- “They have really expanded this shade range in such a beautiful way”22:14–22:19
- “I have so many of them because I love them and so many colors work on me”22:30–22:36
- “My favorite happens to be bespoke because it's weird. I really enjoy that it's just this kind of funky mauvey plummy color”
- Source: Sephora sale 2026: Do's, don'ts & what's in my cart - Apr 9, 2026
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Flush Balm Cream Blush"They have really expanded this shade range in such a beautiful way."$30
Signature Lip Sheer Lip Liner"The formula is incredible, and I'm just so happy that they extended their shade range."$24
The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Foundation and Concealer Stick"I like it so much I bought it in a better shade for me."$38.00
Solo Shadow Cream-to-Powder Soft Matte Eyeshadow"They're everything."$26.00
Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick"I have to mention these because I am petitioning Merit personally to make these permanent."$28.00
Shade Slick Tinted Lip Oil"This is one that like no one, including me, wanted to be a believer on."$24.00
The Uniform Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 45"I think this is one of my favorite tinted SPF in my entire collection."-
Bronze Balm Sheer Sculpting Bronzer"The shade is so natural, and because it's a balm texture, this is going to help give us a little bit more of that radiance."$30
Great Skin Priming And Firming Moisturizer With Peptides And Hyaluronic Acid"Adding even more creamy, yet lightweight hydration."$42.00
Great Skin Instant Glow Serum with Niacinamide and Hyaluronic Acid"I have loved this product since they first released it."$42.00
Clean Lash Lengthening Tubing Mascara"For tubing mascara, I love my Merit. Still love that."$26.00
Signature Lip Lightweight Matte Lipstick"My most used, most grabbed."$28.00
Brow 1980 Volumizing Pomade"For my brows, I'm using their volumizing pomade in dark brown."$24Retrospect L'Extrait de Parfum"So nice. So so nice."$34.00
Brow 1990"Really natural brow."$24
Signature Lip Sheer Lip Liner"It's like a sheer version of this one from Kidos. So if I'm not wearing much makeup, it's a really good option so it doesn't add too much opacity to the lips."$24.00Brow 1980 Volumizing Tinted Eyebrow Gel-Pomade$24.00
Day Glow Dewy Highlighting Balm"I love the Merit stick as well."-Bisou Balm Sheer Matte Lipstick"Merit is what I had on before I put on the Bisou Balm in Andy."$30.00
Great Skin Double Cleanse Makeup Removing Cleanser"If you want something with more impact, I think the great skin double cleanse. This was another favorite."$44.00Browse more
- “Merit Bespoke. Their flesh bomb and bespoke continues to be a favorite for me”15:18–15:25
- “I love the beiginess of this”15:30–15:32
- “This formula has really grown on me”
- “This formula is lasting on me a little bit longer”15:48–15:51
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
- “Merit Flush Balm in Fox is my favorite color in their now pretty broad Flush Balm family”4:18–4:26
- “It's called a warm taupe”4:24–4:27
- “I've always described it as a rosy terracotta, but you'll see in my final swatches at the end, there's almost a hint of peach brown to this compared to that red warmth of something like Toasted Teddy or Trinny London New York”4:26–4:32
- “This is easily one of the easiest blushes to use”4:39–4:43
- “It's designed to create a transparent veil of color”4:41–4:49
- “It's thin, sheer, balmy, buildable, leaving you with a lovely lit from within healthy glow”4:46–4:51
- Source: Best Terracotta Blushes for a Sunkissed Glow - May 6, 2026
- “I love these so much”2:16–2:19
- “I just really liked how it made my skin look”2:21–2:25
- “I like how lightweight it was”
- “They last so much longer than I thought that they would”3:03–3:10
- “I've used this product in the past and I just remember them kind of fading away quickly, but they lasted so well and I swatched them on my hands recently and they like kind of stained them”3:08–3:12
- “I love the dew that it gives the cheek. It's just so pretty”3:24–3:31
- “They blend super well”
- “They give a really fresh face look and a really like dewy healthy look to the skin as well”4:02–4:16
- Source: April beauty and skincare favorites plus food and games - May 11, 2026
- “The Beverly Hills is my favorite”
- “I really love those”
- Source: Best of Beauty 2025: Favorite Products, Devices, Tips, and Rants - Dec 19, 2025
- “I've linked Merit Flush Balm in Foxy 19 times in my content”2:55–3:01
- “If you're into a pinch of color, a sheer natural look, easy application, a healthy glow, it ticks every box”3:08–3:13
- “It's the most unique color in their range to me called a warm taupe, but I often describe it as a rosy terracotta instead”3:18–3:26
- Source: Reviewing bestselling beauty products from Sephora - Feb 17, 2026
- “They're pretty”
- “The ones I've been reaching for the most are surprisingly this like really bright pink shade and then the berry shade, which is not surprising, but this bright pink shade is so pretty”3:43–3:54
- “I am wearing both of the shades today and I think they mix really well, they blend super well”4:00–4:04
- Source: April beauty and skincare favorites plus food and games - May 11, 2026
- “I have been loving this”
- “I really, really like this shade and I feel like it's perfect for just like right here, like a nice pop”5:34–5:40
- “The shade is so pretty. I feel like with the shirt this blush shade is just it it vibes. It's kind of giving watermelon a little bit but I'm I'm a fan”
- Source: Best new makeup I've tried recently - May 19, 2026
- “I love this stuff. I think it is so good”4:47–4:52
- “Very cute packaging. Very handy for traveling”4:51–4:53
- “I wore this pretty much every day when we were on our holiday baby moon”4:52–4:55
- “It's a really nice glowy formula and if you want that whole kind of Oh, I don't wear too much makeup. I'm just I've got like a natural flush to my cheeks, this is the perfect thing for that”4:55–4:59
- “It is such a pretty color. It's almost like coraly peachy pink”5:04–5:09
- “I love how easy this one goes on. You just literally just need a little like D and it just blends so easy with the rest of your makeup”6:12–6:18
