BEST OF BEAUTY 2025 into 2026: Makeup Favorites, New Essentials for 2026, Longtime Holy Grails
Danessa Myricks Beauty$34.00Yummy Skin Glow Serum Primershade · Fresh Pressed- “This is the Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Glow Serum in the shade Fresh Pressed”▶ 1:03
- “It looks like a pearly light pink, but it's very translucent”▶ 1:08
- “I like that it's thin”▶ 1:20
- “It's very spreadable”
- “It's hydrating”
- “It just adds some glossiness to the cheeks”▶ 1:25
- “I'm actually wearing it today”▶ 0:59
- “If you do like something a little bit more tinted, the INNBEAUTY PROJECT Face Glaze Highlighting Gel Cream is beautiful”▶ 1:25
- “I actually use this as both a highlighter on top of base makeup or as a primer underneath”▶ 1:36
- “It looks like this. There's also a bronzy version of this”▶ 1:42
- “This one has a little bit more pearl and a little bit more tint”
- “I like that it is also thin”
- “It really shears out and then it sets down”▶ 1:55
- “This one adds a little bit more hydration than the INNBEAUTY PROJECT, but the INNBEAUTY PROJECT has a little bit more pearl, but it's very, very refined and it's not as intense as like a true liquid highlighter”▶ 2:00
Merit$38.00- “The Merit Minimalist Base Sticks continues to be one of my favorites”▶ 2:22
- “I think most days when I reached for a base product, especially from like January to June, it was this”▶ 2:28
- “I can swipe it on. I can just take a brush or a sponge and blend it out all over”▶ 2:49
- “It gives me a nice healthy glow”
- “It evens over redness”▶ 2:55
- “It's buildable to like a light medium, but it's not going to give you heavy coverage”
- “It's just something I use when I want to feel a little bit more put together on like an everyday basis”▶ 3:00
Dior$57.00- “My glam stick foundation is one that I discovered sort of at the end of this year. It's the Dior stick foundation”▶ 3:05
- “It's a little bit creamier, definitely more coverage, buildable to like a medium full coverage”▶ 3:16
- “It is so creamy”
- “It's easy to blend out”
- “You can swipe it directly onto the skin and when you take a brush, it just glides across the skin”▶ 3:28
- “This is not that. It gives you the most gorgeous velvety finish and it looks even better as you wear it throughout the day”▶ 3:40
- “It's also a great product to travel with”
- “I can actually use it around my eyes as concealer. It does a great job of concealing over any spots or pigmentation”
Milk Makeup$38.00- “The skin tint is Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Gel Tint and I wear the shade five”
- “It actually has a really decent amount of coverage”▶ 4:13
- “I feel like it's buildable to a medium, but it looks so beautiful and dewy and like you just applied skin care”▶ 4:13
- “It gives you really gorgeous hydration throughout the day”
- “I do get shiny in the T-zone, but I'm enjoying products with a little bit more hydration. This is that”▶ 4:32
- “I would not recommend this if you have oily skin, but if you have normal to dry skin, I think you'll really enjoy this”▶ 4:37
- “I find this applies really beautifully with fingers if you kind of melt it into the skin”▶ 4:47
- “But I also really enjoy it with a brush”
MAKEUP BY MARIO$48.00SurrealSkin Natural Finish Foundationshade · 3.5 C- “My one true foundation love this year is the new Makeup by Mario Surreal Skin Natural Finish Foundation”▶ 4:52
- “The natural finish gives you the most beautiful satin sort of finish”▶ 4:59
- “I love how this blurs over pores”▶ 5:06
- “It just makes the skin look really smooth, really seamless, and it melts into the skin”
- “It wears beautifully all day long”▶ 5:11
- “It doesn't break up. It doesn't get greasy”▶ 5:16
- “It just kind of looks the way you applied it all day long”
- “I feel like it gives you a really fresh finish”▶ 5:21
- “I'm very pale right now, so I'm actually wearing the shade 3.5 C, and it's a good match for me”
- “I do find that the Makeup by Mario foundations tend to run warm, which is why I go for C in this range”▶ 5:26
- “A little bit goes a long way”▶ 5:37
- “It applies really well with a brush, with a sponge, with fingers. Any way you apply it, it's pretty much foolproof”▶ 5:41
