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Best Makeup of 2017! High-End + Drugstore Faves!!

There were so many great new makeup releases in 2017, it’s hard to fit them all into one video! I’ve been testing all year long and I’ve curated the best of the best from high-end to drugstore for you here!

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Hourglass Mineral Veil Primer | Too Faced Hangover Rx 3-In-1 Primer & Setting Spray
Catrice Prime and Fine Pore Refining Anti-Shine Base
Too Faced Shadow Insurance | NYX Proof-It!

IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores HD Powder | ELF HD Powder | NARS Liquid Blush | Milani Powder Blush
Make Up For Ever Contour Powder | Beauty Junkees Contour Palette
Clinique Chubby Stick Highlighter

Lancome Effacernes Concealer | Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer
Clinique Pretty Easy Liquid Liner | Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Eyeliner Trio
Estee Lauder Sumptuous Knockout Mascara | L’Oreal Voluminous Lash Paradise Waterproof Mascara

Dior 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow in 757 Dream | Tarte Make Magic Happen Palette
Milani Everyday Eyes Palette in Must Have Naturals
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Lip Pencil | Rimmel Exxagerate Lip Liner
Too Faced Lip Insurance

Julep It’s Whipped Matte Mousse Liquid Lipstick | Wet N Wild Liquid Catsuit
Hourglass Girl Lip Stylo | Sephora Collection Rouge Lipstick | Revlon ColorStay Super Lustrous Lipstick

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19 Responses to "Best Makeup of 2017! High-End + Drugstore Faves!!"

Robin Smith says:

July 22, 2019 at 11:19 am

Good morning,
I wanted to say thank you for all of the helpful tips that you have in your video. I love the way that you do your eye make up and I hope to be as good as you one day. You are right, the younger women in their videos slap on the make up.

My four questions are: 1. What is the best drugstore brand setting powder. I do use the IT concealer but I do not feel that it stays on all day and around 2 in the afternoon my under eyes look dry.
2. Do you have a video on how to apply shadow if you have a few wrinkles on your eye lids?
3. What is the best eye pencil to use for on top and under neath the eyes?
4. How do you do a wing look to give your eyes a lift and the the droopy look?
I just turned 50. Thank you for any helpful video and tips. Have a wonderful day. Again, I love your videos and your make up looks incredible on you. You should teach the younger women in their videos how to apply make up.

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1. Angie says:
  
  August 9, 2019 at 12:19 pm
  
  Hi Robin~ I like Revlon Candid setting powder, I feel like all my eyeshadow tutorials are for women with wrinkles on their eyelids, my fave eyeliners are Marc Jacobs Highliner, Sephora Contour 12 H Waterproof liners & Essence Eyeliner Pencils. Here’s my video on doing uplifting eyeliner: https://www.hotandflashy.com/eyeliner-dos-donts-to-lift-mature-eyes-mistakes-to-avoid/
  xo ~angie
  
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Magdalena says:

February 25, 2018 at 6:10 pm

Hi Angie, thank you for being so helpful. It seems like everything that you are recommending suits me perfectly. recently I tried to find some new powder and I looked for IT powder. Because I am living in UK I got limited access to some of the brands which you recommend. I has found IT Powder there but I am confused whether it is the same powder? Please find the link
http://www.qvcuk.com/IT-Cosmetics-Bye-Bye-Pores-Poreless-Powder-with-Brush.product.216542.html?sc=SRCH
Could you help me to clarify? Thank you very much again.

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1. Angie says:
  
  March 3, 2018 at 9:05 am
  
  Yes, that’s the same product!
  
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Anne says:

January 27, 2018 at 11:30 am

Would love to have a transcript of this video, Angie; is one available?

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Sherilyn says:

January 23, 2018 at 5:43 pm

Angie I have very fair pinkish cool skin, during the summer the IT CC+ works great but in the winter I am too fair, can you suggest another CC cream that would suit my very fair cool skin. PS I am very dry skinned everywhere no combo skin for me.

