What are your Holy Grail products?

[pantsparty]

I love reading posts like these Feel free to add a category if I left something out!

Or just list your current favorites! I realized when typing out my own I only have a few HG status products.

Primer:
Foundation:
Concealer:
Powder:
Blush:
Bronzer:
Eyeshadow:
Liner:
Mascara:
Lip Stuff:

[nursewife]

Mar 25, 2015 23:01:39 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Primer: I like Hourglass mineral veil and Becca primer
Foundation: I have yet to find one I love, but I don't mind my Mac cream foundation. I prefer Smashbox BB cream
Powder: I like my Mac pressed powder
Blush:Hmm.... all of it?! I think my favourites are the Hourglass blush
Bronzer: Benfit Hulla.
Eyeshadow: I love all of it! I like how Lorac is so easy to blend. I love the colour varieties in UD, Mac and Too Faced.
Liner:I'm going to assume it's eye liner. I really like Marc Jacobs liquid pen, and Kat Von D ink.
Mascara: I love Diorshow and Benefit roller lash.
Lip Stuff: I love Mac myth

[pantsparty]

Primer: Still searching. I was last using Smashbox's Pore Minimizing Primer, but it was breaking me out
Foundation: Currently using UD Naked Skin, which I like, but I think I need more coverage. I like MAC's Studio Fix quite a bit.
Powder: Currently using MUFE's powder. I should probably spend less on this, since it's just setting my foundation.
Concealer: I like Tarte's concealer - seems like it has more coverage than other brands.
Blush: Tarte Dollface and MAC Mineralize blush in warm soul (I don't think they sell this anymore).
Bronzer: N/A
Eyeshadow: MAC SHADOWS!!!! Specifically, Shroom, Patina and Satin Taupe
Liner: UD 24/7 liner and MAC Fluidline
Mascara: L'Oreal Voluminous. Eh. I've tried a lot of pricey brands and nothing has blown my socks off.
Lip Stuff: Tarte Power Pigment in Fearless and Tipsy. I love these shades, particularly Tipsy. Also love Bite's matte creme lip crayon, GREAT staying power and not drying! I also love Fresh's lip balms in Coral and Tulip, as well as their Advanced Lip Repair product.

[AJL]

Primer: Smashbox Photofinish

Foundation:
Clinique Almost Make-up (discontinued), MUFE HD Invisible Foundation

Concealer:
Don't have one. Just started using NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Ginger. I also have Clinique Airbrush brightening concealer and a MAC Conceal and Correct Duo

Powder:
Merle Norman Ultra Powder Foundation, though I haven't used it since my first year in college. I just picked up a MAC Mineralized Skinfinish powder and I'm giving that a test run.

Blush:
Stila Cream Blush in Peony or theBalm Hot Mama

Bronzer:
Benefit Hoola 

Eyeshadow:
NYX Coquette - perfect taupey brown with a good soft matte finish.

Liner:
NYX eye pencil in brown

Mascara:
Maybelline Great Lash in Blackest Black

Lip Stuff:
Fresh Lip Shine in Daphne (discontinued). I almost cried when I lost my tube of this. It was the most perfect gloss. Not sticky. Not glittery or shimmery. Added just the right shade on rosey color to my lips. It was Natalie Maine's favorite lip gloss (and she got it from Sheryl Crow, so of course I had to go buy it right away!)  Now I've found a lot of products I like and have several lipsticks/glosses/butters/pencils/tinted balms, etc. But the thing that is the most important for me is Rosebud Lip Balm. I used it all the time! 

[heyjude]

Primer:
Hourglass mineral veil

Foundation:
tarte bb cream or bare minerals loose or ready foundation

Concealer:
Bare minerals powder concealer

Powder:
Maybe the HG dim light.

Blush:
How can I have an HG if I love them all?

Bronzer:
N/a

Eyeshadow:
N/a

Liner:
N/a

Mascara:
Clinique lash power

Lip Stuff:
Maybe Revlon balm satin in Honey or revlon lip butter in sugar plum. Maybe.


I take the the term HG seriously!

[bunnies]

Primer: I don't use primer, but occasionally I use Clarins Beauty Flash Balm.

Foundation: n/a

Concealer: I use Maybelline Instant age rewind brightener under my eyes. I don't use a typical concealer very often.

Powder: Rimmell Stay Matte pressed, and it's only $4

Blush: I've been loving NARS blushes lately. I have Mata Hari and Deep Throat.

Bronzer: n/a

Eyeshadow: MAC - my daily go-tos are Naked Lunch and Vanilla. My very frequent go-tos are Satin Taupe, Sketch, and Shale.

