Sofia Sees Beauty
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Products They Love
“This is the best bronzer for dry skin because this is the butteriest cream bronzer that I have in my collection…”
“This is the best glowy bronzer for fair skin…”
“I think that this is their best product personally and it is one of my favorite foundations in my entire luxury beauty collection…”
“These are my favorite under eye patches…”
“This is the best brow gel I have ever tried…”
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Variant: Suntouch
- “They are very airy. They're called the Air Blush Cream, and I think the word air is a great adjective for this because they do blend very easily like a cloud onto the skin. They're very velvety”40:38–40:43
- “I don't think they're drying. Even though they are more on the powdery side, I don't think that they look drying. I think they're a little bit luminous and blurring”40:53–40:56
- “I think they are very solid. I really enjoy using these”41:07–41:14
- “If you want something that has more of a dry down, that's more setting and long-lasting, I will go with these over a lot of the other cream-to-powder blushes that are on the market”41:12–41:19
- “The one that I'm wearing on my cheeks today is definitely my favorite. This one is called Sunkissed, and this is just like the perfect nude for me”41:02–41:07
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Variant: 01 Light Sepia
- “This is the best luxury bronzer for oily skin”
- “This is going to be the driest formula out of all of the matte bronzers”1:48–1:57
- “I actually really like this bronzer, especially in the summertime, when I want a more mattified style of look”2:00–2:07
- “This actually kind of reminds me a little bit of like a setting powder”2:07–2:13
- “I feel like it does a really great job of setting my makeup without being too heavy”2:12–2:16
- “If you want more of that very perfected, blurred, mattified style of look, I really think you're going to enjoy this formula”2:18–2:23
- “I really like this for fair skin, because it is just the lightest golden tone that you can get”2:00–2:04
- “I don't feel like it's too orange”
- “It's like a very pale beige”2:45–2:49
- “It looks very subtle on my fair skin, while still adding a little bit of warmth”2:49–2:56
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: 01
- “This is the best bronzer for fair skin”5:17–5:27
- “The Gucci bronzer in the lightest shade is really a unique color that you should take a look at because it is brown, like a bronzer, like it's going to add some color to the face, but it has a pinkier undertone”
- “This is such a flattering color if you're going for something that's a little bit more neutral, a little cooler and more pinkier without being a full-on cool-toned contour shade”
- “The formula of the Gucci bronzer is so beautiful and slightly buttery”6:40–6:48
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: 01
- “This is the best bronzer for a customizable shade, and also for sculpting the face”3:47–3:55
- “As you can see here, this is a two-in-one”
- “You can use the lighter shade on the tops of your face to add a little bit of color”4:00–4:05
- “The formula of this is also pretty similar to the YSL. It is very blurring. It's very mattifying”4:55–5:01
- “You don't really get any shimmer or glow from this formula, but it is extremely silky and very, very blendable”5:01–5:09
- “Not to mention, once again, the packaging is very luxurious, very weighty. It's also refillable”5:06–5:17
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: Corisca
- “This is the best buildable bronzer”
- “The bronzer where you can really build up the color or sheer it out if that's something that you need to kind of customize throughout the year depending on your complexion, if you get tan”
- “This formula is very, very luxurious feeling in my opinion. It is incredibly silky. It is the most buttery out of all the ones that we're talking about in this section”20:05–20:12
- “Really great if you have a drier skin type. It just like it feels so rich and like amazingly silky to the touch”20:18–20:29
- “They also upgraded the packaging, which I think is very luxe, very beautiful”20:29–20:34
- “The biggest criticism of this bronzer is the shade range. This range does lean quite warm”
- “This lightest shade, which is called Corsica, this works for me especially because I can sheer this out, but it does have a very like warmer, peachier undertone”20:50–20:57
- “This lightest shade, it looks so dark compared to the lightest shade of some of the other ones that I'm mentioning in this video”
- “If you are very fair, you're going to really overdo it with this. I don't think this is going to be the best bronzer for you”21:15–21:20
- “I think that this range is probably better if you're more like light to medium to deep”21:19–21:27
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: 02 Light
- “These are the best bronzers for a subtle application”
- “What I've noticed about these is that they aren't the most pigmented, the most buildable”11:58–12:03
- “I think these are good for people who really enjoy subtle makeup”12:03–12:10
- “The formula does tend to be a little bit more on the dry and mattifying side”12:23–12:27
- “It's more of a demi-matte. So it does some nice blurring to the face, but I can't say that this is the most radiant bronzer that I own”12:44–12:50
- “I love the scent of these. They're very heavily scented”12:56–13:01
- “Dior bronzers in general are famously, like they run quite warm”13:10–13:17
- “I actually like the lightest shade, it's called 02 light, that you see me using here. But it is a little bit warmer than some of the other very pale subtle bronzers that I've showed you in the past”13:21–13:28
- “I feel like for me this is something that I use more so in the winter just because it is so subtle”13:31–13:39
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: Coup De Soleil
- “This is the best bronzer for a not too warm bronze”
- “This is so silky, little bit creamy. It very much reminds me of the Gucci bronzer”16:26–16:29
- “Extremely silky, but it does have a little bit more glow to it, which is why it's in this demi-matte category”
- “If you've seen the Gucci bronzer, but you want a little bit more glow, this would be a great formula”16:27–16:32
- “The lightest shade, Cuivre Soleil. It's kind of like this perfect shade where it does add toastiness to my skin, but it's not too warm”16:32–16:38
- “They did a really good job, I think, of adding color to the skin without making it too, too warm”16:47–16:55
- “This shade is going to be darker than, like, the YSL one I showed you, the Victoria Beckham Beauty, the Dolce & Gabbana”
- “If I want to actually look more tan, or perhaps I am a little bit tanner than I am right now, this is the type of shade that I would reach for”17:08–17:14
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
- “This is the best overpriced glowy bronzer because it is very expensive”22:21–22:31
- “I can't say that the bronzer is necessarily worth the very high price tag because you're going to see some others in this bucket that are just as good”22:33–22:42
- “This is a glowy baked gelée formula. So, it's going to give a very airbrushed look on the skin. You're going to get that healthy glow”22:47–22:57
- “None of these bronzers are glittery. Like there's no chunky visible flex of glitter”23:00–23:05
- “There's only one shade, which really upsets me, and that one shade does run quite warm”23:20–23:28
- “It suits me and my, you know, neutral to warm complexion, but I think there's a lot of people out there, especially if you are more fair, who just find that this looks very very orange on you”23:28–23:36
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: Soleil Doux
- “This is the best neutral bronzer”
- “This formula gives that beautiful like slight demi-matte radiance as the Fenty Beauty bronzer, but without a lot of the, I don't know, hard pan, like the patchiness that people complain about”
- “I never get that from this bronzer”
- “This is more of like a Japanese formula. It's super silky, little bit creamy, not as buttery as like the Gucci and the Dolce & Gabbana”
- “So blendable, looks extremely natural on the skin”18:04–18:09
- “This shade, which is called Soleil du, this is definitely the most neutral bronzer that I have in my collection”
- “I feel like a lot of people are upset because Tom Ford got rid of the Terra bronzer. This is what I would recommend picking up instead”18:16–18:23
- “If you are afraid of your bronzers looking too orange on you, and you maybe don't want some of the pinkier tone ones, like the Gucci bronzer, this is a great one to check out”18:30–18:36
- “It's not so neutral that it looks like a contour, right? This is definitely a bronzer, but it is the least warm bronzer that I have in my collection”
