It’s almost the end of the year so I just want to share my favourite makeup products for face  of 2010! I am not going to name a favourite product in each category but will just name the products that I really loved this year. This is obviously my personal opinion and  I would really love to hear about your favourite products!

Drumroll please…

Primer

Illamasqua Satin Primer

This works amazing if you have dry skin. I just mix a tiny bit of this primer with foundation and it gives a beautiful dewy finish. It doesn’t look greasy but I would use it only on the dry skin. Read review here.

Powder

Make Up For Ever HD Powder

It works like a “real life” Photoshop, it blurs all the imperfections. Now don’t get me wrong it won’t make your skin look perfect if you have a lot of problems but it does change the way your makeup looks a lot. It is also an amazing products for taking photos. Read review here.

Bronzers

Too Faced Bronzers

These are great for brightening up the face, I use them to give the face the warm glow. Too Faced brozners are shimmery but not over the top, they give just a perfect shade. My favourite are Pink Leopard and Sun Bunny. Read review here.

Hoola by Benefit

This was my favourite bronzer for contouring this year, I’ve used it a lot on myself and on others. It has a matte finish which looks nice on a lot of skin tones. Read review here.

Blushes

This was the most difficult task to choose my favourite blushes because there are

I just like Aaron de Mey, I really do. I like his style and his long hair(!) and his quite rebellious collections for Lancome. Glossy black eyes, deep blue eye shadows, the vampy shades for Fall, his collaboration with L’Wren Scott and  the Spring collection.

I also like Daria Werbowy. By the way, have you seen the French Vogue’s calender with her? Did you like it?

But today I want to show you the photos of Daria from Marie Claire US December 2010, makeup is by Aaron. There are 5 looks but I’ve chosen 3. I like that all the looks are quite simple yet elegant and beautiful.

I absolutely love the glowy skin, bronzy eyes and this bright lipstick, amazing combination!

Products that are used: Matte Color Design Matte Lipcolor in Posh Pink, Blush Subtil inShimmer Mandarin Sky, Essie nail polish in Secret Affair.

The second look is

I already told you that I love the Lancome gift sets and I often try to get some for myself. Here is the set which a friend of mine bought for me last year in the US. You may think what’s the point of writing about it if it’s not available – it’s because you can see the swatches of 9 Lancome eye shadows and then buy them separately if you like the colours and you can also find out about the quality of the shadows.

I am sorry that this palette is a bit dirty

The shades which I got in my set are:

• Snap – very beautiful mauve  shade, one of my favourites
• Waif – matte ivory, close to my skin tone
• Daylight – matte white
• Colur du Jour – the prettiest colour ever, this is one of my favourite eye shadows from my whole collection. I’d describe it as pinkish purple with delicate gold shimmer
• Pose – metallic bronze
• Filigree – shimmering ivory
• Statuesque – matte black
• Guest List – deep warm chocolate
• Designer – beautiful shimmering khaki

I am not really good at describing colours but I’ve tried my best.

What about the quality of the eye shadows?

I find them all

Lancome always has amazing gift sets and gift with purchase every holiday. Last years I got a lot of their holiday sets for e.g the Deluxe Brush Set which is also available this year but in different colour. I already got myself the nail polish from their holiday 2010 collection and plan to get some sets as well.

Here are just some sets that I personally think are great, they are both from the UK and the US websites. But I don’t want to overwhelm you and myself (the more I write about holiday sets, the more I want myself) so I’ve chosen only 4 sets and all of them are makeup, no skincare or fragrance this time.

Aaron de Mey make–up case, £200

Available only at Selfridges, recreate Aaron de Mey’s hot make–up looks at home, with this must–have make–up collection from Lancôme. The professional make–up kit contains everything you need to show your Christmas sparkle. Available for a limited time only.

Now this is something that I don’t even need to comment, right? I. WANT. IT!

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Lancome Hypnose Drama Gift Set, £20 (Boots and  some other shops)

• Hypnose Drama mascara
• Bi facil 30ml
• Mini

There have been so many amazing posts about Spring 2011 that I’ve decided to mention them all in this post.

Guerlain Spring 2011 , photos above from the same source

Benefit Bella Bamba, new boxed powder

Paul & Joe and Nails Inc Collections  for  Spring 2011

Photos (not promo) of Lancome’s  Spring 2011 collection

Shiseido  new lipsticks and