The Best Makeup of 2025!
NYX$12.00- “Products either leave my eyebrows looking really shiny, full of white cast, but this does neither”▶ 1:05
- “It gives incredible hold to the brow hairs that I have”▶ 1:16
- “There's no sticky residue. It's super lightweight and no shiny eyebrows in sight and your eyebrows will stay in place all day long”▶ 1:19
- “The only thing I don't like about it is the applicator, but I will forgive that because it is so incredible”▶ 1:28
Anastasia Beverly Hills$28.00MicroStroke Brow Penshade · Dark Brown- “This micro fine beautiful subtle brow pen does exactly that and they stay in place all day”▶ 1:53
- “There's no coming off. There's no rubbing off. They don't fade as the day goes on”▶ 2:02
- “This one gives me much more natural looking eyebrows and I literally could not be without it now”▶ 2:11
- “I just love the fact that it has a spoolie on the end which the Glossier doesn't have”▶ 2:21
- “This is a moisture rich primer and ideal for someone like me who has really dry skin”▶ 2:34
- “It just feels like a very, very beautiful and nourishing moisturizer”▶ 3:07
- “I think it gives me such a nice radiant glow to the skin”▶ 3:12
- “It does help with the longevity of my makeup because it keeps my skin hydrated all day”▶ 3:18
- “The only thing I don't like about the Vieve is the fragrance. It has quite a strong florally fragrance and I don't really care for it”▶ 3:22
Sephora Collection$18.00- “This in my opinion is more of a serum type formula. It's not as substantial or thick as the Vieve, so it's not going to feel like a moisturizer, but what it is going to feel like is a really silky and lightweight, hydrating serum on the skin”▶ 3:46
- “This also gives me a beautiful subtle glow to the skin”▶ 4:05
- “My makeup always looks better when I have these on under my makeup”▶ 4:22
NYX$11.99- “I genuinely was so petrified that this would be really thick, really chunky, just something that I would not enjoy. And it really did bowl me over. It is so smooth. It's so flattering”▶ 4:56
- “You can also use this as a multifunctional product. So, you can use it on the eyes as well”▶ 5:17
- “This is probably the best drugstore highlighter that I've ever used”▶ 5:20
Dior$48.00
Morphe$13Shapelifter Micro Contour Stickshade · Enhanced- “This is fantastic. It's creamy. It's easy to use. It blends effortlessly, literally within single seconds”▶ 6:57
Catrice$8.00- “It definitely helps to keep your makeup in place”▶ 7:43
- “It feels really, really hydrating, but not hydrating in the fact that it leaves your skin and your makeup looking really, really dewy”▶ 7:48
- “I think it's really hard to have a setting spray that kind of does both. So, hydrating, keeps everything in place, and just leaves a really natural finish. I really like it”▶ 7:54
MAKEUP BY MARIO$34.00SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancershade · Light Medium- “This is probably my favorite makeup product of the year”▶ 8:27
- “I would be happy if you took every single bronzer away from me and just gave me this because this literally is my skin but a lot better”▶ 8:35
- “When you put this on, you don't look like you've got makeup on. This is so emollient and hydrating feeling. When you put it on, it literally just sinks into the skin. It becomes one with the skin and just leaves you with a beautiful bronzed face”▶ 8:38
- “It does what it says it's going to do. It enhances your skin and so naturally”▶ 9:00
Maybelline$9.99Lifter Stix Multi-Use Face Makeup Stickshade · 65- “These again really, really beautiful and natural finish to the skin”
- “Like the Mario blends incredibly seamlessly. Honestly, so so natural and creamy and just beautiful feeling on the skin”▶ 9:27
Physicians Formula$14.97Murumuru Butter Glow & Go Multi-Use Stickshade · Sunkissed Rose- “This product from Physicians Formula absolutely blew my socks off this year”▶ 9:40