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: 01 Light
- “This is the best bronzer for dry skin because this is the butteriest cream bronzer that I have in my collection”8:42–8:54
- “The Dolce&Gabbana just has this rich yet silky and blendable texture that is just so flattering if you have a drier skin type like myself”
- “I feel like this is a very underrated bronzer”
- “It's just so beautiful”
- “This shade is going to be very similar to the Victoria Beckham Beauty and the YSL that I showed you earlier. It is a very, very pale beige that adds a hint of, you know, warmth to my face”
- “This packaging is super luxe. I really love the packaging. I'm actually very impressed and they are refillable”9:46–9:54
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: Beachwalk Betty
- “This is the best glowy bronzer for fair skin”27:43–27:48
- “This formula is going to be the glowiest as well out of all of the bronzers in this video”
- “There is something about the powder products from RMS Beauty where like they are really glowy, but they're just so flattering on the skin”
- “Even though this bronzer and the powder products are quite radiant, I don't find that they like highlight texture or look unnatural even on a more mature skin type”
- “They add so much glowiness to the complexion in the most gorgeous radiant way”
- “I find the formula and the finish to be very special and not drying as well, which is really good”
- “The fairest shade in this line, which is called Beachwalk Betty, it does have a rather pinky undertone, very similar to the Gucci bronzer”27:48–27:53
- “If you want that glowy finish, but something that's really going to suit that fair skin tone, bit of a cooler undertone, this is going to be a good choice for you”28:04–28:08
- “This is one of my most worn favorite bronzers ever. It is it just looks so gorgeous and natural on the skin”28:14–28:23
- “It is one of the best-selling products on my channel. Not because it's a good bronzer, but also because that shade is so unique and I feel like it solves a big problem for many of you out there”28:33–28:38
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Chantecaille$84.00
Real BronzeVariant: Sirena
- “This is the best glowy neutral bronzer”
- “This is a staple in my luxury collection”25:43–25:49
- “The shade that I'm using here is called Sirena and this one is while I won't say that it's like as neutral as the Surratt bronzer, it is more neutral than the Suqqu and the Sisley bronzer”
- “If you're looking for something that is a bit more toned down and not quite as warm, I think that this shade is beautiful”26:09–26:13
- “Once again, it's a baked gelée formula. It looks just like the other two when I apply it to my skin. You got that glow. You have that radiance. You got that healthy toastiness to the skin without any glitter specs”26:13–26:20
- “It's a beautiful bronzer. I just wish that they had once again a full shade range”26:28–26:37
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: Bois
- “This is the best blonzer bronzer”
- “I do like that this bronzer has a little bit of a creamier texture”13:57–14:04
- “I also find that this one in particular is more radiant than the other ones that are in this demi-matte category”14:01–14:09
- “I don't even know if I would really really call it a bronzer. It's more of a blonzer. I mostly use this as a blush”14:33–14:40
- “If you have a fair skin tone and a cooler undertone, you might be looking for something like this that isn't really a bronzer”14:40–14:46
- “I do hear a lot of criticism of this formula. A lot of people say that it's patchy, they get a lot of hard pan from this. I definitely do get hard pan from this”
- “I don't think that it's like the best formula out of all the bronzers that are here, and it's very, very expensive”
- “I think that you buy this specifically for that lightest shade, if that is something that you are really, really seeking, because it's kind of hard to come by in this luxury bronzer market”14:17–14:28
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: Golden Medium
- “This bronzer is the best affordable bronzer for a soft focus glow”24:09–24:18
- “I was curious to see if their bronzer was any good. And then, as I was using it, I was like, 'What does this remind me of?' It looks really similar to the Sisley bronzer in finish, in formula, even in the color”24:27–24:34
- “This formula is so gorgeous”
- “It's not drying. It's like that baked gelée formula. I think it is chef's kiss”25:05–25:09
- “I've been using it non-stop for like the past 2 months or so since I bought it”25:09–25:14
- “I just wish it came in more shades cuz while I like this shade, I do think it's going to be a little bit warm for some of you out there who are very fair in complexion”25:14–25:18
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: Soleil Parfait 1
- “Those give the most beautiful, natural, moisturized look to the skin without being greasy”6:06–6:14
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “I like the Sisley Paris one, but I think it's $150”
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “Everything is so greasy. Like it just slides off my face”5:03–5:10
- “I don't like greasy, but I do like hydrating”5:07–5:14
- “You can't build them up because if you do build them up, it is just so shiny on your face”5:16–5:23
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Variant: 2.0
- “It settles into every little fine line that I have around my eyes”3:25–3:32
- “Perhaps it's too thick. Maybe I'm using too much. I think maybe it's just too emollient. Like it doesn't set”3:32–3:36
- “I just can't get on with it”
- “I don't even want to finish the tube that I have”4:11–4:16
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Variant: FL2
- “I feel like this is lightweight”4:34–4:38
- “It has some really good skin care ingredients in it”4:36–4:41
- “I think it's brightening”4:38–4:42
- “It's the kind of formulation that gives good pigmentation to cover up my dark circles, but in a very lightweight type of way that doesn't settle into my fine lines”4:41–4:45
- “My under eyes are incredibly hydrated”
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Variant: 00
- “If you are very fair, if you have more of like a cooler undertone, if you are fairer than me, for sure, I would go with the 00, which would be something that I would use more so under the eyes for like a brightening effect”7:01–7:05
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Variant: 03
- “I think that this is their best product personally and it is one of my favorite foundations in my entire luxury beauty collection”0:50–1:01
- “At the time we're filming this video, this is definitely my most worn foundation”1:07–1:13
- “It's a great everyday medium buildable coverage for me and I would definitely put this right alongside the top shelf luxury standouts that I have in my makeup drawer”1:13–1:17
- “This is going to give you that second skin effect”1:35–1:43
- “One of the most natural foundations that I've ever tried without being greasy, without being slimy, without being streaky”1:41–1:46
- “It actually sets down nicely and also does really well when you layer different cream and powder products on top of it, but it still gives an incredibly natural look”1:48–1:56
- “It really moves with your face”2:04–2:09
- “I don't get that with the Glass Skin Foundation. It's something that really moves with your skin”
- “This works well for a lot of different skin types, whether it be oily, normal, dry, mature”2:23–2:35
- “I have dry skin, and this works wonderfully for me. Doesn't emphasize any texture”2:35–2:44
- “It is breathable, it is blurring, it is moisturizing, it is long-wearing”2:44–2:49
- “I just like can't say enough good things about this foundation. It is absolutely fantastic”2:47–2:54
- “This foundation does have a little bit of fragrance”4:20–4:23
- “I also really like this foundation for travel, just because it does come in a very lightweight little squeezy tube”4:25–4:31
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Variant: O10
- “This is what I like to call a matte foundation for people who don't like matte foundations”0:49–1:01
- “If you are looking for something that is very hydrating, very glowy, lasts on the skin, but is just a little bit more matte and long lasting and kind of self-setting for the warmer months for summertime, for travel, this is a really good foundation to take a look at”1:01–1:06
- “The matte version is just it's chef's kiss, especially as it gets a little bit warmer here”1:32–1:36
- “This was just the perfect kind of all-around foundation that I thought gave me good coverage, was hydrating when I needed it, but had just the right amount of mattness, mattifyingness for my skin type to really give me the longevity that I needed”2:08–2:13
