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Michele Wang

Michele Wang

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Blush
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Plume Blush
4.5Variant: Latte PralinePlume Blush
  • “It's just a really beautiful, beautiful soft application cloudlike blush”21:41–21:50
  • “This blush does such a beautiful job achieving that look”22:27–22:33
  • “It's definitely a very creamy formula, but it's not overly emollient at all. It's not greasy at all. It does feel like a cream to powder”22:33–22:37
  • “It will feel a little powdery on the skin. So I think that's how it's able to achieve that, you know, kind of cloud-like appearance”22:45–22:48
  • “It just has a softness to the application and to the pigmentation”22:55–23:02
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
Glossier$24
Cloud Paint Plush Blush
4.9Cloud Paint Plush Blush
  • “I love them. I really really love them. I love them so much that I went and got a second shade”
  • “This formula is so beautiful. Like the word plush is absolutely perfect for this product”14:51–14:56
  • “It has like a little bit of a putty, a little bit of a cream to powder um feeling to the to the product. And it definitely goes on like a powder. It goes on like this whisper of pigment. It blends out beautifully. It picks up easily”
  • “This formula is just really, really cool”
  • “These are matte, but they have such a beautiful softness to them. They're very blurring on the cheeks. They just Yeah, they just look like this whisper of pigment. Oh my gosh, I love them so much”15:27–15:37
  • Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
1 / 3
Bronzer
Marc Jacobs Beauty$57.00
Legally Bronze Talc-Free Blurring Powder Bronzer
4.7Variant: FairLegally Bronze Talc-Free Blurring Powder Bronzer
Westman Atelier$75.00
Sun Tone Bronzing Creme Hydrating Cream Bronzer
4.9Variant: Soleil Parfait ISun Tone Bronzing Creme Hydrating Cream Bronzer
  • “I really, really love the tone. I love love love the tone of this lighter”26:32–26:36
  • “This one has just a really, really nice neutral, slightly pinky peach undertone to it. It's a gorgeous, gorgeous tone”26:38–26:47
  • “The formula is really great. It's a cream, but it's not too emollient, so it doesn't feel messy or too slip slidy on the skin. It really sets down very, very nicely, and I feel like it looks super natural”26:47–26:52
  • “Absolutely love this”27:11–27:14
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
Sisley$130
Phyto-Touche Illusion d'Ete
4.8Phyto-Touche Illusion d'Ete
  • “The shade is a little bit less warm than the previous version, which I appreciate”27:45–27:49
  • “It's that beautiful baked gel powder formula that you guys know I love. It goes on in such a beautiful sheer, ethereal way, and then you can build it up pretty quickly and it just melts onto your skin. It's almost like you can see it melting onto your skin. So, absolutely gorgeous”28:03–28:07
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
Laura Mercier$42.00
Bronze Color Infusion Talc-Free Matte & Luminous Duo
4.8Variant: #10Bronze Color Infusion Talc-Free Matte & Luminous Duo
  • “I just stuck a brush in it and I was like, 'Oh, shoot.' Like I just stuck it in both of the products and I was like, 'Okay, whatever.' And I just went ahead with my brush and I like picked up both products and then I just brushed it all over my cheek”
  • “It makes for such a wonderful contour, bronze, blush combo. So I can just put it all over my cheeks, temple area, up and around on my forehead. And it's such a great one and done cheek product”11:00–11:11
  • “I love the finish of these two products. So this one has just sort of like a very soft matte finish. And then this one actually has a bit of a sheen to it. This glow side. It's just really beautiful. Really, really beautiful”
  • “I think if you like to do your makeup very quickly, this could be the answer for you”11:37–11:43
  • “The powder is just soft enough that it picks up really easily on the brush and it blends out really really beautifully”
  • “I love this product from Laura Mercier. I don't feel like there's been a lot of talk about this product, but it's really really nice”
  • Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
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Concealer
CHANEL$53.00
Les Beiges Healthy Glow Serum Concealer
4.2Variant: B20Les Beiges Healthy Glow Serum Concealer
  • “I really like this concealer”34:32–34:37