JUNGSAEMMOOL$45.00Essential Skin Nuder Cushionshade · Medium- “This one is an Asia exclusive. It's the YSL Touch Shake Claw Glow Packed Cushion, and I wear the shade B30”
- “It's a really good match for me”▶ 6:01
- “It's such a beautiful like buildable to medium coverage cushion foundation”▶ 6:17
- “They give you such a thin layer of like serumy coverage, but they don't look like you're wearing makeup”▶ 6:23
- “They are very, very good at blurring over pores, but also being buildable where you need them to be”▶ 6:33
- “They give you a really porcelain kind of smooth finish”▶ 6:39
Touche Éclat Glow Pact Cushion Foundationshade · B30- “It's so stunning, and I always ask people who are traveling to Asia to get refills of this for me”▶ 7:05
- “This one has more glow and more coverage than the Chong Mur, but it's absolutely stunning”▶ 7:10
- “It's actually what I'm wearing today, and it looks so natural while giving you really decent coverage”▶ 7:15
Yummy Skin Lift & Flex Concealershade · 4- “This is the Danessa Myricks Beauty Lift and Flex Concealer. This is what I go for on like an everyday basis”▶ 7:44
- “It actually looks really good all over the skin”▶ 7:55
- “It has a medium buildable coverage”
- “It's very stretchy”▶ 8:01
- “It has like sort of a serumy consistency and so it's very spreadable, but it doesn't lose coverage as you're spreading it out and it looks very very natural and skin-like”▶ 8:01
Huda Beauty$31.00#FauxFilter Luminous Matte Concealershade · Coconut Flakes 2.7n- “I've rediscovered the Huda Beauty Faux Filter Luminous Matte Concealer”▶ 8:18
- “This is a little bit richer, a little bit creamier, and it definitely has more coverage”▶ 8:23
- “A little bit goes a long long way with this”
- “If I'm having a serious dark circle day, that's when I reach for this one”▶ 8:28
- “I like to use it sparingly, but you don't need a lot”▶ 8:33
- “I generally like to apply it on the back of my hand, then pick it up with a brush, then apply just so that I'm not caking on too much concealer, especially when I'm going around the eyes”▶ 8:40
Huda Beauty$60.00- “This is the Easy Bake Powder Duo. It actually has two different shades in it. Cherry blossom cake and peach pie”
- “It's so beautiful”
- “I love this so much”▶ 9:28
- “It's so blurring but so weightless”
- “It does fill in the pores”▶ 9:56
- “It really smooths over skin”
- “It does make the skin look very, very filtered”
- “I like doing a targeted application of it”▶ 10:03
Fenty Beauty$39.00Bright Fix Instant Brightening + Blurring Powdershade · Rose Quartz- “The Fenty Bright Fix Powder in the shade Rose Quartz has been really nice”▶ 10:24
- “This is a basically a tinted version of their Invisa Matte Powder”▶ 10:31
- “This one is great for touch-ups”▶ 10:35
- “It's very mattifying”
- “It doesn't take a lot”
- “I also use it to set my makeup”
- “This one also comes in several shades”▶ 10:41
- “It's something that I can really throw in my purse if I'm going to have a long day”▶ 10:52
Dior$52.00Forever Nude Matte Filtershade · 01 Fair- “This is the Dior Forever Nude Matte Filter”▶ 10:56
- “I like the matte version”▶ 11:02
- “This one is great for if I want to add a little bit of coverage, like just a touch of coverage or I feel like my foundation's kind of breaking up”▶ 11:08
- “I even use it to set my makeup”▶ 11:13
- “It gives me that super filtered look with a little bit of tint”▶ 11:18
- “It's also great for cleaning up like around your blush or around your contour”▶ 11:25
- “It is just a really beautiful soft, velvety, beautiful formula”▶ 11:30
- “The compact is also stunning. It has the Chanel leather cushiony embossing”▶ 11:37
Charlotte Tilbury$39.00
Danessa Myricks Beauty$36.00- “I have two new setting sprays in my arsenal for long wear. The first one that I should mention is the Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin”▶ 11:57
- “It is phenomenal”▶ 12:08
- “I wish I had had this when I was very, very oily, like in my 20s, because it makes such a difference”▶ 12:08
- “I can actually entirely skip powder most days if I go over this”▶ 12:22
- “I actually like to layer over the Charlotte Tilbury”
- “It is truly blurring and it's very, very long wearing”▶ 12:33