- “It is a beautiful foundation”
- “All of the Clé de Peau Beauté foundations are basically some of my absolute favorites and this is the one that I have been reaching for lately”
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
Variant: Aurora
- “This highlighter is a little bit too blingy for my taste”42:56–43:03
- “I wouldn't describe this as one of the products in the Sweed range that is just as good or better than like a Tom Ford luminizer or some of these Chanel luminizers. I am still reaching for those”43:02–43:06
- “It's not a bad highlighter. It's just if I were to go back in time and spend my money on just one highlighter, it wouldn't be this one”43:28–43:32
- “I have this in the lighter shade. It's called Aurora, which is described as a frosted champagne glow. And it's just a little bit too frosty for me, not as smooth as I would like”43:46–43:51
- “I feel like this product is a skip”43:59–44:04
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Variant: Capri
- “These new luminizers from Tom Ford, these are it. These are legit”15:45–15:57
- “These are some of the smoothest some of the best luxury highlighters on the market right now”15:54–16:02
- “I've been seriously impressed with these”16:02–16:06
- “I actually think that these new highlighters are a little bit smoother, just a little bit better than the older ones that they used to make”16:29–16:36
- “I think that the luminizers are my favorite thing that they've redone recently”16:49–16:57
- “If you have a fair skin tone like me, this is so flattering”17:09–17:14
- “I love the way that this just melts into the cheekbone. It gives that beautiful beam, that kind of wet look on the cheeks”17:12–17:20
- “Capri has just been my absolute favorite”17:39–17:44
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “I would go for the Gucci highlighters because these have like a really cool kind of gel to powder type of consistency. They are incredibly smooth. They're actually sort of like squishy in the pan. It's a really unique formula”34:27–34:35
- “You get that like intense illumination, but it is very, very smooth. It's like almost a wet look type of effect”34:46–34:52
- “It is so, so gorgeous”
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Variant: Hypnotic Honey
- “I hated this product”34:02–34:04
- “They're chunky, they're glittery. It's way too much. It is not what I would expect from a luxury product”33:39–33:43
- “It highlights texture, it highlights pores”33:59–34:05
- “I really did not care for this product”
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Variant: Tottori
- “This is the best overpriced bronzer”
- “I like this bronzer. I think it's nice”
- “It's not a bad bronzer. I just think it's pretty expensive for what it is”10:37–10:42
- “It is a mineral formula. It is a little bit glowier and slightly more blurring than the YSL”10:55–11:01
- “I would say this is probably the driest formula out of all the bronzers that I have here today”11:01–11:07
- “I do prefer the YSL one over this”11:10–11:14
- “This shade, Tottori, it does have a little bit of like a peachy undertone and I could definitely see this pulling a bit warm on paler skin tones”11:18–11:29
- “The second shade Atlas is full-on Oompa Loompa on me. I had to declutter that baby cuz it was just too much”11:29–11:38
- “I don't really think this bronzer is anything to write home about”11:43–11:46
- Source: Best luxury bronzers no orange - May 13, 2026
Variant: Translucent
Variant: Shade 1
Sisley$130.00
Blur Expert
- “Oh my goodness, it is worth it. This is the best pressed powder I have ever tried”28:56–29:01
- “Nothing comes close to the Sisley. Nothing comes close”29:08–29:14
- “This is a baked gelée formula. So it's incredibly lightweight, looks really smooth on the skin and it's not a drying formula”29:10–29:21
- “The Sisley Blur Expert is just chef's kiss, Sophia approved”29:52–29:58
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “This made my skin so dry”28:04–28:09
- “It emphasized all my texture”
- “I didn't feel like it blurred my skin. It just added a lot of dryness”28:18–28:28
- “It just didn't work out for me”28:36–28:42
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “They got to be crazy charging us $42 for this dollar store limited to RIP cheap packaging”11:19–11:27
- “This stuff feels so flimsy”11:23–11:28
- “It also feels like there's barely any product inside the tube”11:27–11:33
- “The product that is inside the tube isn't bad. It's kind of like a nice buttery moisturizing lip product. It's a lip balm, a glossy lip balm. But, it's nothing special”11:31–11:36
- “It's not particularly lux-worthy at all”
- “What are we paying $42 for? I mean, I guess it's the little charm”11:50–11:58
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “I love the Guerlain lip oils. They are so like thick and luscious and juicy and moisturizing”22:24–22:34
- “Those are top shelf, Sophia approved, like holy grail. They are so so good”22:40–22:49
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “The lip oils oh my gosh. They stink. They smell so bad. They smell awful and like vegetal cuz they have some sort of like pepper note in there. So it literally smells like a jalapeno or like a green pepper”21:17–21:28
- “It is just absolutely abhorrent to me”21:48–21:52
- “These look beautiful on the lips and a lot of the shades are really good as well”21:52–21:58
- “They also burn the lips”22:11–22:14
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “They're very similar to the YSL candy glaze formula”5:02–5:08
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “The ones from Merit Beauty cuz those are the two that I really like if I'm going for a beautiful red or like a nice shimmery brown”22:59–23:06
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “I would check out the ones from RMS Beauty”
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Sweed Beauty$26.00
Lip LinerVariant: Dream Bigger
- “I also really love the shade Dream Bigger. This one is described as a warm nude pink. I think this one goes really well with more like rosy types of lipsticks”32:58–33:06
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Variant: Cocoa Creme
- “For a much cheaper price, for $23 and more product, and a way better formula”12:38–12:45
- “These have the most luscious”12:56–13:00
- “These are a community favorite here”13:00–13:07
- “They have the most moisturizing, luscious look and feel. They're almost gooey but without being sticky. They're so good”13:07–13:15
- “I love the scents, especially the Cocoa Crème”13:17–13:21
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Sweed Beauty$28.00
Le LipstickVariant: French Girl
- “French Girl is a gorgeous sheer natural red, and I thought this was going to be very pigmented and bright when I first ordered it, but it's actually it is rather sheer. It's more muted. It is like the perfect like my lips but better”35:18–35:27
- “I kind of want a little pop of color on the lips, but I don't really want to like commit, you know, to a bright red lipstick, especially in the summertime”35:36–35:45
- “This is more of like a throw it in your purse and go type of pop of color on the lips, and French Girl is the perfect name for this cuz it does give that kind of like je ne sais quoi chic look”35:49–35:56
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Variant: Talk My Dior
- “These are so glassy and hydrating and glossy and just easy to whack on the lips”4:51–4:59
- “They're very similar to the YSL candy glaze formula”5:02–5:08
- “I don't regret my purchase at all”
- “Maybe these are a little less thick. If you find the candy glaze to be a little bit sticky, you might want to give these a try”5:30–5:34
- “I just think that these are so so stunning. I am in love with these”5:49–5:57
- “I would definitely consider buying more shades”5:55–5:58
- “This went with all of my makeup looks when I was on my trip”6:11–6:17
- “I wore it almost every single day”
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
Variant: Sp'ice Cold
- “These are amazing. I love them”6:55–6:59
- “These are like the gloss except they are more pigmented and they are like that oil in stick type of product”7:10–7:18
- “I would say that these are the most glossy”7:23–7:28
- “If you just want that like juicy glass-like shine, you know, glazed doughnut lips, if you want to glaze those lips, the Fenty ones are going to be the ones that you want to take a look at”7:26–7:34
- “They just make the lips look so beautiful and moisturized”8:00–8:06
- “The regular formula, really good, smooth, juicy, creamy, hydrating, all those good adjectives”9:20–9:28
- “I totally understand the hype”
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
Sweed Beauty$26.00
