MakeupByCheryl
@makeupbycheryl
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311PRODUCT REVIEWS
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“They can be made to look natural or more glam…”
“One of the best brow gels out there is the Rare Beauty…”
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Variant: Sprinkle
- “Their blush formula I really like because it's very longwearing for a cream. Some cream formulas my skin just absorbs. This one really holds on nicely to my skin”5:37–5:43
- “The way it brightens up my skin, plus it doesn't have huge chunks of glitter or anything. It just really livens everything up”5:58–6:02
- “It looks gorgeous, especially if you have fair skin. The finish of it is something special and the wear”6:04–6:10
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Not Too Much
- “It's extremely rare for me to hit pan on a blush. And I hit pan on both the cream and the powder”5:09–5:13
- “This has been my go-to for myself, but if I'm doing someone's makeup, I'll reach for this cuz it looks good on everyone”5:17–5:23
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Rosewood
- “It's a phenomenal formula and you can create that really diffused under eye as well that blends in with your blush because you can transition it with this brightening powder”2:56–3:01
- “I've been talking about these since they've released and they're one of the few products that have actually backed up because I love the formula so much”3:11–3:14
- “They're like Polly Pocket packaging. It doesn't get better”3:31–3:35
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Gale
- “The formula is really nice and creamy smooth. Not a hybrid, but just super soft and blendable for this. Very smoothing on the skin, which is what I'm looking for cuz I do have texture”4:12–4:16
- “The color is perfection”
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “It's basically like not too much in a drugstore blush for me. That's why I really like it”6:17–6:24
- “This is easy to go on top of a fully set face as well, which is really important to me”6:34–6:39
- “Drugstore price point. So, if you're looking for something from the drugstore that is an amazing formula”6:39–6:42
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: PEACH
- “This is the most perfect peach. Better than peach stock from MAC for me”36:09–36:15
- “Super flattering, great undertone. I just love peach”36:19–36:24
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: French Rose
- “This is gorgeous. It's actually smoothing but with a glow to it”3:59–4:04
- “If you're looking for a glowy pink blush, this is the most beautiful formula for a powder. It will give you that glow, but also be smoothing on the skin, which is extremely extremely rare”4:02–4:10
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Long Beach Iced Tea
- “This color just brings life to my skin”15:19–15:26
- “If I'm having any problems with skin texture, I'll reach for this formula because it's so smoothing to the skin”15:24–15:28
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Rosy Glow
- “Initially, I was going to pass on this launch, but I'm so glad I didn't because this shade gives you glow to the cheeks”16:19–16:26
- “This is exactly for formula wise how I want my cheeks to look. I want it to look healthy, glowy, evenly pigmented”16:26–16:32
- “It's just such a beautiful natural pink shade on me that's still punchy almost. It's like natural and not at the same time”16:32–16:40
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Not Too Much
- “I love this because of the tone of it. It's very subtle. It goes with any look. Good for everyday”7:17–7:20
- “I've hit pan on both the powder and the cream. You can see it's loved”14:56–15:00
- “This is my number one. It's just beautiful everyday blush”15:08–15:12
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Grateful
- “I love a red blush. That's something I discovered is so flattering”15:40–15:47
- “Something about a deep tone on my cheeks, just super flattering. It helps contour my face almost”15:49–15:55
- “It looks really natural. Might be scary, but trust me when I tell you a red blush will do wonders for your complexion”15:57–16:02
- “It also looks like how we naturally flush”16:04–16:09
- “The Rare Beauty would last you forever. If they have a mini of this, just get the mini because you don't need the full size”
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Toasty Peach
- “This palette from Huda Beauty has been incredible. I love that it has this glow to it, too. I can swirl all the colors together and just get the perfect peach look”
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
rom&nd$12.50
Better Than CheekVariant: C02 Blueberry Chip
- “I've heard really good things”1:00–1:03
- “This is adding glow and color. It's a really pretty everyday shade”15:56–16:03
- “I generally could not decide for blushes, and this formula is so pretty. I definitely want more colors”16:05–16:12
- “I wish you could feel the formula of this, though. It's so soft. This is such a beautiful natural finish. It has a little bit of glow, perfect amount of color. You can build it up”16:12–16:16
- “I was able to use my fingers and it still blended in so well”16:23–16:27
- “The formula of this one specifically just seems so interesting. Very unique blush to my collection. I love how this went on. It's just so pretty”16:38–16:43
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: 14 Rosy Beam
- “A little cute heart compact. The packaging of this also caught my eye. It's a heart. So wanted to try out the formula for that, too”15:14–15:22
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: 07 Apricot Breeze
- “Another beautiful color”
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: ND04 My
- “I love the cute packaging of this. So this is for lip or cheek. You know I had to get this shade for when I have a tan, I think this will be perfect for the summer time”15:02–15:10
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: BE01 Guava
Variant: Harmony
- “This is the perfect contour shade for me without being too cool tone”2:39–2:45
- “Really, really pigmented. A little goes a very long way”2:42–2:47
- “Great price point, too”2:45–2:47
- “It's my favorite contour stick on the market”2:49–2:53
- “I can't be without this”2:51–2:56
- “It is a holy grail, everyday have to use this product type of product for me”2:58–3:05
- “It's a great base layer for my bronzer, contour, whatnot. It just really helps sculpt the face”3:05–3:09
- “I feel like my makeup looks incomplete without this product”3:09–3:16
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
Variant: 03
- “It's a very interesting texture. It feels almost like a putty”
- “It just looks natural”10:03–10:06
- “Smooth, even formulation. The pigmentation is beautiful. The colors are warm because they are bronzers, but the formula, it just melts in. Packaging is gorgeous, too”10:25–10:31
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “This is like a better version for me of the Makeup by Mario Balms because those were very sheer”7:04–7:12
- “This is definitely a true contour that's not gray. It is the perfect undertones”7:14–7:23
- “It goes on like a breeze. I feel like you don't need any skill to use these because they're that creamy and blendable into the skin. Perfect pigmentation, perfect blend”7:35–7:41
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Amalfi
- “Gorgeous on the skin. It has a little bit of radiance to it. This is glow over glitter”9:36–9:42
- “This one of the best powder bronzers I've ever used because it is so natural. I don't look overdone with them”9:46–9:52
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: 1
- “This is so beautiful as all over the skin just to warm up my skin. It's blurring on my skin. It's so beautiful”9:06–9:11
- “Melts everything together like nothing else out there. It is just so good”9:20–9:28
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Swim
Variant: 3
- “I fell in love with it that I actually need to buy a new one of this. I forgot how good it was”14:03–14:09
- “I love the tone of this. It also has this sort of sheen glow which really makes the skin more healthy looking, especially if you mattify yourself first like I do”14:09–14:14
- “This is one of those ways that I bring back the natural glow to my skin and gives that really subtle bronzy look”14:19–14:24
- “You can't mess up this color either”14:25–14:30
- “This I would highly recommend for bronzer”14:30–14:34
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Terraas Soul
- “The new No Tilk version is just as good as the old formula”13:36–13:41
- “This isn't too matte, too glowy. It's the perfect natural finish for bronzer, which I love”13:41–13:47
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: 2 Dune
- “When I just want a more matte look or to contour my nose, this is my perfect contour shade”11:00–11:04
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “They do have some SPF in those as well, which if I want some kind of bronze or illumination, if my tan's not matching my body on my face, I'll throw those into the mix”8:39–8:44
- “For bronzer drops, those have been the best that I've personally found”8:52–8:55
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
Variant: Warmed Up
- “Has a little bit of sheen to it. And it's quite red, which actually matches me really nicely right now tonally for this one”17:00–17:06
- “You can see a little bit of radiance with that powder. Not as matte now”17:12–17:17
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
Variant: Dune
- “You can see she is well loved”
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
Variant: Macadamia
- “I love this concealer so much”8:28–8:32
- “This is good for concealing spots on your skin”
- “I love the soft matte look”
- “This is my go-to concealer and I repurchase this, I don't even know how many times at this point”8:32–8:36
- “I use it to carve out my brows. I use this for so many different steps in my makeup routine and highly, highly recommend it”8:38–8:42
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
Variant: Magic
- “I used that. I will link that below, too. Just a more hydrated looking under eye for me today”8:22–8:28
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
Variant: 4.5
- “I'm wearing the Charlotte Tilbury, which is a new concealer that has actually got me away from this”8:02–8:10
- “I was just going for a more glowy, natural look today, so I used the Charlotte Tilbury”8:15–8:22
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
Variant: 4.5
- “This for its hydration for me and its coverage”20:39–20:44
- “This says it's weightless full coverage and I would have to agree”20:47–20:53
- “This was one of the best recent launches in my opinion”20:51–20:55
- “If you haven't tried this concealer, regardless of your age, I would recommend it because it just is so creamy and beautiful underneath the eyes, but then it just stays. It just looks so so good”21:00–21:04
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: 01N
- “This is great if you love detail work, cleanup work. You're looking for something to sharpen things up, whether it's your eyeliner, your lip line, underneath your brow as a highlight, nose highlight”20:10–20:15
- “Super creamy, easy to use”20:24–20:26
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “This also gives really full coverage”10:07–10:11
- “This one takes a little bit more to blend out because it is a thicker formula, but it is still really great if I'm doing full glam”10:10–10:17
- “I still repurchase, go through many of these as well”10:22–10:27
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Tiger Eye
- “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
glow$34.50
Not Dry ConcealerVariant: Light + Rosy Salmon
