The ten products I'm LOVING right now...

I've been getting some requests to do "holy grail" and "favorites" types of posts lately (I'm so honored you would even want to know my favorite products!). But since, like many of you, my favorite makeup items tend to change with the wind, I thought it would be fun to tell you what I'm loving right now and using on a daily basis. (If any of the products mentioned  are indeed holy grail, I will let you know that.)

So let me show you what I'm loving at this moment, and what would go right into my makeup bag if I had to suddenly pack for a spur-of-the-moment trip:

1. EOS Tangerine Medicated Lip Balm (full review here). The more I use this lip balm, the more I adore it. It contains shea butter (unlike other varieties of EOS balms) so it REALLY helps moisturize my sad, chapped lips. I put it on at night and by morning my lips are 10x better than they were the day before. Love love love it. Plus, it tastes like tangerines!

2. Maybelline Define-A-Brow Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Blonde. Though I have never formally done a review on this product, I've mentioned it a zillion times here because it is my true holy grail eyebrow pencil. In just about every eye look I've posted on Nouveau Cheap in the past year, I'm wearing this pencil on my brows. I simply adore the shade, the fine tip, and the way it really gets down inbetween your hairs. Also, the staying power is wonderful, even on my oily skin. Oh! And BIG bonus: it never needs sharpening!

3. Physicians Formula Organic Wear Jumbo Lash Mascara in Ultra Black Organics (full review here). It was love at first swipe with this mascara, and I might even go so far as to say this is a holy grail product for me. Be sure to click my full review for the details. If you crave volume from your mascara, this one is definitely worth considering.

4. Hard Candy Glamoflauge Heavy Duty Concealer in Medium (full review here). While this doesn't work well for under my eyes (it's a bit too heavy for that region on me) I simply love it for the rest of my face. It does a fantastic job covering all of my flaws (even birthmarks I'm not too keen about) and it lasts all day on my oily skin. I have even used it as foundation in a pinch! I find I can do this if I use extra moisturizer beforehand, blend like crazy and set it with some powder. One tube will last you forever because you only need the tiniest bit for a large surface area. Great stuff.

5. CoverGirl Lip Perfection Lipstick in Rush (full review here). At last, a nude that's not too nude. I just can't pull off the concealer-as-lip-color look, and now I don't have to! The formula and pigmentation of the Lip Perfection lipsticks are ah-maze-ing. They're moisturizing it's hard to believe I'm wearing lipstick. Click my review for swatches!

6. Maybelline SuperStay Concealer in Light (full review here). I am a broken record about this under-eye concealer because it's just the best that I've found at the drugstore level for helping to conceal under-eye darkness. This is a true holy grail product for me and it has been for over a year now. I don't wear anything else underneath my eyes. But I do want to tell you that there's a bit of a learning curve with this product if you've never tried it. I find it works best if you don't allow your moisturizer or eye cream to set first. Try applying it immediately after you've applied your eye cream and blend quickly. When I do this, I find this concealer never settles into my fine lines and it literally lasts all day without looking cakey. I ADORE this product. And it's one of the only peach-based concealers I have ever found at the drugstore (most are yellow or pink-based).

7. Physicians Formula Healthy Wear Powder Foundation SPF50 in Translucent Medium (full review here). In case you're not aware (insert sarcasm here), this is my holy grail foundation. I love others, don't get me wrong, but I always go back to this little orange compact. I've been using this product consistently since 2009 and, for my oily skin, I just have not found a better powder foundation (and yes, I've tried MAC Studio Fix, etc. etc.). It conceals, it doesn't make my face look cakey, it evens out my skintone, it's got great SPF and I can use either Translucent Light (when I'm more pale) or Translucent Medium (when I want a bit more color). Both work well for my NC20 skintone. If you suffer from oily skin and you enjoy medium-to-full coverage, I say give this one a shot! Also, I always use the accompanying sponge applicator, which I think works best for this product.

8. Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Talc-Free Blush in Pink Glow. This is one of those hidden gems that I picked up for under $3 during the CVS beauty clearance sale based on recs from YOU. And boy, I can never repay you gals for recommending this one to me. This is hands-down, my holy grail drugstore matte blush.  In fact, I love ALL of the various shades of this blush, but right now Pink Glow is giving me a very soft and pretty peachy-pink look and I'm loving it. This blush is perfection if you love matte powder blushes. It's finely milled, goes on like a dream and blends so easily you'll be shocked. Oh! And for those of you scared that this might have been discontinued, I spoke directly to Physicians Formula the other day and they told me that this line is NOT being discontinued (and neither is the Healthy Wear powder foundation). Yay!!

9. Wet n Wild Coloricon Eyeshadow Palette in Comfort Zone (full review here). Do I really need to get into why I love this palette? The versatile colors, the pigmentation, the creamy-dreamy consistency, the staying power, the blendability...this palette's got it all. And of course it's just $4.99 at Walgreen and Walmart. Perfection!

10. Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner in Taupe (full review here). If you read my full review, you know that I am going crazy for these new automatic liners. And Taupe is just the most perfect daytime liner I have come across in quite some time. It applies like silk, it lasts all day (even on my lower lash line) and it works with every shade in the Comfort Zone palette for a quick daytime look. It's my go-to pencil of late and I cannot get enough. I wish PF would sell this shade individually!

So there you have it: the ten beauty products I'm absolutely loving right now. Do you own any of these goodies? Do they work well for you? I'd love to hear your thoughts!