- “The bronzer, like the Maybelline Lifter Sticks, very very creamy, very very I mean seamless to blend. I'd say it's a little bit more lightweight than the Maybelline Lifter Sticks. Beautiful. Just incredible”▶ 9:51
- “I love the blush. It's just as good”▶ 10:12
- “All of these last beautifully well”▶ 10:14
Morphe$15Sudden Heat Creamy Bronzer Stickshade · Ignite- “Wow, this is amazing”
- “This genuinely is one of the most effortless cream bronzers you will ever use”▶ 10:34
- “They are not too warm. They are not orange. They're not going to turn you a shade that you are not desiring. They just give a really healthy flush of color to the skin. It feels so lightweight but just so natural and gorgeous”▶ 10:43
RMS Beauty$36.00ReDimension Hydra Bronzershade · Malibu Muse- “I took the plunge and haven't looked back since”▶ 11:25
- “It's not overly pigmented. That's the first thing. So, it allows you to build up”▶ 11:30
- “It's not glittery or highlighty. I don't know how this works. It's a little bit of sorcery, but it just looks so beautiful, smooth, and natural on the skin”▶ 11:41
- “The only negative that I have is that I do actually have to work to build this up. But if I just want a natural little flush of color on the cheeks, this is beautiful and perfect”▶ 11:48
VIEVE$42.00Modern Bronzershade · Medium- “Wowee is all I can say about this product”▶ 12:06
- “It's not overly pigmented, but it's more pigmented than the RMS. And it literally just blends seamlessly. Looks so smooth. Looks beautiful. It looks quality on your face. It's just phenomenal”▶ 12:28
- “You get this beautiful packaging with a beautiful mirror as well”▶ 12:44
Saie$28.00- “I just couldn't stop thinking again about this blush and this shade Mia”▶ 13:36
- “I was worried that this would be really sparkly that it would emphasize my texture because it is a luminous baked blush. However, I needn't have worried. So, it's very subtly radiant. It doesn't emphasize texture. It just looks so smooth and so pretty on the skin”▶ 13:53
Make Me Blush Bold Blurring Blushshade · 93- “I really wish I'd have picked a different shade. I still love this shade, which is 93. For the summer, it's absolutely perfect”▶ 14:22
- “Honestly, I don't think I've ever had such a smooth looking blush on my face than when I've used this. Honestly, I feel like it's made for people with mature or textured skin”▶ 14:28
- “It just gives a really nice kind of luminosity to the cheeks, but nothing that's going to be sparkly or chunky at all”▶ 14:43
Dior$44.00Dior Backstage Rosy Glow Blush Stickshade · Rosewood- “I absolutely adore this blush stick from Dior”▶ 15:35
- “Rosewood is for me the perfect neutral pink. And I think that's why I reach for it so often”▶ 15:51
- “I love the smell of it. For once, I love the smell of Dior. It kind of smells minty, vanilla-y. It's everything. It's beautiful”▶ 16:09
- “Does give you beautiful glowy cheeks. It's stunning”▶ 16:17
Charlotte Tilbury$44.00Unreal Blush Healthy Glow Stickshade · Cherry Glow- “I find that these are very glowy but not super dewy. They just do give you that healthy, beautiful, juicy glow to the skin. And I just love them so much”▶ 10:49
- “It's so flattering on skin like mine. It doesn't emphasize texture, doesn't emphasize pores. It just looks stunning. It makes my skin just look good”
Rhode$25.00Pocket Blush Buildable Hydrating Cream Blushshade · Tan Line- “Oh my gosh, I absolutely love this”
- “I actually love this on the lips as well. And I don't normally use them multifunctionally, but this one I definitely do”▶ 17:14
- “I don't particularly like the packaging. I think it does look a little bit cheap, but there's nothing cheap about this formula. It's absolutely beautiful”▶ 17:25
- “The shade is stunning. It just looks so flattering on the skin. Lasts all day. Just gorgeous”
Morphe$19Cheek Thrills Multi-Finish Face Trioshade · Blind Date- “I would say is a beautiful neutral pink. And that's probably why I love it so much, but the formula just blends just blends so seamlessly. It literally does the work for you”▶ 18:15
