Sunday 10 January 2021

Best Beauty Discoveries 2020 | Makeup and Haircare

best hair makeup discoveries 2020

 

After last week’s look at my favourite skin and body care discoveries of 2020, this week is all about makeup and haircare! Again, a lot of this stuff wasn’t actually released specifically in 2020 but it was the year I finally got around to trying it! 

 

best makeup discoveries 2020

Starting with makeup, I lusted after the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Bronzer in Medium 2 (full review) for ages before finally picking it up when Space NK did their £15 off a £60 spend and let me tell you – it was worth the wait! Aside from the fact it is absolutely massive, this is a beautiful, finely milled powder that is easy to build up without ever becoming cakey! It adds a lovely warmth to my face, it very smooth to apply (no harsh lines here!) and blends super easily! It is a matte bronzer but the finish is just gorgeous, it never looks flat! Expensive but worth it but I would always recommend waiting for a sale!

 

Charlotte tilbury airbrush matte bronzer medium 2 review

Next up, my only real lipstick purchase this year was the Fenty Beauty Slip Shine Sheer Shiny Lipstick in 06 Retro Rose (full review) which is a lipstick/balm hybrid! Retro Rose is a dusty pink shade which is very my lips but better on me. It’s creamy to apply, very comfortable on the lips as it’s so moisturising and though it’s sheer it’s buildable to a deeper shade. It also lasts a good amount of time on my lips despite being a sheer/nourishing lipstick and made a recent post on my favourite mask proof lip balms!

 

Fenty Beauty slip shine lipstick retro rose review

Something a bit more budget now and the Collection Primed and Ready Invisible Setting Powder blew me away earlier in the year and I have finally got round to repurchasing! I originally bought it as I hate wasting my Laura Mercier loose powder if I’m not going anywhere or if I have a mask on and you can’t see my makeup but I still wanted a powder I could trust to mattify my skin and not make me look cakey and I found it with this! It’s a very finely milled mattifying powder that doesn’t cling to dry patches and does a very good job of keeping my oils at bay! And it’s under £4! I’ve only used it a couple of times since I started Roaccutane but again I haven’t noticed any caking with my drier than normal skin! 

 

I wasn’t sure whether to put this with skincare or makeup but here we are! The Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Kiss Lip Butter was my favourite lip balm discovery of last year! It’s jumbo sized, leaves a gorgeous hydrating sheen behind and it lasts so long between top ups! It contains cupuaçu, acai and coconut oil and makes my lips feel so soft. I know the bum bum cream from the same brand is love or hate but the scent of the lip butter is not overpowering at all and once it’s on you can barely smell it! I recently finished this and couldn’t believe how much was left in the casing! Thank God I was at home and able to dig it out with a cotton bud lol. 

 

The NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer in Light 2 Vanilla is the most recent addition to my collection from the ones I am mentioning today but I couldn’t leave it out! I resisted this for the longest time because the packaging reminded me of an old NYX pot concealer I had and hated – it was cakey, felt sticky and was not enjoyable to use! I can safely say this is the complete opposite! It’s matte but not drying and it has great coverage! I don’t experience any flaking with this and the colour match is great! 

 

I am a huge fan of Anastasia Beverly Hills brow products and the Brow Powder Duo in Dark Brown has been my go to since I got it for myself for Christmas 2019! It has the perfect shades for my, you guessed it, dark brown hair and it’s got great pigmentation too – not too much or too little! It doesn’t fade or move throughout the day and it’s so dinky and sturdy it will be great for travel when its allowed again! 

 

best haircare discoveries 2020

 

Moving onto hair, around May last year I was going through Olaplex way too quickly for my bank balance so I decided to pick up the Phyto Joba Moisturising Mask to use in between my weekly Olaplex sessions and it’s love! This is so hydrating so perfect for my damaged, dry ends and it gives such a beautiful shine to my hair while making it more manageable! I found it a bit harder to find a link so I’m paranoid it’s discontinued but I would be so disappointed if it was! 


I got a Cult Beauty GWP in the middle of the year after buying some hair products and found some absolute gems in there! One of the hair products I bought to get the GWP was the NatureLab Tokyo Perfect Shine Clarifying Scalp Scrub (US affiliate link here, 10% off with Danielle10), which I had previously tried a mini of and knew after one use I would need the full size. It’s sulphate free yet gives a good lather, the scrub actually reaches my scalp leaving it refreshed and it really does clarify it while making my so shiny after use! I think if you had a flaky scalp this would work wonders too! 