- “It is quite brightening. It did cover everything I needed it to cover”13:00–13:05
- “This formula works really nicely with that BB cream. The skin is looking so good. I'm so happy right now”13:17–13:24
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: Salmon Light
- “I wanted one that had that salmon color correcting in it because I have been suffering with some darkness and hollows that I kind of wanted to correct, so I thought this would be really nice to have in my collection”
- “I love the packaging of this. How cute is this?”19:53–19:57
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: Truffle
- “The formula again is just divine”8:19–8:24
- “Again, it's not overly cool. It has that kind of red undertone, which I feel plays nicely with my skin tone particularly”8:23–8:30
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “This is like a better version for me of the Makeup by Mario Balms because those were very sheer”7:04–7:12
- “This is definitely a true contour that's not gray. It is the perfect undertones”7:14–7:23
- “It goes on like a breeze. I feel like you don't need any skill to use these because they're that creamy and blendable into the skin. Perfect pigmentation, perfect blend”7:35–7:41
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Serene
- “I like this glowy look, but having dry skin is hard to achieve sometimes. But I do find when you use creams and liquids, when your skin gets kind of on the drier side, it's the best for our skin”12:57–13:05
- “The formula is just so easy to build, blend, and you can't mess up with that formula”13:16–13:21
- “Even though it's a liquid, you might be scared. You can't mess up with that. It is really that good”13:19–13:25
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: 4.5
- “I love this formula for how skin-like it looks, how lightweight”1:49–1:54
- “It does provide a decent coverage, not full coverage, but that's not my preference”1:52–1:58
- “The only thing about Luminous Silk for me, as much as I love the finish, this doesn't wear as long as some other foundations”1:58–2:01
- “I would repurchase this”2:05–2:07
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
Variant: Tan 1
- “I wear this on the daily. It makes my skin look like skin. It blends in with my skin so well. Doesn't enhance texture. It looks hydrated, youthful, fresh, wears really nicely”26:40–26:45
- “Plus, you can bump it up to get a full coverage look with this”26:50–26:57
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “This set the bar for matte foundation for me. It is incredible. I like it better than Estee Lauder Double Wear. It's so thin”27:50–27:59
- “It is the best matte foundation I have ever tried. It is so blurring on the skin. I literally look like a filter”28:21–28:29
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “If you like a skin tint but the convenience of a stick and you haven't tried this, you would love it. It has glow to it. It has perfect amount of coverage”25:53–26:00
- “This was everything I wanted the Charlotte Tilbury stick to be cuz that was sheer and just way too glowy. This has a glow to it, but a healthy hydrated glow, not a sparkly sort of unflattering skin enhancing glow”26:03–26:09
- “I don't hear anyone talk about. I don't know why. It's one of my favorite products”26:24–26:28
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “Still looks fresh on the skin, gives you really great coverage, really great wear. It's breathable, lightweight”27:21–27:27
- “This is a better version of Armani Luminous Silk in my opinion just because it has a better wear, but it's very lightweight and thin and will give you good coverage from the drugstore”27:27–27:34
- “If I had to pick one foundation, one right now for its wear, coverage, all the things. This would actually be my number one, and it's from the drugstore”27:41–27:47
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: 3/4
- “Perfect amount of coverage for everyday with SPF. It looks natural on my skin. Gives me the perfect finish and coverage for everyday for me of how I want my skin to look while being hydrated, protected, all the things”25:23–25:27
- “This was the only thing I brought with me to the cottage because I can literally put this on with my fingers and not have to look. It is so good”25:34–25:39
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “Incredible coverage. Really good coverage”8:12–8:17
- “This is full on full coverage with SPF”8:20–8:24
- “Really affordable, too”
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: 12O
- “I like to mix something that's dewy with something more matte”6:26–6:29
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: 12O
- “I like to mix something that's dewy with something more matte”
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: 5N
- “The shade 5N is the perfect match for me out of any sort of complexion product”8:46–8:51
- “This matches me better than anything out there”8:51–8:55
- “I love how blurring, thin, longwearing this is”8:55–9:01
- “We want smooth skin with a long wear. This will give you it. Plus, it's super lightweight”
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “Incredible. I'm wearing this on my skin today. It will give you a flawless finish”11:32–11:36
- “This helps me achieve the coverage, the smoothness, and then I will go in and do the glow that I like to keep everything looking fresh and not dry”11:34–11:41
- “Coverage if you're looking for you want a powder foundation option, that is my recommendation to you”11:54–11:58
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “I don't find it overly matte. It just is the perfect flawless finish”7:07–7:15
- “Kind of gives me what these two combined give me, which I've been doing lately”7:12–7:17
- “I love this just on its own”7:17–7:19
- “If you're looking for a really flawless longwear finish, the Benefit one I love, but I don't hear enough people talk about it, which I was shocked to love this as much as I do”7:18–7:23
- “That was one of my favorite product launches this year”7:26–7:29
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: 4N1 Shell Beige
- “Full coverage, longwearing. You know about Estée Lauder Double Wear. It is one of those go-tos that I can always count on”5:29–5:35
- “My skin looks incredible, wears well, all those things”5:37–5:41
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
Variant: Tiger Eye
- “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
Variant: Shade 4
- “These are incredible. They have a metallic and a foil. I put the foil on my lid. These are so intense. These are the most intense things of the year, I feel, for eyeshadow”17:16–17:19
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
Variant: Haloed
- “This formula blew me away”7:13–7:16
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
Variant: 01
- “I've hit pan on this. And just one of my go-to highlighters still”12:58–13:02
- “I use this on my eyes, my cheeks, my nose, wherever I want to highlight”13:02–13:06
- “I love a highlight palette for its customization”12:55–13:00
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “It is a bomb stick. So, I have it in a pink and a clear. I like the clear more”11:48–11:52
- “This will give you a balmy glow to the skin”12:02–12:06
- “This has been my latest highlight find. It is just so beautiful, but you can't overdo it. A little goes a very long way”12:10–12:17
- “If you're cautious going in, it will give you the most radiant, natural looking skin. Very youthful and fresh”12:29–12:36
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “This formula truly shows that you do not need to spend high-end price tag on highlighter”18:23–18:29
- “This is what I have on my nose right now just to help with the contour there”18:29–18:33
- “I love how high shine this is. I can use my finger to put on my skin. It's almost like a creamy powder which I love and affordable”18:33–18:37
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Sparkling Honey
- “If you like the Dior palette and are looking for singles because you only like certain colors in that palette, just get Sephora collection because these are incredible for the formula”18:41–18:47
- “They have that baked jelly sort of texture. Go on the skin so smooth. You can do it really pigmented and sparkling honey is the most perfect tone for my skin I've ever found in a highlight”18:53–18:57
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Ice Pearl
- “The perfect inner corner highlight. If you're looking for really really bright inner corner, look no further than Sephora Collection”19:10–19:16
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: 1 Champagne
- “Looking at this, I thought it would be dusty, crusty, and not good for my skin, but it's actually so flattering on my skin texture”13:56–14:00
- “I really love this formula and thought that was a great launch of the year”14:02–14:08
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
Variant: Bright and Butta
- “You can see from the hard pan on this just how much I use this color”14:11–14:16
- “If I were to pick the highlight of the year, it's from NYX. Yes, NYX”14:27–14:33
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “If you have large pores, texture, anything like that, this is such a great product because it actually smooths out your pores”30:21–30:29
- “It's like magic for the skin. If you have pores and texture and you have not tried this, you need to try this”31:04–31:08
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “Very hydrating, but both made to go underneath makeup, which is the kind of skin prep and primers that I want if I need hydration”4:19–4:24
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “The only thing I like more about Ultra Violette is that it's a little bit more hydrating for my skin”3:24–3:28
- “This one's working perfectly for the winter. I have it on today”3:28–3:33
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “This works for pores”
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
- “You can use this as moisturizer, sunscreen, obviously, or a primer. It's like a one-and-done sort of product, which I love”10:12–10:16
- “The air pump was fantastic on this. It used up every last drop”10:18–10:26
- “It's a really great sunscreen that doesn't break me out”10:32–10:38
- “I would 100% repurchase this again”10:44–10:47
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
Variant: Comfy
- “The formula though is a constant repurchase”1:03–1:07
- “In terms of finishing powders, I use this nearly every single day”1:13–1:18
- “I love this powder. It's great if you have dry skin, normal skin, or if you just want a light set to your face”1:15–1:22
- “I don't find this ever looks cakey or powdery. It's just a light, beautiful set to the skin”1:20–1:28
- “I like this more than Charlotte Tilbury myself”1:27–1:33
- “this is the perfect powder for everyday for me”
- “The only thing I don't like about this is the packaging”0:59–1:05
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “It is my favorite powder. It replaced Charlotte Tilbury”5:58–6:02
- “The Kosas powder is better for my dry sensitive skin, my maturing skin”6:02–6:09
- “It just sits nicer, still provides a good amount of coverage, blurs the skin, sets the makeup”6:06–6:12
- “The empties speak for themselves. If you watch my empties videos, I always have Kosas powder in it”6:12–6:17
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
- “Some days I can actually use it because it's that matte”1:23–1:27
- “If you are truly oily, you will love this. If you want to have a poreless matte finish, you will also love this”1:30–1:34
- “This keeps the oil at bay. You will stay matte throughout the day with this”1:32–1:40
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Rosewood