- “All of these cream blushes are obviously feel really hydrating”▶ 18:26
- “Honestly, if you blind tested this, and I told you that this cost $50, you would believe me because it's such an absolutely premium formula”▶ 18:31
Photo Focus Loose Setting Powdershade · Soft Pink
L'Oreal Paris$15.99Infallible Blur-Fection Longwear Loose Setting Powdershade · Translucent Light
MAKEUP BY MARIO$38.00SurrealSkin Soft Blur Setting Powdershade · Neutral Light
Morphe$17.00Cloudlight Soft Glow Veil Finishing Powdershade · Sunrise- “This is a little filter for your skin”▶ 21:05
- “It's designed to be that finishing touch for your makeup and just make everything look really beautifully soft and filtered and it has a really really lovely luminous finish”▶ 21:07
- “I do feel like this does set my makeup and I just love it”▶ 21:20
- “This is probably the product that people have come back to me about the most and said, 'Thanks for recommending the Morphe powder. I absolutely adore it on my skin.'”▶ 21:28
- “If you're looking for a dupe for the Hourglass Finishing Powders, it's right here”▶ 21:50
Maybelline$13.99Lifter Serum Concealershade · 35 & 50- “This has become my favorite drugstore concealer. But not only that, it's become my favorite concealer of all time”▶ 22:11
- “I don't think I've ever had a concealer that's given me such coverage, but that just remains incredibly smooth and hydrating under my eyes. Usually, those two don't come as a package. They just don't. But this one definitely does”
- “I do think the shades are a bit of an issue, but I do use 35 to brighten and 50 to conceal”▶ 22:48
- “This is a very thick concealer when it goes on. I thought I would hate it, but once you blend it out, it just becomes very, very serum like and it stays looking so smooth all day”▶ 22:51
- “If I don't set it, it will remain looking quite radiant. I wouldn't say super luminous, but it does have a little bit of radiance to it”▶ 23:04
Estée Lauder$30.00- “Sometimes it looks absolutely amazing but if I haven't prepped my under eyes properly or if they are feeling it or looking particularly dry then this can be a disaster”▶ 23:26
- “It gives a great amount of coverage and it has this invisiflex technology which basically means that it moves with your skin and so for me once it sets down it stays there all day and it doesn't move and it is very self-setting”▶ 23:39
- “I still think this is such a fantastic concealer”▶ 24:07
CHANEL$53- “This is extremely serum-like. It literally blends in a single second. This is just the perfect everyday concealer”▶ 24:25
- “If I was to describe it in one word, it is smooth. It just looks so incredibly smooth”▶ 24:38
- “It doesn't give me the same amount of coverage as the others, but it's still incredibly flattering and I really do adore it”▶ 24:43
Morphe$12.00Wakeup Artist Under Eye Correcting Concealershade · 002 Peach
IT Cosmetics$30.00Do It All Radiant Concealershade · 230- “This is one of the best all over concealers that I've ever used”▶ 25:39
- “Out of all of the concealers that I have, and that's quite a lot, this is the best at concealing issues around the face. So whether it be hyperpigmentation, melasma, dark spots, any of those things, I feel like this is the best at that”
- “The one thing that I hate about it, it's this applicator, the sponge tip, but I can overlook that because it is such a good concealer”▶ 26:06
Maybelline$15.99Super Stay Up to 30HR Lumi Matte Foundationshade · 128
Maybelline$15.99Lifter Plump & Glow Foundationshade · 120 & 112- “I love this. I love how it looks on my skin”▶ 27:37
- “My skin doesn't look as smooth as it does with the Lumi Matte. I have to say that”
- “I think if I had my correct shade in this, I think it would be one of my holy grails”▶ 28:00
- “I know in the few weeks that I've been using this that I do absolutely love it”▶ 28:15