  • “This serves for me like a different purpose than a lot of the other concealers in my collection because it is very, very lightweight. It is a serum concealer”34:40–34:49
  • “It has, I would say, a lighter coverage than a lot of the other concealers I have. And this for me perfect in the summertime because I don't usually wear a heavy base”34:55–34:59
  • “It's light in every way. It's light in its texture. It's light in its coverage. And I really really like this for the spring summertime, but it does enough”35:27–35:34
  • “My only slight pet peeve with this concealer is the weird applicator”35:47–35:53
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
Chantecaille$68.00
Bio Lifting Concealer
4.9Variant: AlabasterBio Lifting Concealer
  • “I haven't been able to shut up about this concealer since I got it. It is gorgeous, gorgeous on the skin”17:20–17:25
  • “It has much higher coverage than the serum concealer from Chanel”36:30–36:34
  • “This concealer is flawless. The coverage is there”36:43–36:51
  • “It's for me the perfect amount of coverage. The texture of this concealer is amazing. It blends out really beautifully. It doesn't sink into fine lines. It's blurring. It's smoothing. It's all the things. It's so comfortable to wear”36:56–37:01
  • “They were really thoughtful in the shade range”37:07–37:13
  • “I just think it's absolutely phenomenal, absolutely flawless, especially under the eyes”37:40–37:44
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
1 / 2
Foundation
Armani Beauty$69.00
Luminous Silk Natural Glow Blurring Liquid Foundation with 24 Hour Wear
4.8Variant: 2Luminous Silk Natural Glow Blurring Liquid Foundation with 24 Hour Wear
REFY
Skin Base Hydrating Gel Tint with Hyaluronic Acid
4.8Variant: 140NSkin Base Hydrating Gel Tint with Hyaluronic Acid
  • “It is stunning. It is the foundation that I reach for for the everyday”39:13–39:18
  • “It is very light coverage. It evens out my skin tone just enough”39:18–39:22
  • “It makes my skin look really really soft. It makes my skin look juicy kind of”39:34–39:44
  • “The finish of it is really, really nice. It's very skin-like with just a hint of glow”39:44–39:50
  • “I love this top to it. So, you press the top down. There's a little hole at the top. The product comes out of the hole. And then you just take your brush, you just swipe it across the top. So, it keeps it really clean”39:46–39:55
  • “It's just a really well thought out product, and I really appreciate it”40:05–40:10
  • “I've just been reaching for this non-stop”
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
Milk Makeup$38.00
Hydro Grip 12-Hour Hydrating Gel Skin Tint
4.7Variant: 5Hydro Grip 12-Hour Hydrating Gel Skin Tint
  • “I personally love like a lighter coverage tint sort of foundation situation”5:41–5:49
  • “This tint perfect for me. I love the light coverage that it gives, but it does like even out my complexion like just enough”5:53–6:01
  • “I really like the finish that it gives my skin. It has like uh a small amount of glow, but nothing where I feel like I'm too shiny or too oily looking”6:01–6:09
  • “The texture is also really nice. It basically has like a lotiony texture. So, it's not too thin, it's not too thick. It's just really lovely”6:11–6:19
  • “I remember when I first applied this... it really felt like uh like it was kind of thick, but it's not thick at all. The consistency of this tint is not thick at all, but it had that kind of grippyiness to it”6:20–6:25
  • “I quickly realized that that grippyiness really helped the longevity of this tint. So it doesn't budge all day at least not on my skin”7:15–7:20
  • “It doesn't fade away and it also doesn't like sink into fine lines or start to look old as the day goes on”7:26–7:30
  • “I really really like this uh hydrogrip gel tint. It does such a good job as a base product, but I really like this formula. It's very, very interesting”
  • Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
Highlighter
Lisa Eldridge$38.00
Elevated Glow Highlighter
4.9Variant: Butterfly LightElevated Glow Highlighter
  • “This one is very special. I find this one to be very, very unique”19:11–19:18
  • “Ever since this came into my life, I have been using just this highlight pretty much, right? Yeah. This is the only highlight I've been using”19:16–19:26
  • “There's like a real creaminess and emolience to this highlight, but it's not greasy at all. It is another Goldilocks formula of a cream highlight”19:45–19:51
  • “It goes on really, really beautifully, but it doesn't feel like it needs time to set. It doesn't feel too powdery”19:54–19:57