- “It's a phenomenal formula and you can create that really diffused under eye as well that blends in with your blush because you can transition it with this brightening powder”2:56–3:01
- “I've been talking about these since they've released and they're one of the few products that have actually backed up because I love the formula so much”3:11–3:14
- “They're like Polly Pocket packaging. It doesn't get better”3:31–3:35
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “This is great cuz it's also translucent. It has no color to it, so I'm not depositing any color and I can quickly touch up around my nose”1:49–1:53
- “Just to touch up any oil, smooth out any pores, anything throughout the day. This is just a really handy option to keep in my bag”1:55–2:01
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: 2
- “It's really nice for blurring the skin”5:07–5:10
- “Lightweight, doesn't provide coverage with this. It just sets your makeup and makes it smooth”11:00–11:06
- “If you like to bake, which I don't do anymore, but if you did, you can bake with this. Just an overall really good setting powder”11:06–11:10
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “Incredible. I'm wearing this on my skin today. It will give you a flawless finish”11:32–11:36
- “This helps me achieve the coverage, the smoothness, and then I will go in and do the glow that I like to keep everything looking fresh and not dry”11:34–11:41
- “Coverage if you're looking for you want a powder foundation option, that is my recommendation to you”11:54–11:58
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Brightening Light Pink
- “Makes a really big difference. It makes it more even. Any excess, you're not going to get clumping underneath the eye”15:00–15:04
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
- “This is actually a repurchased powder of mine and I'm revisiting it because I used to use this all the time”16:02–16:07
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
- “One of my favorite setting sprays right now to exist is the One/Size Powder Melt Glass Setting Spray”9:19–9:23
- “This melts my makeup so good”9:23–9:27
- “It's like a less dewy version of my Dew Drop, which I personally love”9:25–9:31
- “This would be better for more normal to oily skin, though it would work on dry, too”9:32–9:35
- “This is up there with favorite setting sprays of all time”9:40–9:45
- “I often combine this with the regular One/Size, the one that waterproofs everything, and that kind of combination is great for if I want my makeup morning to night to last”9:42–9:49
- “I will always repurchase this”9:58–10:00
- “It's such a good setting spray if you want a no powder look to your skin”10:00–10:04
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I use it in combination with the One/Size Until Dawn to waterproof everything”36:48–36:53
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “I use it so much that the label came off”20:41–20:47
- “It's an SPF 50 reapplication mist. And this, if you need to reapply your sunscreen throughout the day and you wear makeup, is what you need”20:43–20:49
- “Definitely check this out because I know often those who wear makeup probably forget to reapply sunscreen throughout the day. This is a great way to do so”
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “I thought this product was super cool and I was really eager to try it”5:42–5:50
- “It's a makeup setting multi magic sealer. So you can apply this to your liner, lashes, or brows it shows”5:47–5:55
- “This really caught my eye on the website and I thought it was a really interesting product. Something I've never really tried before”6:11–6:16
- “It is very liquidy and it's not removing any pigment. So that's a good sign so far”6:29–6:36
- “Brows for me, it's awful when they remove because I have to create them from basically nothing. I don't have too much hair so if this can actually keep the pigment on better on my skin, that will be really good”
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: 07 Apricot Breeze
- “Another beautiful color”
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: Pink Guava
- “My favorite lip balm of all time right now is the Summer Fridays in pink guava”28:52–29:00
- “I went on and on about this this year, I feel. So, you guys are probably sick of me talking about it, but I love this shade. It's so flattering and the formula is perfection”28:58–29:03
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Berry
- “I've always wanted to try the berry, which is really popular. I'm surprised I haven't actually tried this before”3:19–3:26
- “Smells so good”
- “The formula isn't new to me. I've used other colors before. I just wanted this classic berry shade”3:37–3:40
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: Daisy Pink
MAC Cosmetics$21.00
LipglassVariant: Please Me
- “I love a light nude lip and this will give me that in a gloss”35:09–35:18
- “MAC lasts on my lips because it does have a stick to it, which I know some people don't like a sticky gloss. I like it because it lasts longer”35:14–35:21
- “The smell of MAC. The color please me. I'm shocked. I didn't discover this back in my MAC loving days, but this has been a go-to gloss of mine”35:23–35:31
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “This is the most beautiful pink for my skin tone. I love it”35:01–35:08
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Rhode$20.00
Peptide Lip TintVariant: Jelly Bean
- “It's a sheer pink with sparkle. It's a beautiful topper”34:41–34:49
- “It's my favorite gloss, so I made it really pretty. So, I keep this in my purse all the time”34:49–34:55
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Salty Tan
- “I love a mauve. It's just such a pretty flattering color and this I do find actually hydrates my lips and smooths out the lines”28:28–28:33
- “I hated the old formula of these. Okay, so they were grainy. I never reached for them. I did not like the old formula. This is incredible. It is smooth. It's what I wanted these to be”28:38–28:43
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “This is my favorite gloss formula because it's so shiny but has the perfect slip. It just feels so good on the lips”30:08–30:16
- “I'm all about texture, but also how it looks obviously cuz that's what makeup is. But the texture of these is just incredible. I can't get enough of this formula”30:16–30:24
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: SPF 50
- “Basically just like a clear shiny gloss that gives you super glossy lips. With an SPF of 50”22:58–23:05
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
fwee$17.00
3D Voluming GlossVariant: Vanilla 30%
Variant: Toasty Brown
- “Every time I do my makeup now, I use a lip liner stain. This changed makeup for me because now my lip line lasts all day, and I just touch up with a pencil”6:31–6:39
- “This is a permanent staple in my collection now”6:43–6:48
- “The color of Toasty Brown is just perfection”6:57–7:01
- “These don't dry out for me”
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
Variant: Twist
- “I love these for contouring the lips and they wear really long”32:13–32:21
- “If you like the road ones, these are actually better”32:19–32:23
- “They have beautiful contour type shades. So, you'll definitely find one that matches”32:25–32:32
- “They're so beautiful on and the wear is incredible”32:37–32:42
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “I love the convenience of this to having both the lip line to fill in with the other side or to line if I want it slightly lighter”27:53–27:58
- “This just lives in my purse and it's easy for touch-ups if I needed to touch up, but genuinely I've been staining my lips as of lately, so I don't really need to touch it up”28:01–28:07
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
MAC Cosmetics$22.00
Lip PencilVariant: Root for Me!
- “MAC lip pencils always I feel like are going to be a top three for me”27:29–27:33
- “I recently discovered this root for me color which is really dark. Not wearing it today, but it's really nice blended out. I love that contrasting look as of recently”
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Soft Nude and Toasty Brown
- “I love just creating a stain for my liner that lasts me all day and then I don't have to worry about my lip line because truly my lips kind of disappear when they're not defined”27:04–27:10
- “A stain has been one of those game changers for me”27:14–27:22
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Toasty Brown
- “The NYX one is a recent discovery of mine”21:09–21:13
- “The NYX you can actually get a thinner line with just because the point of it is so precise”21:25–21:30
- “If you're looking for brown tones in an affordable lip liner stain, I'd go NYX”21:30–21:36
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
Variant: Almond
- “I love this color so much”
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
Variant: Espresso Line
- “I love this color”6:16–6:18
- “I overline my lips and this keeps the shape throughout the day”6:20–6:24
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
Variant: 01 Brink
- “I think I might try Minuteman, maybe a little bit of Brink for this look”18:47–18:51
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: Long Beach Iced Tea
- “This color just brings life to my skin”15:19–15:26
- “If I'm having any problems with skin texture, I'll reach for this formula because it's so smoothing to the skin”15:24–15:28
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Toasty Brown
- “Every time I do my makeup now, I use a lip liner stain. This changed makeup for me because now my lip line lasts all day, and I just touch up with a pencil”6:31–6:39
- “This is a permanent staple in my collection now”6:43–6:48
- “The color of Toasty Brown is just perfection”6:57–7:01
- “These don't dry out for me”
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
Variant: Toasty Brown
- “The Huda Beauty ones were the ones that first got me into lip stains. And I love Toasty Brown lip stains”21:42–21:49
- “This year, I love not having to touch up my lip liner. I'm wearing Toasty Brown today. They are the best”21:45–21:55
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “CoverGirl doesn't really do brown tones, but they have good pink ones if you want those”21:36–21:40
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
Variant: Espresso Line
- “I love this color”6:16–6:18
- “I overline my lips and this keeps the shape throughout the day”6:20–6:24
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
Variant: Sugar Mint
- “This actually does a better job. This is more comfortable on the lips and I love the glossy effect. It's thicker so I feel like it wears longer and it's not as painful as this one”33:57–34:04
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “This is the most beautiful pink for my skin tone. I love it”35:01–35:08
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Rhode$20.00
Peptide Lip TintVariant: Jelly Bean
- “It's a sheer pink with sparkle. It's a beautiful topper”34:41–34:49
- “It's my favorite gloss, so I made it really pretty. So, I keep this in my purse all the time”34:49–34:55
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “Really does a great job at plumping up your lips over time. Like I do notice a difference with mine”34:11–34:16
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Salty Tan
- “I love a mauve. It's just such a pretty flattering color and this I do find actually hydrates my lips and smooths out the lines”28:28–28:33
- “I hated the old formula of these. Okay, so they were grainy. I never reached for them. I did not like the old formula. This is incredible. It is smooth. It's what I wanted these to be”28:38–28:43
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “If you're looking for a lip mask, this has such good hydration and shine to it”15:45–15:51