Brow PencilVariant: Dark Brown
- “This one I actually really like. I did use one up, and then I purchased a new one”29:44–29:48
- “This is the perfect combo, to me, of both waxy but also blendable”29:48–29:55
- “It's easy to use, but it still stays in place and lasts all day”29:55–30:03
- “I really do like the dark brown color. I feel like it is not too too dark. Like I can really control how light or how dark I want it to be because the pencil doesn't come so pigmented right out of the gate”30:00–30:08
- “The dark brown shade is not warm-toned. It is cool-toned, which is what I look for with a brow pencil”
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
- “This is the best brow gel I have ever tried”18:10–18:18
- “I found something better”18:30–18:33
- “If you have unruly brows like me... this is the best one that I've been able to find”19:37–19:45
- “I love this stuff. They sent me a tube. I've already purchased two more tubes”19:43–19:50
- “This has such a nice hold. Like a strong strong hold. But again, like it it doesn't flake. It doesn't look crusty. It doesn't look unnatural”19:50–19:57
- “It holds super well and it looks amazing”20:03–20:09
- “This is the best brow gel I've ever tried”20:35–20:40
- “If you're looking for something that gives a really good hold, I would highly recommend checking out this company”20:39–20:42
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “I like this one. It's nice to have a little like brow spoolie brush on hand. It's very good quality”46:31–46:38
- “The eyeliner brush is great for blending out the eyeliner pencils or if you want to go in with some sort of deeper shadow to create a winged look. It's very precise. It has a nice like firm bristle type. Honestly, no complaints”46:44–46:49
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Variant: Diana Blue
- “This is described as a Princess Diana Blue. I love that description. It's not a navy, and it's not an electric blue. This is very much if it's a primary blue”27:03–27:12
- “It's the kind of shade that for sure it's a pop of color, but it still looks pretty grown-up and sophisticated”27:20–27:25
- “I think this looks really, really pretty on brown eyes”27:30–27:37
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Variant: Dusty Brown
- “This gives more of like a matte, kind of dry, lived-in look. A little bit more, you know, rock and roll, a little bit more lived-in”27:54–28:00
- “I love the looks that I create with these pencils”28:05–28:09
- “I have this in dusty brown. This is described as a matte cool brown. Really great, you know, neutral, good for every day”28:42–28:48
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Variant: Soft
- “It is soft. It is boring. It is brown. It is very basic. But do I love it? Yes, I do”11:32–11:39
- “I also feel like I can really count on the shadows in this eyeshadow line to be very smooth and flattering”11:55–12:05
- “Even if I have a little bit of like eczema on my eyelids... I feel like these shadows, they're very smooth. They're very easy to work with. They create a very elegant, flattering, you know, beginner friendly type of look”
- “This is definitely one of my favorites because some of them are a little bit more pink or like purpley. And I feel like this one, it's really it's truly neutral. Like it's not too warm. It's not too cool”12:36–12:43
- “It is a gorgeous palette. I've really really been enjoying it”13:09–13:12
- “I've been using this one the most out of all of my other eyeshadow palettes since I got it, and I think it is a beautiful product”13:17–13:22
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “One of my favorite releases of the year”32:00–32:04
- “The shades are like creamy and look smooth and luxurious on the eyelids”32:20–32:26
- “I'm always going to go to that palette before I go to these sticks”32:26–32:30
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “These palettes were so dry. They were so dry and dusty. They just didn't have the pigmentation that I wanted”8:15–8:25
- “Honestly felt like a product from like years ago”8:25–8:30
- “This just seemed like something that I would find maybe at the drugstore”8:42–8:49
- “The finishes were not elegant. The shimmer shades were just kind of like chunky and patchy”8:49–8:55
- “Love you, Hourglass. Hate these eyeshadow palettes”9:16–9:19
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Variant: Nature
- “I didn't like the first palette. I didn't like the second palette. Why did I buy the third palette?”14:43–14:50
- “I didn't think it would be possible for this one to be worse than the other two, but unfortunately it is”14:50–14:58
- “The mattes, I would say are somewhat similar to the other palettes. They are not my favorite formula. They are really really overly powdery”15:36–15:43
- “The resulting effect sometimes, if you're not careful, is very patchy on the eyes”15:50–15:55
- “I found those shades, those shimmers to be quite dry and also very irritating to my eyes”16:10–16:18
- “The shimmer shades are just like so dry. They're so dry and dusty”16:45–16:50
- “I actually returned this palette”
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “The Dior Backstage palettes, they often do sort of like monochromatic color stories as well. Some of them are permanent, some of them are seasonal, but if you want something that's a little bit more of like that softer character, then I would recommend those over the Charlotte Tilbury”26:10–26:15
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “The formula of these is exceptional. It's much more professional, definitely pigmented, definitely like high shine, high metallic, buildable”25:42–25:47
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “Beautiful neutral shades with some pops of olive and kind of like olivey gold. Very on trend for this year going into 2026”10:33–10:39
- “The color story is very similar to the Makeup by Mario. It's kind of like neutral, maybe slightly cool-toned palette with pops of olive green. There's some beautiful bright golds in there”17:42–17:47
- “A much better professional, like actual makeup artist formula”18:07–18:14
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “I don't think that they belong on the top shelf”23:56–24:01
- “I think that the packaging is like super cheap and drugstore feeling for the price”24:17–24:27
- “I find that the formula is just so glittery in a very very chunky type of way, not in a smooth finely milled way”24:27–24:33
- “I just found these to create so much fallout”24:48–24:53
- “They emphasize so much texture on the eyes”
- “The formula just wasn't there for me”25:10–25:14
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Sisley$130.00
Phyto-Eye PaletteVariant: Tender Toffee
- “This is the type of creamy, pigmented, luxurious type of formula that I think is actually worth the money”9:53–10:02
- “I think the Toffee shade is beautiful”10:07–10:13
- “The ones from Sisley are at the top of my list”10:16–10:22
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Sweed Beauty$30.00
No Lash-Lash
- “They have these unreal lashes called the No Lash Lash, and I've seen makeup artists use these, and they look insane, like in a good way. They look insanely good”20:10–20:19
- “They're so delicate that I actually find them kind of hard to work with. Like, I have to be super careful that I don't rip them when I take them out of the box”20:19–20:29
- “When you're applying them, again, they're so delicate. They're like, if I so much as breathe, if I exhale, it like it's just it's gone. It's on the floor. The lash is gonzo”
- “Those are really beautiful if you're a little bit more experienced than me”
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Sweed Beauty$16.00
Tête à Tête
- “This is going to be one that really opens up the eye and gives a little bit of like a cat eye effect”18:54–19:00
- “They are fluffy, they are flirty, but these are described as their most delicate strip lash that they have”19:00–19:06
- “The band on these, so thin and clear. I hate it when the bands are like thick and like scratchy, and they just don't mold to the shape of my eye. Not with the Sweed lashes”19:21–19:31
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
- “These are described as a half lash, and these are very, very separated and fluttery”19:40–19:49
- “You get that like unreal, almost spiky kind of fluttery look”19:51–19:57
- “These are actually brown. It's a mixture of like a lighter brown and a darker brown. It looks very natural”19:55–20:02
- “These are pretty unique. I haven't seen these from other brands that I've shopped”20:02–20:07
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
- “This mascara to me is more of a lengthening mascara”13:22–13:28
- “I really feel like the look that I'm going for when I use this mascara is something that is natural, separated, fluttery, fan-like”
