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Best Beauty Finds of 2017! (Non-Makeup)

I can’t believe another year has gone by… this is the 1st of 3 “Best of” videos to end 2017!
These are the game-changing beauty products I discovered in 2017!

Happy New Year!

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29 Responses to "Best Beauty Finds of 2017! (Non-Makeup)"

Melanie says:

February 5, 2018 at 3:27 am

Hi Angie. Happy New Year!

Your eye makeup in this video is my favorite! Can you recall what you used?

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Sheri says:

January 15, 2018 at 11:22 pm

Hi Angie, thanks for the great video. I am definitely going to give a few of these recommendations a try! PS I was admiring your necklace. What brand is that and where did you purchase it. Thanks in advance.

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1. Angie says:
  
  January 16, 2018 at 1:11 pm
  
  Hi Sheri~ My necklace is by Anna Beck, I got it at Nordstrom, here’s a link to it: http://bit.ly/2DCEaw3 xo ~angie
  
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Barbara Garlic says:

January 2, 2018 at 9:06 am

On one of your videos did you say you mixed glycolic body lotion with retinol body lotion?? I’ve read that glycolic inactivates retinol. Just saying…

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1. MM says:
  
  March 29, 2018 at 12:59 pm
  
  Angie, do you have an update on this, by chance. I bought the two lotions and am curious… Thank you for all you do for us!
  
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  1. Angie says:
    
    April 1, 2018 at 9:25 pm
    
    The research that I’ve read indicates that glycolic acid and retinol work well together and even help one another work better.
    
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Karin says:

January 1, 2018 at 2:27 pm

Angie thanks so much for another awesome video! Please be careful with the tennis elbow injury – I know those injuries can be very painful and take a long time to heal. (Speaking from personal knowledge here.) Take care of yourself!

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1. Angie says:
  
  January 1, 2018 at 9:34 pm
  
  Thank you Karin! The tennis elbow is finally feeling better (it’s been about 6 months)… I got it from gardening though, I don’t even play tennis!!
  
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  1. Marie Jewell says:
    
    January 2, 2018 at 3:11 pm
    
    Hi Angie ! Cannot fun ordinary 5% lactic acid anywhere! Sold out! Can you suggest where to buy!! Thanks Marie ps love hot & flashy
    
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Christie Callahan says:

January 1, 2018 at 12:28 pm

Hi Angie! After watching your best of 2017 video, I went straight to Sephora yesterday to purchase the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask. I suffer from dry, chapped lips and nothing has ever seemed to help, not even the nightly application of lanolin. I also stopped by Target to pick up the Pixi Nourishing Lip Polish. Well, I have to say after Just one application of each, I am SO PLEASED! My lips not only felt amazing this morning, but they were not chapped or dry looking.

I applied the Laneige mask on my lips before going to bed last night and then followed up this morning with the Pixi polish.

Bottom line….THANK YOU for testing products and giving your honest opinions! You have been an inspiration to myself and I’m sure many others. Looking forward to watching your videos in 2018! Happy New Year!

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1. Angie says:
  
  January 1, 2018 at 9:36 pm
  
  That’s awesome Christine! I’m so happy the products have helped you. xo ~angie
  
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Betty James says:

January 1, 2018 at 11:49 am

I am a wife, mother, and grandmother of two. I am 55 yrs old and you have given me so much inspiration. Thank you and God bless you.

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Nellie says:

December 31, 2017 at 4:58 pm

I am amazed by the Finishing Touch Flawless facial hair remover. I have been using a much more expensive product for years and NEVER has my face gotten this smooth and hairless. I was so surprised by the results. Thank You Angie!

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1. Susan Laramie says:
  
  January 11, 2018 at 12:49 pm
  
  I just shave my face with a razor and it has worked fine. It was better at removing hair than Finishing Touch. But..I will say FT has a small head and it is great under brows as you cannot wax w/o irritation when using Retain A.
  
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Diane says:

December 31, 2017 at 4:32 pm

I have been using the John Freida hot air brush you recommended several years ago. Do you still use that or are you sold on the Beachwaver? I’ve tried to erything to get a loose wave and they never work. Sounds as though you are sold on the Beachwaver.

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1. Angie says:
  
  January 1, 2018 at 9:49 pm
  
  Hi Diane~ The John Freida hot air brush has been gathering dust for a while now. I love the Beachwaver, for the loose wave it’s perfect! Here’s the review and demo I did non the Beachwaver: http://www.hotandflashy50.com/quick-easy-beachy-waves-with-beach-waver/
  
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  1. Diane says:
    
    January 2, 2018 at 8:16 am
    
    Thank you!
    