- “I love this product”15:59–16:01
- “I love the glaze that it gives my lips”16:01–16:05
- “This is actually a product that I wear throughout the day as well, just because I love how it looks and feels”16:03–16:09
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
Variant: Flesh Pot
Variant: Fleshpot
- “It's the best center lipstick if you want to lighten a lip. Extremely light nude lipstick”35:41–35:45
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Kiss
- “This is the most beautiful pink. I've been in love with this”35:48–35:56
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “I recently discovered my Maybelline though, and I feel like it works just as good, at least on my brows”
- “If you really love the Rare Beauty brow gel, I will link the Maybelline”
- “I would be repurchasing it over the Rare Beauty only because it's cheaper for me”
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
Variant: Medium Brown
- “This pulled red on me, and you guys said I had red patches. It looks like my brows are bleeding, basically”7:28–7:36
- “This color of medium brown is not the medium brown we need. We don't want bleeding brows”7:49–7:57
- “The pencil itself is okay, so if I could find another shade, I might revisit this”7:54–8:01
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “One of the best brow gels out there is the Rare Beauty”3:13–3:19
- “I love the brush on this”3:16–3:19
- “I do really love this, and I would consider picking this up during the sale again”3:43–3:46
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
Variant: Caramel
- “The NYX Lift & Snatch is great from the drugstore”8:39–8:43
- “I have the shade caramel, which is too warm for me”8:41–8:47
- “I love to use this as liner. So, it worked really nicely that way. It had a nice light warm brown tone just to create a tiny flick for liner”8:59–9:04
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “You could probably throw out the Glossier one and just use this one if you know how to work two prongs, but we'll get there”21:56–22:02
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “Since discovering this, best brows of my life. I actually have what looks like hairs at the front of my brows”22:17–22:22
- “This does the best job because it's so fine. It does it quick cuz there's two prongs and just the most glorious invention from L'Oreal”22:30–22:34
- “Thank you so much for this. I will forever repurchase as long as the market”22:40–22:45
- “It is the best pen for my brows”
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “It has a two-prong tip, which when I saw this, I'm like, what is going on here? But it creates the most perfect hairike strokes for the front portion of my brows”19:22–19:31
- “It is my favorite brow product of the year. Thank you, L'Oreal. Never discontinue this, please”19:47–19:51
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “This is so thin, precise. The ease of use, the pigmentation, how black, how matte it is, everything. The price point of these”18:55–19:03
- “I have never tried anything better than these”19:21–19:25
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Black
- “This is above and beyond anything I've ever used for my waterline. It stays. It's so creamy in black”18:27–18:31
- “This is the best for the waterline. If you're looking for something longwearing and rich in pigmentation, look no further than the Hung Vanngo Beauty”18:41–18:45
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “I love these because they're waterproof. Also good in the waterline as well, but I typically use these with a brush and do a colored line which really brighten up my eyes”19:23–19:29
- “Very undetectable often just to make my eyes pop without being too apparent”19:45–19:51
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “It is matte and black, really precise because it has a brush tip over a felt tip”25:05–25:12
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Eggplant Matte and Cabernet Matte
- “Depending on kind of the tone that I want to bring out my eye color, these are everyday sort of liners for me”25:36–25:39
- “I just put it on an angle brush, put this along my lash line. Just gives that subtle color to really bring out my eye color. I love these”25:42–25:45
- “I've recommended them for a while now, but they definitely made it into my top three”25:49–25:52
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Medium Brown
- “These were really well rated, so that's why I decided to go pick this out”3:52–3:56
- “I love how the packaging is also brown to match the color and the tip is teeny tiny. That will be really nice for precision”4:03–4:08
- “I don't think I have an eyeliner this tiny. This could be a new favorite. It is so precise. I see why it was so well rated”4:10–4:17
- “Really rich brown, too”4:17–4:20
- “That might have been the easiest wing I've ever done”4:20–4:24
- “If you struggle with creating a really thin liquid eyeliner, this is the thinnest I've ever tried. It was so easy to do. You can get really precise with your line. So I loved this”4:24–4:31
- “I already know this going to be in a favorites video. That's how much I loved applying that”4:33–4:40
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: Chateau
- “This is extremely pigmented. Gives a metallic finish to the eye”17:52–18:01
- “I love the cooling sensation on them as well. Very pigmented, easy to use. I can put it on from the stick, blend it out with my finger”18:06–18:10
- “This will make you look like a professional for your eyes with very little effort, which who doesn't want that?”18:15–18:19
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “I do reach for my Kylie Cosmetics matte palette and my Makeup by Mario. And you can see that they're very, very similar. So these are everyday palettes for me”
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Wonderful Warm
- “This is probably my most used palette as you can see from the indentation on that one matte shade”17:14–17:22
- “I'm doing a more bronzy look”17:08–17:11
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “I do reach for my Kylie Cosmetics matte palette and my Makeup by Mario. And you can see that they're very, very similar. So these are everyday palettes for me”
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Chestnut
- “Did not think I would love this as much as I do”24:04–24:08
- “This for a one-and-done shade on my lid is so flattering that I can't stop using it. It's a go-to”24:13–24:17
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “This is probably my favorite palette ever is the first one from Patrick Ta just because you can get really glam looks or you can do more natural makeup”23:01–23:06
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “I like the third because you have both cool and warm matte tones. So, you can kind of supplement that with any sort of eyeshadow palette”22:54–22:58
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Nature
- “I love the elegance of this palette and that's the best word to describe it”16:39–16:46
- “I love the shimmers. I love the mattes. And the mattes in the Ethereal Eyes palettes are the best mattes on the market”16:52–16:58
- “Creamy, blendable, smooth, wear incredibly well. Just 10 out of 10”17:05–17:13
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “Their six pans were the star of the show for Morphe. They killed it with this formula”15:58–16:11
- “The center row of these are so intense, so buttery smooth, truly incredible. The mattes are easy to work with”16:11–16:19
- “Beautiful, beautiful palettes. I can't say enough good things about them. Morphe is affordable, too”16:29–16:33
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “Their holiday palette this year was so nice because their shimmers are even better than the Urban Decay Moondust for me this year”15:48–15:54
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “I specifically reach for this palette because of that umber shade right there. It's really rich and warm and I just think it's so flattering on my eye color”1:22–1:26
- “This was the original one. I think they reformulated it as well”1:33–1:38
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
Variant: Chateau
- “This is so easy to apply though. Look at how intense that is just with a couple pats on the lid”3:06–3:15
- “I just love how instantly glam this makes any look. And you don't need any skill. You can literally just swipe this on”3:23–3:32
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
Variant: Coral Studio
- “I've tried Clio eyeshadows before and love them. And this palette just really spoke to me”1:16–1:20
- “I love these color stories that they have with these Clio palettes. This one has really pretty everyday shades, which I thought I could the most use out of”1:50–1:57
- “I think it'll be perfect for spring and summer as well”2:01–2:05
- “Beautiful blend there”2:19–2:22
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: Fizz
- “I have the shades Fizz and Cliff here. Both look so sparkly and pretty”2:36–2:41
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
- “That glitter I really enjoy”22:24–22:28
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
- “They're the little Polly Pocket looking palettes from Charlotte Tilbury. So, I got the peach and the pink”12:56–13:02
- “I love the combination of a powder with a blush. You could tone down the blush with the powder. You can get that seamless transition blend with the powder combination for this just to buff everything out. Genius idea. Cute compact. Just everything about this was a 2025 win”13:16–13:23
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
Variant: Enticing
- “They can be made to look natural or more glam”5:27–5:31
- “They just really accentuate my eye shape”5:29–5:34
- “You can use these 20 plus times, so I feel like even though you pay more up front for something like this versus this, you get a ton more wear”5:31–5:38
- “I love how natural they look. They're the perfect faux mink lash. Really nice thin band”5:41–5:45
- “If I were to only pick one, it would be my Enticing lashes”6:17–6:21
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “They're really cheap, $2, and you get all these lashes”5:03–5:13
- “I definitely recommend if you use lashes regularly to go this route”5:11–5:15
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “These have a thicker band, which I don't personally care for. You can kind of visibly see them”6:00–6:03
- “I would purchase these again just because all you need is one or two at the ends, and they just really amplify a look”6:03–6:10
- “They just give me that outer corner that I'm looking for”6:08–6:17
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I'm very sensitive, I actually react to most lash glues and it's not a latex allergy. It's a certain ingredient that's in some lash glues, which the Velour one doesn't have. So, it's one of the very few lash glues that I can personally use without getting an itchy lash line”15:46–15:54
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “I've been raving about. They're in the style enticing. I'm wearing them today. They're a half lash again”15:16–15:21
- “I have backups of these lashes”15:23–15:27
- “I love that they're a sheer band. You can wear them without eyeliner. They still can look really natural but also can be dramatic”15:28–15:35
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “These are one of the few under the lash lash clusters I've used that I actually like on my eyes cuz often I feel like it weighs down my lashes. These don't do that”16:05–16:14
- “They are very flattering on”16:18–16:20
- “These are the most natural looking lashes on me”16:26–16:31
- “I've already backed them up. So, I love these. Have backups of both of these”16:36–16:43