- Source: Testing more affordable makeup dupes with wear test - Aug 10, 2025
- “It is a really pretty, kind of like a peachy blush shade”13:49–13:55
- Source: My Summer Makeup Bag: Products I'm Loving - Jun 9, 2026
- “It is so pretty”
- “It's a beautiful beautiful shade. I've been really liking going with a bright a brighter pink blush just like right here on the high point. Just love”4:18–4:25
- Source: May 2026 beauty favorites: complexion, eyes, lips, skincare & haircare - May 29, 2026
- “It is the perfect blush color in my opinion”15:02–15:08
- “This was amazing in the summer. Like this coraly peachy pink”15:06–15:13
- “These are also super hydrating. Not as pigmented as some of the others, but pigmented enough”
- “It is a stunning little blush and really easy to just like dip your brush in and whack it on your cheeks because it's like bigger”15:17–15:20
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Jan 22, 2026
- “This is the Flush Balm in the shade Fox and I'm using this as like a bronzer”0:46–0:52
- “These are so creamy and so beautifully pigmented”0:55–1:02
- “I'm putting this literally everywhere so we can get a cutie little wash of color”0:59–1:06
- Source: My easy everyday makeup routine for fall - Jan 21, 2026
- “Their blushes are so beautiful”
- “This is more of a transparent blush, but it gives you pigment”20:38–20:46
- “You can sheer it out and it'll give you that wash of color”20:51–20:56
- “It also has a glow to it”20:54–21:00
- “If you want more, you just add more and tap it and it'll keep the pigment”20:56–21:03
- “It's just so user-friendly. You can adjust the color, you can adjust the pigment”21:03–21:09
- “I think these are brilliant”21:09–21:14
- “Lusitano is my kind of summer go-to. It's a little bit more corally and you can build it up”21:15–21:22
- Source: Top 5 best merit products: my most loved & used - May 12, 2026
- “There was a limited edition Merit Flush Balm trio that had a limited edition color called Redux. It's great. I love it. Compared to the other two, it's definitely more like brown, a brownie red”17:58–18:12
- “For me, this is more of a wintry color than it would be summer necessarily”18:15–18:24
- “If you miss out on it and you want a good dupe, I would just use Fox from their normal lineup”18:21–18:26
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
- “Fox is a bit more brown. Redux is a bit more red, but it's a good enough dupe”
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
- “Beverly Hills by Merit, the flush balm, is brilliant. It's such a good allrounder. If you like a peachy pink blush, this is a good year round favorite if you've got a similar skin tone to me”16:42–16:55
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
- “It's hydrating and shears out nicely on pale skin”
- “Creates a beautiful flush and works well on cheeks”16:57–17:00
- “Has a soft satiny feel, not too wet for a balm”17:39–17:44
- “Can also be used on lips for a blended look”
- Source: Sephora sale: what to skip and what's worth it - Apr 10, 2026
- “It looks like just cool pink color, like a slightly very fill”10:21–10:30
- “Once it's blended onto the back of my hands, it turns into more like a purple cool pink colors”10:30–10:38
- “It's definitely not a mud shade that I expected”10:40–10:44
- “Overall, I found this shade will work well for people with cool undertones, not that neutral and not even olive”10:50–10:56
- Source: Reviewing 25 neutral pink blushes to find the only true neutrals - Jan 10, 2026
- “The Merit blush comes down to $97 an ounce compared to $139 an ounce for the road”8:06–8:12
- “The Merit blush has .31 oz compared to .18 from road”8:19–8:23
- Source: Drugstore is actually more expensive (doing the math) - Feb 27, 2026
- “This formula is all that. It is like on the sheer side, but can be built up and it is like a blurring matte formula. It's everything I love in a lipstick”17:08–17:13
- “It's great. I love a blurring comfortable matte and the shades are really well done. I want more of them”17:17–17:25
- “I think they did a great job with this launch”17:39–17:49
- Source: Current Beauty Favorites | February & March 2026 - Apr 1, 2026
- “I got Archival cuz I don't really have a lot of mauve lipsticks and it's just a really pretty perfect mauve. So, I'm definitely glad I got it”
- “It's a little brighter on me than I thought it was going to be, but that's I really like it”
- Source: Current Beauty Favorites | February & March 2026 - Apr 1, 2026
- “Really pretty colors”9:41–9:42
- “There's just not there's no longevity with those”27:41–27:44
- “I would skip it. I would skip it personally”
- “It just doesn't stay”37:50–37:52
- Source: 50 of the best sellers at Sephora: buy or skip? - Apr 4, 2026
- “The formula is incredible, and I'm just so happy that they extended their shade range”7:15–7:20
- “This is more of a sheer lip liner, and I feel like that works so well with Merit as a brand, because they are more minimalist, very kind of clean vibe, chic, but not too much, very natural beauty”7:31–7:36
- “It has this gel formula”
- “It looks so luminous in the beginning, but once you sheared out or blended it out, first of all, look how well this blends”8:09–8:14
- “It sets, and it is quite long-lasting”
- “I am shocked how long-lasting this lasts for what it is, for a more kind of sheer lip liner”8:22–8:30
- “The effect that you get from this is kind of that blurred lip look”8:39–8:45
- “It blurs your lines”
- Source: Top 5 best merit products: my most loved & used - May 12, 2026
- “The lip liners are awesome”
- “I honestly feel like you could close your eyes and grab one of these out of a pile. Like none of them is a bad idea”32:56–32:59
- “They're all just a really nice kind of like soft, blendable, muted color that will flatter just about everybody”33:02–33:08
- Source: Sephora sale 2026: Do's, don'ts & what's in my cart - Apr 9, 2026
- “I am a huge fan of the Merit lip liner formula. It's very glossy and a little lower coverage”29:15–29:22
- “I love the Merit lip liners”
- Source: New at Sephora: NARS Liquid Blushes, Make Up For Ever Foundation, Natasha Denona - May 27, 2026
- “This is my favorite color from them. This was a new release from Merit. Look at that color. That color is perfection for my skin tone. I am so happy they released new colors”40:41–40:47