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Annelie says:

January 19, 2018 at 3:13 am

Angie, thank you for all your recommendations. Here in Sweden we don´t have all of the brands you mention and not all of the shades. However, I was in London for a couple of days and bought some of the products you like. The settingspray from TooFaced is great, the mascara from Estee Lauder is the best mascara ever!!! And I love the CC Cream from IT Cosmetics. Please try Estee Lauder Re-nutrive Foundation Cream, I love that one too.

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Lynne says:

January 17, 2018 at 3:56 pm

Can you review some all natural foundations and concealors?

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Martha Schueler says:

January 16, 2018 at 6:41 pm

Hi, Angie—happy 2018 and thank you for all
The work you fo for us.
I am having trouble cleaning off the Australian Gold Botanical sunscreen, which I use daily instead of foundation. It leaves a lovely, soft and poreless look. At night, I start cleansing with the Coconut oil cream cleanser you like, gently scrub with the exfoliating washcloths you have recommended, rinse, wash again with Ceravu, gently dry, then pass over with witch hazel.
The cotton ball shows still shows some tint!
What do you suggest to get my face clean of that sunscreen.

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1. Angie says:
  
  January 21, 2018 at 10:45 pm
  
  Hi Martha~ I love the staying power of the AG sunscreen but it is hard to remove. Most effective thing has been the Tatcha Camelia Cleansing Oil. xo ~angie
  
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M says:

January 13, 2018 at 3:18 pm

Hi Angie. I love the Chanel foundation but it does not seem right to use it everyday (for the price, but also because it may be a bit too much of a “finished” look?). I use it only for special occasions. What is an everyday alternative you would recommend? I have been using the CC cream from IT Cosmetics, because it also has SPF 50+ (so except in the summer, it also doubles as my sunscreen). However, it is still a very high price point for an everyday product. I don’t want to use anything too heavy, and nothing that can clog or damage my already mature skin. Any recommendations would be great. Btw, I use Laura Mercier as primer- do you think Too Faced Hangover would be better?

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1. Angie says:
  
  January 21, 2018 at 11:02 pm
  
  Try L’Oreal True Match, it’s very similar to the Chanel!
  
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Sharon says:

January 12, 2018 at 10:03 am

Can you please tell me what COLOR the Urban Decay Lip Liner is?
Thank You!

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1. Angie says:
  
  January 12, 2018 at 1:12 pm
  
  The UD lip liner comes in tons of great colors but the one I use most is Naked. Manic and Rush are pretty too!
  
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Terri Herbst says:

January 11, 2018 at 8:48 am

Hi Angie,
Since I have been watching your videos I have learned so much about skin care and make up. Thank you! My favs this year is the hourglass primer and the Hangover 3 in 1! I love your idea of trying the smaller sizes and see if you like the product and then go from there. I did that with better than sex mascara and I am so glad I did. UGH!! I ended up buying the wrong NO7 foundation (lift and luminate) and I actually really like it, but I look forward to trying the stay perfect. I am going to buy the Dior eye shadow, Nars blush, (I hate powder), and the Sephora lipstick. I can’t begin to tell you how many products I bought this year and I really did like most of them, but I get bored and then I move on or I have a holy grail- like you. Thanks for all your insight. Its fantastic.

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Ally McBeagle says:

January 10, 2018 at 2:38 pm

Really enjoyed the 2017 makeup review. You mentioned you might do primer reviews, that would be fantastic. It’s so hard to pair up primers and foundations!

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1. Janice Rivera says:
  
  January 15, 2018 at 6:45 am
  
  I would like to see a primer review also. I recently bought primer for the first time at the drugstore. It seemed that the tube was small so I doubt it will last long. Is there a better way?
  
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Kathy Beemer says:

January 10, 2018 at 2:17 pm

Do any of the high.end companies offer free samples?

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1. Angie says:
  
  February 6, 2018 at 10:14 pm
  
  You can get samples of any high-end foundation at the makeup counters at department stores.
  
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There were so many great new makeup releases in 2017, it’s hard to fit them all into one video! I’ve been testing all year long and I’ve curated the best of the best from high-end to drugstore for you here!

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