  • “It's just like this like perfect level of highlight where I get this glossy finish. I get this really beautiful sheen there. It's so pearly”20:04–20:09
  • “I love this highlight. I love it so much”20:18–20:21
  • “There's no micro glitters. It's the smoothest sheen. If you're not a fan of micro glitters, I would go for this one. It's so incredibly flawless”21:02–21:07
  • “I love love love this highlight. It's stunning”
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
Sisley$130
Phyto-Touche Illusion d'Ete
4.8Phyto-Touche Illusion d'Ete
  • “The shade is a little bit less warm than the previous version, which I appreciate”27:45–27:49
  • “It's that beautiful baked gel powder formula that you guys know I love. It goes on in such a beautiful sheer, ethereal way, and then you can build it up pretty quickly and it just melts onto your skin. It's almost like you can see it melting onto your skin. So, absolutely gorgeous”28:03–28:07
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
Primer
Setting Powder
Kosas$53
Cloud Set Baked Setting & Smoothing Talc-Free Vegan Powder
4.5Cloud Set Baked Setting & Smoothing Talc-Free Vegan Powder
  • “I also really enjoy the pink one. Is that candy? So, it has a pink tone. So, there's a little bit of like color correction in these powders. Very very very slight”9:39–9:46
  • “I really really like the dispenser. So, we've got this protective flip top lid over the sifter holes”
  • “This powder, it's talc-free. And I actually tested out a whole bunch of talc-free powders in a video like earlier this year. And this one was very, very close to being my favorite”9:58–10:05
  • “It just leaves your skin looking really soft. There's, you know, no like drying overly mattifying effect to this powder. So, I really love it. Again, dry skin. Highly recommend this loose powder from Kosas”10:09–10:16
  • Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
Saie$32.00
Slip Tint Undetectable Baked Setting Powder
4.5Variant: 1 TranslucentSlip Tint Undetectable Baked Setting Powder
  • “This Saie slip tint undetectable baked setting powder in translucent number one is really really beautiful”8:25–8:35
  • “It has a really subtle sheen to it. It has a bit more of a sheen to it than the powders that I mentioned in my luxury video”8:31–8:41
  • “It really gives you like a beautiful kind of glowy finish to your skin”8:54–9:02
  • “I really like this powder. I think it looks great on the skin. It's very smoothing. It has that beautiful sheen. It applies beautifully. It picks up easily”9:14–9:21
  • Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
Setting Spray
One/Size$34
Powder Melt Glass Setting Spray
5Powder Melt Glass Setting Spray
  • “I love this setting spray. It makes my complexion look so finished”26:41–26:54
  • “Not only do I spray it at the end when I'm all done with my makeup, but I also spray it like midway. So, if I've applied some powder and I feel like, ooh, my complexion is starting to look a little bit on the drier side, I'll spray some of this. Other makeup applies beautifully over it”26:52–26:58
  • “It does this blurring to your complexion. It looks like a filter has been applied over your face”27:06–27:12
  • “It has like just just the slightest like pearly sheen to it. So, it gives your your skin this like really gorgeous finish. It's stunning”
  • “The spritzer is great. I never get those like big blobs of, you know, product on my face. I don't feel like I have to like, you know, tap it in or whatever. It sets down pretty quickly. I don't feel like I have to sit there and like fan myself for too long. It is absolutely perfect”27:22–27:27
  • “This is by far the best setting spray I have ever used”27:40–27:45
  • Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
Lip Balm
Westman Atelier$68.00
HydroBalm Tinted Lipstick
4.9Variant: PopHydroBalm Tinted Lipstick
  • “For a balm, I would say it's got like a medium level pigmentation”8:26–8:30
  • “It's so comfortable. The formula is so nice”8:34–8:40
  • “It's not too soft. It's not like one of those balms where it kind of like falls apart if you press it too hard on your lips. It's not too firm where it drags a little bit and then it's got a meltdown on your lips or whatever. It's like right. It's like the Goldilocks of balms”8:37–8:41
  • “It is so smooth. It goes on feeling immediately moisturizing”8:50–8:57
  • “All of the shades that I've gotten, and like I said, I have seven of them have been wonderful”8:55–8:58