- “I finished a whole one of these, just so you guys know, which is huge for me. I don't go through makeup almost at all. And the fact that I had to repurchase one speaks volumes”41:05–41:12
- “The Merit lip liners are worth it. If you want more of a blur lip liner, and I know that sounds like contradictory to what a lip liner should do, but it's something special. I promise you, go swatch them, let them dry down, and you'll thank me later”41:21–41:30
- Source: May Favorites: Fashion, Beauty, Fragrance & More - Jun 6, 2026
- “Another lip liner that completely blew me away this year is the Merit Signature Lip Sheer Lip Liner”9:58–10:03
- “When I first heard about these, I actually thought that the idea of it was really silly. Like I didn't think that it would be a product that I would like at all because I didn't think that a sheer lip product was very useful”10:03–10:09
- “The concept of a sheer lip liner actually makes a lot of sense because you don't really want something that's like ultra pigmented and like super sharp and precise if you want to give that contoured look. You want something that's a little bit smudgy and maybe a little bit sheer”10:35–10:39
- “The shade bespoke is my absolute favorite”
- “This is a newer shade that I'm really into. It is called Coupe, and it's a little bit more rosy, which I really, really love. So, it's less of like that typical contour color, and it's more of like a your lips but better color”10:59–11:10
- “It almost looks like an extension of my lips when I use this”11:14–11:22
- “It has kind of like a gel-like consistency to it. So, as soon as you run your finger over it, it just kind of smudges it in the best way possible and gives it kind of that like worn in look”11:25–11:29
- “This color also reminds me of like Pillow Talk. It's like the sheer more gel-like version of Pillow Talk from Charlotte Tilbury”11:39–11:43
- Source: Beauty products I loved the most in 2025 - Jan 30, 2026
- “I love the Merit Beauty lip liners. I think for mature skin because they're very shiny. They also are very easy to use and they're very kind of more sheer than a traditional lip pencil”17:17–17:21
- “If you have smaller lips, like if your lips are smaller, maybe you have a lot of texture to them, those are beautiful because you can really soften the look of the lips”17:28–17:31
- “They're beautiful”
- Source: Best makeup for dry and mature skin - May 12, 2026
- “Adding Merit Bespoke in here too because this was beautiful. Like true cool toned dreamy lip pencil”16:27–16:36
- “That combo. Wow”
- Source: 2025 beauty faves: best & most used products - Dec 16, 2025
- “These have an extremely soft gel formula that glides on with zero tugging”25:45–25:54
- “I find these particularly nice to wear on their own or to wear underneath lip oils, lip balms, things like that”26:08–26:14
- “These are very comfortable”26:14–26:17
- “If you don't like the feel of traditional lip liner, you will probably like these”26:23–26:30
- “I enjoy them more than I thought I would initially”26:28–26:34
- “I like the way my lips look and feel. They're a little bit different and I like them”26:48–26:51
- Source: Best makeup of 2025: my standout favorites - Dec 18, 2025
- “The Merit lip liners came out this year. These are what I call the tinted lip balm of lip liners”40:32–40:36
- “They're sheer, they're balmy, they're a little bit waxy, and I actually use these to fill in my entire lip, and I often get compliments about it”40:36–40:47
- “I like the sheerness”
- “They are very comfortable on the lips as well”41:29–41:31
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
- “Coupe is my favorite pinky berry for this sort of look”5:15–5:22
- “Completely different concept to a regular liner”5:20–5:24
- “It's instantly more minimal and undone for lower impact contouring”5:22–5:29
- “The texture is perfect for shading all over”5:31–5:35
- “The satin finish means it's not as long-lasting as the others”5:33–5:39
- Source: Top blotted lipsticks and lip liners for Nina Park lip look - Feb 2, 2026
- “I use Beverly Hills to fill in my whole lip and Bespoke as my lip liner”40:52–41:02
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
- “I'm going to do some Merit Bespoke on top of this. It's such a gorgeous color. It's really juicy and creamy for a lip pencil. It's not actually even called a lip pencil. It's literally called a sheer lip liner”15:54–15:58
- “And because of that, it's not long-lasting, which is why I still like to do a stain underneath, but I also love like the look of all of these products layered up together”16:04–16:11
- Source: Get ready with me: go-to makeup, hair, and dress crashout - May 6, 2026
- “The Merit Signature Lip Liner in Beverly Hills is great. It has so much slip you could apply it all over your lips as a lip color”35:05–35:12
- “It hasn't got a lot of longevity. It's not the kind of product you put on in the morning and it's still there at night”35:19–35:22
- “At night time, it hasn't got drag on it. Sometimes lip liners can be draggy and waxy but this truly just feels like I could draw with it”35:21–35:29
- “I like that I don't mind needing to pop to the bathroom to reapply these two. That doesn't bother me”34:55–34:58
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
- “I'm starting with Bespoke because it's kind of a cooler toned contour color”7:01–7:09
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “Then I'm taking the shade Mayfair, which looks like this, just to add some more pink hues”7:46–7:50
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “They're stunning. They're absolutely stunning”24:52–24:56
- “They're so good at finding these like incredible shades that work on mature lips and just unique beautiful neutrals”25:15–25:19
- “I love them, okay? I think the shades are beautiful”
- “Here's the problem with Merit Beauty lip liners. Gone. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. No more”
- “I sneezed and my lip liner is completely gone”
- “It took me 2 seconds to wipe that clean off my hands, even a deep shade”
- “Why am I spending money on something that's not going to last me through talking?”
