I thought discussing 2024 favorites before Black Friday (rather than at the end of the year) would be more helpful, so here we are. This time, I decided to only pick from the makeup I reviewed in 2024. I’ll also link to some of the end-of-year wrap-ups and favorite posts that I’ve done in past years. If you are curious about some things in heavy rotation, regardless of what I reviewed, I’ll list those at the bottom. Alright, let’s get into it. 🙂

You can also check out my makeup favorites from 2025 by clicking here.

Recap of Every Post From 2024

1. Top 10 Posts of 2023 (And What I Think Of The Products Now)
2. Bobbi Brown Bronzed Nudes Eyeshadow Palette
3. Estee Lauder Futurist Soft Touch Brightening Skincealer 4W
4. Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Icon K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick and Lip Cheat 90s Pink
5. Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear Care and Glow Serum Concealer 405W
6. Too Faced Cocoa Bold Lipsticks (Ganache and Chocolate Lava Swatches)
7. Tom Ford Soleil De Feu Glow Highlighter 02 Oasis Swatch
8. Tom Ford Traceless Soft Matte Concealer 5WO Tan Swatch
9. Make Up For Ever (MUFE) Artist Bronzer (40 Warm Pecan Swatch)
10. Smashbox Halo Cream Cheek and Lip Tint Sunset (swatch)
11. New From NARS! Talc-Free Blush in Dolce Vita (Swatch)
12. Armani Luminous Silk Creamy Bronzing Powder 110 (Swatch)
13. Review Updates (Armani Bronzer, Estee Lauder Skincealer, Lancome Serum Concealer, and Tom Ford Highlighter)
14. Concealer Ranking (Dry, 40+ Skin)
15. MAC Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC44 (Swatch)
16. Bobbi Brown Talc-Free Powder Blush and Bronzer Powder (Sand Pink, Gallery, Golden Natural Swatches)
17. Ulta 21 Days of Beauty Sale (Fall 2024)
18. Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Concealer 435 Bisque W (swatch comparison and review)
19. Patrick Ta Major Skin Hydra-Luxe Luminous Skin Perfecting Foundation – 18 Golden Neutral
20. NARS Light Reflecting Eye Brightener (Magic Hour Swatch)
21. NARS Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation (Syracuse and Tahoe)
22. The Wanderlust List Vol 6 – Gucci Glow Powder Gel Highlighter (03 Warm Gold, 04 Opal pink, 05 Warm Bronze)
23. What’s Old at the Drugstore (L’oreal Colour Riche Lipsticks – Worth It and Worth It Medium)
24. Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Glow Blush (30 Offbeat, 40 Mania Swatches)
25. Westman Atelier Vital Skincare Concealer (T2 Swatch)
26. NARS Afterglow Sensual Shine Lipsticks & More from Holiday 2024
27. Can Makeup Be Creaseless?
28. Pat McGrath Luminous Legends Dawn Divinity Eye Shadow Palette (Swatches)
29. Revlon Powder Blush Mauvelous 003 (Swatch)
30. Milani Gilded Mini Eyeshadow Palettes Whiskey Business and It’s All Rose (swatches)
31. Bobbi Brown and MAC Cosmetics Eyeshadow Sticks For Holiday 2024
32. MAC MACximal Sleek Satin Lipsticks – Creme In Your Coffee and Paramount Swatches
33. Pat McGrath Luminous Legends Eye Shadow Duos (Celestial Jade, Petallic Passion Swatches)
34. Armani Beauty Lip Powder Longwear Satin Lipstick 107 Sensual (Swatch)
35. Revisiting Some Old Makeup Favorites
36. Makeup Fails (Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Pressed Powder and Smashbox Photo Finish Intensify 24 Hour Shadow Primer)
37. Foundation Round-Up (Dry, 40+ Skin)
38. Favorite Makeup of 2024
39. Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Pressed Powder (Translucent Tan)
40. Lip Favorites Set, Created for Macy’s (Holiday 2024)
41. “Old” Makeup That’s Still Good In 2024 (Covergirl Sweet Seduction Blush, Maybelline Mauve For Me Lipstick, Dior 716 Dior Cannage Lipstick)
42. Sephora Collection Colorful Powder Luminizers (Swatches and Review)
43. The Good and The Weird: Revlon ColorStay Flex Wear Full Cover Concealer (Medium Deep 050 and Deep 060)

Favorites of 2024

MUFE Artist Bronzer 40 Warm Pecan (swatch and review) – It’s pigmented, smooth, easy to blend, and the color works for me. I won’t bore you further with this one since I just mentioned it in my Revisiting Some Old Makeup Favorites post.

