Oct 10, 2013

September Favorites (LaurenVon guest post)

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Hi guys, hope you're joining me wherever you are on a lovely and happy day! I'm so glad you're here.

I am Fancytreehouse/Coury's sister and I am back for a beauty posting. Today I have a wrap-up of September with my favorites from the past month. Monthly favorites are stand out items that I have been using and enjoying quite a bit more than usual during the month. I always mix in some drug store with my higher end products and I hope there is something listed here that you can try and enjoy! If you'd like to see my previous beauty post I will include a link to that below.


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Nars Roman Holiday Lipstick
I had tried this color in Nars velvet matte formula and absolutely hated the way it looked on me. I'm so glad that I decided to try Roman Holiday again in the creamy lipstick. This is by far the most equally moisturizing and pigmented lipstick I have right now. It's a beautiful soft pink that makes my lips look super hydrated and youthful. It is also enriched with vitamin E. My go-to pink!


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Covergirl Jumbo Gloss Balm in Plum Twist
I think this is a great dupe for Mac's Rebel. And it's quite a bit less expensive! I love these gloss balms for every day use. This particular color is a great way to play it safe and still stay on trend with the dark fall lips without looking too melrose place (which is something I am ALL about by the way)


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L'OREAL Magic Lumi Highlighter
This is a lovely cheek and brow highlighter and under eye concealer. It instantaneously makes me look more awake and fresh. I am so glad I finally tried this much talked about product. It took me awhile because I do not have a any issues with darkness under eye and I've never liked the idea of messy concealer but this product makes it SO EASY with it's twist click pen mechanism! I also bought this for Coury recently and she said she can't go a day without using it. I wear the lightest shade Fair (shocker!)

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Red Apple Lipstick Eyeshadow in Champagne
PRODUCT LINE OF THE MONTH!!
First off let me just tell you that this is, by far, my all time favorite eye shadow. Seriously! I have so many: Urban Decay, Bobbi Brown, Nars, the list goes on and on... this is the best. I have issues with almost every eye product because of my highly sensitive skin and my eyelids end up swollen on a regular basis but not any more! The lovely people at Red Apple Lipstick were kind enough to let me try some of their products and I was blown away. The lipsticks are lush and natural and their Rallye Balm is a much better version of the Fresh lip scrub in easy lipstick form. All of their products are lab tested to be 100% FREE of gluten, parabens, lead, soy and animal parts & not tested on animals. YAY!
Visit Red Apple Lipstick for more information and to try something your face will love you for.

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Lollia No. 19 Breathe

Have you guys been into Anthropologie and just lost it in love over a perfume then (casually and in a  "Hey. I have lots of money to buy this I just want to see the price just because.." way) lifted the bottle and thought, Cool. Nope! Well then I have a little treat for you. I was so excited to find these tiny bottles of the fragrances I love in-store online on amazon! This way I get to travel with them without worrying about breaking a $100 bottle and they are just so darn cute. I am googoogaga over this little Breathe number, it makes me feel ah-real-nice.

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Maybelline The Falsies BIG EYES mascara
Literally delivers doll eyes to my face every day. Wands for top and bottom lashes. Does not smudge, does not cake. It's under $7. It's awesome.

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Wen Fall Apple Spice Replenishing Treatment Mist
"It's like spraying a big ol' spiced apple on your head and face" Not sure why Wen didn't go for my product tag line. Anyway. This stuff! Another one from the gods. I love Wen and hopefully one day I can do an in depth review on why Wen is my favorite hair product ever, but in the mean time this mist is my September hair favorite! This is a blend of restorative botanicals and extract that give hair, face and body an instant pick me up. I love using this at the end of the day to revive my hair and I also use this as a makeup setting spray/ body spray. It's a jack of all trades and my goodness does it smell amazing. You can try many different "flavors" as I call, them on amazon for under $10!

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OPI Dont Burst My Bubble 
I have been wearing this color from the Oz collection nearly every day. It is so lovely and dreamy and I cant help but feel like Glinda when I wear it. Sure I have a wand and make my dog Rooster call me Glinda, that might be what's helping me fee like Glinda too... I also found this on amazon and was THRILLED because it's limited edition, so find yours soon if you are interested!

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And here I am wearing almost every product mentioned!

Well that does it for me! If you guys liked this favorites format please leave a comment and let me know. I loved hearing from you last time! I will do my best to post here more often. 

Question for this month: What is your favorite liquid eye liner?

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15 comments:

  1. what a nice list! even though i have a fairly different skin tone, i'll check some of these out!
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  2. that last OPI polish looks amazing! definitely adding to my list of beauty buys. nice post!
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  3. I love these kinds of posts! (I love Coury's usual posts, too, of course.) I am a dumbo about makeup, so I love hearing about people's favorite products. I'm going to have to pick up that highlighter! The Wen apple spray sounds amazing too!

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    1. I am so glad you like it! Let me know what you think about the highlighter. I think you are going to be shocked at how easily you will achieve flawless brightness.

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  4. Hi Lauren, I'd love to see some of the products on you too! Also ones you tried and maybe were a bust, it's nice to have independent reviews, thanks!

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    1. Hi Gracie, I just added a photo of the products on myself :) thanks for the reminder! I love the idea of UNfavorites, definitely will incorporate that next time.

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  5. You are talented with make-up!

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  6. I love these posts! I am not one to go out and try a new beauty product without first hearing about it, thanks for your review. I am excited to try the highlighter and mascara! I also think it would be fun if you did occasional style posts with your sister :)

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  7. These are awesome suggestions. I'm definitely going to try on the Nars roman holiday next time i'm at sephora! My favourite HANDS DOWN liquid eyeliner is a Canadian product called Geisha Ink. I've been using it for years and I like it better than the Stila one everyone loves.

    PS. I think you'd like this cheap n cheerful glossy lip colour from Maybelline. I like it in Oh la lilac. :-)

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    1. I will definitely be picking up the color whisper you recommended and I am on my way to see about the Canadian eyeliner right now!! Thank you!

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  8. We just came from reading your post on blog. Thank you for sharing your story with such wonderful honesty and eloquent insight. Hugs and purrs to you, dear friend.

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