- “If you like longevity in your lip products, skip the Merit”
- Source: Full face of new makeup avoiding gimmicky products - May 16, 2026
- “They're stunning. They're absolutely stunning”24:52–24:56
- “They're so good at finding these like incredible shades that work on mature lips and just unique beautiful neutrals”25:15–25:19
- “I love them, okay? I think the shades are beautiful”
- “Here's the problem with Merit Beauty lip liners. Gone. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. No more”
- “I sneezed and my lip liner is completely gone”
- “It took me 2 seconds to wipe that clean off my hands, even a deep shade”
- “Why am I spending money on something that's not going to last me through talking?”
- “If you like longevity in your lip products, skip the Merit”
- Source: Full face of new makeup avoiding gimmicky products - May 16, 2026
- “They're stunning. They're absolutely stunning”24:52–24:56
- “They're so good at finding these like incredible shades that work on mature lips and just unique beautiful neutrals”25:15–25:19
- “I love them, okay? I think the shades are beautiful”
- “Here's the problem with Merit Beauty lip liners. Gone. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. No more”
- “I sneezed and my lip liner is completely gone”
- “It took me 2 seconds to wipe that clean off my hands, even a deep shade”
- “Why am I spending money on something that's not going to last me through talking?”
- “If you like longevity in your lip products, skip the Merit”
- Source: Full face of new makeup avoiding gimmicky products - May 16, 2026
- “They're stunning. They're absolutely stunning”31:21–31:26
- “They're so good at finding these like incredible shades that work on mature lips and just unique beautiful neutrals”31:31–31:38
- “I love them, okay? I think the shades are beautiful”31:52–31:55
- “Here's the problem with Merit Beauty lip liners. Gone. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. No more”31:55–31:59
- “I sneezed and my lip liner is completely gone”32:02–32:05
- “It took me 2 seconds to wipe that clean off my hands, even a deep shade”32:05–32:10
- “Why am I spending money on something that's not going to last me through talking?”32:29–32:32
- “If you like longevity in your lip products, skip the Merit”39:15–39:19
- Source: Full face of new makeup avoiding gimmicky products - May 16, 2026
- “I like it so much I bought it in a better shade for me”5:24–5:28
- “There's something about the way powder fuses with it and tones down the shine and turns it into this soft skin-like natural matte velvety finish”6:41–6:48
- “It looks incredibly natural and I rarely have to blot with this during the day, even on my most shine-prone areas”6:50–6:55
- “It blurs and smooths my pores and texture and evens out my skin tone just enough”
- “It applies quickly. It's lightweight. Wears beautifully throughout the day”
- “I absolutely love it”
- Source: Best makeup of 2025: my standout favorites - Dec 18, 2025
- “The thing that makes this so good in my opinion is the fact that it's blurring it. It is a radiant, very hydrating product, but it looks so good around my pores. It kind of looks like I have a filter on my face”15:11–15:16
- “Mary did an amazing job with this one”14:57–15:02
- “I think that this is probably my favorite kind of skin tint product at the moment”15:38–15:48
- “It is like more than half of like a third of the price and it performs incredible”16:33–16:39
- “It's not quite as glowy as the Victoria Beckham. So, if you're looking for more hydration, more skin care, go to with Victoria Beckham. But if you're looking for a good SPF tinted product, Merit is where it's at”
- Source: Top 25 Beauty Releases of 2025 - Dec 27, 2025
- “The Merit Minimalist Base Sticks continues to be one of my favorites”2:22–2:25
- “I think most days when I reached for a base product, especially from like January to June, it was this”2:28–2:39
- “I can swipe it on. I can just take a brush or a sponge and blend it out all over”2:49–2:54
- “It gives me a nice healthy glow”
- “It evens over redness”2:55–2:56
- “It's buildable to like a light medium, but it's not going to give you heavy coverage”
- “It's just something I use when I want to feel a little bit more put together on like an everyday basis”3:00–3:05
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
- “These are amazing for a natural day”2:56–3:00
- “I love this on a no makeup makeup day”2:59–3:02
- “I can draw it all over my face like a crayon, blend it out with my fingers, and leave the house very quick”3:01–3:05
- “That is a great product for daily use”3:05–3:10
- “If you need something in your everyday kit, not really a full face kind of girl, this is going to be amazing for you”
- Source: Best Sephora Products You Need: Full Face + VIB Rouge Sale Haul - Apr 21, 2026
- “This has a smoothing, blurring effect with a soft, natural, velvety finish on the skin”7:20–7:27
- “Love to see Merit encouraging everyday sunscreen use, but again, I love to reinforce the importance of applying the correct amount”7:27–7:31
- “I treat this as more of a skin tint on top of my separate sunscreen”7:37–7:42
- “It has a more soft matte finish than the rest of the group and a slightly thicker consistency with fine, natural powders that help blur and smooth the skin”7:40–7:47
- “Not as glowy as I usually go for, but it means it lasts well and seems to get good reviews from people with oilier skin types who can't do dewy as easily”7:49–7:55
- Source: More skin tints: popular and underrated sheer formulas for fresh, glowy skin - Apr 7, 2026
- “Certainly one of my most linked items”1:55–2:00
- “It's been my most consistently used base product for the last 4 years”1:58–2:05
- “Creamy, easy, light to medium coverage”2:02–2:07
- “You stripe on quickly and even out your complexion wherever you need it”2:05–2:09
- Source: Reviewing bestselling beauty products from Sephora - Feb 17, 2026
- “Number one pick for all over the face is the Merit Beauty their foundation concealer stick”10:45–10:52
- Source: My number one makeup product in every category - May 26, 2026