- “I never get any clumping from this mascara. I feel like it always goes on very smooth, and it's also easy to remove”
- “It's very gentle on the eyes. If you have sensitive eyes, I think this is great. If you wear contact lenses, I think this is great because it's not the kind of mascara that like dries out and flakes on me”14:07–14:14
- “It's a very, very long-wearing mascara”14:34–14:40
- “The Cloud mascara is definitely one that is in my regular rotation when I'm doing my makeup looks”14:43–14:47
- “I think the cloud mascara is the one that creates more of that open eye effect”17:34–17:39
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
- “I'm not a fan of this one. I don't like this mascara. I would not buy it. I'm not going to recommend it and I literally never reach for it”15:36–15:43
- “It says here on the website that this lifts, lengthens, and separates. I don't agree. I don't agree with that”15:49–15:55
- “When you take the wand out of the tube, it just has way too much product on it. Like an insane amount of product”16:24–16:32
- “It doesn't separate, it doesn't lift, it just gets gunky and way too much”16:43–16:50
- “I just don't have time for that. I'll just use the cloud mascara”17:08–17:13
- “It is a little bit harder to do the lower lashes as well because of the shape of the brush”17:20–17:25
- “For me it's just like a little too finicky. So I feel like this product is a skip”
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Variant: Black Lacquer
- “This mascara is so thick and dry. It is like spreading tar across my eyelashes”1:36–1:43
- “It is, no doubt, one of the worst mascaras that I have tried in a very, very long time”1:43–1:49
- “I don't like anything about this, except maybe the packaging”1:57–2:03
- “This is literally like the driest, worst mascara that I have ever tried”2:08–2:13
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “The Chantecaille mascara does a great job at that as well, although that is a little bit pricier”20:38–20:44
- “If you want something that's more luxury, I would go with the Chantecaille instead”20:44–20:48
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “This isn't a bad product, but I certainly think it's one of the most overhyped and gimmicky products of 2025”18:16–18:22
- “I think the formula is pretty good as well. Like it's long-lasting on my lashes”19:00–19:04
- “I find the wand to be kind of finicky to use”
- “It takes me way too long to like sit there with the little brush and like get it perfectly even. It's just time that I don't have”19:46–19:54
- “I literally have not reached for this mascara since I first tested it”19:58–20:02
- “It also is like impossible to do the bottom lashes”20:12–20:16
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “I would recommend the Kosas Cloud mascara. That is what I'm wearing on my lashes today”2:34–2:38
- “I discovered this mascara this year, and it has become a new everyday favorite”2:38–2:46
- “I love the look of this”2:43–2:46
- “Kosas tends to be a bit more affordable than Sara Happ”2:46–2:53
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Variant: Mini
- “I think the Tower 28 Beauty mascara is really good if you want something that gives length and like long natural flutteriness”20:31–20:38
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “These are my favorite under eye patches”21:29–21:35
- “These have a really really nice formula”21:32–21:37
- “You're going to get that instant gratification where these just flood that under eye area with hydration. It's going to brighten. It's going to wake up the eyes”21:37–21:43
- “There are ingredients for depuffing as well”21:48–21:53
- “When you get all of those ingredients and when you hydrate that under eye area, it is going to diminish the appearance of fine lines, soften everything, perfectly prep your under eyes for the makeup”21:53–21:56
- “This formula is also very peptide dense. There's a lot of peptides compared to many of the other eye patches that I see on the market”22:05–22:13
- “I also really like that they actually stick to my face”
- “These do have a little bit of retinol”
- “I love these. So far these have been my favorite under eye patches that I have found”23:15–23:23
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
Variant: Medium
- “Gives beautiful illumination to the face. It's not greasy. Still very moisturizing. Doesn't irritate my face, and I feel like I can really like pump that baby out and slather it on to get that sun protection that I need”6:23–6:30
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Sarah Creal$64.00
Brilliant Repair Shield Illuminating Broad Spectrum Face Mineral Sunscreen Serum SPF 50Variant: Staycation
- “It's like the tiniest little bottle. It is so expensive”5:23–5:29
- “I don't want to feel like I have to like ration my sunscreen because it was so expensive”5:34–5:41
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “Best body scrub that I have ever tried”21:17–21:22
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “It is madeleine scented... It's this like delightful light buttery almond scent. Not too much, not too overpowering”23:23–23:30
- “That's also been a complete delight to use the past couple of weeks”23:35–23:39
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “This is a really nice gel formula. Kind of like a lightweight formula to hydrate the body”21:31–21:42
- “This is not only really nice and lightweight for that kind of like, you know, sweaty season or more like humid weather, but this has some really great ingredients for smoothing, for brightening the skin”21:45–21:53
- “I really have been enjoying this for its brightening capabilities, but also because it's just like really nicely light and hydrating for the summer months”22:49–22:53
- “Absolutely love it”
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “This is my second favorite product from Sweed Beauty”10:06–10:14
- “This is my lash serum of choice”10:16–10:20
- “When I use this lash serum, oh my goodness, this is how I get this like beautiful long fluttery length”10:24–10:35
- “It is prostaglandin-free. So, you're not risking the orbital fat loss, the irritation, eye darkening, redness”10:50–10:54
- “No. No, it works. It works so well”
- “Like I have gone through so many tubes of this”11:18–11:24
- “It lasts like a couple of months, so it's not like it's something that you need to be purchasing every month”11:23–11:26
- “It is very good for conditioning your lashes”11:31–11:35
- “I don't have any irritation with this and I do have very sensitive eyes and I do have very sensitive eyelids”11:33–11:40
- “I really, really love this product and I know a lot of people in my community do as well”11:49–11:53
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
- “This is going to be a synthetic fiber brush. It is denser, and it also is very angled. So what this allows you to do is to get a very lifted and sculpted look to the cheeks”23:43–23:48
- “If you're really just trying to like lift up the face and get the blush on the higher points of the face, this is a great brush for that”23:54–24:00
- “Because it is synthetic and because it is a little bit denser, I do find that this brush, it does a great job at picking up blushes that might be a little bit harder to pick up with the natural hair ones”24:07–24:13
- “This one really grabs the pigment quite well, and then allows me to pat it onto the face”24:22–24:29
- “If you're having trouble with any baked formulas or even cream formulas that you find are just a little bit hard to grab, try this”24:29–24:33
- “I love to use these with those um Gucci glow blushes or even some of the YSL blushes”24:36–24:44
- “Anytime I have issues with picking up blush or if it has like a creamier formula as well, I find that this one really does the trick”24:41–24:53
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
Sweed Beauty$45.00
Powder Brush- “This is going to be a little bit on the larger side, fluffy, but it has this kind of pointed shape that makes it very easy to lay the powder down a little bit more precisely or to buff it all over the face. I had no issues using this”
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
- “Again, no issues using this. This works really good with the Airbrush creams. It does a great job of picking up the pigment”45:56–46:01
- “If you have any other blushes in your collection that are maybe a bit hard to pick up out of the pan, this would be a good brush for that”46:03–46:09
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
- “It actually works really well, surprise, surprise, with the Sweed glass skin foundation”45:16–45:23
- “It buffs it into the skin beautifully and I don't know, what can I say? It works really well. I think it's a good brush”45:31–45:35
