What are your top 5 beauty items that you can't do without ?

price even ...

These are mine, but I can't narrow it down to five:

Aussie Shampoo and Conditioner
Astral
Rimmel Foundation
Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner and Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil
Chanel under-mascara primer
Collection fibreless mascara
Liz Earle Cream Blusher
Laura Mercier eye shadow

Mascara
Eyebrow powder
Foundation
lipstick
Volumising mousse

Euphoria perfume
tweezers
kohl eyeliner
vaseline
Avon concealer
re Aussie Miracle - it turned me into an aborigine ! I couldn't get the brush through my hair !

I don't have anything, if I went on holiday(fat chance) and forgot my make up bag I would just wash my face and comb my hair and be 'natural', I don't think make up makes much difference.

Aveda Blue Malva shampoo
Argan oil conditioner (bought in Home Bargains)
Moisturiser (Olay) with factor 20
Foundation (Max Factor)
Blusher (Barbara Daley at Tesco)

Ethel I look about 80 without my makeup, but once it's on I look nearer my age of 69, hopefully.

I have cleansed and moisturised every day since I was 16 and it has paid dividends as I have few wrinkles, but the colour of my skin without makeup is all uneven and there are a few saggy bits.

If we can have 5 more, these are my Holy Grail (HG) beauty products

DHC Mascara Perfect Pro Double Protection
Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge
Garner BB Cream
Wet n Wild Ultimate Brow Kit
Revlon Colorstay 24H Foundation

Tweezers
Foundation (Elizabeth Arden)
Concealer ( " " )
Lipstick
Crystal clear lip gloss

I often fly with carry on bag only, so can't pack toiletries in the hold of the aircraft. The number of times the lip gloss gets taken out and inspected is weird. I couldn't cope if it were confiscated!

Moisturiser
Eyebrow pencil and Benefit eyebrow brush (that's two really but I need them both)
Touche Eclat (I use it on my eyelids because the skin tone between my eyelid and brow tends to be uneven)
Lipstick, usually a lip gloss type of brush
Last but not least Colour Wow like a block mascara for touching up regrowth hair roots - wonderful best beauty product I've discovered in the last couple of years.

Oh good.

Benefit eyebrow palette

Dior Star foundation

Bobbi Brown concealer

Bobbi Brown blusher

Clarins Hydra Quench tinted moisturiser

Yes I know it sounds a lot and high maintenance but it last ages and I don't buy anything for months and I don't wear it all at the same time- Ok sometimes I do if we are going out which we don't much.

Boots No7 serum foundation
Tweezers
Benefit 'Their Real' mascara
Bare minerals powder eyeliner
Dr Organic Argan oil lip balm
Estée Lauder concealer

If I'm honest I could go on - do like the Dr Organics range at Holland and Barratt - if you buy 5 items they are currently 50% off, and not expensive to start with. Shampoos, conditioners and face products are lovely

What is "Ausie shampoo"?

No. 7 mature range creams ( bit of a cheat - I use 5 different ones a day!)
Bare Minerals foundation
Ditto eyeshadow quartet
Benefits Real mascara
Eyebrow powder

but then there's the blusher, highlighter, eyeliner & volumising shampoo not to mention body moisturisers, perfume, conditioner, hair brush, dryer, straighteners , nail varnish etc.

I can't pack light to go away!

Mind you isn't it good we are all still looking after ourselves & care what we look like?

Tweezers
Lipstick
Mascara
eybrow pencil
Blusher

Tweezers
Mascara
Tinted foundation (Avon)
Eyebrow pencil (my eyebrows are going bald)
Lipstick.

Old school Nivea face cream in the royal blue tub

Lip salve - usually Nivea too

Dove Pro Age shampoo and conditioner

Alternate the above with Johnson's No More Tangles Baby Shampoo when my hair is weighed down with conditioner

Volumising mousse - Wella

Lip primer
Mascara
Concealer
Moisturiser
Lipstick

TK Max do a good selection of Argan shampoos and conditioners Imperfect27. l think you can order from them online if you don't have one near you although it sounds as if you are sorted anyway

Foundation
Moisturiser
Perfume clinique aromatics
Lipstick
Mascara
But that is a very basic, never leave the house without five! My make up drawer has lots more. Had to stop my grandson doing a quick valuation when he looked in there!

Toothbrush.
De-tangling Hairbrush.
Tweezers.
L'Occitane Repairing Shampoo & Condtioner (2 products).
L'Occitane Divine Anti Ageing serum, eye cream, face cream.

Sorry, have to have a sixth,
Perfume, Hermes, 24 Faubourg.

What about your thoughts on best eye makeup removers?
I have used Nivea and Simple and currently using Garnier but still trying to find the best one yet I have to say.

Mascara never seen without it
Eyeliner
Moisturiser
Blusher
Concealer,

And , I use coloured dry shampoo on the roots of my hair as it's getting fine, and perfume, I can't live with out,

Eyeliner
Mascara
SPF15 or higher moisturiser every day of the year
Tweezers
Concealer.

For the best advice on which brand/make of products to use, I always consult Beautypedia.com. The woman who runs it, Paula Begoun, reviews hundreds of beauty products and rates them on what ingredients they contain and whether they're actually beneficial to the skin. It's surprising the claims that the big companies make about their products when in fact some of the ingredients used are irritants and can cause inflammation etc.

I always check whether Paula recommends before I buy any beauty stuff -she's my guru!! However, as it's American, sometimes I think the names of some products might be slightly different to UK names for the same thing. Anyway, just thought this info would be beneficial to all you beauties out there!

In theory:

A face cream that doesn't crumb or shine
Mascara that doesn't smudge and makes it look as though I actually have eyelashes
Foot cream that removes cracks and hard or even just dry skin
A matte foundation that doesn't show wrinkles or rub off on clothes
Toothpaste that leaves my teeth all the same colour

In practice:

any old face cream
any old shampoo
tweezers
hairbrush
oodles of hand cream