- “Next I'm going in with the Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick”0:22–0:27
- “Mine is in the shade Ochre and I'm going to be using this in areas where I have a little bit of discoloration”0:26–0:29
- “This product is so creamy and so easy to use”0:33–0:38
- “I love using this on my light makeup days”0:36–0:40
- “Girl look at this complexion”0:40–0:43
- Source: My easy everyday makeup routine for fall - Jan 21, 2026
- “I use it also for cream contour in the shade Tiger Eye”6:08–6:14
- “If you're looking for convenience of a stick, you can use it for foundation or concealer”6:12–6:16
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “I also really enjoyed the Merit The Uniform, also in the shade 25, which is the deeper one. The lighter one was not it. It's very pink”5:03–5:09
- “Very, very light. Like, barely, barely there coverage”5:13–5:18
- “If you want like no coverage at all, maybe just a slight tint of color, this is going to be beautiful for you, but if I were to go out and purchase another SPF tint, I would pick up the CLE one over the Merit”5:24–5:32
- Source: Top beauty faves from the month: skin, makeup, empties - May 28, 2026
- “I'm first starting with the minimalist in the shade sandstone”1:06–1:10
- “I'm not going for something super full coverage here, just something that won't feel heavy”1:31–1:34
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “I don't think it's worth it”
- “It's a little thick, in my opinion”28:29–28:33
- “I would say skip that one”28:30–28:33
- Source: 50 of the best sellers at Sephora: buy or skip? - Apr 4, 2026
- “They're everything”
- Source: How I make my makeup last all day without looking heavy - May 15, 2026
- “These are a grownup shimmer. They're almost a satin sheen that you can wear in the daytime for sure”0:49–0:56
- “I like these because you can really shear them out for a slight wash of color. Nothing too glam”1:05–1:11
- “Or you can build them up for more opacity and for a little bit more shimmer, but it's never going to look overdone and it's never going to look like you tried too hard”1:11–1:15
- “It's just that kind of smudged on sort of cool eyeshadow look, which I love for everyday”1:18–1:23
- Source: Sephora Sale: One and Done Eyeshadows - Nov 1, 2025
- “The Merit, the solo shadow sheen is something I've been reaching for since they came out”27:43–27:56
- “I really love the shade Iris, which is kind of this like smoky lavender”27:56–28:08
- “And then the shade glass, which is like a beautiful shimmery peach”
- “These two together are absolutely stunning and they're very, very different from their original solo shadow formula”28:10–28:15
- “They're totally different from the matte formula, which I know dried out kind of quickly for a lot of people”28:15–28:24
- “This formula is also creamy”28:24–28:25
- “It does set down on the eyes, but it's not like dry like the mattes were”
- “I feel like these are just easy to wear because they have the sheeniness, like a peariness, but it's not so in your face”28:30–28:35
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
- “I use the shade iris to deepen up just the outer corners a little bit”
- Source: Sephora Sale: One and Done Eyeshadows - Nov 1, 2025
- “I used glass as a base all over”0:58–1:02
- Source: Sephora Sale: One and Done Eyeshadows - Nov 1, 2025
- “Oh my gosh, I love these so much”17:23–17:27
- “These shadows are so so gorgeous”
- “Not only are the shades gorgeous, but I think the formula is really great”17:15–17:21
- “If you didn't have luck with the matte ones, I think you'll have better luck with these. These happen to be a little bit softer. I find them to be just a touch more emollient so that they blend out onto your lid with a little bit less elbow grease”17:19–17:25
- “These colors are so gorgeous. They work beautifully together”17:43–17:47
- Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
- “Here's Iris, which is such a gorgeous cool tone purple. It has a little bit of a smokiness to it. And then the sheen of it, it's kind of this pink”16:44–16:53
- “I love pairing iris with storial and then putting either one of these the glass like just in my inner corner. They just are so gorgeous”
- Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
- “Here's Glassay. So, this is a really beautiful frosty shade. It has a little bit of a pink peach to it”16:38–16:44
- Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
- “I have Palladium swatched here, which is a cooler toned like frosty shade”
- Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
- “Here's Matchbook, which is kind of copper”16:55–17:02
- Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
- “Here is Sartorial. Here's Iris, which is such a gorgeous cool tone purple”16:44–16:53
- “I have Sartorial just lightly applied all over my lids”17:56–18:03
- Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
- “I have this one from Meritt that I absolutely love”14:00–14:06
- “It's got that tackiness and that stickiness that actually like adheres to your eyelids and stays all day, which I love”14:04–14:08
- Source: Viral products not worth the hype: Korean & Japanese beauty - Apr 12, 2026
- “The sheen of this is so pearlescent and beautiful. It gives you a wet looking eye”19:42–19:50
- “It's totally worth applying, especially if you want your makeup to look very natural on a daily basis”19:50–19:54
- “It's also not very glittery. It literally applies like a highlight and it gives you this ethereal effect without having glitter in it”19:57–20:02
- “I do notice creasing. Now, that doesn't personally bother me because I love the wet look on the skin”19:28–19:37
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 8, 2025
- “Everything creases on my lids besides these”15:09–15:15
- “They're just like a matte wash of color. It's not like too pigment, but not too sheer either”15:13–15:18
- “They last all day”15:18–15:25
- “I really like them this year”15:18–15:26
- Source: Best of Beauty 2025: Favorite Makeup and Fragrance - Jan 4, 2026
- “The Merit solo shadow in mid-century is a relatively dry product. You need to make sure it clicks closed properly or it will dry out”