In the actual Cult Beauty GWP was the Color Wow Dream Cocktail - Kale Infused for Breakage and I am in love with this! Like I said, I have very damaged ends due to straightening and I get breakage too. This is a leave in conditioning treatment that doesn’t weigh my hair down at all, it strengthens brittle hair and leaves it feeling soft and healthy! I feel like my hair is in really great condition at the minute though I did get a haircut early December too but this and Olaplex No.3 in particular are amazing! 

 

Finally, another item I was introduced to through the GWP and one I repurchased after using as I knew I needed more, the Slip Skinny Scrunchie! I am a huge fan of my silk pillowcase so love the benefits for my hair and this scrunchie is the perfect thickness and so soft while minimising breakage to my hair when using! They are expensive but I know I will get so much use out of them! 


You will find a full review of the lip butter, hair mask, powder and scalp scrub here if you want to read some more about them! 

 

And that concludes my best makeup and haircare discoveries of 2020! Did you see any of your favourites? Let me know what yours were! 

 

*denotes a PR sample that was sent to me. All opinions are my own. See my full disclosure here. 


Danielle xx

 

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36 comments

  1. Thank you for sharing this, I think I will make one too!

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  2. I have a 2020 favourites up on my post! But you have so many different products to me and so many things I've never tried! Thanks for sharing!

    Katie | katieemmabeauty.com

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  3. The Charlotte Tilbury powder is amazing! It's so soft and fine I love it too xx

    Violethollow.com

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  4. The fenty beauty lipstick is pretty! I love their gloss bomb so much xx

    lenne | lennezulkiflly.com

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    1. Gloss bomb is on my wish list! Along with the new cream ones! xx

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  5. The Nars concealer is one of my favourites. The Charlotte Tilbury bronzer was definitely one of my favourite makeup products last year.

    http://shimmeringhighlights.blogspot.com/

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    1. Two brilliant products I am glad I purchased! xx

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  6. I didn't try any of these products but I hear great things about all of them. Thank you for sharing your opinion.

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  7. Some of my favourites here too - love the silk scrunchies, CT bronzer and Fenty lipstick! x

    Beautylymin

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  8. I have been looking forward to this post after last weeks! That Charlotte Tilbury bronzer looks so beautiful, and like you say; it's huge!! I very nearly bought one of those Fenty lipsticks and I totally regret not doing it! Sounds like my kind of formula xx

    Hannah | https://luxuryblush.co.uk/

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    1. Thanks so much Hannah! I admire your self control! I am waiting for boots to do a sale then I want to get my hands on her new lip product! xx

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  9. Beautiful 2020 discoveries here, Danielle! Slip Shine lipsticks are my favorite too, I hope they release more colors for us to choose from as the formula is simply divine (so is the scent!). I need to pick up SDJ lip balm next! Thanks for the recommendation xx

    Naya
    www.nayatilly.com

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    1. Thanks for reading Naya! I have the gloss bombs and new cream version on my wishlist! xx

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  10. My favorite brand from last year and still is...fenty beauty. So many awesome products...makes me want to buy it all.😍

    www.fashionradi.com

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    1. I love everything I own by Fenty and i want more! xx

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  11. Great post! I've been on the fence with the Nars concealer, but I'm happy to read you also enjoy it. Maybe i'll take the plunge one day.


    Jennifer | Little Corner of Mine

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    1. Definietly do! I have been so impressed with it! xx

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  12. Charlotte Tilbury Bronzer is one my wish list for such a long time. After reading your post I realize that I need it in my collection.

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  13. Great favorite s!! For the first time I see someone speak up about this powder from Collection 😍😍 Regards!!

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    1. Thank you! It is such a great affordable product! xx

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  14. I have and love that charlotte tilbury bronzer!

    www.themakeupaficionado.com

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  15. Those Fenty Beauty lippies are so intriguing, I really want to try them one day! Also that CT bronzer looks so stunning. I think my mum would actually enjoy it a lot as she loves the CT products already, and if anything she wears bronzer a lot. Might keep it in mind as a birthday present for her in March, although I bet I would like it just as much for myself! ;-)

    Love, Charline | Charline Has a Blog

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  16. Love this post! I really need to try the Charlotte Tilbury bronzer! Ruth https://ruthwrites.blog/

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