- “It extends your makeup all day long”
- “Sometimes it's even too mattifying if I use too much because I am a glowy makeup gal”▶ 12:40
- “If you like a matte look, this is serious”▶ 12:46
- “If you feel like your makeup is starting to break up throughout the day and you go in with this, it will save your makeup”▶ 12:51
One/Size$39- “It's even better when I pair it with the One/Size On 'Til Dawn setting spray”▶ 12:55
- “These two together will have your makeup on for days if you wanted to”▶ 13:00
- “I do feel like One/Size is more mattifying and it does claim to be”▶ 13:06
- “If I'm feeling really extra, I'll do Charlotte Tilbury around the perimeter. I'll go in with Danessa Myrix down the center and then for a really really long wear day I'll go over with this”▶ 13:13
Rhode$25.00Pocket Blush Buildable Hydrating Cream Blushshade · Tan Line
Rhode$25.00Pocket Blush Buildable Hydrating Cream Blushshade · Date Cake
Merit$30.00Flush Balm Cream Blushshade · Bespoke
Haus Labs$34.00Color Fuse Longwear Hydrating Glassy Lip + Cheek Blush Balm Stickshade · Glassy Ginger- “Haus Labs Glossy Blush in the shade Glassy Ginger”▶ 16:04
- “It's another beautiful nudie nudie pink”▶ 16:11
- “It's definitely warmer than bespoke”
- “It has a little bit more peach in it, but on my skin tone, it's a very easy blush to wear”▶ 16:18
- “They're not as tacky as the glossy name maybe implies”▶ 16:24
- “They do have like a glow to them, but they're not thick or sticky or like super tacky”▶ 16:30
- “There's a glow to them, but I find that the glow sort of sets down throughout the day”
Dior$49.00Forever Blush Soft Filtershade · 02 Peony- “Dior Forever Blush Soft Filter”▶ 16:40
- “It's a liquid blush with a whipped consistency”▶ 16:46
- “It's the most gorgeous like nudie pink and it has a very cloudlike, blurred, diffused blend”▶ 16:52
- “It gives you time to apply, but then it looks like an airbrushed blush”▶ 17:11
- “It's so beautiful, incredibly longlasting”
- “This formula is very difficult to do well, but when you apply this, you can apply it directly on the cheeks”
- “It's very underrated”
Westman Atelier$48.00Lit Up Highlight Stickshade · Garson- “Westman Atelier lit up highlight stick in the shade Garson, but it's a deeper shade”▶ 17:30
- “It's the most beautiful like brownie rose berry”▶ 17:42
- “It obviously has that dewiness of the cream highlighter, but I kind of use it as a blush topper or as my highlighter”
- “It gives me just enough pigmentation”▶ 17:49
- “It gives you a really juicy, beautiful cheek”▶ 18:00
- “It's very, very unique”
Blush and Glowshade · Chill- “In my collection, I have a powder blush. This is the CL blush and glow, I think they're called, or blush and glow”▶ 18:05
- “Specifically, the shade chill I really enjoy”▶ 18:12
- “I feel like it's really flattering if I want to set a blush or just on its own”▶ 18:17
- “They're very, very smooth, almost creamy to touch”▶ 18:23
- “They have that very buttery but thin feeling even though there isn't like glow or shimmer in here”▶ 18:29
- “I feel like it does have a pearlininess in the texture and so it melts into the skin”▶ 18:36
- “It looks super skin-like and I just feel like this shade chill is one that I reach for a lot especially as like a blush topper if I want something to be longerlasting”▶ 18:42
Blush and Glowshade · Cozy- “The other shade I enjoy is the shade cozy and it's like it's almost like a peachy beige again”▶ 18:48
- “It's like a desaturated, barely there kind of blush, but it does show up deeper on the skin as you apply it”▶ 18:59
- “I actually really like it kind of all over the face, too, as like a bronze, beige, peachy blush”▶ 19:05
- “It kind of goes with everything”
- “It's also really beautiful on the eyes”▶ 19:11
MAKEUP BY MARIO$36.00Softsculpt Multi-Use Bronzing & Shaping Serumshade · Light- “My Makeup by Mario Soft Sculpt Serum is almost empty. This is the shade light”▶ 19:21
- “I wear this almost every day because it just makes the skin look ethereal, glowy, and a little bit sun-kissed”▶ 19:27
- “I love the undertone of the shade light”▶ 19:35
- “It's very subtle, but I kind of like that these days”▶ 19:40
- “Even though there's pearl in here, it's not visible on the skin”