Liner: It was MAC Power point liner in Buried Treasure (for daily use), but I've been branching out and trying other things lately. For something more dramatic, I like Sephora brand high precision liquid liner.

Mascara: L'oreal Voluminous for every day. For dramatic, I've had great success with the Physicians Formula Eye Booster Instant Lash Extension kit.

Lip Stuff: MAC - Rebel is probably my favorite.


Adding:
Nails - Burt's Bees lemon butter cuticle cream is always on hand.

[lexxasaurus]

I only included the things I absolutely adore.

Primer: Too Faced Primed and Poreless for skin, and Shadow Insurance for lids.

Blush: Tarte Amazonian Clay in Dazzled

Liner: Hard Candy Stroke of Gorgeous in Little Black Dress

Mascara: Urban Decay Perversion

Lip Stuff: I'd die without Burt's Bees original chapstick and their lip shimmer in peony.

[Deleted]

Primer: I don't use one
Foundation: MUFE HD Invisible Foundation
Concealer: Nars radiant creamy concealer
Powder: MAC Mineralized skinfinish
Blush: NYX cream blushes or NARS orgasm
Bronzer: Smashbox
Eyeshadow: Naked palettes
Liner: Sephora retractable gel liner
Mascara: Maybelline Rocket volume
Lip Stuff:

[maryanne]

Primer: don't use
Foundation: still looking, but currently loving Laneige BB cushion
Concealer: don't use, but probably should =P
Powder: I always come back to Maybelline Shine Free so I guess that's HG for me. Probably tied with Hourglass Diffused Light.
Blush: too many to have an HG
Bronzer: don't use
Eyeshadow: don't use
Liner: Clio Kill Black pen liner (Korean brand)
Mascara: still looking. Mascara always lets me down no matter the brand.
Lip Stuff: Burberry Lip Mist in Blueberry and Aquaphor

[tiramisu]

Primer:
Jouer anti-aging moisture primer (it works best with my TM)

Foundation:
Jouer luminizing moisture tint

Concealer:
Bobbi Brown Corrector, Jouer age repairing perfector

Powder:
HG Ambient lighting powders

Blush:
Hourglass or Nars

I don't have HGs for any of the rest of the categories. I do love Chanel Rouge Coco and Rouge Coco Shine lipsticks.

[mdgirl]

Primer: Whatever samples I have around
Foundation: Skin79 VIP Gold bb cream. It's amazing!
Concealer: LM Secret Camouflage
Powder: I try not to use powder because I think it ages me
Blush: Rimmel Stay Blushed in Apricot Glow
Bronzer: Becca liquid bronzer
Eyeshadow: It's discontinued but the Chanel Demure quad
Liner: MUFE slate gray (21L) or the Clinique Cream Shaper in Egyptian
Mascara: Chanel Inimitable Intense. I keep trying cheaper ones and keep coming back.
Lip Stuff: Bite lipsticks

[EloiseWeenie]

Primer: I use La Roche Posay spf50 primer. I wanted a skincare based primer, that had a high spf (I live in the south and don't want to crisp up in the summer). It's a little weird to apply, but my makeup stays put, no allergic reactions, and I've never been burned.
Foundation: LM TM is my favorite, but I don't know if it's HG (although I repurchase it)
Concealer: still searching
Powder: HG ambient lighting powders
Blush: HG blushes
Bronzer: never used/don't own
Eyeshadow: TF a la mode, and the long discontinued Lancome colour dose
Liner: Lancome kohl liner (I'm allergic to most eye liners)
Mascara: Lancome definicils
Lip Stuff: Nars gloss

[Deleted]

Not exactly makeup, but I LOVE the Amore Pacific Enzyme Peel for an exfoliant. I have incredibly sensitive skin with rosacea, and I can use this 2-3 times a week with no issues.

Primer: Not a daily thing, but I use Pur Minerals correcting for redness for special events

Not really committed to other products yet, make-up's been a low priority the past 4-5 years. I was sold on Bare Minerals until it started irritating my skin and didn't seem to provide as good of coverage any more; switched to Revlon foundation and powder but not in love yet.

[sporky]

Primer: Haven't found a HG yet, I've been leaning so much more towards BBs since discovering those last year (late bloomer party of one over here)
Foundation: BareMinerals loose powder
Concealer: Amazing Cosmetics
Powder: Tarte Smooth Operator Finishing Powder
Blush: Nars Orgasm 
Bronzer: don't use
Eyeshadow: UD everything
Liner: again UD everything
Mascara: I seriously bounce between so many, I don't think I've even got a favorite right now. 
Lip Stuff: For a plain balm, Fresh Sugar. For longwear lipstick, UD Revolution. 

