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Blush
Concealer
Contour
KJH.Brand$24.00
Precision Sculpture Stylo
5Variant: EngravePrecision Sculpture Stylo
  • β€œThis has become my favorite lip liner, just like everyday lip liner”5:44–5:52
  • β€œIt's a slightly more like um blurrable product, uh it's nice and round, it's a thicker lip liner, it's easy for just creating like a quick blur lip, like contour to the lips”5:49–5:58
  • β€œI have seen I saw her use it on people in person when um she launched them, and she used them on like a multitude of different skin tones that were from like pale to light. Stunning on everyone”6:29–6:39
  • β€œI've used it to contour my nose before, so it's like very much a multi-use product”7:15–7:21
  • Source: Nude lip products for pale olive skin - Mar 26, 2026
1 / 3
Foundation
bareMinerals$33.50
Complexion Rescue Luminous Skin Tint Stick
2.5Complexion Rescue Luminous Skin Tint Stick
  • β€œI really like these types of sticks. This is the complexion rescue balm from bareMinerals”1:18–1:29
  • β€œI really like the mineral formulas. I really like the dewy idea of a skin care focused foundation”1:32–1:38
  • β€œWith my skin type, I'm a little bit combination, and I tend to get a little bit oily in my T-zone. These types of products, despite it being a stick, it's quite dewy. And wearing this on top of my typical skin care, it just ends up looking too glossy on my skin”1:34–1:46
  • Source: Don't buy another foundation - Mar 7, 2026
NARS$55.00
Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation
2Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation
Setting Powder
bareMinerals$36.00
Original Mineral Veil Setting Powder
4.2Original Mineral Veil Setting Powder
  • β€œIt is a setting powder, it's not meant to be like coverage”
  • β€œIt is quite translucent is manipulating the finish or the color I mean of the foundation”12:49–12:53
  • β€œI'm glad that I picked up the mineral setting powder”
  • β€œI was worried about the pink in the powder affecting the way that the foundation looked on my skin, but I feel like everything looks really really beautiful”17:20–17:26
  • Source: Acne prone skin experiment results - Apr 18, 2026
Setting Spray
FACE
Kosas
Revealer Concealer
MENTIONVariant: 0.5nRevealer Concealer
Lip Balm
Lip Gloss
Lisa Eldridge
Gloss Embrace Lip Gloss
5Variant: Dancing RoseGloss Embrace Lip Gloss
  • β€œMy all-time favorite lip gloss of all time, Dancing Rose”23:02–23:06
  • β€œI can't even talk to you about how much I love this lip gloss. It is such perfection”23:06–23:10
  • β€œIt has the most beautiful combination of pearl in it where you have this like pale gold but you can see like almost a minty green almost with this beautiful like fuchsia pink”25:00–25:05
  • β€œThis is hands-down my favorite one”
  • β€œNothing sticky. Nothing sticky. You don't feel these thick pearls that are going to bother you when you like push your lips together”
  • β€œIt creates this beautiful like three dimension to the lips, this gorgeous like finish and gloss, this sheen. But it doesn't look like you have glitter on your lips. Like it's elevated”25:03–25:08
  • β€œIt feels more like a lip oil almost. Again, lightweight, comfortable, not heavy”
  • β€œI think my favorite way to wear this is just with like a little bit of liner blurred out and then this on my naked lip color because it really just lets the gloss like shine”25:29–25:32
  • Source: My favorite Lisa Eldridge products - Apr 1, 2026
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Lip Liner
VIEVE
Modern Lip Definer
4.6Variant: AphrodyteModern Lip Definer
  • β€œIt's a really beautiful more like cool-toned kind of like a cool-toned rose almost. It's like it got like a little bit more purple in it”
  • β€œIt's just like a really beautiful contour to the lips especially when I'm going in like a slightly more cool-toned direction”12:37–12:48
  • β€œIt actually would work really beautifully with this like Katie Jane Hughes product because the tones are very similar”
  • β€œBeautiful formula. Like, such a beautiful formula. Again, like, you can blend it. Like, it's soft, but it'll stay put once it's down”13:33–13:39