  • “I've also been loving Cafe Creme which is a really beautiful nude shade. It goes on and really kind of just cools down your lips in a really subtle way. It pairs beautifully with nude lipsticks”9:21–9:29
  • “I love a tinted balm. It is most definitely the lip product that I reach for the most. Like just on a day-to-day basis”9:53–9:56
  • “Not only did it not disappoint, but I think it exceeded my expectations”9:58–10:04
  • “Definitely definitely a standout product of 2026 so far”10:02–10:07
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
1 / 3
Lip Gloss
Lip Treatment
Lipstick
Westman Atelier$68.00
HydroBalm Tinted Lipstick
4.9Variant: PopHydroBalm Tinted Lipstick
  • “For a balm, I would say it's got like a medium level pigmentation”8:26–8:30
  • “It's so comfortable. The formula is so nice”8:34–8:40
  • “It's not too soft. It's not like one of those balms where it kind of like falls apart if you press it too hard on your lips. It's not too firm where it drags a little bit and then it's got a meltdown on your lips or whatever. It's like right. It's like the Goldilocks of balms”8:37–8:41
  • “It is so smooth. It goes on feeling immediately moisturizing”8:50–8:57
  • “All of the shades that I've gotten, and like I said, I have seven of them have been wonderful”8:55–8:58
  • “I've also been loving Cafe Creme which is a really beautiful nude shade. It goes on and really kind of just cools down your lips in a really subtle way. It pairs beautifully with nude lipsticks”9:21–9:29
  • “I love a tinted balm. It is most definitely the lip product that I reach for the most. Like just on a day-to-day basis”9:53–9:56
  • “Not only did it not disappoint, but I think it exceeded my expectations”9:58–10:04
  • “Definitely definitely a standout product of 2026 so far”10:02–10:07
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
1 / 3
Dior$48.00
Dior Addict Glass Lipstick
4.8Dior Addict Glass Lipstick
  • “These feel great on the lips. They do have a really glossy shine to them”13:06–13:14
  • “They really do appear like lip gloss on the lips”13:14–13:20
  • “They are very moisturizing”13:20–13:23
  • “They have like a certain density or like thickness to them, but they don't feel heavy on the lips at all”13:28–13:32
  • “As soon as I got them on my lips, I was like, Oh, this is a completely different experience. And they just they just didn't feel heavy. They're not sticky at all. You don't get the strings. Um they're not goopy in any way”
  • “The formula is very, very unique. I really, really appreciate them”14:02–14:06
  • “I love the Gem Dior shade. This milky shade. It's just gorgeous by itself. It's gorgeous with a little lip liner. It's gorgeous layered on top of uh deeper lip colors and it's just a really unique product”14:04–14:15
  • “Really, really been enjoying those”14:46–14:49
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
1 / 3
Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona$69.00
Tan Eyeshadow Palette
4.9Tan Eyeshadow Palette
  • “It's gorgeous. It's gorgeous”
  • “I really, really love Natasha Denona eyeshadows. And I really love the fact that they come in these 15 pan palettes because I find them so inspirational. They give me so many different ideas for different eye looks”17:40–17:43
  • “Whenever I pull out a Natasha Denona eyeshadow palette, I'm like, Ooh, let's play”17:56–18:02
  • “The mattes are beautiful. The metallics are beautiful. The shimmers are gorgeous. I mean, all of the shades in here are just really, really stunning”18:17–18:23
  • “This is absolutely stunning. Absolutely stunning”18:36–18:40
  • “Natasha Denona, I mean, she hits it out of the park again with one of her eyeshadow palettes”
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
Patrick Ta$42.00
Major Dimension Eye Illusion Eyeshadow Duo
4.9Variant: Always on Your MindMajor Dimension Eye Illusion Eyeshadow Duo
Merit$26.00
Solo Shadow Cream-to-Powder Soft Matte Eyeshadow
4.8Solo Shadow Cream-to-Powder Soft Matte Eyeshadow
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Face Mask
Clé de Peau Beauté
Brightening Mask Treatment Supreme
4.9Brightening Mask Treatment Supreme
  • “This is phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal”
  • “My skin looks phenomenal. Smooth, plump, fine lines are diminished”3:13–3:22
  • “My skin immediately looks more even”3:19–3:23
  • “My larger pores that I have in the summertime, those are definitely diminished as well”3:22–3:27