[oliviapope]

Mar 25, 2015 23:01:39 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Primer: Still haven't found it, but I do love my Smashbox Primer Water 
Foundation: I haven't tried a whole lot out, but I think that's just because the Loreal True Match is just so great for me. I have the UD Naked foundation and I don't really feel like it's any better than my cheap stuff. 
Concealer: I still have not found "the one" 
Powder: Setting powder? No HG on that yet. 
Blush: Any Becca blush. LOVE 
Bronzer: I don't currently use any. Recs?
Eyeshadow: All of them? 
Liner: I feel the same way about liner that I do mascara, all of them are just okay. 
Mascara: THIS DOESN'T EXIST. I HATE ALL MASCARA. I thought I had found something with Too Faced Better Than Sex, but the raccoon eyes were way too much for me. 
Lip Stuff: Nyx lipglosses cannot be beat. I haven't tried enough lipsticks to have a HG yet. 

[IIOY]

Primer:  UD Naked Skin
Foundation:  Chanel Vitalumiere
Concealer:  Bobbi Brown Tinted Eye Brightener
Powder:  Bobbi Brown
Blush:  I have zero loyalty to any one brand.
Bronzer:  Bobbi Brown
Eyeshadow:  Makeup Geek/MAC
Liner:  Essence gel
Mascara:  Maybelline Great Lash
Lip Stuff:  Don't care

[roxysoxy]

I switch products often and don't have many that are holy grail status. These are my current favorites:

Primer: Dr. Brandt Pores No More
Foundation: Loreal Infallible
Concealer: Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer
Powder: Setting: MUFE, Finishing: Hourglass Ambient Lighting
Blush: I love too many to pick a favorite
Bronzer: Tarte Park Avenue Princess Matte
Eyeshadow: No favorite
Liner: Stila Stay All Day
Mascara: Maybelline The Rocket
Lip Stuff: Nars Audacious in Anna

[2curlydogs]

Concealer: So, I totally use the SB BB Cream for eyes as my concealer and LOVE IT for this purpose. It actually conceals but blends beautifully.
Powder: I really love my Lorac loose powder (I thought it was LM. Nope. Lorac).
Eyeshadow: Chocolate Bar. Best money I've spent on makeup in a long time.
Liner: I almost always wet-line an eyeshadow.
Lip Stuff: I have taken to using the Sugar lip scrub in the shower a couple times a week. 

[Vespasia]

Foundation: Palladio wet dry powder foundation. Medium coverage, nice finish, decent longevity
Blush: Nyx cream in natural, Tarte
Bronzer: Tarte Park Ave Princess. I also like Pumpkin and Poppy Oak Bark for (mild) contouring but it's a loose powder and therefore kind of a pain.
Highlighter: P&P Lady of Light, Tarte Champagne
Eyeshadow: Stila In the... palettes are my favorite. 
Liner: I honestly just use shadow as liner 95% of the time. 
Mascara: Tarte Lights Camera Lashes is my current favorite. I also like Perversion 
Lip Stuff: UD Revolution Lipsticks are the only ones that last on me. 


Primer, Concealer, Powder: TBD

[gozf]

Foundation: I go back and forth between MAC Studio Fix Fluid and Josie Maran Argan Matchmaker Serum, depending on what kind of coverage I want.
Concealer: I don't really have a HG, but right now I'm liking Kat Von D.  It's good, but not amazing.
Powder: NYX Blotting Powder
Blush:  I was obsessed with a cheap-o NYC blush, but I can't find it anymore.
Bronzer:  Benefit Hoola
Eyeshadow:  I dunno, I'm fickle about eye shadows.  My one constant is the NYX eye crayon in Milk -- I pretty much always use that as a base.
Liner: Benefit They're Real Push Up liner
Mascara: Almay.  The stuff that's specifically formulated for your eye color.  I don't think it actually enhances the color, but the formula is great -- not too clumpy but adds a LOT of volume.
Lip Stuff: MAC Viva Glam II; Fresh Honey lip treatment; Wet n Wild Just Peachy; Chap Stick Cake Batter

Additionally, my skin has never looked better since I started washing with Shea Moisture Black African Soap and using Josie Maran Light Argan Oil to moisturize.

