I just love reading the posts and watching videos about favourite products of the year! So, as promised, here is a list of mine.

This year I’ve decided to choose only the most favourite products! I will not post products in ‘each nomination’, just those that really stood out to me.

So here is part one – eye products.

Rouge Bunny Rouge Long Lasting Eye Shadow in Bejewelled Skylark

Definitely my favourite eye shadows of 2011!  Soft, pigmented, long-lasting, easy-to-work-with; the colour is gorgeous, I love such shades for an every day look. I found myself reaching for this product over, and over again. You can read full review with swatches here.

RBR are releasing some new shades of their eye shadows and I can’t wait to see them!

Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Berber

This pigment is one of my favourite Illamasqua products ever! I was extremely excited when it launched, the colour is really beautiful, unique, not boring but totally wearable.  Not only the colour is amazing, the quality is supreme, too.  Read more here.

Berber is on the left, on the right Urban Decay Heat

Hourglass Calligraphy Liquid Eye Liner

This has to be my favourite eye liner of the year. Easy to use (even if you are a beginner), true black colour and great staying power! What else to ask for?

Read more about it + swatches here.

Dior DiorShow Extase Mascara

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End of September – end of November are very busy months for me in terms of Birthdays of very special people!

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I like to find out what the person wants to get. Sometimes I’d find out with the help of other people but sometimes I would just ask.

I’ve noticed that very often my girlfriends ask for a mascara makeup-wise.  In fact, I had two mascaras requests last week.

I though that may be useful information as the holidays are approaching. And since almost every woman wears mascara, you can’t really go wrong.

Here is just a photo of some random mascaras that I’ve found in my personal makeup stash.

Ellis Faas mascara, Hourglass Film Noir mascara, DiorShow Ultimate mascara, Daniel Sandler Jumbo Jet mascara, Benefit BADGal mascara, Smashbox Bionic mascara, Lancome Hypnose mascara, Daniel Sandler Baby Jet mascara, BECCA The Ultimate mascara.

If you want a budget friendly variant, I’d recommend Max Factor 2000 Calories or Max Factor False Lash Effect, both are amazing!

For Lancome’s Spring 2012 makeup collection  Roseraie des Délices Aaron de Mey was inspired by Lancome’s founder, Armand Petitjean, rose garden outside Paris.

This collection is all about pastel shades of rose, green and peach. Very Spring appropriate.

La Roseraie Blush Palette, £32.50

La Roseraie Blush evens out and illuminates skin with a sheer veil. Its rosy shade brightens the complexion, while the peach hues warm the face. The hint of green mother of pearl corrects redness.

Les Yeux Doux, £33

• Vert Tendresse, delicate pink shades, delicate pistachio and mint hues
• Rose Romance, pale pinks and accents of fuchsia

 Aaron’s Tip: Apply a delicate veil of the paler shade over the whole eyelid simply using your fingertips. Illuminate the inner corner of the eye and the eyebrow arch with a highlighter shade. To sculpt the eye, blend the more intense shade from the lash base towards the lid crease.

French Touch Absolu Lipstick

Based on the 1954 lipstick, ‘Grand Canal’,

These days when I literally see several collections or new products (or at least new to me) every day, it can be  really hard to get excited sometimes…

Yves Saint Laurent lip gloss

But an ‘unusual’ coloured lip gloss never fails to do the job. And I am talking about the glosses with just a hint of colour, not full on green or blue. Those do look awesome but not for everyday obviously.

L’Oreal lip gloss

So here are the lip glosses that I can’t wait to get:

Here is a preview of Lancome’s holiday  2011 collection which is already available at their US website. Hopefully, it will be available in Europe soon.

Golden Hat Illuminating Smooth Powder Goldenescent Glow,  $42

All-over powder gives a blooming glow to the face. The light sparkling pink shade provides a soft and delicate glow to the face, while the golden shade enhances the complexion with touches of gold.

The new multi-compacted powder is an original interpretation of the Golden Hat, symbol of Ambassadress Kate Winslet’s non-profit, the Golden Hat Foundation.

L’Absolu Rouge  Advanced Replenishing & Reshaping Lipcolor Pro-Xylane™ SPF 12 Sunscreen, $ 29

• La Base – Pearly transluscent white
• 132 Caprice – True Red
• 340 Rosette – Soft cream brown
• 341 Misty Rose – Creamy