  • “It removes dull, dead surface cells with a unique blend of exfoliating botanical essences. Skin appears immediately clearer, brighter, more even toned. I can definitely attest to that”3:27–3:32
  • “The brightening mask is meant to reduce the appearance of dark spots while imbuing skin with 24 hours of intensive moisturization for smooth, youthful, glowing skin. I mean, all of that is true”3:38–3:42
  • “I have these dark spots and I feel like they just look a little bit more muted”3:49–3:55
  • “It definitely calms my skin”
  • “I'm a huge huge fan of this mask”4:48–4:52
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
Face Sunscreen
Hair Treatment
Sisley$150.00
Blonde, White & Grey Beautifying Hair Care Mask
4.9Blonde, White & Grey Beautifying Hair Care Mask
  • “This is phenomenal”
  • “Never ever do I get like that purple tint to my hair”7:06–7:10
  • “All it does is it really, really cools it down, which I love. It really gets rid of that brassiness”7:10–7:14
  • “I never ever have to worry about running into the like, oh god, I turned my hair purple”7:14–7:20
  • “It's also a really, really great mask in terms of like conditioning. I feel like my hair still looks, feels, most importantly, it feels really, really nice. It feels really, really smooth. My hair has a nice like sheen to it”7:22–7:26
  • “I have been loving this hair mask. I highly recommend it”7:36–7:40
  • Source: Best luxury beauty of 2026 so far - Jun 28, 2026
Brush
Sonia G.$65
Fundamental Fan M
MENTIONSFundamental Fan M
BK Beauty$24
Angie Hot & Flashy A506 Concealer Brush
MENTIONSAngie Hot & Flashy A506 Concealer Brush
BK Beauty$34
101 Contoured Foundation Brush
4.2101 Contoured Foundation Brush
Chantecaille$42.00
Foundation & Mask Brush
4.5Foundation & Mask Brush
BK Beauty$16
207 Pencil Blender Brush
MENTIONS207 Pencil Blender Brush
  • “This one from BK Beauty. This is that 207 brush. This is considered like a smudger brush because it has a really dense rounded shape to it. And so it's meant to be able to move and like work product out”31:35–31:41
  • “What I like to do is actually run this across eyeliner. Kind of get it all over and then apply it from the brush. So I'm kind of doing two things at once. I'm applying the eyeliner in this smokey way without having to apply the eyeliner and then smoke it out”31:50–31:54
  • Source: Ultimate guide to choosing the perfect makeup brush - May 17, 2026
Hourglass$48.00
No. 15 Blush Brush
MENTIONSNo. 15 Blush Brush
  • “I'm going to go in with the Hourglass 15 brush because it's slanted. It's slightly pinched, so it does have kind of a fan shape to it. And this is synthetic”27:32–27:37
  • “I don't think I picked up as much”28:01–28:06
  • “This one looks a little bit more powdery, if you will. It's like I can't seem to work it in where it really turns into this glossy shine”28:10–28:22
  • “If you're using a synthetic-haired brush, you probably won't be able to get that really kind of burnished, polished look. You'll get a nice high shine, but it'll just look a little bit more powdery. It'll look like it's just kind of sitting on top of the skin”28:27–28:34
  • Source: Ultimate guide to choosing the perfect makeup brush - May 17, 2026
Tool
Fragrance
Miscellaneous
Danessa Myricks Beauty$38.00
Colorfix Stix
4.5Colorfix Stix
  • “I really like the versatility of this packaging. I think it's super duper cool”19:51–19:54
  • “I happen to like the metallic finish a little bit more than the foil. The foils are really really they're very foily. Um, they're really really like glittery and shimmery”
  • “The metallics um are a little bit more subdued. They're still super shiny but a little bit more subdued”20:24–20:28
  • “What's so amazing about these sticks is the formula”21:24–21:33
  • “These feel almost like they're wet... they're made up of a lot of water. Like water is by far the number one ingredient. And it just feels that way. feel very very watery and almost cooling when you apply them”21:47–21:52
  • “They also don't like fade quickly or or anything like it's this really really unique formula”
  • “I love how light they feel on the lid because when you look at something like this, you think you're going to feel like this kind of this like thick heavy crayon action, but it is the exact opposite. It is so light”22:07–22:17
  • “Super cool formula. And if you're really into like a shiny shiny eyeshadow, definitely try these out. I think these are perfect for the holidays”22:55–23:01
  • Source: Best high-end makeup of 2025 worth buying at Sephora - Dec 23, 2025
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