[MyName]

Primer:   Smashbox Color Correcting Primer (green)
Powder:  Hourglass Dim Light
Blush:    NARS Orgasm
Eyeshadow:   Naked 2
Mascara:    Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes
Lip Stuff:    Blistex Lip Medex

[greeneggs]

I'm still on the hunt for true HGs but I do have a lot of favorites

Primer: Hourglass, not sure if it's HG yet but getting close, NYX HD primer for eyes (HG)
Foundation: Nars sheer glow
Concealer: N/A, still looking
Powder: MAC CC Loose Powder in Neutralize (HG)
Blush: Mac Dainty (HG)
Bronzer: N/A
Eyeshadow: Tarte Champagne Highligher for browbone and blending (HG), Nars Lhasa, Sleek Eve's Kiss, and MAC Naked Lunch
Liner: Sephora Flirting Game and Blueberry Muffin (HGs)
Mascara: Bare Minerals Lash Domination
Lip Stuff: Milani Power lip (HG), MAC Lipstick, NYX Butter gloss

[Fari5]

Mar 25, 2015 23:01:39 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Primer: MAC Prep and Prime Hydrating serum (I only use primer occasionally)        

Foundation:  Marc Jacobs Genius Gel

Concealer: Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer

Powder: Don't use a powder

Blush: Nars Orgasm

Bronzer: Don't use a bronzer

Eyeshadow: I use a variety of eyeshadows. I have Lorac's Unzipped palette, UD's Naked palette, and a few Laura Mercier shadows

Liner: UD 24/7 Glide On eye pencil

Mascara: Lancome Definicils

Lip Stuff: Nars Satin Lip Pencil 

[foodie2012]

Foundation: Urban Decay Naked
Concealer: Maybelline Age Rewind
Blush: The Balm Instain
Eyeshadow: Urban Decay Naked
Liner: Urban Decay 24/7
Mascara: Cover Girl Lash Blast
Lip Stuff: Too Faced Melted

[forreals]

This has made me realize that I have no holy grails. I don't think I have any product that I use daily. Too much makeup, no focus!

[frannyr]

Primer: don't use
Foundation: MAC Studio Fix
Concealer: Laura Mercier Secret Concealer
Powder: don't use
Blush: don't use daily - I do like the Too-Faced ones
Bronzer: not brand loyal - I don't find much difference in them.  Using a Maybelline one now
Eyeshadow: MAC.  I have a lot of individuals but I have a lot of the season palette's too.
Liner: Ulta brand liners - Automatic and the Gel eyeliner
Mascara: Cover Girl Lash Blast - orange tube
Lip Stuff: Burt's Bee Lip Shimmer

Brow Pencil: Anastasia -I like everything in this line.  Using the Brow Wiz right now

[racegrrl714]

Mar 25, 2015 23:01:39 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Primer:  HG- face:Dr Brandt Pores No More  eyeshadow: Smashbox 24 Hr
Foundation: current fave- Estee Lauder Perfectionist Serum Foundation
Concealer: current fave: Cover FX
Powder:Definite HG! NYX Blotting Powder
Blush: HG  Tarte Amazonian Clay in Natural Beauty
Bronzer: current fave- Benefit Hoola (don't really use bronzer much, though)
Eyeshadow:...... yeah, I can't choose.
Liner: Current Fave-UD 24/7
Mascara:HG-Tarte LCL
Lip Stuff: current fave-NARS Audacious in Anita

[tacom]

Primer: givenchy mister mat mattifying (only for t-zone - this has solved my combo skin problems)
Powder: hourglass dim light
Blush: benefit rockateur
Lip Stuff: YSL volupte shine

Foundation: NA
Concealer: NA
Eyeshadow: NA
Liner: NA
Mascara: NA
Bronzer: NA

[nsl]

Primer:  Hourglass Mineral Veil + NARS translucent setting powder (Goss Method)
Foundation:  Hourglass Immaculate if I need something to stay put for 12+ hours, but Giorgio Armani Maestro if I'm wearing makeup for 8 hours or less.
Concealer:  Bobbi Brown stick concealer
Powder:  NARS translucent setting powder for matte finish + oil absorption; Guerlain pressed powder for a soft glow + oil absorption
Blush: N/A; I'm a blush whore. 
Bronzer: N/A; I hate bronzer
Eyeshadow: Burberry (old formula) or Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Intense
Liner: still looking
Mascara: Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill when I can bring myself to pull the trigger
Lip Stuff:  Fresh Sugar lip balm; Burberry lipstick

[ESF]

Mar 26, 2015 16:51:30 GMT -5 forreals said:

This has made me realize that I have no holy grails. I don't think I have any product that I use daily. Too much makeup, no focus!

Me too. I use Gimme Brow daily but other than that, I get around.

I have hit pan on two products - Becca souffle in Fig/Opal and Benefit Dandelion. So I guess those are my HG blushes? I'd replace both but I still continue to buy new shades.

Other than that, I have a lot of things I love, but nothing I have given up searching for an improvement.