- “You can barely tell that you're wearing makeup, but it just makes the skin look glowy like you just applied skincare”▶ 19:45
Westman Atelier$58.00- “The Westman Atelier Sun Tone Bronzing Drops have been beautiful”▶ 19:50
- “These are There's no curl in these, but they melt into the skin”▶ 19:56
- “They're very fluid”▶ 20:02
- “It's much more fluid than the soft sculpt serum”
- “It looks so seamless with your foundation, with your other base makeup”▶ 20:08
- “It just melts in”
- “I really like a more subtle bronzer”
- “I like something that makes the skin look more dimensional and natural rather than looking like you're wearing bronzer”▶ 20:14
Fara Homidi$78Essential Bronzer Refillable Compactshade · Lumen- “For powder bronzer, there was really only one I fell in love with this year and I really did fall in love. It's the Fara Homidi essential bronzer”▶ 20:51
- “This bronzer is so buttery”▶ 20:56
- “It's so creamy”
- “It's a powder, but it behaves like a cream and it melts into the skin like a cream”▶ 21:08
- “I have the shade Lumen, which is the second deepest shade”▶ 21:14
- “It doesn't have like a pearl running through it, but it does give you like a lit from within sort of look”▶ 21:18
- “It does come with a brush. I don't think you need the brush. I would just go with a bronzer”▶ 21:23
- “It's just like a next level powder bronzer”▶ 21:28
- “It doesn't look obvious. It doesn't look powdery on the skin”▶ 21:33
- “It looks creamy on the skin”
- “It's just so easy to blend out”
- “It's effortless”
- “Looks good on the eyes”▶ 21:39
- “You just like can't mess this up”
Haus Labs$30.00Precision Sculpt Shaping Balm Contour Stickshade · Chisel- “This is the Haus Labs Precision Sculpt Shaping Balm, and it's like a stick contour”▶ 22:01
- “I like that it's a skinnier stick because it gives you more precision”▶ 22:07
- “I wear the shade chisel which is a very good like truly cool toned shade”▶ 22:13
- “It has a very velvety blend to it”
- “It's not dewy. It's not shiny”
- “I feel like it looks really natural”▶ 22:19
- “One thing I would say is that I like to work one section at a time rather than applying to the whole face because it is on the matte side and it does set down”▶ 22:26
- “It's just very very natural but very very effective and I've been reaching for it a lot”▶ 22:36
Westman Atelier$91.00Face Trace Cream Contour Stickshade · Biscuit- “I also have a brand new stick of the Westman Atelier face contour stick. This is the shade biscuit”▶ 22:43
- “Usually I use truffle, the second deepest shade, but I'm very pale right now”▶ 22:56
- “Biscuit is actually a lot warmer and I almost use it more as like a neutral bronzer on my skin tone”▶ 23:00
- “It's also creamier”
- “It's not quite as matte as the House Labs”▶ 23:08
- “The House Labs is truly truly matte. This one is more of a natural cream finish”
- “I'm able to use it as a contour, but I sort of treat it as like a sculpting bronzer, whereas this is like a true gray undertone contour”▶ 23:13
Saie$29Glowy Super Gel Lightweight Illuminating Serumshade · Warm Glow- “The Saie super glowy gel I actually haven't had in my collection for a long time, but then I got my hands on their newest shade called warm glow, and I'm remembering how much I enjoy it and how weightless it is”▶ 23:29
- “This is probably the most natural of the three that I'm talking about here”▶ 23:41
- “It still has a decent amount of glow”▶ 23:47
- “I really like the sort of like warm champagne undertone of this tone specifically”
- “What I like about this is how thin it is”▶ 23:53
- “It doesn't add any weight”
- “It doesn't add any texture”
- “It sets down completely”▶ 23:59
- “It adds that glowiness without adding, I don't know, just any stickiness to the face”
Dior$57.00Forever Glow Star Filtershade · 2- “If I want a little more impact, I go for the Dior Forever Glow Star Filter”▶ 24:06
- “This is the Dior version of like the Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter, but I kind of like this more for more impact and for more pigmentation”▶ 24:11
- “You can see how beautiful that reflect is”▶ 24:25
- “It's not glittery, but it is impactful”
- “It's really really stunning for like a glam moment”▶ 24:32