- “My product definitely has got drier but I still like it”
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
- “I really like this formula”10:25–10:29
- “I don't think that it's going to be a crease-proof, foolproof, high pigmentation type of product”10:32–10:41
- “I really do feel like this is going to be something that you would want if you're someone that just wants a wash of color”10:41–10:45
- “I think that the color of this is perfect on my eyes”11:00–11:04
- “It does diffuse really nicely”11:12–11:15
- “Everything overall is very positive but then after my update videos as time goes on I kind of forget about it”11:46–11:57
- “If you're looking for something that is very low maintenance but still looks really put together and beautiful this is perfect for that”12:23–12:27
- Source: 21 months of project pan update - Apr 24, 2026
- “Then I'm taking a small pencil brush with mid-century and I'm just going to enhance my lash line with this”9:26–9:31
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “First taking glass on a small blending brush. I'm just picking some up like this. And I'm going to put this all over my lid”9:05–9:10
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “I have to mention these because I am petitioning Merit personally to make these permanent”46:15–46:20
- “These are the Merit signature lip blush formula and they have all been limited edition and it kills me”46:21–46:26
- “This year they came out with a limited edition shade called archival”46:26–46:30
- “They're a little bit sheer, a little bit waxier”46:38–46:41
- “They're not quite as pigmented”
- “Last year they had a shade called Dour, and it's still one I reach for all the time”46:43–46:48
- “They also came out with a limited edition shade called Maxwell, which completely sold out very, very quickly this year”46:55–47:06
- “Maxwell's like a berry tone, like a brown berry”47:06–47:09
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
- “I think is a stunner of a formula, and the shades are gorgeous”
- “I have heard so many people say that they found their shade, you know what I mean? Like, this is my lifetime shade in that range because they're just all dialed in”21:25–21:29
- Source: Sephora sale 2026: Do's, don'ts & what's in my cart - Apr 9, 2026
- “Oh my goodness, this is so pretty. I love this shade”
- “I love a nice kind of berry tone”
- Source: My Summer Makeup Bag: Products I'm Loving - Jun 9, 2026
- “They have that soft matte lip formula that I just love so much, but this one has a more airy, mousse-y, silky texture in comparison to a few of the other ones I've been loving”21:23–21:30
- “If you love the look of a matte, but you want it to also blur out your lip lines, this is such a good formula to try”21:34–21:40
- “You can also use these on the cheeks as a blush and they're phenomenal”21:41–21:45
- Source: Best and worst of latest makeup launches - Feb 25, 2026
- “So relieved they brought back this formerly limited edition formula because it's a perfect soft diffused sheer blurred matte”7:07–7:10
- “Weightless”7:14–7:19
- “Still creamy and comfortable, not drying at all”7:14–7:22
- “September is the shade in this collection”7:26–7:32
- “An everyday relaxed brick red that to me is the most my lips but betterable in the range because one swipe or just patting and tapping it onto your lips gives you that really neat lip balm enhanced but still subtle rush of color”7:29–7:35
- Source: Top blotted lipsticks and lip liners for Nina Park lip look - Feb 2, 2026
- “My two most worn shades are Bespoke and Archival”5:46–5:51
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “I'm thinking of using Frambo today on my cheeks as well as my lips”
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “My two most worn shades are Bespoke and Archival”
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “I think it may be a good contender for my new fave red lip”18:47–18:53
- “It's a really nice vibrant one”
- Source: What's in my makeup bag and my go-to everyday makeup look - Jan 10, 2026
- “I toyed with including the Merit Signature Lipstick in Ginger but I only used it about seven days over the last year”
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
- “This is one that like no one, including me, wanted to be a believer on”7:05–7:13
- “It's like got a glossy finish to it. If you let it sit for a minute before you blend it, it will have a little more wear time”7:30–7:34
- “Like there's something about this formula where it almost doesn't matter what color you get”7:41–7:46
- “They're all awesome and they're like in these really nice cool brownie tones that like when you blend them out, they pretty much all do something delightful”7:52–8:01
- “They are special”
- “I have three or four of them. I adore them”
- Source: Best of the best makeup of 2025 - Dec 19, 2025
- “The one lip oil in this lineup is the new Merit lip oils, the tinted lip oils”44:00–44:05
- “They redid this. They kind of got rid of their old PH shades and then came out with a couple of new shades”44:06–44:11
- “Specifically, the point the shade point is my favorite”44:11–44:14
- “This is a thinner formula”
- “It's not like a gloss”
- “It does truly feel like a lip oil”44:17–44:19
- “It's hydrating, but not the longest lasting, but it's something that really looks very flattering on the lips”44:23–44:29
- “It makes my lips look juicy, and it's easy to reapply”
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
- “They have the most interesting blurring soft finish to them”17:25–17:34
- “They are not full pigment. They're a little bit sheer”17:31–17:39
- “They can be built up”17:31–17:37
- “It gives you that very soft blurry look to your lips”17:42–17:50
- “It kind of goes over the lines really nicely”17:47–17:53
- “The finish is more of the velvety soft matte”18:59–19:05
- “They're not drying at all. They're very hydrating”19:18–19:26
- “I found my favorite color is Gammai because it has some depth through it but it's still very natural and sheer”
- Source: Top 5 best merit products: my most loved & used - May 12, 2026
