Here’s where we saw a lot of drugstore buys. Sure, some high-end mascaras were listed (DiorShow, obviously, and a few tubing mascaras like Fiberwig and Blinc Kiss Me) but it looks to me like the big players here are actually L’Oreal and Covergirl, with Voluminous (the best for volume) and Lash Blast (the best for length and everyday wear, though it did get a lot of love for volume) respectively. Lash Blast got a lot of love this year — I guess I’ll have to give it a try sometime soon!
MAC definitely stole the stage for this one, but (surprisingly enough) one of my long-time drugstore favourites kept popping up as well! Nope, it’s not Revlon, though I think they totally deserved the mention. Rather, it was CoverGirl, with their TruShine formula. Someone even specified my favourite shade, Powderpink Shine!
There was a surprising number of high-end favourites here, from Armani to Dior to MAC. No two readers had the same favourite! The only company that appeared more than once was MAC, so I suppose the vote goes to MAC glosses, in all their sticky glory. I personally would have gone with a drugstore choice (as I haven’t found a major difference in high-end/drugstore lipgloss quality) like VS’ Minty Lip Shine or Annabelle’s Le Gloss Star.
A lot more of you ladies use lip stains that I’d expect! Which, honestly, I think is great, because I love me a lip stain. This area was completely dominated by Benefit (we literally had two votes for other products!) so if you’re thinking about stains, try Benetint or Posietint!
Y’know, I thought I’d see a lot more Vaseline here. But I guess not! Most of you are loving Burt’s Bees, actually, or the eos smooth sphere for a little more fun and a little less moisture. Arianne, take note! You said you needed a new lip balm; try Burt’s Bees! (And if that doesn’t work, there’s always Bobbi.)