- “It also works really well like under base makeup, too”▶ 24:38
- “If you want to wear it sort of as a glowy primer, you can obviously use either of these that way”▶ 24:44
- “I also like that Dior has such a great shade range in these”▶ 24:49
- “There is a tint to it, so it does actually give you a little bit of coverage as well”
Ciele$34.00Glow & Protect SPF 50+ Liquid Highlightershade · Penny- “This is like the truest liquid highlighter, the Ciele Glow and Protect, specifically in the shade Penny”▶ 24:54
- “I love this shade because I feel like it's actually pretty unique for a liquid highlighter”▶ 25:00
- “It's like a rose gold that's not too pink and that's not too warm”▶ 25:05
- “I kind of like how neutral the undertone is and it has a reflect that's not too golden”▶ 25:12
- “I find that this really completely sets down, so it doesn't add any weight or any texture”▶ 25:18
- “It actually kind of blurs over texture and it's not going to add like hydration or anything like that”▶ 25:25
- “It's just such a thin layer that fully fully sets down and it's also very longlasting”▶ 25:31
MAKEUP BY MARIO$56.00
MAKEUP BY MARIO$98.00- “The only other palette that I've really enjoyed this year is the Makeup by Mario Eyes Nature Palette”
- “It's beautiful, but it's a little bit warmer than what I've been reaching for everyday”▶ 26:25
- “I do think especially come spring and summer, I'm going to be reaching for this a lot”
MAKEUP BY MARIO$25.00Master Mattes Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadowshade · Mauve- “This is the Makeup by Mario Master Mattes Longwear Cream Eyeshadow”▶ 26:44
- “This is all matte and they are almost like an eye primer”▶ 26:57
- “They're sort of whipped and fluffy almost like the Dior whipped blush actually in eyeshadow form, but they blend out so beautifully”▶ 27:04
- “This is very hard to do well because it's a siliconey formula”▶ 27:10
- “I have very oily eyelids. It lasts all day long on me”
- “It's very easy to blend out”▶ 27:16
- “It gives you that diffused look”
- “I actually use the shade mauve as a base for my eyeshadow today”▶ 27:21
- “They blend into each other. They give you time to blend and work them out, but once they set down, they do not budge”▶ 27:38
Merit$26.00Solo Shadow Cream-to-Powder Soft Matte Eyeshadowshade · Iris- “The Merit, the solo shadow sheen is something I've been reaching for since they came out”▶ 27:43
- “I really love the shade Iris, which is kind of this like smoky lavender”▶ 27:56
- “And then the shade glass, which is like a beautiful shimmery peach”
- “These two together are absolutely stunning and they're very, very different from their original solo shadow formula”▶ 28:10
- “They're totally different from the matte formula, which I know dried out kind of quickly for a lot of people”▶ 28:15
- “This formula is also creamy”▶ 28:24
- “It does set down on the eyes, but it's not like dry like the mattes were”
- “I feel like these are just easy to wear because they have the sheeniness, like a peariness, but it's not so in your face”▶ 28:30
- “They're very daytime appropriate, work appropriate, but you can also build them up in pigmentation if you want”▶ 28:35
- “They are a cream shadow, so I find that the longevity is extended most when I use a primer”
Urban Decay$26.0024/7 Glaze-On Liquid Eyeshadowshade · Silver Spooning- “This is the Urban Decay Blazed Liquid Eyeshadow”▶ 29:07
- “It's a liquid eyeshadow”
- “It's a very very thin fluid formula that then dries down and then it becomes like really budge proof on the eyes”▶ 29:24
- “Silver spooning is so pretty because there's almost a translucent base but then there's that silver reflect and it gives you that like glossy sort of look on the eyes”▶ 29:38
Urban Decay$26.0024/7 Glaze-On Liquid Eyeshadowshade · Space Cowboy Intense- “Space Cowboy Intense has a little bit more texture, a little bit more glitter running through it”▶ 29:48
- “It also has that like peachiness of Space Cowboy”▶ 30:00
- “These are a really kind of surprising just interesting way to add gleam to the eyes without adding a lot of pigment or a lot of heaviness while still giving you that glossy look across the lids”▶ 30:06
