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As a beautyblogger, I get to try a ton of different beauty products. When I combine that with my beauty therapist knowledge, I think I have a pretty good idea of beauty products in general. What works and what doesn’t. I love to find new products that give me actual results. I’m genuinely excited when I get to tell you about some new product.

Choosing the best products of the year is very exciting, because the product needs to be, well, actually worth the hype. Being the best of the year and all. But I think I did a pretty good job and these are the products that I was most eager about in 2019.

Here are best beauty products of 2019!

THE BEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS OF 2019

Face cleanser – Niki Newd Oatmeal Soap

Handmade, fresh cosmetics

I have mentioned this soap several times on my blog during this year – and for a reason. It’s an awesome face cleanser, that cleans my face effectively, without making it dry. It keeps my skin balanced. I also love that it’s handmade from simple pure ingredients, doesn’t come with a big packaging (eco friendly) – and lasts really long.

I would recommend this for normal, mixed and oily skintypes.

Niki Newd Oatmeal Soap

You’ll get a sample size of the Skin Velvet Oil, when you make a purchase with the affiliate code ‘CHARLOTTA’. It’s gonna show up as “0,00€” on your order, but the gift is automatically added to your package.

Serum – Patyka Hydra-Booster Serum

Oganic, luxury

Patyka’s launch of the nine new products was one of the most exciting launches in 2019 for me. Patyka is known as this luxury brand and their products are lovely – yet a bit pricey. These new products are more affordable and still 100 % Patyka quality. My favorite product out of everything is this hydrating serum, which treats my skin with hyaluronic acid and tremella extract. The consistency is a light watery gel, which absorbs into my skin nicely.

For all skintypes.

*Patyka Hydra-Booster Serum

Hair care – Aquis hair towels & turbans

This year was also the year when I discovered Aquis fast drying towels. Spoiler alert: they do work and they do dry my hair faster than a regular towel. The turban is especially super helpful for my naturally wavy hair and plopping. You could say I’m a fan!

*Aquis towels

You can get -10% off with the affiliate code ‘CHARLOTTA’ on Aquis Finland Shop. Valid until 31.12.2020. Shop here!

Foundation/CC-cream – Madara City CC

Organic

For anyone seeing me mention this CC-cream a millionth time – sorry not sorry. This was truly the year of Madara’s City CC, which I’ve not only used on myself the whole spring and summer, but also on almost all the makeup models on Makeup Monday posts. I’ve also used it in fall and winter by mixing it with my foundations. It’s hydrating, creamy and leaves a beautiful natural glow on the skin.

*MADARA CITY-CC Cream SPF 15

Tony Moly Panda’s Dream Long Lash Mascara

This mascara blew my mind with a great thick concistency (giving me lots of volume), a good wand (easy to get all the lashes) and the fact, that it’s the most easiest mascara to remove (with just warm water). I’ve gone through three tubes of this already.

*Tony Moly Panda’s Dream Mascara

Clarins Joli Blush, Cheeky Purple

When I first swatched Clarins’ new blushes, I was a bit disappointed. Then I saw how nicely they blend on the skin once applied with a blush brush – and I was hooked. These Joli blushes come in beautiful shades, they blend perfectly on the skin and are effortless to use. You can build the color up too. For winter I’ve been loving the shade Cheeky Purple, which is a cool toned bright plum. Might I add, this is the color for winter. In Summer I used a lot of Cheeky pink and Cheeky Peach.

Clarins Joli Blush

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Do you have a moment to talk about glittery eyeshadows? I had a phase where I didn’t like single eyeshadows, but now I’m all about them. They are a great way to expand your collection with unique formulas and shades. Such as these YSL Sequin Crush eyeshadows. They’re super beautiful and add that touch of something to a look. It’s safe to say none of my eyeshadow palettes have shades like these.

YSL Sequin Crush Eyeshadows review, swatches & makeup tutorials

YSL Sequin Crush eyeshadows are basically pressed glitters, but they also have a metallic shift to them and they’re packed with a lot of pigment. In one word, unique. They blend and swatch beautifully just on their own, but for extra lasting power, I would use a glitter primer.

These shadows are very pigmented, especially when you use your finger to apply them and a sticky base. In the swatches I didn’t have any primer under though. I think the swatches speak for themselves.

One useful thing to note about these shadows is that when you blend them, the glitter kind of fades. But you can use it to your advantage, as I did in my 3-color tutorial. You can press them on to your lid, where you usually want the shimmer, and blend them to your crease, where you would typically use matte shades.

I have shades 1 Legendary Gold, 8 Louder Blue and 9 Bold Blue.

ysl sequin crush bold blue — 9 – Bold Blue.

ysl sequin crush legendary gold — 1 – Legendary Gold.

ysl sequin crush louder blue — 8 Louder Blue.

YSL Sequin Crush Eyeshadows Legendary Gold, Bold Blue and Louder Blue swatched.

Now let’s get on to some ideas on how to use these beautiful shadows. I have three tutorials for you.

Gold Glitter Liner using YSL Sequin Crush Eyeshadow 1

This look is very simple, but I wanted to add it here just to show you different ways to use these shadows. A simple glitter liner just as itself looks nice. I somehow felt inspired to go for a wing futuristic kind of look, even though I always say I don’t like wings on me. This color was light enough so that I actually liked it quite a bit.

3 color look using YSL Sequin Crush eyeshadows 1, 8 & 9

This look is way simpler than it looks. I basically applied the three colors all over the lid next to each other and blended very minimally (just on the crease a little). This look was super sparkly and looked amazing in the sun.

Halo eye using YSL Sequin Crush 8 and 1 (and grey eyeshadows)

I love blue and gold together. This look requires a bit more steps.

Add a light grey all over the ‘crease’, but leave the center of the lid bare.
Add a darker grey in the inner and outer corner, making your eye look rounder and creating a halo effect. Blend well. Add some grey to your lower lashline as well.
Add YSL Sequin Crush 8 (blue) in the outer and inner corners by tapping it on. Don’t blend it or bring it quite as high as the grey shadows.
Add YSL Sequin Crush 1 (gold) in the center of the lid and in the inner corners. In halo eye you would also bring the gold to the center of your lower lashline, but I didn’t want to do that in this look.
Add liner and mascara and you’re done.

Shop the YSL Sequin Crush Eyeshadows

on *Lookfantastic UK
on *Lookfantastic EU

What look was your favorite? Mine is obviously the one which I got the best pics of, heh, because of a sudden sunlight. Gotta love winter in Finland.

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Beauty products that I was most impressed in 2019