my best discoveries of 2026 (so far) | mid year favorites
Rare Beauty$26Soft Pinch Liquid Contourshade · Gentle- “I bow down to this liquid contour. It is beyond any other liquid contour that I've personally tried”▶ 1:44
- “It makes my face look like I have self-tanned, which I love”▶ 1:54
- “This warms up my face in the same way and it just makes me look so sun-kissed”▶ 2:00
- “This shade on me really comes off as like the mix between a contour and a bronzer”▶ 2:08
- “When I layer a bronzer over this, it is just so beautiful. It's just so good”▶ 2:12
- “It just honestly looks like I am a glowing goddess”▶ 2:22
- “It makes me feel so pretty. I feel like that's the best compliment you can give a product is that it makes you feel prettier when you put it on”▶ 2:33
Hourglass$34Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascarashade · Espresso
Caliray$25.00
Merit$38.00
Tower 28 Beauty$28.00- “This is basically just like an antibacterial type of spray. And if you're acne prone, using this, especially in the summer, is super important”▶ 5:12
- “Anytime I start to sweat, anytime, I spray this all over my face”▶ 5:31
- “You spray it over makeup, you can spray it under makeup. If you're going to reapply SPF, you can spray it on your face and then reapply”▶ 5:34
- “It's just meant to help minimize the chance of breakouts and keep your skin clean throughout the day. So, I love this stuff”▶ 5:40
Rhode$32.00Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essenceshade · 02- “I just love this stuff so so much”▶ 6:00
- “It gives my skin a gorgeous glow”▶ 6:15
- “I feel like it soaks into my skin and it looks like my skin has a glow rather than I put something on it to try and give it a glow”▶ 6:29
- “I think it's the best product from their summer launch”▶ 6:37
- “if I could only buy one thing and I could only recommend one thing, it would be the highlight milk”▶ 6:41
- “Now, this is not an acne safe product, so I use it sparingly”▶ 6:06
CYKLAR$29.00Nutrient Rich Body Creamshade · Rose Bud- “This formula, I think, is probably my favorite lotion I've ever tried”▶ 6:54
- “This one just soaks into the skin. It truly isn't heavy”▶ 7:09
- “It really does feel extremely moisturizing and hydrating. Like I can wake up the next day and still feel not like residue of it on my skin, but like the I guess hydration on my skin like on my legs”▶ 7:12
- “Really really like the rose bud scent. As someone who never likes rose”▶ 7:25
- “If I could compare it to anything, I think it smells like rose water rather than like I don't know like straight up rose”▶ 7:30
Tan-Luxe$54.00- “I have discovered I think probably the best self-tanner I've ever tried”▶ 7:52
- “It goes on clear, which I know might sound scary”▶ 8:29
- “As someone who is like chronically bad at tanning themselves, I never have streaks”▶ 8:33
- “It is so hard to mess up. And that's what I love about this”▶ 8:41
- “It's not lying when it says hydrating. I feel like this hydrates the same way this does. I've never experienced that before”▶ 8:42
LORE$92.00
Kenra Professional$42.00- “This is one of those hair products that like actually works”▶ 9:29
- “This stuff actually cuts the blow dry time in half. Like, I'm not joking”▶ 9:35
- “The other night I was blow-drying my hair. I forgot to spray this on. It felt like it took ages longer”▶ 9:41
- “Today I sprayed this on before styling my hair. My hair dried so quickly and it's a heat protectant”▶ 9:46
- “Honestly, I just love the effectiveness of this. It really, really works. It's like magic for your hair. It really is. It's just like magic”
Steve Madden$119.95- “I feel like these are a divisive shoe. Like you really either love or hate these and I totally get if you hate them”▶ 10:49
- “They fit so well into my style. I love them so much. They've held up really well and honestly I just like them”▶ 10:51
- “I think they're a more fun version of a regular ballet flat”▶ 11:01
- “I feel like they have a little bit more style and they're they have a bit more of a statement to them when I wear them with my outfits and I feel like it really ties everything together”▶ 11:03
- “I wear them with almost every outfit”▶ 11:14
- “It is basically just a digital film camera. It has some of the Fujifilm like effects um that you would get on a normal film camera, but you're able to scroll through them and play with it and you can download it right onto your phone”▶ 17:39
- “It's been like my favorite way to capture memories”▶ 17:53
Heaven Mayhem$65.00Laptop Covershade · Cheetah Print with Gold Lettering
- “I love it so much. I feel like it's exactly what I was looking for because it has the look of Apple Calendar, but it has the obviously all the features of my Google calendar”▶ 20:07
- “What's so nice is anytime I update my Google calendar, it automatically updates my notion calendar”▶ 20:17
- “It truly helps me stay on track”▶ 20:36
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