- “I have loved the Merit lip oils. Again, these have got tiny little shimmers in. They're not as sparkly as the Fenty ones, though”20:14–20:17
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Jan 22, 2026
- “A little bit of the Shade Slick Tinted Lip Oil in the shade Taupe”1:15–1:19
- “Giving glowy gorgeous and ready for the day and it only took 10 minutes”1:17–1:22
- Source: My easy everyday makeup routine for fall - Jan 21, 2026
- “The ones from Merit Beauty cuz those are the two that I really like if I'm going for a beautiful red or like a nice shimmery brown”22:59–23:06
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “I think this is one of my favorite tinted SPF in my entire collection”3:12–3:17
- “There's something so smoothing, so beautiful about this product”3:17–3:22
- “I can build it up a little bit and get a little bit more coverage or I can get a sheer coverage”5:12–5:18
- “It is absolutely stunning and so blurring around the pores”
- “The packaging is something that pulls me in a lot”
- “The fact that it has a pump and it's very stable. I've never had issues with it is amazing”4:13–4:20
- “I think the shade 22 is my most used shade”4:22–4:30
- “I think it spreads so nicely”4:39–4:45
- Source: Top 5 best merit products: my most loved & used - May 12, 2026
- “It has SPF in it, so I feel extra covered. I'm not using this as my only SPF, by the way. But I think it's a buildable coverage. It works so well over the pores”24:17–24:23
- “I put a few dots on my hand, pumps, I mean, and I literally just spread it all over my face with my fingers, on my neck, and I never have any issues with this”24:28–24:32
- “It lasts decent throughout the day. It'll fade a little bit because it is kind of light coverage, but it is one of those kind of like this one”24:39–24:43
- “You guys know I love this one so much”24:54–25:04
- Source: May Favorites: Fashion, Beauty, Fragrance & More - Jun 6, 2026
- “This has an SPF 50 that's mainly from zinc oxide. This has 15% zinc oxide, so it is a really effective sunscreen”18:10–18:19
- “With this, you can put on enough to get the SPF on the label and it still looks great”18:31–18:35
- “The pigments in this are so lightweight and so beautiful”18:33–18:37
- “Somehow they made it be not shiny, not greasy, not heavy feeling. This feels lightweight. It gives you beautiful lightweight coverage”18:38–18:43
- “It covers what you want to cover, but it doesn't look like a heavy mask of makeup. It's very natural looking”18:45–18:51
- “I had a full face of makeup on and I had been in it for I want to say five or six hours and I was like, 'Oop, I'm going out. It's the sun's still out. I need to touch up the sunscreen.' So, I just put on more of this and it blended right over the top of everything else so beautifully, so seamlessly”18:57–19:02
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 for mature skin from drugstore to high end - Dec 19, 2025
- “This is such a fantastic product”11:49–11:52
- “It has a very natural finish and very light coverage”11:55–12:00
- “It's very light and it feels very natural on the skin”12:15–12:19
- “It's also non-comedogenic, so it's not going to clog your pores or cause any breakouts”12:17–12:22
- “It has a really soft velvety finish”12:22–12:26
- “This also has powder pigments in it that are going to help blur and soften the appearance of texture on the skin”12:24–12:29
- Source: Allure Best of Beauty 2025: My Real Winners You Should Actually Buy - Nov 4, 2025
- “Victoria was like, 'Oh my gosh, have you tried the Merit uniform SPF? Like I love it, you have to try it”3:35–3:40
- “Really juicy, really glowy”
- “Looks like nothing on the skin, which is always a good sign”5:16–5:23
- “Not a lot of coverage at all, to be honest”
- “It's got a nice natural finish, so that's fine”9:31–9:36
- “Nope, it really just doesn't add any more coverage at all”
- Source: New summer beauty products I had to try - May 20, 2026
- “The shade is so natural, and because it's a balm texture, this is going to help give us a little bit more of that radiance”15:16–15:22
- “Another thing I love about the Merit balm is that it lasts a long time”
- “I still have plenty plenty of product left considering how often I've been using it”15:39–15:43
- Source: New Holy Grail and Gimmick at Sephora - Mar 11, 2026
- “This is a really nice bronzer. You know, you just scribble it around and then blend it in. It's very natural looking, easy to work with”10:52–11:01
- Source: Spring Sephora Sale 2026: Best Makeup for Mature Skin - Apr 10, 2026
- “This is an easy formula to just throw on if you're quick for time or if you're just like not really feeling like doing your makeup for hours on end”3:08–3:12
- “You can just kind of slap it on and it looks great and very seamless cuz of the sheerness of this formula”3:16–3:19
- “I appreciate how quick it is to get on”
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “This one has got more of a glow to it and is more of like a warm bronzer”4:37–4:42
- Source: Testing more affordable makeup dupes with wear test - Aug 10, 2025
- “Absolutely love this bronzer”
- “This one's a little bit more sheer. It blends like a dream. It's not too heavy”10:35–10:40
- “If you don't want your contour to look muddy, I don't think you will have this have that issue with this cuz it's super blendable”10:38–10:43
- “I think if you have dry skin, you'll like this cuz it's like slightly glowy balmy. It's more of a hydrating sort of finish. It gives more of a glow, which I really like”10:45–10:50
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Jan 22, 2026
- “Adding even more creamy, yet lightweight hydration”
- “The combo is like cashmere. Unbelievably smooth and luminous, a perfectly prepped canvas for makeup”
- “I swear, compliments on my skin at the moment are really because I've used these two as my starting point”
- “Just started some new bottles, yet again, I keep coming back”
- Source: Sephora sale picks for a fresh spring makeup bag - Apr 14, 2026
- “It actually does feel like a thick cream”1:35–1:40