  • Source: Nude lip products for pale olive skin - Mar 26, 2026
NYX$12.00
Lip Lingerie Lip Liner Stain
4.9Variant: Barely ThereLip Lingerie Lip Liner Stain
1 / 3
Hung Vanngo Beauty$24.00
Accentuating Longwear Lip Liner
4.9Variant: Follow the Natural ShapeAccentuating Longwear Lip Liner
  • β€œIt's just like the most beautiful color in the world”8:18–8:20
  • β€œI wasn't entirely sure how I was going to feel about this lip liner. But it's fantastic”8:27–8:33
  • β€œI'm obsessed with it. It's really beautiful”8:33–8:36
  • β€œIt's so easy to use. It's creamy, but it stays put”8:37–8:37
  • β€œIt has a little sharpener in the butt, which is always fabulous”8:39–8:41
  • β€œIt is a longwear lip liner, but it's not like a lot of those longwear lip liners that set immediately”
  • β€œIt gives you that blending time and it's not going to end up looking like crusty”10:07–10:11
  • β€œThis doesn't do that. Doesn't do that. Fabulous”10:30–10:32
  • Source: My top lip products of 2025 - Jan 13, 2026
1 / 3
Lime Crime$14
Velvetines Lip Liner
4.9Variant: TaupestVelvetines Lip Liner
Lip Stain
Wonderskin$49.99
Wonder Blading All Day Lip Stain Peel Off Masque
4.8Variant: XOXOWonder Blading All Day Lip Stain Peel Off Masque
1 / 2
Summer Fridays$22
Flushed Lip Stain
4.9Variant: AlmondFlushed Lip Stain
1 / 3
Lip Treatment
Typology$22.50
Overnight Repairing Lip Mask
MENTIONOvernight Repairing Lip Mask
Auric Cosmetics$35.00
Plush Ritual Ceramide Lip Treatment
4.9Variant: BarePlush Ritual Ceramide Lip Treatment
  • β€œBare is like just the perfect nude lip. Like it's just the perfect nude lip”20:25–20:31
  • β€œAh, the vanilla. Ah, it's like if a lip product doesn't have a vanilla scent, I get really upset which by the way, none of these do except for this one. So, big shout out for the vanilla scent”20:34–20:38
  • β€œIt's so hydrating and the packaging is like so is just like amazing”
  • β€œNot only is it like so incredibly chic, it smells delicious, and the color is perfect”21:05–21:11
  • β€œThis is a constant for me. Like, it'll never go away. I've said this before, I always have backups around”20:56–21:00
  • β€œThis formula keeps my lips so hydrated like in the most beautiful way. Like, it's very hydrating, but like silky. There's nothing sticky about it”21:35–21:42
  • β€œYou don't get any of that pigment breaking up, especially for like the lighter shades”21:48–21:51
  • Source: Nude lip products for pale olive skin - Mar 26, 2026
Kulfi$24.00
Lassi Lips Staining Long-Lasting Moisturizing Lip Oil
4.8Variant: SweetLassi Lips Staining Long-Lasting Moisturizing Lip Oil
Lipstick
Lisa Eldridge
Rouge Experience Refillable Lipstick
4.9Variant: RomillyRouge Experience Refillable Lipstick
  • β€œI'm wearing Romilly right now. Stunning, beautiful”16:52–16:59
  • β€œThis was her like crowning achievement because she was trying to create a lipstick bullet that was going to be 100% recyclable”
  • β€œObviously luxury. Like this is something that you just want to keep in your bag”18:01–18:06
  • β€œRomy is my favorite color. Romy is this beautiful shade. It's a very like your lips but better sort of nude”18:11–18:17
  • β€œIt's an incredibly like comfortable sheer wear. This is meant to be an everyday lipstick”18:20–18:24
  • β€œIt's hydrating. It's not glossy. Um it has like kind of like a satin matte sort of finish to it”
  • β€œI would totally agree that Romy is a beautiful color for olive skin”
  • β€œThis is one of my favorite lipstick formulas ever of all time”19:23–19:27
  • β€œI wish that she had some lighter colors”
  • Source: My favorite Lisa Eldridge products - Apr 1, 2026
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Lisa Eldridge$38.00
True Velvet Lip Colour
4.9Variant: RibbonTrue Velvet Lip Colour
  • β€œThe velvet lipsticks are probably the best velvet matte lipsticks ever”18:32–18:38
  • β€œThe pigment is unreal”
  • β€œMy favorite of this is ribbon. Velvet ribbon. So beautiful. It's like my favorite red”20:46–20:55
  • β€œIt's one of those red reds that just looks good on everyone”