- Source: Sweed Beauty best and worst products - May 23, 2026
- “This has that kind of angled, almost finger-like shape and it is very wispy with the layered bristles”19:39–19:47
- “This is what I would use if I just need to, I don't know, if I want something quicker, if I have a to set, this one is so good for that”19:47–19:54
- “This also can be used for blush”19:54–20:00
- “I would say I use this mostly for setting, for blending, and then for highlighter as well. It is beautiful”20:01–20:09
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “Without a doubt my favorite one and done eye brush that you're even just to start the look out with one shade all over the lid is this one from Sonia G”30:17–30:24
- “It's actually just like a big old chunky chunk shader brush. And because it's so chunky, again, like it's just perfect for slapping on a one and done type of shade”30:34–30:42
- “It's so jumbo that it takes up like most of my eyelid and you can see right there just how easy it is to get it all over the lid”30:47–30:54
- “It is such a beautiful soft brush”
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I don't use this for foundation. I find this to be a little bit small and narrow. But what I do think that this is good for is basically the same stuff as the 109”
- “I just really appreciate this more narrow shape for kind of really getting in there under the eye”6:16–6:22
- “It's a little bit denser. So, if you find that maybe some of your cream products are a little bit hard to pick up out of the pan, I would go in with this”
- “I love the fact because it is dense, I can almost use this as like a powder puff. I'll dip this into some powder, and then I'll kind of just like pat the powder onto my nose”6:34–6:39
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “Without a doubt, the bronzer brush that I've been using the most over the past year is this big boy from BK Beauty”10:03–10:12
- “I find that I can just dip this into my bronzer and it will pick up because it is so dense, it will pick up any kind of baked formula”10:27–10:35
- “If you have bronzers where you're like, Oh, I'm having trouble picking it up off the pan. Or I get hard pan a lot. This is going to pick it up so easily because it's so dense”10:40–10:42
- “And then you almost can use it as like a powder puff. Like I pop it onto the face just like that. And it kind of just like sets my makeup and bronzes my face all in one”
- “I just find it so quick and easy to slap my bronzer on when I am in a rush”11:06–11:14
- “It does it in a way that doesn't disturb even like the dewiest foundation underneath. It's a really special brush”11:14–11:20
- “This does fit inside the Guerlain Meteorites”11:20–11:27
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “They're essentially the same brush except one is smaller than the other. And if you go a little bit smaller, it just means that it's going to be more precise or it means it's going to be better if you have a smaller lid or smaller eye shape”33:23–33:27
- “Usually what I will do is I'll use the bigger one on, you know, the main part of the lid and then I take the smaller one, the 209. And this is great for kind of, you know, highlighting the inner corner or getting another little color in there on the inner half of the eye”33:08–33:12
- “If you have smaller eyes, then the smaller brushes, this might be your all over the lid shade”33:24–33:30
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “BK Beauty is one of my favorite makeup brush brands. I feel like their shapes are very thoughtful, and their fibers are synthetic and incredibly soft”2:39–2:43
- “These brushes perfectly hug the face. They're beautifully dense and soft, perfect for foundation”3:12–3:17
- “I like the 115 better than the 101, or I tend to use it a little bit more because I think the smaller size is a bit more versatile”3:20–3:25
- “I think that I can be more precise with the placement of my foundation, so I don't have to apply too much to my face because, especially as we get older, less is more”3:27–3:34
- “I also think that the 115 is a bit more multi-purpose because I feel like I can use this for cream bronzer. I can also use it for cream contour. I can also use it for cream blush or or liquid blush or liquid bronzer”3:36–3:44
- “If I had to choose, I usually reach for this one over the 101 just because I can do like half my face, you know, just using this one brush”3:58–4:04
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “This is definitely their most multi-purpose eye brush. This was designed to be able to do an entire eye look with just one brush”31:10–31:23
- “It's going to be fluffier and a bit flatter than the Sonia G and because of that, you can basically turn it on its side and you can lay down the shadow all over the lid and then you can turn it this way and you can use it as a crease brush”31:19–31:26
- “It's just a great fluffy little brush for slapping that color on if you are in a rush or if you just like to do very simple looks”31:44–31:50
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I really like to use this one for highlighter. I just find that this is like the perfect shape. It's got that wispiness, it's airy. It is just It's just a delight to use”25:22–25:28
- “especially if you don't want that like streak on your face. I feel like most of us were kind of like past that stage. We want We want to buff it in so it looks like we're glowing from within. We want it to kind of melt into the skin”25:47–25:51
- “I really feel like the fluffiness of this brush does a great job with that”25:57–26:05
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I love this. I think it's really great for travel”16:22–16:26
- “I'll use this for bronzer or any kind of powder and then I'll kind of use the little one if I need to set my under eyes, if I want to do a little highlight, a little blush, something like that”16:23–16:30
- “If you're trying to really be a minimalist here, this is definitely one that I have used for many years and I think it's a great brush”16:33–16:39
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I've really been liking this one. Anisa is kind of a newer brand to me and so far, this is my favorite from them”15:09–15:16
- “I love, once again, that angled shape here, but this is fanned out and a lot fluffier”
- “It's great for all over powder, for bronzer. You could even use this for blush”
- “With the shape, it really splays out so nicely on the face. It's just a fantastic brush”15:34–15:41
- “These are super duper soft and very durable”15:41–15:46
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “This is very dense. It is also quite flat, and the top has a little bit of a wispiness”1:23–1:32
- “Even the most watery, liquidy formula foundation is not going to seep into the brush”1:34–1:43
- “I love the fact that with this, I can really take those thinner formulas and pat them on and apply them in layers”1:51–1:59
- “It makes it really easy to add thin layers to the face to really customize that coverage”1:59–2:06
- “I also find that this works well for more full coverage foundations as well”2:17–2:22
- “Because it has that flat top, I just feel like it makes it really easy to get that coverage where you need it”2:25–2:29
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I find that this one is considerably smaller than the 115. This is definitely something that I use to blend out my under eye concealer, any kind of concealer on the face”4:45–4:52
- “It basically has the same shape, but it's not quite as dense. It's a little bit more delicate, which I think makes it really great for blending out concealer and product under the eyes”4:58–5:03
- “I also have heard from many of my subscribers that they like to use this for cream blush”5:07–5:14
- “I also think that this is fantastic for cream or liquid highlighter”5:30–5:37
- “this is perfect for blending all of those out”5:51–5:59
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “These bristles are layered in a way that makes the brush extremely fluffy and airy. And it's not just like two different layers, it's like so multi-layered that it just creates the most airy, fluffy brush”21:41–21:49
- “I think the Shodo 05 is their hardest brush for the artisans to make”21:59–22:07
- “You get something that looks wispier. It's also a little bit smaller. It is also more angled”22:07–22:17
- “I like to use the Shodo brushes when I want a more diffused look”22:23–22:29
- “If you have a blush that's like really pigmented, with this you don't have to worry too much about picking up too much and getting that like dreaded spot on your face”22:31–22:42
- “If you like a very natural look, you're really going to like the Shodo brushes from Rephr”
