Monday, December 28, 2009

The Best of 2009

Hello everyone! Christmas is done, and the year will soon end. So, I'd like to present my list of the best of 2009. Now, when I mean that it's the best of 2009, I'm talking about products that were released in 2009, or have been released previously but didn't make waves until 2009. I loved a lot of products this year but if I put them all, it might take forever. So, here's my version (Please note that they have no particular order):

1. Adorned With Grace Foundation

This foundation was released in 2008 (I think) but didn't become really popular in GirlTalk until late 2008 until early 2009. This is my favorite mineral foundation brand, although I still don't have a full pot myself (I haven't gotten to it yet). It gives me a really natural finish, but at the same time giving me coverage. I wouldn't say full coverage; it's probably a medium.

2. Saizen Charcoal Masque 





This product made waves amongst GirlTalkers and bloggers alike. And why wouldn't it? Its job is to remove whiteheads and blackheads in our faces. And it does exactly what it's supposed to do. And the best part is, it's only P85 (around $1.60).

You can read my full review HERE.

3. Kryolan Products

Makeup artists have been using Kryolan for a long time already, but it didn't make waves in GirlTalk until the 2009. A lot of beauty addicts now have turned to Kryolan as less expensive alternatives to more expensive brands. Products in particular that because sellouts were the TV Paint Stick and the Anti-Shine Powder.

4. MAC Beauty Powder Blush in Summer Rose



This beauty powder blush came out in MAC's A Rose Romance collection. The moment I swiped it I knew it was love! This quickly became my everyday blush. It gave me a sheer wash of color, very natural, as if I didn't have anything on, yet it lasted all day. And who doesn't love the rose design?

5. MAC Mineralize Blush in Hand-Finish



Another favorite blush of mine that came out this year as part of MAC's Colour Craft Collection. It goes on sheer but buildable. It has big glittery bits which not everyone might like, but since I like shimmer I sometimes put this alone for daytime, or put this on top of another blush for night time events.


6. Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol. II



This is one of the two must have limited edition palettes this year. I missed out on Vol. I and I made sure I wasn't going to miss out on this one. How can I resist Urban Decay? They're creamy and nicely pigmented. I love UD e/s. This palette has 16 shades! It doesn't hurt either that they included two travel sized pencils and a travel sized UDPP to match.

7. Barbie Loves Stila All Doll'd Up Palette

 
 
 
This is the second must-have limited edition palette. Even though I had the UD Book of Shadows already, I couldn't resist getting this too! This palette offers great pigmentation, and it's a steal for P1250 (around $25). The advantage of this over the UD palette is that this is much smaller and easier to tote around.

So this is my list. What's on your list? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
 

7 comments:

Pammy said...

Those products are really nice! :P

he charcoal masque really made an impact on Girltalk. :P

sindylicious said...

I really would love to try the mask. I've never heard of it!!


I'm having a blog sale btw, in case you wanna have a look.

http://sindylicioussaddiction.blogspot.com/

Love your best of 2009, I will have to go check up many products that u have listed in there.

Crystal said...

pammy, oo grabe yang charcoal masque na yan! haha

sindylicious, unfortunately, a lot of the products that I mentioned are limited edition. but you still might be able to catch stila all doll'd up palette online, and UD is releasing an Alice in Wonderland book of shadows :P

vanilla said...

awww lucky u tried all those products !:)

Crystal said...

vanilla, now you're making me feel guilty! i buy too much makeup. LOL

Witoxicity said...

That's a great list! I've been lemming the UD Book of Shadows and the Stila palette for some time now. I so love the colours on these two palettes!

Crystal said...

witoxicity, the colors are great! if you'd like to get your hands on stila, you might be able to catch it if you hurry. UD will be releasing an alice in wonderland palette so look out for that since they don't sell the book of shadows vol II anymore.

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