  • β€œIt still has this lightweight feeling. Like, it's very difficult to create something that's incredible like a lipstick that's incredibly pigmented that's also got this beautiful lightweight feeling on the lips”21:14–21:19
  • β€œIt's not going to like overpower the lips or make them feel like incredibly dried out”21:25–21:30
  • β€œIf you're looking for a red lipstick, it is one of those red reds that just looks good on everyone”22:01–22:05
  • β€œNo one can compare, truly. Like, no one can compare”
  • Source: My favorite Lisa Eldridge products - Apr 1, 2026
1 / 3
LIP
Brow Product
Rare Beauty$21.00
Brow Harmony Flexible Lifting and Laminating Eyebrow Gel
3Brow Harmony Flexible Lifting and Laminating Eyebrow Gel
  • β€œShe wanted to create something that was going to be like a lamination gel, like her version of lamination gel”25:20–25:23
  • β€œI used this the other day um just on clean skin. Now, I wasn't wearing any makeup. I was just wearing like sunscreen, you know, my typical skin care and it seemed to do a very nice job”
  • β€œIt does look like it's fallen a bit. It's not horrible, but it does look like it's fallen”32:44–32:48
  • β€œOne of the things that I did notice when I used it on no makeup the other day was that it felt very soft. It's not like a crusty or anything”32:51–32:55
  • β€œI just feel like the more flexible formulas, they just don't hold when you have like product in them”32:58–33:04
  • β€œIf you're someone who uses a lot of product other than just the brow gel, like if you just want to fluff up your brows and you're not using anything else, like a pencil or a powder or a pen, then maybe it'd be good for you”
  • β€œI'm going to continue using the brow gel and we'll see where it goes”39:03–39:11
  • Source: Rare Beauty new neutral eyeshadow palette review - Mar 15, 2026
Eyeliner
Rare Beauty$22
Perfect Strokes Matte Liquid Liner
2Variant: BlackPerfect Strokes Matte Liquid Liner
  • β€œI do appreciate about these is that they are bristles, which I like. I love a bristle. I hate I'm so sick of felt liners”20:24–20:29
  • β€œThe end is quite thin, which I like”
  • β€œThis is also meant to be matte, which I also really like for a wing liner. I hate it when a wing liner is shiny”21:02–21:07
  • β€œYou can really really really get that precision despite how thick it is”21:17–21:22
  • β€œIt's doing this thing. Look at. Do you see that? How it's curved like that? It's very um it reminds me of like a calligraphy pen”
  • β€œIt doesn't necessarily hold its shape, so I feel like I have to keep setting it basically”
  • β€œI don't like it. I don't like it. I don't like the liner”
  • β€œI do like how how matte it looks. Like it looks really matte and like this nice inky black”24:19–24:26
  • β€œI'm not a fan of those bristles. I don't know, they're too floppy. Like they just flop around”24:30–24:34
  • β€œIt felt like it kept drying out really quickly”37:00–37:02
  • β€œI had to keep like flipping it upside down and like shaking it out cuz it kept drying out and quickly. Very quickly”37:05–37:08
  • β€œI'm not a fan of the eyeliner”
  • Source: Rare Beauty new neutral eyeshadow palette review - Mar 15, 2026
Eyeshadow
Rare Beauty$30.00
Essential Neutrals Eyeshadow Palette
4.2Essential Neutrals Eyeshadow Palette
  • β€œThere isn't a lot of kickback when I dip my brush in, which I always appreciate seeing”3:12–3:19
  • β€œSeems relatively easy to blend”5:11–5:15
  • β€œDoes feel quite soft on the skin”5:34–5:39
  • β€œThis eyeshadow formula is going to be really good for those of you who tend to go in with a heavy hand”6:10–6:14
  • β€œIf you want to build up pigment really really fast, you might need to work a little bit harder to build up this pigment a little bit”6:46–6:51
  • β€œI'm a little bit more amenable to shadows that need to be built up a little bit more than something that you need to be really really careful and precise with”7:05–7:08
  • β€œThat is quite nice. I like that. It's very soft”15:53–15:56
  • β€œIt's sort of like somewhere between, it's like a soft metallic, you know? It's not too, it doesn't have that thick pearl in it”15:56–16:07