Tower 28 Beauty$20.00GoGo Cooling Shimmer 8H Eyeshadow Stickshade · Viper- “The Tower 28 Go cooling shimmer sticks are so fun”▶ 30:19
- “They're like a jelly stick”▶ 30:26
- “My favorite shade in this is definitely Viper”▶ 30:31
- “It's a really interesting like smoky purple taupe”▶ 30:42
- “It's really beautiful sheared out on the eyes or you can just apply it at full opacity”▶ 30:49
- “There are also these like little micro glitters running through it”▶ 30:55
- “It's not chunky, but it does have a lot of twinkle, especially when it catches the light”▶ 31:00
Danessa Myricks Beauty$38.00Colorfix Stixshade · 6- “Danessa Myricks Beauty Color Fix sticks”▶ 31:10
- “These are dual-ended, so they're magnetic”
- “Each one comes with a metallic and a foil”▶ 31:17
- “These have such serious impact”▶ 31:23
- “This is what I wear like on a glam day”▶ 31:29
- “Although this metallic is one I can blend out for a kind of everyday bronzy look”
- “It's really beautiful”
- “I like the silver reflect in there”▶ 31:36
- “That's the shade Celeste”
- “This side is the shade Nova”▶ 31:41
- “The foils are really I think what's unique about this release”
- “Nova is reflective beyond compare”▶ 31:49
- “There's nothing else in my collection that looks quite like this”
- “It comes on like it that's one swatch”▶ 31:55
- “It applies at full opacity and it does have a textured quality to it”
Patrick Ta$42.00Major Dimension Eye Illusion Eyeshadow Duoshade · Always on Your Mind- “Patrick Ta extended their duo, their major dimension eye duo shade range”▶ 32:23
- “This was my previous favorite”▶ 32:30
- “It's a beautiful micro shimmer like pressed glitter that is so reflective”
- “I especially love this shade just to add like a glassy sheen to the eyes”▶ 32:36
- “I have a new favorite shade. This is always on your mind and it's a beautiful smoky taupey champagne duo”▶ 32:41
- “These have a little bit more base color than the previous shade I have”▶ 32:47
- “I especially love this top shade all over the eyes for a kind of smokey sort of look”▶ 32:54
- “They are just so reflective”▶ 33:00
Half Magic$15.00Eyeshadow Singlesshade · Possessed Pearl- “Another pressed glitter that I love is the Half Magic Beauty eyeshadows”▶ 33:12
- “They came out with a few nude shades this year”
- “There are two that I really, really love that I've been wearing non-stop”▶ 33:23
- “This is probably the one I'd pick up if I had to pick one. It's called Possessed Pearl, and it has that silver smoky taupey glossiness to it”▶ 33:28
- “These are so so shiny, so glossy, so reflective”▶ 33:33
Half Magic$13.00Eyeshadow Singlesshade · Sparkle Puff- “I also like the shade Sparkle Puff”▶ 33:40
- “This one's a little bit more of a duo chrome and it has like a very light blue shift through it”▶ 33:44
- “I always get questions when I wear these”
- “They are so high impact”▶ 33:50
- “They're so so creamy”
- “The Patrick Ta ones, you can feel like the glitter in the formula, especially when you're applying with your fingers”▶ 33:56
- “These ones are very, very smooth”
- “You don't feel any glitter”
- “They're more glossy metallic with some glitter particles rather than like just a pressed glitter”▶ 34:00
MAKE Beauty$24.00Multi-Chromatic Eyeshadowshade · New Wave- “Make Beauty extended their monochromatic eyeshadow range this year”▶ 34:12
- “This shade New Wave, this icy blue, I've basically been waiting all year to wear this across the eyes because it gives you that like snow princess sort of look”▶ 34:18
- “It's perfect for the season”▶ 34:24
- “These are not glittery at all”
- “They are a pure, buttery, smooth metallic”▶ 34:29
- “They apply at full opacity, especially when you apply them with your fingers”▶ 34:36
- “I also love this shade surplus. It's an olive, but it's a very, very bright olive”
- “It's not murky. It doesn't go brown the way a lot of olive greens do”▶ 34:41
- “Kind of lean into that like khaki place”▶ 34:47
- “This one stays really bright and clean”
- “For a smokier look, I really love this shade, Fusion”▶ 34:55
- “For an all over bronzy eye. It's not like a warm bronze. It's kind of a silvery bronze and I really really like that”▶ 35:00
- “I honestly love all of the shades in this range”
Isehan$9.88