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Terri says:

December 30, 2017 at 9:36 pm

Hey Angie,

I turned 60 last May and, after watching your videos, adopted a day/night facial care regimen based on your recommendations. I do many other things to my skin (botox, facials, peels etc… to stay looking younger but have never been able to stick to a skin care regimen before. I have also used a number of products semi-regularly that have tended to be on the high end (my mother is a die hard estee lauder fan). But, disgruntled as I was with the high price tag of the products and my lack of consistency, I flailed and faltered and was feeling absolutely nihilistic about the fate of my face. Suddenly, I chanced upon one of your videos, talking about using over the counter products, and my ears perked up. I looked at your early vids and compared the results of your current ones and was flabbergasted at the results! I have never gotten so excited to start what seemed to me to be a very cost effective semi-solution to my skin care woes. I say semi-effective because, at 60 I know there is likely surgery in my very near future. Nevertheless, armed with your product list I began one at a time adding to my arsenal and made a committment to myself that it was now or never. I began my FIRST ongoing day/night ritual – complete with before and after photos. I have LOVED it!! It has now been a little over two months and, though I had noticed a stark difference in the texture and feel of my face within the first week I was blown away by the noticeable difference in my blotchy uneven skin tone, wrinkles and firmness and under-eye darkening. My skin is tighter and more toned and I am more than thrilled. What a motivator!!
Though I still have a few skin care products to purchase and am only using retinal ( I will use retin a in a few months) I see now that this is the answer I have been waiting for. I now love to look in the mirror after only two months!! I have started using the Nu-face device and, though I am headed South for the winter to see my family and my botox is wearing off, I don’t yet feel the need to get in for the injections — seriously. I have been using botox since I was 40! I have veered from your products on two accounts; one thing I started using because my under eye and hood wrinkles demanded more is Estee Lauder’s ‘advanced night repair eye’. In a month of day/night use it has made a noticeable difference that I am very pleased with. the only other thing I do differently is use Cotz face. It is a broad spectrum spf 40 natural skin tone tinted sunscreen. It is ‘silky soft, blends translucent, sheer matte finish’ that you apply OVER your finished make-up. I know, scary right? But I tell you, I had had it up to the ying-yang with sunscreens that always seemed to ‘ball up’ on my face and destroy the time and effort I put into my make up routine. This really works and it does not affect your make-up at all!! In fact, the matte finish seems to give my face a really nice soft matte look … and without balling up! Other than that I am using your skin care routine and wouldn’t miss a day or evening. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have saved me money and encouraged me not to give up on my face, this was huge for me. Bless you and all your efforts to help women at any age be the best they can be. I am grateful.

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1. Angie says:
  
  January 1, 2018 at 10:12 pm
  
  Hi Terri~ Thanks so much for your comment! It makes me so happy that you’re having success and feeling beautiful! xo ~angie
  
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Zara says:

December 30, 2017 at 6:40 am

interesting post !
i love all beauty and makeup blog and want to know something new about new brands.
Glad to read this blog.

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Sandra says:

December 29, 2017 at 4:45 pm

Angie please tell us where you purchase Revitalash – Amazon? Directly from Revitalash? A store?
I’ve heard and read that there are many rip-offs/knock-offs and ‘watered-down’ versions out there, so I am leery to purchase such an expensive product. Thanks for letting us know!

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1. Lynne says:
  
  December 29, 2017 at 9:37 pm
  
  I have heard her say that she gets it from Nordstrom when they have a 2 for 1 sale. That is how I purchased mine. It really does work! I have never had such long lashes before!
  
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  1. Sandra says:
    
    December 31, 2017 at 2:52 pm
    
    Thank you Lynne
    
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    1. Kathy says:
      
      December 31, 2017 at 5:30 pm
      
      It’s true! Do not purchase unless from real source. Amazon….no way,,, Nordstrom’s yes or watch any boutique when they have a sale.
      
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2. Angie says:
  
  January 1, 2018 at 10:37 pm
  
  I buy RevitaLash from Nordstrom.
  
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donna saverino says:

December 29, 2017 at 3:54 pm

Just thinking out loud. We wash our face in the morning with soap-less products that have all the wonderful ingredients for the face BUT it only stays on our face for about 30 seconds then we rinse it off. Why not just wash with water then add the wonderful ingredients to the face? Or does the ingredients stay on the skin even thought we are rinsing it off with a washcloth? Any thoughts?

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1. Angie says:
  
  January 1, 2018 at 10:48 pm
  
  Cleanser isn’t on the skin long enough for skin care in it to do much good. Inexpensive soap free cleanser is best in my book.
  
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danielle hopkins says:

December 29, 2017 at 2:13 pm

Hi Angie
I use the Alphia Body Lotion 12% on my neck and chest as well as my body. What are your thoughts on this? I hope Im not doing more harm to my neck then good. Im only 45 and your neck looks great compared to mine. My neck is starting to form lines at the top under my chin.

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1. Angie says:
  
  January 1, 2018 at 10:58 pm
  
  Hi Danielle~ You can use the Alpha body lotion on your chest & neck but just be careful about irritation. I use it on my chest but when I put it too close to my neck I can feel my neck “tingling” which means it will be too irritating. Good luck!! xo ~angie
  
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I can’t believe another year has gone by… this is the 1st of 3 “Best of” videos to end 2017! These are the game-changing beauty products I discovered in 2017!

Happy New Year!

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I can’t believe another year has gone by… this is the 1st of 3 “Best of” videos to end 2017!
These are the game-changing beauty products I discovered in 2017!