Monthly Favorites: February 2024 Edition!

[AlexBT]

Monthly Faves February 2024

I hope this month has been treating you well, BIC, because this year we get an extra day to celebrate our February favorites! 💞 I’ve been feeling a little adventurous lately and testing out some new (or new-to-me) products, as well as some new shades of products and brands I already know and love. I’ve been manifesting sleek hair, smooth skin, and natural-looking makeup this month, and I think I found the right combo of products to get me there – or at least try! 😉

Here are the beauty goodies I’ve been reaching for the most this month:

• HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze Plumping Gloss Guava 
• ILIA Liquid Powder Eye Shadow Tint Adobe 
• K18 Biomimetic Hairscience Mini Molecular Repair Hair Oil 0.34 oz / 10 mL 
• PATRICK TA Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo Not Too Much 
• Paula's Choice CLINICAL 1% Retinol Treatment 1 oz/ 30 mL 

Take it away, Community! Tell us what your favorites have been this February. Be sure to tag any products you mention with the “#” symbol (hair, makeup, fragrance, wellness, skincare, etc.)!

[Mellmars1185]

@AlexBT @ I would like to try the K18 oil. Great faves. This month I have been enjoying and reaching for KILIAN Paris Good Girl Gone Bad by KILIAN Travel Spray 0.24 oz/ 7.5 mL 

Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Lengthening Mascara 

Kérastase Nutritive 8H Magic Night Serum Hydrating Treatment for Dry Hair 3.04 oz / 90 ml 

OLEHENRIKSEN Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment 

 

[itsfi]

@Mellmars1185, yes x 5 with these beauties! I’m counting the Sephora bag as your 5th favorite for the month! ♥️♥️♥️ I found my deluxe size of the Kerastase and am stowing it away for my work trip in the spring. 

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Thank you! Oh yay! It is always nice to find something you love...especially so you can use it for travel. That will be a nice treat when you are away. I have been using it often since discovering it and I also found another deluxe size in a different Sephora Favorites set. For some reason I collect them because I love the boxes and packaging they come in but I should start opening them all because there could be more favourites to discover!

[AlexBT]

@Mellmars1185 Love your flat-lay! Isn't the Ole lip balm so good? I want to try the other shades!

[Mellmars1185]

@AlexBT Thank you! Yes the Olehenriksen is my new favourite balm. It feels so good on the lips! I also love the squeezy tube.

[peculiarzmakeup]

Beautiful items and great products! It’s such a gorgeous photo arrangement as well ❤️ hope your enjoying them 🫶 @Mellmars1185 

[Mellmars1185]

@peculiarzmakeup Thank you very much!

[ather]

@Mellmars1185  Great favs! 

[Mellmars1185]

@ather Thank you!

[jaaayp]

Awesome favorites @Mellmars1185 🥰 I think the Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Lengthening Mascara is slowly growing on me.. I really really love that it does not smudge under the eyes!

[Mellmars1185]

@jaaayp Thank you! It has grown on me too. At first there was a learning curve for me. I find it dries down quickly. I am getting the hang of it now. Yesterday my SO asked me if I was wearing false lashes lol

[CynthieLu]

And how easily it washes off 😉 @jaaayp  Mascara can be so stubborn. 

[CorgiMommy]

@Mellmars1185 love that mascara 

[eshoe]

@AlexBT well it looks like it is time to take a peek at some swatches of that blush - the shades are gorgeous 💖

[AlexBT]

@eshoe They are!! I keep seeing people use different shades in videos on social media and I can't decide which one to collect next! 

[eshoe]

Hee hee, “which one to collect next,” @AlexBT…sounds like a true winner 🏆 

[CynthieLu]

Let us know how you like them if you do. @eshoe 😉 I know I'm getting very curious about these. 🩷

[eshoe]

I have a bag of mini recyclables for Sephora, @CynthieLu, which means it is time to visit a store in person…making a mental checklist to swatch and see!

[CorgiMommy]

@eshoe I agree, going to try them this week.  They look awesome!

[eshoe]

Just finally able to log on again, @CorgiMommy - were you able to swatch any of the PT blushes yet? 🤩

[CynthieLu]

Everywhere I look I'm seeing Patrick Ta blushes 🤩 and I'm totally ok with it. @AlexBT This one is named so perfectly. Beautiful choices this month! I love that you included the hair oil by K18 in your picks. I have this oil and if I use it regularly,  it noticeably reduces the amount of split ends I get each month. 👌👌

My most reached for and products that have me still getting excited to use them are: 

Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Soothing Serum Skin Tint Foundation with Peptides + Ceramides 4 After getting my skin scanned in store, I switched to the 4 instead of the 2 and it is a much better match. (That scan is so handy!)

The Ordinary Mini Multi Peptide Hair Density Serum 1 oz / 30 mL I fell out of the habit of using this, and my hair missed it. This month I got back into the routine and my scalp feels so good. 💖

PATRICK TA Major Dimension III Matte Eyeshadow Palette I initially picked this up after seeing @Mellmars1185 's beautiful looks with it. I love how creamy soft the powders are and how easily they blend. I look forward to playing with this palette 😄

#StriVectin TL Advanced™ Tightening Neck Cream PLUS with Alpha-3 Peptide ™ 0.25 oz / 7 ml # StriVectin Peptight ™ Tightening & Brightening Face Serum 1.7 oz/ 50 mL are both new to me this month, I have been using them nightly on my routine and I'm liking them alot so far. 🌠