- “I do like that it's like based to be a primer hybrid moisturizer, so you can use it for your makeup's base as well as to hydrate your skin”1:37–1:43
- “It feels very rich, like rich, rich, rich right off the bat”1:45–1:53
- Source: Hot & new overhyped makeup: what's worth it and what's trash - Jun 29, 2025
- “I feel like if you're going for a clean girl look, this is probably the primer that I would go for”3:03–3:09
- “I mean, she's literally like moisturizer”3:09–3:12
- “So, if you have dry skin, I would go for that”3:11–3:14
- Source: How to apply makeup for beginners: in depth step by step - May 26, 2025
- “I have loved this product since they first released it”1:22–1:27
- “It separates, so you have to shake it, and this is kind of like a serum oil”1:32–1:39
- “It gives a lot of hydration”1:39–1:45
- “It has niacinamide, also hyaluronic acid for hydration”1:41–1:48
- “I love to use it under my makeup”
- “It is a perfect base for my makeup”2:21–2:27
- “It kind of plumps the skin”
- “It is very hydrating”
- Source: Top 5 best merit products: my most loved & used - May 12, 2026
- “I can be having the worst skin day. My skin could feel so dry, so dull, but if I put this on, it will instantly give my skin a little bit of that glow and a little bit of that like boost of hydration that I really really need”
- “It gives the skin like the perfect amount of slip”
- “They both have a little bit of an oilier texture, but they're not super oily where they're going to like make your makeup melt off of the face, but it gives the skin just that perfect amount of slip to make everything go on just so much smoother”1:28–1:32
- Source: Beauty products I loved the most in 2025 - Jan 30, 2026
- “A bi-phase liquid that's super lightweight, thin, and watery, but super glowy”1:01–1:06
- “My skin doesn't look too greasy or shiny or oily, just radiant once I rub it in”1:06–1:13
- “I swear, compliments on my skin at the moment are really because I've used these two as my starting point”1:26–1:32
- “Just started some new bottles, yet again, I keep coming back”1:32–1:36
- Source: Sephora sale picks for a fresh spring makeup bag - Apr 14, 2026
- “For tubing mascara, I love my Merit. Still love that”18:22–18:28
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “I've been loving this mascara”17:02–17:09
- “I think I know why this is so good. Cuz of the tiny brush”17:06–17:12
- “The tinier the wand, the better it is to really coat every single lash with mascara”17:09–17:18
- “Having a smaller wand, you can totally prevent that”17:28–17:33
- Source: New makeup categories everyone is buying but do you actually need them? - Jun 7, 2026
- “Okay we're finishing off the look with the Clean Lash Mascara”1:11–1:15
- Source: My easy everyday makeup routine for fall - Jan 21, 2026
- “My most used, most grabbed”31:14–31:18
- “The Merit Beauty lipsticks. They just do something to my soul”31:22–31:31
- “I just love this formula”31:38–31:42
- “It's hydrating. It's beautiful. It's comfortable. It's the most beautiful berry shade”32:00–32:05
- “That is my standout lipstick formula”32:28–32:36
- Source: My number one makeup product in every category - May 26, 2026
- “The satin has more of a glossy effect”4:35–4:39
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “These are a soft, blurred matte lip, not a flat or heavy matte, so they give that irresistible diffused lived-in look that I personally love for everyday wear”4:47–4:52
- “They feel very comfortable on the lips, almost weightless, and they don't dry out my lips, which I love”4:57–5:01
- “Because I have these lip lines, sometimes classic mattes tend to really emphasize them. So, these types of formulas are awesome because they diffuse them and blur them out”
- “They're such an effortless product”5:12–5:15
- “I love how they wear throughout the day as well. They fade very evenly instead of getting patchy or clinging on to dry spots”5:14–5:17
- “It's a very easy product to apply. It's really hard to mess up”5:23–5:30
- “Whether you keep them sheer or build them up, it looks good”5:28–5:34
- “If you really like Merit's other lip formulas, this one feels the softest, the most effortless. It has become my personal favorite out of their three formulas”5:32–5:36
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “The middle one is their second one in their signature matte finish”4:09–4:15
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “For my brows, I'm using their volumizing pomade in dark brown”8:21–8:26
- Source: Easy, everyday polished makeup without a lot of effort - Jan 28, 2026
- “So nice. So so nice”
- Source: What's in my makeup bag and my go-to everyday makeup look - Jan 10, 2026
- “Really natural brow”0:19–0:21
- Source: My easy everyday makeup routine for fall - Jan 21, 2026
- “It's like a sheer version of this one from Kidos. So if I'm not wearing much makeup, it's a really good option so it doesn't add too much opacity to the lips”16:45–16:50
- Source: What's in my makeup bag and my go-to everyday makeup look - Jan 10, 2026
- “I love the Merit stick as well”30:08–30:12
- Source: Best of Beauty 2025: Favorite Products, Devices, Tips, and Rants - Dec 19, 2025
- “Merit is what I had on before I put on the Bisou Balm in Andy”
- Source: Sephora Sale Faves for Every Concern from a Dermatologist - Apr 4, 2026
- “If you want something with more impact, I think the great skin double cleanse. This was another favorite”46:03–46:11
- “I think this is going to be better for brightening and for like softening of texture”46:11–46:18
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
Brand note
Merit is a clean beauty brand built around the idea of low-effort, natural-looking makeup. Their products tend to be sheer, hydrating, and easy to blend, making them a good fit for people who want a quick, polished look without heavy coverage or complicated techniques. The Signature Lip Sheer Lip Liner stands out for its unique gel-like formula that blurs and sets for long-lasting wear, though the sheer nature means it won't give you a bold, precise lip line.
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