of the permanent MAC line.

Favorite blush:
Peachtwist

Favorite individual eyeshadows:
Kid (Specktra made me buy when I read of rumors it was going to be discontinued! Thanks ladies!)
Coquette

Favorite eyeshadow palettes:
A Passionate Quest
15 Warm Eyeshadow palette

Favorite brushes:
Zoeva 228 Crease brush

Favorite lipstick (Oh god, this is hard!):
Poshtone
Freckletone
HEROINE (I wish I could wear it all day long)

Contouring/highlighting:
Shaping powder in Lightsweep
Sculpting powder in Shadowy

Bronzer:
NARS Laguna

Mascara:
After trying a bunch of different ones, I realized I just love Zoomfast Black. I keep comparing everything to it!

And I'm adding an additional category:

What I most regret not buying this year:
The entire Pedro Lourenco collection!!

Mac heroine has my heart as well!! I have it on right now..lol

 

[ginestra213]

As far as I'm concerned, every day is a new opportunity to wear Heroine!

 

[Rinstar]

Ooh this is tough and I'm probably forgetting stuff, but my favorites were- Aphrodite's Shell ED bronzer Next to Skin blush Fun Ending blush Yield to Love l/s Pedro quad That Trillion $ Look quad Grand Pumpkin l/g Non MAC- Lorac Mega Pro! This stuff is mostly recent. I didn't buy much in the beginning of the year for whatever reason.

 

[Naynadine]

Blushes:
- Bobbi Brown Apricot Shimmer Brick (technically a highlighter, but works as a blush for me)
- Bobbi Brown Pink Quartz Shimmer Brick (same as above)
- MAC Seduced at Sea
- MAC Pink Sprinkles
- MAC Sideshow You

Bronzer
- MAC Aphrodite's Shell

Highlighters
- Bobbi Brown Beige Shimmer Brick

Eyeshadow Palettes
- An Amorous Adventure Quad

Individual Eyeshadow
- MAC Sea Worship
- MAC Lorelei
- MAC Artificial Earth

Lipsticks
- MAC Enchanted One
- MAC Mystical
- MAC Goddess of the Sea
- MAC Siren Song
- MAC Red Balloon
- MAC Moody Bloom
- MAC Shitaki
- MAC Pander Me

Liquid Lipsticks
- Dior Fluid Stick in Mirage

Lipgloss
- MAC Itchy and Scratchy
- MAC Red Blazer

Brushes
- Shiseido Perfect Foundation Brush
- MAC 242

I love that brush! Already bought it 1-2 years ago or else I would've included it in my list.

Oh, and I totally forgot the Hourglass powder. Edited my list to add it.