- “I also think that this brush is really good with all of the cream to powder blushes”22:57–23:05
- “These fibers that they use, they're very hearty, they wash very well. And I just feel like this brush does a great job of picking up those formulas and then blending them onto the face”23:15–23:22
- “This has been my favorite for all of those, and it's small enough to fit into the pans of many of those products”23:28–23:35
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “My favorite brand for buffer brushes, hands down, is Sonia G”12:00–12:08
- “I just love how airy and wispy this brush is”12:38–12:48
- “There are two different layers of bristles. There are some that are a little bit longer that pick up the pigment and there's some that are a little bit shorter. They really help to give that manpower to buff out the pigment once the brush hits your face”12:45–12:52
- “This brush also has a mixture of both natural and synthetic fibers”13:02–13:10
- “This is really kind of like a do-everything type of brush”13:08–13:15
- “You can use this with both powder products, like a powder bronzer, but you can also use this with a cream bronzer. You can use this with a powder blush. You can also use it with a cream blush”13:18–13:25
- “Because it is so airy and wispy, it just lends itself to a beautifully diffused application”13:33–13:38
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “This one is a little bit like longer, fluffier, floppier. This one is great for all over powder dusting”
- “I feel like because it has a sort of floppy top as well, it doesn't pick up too much pigment. It's a big brush, but you're not going to overdo it”15:57–16:04
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “These are going to be denser. They're going to be more precise. These are going to be better for packing on the color and they're also going to be useful for both creamier formulations, but also drier formulations”31:57–32:11
- “They're good for applying any kind of shadow, but because they're a little bit shorter and denser, they're going to really help to pack on the color if you want to get more pigmentation”32:30–32:36
- “If you're having trouble picking up the shadow, this is going to be a lot easier than that refer brush that I just showed you a second ago, which is so soft and wispy”32:43–32:49
- “These are really going to scoop that product out of the pan and allow you to apply it in a very precise and detailed way”33:00–33:04
- “These work beautifully with formulas like the Byredo eye shadows, which are very creamy, as are the Prada eye shadows”33:30–33:36
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “The first one that I would 100% pick up immediately is the Rephr number 23”37:41–37:44
- “This is the tiniest, bittiest little pencil brush that is perfect for the lower lash line, especially when you want to get so close to the lashes”38:26–38:34
- “I really love using this little brush to get super close, to get that very diffused type of look without having it be too heavy”38:55–39:01
- “I'm sure you could use this like in the inner corner as well, but I really use this on the lower lash line. That is where this brush shines”39:06–39:09
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “This for me would be more of like a detail crease brush. So I might go in first with the 16 to apply the color and then go in with the 14 to layer in a little bit more depth just where I need it”34:43–34:50
- “Depending on your eye shape, this might be your primary crease brush”34:55–35:02
- “I also really like to use these smaller crease brushes for blending around the look”35:00–35:05
- “I dip into a pressed powder and I gently blend around the perimeter of the eye look and that creates a very diffused, professional look”35:13–35:20
- “If you put a little bit too much eye shadow on, go in with a clean one, blend it out, you know, just where you need it and that's going to help you sheer out that mistake”35:30–35:35
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “Hands down my favorite crease brush is the Rephr 16”34:07–34:14
- “This is just the perfect big fluffy dome shape to create that depth in the crease”34:10–34:20
- “You have these natural hair fibers. It's super soft. It really blends out the shadows very well”34:18–34:25
- “I have a lot of lid space, so this is the crease brush that works the best for my eye shape”34:25–34:31
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I just feel like this is the perfect size, shape, and fluffiness for any powder blush”20:22–20:34
- “This is my go-to. I have multiples of this. I have this in my little travel brush kit. It's iconic to me”20:34–20:42
- “This is one of their best brushes, hands down”
- “It fits into the pan of a lot of different products, like for instance those Hourglass Ambient Lighting palettes. This is going to fit into all of those little squares”20:42–20:52
- “You can use it for the bronzer, you can use it for the highlighter. This is also great for the Guerlain Meteorites”20:58–21:02
- “It's just a great standard powder brush that's this kind of mid-size shape”21:04–21:13
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “This is a great detail concealer brush”8:08–8:15
- “If you want to apply concealer just where you need it. If you're trying to avoid any fine lines, any creasing that you have around the eyes”8:11–8:17
- “This is how you're going to be super precise to avoid getting product into those areas”8:26–8:33
- “You can really just cover up, you know, what might be dark circles, redness, hyperpigmentation. You can use this all over the face”8:31–8:37
- “It has that little like, you know, finger shape, so it's kind of mimicking the effect that you would get from a finger with no streaks”8:41–8:48
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “This is the N22, and you can see right there, it's basically shaped like a pencil or like a paintbrush, right? So, what are you going to do with the pencil? You're going to draw the shadow exactly where you want it”40:46–40:54
- “This is what I use when I want to create and draw that depth in the outer corner”41:00–41:07
- “I just find that this is the perfect shape, the perfect size to be very precise, pack on the shadow, but to almost draw it exactly where you want it that it doesn't get all, you know, gross and messy on the outer corner of the eye, especially when you are working with those darker pigments”
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I have been really liking this buffer brush”14:04–14:14
- “It's a little bit shorter than the Sonia G one, so it's not as sort of airy, but it is fantastic, especially for cream blush, cream bronzer. Diffuses everything so, so nicely”14:14–14:21
- “I think you could also use this for foundation. I think this is solid”
- “They're very soft and they feel very high quality. So far, I'm very impressed”14:34–14:39
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I think is the most underrated BK Beauty brush. I feel like more people need to talk about this”41:47–41:55
- “Whenever I use this brush, I'm always getting people in the comments asking me, What is that brush?”41:55–42:00
- “This is the tiniest, cutest, most precise eyeliner brush that I have in my collection”42:09–42:19
- “It's also like very soft and has a nice bend to it, so it doesn't flick the pigment all over my face when I go in. It's not scratchy like some of the others that I've tried in the past”42:19–42:26
- “I just find that you can create the most precise little baby wing”42:31–42:37
- “This is going to be so, so precise”
- “I also love that I can like really get in to the corner of the eye if I want to build up a little bit more depth on the lower lash line as well”42:49–42:57
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “These powder brushes, not only do they have the beautiful handles, but the bristles as well are so soft and airy”17:18–17:25
- “These are going to be very premium, the softest that I'm talking about in this video for sure”17:28–17:33
- “It's a wonderful luxurious experience to just dust your bronzer, your powder, your blush on with these beautiful brushes”17:38–17:43
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I highly recommend these. I highly, highly recommend these, especially if you like more natural makeup, if you struggle to blend your eye shadow”35:47–35:56
- “These are going to have those layered bristles that make it so that you don't pick up too much product and they really help you blend and diffuse even the deepest and most colorful pigmented eye shadows”36:18–36:25
- “If you're a little bit nervous of like that bright shade in the palette or the dark shade in the palette or you're nervous about making the look too smoky or heavy, cuz I don't want my look to be too heavy either. I would highly take a look at these”36:34–36:39