  • β€œIt actually applies with the brush quite nicely”16:22–16:26
  • β€œAny fallout? No, not really”
  • β€œThat's metallic. I like that. That's beautiful. Look at how much it opens up that inner corner”18:41–18:46
  • β€œI think the formulas are nice overall”
  • β€œI do think that the matte formulas are nice. I think they're blendable and easy to use”35:22–35:26
  • β€œThere's enough pigment there that they'll work for a multitude of skin tones”35:26–35:33
  • β€œIf you need a neutral palette and you have been interested in this or you love Rare Beauty and you want to support them, then I think it's perfectly fine to make a purchase”
  • Source: Rare Beauty new neutral eyeshadow palette review - Mar 15, 2026
Lisa Eldridge$62.00
The Eyeshadow Palette
4.9Variant: SorceryThe Eyeshadow Palette
  • β€œThis is a dream for me. A dream”
  • β€œI think my eyes are popping”13:30–13:33
  • β€œThe blend is so easy. Like it just. It's so gorgeous”
  • β€œEven with her mattes, there's a little bit of that luminosity. They're not completely matte. There's like the finest little hint of a sheen, which just makes them ideal for every skin type”14:42–14:52
  • β€œIt prevents it from being heavy on the skin. It's not going to look like super opaque or overwhelming on mature skin”15:10–15:17
  • β€œIt still has this beautiful amount of pigment. Like it's not like it's a sheer shadow. Like you can build. Look, there's payoff. There's this beautiful payoff”
  • β€œThey blend forever. They're so forgiving and there are formulas for everyone”16:40–16:48
  • Source: My favorite Lisa Eldridge products - Apr 1, 2026
Lisa Eldridge
Liquid Silk Liquid Eyeshadow
4.8Variant: PhoebeLiquid Silk Liquid Eyeshadow
  • β€œI used this one today Phoebe on my eyes as a little bit of a base underneath some of her powder shadows”10:31–10:35
  • β€œIt my skin it like ends up looking very very warm on my skin, but I really really like that”10:39–10:43
  • β€œIt just feels like nothing when you touch it. Like it has this beautiful satiny feel and it's like endlessly blendable”
  • β€œHer eye products are like idiot proof”
  • β€œThese things are they're so easy to use and I love using them on their own or as like a base”11:30–11:38
  • Source: My favorite Lisa Eldridge products - Apr 1, 2026
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Lisa Eldridge
Liquid Lurex Eyeshadow
4.9Variant: LizaLiquid Lurex Eyeshadow
  • β€œThe shimmery ones are like, so stunning, unbelievable. I can't get over them”8:29–8:36
  • β€œFirst of all, beautiful color. Love. Love that”8:58–9:01
  • β€œHave you ever seen anything blend out so beautifully? Like a cream eyeshadow blend out into like the most beautiful like sheer wash of even stunning gunmetal color”9:10–9:17
  • β€œYou can also build on top of it. It's not like those cream eyeshadows or eye paints that just like they thicken up and then you can't build on top of it”9:27–9:33
  • β€œLike look at this. Look. Look at it. Look at what is happening on my hand. Like it's so beautiful. I'm obsessed with it”
  • β€œWhen I look at the pearl, it looks like there's little bits of lavender pearl in there which just gives it this like gives it something a little bit different”10:00–10:05
  • Source: My favorite Lisa Eldridge products - Apr 1, 2026
False Lashes
Mascara
Rare Beauty$24
Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara
1.5Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara
  • β€œIt is quite black”
  • β€œMy lashes are already falling. It's so annoying”28:59–29:02
  • β€œMight be good for the lower lashes though”29:44–29:46
  • β€œI like how black it is”
  • β€œFailed experiment. With the mascara”30:45–30:50
  • β€œI really don't like this wand for my lower lash line. It feels like it's just getting on my lash line and not even touching my lash”
  • β€œI am not happy right now”
  • β€œIt's just kind of clumpy”31:16–31:18
  • β€œI feel like this would be one of those mascaras that people like if they have really thin, long lashes already”31:20–31:26
  • β€œIt seems like it does thicken a bit, but it just doesn't give me the finish that I want at all. Not at all. Literally not at all. Not even a little bit. Disappointing”31:29–31:39