MAKEUP BY MARIO$26.00Master Pigment Pro Eyeliner Pencilshade · Perfect Brown- “The Makeup by Mario Master Pigment Pro pencil in the shade perfect brown has been fantastic”▶ 35:38
- “It's actually kind of similar to this, a cool toned brown, and I'm able to get a very fine line, but I'm also able to smudge it out if I want to”▶ 35:51
- “It's like a true wooden pencil liner”▶ 35:57
- “Also, it has a brush tip that is shockingly good”▶ 35:33
BK Beauty$15
Heroine Make$14.50- “This is the one mascara I've returned to over and over this year. This is the Long Up mascara super waterproof”▶ 36:17
- “It's tough to get off, but it's so smudge proof and long lasting”▶ 36:35
- “It gives me a lot of control”
- “Japanese mascaras are just excellent”▶ 36:41
- “It also has a curved brush that's not too big”
- “If you have smaller eye shape and you struggle to get into the inner corners, I guarantee you this will do the trick for you”▶ 36:47
Lawless$21.00
MAKE Beauty$20.00Infinite Brow Micro Brow Pencilshade · Soft Black
Lip Linershade · Fawn- “My classic lip liner pick, just a classic wooden pencil, is the Farohi lip liner”▶ 37:52
- “It's expensive, but it's so good and it's so long-lasting”▶ 37:57
- “I am wearing the shade Fawn and this is my perfect like smudgy contour lip shade”
- “These are very, very matte”▶ 38:04
- “They give you a precise line if you want, but I love them for a kind of blurred out lip line and they are so long lasting for a classic pencil”▶ 38:10
- “It lasts all day long”
Lip Stain Penshade · Cherry Cola- “The best of the year, the award for sure goes to Bubble and Rudy Rudy Berry”▶ 38:29
- “They came out with two shades of this lip stain and it is so smartly packaged and formulated”▶ 38:36
- “I had to actually grab cherry cola out of my makeup bag”▶ 38:42
- “The nib is a brush tip and it's slightly angled”▶ 38:49
- “You can use it on its side for a very slim application or you can use it on the other side, the thicker side for more surface area”▶ 38:55
- “That's the shade cherry cola and that's my most used”
- “This is the shade raspberry jam and it's also a beautiful like berry colored stain”▶ 39:02
- “Cherry Cola is like a true lip contour shade and it stays true to color and that's very important to me”
- “It also has these little like beads so you can shake it up”▶ 39:14
- “It never skips”
- “It doesn't dry out and it's just such a fantastic formula that lasts all day long, like truly all day long”
Huda Beauty$25.00Lip Contour Stainshade · Soft Pink- “I reach for the Huda Beauty lip contour stains and these are beautiful, but they're a little bit more finicky”
- “I do think the shades are really nice”
- “I wear the shade soft pink just as a base stain on my lips like most days and I fill in my entire lip with these”▶ 39:54
- “I also like the shade rosewood if I want a little bit more pigmentation”
- “And then I like soft nude if I want something that's like a little bit of a warmer nude”
Merit$24.00Signature Lip Sheer Lip Linershade · Beverly Hills- “The Merit lip liners came out this year. These are what I call the tinted lip balm of lip liners”▶ 40:32
- “They're sheer, they're balmy, they're a little bit waxy, and I actually use these to fill in my entire lip, and I often get compliments about it”▶ 40:36
- “I like the sheerness”
- “They are very comfortable on the lips as well”▶ 41:29
Merit$24.00Signature Lip Sheer Lip Linershade · Bespoke- “I use Beverly Hills to fill in my whole lip and Bespoke as my lip liner”▶ 40:52
MAKE Beauty$21.00Continuum Cream Lip Linershade · Gray- “My last lip liner shout out goes to the Make Beauty Continuum lip liner”▶ 41:29
- “This is a gel lip liner, but specifically I want to mention this shade because I feel like it's really hard to find a truly cool toned lip liner”▶ 41:34
- “This one is really gray. Like it's even more cool toned than Endless Cacao”▶ 41:39
- “Sometimes I want a very sculpted lip. And this is when I reach for something like this”▶ 41:57
lishu$4.80Moisturizing Essence Lip Oilshade · Guava Fresca- “These are the Lashu softening lip balms”▶ 42:19
- “This year they came out with a shade called guava fresca that I have not stopped wearing”▶ 42:26
- “It first of all smells truly like the real fruit”▶ 42:32