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “They're easy to apply. They're a half lash, so they really accentuate the outer shape of your eye”4:52–4:58
- “They just give me a nice lift cuz my eyes turn down”4:58–5:02
- “They also are more comfortable if you're not used to a strip lash”5:02–5:08
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
Glamnetic$18.00
Press-On Nails
- “I have Glamnetic on right now”16:49–16:52
- “I love the Glamnetic because I don't have to do builder gel, top coat, all those steps. This is just glue and nails, which I love to keep it simple”16:50–16:57
- “This saves me so much money than getting my nails done at a salon”16:57–17:08
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
- “My favorite everyday mascara is the Kosas brow gel geyser. I swear by this mascara because it has a serum in it, and it really helps with my lash growth and health”3:55–4:01
- “I personally noticed a difference from months ago when I wasn't using this to when I started. It is that good to me”4:11–4:14
- “This gives great separation, length. It's good for my lowers, uppers. It doesn't smudge, flake, smear. It checks all the boxes, plus it helps with my lash health”4:31–4:37
- “If you haven't checked out this mascara before, I would encourage you to get the mini”4:42–4:45
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I do like to use a tubing mascara on my lower lashes”14:02–14:09
- “Also used this for years”14:09–14:13
- “And this one is just the best for your lower lashes because it captures all your lowers really nicely. It's a nice thin wand”14:57–15:01
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “This captures your lashes and gives you the greatest volume. This makes my lashes look the closest to false lashes”14:26–14:31
- “When I want that false lash look, this is the mascara that I'm reaching for because it will give you that sort of look without actually putting falsies on just due to the volume”14:38–14:44
- “It is the greatest volume in a mascara I've personally ever seen”14:48–14:52
- “This is the greatest overall mascara. Combination of length, volume, and separation”14:52–14:57
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: Espresso
- “I have it in black and brown. I'm wearing that today”
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “This is one of the mascaras that really started my love for K-beauty”4:55–4:59
- “This is a fiber mascara, so it really helps build your lashes. You get the length and volume with this and it holds a curl”4:59–5:05
- “The only thing about this mascara, it's very hard to remove and they actually make a mascara remover for this specific mascara because it is hard to remove, but it stays on and it holds a curl”5:05–5:13
- “I did two coats of that mascara. You have volume, length, holds a curl. I didn't even curl my lashes and my lashes are sky high”5:27–5:31
- “It's also a really tiny wand, so you can use it on your lower lashes as well, which is really nice”5:31–5:38
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
- “I love this because it was really effective at not only removing my makeup, but not stripping my skin because it's foaming and oil, which are two kinds of cleansers that I personally love”
- “It's messy cuz this lived in my shower, and I love anything with a pump for a cleanser in my shower”15:17–15:22
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “These I use for swatches, get them at Costco”17:04–17:10
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I love for the smell alone. But, it is effective”15:37–15:41
- “I just can't get over the smell of this. It reminds me of my childhood. It is so good”15:40–15:43
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “All cleansers were kind of the same to me until this one”12:53–13:00
- “This one's so good at removing makeup, not stripping the skin, super creamy, just really gentle and effective is the thing that's number one about this”12:58–13:03
- “It's just gentle, effective, doesn't strip my skin”13:07–13:13
- “I love the consistency, how well it can remove last traces of makeup”13:10–13:17
- “Fragrance-free”
- “I love this cleanser. Highly recommend”13:31–13:35
- “Day or night, in the shower, love it has a pump, just super convenient, easy to use, effective, all the things. Definitely my favorite”13:33–13:37
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
- “I have this one from Florasis, which I do really like”3:56–4:00
- “It's a little bit thinner than this one from Anua”3:58–4:05
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “It's mild cleansing, rich and creamy texture, protects the skin barrier”16:30–16:34
- “I love both of these”16:37–16:40
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “The Anua one is my favorite”
- “If you want to clean your pores, get all your makeup off. This is so effective”4:08–4:13
- “It's so effective to the point where the oil is removing the sticker on the packaging”4:13–4:17
- “I love the smell of this”4:17–4:21
- “You can rub this oil especially on your porous areas and sebaceous filaments will just come out after a little oil massage”4:30–4:34
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “I love a foaming cleanser”16:45–16:49
- “I find it very effective at cleaning my skin, my pores”16:53–16:58
- “The way this smells, the texture, the whole experience of this, I find is just so lovely and another product that I will always repurchase”16:58–17:06
- “I wouldn't personally use it every day”17:08–17:12
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “These from The Face Shop are really nice”19:50–19:54
- “I've been really enjoying them”19:56–20:00
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “I started using in the morning time because it has a little bit of a yellow tint to it, which is nice and brightening”18:10–18:15
- “I've just been really loving this, especially underneath makeup or for daytime use”18:22–18:29
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “What's cool about this is that when you have your fingers here and put it underneath your eye, there's actually a vibrating sensation”17:47–17:51
- “Feels so good”
- “This is just a really nice feel for my under eyes”18:02–18:08
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “The avocado melt retinol eye cream is amazing for around my eyes”
- “I've noticed since I've ran out of this one a difference in my under eye in a negative way. So, I do miss this”
- “I would repurchase this again”10:44–10:47
- “I always go back to this one for whatever reason. It just really works for my under eye area”15:59–16:02
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I do love the Rhode ones”19:15–19:18
- “I wouldn't repurchase them anytime soon, only because I have my Dio ones”19:17–19:23
- “I see why people love those because they stick underneath the eyes really nicely”19:47–19:51
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “They're reusable eye patches. They feel like this because they stay on my under eye, which is what I love about the Rhode”19:28–19:33
- “These ones aren't as nourishing as I would like, and you can use your own eye cream and eye gels with the reusable patches”19:33–19:39
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “They have the gold ones, illuminating moisturizing. They just have a ton of these eye patches, which I really love”19:55–19:59
- “They slip, though. So, they're good if you're just relaxing in bed, not if you have things to do around the house or anything like that. They just constantly slide down my face”20:02–20:06
- “They're very moisturizing, so I love that about them”20:10–20:18
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I've heard a lot of people on socials talk about this eye cream. This is collagen, triple hyaluronic acid, and five peptide complex”8:46–8:52
- “It feels lovely. It's one of those cooling roller balls”9:12–9:16
- “I'm always looking for a really nice eye cream prior to makeup. This one having that roller ball, I feel like I need help for my under eyes, so really excited to try this”9:14–9:21
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
Medicube$20.99
Zero Pore Pad
- “Amazing. I've been in love with the mild lately, but I would repurchase these ones again. They're so good”14:33–14:39
- “If you haven't tried Medicube pads, I would start here and then play around with the other versions, but this is the one that most people love”
- “Looking to exfoliate your skin, but not irritate it, Medicube”14:55–14:59
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “They're my second favorite”18:39–18:42
- “They're less pricey than the Medicube ones. They're virtually the same”18:41–18:47
- “These are one of their best sellers, and I can see why”18:52–18:55
- “They're very similar to cube ones just for a little bit cheaper. So, if you like that gel mask, I would recommend the Round Lab ones”18:54–19:00
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I personally don't think these made a difference”20:20–20:24
- “They're getting such good reviews. I did the full treatment of this, and I don't know. My dark spot might be slightly lighter, not enough for me to continue using these”20:22–20:27
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “These you can just rot in for 3 hours. This is a whole experience. I love them”18:03–18:07
- “My skin will absorb all the moisture within an hour for these”18:09–18:16
- “I love that these go clear and just how my skin looks after”18:16–18:24
- “I love all the PDRN line from Medicube. It's so good. Their serum, the masks. They're just really, really effective for my skin”
- “I just notice for overall moisture, hydration, glow, youthfulness, all the things I'm looking for for my skin. They just do it all”
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “This was actually nice. I would consider going to the store and picking up another one”17:41–17:44
- “It's a 99.4% natural origin. Hydrating and calming. That was really nice”17:47–17:52
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “They're reusable eye patches. They feel like this because they stay on my under eye, which is what I love about the Rhode”19:28–19:33
- “These ones aren't as nourishing as I would like, and you can use your own eye cream and eye gels with the reusable patches”19:33–19:39
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “Don't remember anything about it. Wouldn't repurchase, then”17:18–17:25
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “Don't remember this, either, but I don't often have neck ones that I use. So, I would probably get that again”17:25–17:31
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I've had multiple companies reach out with their LED mask. I always always go back to my CurrentBody one”12:40–12:45
- “It fits my face the best”
- “I love how it's shaped so that it goes under your chin as well”
- “I love the design of this”12:10–12:13
- “I love LED light for my skin. I've noticed a difference with my skin just in lines, texture, smoothness, overall glow of my skin”12:12–12:16
- “This one's the easiest to use cuz I can put it on and read a book, and just sit with it on my face for 10 minutes”12:25–12:30
- “I love my CurrentBody mask. I genuinely use it all the time”12:32–12:37
- “People ask me which LED mask I have, and I've tried a few. I always go back to my CurrentBody. I love it so much”12:34–12:43
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
- “These feel incredible on the skin, even more than these ones”24:28–24:35
- “These are so good if you're looking for something hydrating, nourishing for the skin, and calming”24:37–24:43
- “Highly, highly recommend those”24:47–24:50
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “This is deeply, deeply nourishing”20:41–20:48
- “Perfect if you have very dry skin or for the winter time”20:44–20:50