  • β€œI don't like the wand. It's too big and fluffy”37:22–37:27
  • β€œIt's definitely a pass for me on the mascara as well”37:59–38:06
  • Source: Rare Beauty new neutral eyeshadow palette review - Mar 15, 2026
Cleanser
Lisa Eldridge
Skin Enhancing Treatment Cleanser
4.6Skin Enhancing Treatment Cleanser
Moisturizer
CeraVe$19.99
PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion
MENTIONPM Facial Moisturizing Lotion
Serum
SPF
Toner
SKINCARE
SkinCeuticals
Gentle Cream Cleanser
MENTIONGentle Cream Cleanser
Anua
3 Ceramide Panthenol Moisturizer Barrier Cream
MENTION3 Ceramide Panthenol Moisturizer Barrier Cream
  • β€œI love this”
  • β€œThis is what I use on the days when I'm using my tretinoin, if I have exfoliated”13:08–13:10
  • β€œIt's just really great. Like I love it”
  • β€œMost of the time they're very, very heavy. And uh this isn't. It's not super heavy. It is a very moisturizing, but it has a more lightweight feel on the skin”13:20–13:23
  • β€œIf you're someone who's congestion prone, uh or whatever, or if you just like don't like to feel like super oily, this is really, really, really good”13:30–13:33
  • β€œI will be repurchasing this for the foreseeable future”14:13–14:14
  • Source: Empties review: skincare and haircare products - Jan 20, 2026
BYOMA
Balancing Face Mist
MENTIONBalancing Face Mist
Haruharu
Wonder Black Rice Sunscreen
MENTIONWonder Black Rice Sunscreen
Dieux Skin
Skin So Bomb Cleansing Balm
MENTIONSkin So Bomb Cleansing Balm
Bath & Body
AmLactin
12% Lactic Acid Lotion
MENTION12% Lactic Acid Lotion
Josie Maran
Argan Oil Body Butter
MENTIONVariant: Vanilla VibezzzArgan Oil Body Butter
Soft Services
Theraplush Hand Cream
MENTIONTheraplush Hand Cream
Dry Shampoo
Briogeo$25.61
Style + Treat Dry Shampoo Puff
4.8Style + Treat Dry Shampoo Puff
  • β€œOh my god, this is a game changer”2:20–2:20
  • β€œYou can separate your hair and just kind of like stamp it at the root and completely bypass the ends so that you're not drying that out”
  • β€œIt's so good”
  • β€œIt gets the job done”
  • β€œIt makes my roots look clean, less greasy, and it helps to prevent drying out my ends, which is really amazing”14:27–14:36
  • β€œThis has been such a game changer”
  • β€œI highly recommend this”15:48–15:48
  • β€œIf you need a dry shampoo, highly recommend”15:56–15:57
  • Source: Products I use all the time - Mar 4, 2026
Shampoo
Styling Product
Olaplex$32
Volumizing Blow Dry Mist
MENTIONVolumizing Blow Dry Mist
HAIR
The INKEY List
Glycolic Acid Scalp Scrub
MENTIONGlycolic Acid Scalp Scrub
Brush
Tool
Sigma Beauty$32.00
Sigma Switch
4.5Sigma Switch
  • β€œIt's meant to be used to switch between shades if you want to reuse a brush”0:49–0:53
  • β€œIt pulls off all of like the old product basically so that you can switch between products”1:00–1:04
  • β€œWhich is amazing, especially because if you know me at all and you know my 38 brush”1:07–1:11
  • β€œIt's one of the things that I use though like I use it every single time I do my makeup”1:29–1:30
  • β€œIt works really really nicely, especially to like remove powders and stuff”2:14–2:15
  • β€œCuz it is a game changer if you need something like this”2:20–2:22
  • Source: Products I use all the time - Mar 4, 2026
Rivanli
Brush Drying Rack
4.9Brush Drying Rack
  • β€œI use this every single time I wash my brushes and I have ever since I received it”
  • β€œIt is so good”
  • β€œIt's just so good and it holds so many brushes and you can even like stack them on top”3:52–3:54
  • β€œIt is such a game changer”4:10–4:10
  • β€œIt really helps dry your brushes out properly so you're actually taking care of them”4:12–4:15
  • β€œI really love it”
  • β€œIf you need a drying rack for your brushes, I highly recommend that one. It's really, really good”4:54–4:57
  • Source: Products I use all the time - Mar 4, 2026
Other
Half Magic$22.00
Flik Eraser Makeup Correcting Pen
4.9Flik Eraser Makeup Correcting Pen
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OTHER
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