Essence$6.99Foundation Stickshade · 160- “This only cost about six euros if you can believe that”▶ 28:38
- “This is a very very lightweight foundation stick. So I would say the coverage is somewhere between light to medium which just suits me on a daily basis”▶ 28:45
- “Like with the Lumi matte literally blends itself. I mean, if you've ever used the Dior foundation stick and you've seen how blendable that is, this is even more blendable. So, it literally just melts into the skin. It actually blends out like butter”▶ 28:56
- “I like this because it gives me a really healthy, dewy finish to the skin”▶ 29:11
- “This is one of the best foundations of the year, but you have to like light coverage, although it is buildable and you have to like a dewy, glowy finish”▶ 29:27
MAKEUP BY MARIO$48.00SurrealSkin Natural Finish Foundationshade · 8N- “This is gorgeous. It really is, I would call, a perfect finish of a foundation”▶ 29:58
- “It's kind of bordering on a soft satin finish”▶ 30:17
- “I like how it allows my base products to come through”▶ 30:22
- “My skin just looks so healthy with this on. It doesn't look heavy. It doesn't look cakey. The shade is perfect. Shade 8N. Absolutely perfect. It smooths out the skin. It's incredibly blurring on the skin and it just makes my skin look very, very healthy”▶ 30:31
L'Oreal Paris$15.99- “It gives me beautiful volume. It gives me beautiful length and it lasts all day”▶ 31:14
- “It does give you quite a bit of drama in your lashes”▶ 31:27
- “Never had any problems with it flaking or clumping”▶ 31:31
- “I was completely blown away by the L'Oreal Paris Paradise Big Deal Mascara. So, so good”▶ 31:42
Maybelline$13.99- “I absolutely love this. I've worn it every day”▶ 31:59
- “It gives you amazing lift. I guess it does what it says it's going to do. So, it gives you body in your lashes without being clumpy. So, it's incredibly clump free”▶ 32:03
- “It's incredibly buildable. Even when it dries down significantly, you can still go in and build this mascara up”▶ 32:16
- “The only negative I have with this is I do think it flakes on my bottom lashes a little bit. It doesn't smudge on my top lashes”▶ 32:24
- “This mascara, oh my gosh, it's my new favorite. I love everything about it”▶ 32:21
Catrice$7.00- “This one could pass for any luxury tubing mascara”▶ 32:52
- “This honestly is the best tube of mascara I've ever used”▶ 33:24
- “Somebody came back to me and said that they absolutely think that this is better than the Hourglass Tubing Mascara. And I would agree. I would much rather use this”▶ 33:31
- “Once it's on, it's staying in place all day and it ain't going anywhere”▶ 33:41
ColourPop$2.25
KIKO MILANO$13.00Creamy Colour Comfort Lip Linershade · 21- “Oh my goodness. I had heard about the KIKO MILANO lip liners but never experienced them for myself. I can't believe it's taken me so long. These are creamy. They are Oh my gosh, they blend like an absolute dream. And the longevity is absolute second to none”▶ 35:40
- “There's a reason why these lip liners are so incredibly hyped up”▶ 35:57
- “I would recommend these KIKO MILANO lip liners to anybody”▶ 36:07
Westman Atelier$40.00Lip Shape Defining Lip Linershade · Petal- “I was so annoyed that I paid out for this lip liner because it's so expensive, but oh my gosh, I absolutely love it so much”▶ 36:21
- “I really don't think you'll find such a creamy lip liner”▶ 36:34
- “I cannot deny how incredibly beautiful, blendable, how it's just everything”▶ 36:46
- “This makes me look like I have full lips when I actually do not”▶ 36:56
Dior$48.00Rouge Dior On Stage Lipstickshade · 222- “Oh gosh, I really like this”
- “The one thing that I hate about it is the fragrance. Okay, I don't like the fragrance and the taste of it, but that comes with the territory when it comes to Dior”▶ 38:20
- “I've been chatting for now and you've only seen the edited down version. It's been 3 hours now that I've been sat here chatting about these products and I don't need to reapply this”▶ 38:30