- “I can't get enough of it”
- “I wiped off the lip liner stains and they're still there”▶ 42:38
- “I used makeup remover and then soap and water. So, if that gives you any indication of their longevity”
- “Guava Fresca is like a true bright pink, but it's the kind of shade that brings so much life to the face”▶ 42:43
- “It looks a little scary because these are pretty tinted for tinted lip balms, but I find that they're really flattering, really shiny, and actually moisturizing”▶ 42:53
- “They actually stick on the lips”▶ 42:59
- “They're on the thicker side, and so they do give you real moisture”
Revlon$4.99Tinted Lip Balmshade · Ribbon- “Another tinted lip balm is the Road tinted lip balms”▶ 43:21
- “The shade ribbon, this light pink, and then the shade toast are my most used”▶ 43:27
- “They are a little bit thinner than the Edm”
- “I don't think they're as like thick, but I do find that these are really moisturizing”▶ 43:33
- “I reach for them all the time, especially just over like a lip liner or something like that”▶ 43:39
Tinted Lip Balmshade · Toast- “I also feel like they updated the formula of these”
- “I know people used to complain about them going grainy. None of my newer ones have done that”▶ 43:50
Merit$24.00Shade Slick Tinted Lip Oilshade · Point- “The one lip oil in this lineup is the new Merit lip oils, the tinted lip oils”▶ 44:00
- “They redid this. They kind of got rid of their old PH shades and then came out with a couple of new shades”▶ 44:06
- “Specifically, the point the shade point is my favorite”▶ 44:11
- “This is a thinner formula”
- “It's not like a gloss”
- “It does truly feel like a lip oil”▶ 44:17
- “It's hydrating, but not the longest lasting, but it's something that really looks very flattering on the lips”▶ 44:23
- “It makes my lips look juicy, and it's easy to reapply”
Hourglass$39- “My other glossy lip favorite is not a new formula. It's the Hourglass Lippies, but specifically the shade lore”▶ 44:29
- “Lore is like a berry tone shade”▶ 44:40
- “On the lips, it's so flattering and it shears out more on the lips”▶ 44:46
- “In the winter I kind of transition more from like cooler tone pinks into berry tones. It's why I'm reaching for this one a lot lately”▶ 44:52
Prada$50.00Monochrome Soft Matte Refillable Lipstickshade · P 158- “I always get asked about it. It's the Prada soft matte lipstick in the shade P 158”▶ 45:02
- “Nothing really compares to this formula”▶ 45:08
- “If you want a comfortable diffused blurred lip, especially with the Faroh Homidi lip liner, it's just a match made in heaven”▶ 45:14
- “It's a very unique beige pink that doesn't go too cool toned and it doesn't go warm”▶ 45:26
- “It's not too bright. It's not too intense and it's just very flattering I feel on my skin tone when I want a nude pink lip”▶ 45:32
- “These are my most worn Prada lipstick shades and they just do pinks really well”▶ 45:38
- “This formula is so comfortable”▶ 45:54
- “It's matte, but it's very moisturizing on the lips over time somehow”▶ 45:59
- “It's not like a lip balm, but it doesn't dry out my lips”
- “It doesn't sink into lip lines”▶ 46:05
- “It doesn't get cakey around the mouth, which this kind of formula can do if it's not formulated well”▶ 46:10
Merit$28.00Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstickshade · Archival- “I have to mention these because I am petitioning Merit personally to make these permanent”▶ 46:15
- “These are the Merit signature lip blush formula and they have all been limited edition and it kills me”▶ 46:21
- “This year they came out with a limited edition shade called archival”▶ 46:26
- “They're a little bit sheer, a little bit waxier”▶ 46:38
- “They're not quite as pigmented”
- “Last year they had a shade called Dour, and it's still one I reach for all the time”▶ 46:43
- “They also came out with a limited edition shade called Maxwell, which completely sold out very, very quickly this year”▶ 46:55
- “Maxwell's like a berry tone, like a brown berry”▶ 47:06
- “These are very similar to the mattes, but they're a little bit waxier, a little bit creamier, and a little bit more comfortable on the lips”▶ 47:12
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