It’s time for me to write about my favorite beauty products of the past month, this time its my favorite stuff that I used or discovered in August!

I’ll start off with my favorite find, which is the NYX Cosmetics Black Label Lipstick, Nude (pictured above). This honestly is such a good lipstick, its a beautiful pinky-nude color with a slight gloss to it. It’s not matte, so it doesn’t sink into any lines or wrinkles you may have on your lips like some previous nudes I’ve tried. Its not a white-nude, or a orangey-nude which I know a lot of you don’t like at all, so I think you should really buy it if you want a gorgeous nude you can wear every day for every occasion. I LOVE it. It comes in a sleek nice tube, and it does have a wonderful very faint smell to it. It’s very moisturizing and just so, so nice. I tried the ELF Lipstick in Natural Nymph in August also, and I have to say I prefer the NYX Lipstick. The ELF one is pretty nice and has a great color but it did break really easily and seems kinda thick. I would probably buy it again though!

My next favorite is my absolute favorite Makeup Remover Wipes, the Neutrogena Cleansing towelettes. I buy the convenient refill pack, usually around $5.00, which isn’t bad for such a quality item. I use them every day, sometimes several times a day and they have yet to irritate my eyes or skin. I have really sensitive skin so I’m so happy this works well for me! Simply said, they get the job done as well as it can be done, so check these out.

Next up is the Smashbox Photo Finish More Than Primer Dark Spot Correcting (left). I put this on before my foundation or bronzer and it helps to make them both last longer, and just seems to give my skin a glow and I love it! It feels great, smells nice, and really does its job. I suggest you invest in this product.

When used twice a day for four weeks, 84% of women saw significant reduction of dark spots and improved skin radiance. Lovely! Who wouldn’t want that?

I have to mention my favorite Tanning Bed Lotion, which is the Paint it Black 50x Auto-Darkening Tan Lotion with Extreme Silicone (below) I buy this from Amazon which is a lot cheaper than buying it from other websites, and this is just such a good tanning lotion. I don’t go to the tanning bed that often anymore but when I do I wouldn’t think of tanning without this stuff. I get darker so much faster so I don’t have to lay in the bed so long! I love the smell, too. It smells so fresh and clean and just makes me think of tanned beautiful skin.

This past month I also have been loving the Aussie Hair Insurance Leave-In Conditioner. On the bottle it says it “Protects not-so-healthy hair against style disasters”, and well I’ve had plenty of hair disasters so I have to keep this in my bag ;).

I usually don’t like putting products in my hair because I hate the build-up and I cant STAND when my hair gets crunchy, but I decided to try this out and I’m so happy I did! When my hair feels dry after washing it and straightening it I use this and it just seems to quench my hair’s thirst if that makes any sense!

I want to try other Aussie products now because I’m so pleased with this one. Smells great, feels great, and I’m going to keep using it!

Back to makeup, I’ve been using the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream Medium/Deep 1.0 Fl oz (ridiculously long, I know!). This is my first time trying a Beauty Balm, and I really have been loving it. The color is nice, although since I haven’t been tanning much anymore its almost too dark! So I would probably go with the lighter color next time since my natural complexion is soooo pale. This Beauty Balm is really nice though, I love the way it makes my skin look and it seems to improve the look and feel of my skin. After I put that on I always brush on some ELF Golden Bronzer. It comes with four different shades in a compact with a pretty large, nice mirror. There’s a beautiful highlight color that I’m almost obsessed with. I brush it on my cheeks, forehead, and some on my nose and I think it makes me look 10x better than without it. Also it comes with a gorgeous pink color and two darker bronzer shades that I love to just mix together with my large e.l.f. Studio Powder Brush elf
and just put different places on my face. This is gonna be a great way to make my skin look tanner during the Fall months when I get little sun! Very excited I found this stuff.

Thanks, ELF! 😉

And for my last favorite I have to go with the only eyeshadow I’ve been wearing, which is another drugstore product: Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadow Trios – Bronze Tlitz (above). I bought this way back in April and I just started using it and.. wow I absolutely adore this. I have lots of other eyeshadows, and this one is my absolute favorite. It’s such a pretty color for Fall, and I will be getting tons of use out of it. The light brow color gives such a pretty dimension to the eye, and it comes with a stunning bronze/orange color that I love to put on my entire lid. Then there’s a beautiful dark pink color that I put in my crease, and it just makes for such a pretty look. It’s really cheap on amazon which is where I bought it, so I highly recommend this one!

I’ll be doing another post soon about my favorite nail polishes and probably about some beautiful Fall clothes so keep checking back! Also, let me know what were your favorite products from August and what are you already loving for September? Any products you think I should give a try?

Thanks for reading! xo
Stephany