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “These actually broke me out”20:09–20:11
- “These I can't wear that long”20:11–20:14
- “I personally would pass on them”20:14–20:19
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “The collagen wrapping mask is for smoothing your skin, firming your skin, sealing in moisture overnight”20:56–21:03
- “This I can actually wear overnight and not experience any kind of breakout, which is very, very rare for me”21:03–21:09
- “This gives me that glass-like skin glow when I remove it in the morning”21:41–21:47
- “Absolutely love it. It's a repurchase”
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “They make my skin look amazing”20:30–20:33
- “They're so pricey”
- “They're more of a special treat for me”
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “This will always be a favorite. I can use it as a skin tint, foundation, bump up the coverage every day, going out, you name it”28:53–28:59
- “There's a reason why I have four of them”29:06–29:11
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “Still looks fresh on the skin, gives you really great coverage, really great wear. It's breathable, lightweight”27:21–27:27
- “This is a better version of Armani Luminous Silk in my opinion just because it has a better wear, but it's very lightweight and thin and will give you good coverage from the drugstore”27:27–27:34
- “If I had to pick one foundation, one right now for its wear, coverage, all the things. This would actually be my number one, and it's from the drugstore”27:41–27:47
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Variant: 3/4
- “Perfect amount of coverage for everyday with SPF. It looks natural on my skin. Gives me the perfect finish and coverage for everyday for me of how I want my skin to look while being hydrated, protected, all the things”25:23–25:27
- “This was the only thing I brought with me to the cottage because I can literally put this on with my fingers and not have to look. It is so good”25:34–25:39
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “Incredible coverage. Really good coverage”8:12–8:17
- “This is full on full coverage with SPF”8:20–8:24
- “Really affordable, too”
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “I use it so much that the label came off”20:41–20:47
- “It's an SPF 50 reapplication mist. And this, if you need to reapply your sunscreen throughout the day and you wear makeup, is what you need”20:43–20:49
- “Definitely check this out because I know often those who wear makeup probably forget to reapply sunscreen throughout the day. This is a great way to do so”
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “The only thing I like more about Ultra Violette is that it's a little bit more hydrating for my skin”3:24–3:28
- “This one's working perfectly for the winter. I have it on today”3:28–3:33
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “They do have some SPF in those as well, which if I want some kind of bronze or illumination, if my tan's not matching my body on my face, I'll throw those into the mix”8:39–8:44
- “For bronzer drops, those have been the best that I've personally found”8:52–8:55
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “Super silky and really provides a great base for makeup and also has sunscreen obviously”3:10–3:15
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “You can use this as moisturizer, sunscreen, obviously, or a primer. It's like a one-and-done sort of product, which I love”10:12–10:16
- “The air pump was fantastic on this. It used up every last drop”10:18–10:26
- “It's a really great sunscreen that doesn't break me out”10:32–10:38
- “I would 100% repurchase this again”10:44–10:47
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I do find this longwearing, which is really nice. and it acts as a really nice primer even though it's not intended for that”5:05–5:09
- “This lays so beautifully underneath your makeup while providing you a high protection for sunscreen”5:14–5:22
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “This is the first air pump packaging that has worked. Like look how well it's working. It's sucking every last drop. The best air pump I have used”7:43–7:51
- “I really like this sunscreen because it works as a primer, too, and moisturizer. It's a three in one kind of all-in-one step”8:04–8:14
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
- “I've used a different sunscreen from d'Alba, but I really wanted to try this one out cuz it's the pink correcting sunscreen, which I thought would be really nice and brightening for the skin”9:33–9:37
- “I'm already a huge fan of d'Alba. I've tried so many Korean-made sunscreens. This was on my personal list of ones I wanted to try next”9:44–9:48
- “100% brightening. It does leave a pink cast though. It's not completely clear, but that was the intent for that for me was to have that brightening effect underneath my skin tint”10:15–10:24
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
- “A recent favorite of mine is the one from d'Alba”1:46–1:51
- “This one's really nice also for underneath makeup”2:03–2:08
- “I would probably recommend it over the Tacobo, even though I'll still be repurchasing this one because I really like it”2:08–2:16
- “This one definitely I think a lot of people would like it more because it's a little bit more hydrating and thinner”2:16–2:23
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “This in terms of texture and how lightweight it is would be my number one recommendation for long wear”0:54–0:58
- “I repurchased the Purto”
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “I'm almost done my TOCOBO, which I feel like is really good for underneath makeup”1:22–1:28
- “I feel like the texture of this one some people might not like as much because it does have a slip to it”1:28–1:32
- “If you're looking for something underneath makeup, I feel like this is a really nice option”1:34–1:39
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “The Anua one is my favorite”
- “If you want to clean your pores, get all your makeup off. This is so effective”4:08–4:13
- “It's so effective to the point where the oil is removing the sticker on the packaging”4:13–4:17
- “I love the smell of this”4:17–4:21
- “You can rub this oil especially on your porous areas and sebaceous filaments will just come out after a little oil massage”4:30–4:34
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “The only thing I like more about Ultra Violette is that it's a little bit more hydrating for my skin”3:24–3:28
- “This one's working perfectly for the winter. I have it on today”3:28–3:33
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “Very hydrating, but both made to go underneath makeup, which is the kind of skin prep and primers that I want if I need hydration”
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “Both of these are very, very pricey, but I notice tighter, firmer skin when I use this. My skin just looks so good”13:37–13:42
- “The emulsion has retinol pro growth factors in it”13:48–13:56
- “These were just really, really good, but the price scares me”13:55–13:59
- “Them together was just a match made in heaven for my skin. They just made me feel youthful and fresh. I just love them”13:56–14:03
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “It's really nice for underneath makeup. It is definitely a makeup-geared skin care company because they have tacky primers, glowy moisturizers that really work underneath makeup, don't make it pill, and just have the perfect amount of moisture and slip prior to going in with any of your complexion products”11:35–11:42
- “This is my favorite product that I've tried, though, from Point of View”16:49–16:54
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “You can use this as moisturizer, sunscreen, obviously, or a primer. It's like a one-and-done sort of product, which I love”10:12–10:16
- “The air pump was fantastic on this. It used up every last drop”10:18–10:26
- “It's a really great sunscreen that doesn't break me out”10:32–10:38
- “I would 100% repurchase this again”10:44–10:47
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
ILIA$58.00
The Base Face Milk
- “I love this for underneath makeup, especially for summer. If you just need some lightweight hydration underneath makeup, makes it go on way better”29:19–29:25
- “Really versatile if you're a makeup artist because you can mix this in with some cream products, shear it out. I just love this formula. It's good for sensitive skin as well”29:29–29:32
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “Locks in my moisture. I wake up and my skin is silky smooth. This is so good”27:12–27:19
- “This is one of my favorite, if not my top skincare find of the year. It works incredibly, especially for the winter”
- “My skin has never looked this good”27:25–27:32
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “This is phenomenal as makeup base or at night, truly anytime for this”7:57–8:04
- “This is one of my favorite moisturizers on the market, any brand, anywhere. This is it”8:03–8:07
- “I love the packaging, the formula, just everything about this cream just feels nourishing, thin enough, but hydrating”8:12–8:18
- “I love products that don't have any white cast that are really hard to rub into your skin. This is so easy to put on”8:27–8:34
- “I think that's part of why I love it so much is that I'm not tugging at my skin, but it's still deeply moisturizing. So, highly recommend that”8:34–8:38
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
- “I repurchased a different moisturizer because I like this one a little bit better for my skin, and it's the COSRX Advanced 92 All-in-One Cream”5:37–5:44
- “I love this for how intensely it moisturizes the skin, but also how lightweight it is”6:02–6:06
- “I don't find this too heavy, make me a grease slick”6:06–6:13
- “I can use this morning or night. Just a really good all-around moisturizer”6:11–6:15
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “I explored everything from this line because it all worked for me”5:22–5:26
- “If you have sensitive skin like I do, check out Anua, especially their Heartleaf line. It is incredible for our skin type”5:26–5:31
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “If you're looking for a vitamin C, I do like this”14:14–14:18
- “I don't reach for it as much because I feel like this one is more effective”14:39–14:44
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “I feel like this is just a little bit more geared towards my skin type being more mature and just my needs personally”14:50–14:54
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “It's okay. It's their collagen jelly cream”13:09–13:14
- “I find this a little too heavy for me”13:54–13:58
- “When people are loading this on, I'm like, how? Cuz the booster mode's good, but it's not going to absorb all that product into your skin”13:55–14:02
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “It's Centella asiatica. It's soothing, redness relief”14:13–14:20
- “This was great for at night for me when my barrier was just feeling a little bit irritated, or just really takes out in my skin, which I need”14:18–14:24
- “I have overall redness, so I love this. Would repurchase”
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “Don't remember anything about it. Wouldn't repurchase, then”17:18–17:25
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “Both of these are very, very pricey, but I notice tighter, firmer skin when I use this. My skin just looks so good”
- “They have bioactive growth factors”11:37–11:39
- “These were just really, really good, but the price scares me”
- “Them together was just a match made in heaven for my skin. They just made me feel youthful and fresh. I just love them”18:33–18:37
