Updated on July 31st, 2023
I hope everyone had a great New Year! I thought I would bring in the new year by sharing my favorites from 2016 including the makeup and skincare products I loved as well as some of the books I read.
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Makeup
For this first section, I wanted to share the best makeup products I have used this year. In total, there were 11 makeup products I loved using this year mainly from Tarte and NYX.
- Jeffree Star Liquid Lipstick
- NYX Butter Gloss: Review of the Crème Brulee shade
- NYX HD Photogenic Concealer Wand: Review of the Light shade
- NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream: Review of the Stockholm shade
- Soap & Glory One Heck Of A Blot Primer: Review
- Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush: Review of the Sweet shade
- Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Full Coverage Foundation: Review of the Light Beige shade
- Tarte Lights, Cameras, Lashes Mascara: Review
- Tarte Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Setting Powder: Review
- Tarte Tartelette Matte Palette: Review
- Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion: Review
Skincare
Now onto the skincare section! There were 6 products I loved using this year from Lush, The Body Shop, Soap & Glory, and First Aid Beauty.
- The Body Shop Spiced Apple Butter Body Butter
- First Aid Beauty Cleanser
- Lush Herbalism Cleanser: Review
- Lush Lip Scrub: Review of the Mint Julips scrub
- Lush Mask of Magnaminty
- Soap & Glory Hand Food: Review
Books
Finally for the books! There were 5 books I read and loved this year that mainly fall under the mystery and adventure category including books by Ransom Riggs, Paula Hawkins, Ruth Ware, and Marzia Bisognin.
- Dream House by Marzia Bisognin: Review
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs: Review
- Hollow City by Ransom Riggs: Review
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins: Review
- The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware: Review
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I love that you included books as well as beauty products! I need to read the girl on the train and I need to try the Tarte Tartelette Matte Palette. Love it <3
That liquid lipsticks look stunning! Fantastic post ❤️
Thank you! The lipstick is amazing!
I got ‘The Girl On The Train’ for Christmas 🙂 can’t wait to get time to sit down and read it! x
I hope you enjoy it! 😄
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Great list! It’s always fun to read what items tops their year! You have a lot of Tarte products on your list! In 2016 I tried my first Tarte eye shadows (Tartelette Tease palette) and I really liked them!
Thanks! I also tried my first Tarte product last year which was the Tartelette Matte Palette 😄
Love these products! 2016 was a great year for new makeup!
I agree!