Armani Luminous Silk Creamy Bronzing Powder 110 (Swatch) – I love a bronzer with some shimmer, and I was happy to see Armani release one. I still prefer the discontinued NARS bronzer formula over this one, but this has still been in heavy rotation. I will warn you that the shimmer in this formula is noticeable if you go out in the sun. It can also be more noticeable (even in the house) if you apply it with a brush that is too dense. Just some things to keep in mind.

Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Concealer 435 Bisque W (swatch and review) – This seems to be a slightly polarizing concealer, and I can see why. While it doesn’t crease much when I use it on my face as a spot concealer, it does crease when used under my eyes without powder. Once I set it with powder, it wears well and has minimal creasing. On the face, I have not needed to use powder with it. This is a matte finish, which is more comfortable for my dry skin to wear during the warmer weather. It does not dry me out, but it is not hydrating for me personally, as the brand claim states. Luckily, though, I can still use this when it’s cold, without it drying my skin out. Lastly, I don’t think this is full coverage as claimed. I am still enjoying this concealer with its medium coverage, and I set all but very few concealers, so I don’t mind that. This is the concealer I use most often now instead of the Dior Forever Skin Correct Concealer. They are not dupes at all, but with my sensitive skin, I really prefer to use a product that isn’t as fragranced as the Dior.

Revlon Powder Blush Mauvelous 003 (Swatch) – This is one of those products that just works. It is easy to blend and pigmented while still being easy to control. It lasts all day and looks smooth on my skin. I’d love it if more shades were offered and especially if the whole line was available in stores, rather than having to hunt them down online.

Favorites and Wrap-Up Style Posts From Previous Years

• 2021 Favorites
• If I Could Only Keep One Tag/Shop My Stash
• Best Makeup Products of 2022
• The Most Surprising Products of 2022
• Worst Makeup Products of 2022
• 5 Makeup Techniques That I Stopped Doing in 2022
• My Favorite Makeup
• 5 Things I’d Like To See From Brands in 2023
• 2023 Year In Review (Best and Worst Makeup Products of 2023)
• Top 10 Posts of 2023 (And What I Think Of The Products Now)
• Allure Best Of Beauty Winners 2025
• Favorite Makeup of 2025 (Year in Review)

Heavy Rotation Products

• Charlotte Tilbury Nude Romance Lipstick – This is the brand’s satin formula and has become a favorite. I reviewed the formula here and you can see a swatch of the shade Nude Romance here.
• MAC Desert Rose and Burnt Pepper Blushes (swatches) – At this point, I would say this formula can be considered outdated, but I still love it. It is pigmented and easy to blend, and I’m still happy with the color selection despite how many shades have been discontinued.
• NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation – I do notice that this sinks into lines, and occasionally, it sinks into pores on a bad skin day. However, I never see it very much until after about 8 hours of wear, and by then, I’m pretty close to taking my makeup off anyway. 10 hours is pretty much the longest makeup wear I get, but in those last 2 hours, I’m just in my house.
• Benefit Roller Lash Mascara – I don’t always wear mascara, but when I do, I prefer length and lift from a formula over volume, and this gives me both.
• bareMinerals Mineral Veil Pressed Powder Translucent Tan – This is giving the NARS Light Reflecting Powder some competition. They are not similar powders at all, but when I come across a concealer that the NARS can’t keep in place, the bareMinerals Mineral Veil saves the day. It is drier than NARS, but it delivers on longevity and decreases creasing, so I still like using it. UPDATE April 9, 2025: I recently reviewed this in my 2025 Powders for Dry Skin Update. You can read that by clicking here.
• Smashbox Always On Foundation – This wears ok on my dry skin type, but I wish it lasted longer. It gets a little patchy by the end of the day. I also wish the color range suited me better. M20W is the best shade match for me, but something between that and T10W would be ideal. I am used to mixing 2 shades at times, but with these colors, I need more of M20W than of T10W, and most of the time, I just can’t be bothered to fuss with getting the mix right. I still want to try different application methods before I give up on it completely, but I am waiting for the winter when I can wear shade M20W by itself without mixing. You can see me wearing the Smashbox Always On Foundation in this post and can see a swatch on my Makeup Swatches page.
• MAC Eyeshadows – MAC’s eyeshadows aren’t the most popular formula on the market, but I still love them. I have featured them a lot over the years, and it isn’t always a home run, but overall, they have remained a staple for me. You can check some of those posts out here, here, here, and here.

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Are you doing any Black Friday shopping? What’s on your wishlist?

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If you’d like to check out more of my content, here are some places to start. 

• Blush Index
• Brands A-Z
• Bronzer & Highlighter Index
• Brush Index
• Concealer Ranking
• Eyeshadow Index
• Foundation Round-Up
• Lipstick Index
• Makeup Storage and Organization Ideas
• My Favorite Makeup
• Powder Round-Up

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