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “It makes the whole retinol experience less sensitizing to me because I'm very, very sensitive”27:44–27:48
- “I have seen really good results”27:57–28:00
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “This is the first air pump packaging that has worked. Like look how well it's working. It's sucking every last drop. The best air pump I have used”7:43–7:51
- “I really like this sunscreen because it works as a primer, too, and moisturizer. It's a three in one kind of all-in-one step”8:04–8:14
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
- “This has kind of replaced that”11:06–11:10
- “Centella asiatica is very soothing for the skin. Really good for my barrier”11:11–11:19
- “I've been really loving this Purito”11:16–11:25
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “This is so popular on socials, but it just didn't work out for me”10:37–10:42
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “This is one of the products that got me into Korean skincare, and I've continued to repurchase because I do find this is really good for my personal skin texture and it doesn't irritate my skin”9:28–9:31
- “My skin really loved this”9:38–9:40
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “This has gone viral on socials but for good reason”11:38–11:44
- “This is what has started my skin to have that glass-like skin look, which I have been searching for in Korean skincare, but this gives it to me”11:44–11:54
- “I have been loving this for a peptide complex for my skin”11:56–12:03
- “It's excellent just for the overall glow of my skin, also keeping my texture, pores at bay”12:19–12:25
- “I just feel like my skin looks better incorporating that in”12:25–12:30
- “I can tell days when I don't use that. My skin just looks better using it”12:28–12:34
- “It just really is effective for my aging skin”
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
Variant: 100
- “This acts as micro needling and helps absorb products”18:43–18:47
- “It has a prickly sort of sensation to it”18:56–19:00
- “I don't mind how it feels honestly”19:09–19:13
- “This helps absorb your products”19:11–19:13
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “This one is good for your barrier”10:16–10:20
- “I find there's other barrier supporting serums and essences that just work a little bit better for me”10:19–10:23
- “This one I felt was slightly irritating to me”10:23–10:27
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
mixsoon$31.50
Bean Essence
- “I didn't care for this as much”9:45–9:48
- “I found the texture and consistency of this to be a little sticky”9:48–9:55
- “I just didn't think it was as effective as the KRX one”9:52–9:59
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “This one also from Beauty of Joseon Niacinamide in this, so I can't use that either”
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “If I want the most hydration for my skin, to prep my skin, to finish off my face, my Delba first spray serum”36:33–36:41
- “This kind of acts as skincare, too. So that's kind of a prep and set”37:09–37:13
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “I personally use this prior to makeup”4:00–4:04
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “This was personally one of the things I was most excited for just because I'm such a huge fan of the relief cream”21:30–21:33
- “Ooh, it's nice and fine. Oh, yeah. Oh, it's so fine. This was what I was hoping it would be. I'm so excited”21:40–21:44
- “I'm loading this on my skin just because I did want to bring some life back. I love to set my face, get that perfected finish, and then just rehydrate, bring everything back”21:50–21:56
- “My skin has come to life with that mist. It really brought things back”22:06–22:14
- Source: Full face trying k-beauty faves - Apr 8, 2026
- “These ones, I feel like even after the first use, have worked better”20:34–20:41
- “These are a microneedling dots, so it's kind of weird putting that on, but this worked really nicely. I love that one”20:39–20:46
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
Medicube$20.99
Zero Pore Pad- “Amazing. I've been in love with the mild lately, but I would repurchase these ones again. They're so good”14:33–14:39
- “If you haven't tried Medicube pads, I would start here and then play around with the other versions, but this is the one that most people love”
- “Looking to exfoliate your skin, but not irritate it, Medicube”14:55–14:59
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I actually really love the Anua one, but that's because the whole line just works for my sensitive skin”8:16–8:23
- “I think this is better for the summer months that we're going into”8:28–8:33
- “I'm gravitating more towards the Anua one right now just due to my skin type”8:36–8:40
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
TIRTIR$17.50
Milk Skin Toner
- “I know everyone's talking about right now because milky toners are just really popular on the market”7:14–7:18
- “This one's probably not as moisturizing as the milk skin toner from TIRTIR”8:23–8:30
- “Your skin type might be more dry and you might want to choose the TIRTIR one”8:38–8:44
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “This is my favorite body wash right now”12:15–12:20
- “I love how it sets up. The smell is light. My husband or I can use it. It's a unisex scent. It doesn't compete with anything. It's just the perfect in-shower scent for me”12:18–12:22
- “I love the aesthetics of the bottles. It's just everything”12:27–12:31
- “My favorite body wash, highly recommend”12:31–12:36
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I have to use sensitive soap like this, and I use the one from Dove, and it's just always worked for me for years”13:20–13:23
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
Variant: Tahitian Vanilla Bean
- “I didn't care for the scent, though”12:41–12:44
- “It's a little too heavy for me”
- “It's just too strong”
- “That one just didn't do too much for my skin”12:58–13:01
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I couldn't stop smelling my hands”2:58–3:02
- “I maxed out my cart for how many hand soaps I could get twice. If that doesn't say love, I don't know what does”3:11–3:15
- “I maxed out plugins for that scent, too”3:17–3:21
- “The combination of this is heavenly”3:28–3:34
- “I love this for everything”3:31–3:36
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
- “One of my top fragrances of the year”
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “I couldn't stop smelling my hands”2:58–3:02
- “I maxed out my cart for how many hand soaps I could get twice. If that doesn't say love, I don't know what does”3:11–3:15
- “I maxed out plugins for that scent, too”3:17–3:21
- “The combination of this is heavenly”3:28–3:34
- “I love this for everything”3:31–3:36
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
Variant: Golden Hour
- “My Josie Maran body butter and golden hour is my favorite body moisturizer”28:13–28:19
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “My husband actually commented on how good that smells, which he never does”28:22–28:25
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “One of my top fragrances of the year and the body wash is my favorite body wash of the year”0:55–1:00
- “Saffron and Cedar is my absolute favorite scent from the brand and they won for my body wash and a top favorite for my fragrance category this year”0:57–1:02
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “What I love about this is you could gift it to someone or separate it and give everyone little mini deodorants in their stockings, which is what I'm going to be doing this year”1:18–1:24
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “If you bleach your hair at all, you need to incorporate this into your routine”15:37–15:41
- “It's a professional molecular mask for repairing your hair”15:41–15:48
- “My hair would not look as good as it does if it wasn't for this”15:51–15:55
- “My hair would probably be up to here if it wasn't for this”15:53–15:59
- “This brings my hair back to life, so I always need K18 in my life”16:21–16:25
- “It's made a big difference. I can tell when I would get lazy and not use this, the condition of my hair”16:25–16:30
- “It softens it, smooths it. It just really helps my hair”16:30–16:37
- “It's pricey, but this is worth it to me”
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
- “Deeply, deeply nourishing”
- “I feel like my hair needs a lot of this, so I use it up quite fast”22:41–22:47
- “You can overdo this as well if your hair is very thin”22:57–23:01
- “This is really great as a pre-shampoo oil”23:01–23:06
- “I love this, and I've been missing this, as well”23:14–23:18
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “This is a two-in-one spray. It's a dry shaping and hold spray. This is thermal protectant for your hair”23:56–24:04
- “It's really nice if you're looking for something to use, especially prior to curling your hair”24:22–24:26
- “I just feel like this works really well at holding, but also protecting from the heat”24:26–24:32
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I love the ceramic on it that it actually smooths out the hair”14:14–14:23
- “It really is effective at drying my hair”14:21–14:24
- “It works so good at smoothing out my hair, giving me a blowout type look, kind of styling my hair”14:40–14:45
- “I don't have huge Hagrid hair from blow drying my hair”14:45–14:52
- “This smooths it out, and I actually feel confident to go out of the house without actually styling cuz this kind of styles my hair for me”14:49–14:56
- “This replaced my Dyson. I love it that much to blow dry my hair”14:56–15:04
- “The bristles are perfect. It just really combs, smooths, dries well. It's fast, effective, all the things. It saves me time”15:04–15:10
- “I'm just in love with this blow dry brush”15:13–15:17
- “I swear by this now. I love it so much”15:20–15:25
- “Highly recommend if you're looking for a new blow dry brush, check out T3”15:31–15:35
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
- “I love the shampoo. I love their deep conditioning mask”22:15–22:19
- “This is just a really great shampoo, as well”22:17–22:24
- “Both of these I would repurchase and already have”22:31–22:39
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “This is really great at clarifying your hair if you're looking for an affordable option”21:49–21:55
- “This is so good at, as I said, clarifying”
- “Just pick this one up from the drugstore. It's just as good, in my opinion”21:57–22:04
- “I love the smell of Pantene”
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “Makes my hair so shiny and moisturized. It has saved my hair along with these for shine and just maintenance of my hair”29:40–29:46
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “This is a two-in-one spray. It's a dry shaping and hold spray. This is thermal protectant for your hair”23:56–24:04
- “It's really nice if you're looking for something to use, especially prior to curling your hair”24:22–24:26
- “I just feel like this works really well at holding, but also protecting from the heat”24:26–24:32
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “This cuts your blow-dry time in half, which is something I find super annoying, blow-drying my hair”23:18–23:21
- “It's a thermal protectant, as well, so I really love this”23:38–23:44
- “Love the smell of Kenra products”23:46–23:49
- “If you've not tried the blow-dry mist, it's a game-changer for cutting your hair drying time in half”23:51–23:54
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I have the Kérastase for adding shine anti-breakage serum for this”29:48–29:53
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “I love the ceramic on it that it actually smooths out the hair”14:14–14:23