- “They come in a variety of sizes. A lot of times they come in a set, which is typically a better value. Highly recommend that”36:46–36:53
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “This is the Surratt Perfectionist complexion brush. I think I have like three or four of these”43:19–43:25
- “This is a flat brush, but it has a little point to it. It's very precise. This is what I use to clean up my brows to get this snatched look”43:34–43:47
- “This is what I use to clean up my eye looks if I really want to snatch that eyeliner and get a very crisp line”43:43–43:57
- “If I want to kind of lift the eye by removing any little bit of pigment that may have gotten right here along the corner of the eye”
- “If I have a bright pigmented lipstick, and I want to like really get a crisp line here. If there's any little mistake on my face, I am using this brush”44:01–44:12
- “This is just my little detail fixer, picker upper. It is just a do-it-all little brush”
- “I have multiples of this. It is really what I'm doing behind the scenes to get everything to look very crisp and perfect”44:32–44:36
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I live for this brush”
- “This is the bittiest, tiniest little finger shape brush that you can use for any kind of detail work”9:10–9:18
- “Boom, pop a little eye brightener on that, and it is camouflage”9:19–9:29
- “You can use it for concealer. You can use it on your complexion, but you can also use this as an eye shadow brush”9:29–9:34
- “You can use this for cream eye shadow. For anything that's like kind of creamy or liquidy, this is great for”9:36–9:41
- “Any kind of shimmer that you need to like pat onto the eye, this is going to be so precise. It's going to give you that professional look without any fallout”
- “You really can use this all over the face. It is a fantastic brush”9:55–10:03
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I like to use my Rephr brush soap for my natural hair brushes”28:50–28:58
- “I find that the Rephr brush soap, it really helps to keep those natural bristles moisturized. If they get dried out, that's when you start to have like shedding, and they're not as soft anymore. You want to sort of condition those natural hairs”28:55–29:05
- “I just find that those two soaps, they're so good. And yes, I could use dish soap, I suppose, but I don't know. They last me a long time. I feel like it's a good investment, and I love those products”29:26–29:32
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “The BK Beauty brush soap, it's like so good at getting out foundation or any any type of liquid product that's kind of like gunked onto the top of your brush”
- “I just find that those two soaps, they're so good. And yes, I could use dish soap, I suppose, but I don't know. They last me a long time. I feel like it's a good investment, and I love those products”
- Source: Makeup brushes I would buy if I lost all mine - Apr 30, 2026
- “I really want to recommend this as a beautiful summertime fragrance”24:27–24:35
- “I think this one is my favorite”
- “I really like that when you first smell it, it is just like bursting with the fruitiness of the blood orange”24:47–24:55
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “It is the most beautiful fragrance, especially I think for the spring and summer”27:00–27:05
- “It is so fresh. It basically smells like you are lying in an herb garden in the middle of the countryside”27:05–27:14
- “If you want something that is just light, uplifting, refreshing, definitely more of like a daytime fragrance”
- “I find that it's very unique compared to the other ones that I have in my collection”
- “I just love it. It's definitely a vibe”
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “It has more of like a sexiness to it. It's a little bit more sultry. It has more of like a pine undertone to it”25:54–26:02
- “I tend to wear that one more at night whereas this one I think I would probably wear more during the day”26:02–26:14
- “I also think that Kosaura is a little bit more unisex. I feel like it could lean a bit more masculine as well”26:12–26:20
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “These were such a disappointment to me”30:08–30:14
- “They don't look good on my eyes. They highlight every bit of texture, crepiness on my eyes”31:20–31:26
- “When they dry down, it just sort of like makes my eyelids kind of like crinkle in a way and it just looks dry”31:34–31:41
- “The actual formulas are just like way too dry and glittery for me”31:51–32:00
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
- “These are definitely the most special”37:42–37:49
- “Take a look at the gorgeous 3D. Are they daisies? The 3D flowers on these”37:51–38:00
- “I just think so cute and spectacular”38:16–38:20
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
Variant: Deep Blue
- “They are so beautiful and luxurious”28:57–29:01
- “If you just want to feel like a celebrity in your own home or when you travel, I took these to Paris with me and I just feel so comfy and luxe and cozy in my little hotel room”29:01–29:08
- “You got to try these”
- “I paid full price for mine and I would definitely pay full price again”
- “Highly recommend these”
- “They're very easy to wash and take care of and they just are really for me the definition of like everyday luxe”28:51–28:55
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
Variant: Ivory
- “I liked them so so much that I got them in the little heeled version as well”37:15–37:21
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
Variant: Ivory
- “These are so cute”
- “If you're looking for a pair of comfortable flat leather sandals for the summertime that have like a little bit of little bit of bling bling. I love the hardware on these. This is a fantastic option”36:33–36:43
- “I just think these are the cutest thing and I liked them so so much that I got them in the little heeled version as well”37:11–37:18
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “These seem to be a little bit wider leg, a little bit looser”30:44–30:52
- “Very breathable, very comfortable, but the actual style of the pant is that of just like a chic, more elevated trouser”31:00–31:10
- “I really really like these. I actually I bought a second pair”30:50–30:54
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “I don't know why when I put these on, I don't feel like I'm wearing heels. These are so easy to walk in”38:47–38:54
- “They have several straps that are adjustable and so I feel very secure in the sandals and also I don't know. I just like don't feel like they're high heels. They're very very comfortable, really easy to walk in”38:52–39:02
- “These are so sexy and comfortable. Totally going to rock these this summer”39:23–39:30
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
Variant: Black Calf
- “So, so comfortable”
- “I was doing over 20,000 steps in the INEZ boots because they're so comfortable and they have like the squishy the squishy soles”35:13–35:19
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “Both of them are very comfortable”29:24–29:27
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “I thought this would be a really cute summery alternative to a sneaker”39:43–39:50
- “Add some texture to an outfit”40:01–40:05
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “You can also just buy one of the Color Fix pigments and you have a little bit more control. You can apply that with a brush. You can get one of the shimmery ones and just add like a little touch to the center of the eye. To me, that's a lot easier than using the sticks”32:30–32:37
- Source: Overhyped beauty must haves I regret buying in 2025 - Dec 17, 2025
Variant: Framboise
- “This is definitely my favorite bag and also the most popular one with you guys, my subscribers”32:43–32:52
- “I think that Maison Rinceau definitely has some of the best”33:29–33:34
- “I just really I really enjoyed carrying this around Paris. It is a fantastic bag for travel”33:31–33:38
- “It's a little bit bigger than a lot of my other bags. So, it is great for fitting all of the things that I need to take with me when I'm on the go”
- “People stop me all the time to tell me how much they love this color because it's a pink, but it's kind of like a desaturated dusty raspberry pink that is surprisingly easy to style”34:14–34:21
- “It's so feminine and cute. It's just like the perfect spring bag”34:30–34:34
- “It's very scratchproof. It's very durable. It is gorgeous”34:42–34:48
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
- “The top so beautiful”
- “I love a good bow blouse”
- Source: May favorites: Luxe-worthy standouts from my everyday routine - May 21, 2026
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