- “It really is effective at drying my hair”14:21–14:24
- “It works so good at smoothing out my hair, giving me a blowout type look, kind of styling my hair”14:40–14:45
- “I don't have huge Hagrid hair from blow drying my hair”14:45–14:52
- “This smooths it out, and I actually feel confident to go out of the house without actually styling cuz this kind of styles my hair for me”14:49–14:56
- “This replaced my Dyson. I love it that much to blow dry my hair”14:56–15:04
- “The bristles are perfect. It just really combs, smooths, dries well. It's fast, effective, all the things. It saves me time”15:04–15:10
- “I'm just in love with this blow dry brush”15:13–15:17
- “I swear by this now. I love it so much”15:20–15:25
- “Highly recommend if you're looking for a new blow dry brush, check out T3”15:31–15:35
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
- “This you can use for foundation, concealer, blush, bronzer, you name it, anything cream or liquid. Use this brush. It is the top recommendation for brushes. You can use it for anything”22:39–22:45
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “And I love this one cuz it kind of reminds me of how I wanted a BK Beauty brush to be if it was dual-ended because it has a concealer brush side, like the really popular Angie hot and flashy one. And then this for foundation”24:01–24:08
- “Good price point, too”
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “This is very specific to me because I feel like this side contours my nose perfectly. And this just applies bronzer really blown out and buffed out. So, I love this one”23:01–23:08
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “I didn't think I'd use it as much as I do, but I love the density of this dome side. And then to feather everything out, I use this more than probably this side. I love feathering out my concealer. It just blends it so nicely for underneath the eye”23:15–23:22
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “I love this one because it's super pointed”24:23–24:30
- “This is just a thicker material. It has the two sides as well, like Beauty Blender”24:30–24:36
- “My Morphe ones just hold up and they are super precise. So, I always repurchase these”24:36–24:45
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Glamnetic$18.00
Press-On Nails- “I have Glamnetic on right now”16:49–16:52
- “I love the Glamnetic because I don't have to do builder gel, top coat, all those steps. This is just glue and nails, which I love to keep it simple”16:50–16:57
- “This saves me so much money than getting my nails done at a salon”16:57–17:08
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
Ultrahuman$349.00
Ring AIR
- “I love this thing so much”19:55–19:58
- “I love Ultrahuman”
- “I just love the Ultrahuman because I don't have to pay a subscription”20:25–20:28
- “It's actually showed me stuff that I can show my doctor just because I'm going through perimenopause right now”20:56–20:59
- “I love being able to have that kind of data and take my health in my own hands and just have that available to me”21:06–21:15
- “I wear it every single day. You see it in all my videos”21:20–21:24
- “I love the ability of seeing my sleep improve, my cardio, just all the things. I love it”21:24–21:31
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
- “I love this one because it's super pointed”24:23–24:30
- “This is just a thicker material. It has the two sides as well, like Beauty Blender”24:30–24:36
- “My Morphe ones just hold up and they are super precise. So, I always repurchase these”24:36–24:45
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Medicube$220.00
AGE-R Booster ProVariant: Pink
- “I love using this in conjunction with my skin care, whether it's Koreanade or not”12:03–12:07
- “I'm using this nightly for my routine”
- “This is an investment and I personally love to use mine”15:20–15:25
- Source: Best Korean skincare products in 2025 - May 22, 2025
- “This smells great like after the shower you just smell clean, which typically I wouldn't say I like clean scents, but this is clean done right”31:46–31:51
- “Floral musk. Oh, yes. This to me is unisex. I feel like anyone could wear this and it just smells so appealing”31:54–32:02
- “If everyone smelt like this, I would be happy”32:00–32:09
- “This can flip-flop with my first place spot quite honestly just because of how much I love this and it's just happiness coziness in a bottle to me”32:07–32:12
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “The smell of this is so warm and inviting with some musk. It smells sweet. Just the perfect cozy scent”24:24–24:32
- “This is a perfume oil, so it has a really good wear to it, but I don't find the projection to be super strong to the point where I find it offensive”24:32–24:39
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “This replaced my Kayali Yum Booboo Marshmallow. This is my favorite for my body”3:48–3:55
- “A little of this goes a very long way”4:09–4:13
- “It wears longer than Kayali for me and it has that same DNA, which I really gravitate towards, that marshmallow sweet strawberry fragrance that is just so me”4:11–4:15
- “This is me in a bottle”
- “It is truly hard for me to pick anything else in my collection to wear because I am so hyper-fixated on this fragrance”4:25–4:33
- “It is everything I've wanted for strawberry fragrance and this my number one perfume recommendation to anyone”4:33–4:41
- “Anyone who knows me in real life associates me with a strawberry note fragrance. This is what I wear”4:41–4:48
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
- “This is great for my whole house, my laundry, my linen spray, but they have a perfume, too, which I've been using on my body just because I want to smell my house when I'm out. That's how much I love this fragrance”39:12–39:20
- “That is also comfort and warmth. Inviting down to earth person. It smells like being taken care of”39:26–39:33
- “You would never have a bad day if you smell like this”
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “I'm still on this every time I spray this. It is good”38:19–38:27
- “If I couldn't smell like a strawberry, I'd smell like this”38:25–38:29
- “To me, this just smells like the cleanest, most luxurious person. This smells like you have your life together”38:31–38:37
- “This fragrance to me, it just it's also very comforting, like a warm hug”38:39–38:44
- “Top fragrance of all time. I can't get enough”38:53–38:57
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “This one is my number one perfume”
- “I love to smell like strawberry. I can't see how anyone wouldn't like this. How could you not like a strawberry milkshake?”30:58–31:02
- “I want to smell yummy and this smells so yummy”31:10–31:15
- “I don't find it offensive because when I wear it, people just say I smell light and they can smell me”31:15–31:19
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “This is my elegant, elevated, not everyone around me is going to smell like this”32:21–32:26
- “I feel like because this is online only that I don't ever smell anyone around me with this smell, even though I feel like this is fairly popular online or for the fragrance community”32:24–32:31
- “This is such a great scent from Le Labo, their first launch, and I can't wait to smell their new one, which I haven't yet, but 22 hours is a go-to of mine”32:35–32:41
- “From the packaging to the scent, this is elegance in a bottle. Something that's ingrained in my mind and just a signature scent of mine that I cannot get enough of”32:44–32:49
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “This for me has that opening that I love in the Kali Bougie Marshmallow, but that opening with the strawberry note actually lasts longer”23:36–23:42
- “Everything that I love about that perfume is more prominent in this and also flows into the middle and the base so that I get that note consistently throughout the day”23:47–23:52
- “It wears better for me. It has everything I loved about Kali bougie marshmallow just done a little bit better”23:56–24:01
- “It's sweet but not juvenile”
- “My husband never makes comments about fragrance. It's sweet strawberry creaminess”24:26–24:31
- “They did an incredible job at a strawberry fragrance”24:44–24:47
- Source: My current go-to makeup look - Feb 19, 2026
Variant: Wild Watermelon
- “This was the wild watermelon scented one, which I really enjoy”10:52–10:58
- “Mango is still my favorite, but I would buy watermelon again”10:56–10:59
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “This formula is so incredible that I had to mention it in my top three because there's truly nothing like this on the market. It is stunning”24:37–24:44
- “If you're looking for just a single shade for the lid, those standout sort of colors, Danessa Myricks Beauty, you need to check these out”24:47–24:54
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “I love them so much. They wash well, hold whatever style I have in them. They have been the best”29:18–29:27
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “They're the best”
- “They are that good”
- “They give you stretch in the hip area and the bum, fit it nicely, but also fit the waist, and don't gap, which is an issue that I personally have”19:27–19:31
- “They're just overall a gorgeous style of jean”
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
Variant: Putty
- “It is so different than a traditional alarm clock”21:55–22:01
- “This to wake your body up like it would wake up naturally with the sun and helps you in your sleep cycle wake up better. Night and day difference”22:13–22:17
- “I love waking up to the sun, but I don't have that luxury during the winter or when I have an early morning”22:20–22:28
- “The light naturally wakes me up. I don't feel nauseous with my iPhone alarm ringing and scaring me awake cuz that's the worst way to wake up”22:37–22:48
- “This for waking up is number one”22:48–22:53
- “I love the aesthetic of it too, the color, and I just love how this naturally wakes up my body, and I don't feel nauseous and sick cuz of my rageful iPhone alarm”23:30–23:34
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
- “I love it”
- “I actually went back on DedCool and used my own code to buy the mochi milk one, some more detergent, another one of this because I can't be without this scent now”1:44–1:57
- “My linen smell like this, my couch smells like this”1:55–2:01
- “I love extra milk from DedCool”2:20–2:25
- “I almost love it more in this linen spray than their perfume”2:24–2:28
- “This almost smells like a hotel lobby to me. It just smells very comforting, but sophisticated”2:33–2:41
- “It just is very inviting and something you'd want your home to smell like”2:43–2:48
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
Variant: Think Pink
- “The nails are really nice. I love that they have different designs. And they have short styles, which I personally like a shorter nail”11:22–11:25
- “Set of nails last me two to three weeks before I have to soak them off. They last on my nails really nice. They don't pop off”11:31–11:37
- “I love Glamnetic nails because I don't have to do a builder gel top coat. I just have to glue them on, and I don't have to cure set anything”11:44–11:48
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “This is the longest wearing glue on the market”17:15–17:22
- “It is the best in my opinion, the only glue I use”17:20–17:25
- “If glue comes with a nail set, I don't even use it. I only use Beauty Secrets”17:22–17:27
- “This is the only thing I recommend. I recommend this to everyone”17:27–17:32
- “Best glue. If you do press-ons, you need the Beauty Secrets. Nothing else even compares to this one”17:30–17:34
- Source: Products that genuinely made my life better: ultimate holy grails list - Apr 12, 2026
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