- “I love how it sets down and I can go off and I can eat and I can drink and it will still look like this afterwards”
MAC Cosmetics$25.00- “One of my absolute favorite products of the whole year”▶ 39:17
- “This is like a product that feels like a lip oil but looks like a gloss”▶ 39:33
- “I love the feeling of it. I love the way it looks on my lips. It feels hydrating. It feels smooth. You can rub your lips together. There's no stickiness, no tackiness, and it smells incredible”▶ 39:45
- “I will repurchase this over and over and over again. It's one of the best lip products I've ever used”▶ 40:02
L'Oreal Paris$10.99- “I like this”
- “I think there's a fine line with tingling on your lips. So, there's excessive tingling, which I cannot cope with, but I like the tingling of this. So, it feels kind of icy and cool, and that dissipates within a couple of minutes. And it's not painful. It's not intolerable”▶ 40:20
- “This just gives me such beautiful looking lips”▶ 40:39
- “It's a very substantial type of gloss, but it's not a gloss that gets gloopy or super sticky. I just think it's gorgeous”▶ 40:52
NYX$11.99- “I didn't actually know that these were a lip stain when I first tried it. Put it on and then I looked in the mirror hours later and I couldn't believe that it was still on my lips”▶ 41:04
- “I like to apply a layer of it, leave it for a little bit and then kind of dab it off and it just leaves my lips looking naturally pigmented and I just think these are fantastic”▶ 41:14
fwee$18.00- “I think these are the most perfect lip balm glosses that you will ever try”▶ 41:49
- “They are completely non-sticky cuz if they were sticky, I wouldn't use them. They feel so luxurious”▶ 41:59
- “Take these everywhere with me. So, I have them in my beauty room. I have them in the car. I have them in my handbag. I have them everywhere”▶ 42:19
- “The Fu Jelly Pots are gorgeous and nobody really talks about them, but they really should”▶ 42:27
Anastasia Beverly Hills$32.00- “It's the most wearable, beautiful, soft eyeshadow palette”▶ 44:07
- “I think this only cost me about €24 which let me tell you is an absolute steal because although you're only paying 20 something you are getting insane quality”▶ 44:16
- “You're not going to get any shadows that you're going to see from space which I do enjoy. However, what you're going to get is beautiful soft satins, the most creamiest blendable mattes”▶ 44:29
- “You could pick any shade in here and it would make the most incredible one and done eyeshadow. It's so much more versatile than what you initially think”▶ 44:40
Morphe$23.00- “I think my absolute number one palette of the year are these from Morphe”▶ 44:59
- “I've never been a big Morphe eyeshadow fan. Things have changed with Morphe. So, these mattes are beautifully blendable and pigmented. There's no patchiness or dustiness in sight. The shimmers, the satins, the metallics, just all just amazing honestly”▶ 45:14
- “These are absolutely brilliant and they will not break the bank either”▶ 46:11
Moira$6.60Chroma Light Shadowshade · Sugar Crush- “This gives a highly pigmented metallic foiled effect on the eyes, almost wet looking and it never ceases to amaze me every time I wear this”▶ 47:35
- “It's one of my most complimented eyeshadows”▶ 47:48
- “You're getting it for nothing. Seriously”▶ 47:51
- “This has definitely been probably my favorite one and done eyeshadow of the year”▶ 47:58
Kulfi$30.00Zari Eyes Long-Lasting Crease-Proof Cream Eyeshadowshade · Bronze Briade- “I can't tell you how beautiful this is”▶ 48:31
- “It has this beautiful bronzy base, but throughout it, it has these beautiful shimmering particles. They're like shimmering pearls that go throughout it”▶ 48:33
- “It would be very hard for you to find such an impactful and beautiful cream eyeshadow like this”▶ 48:44
- “The way that it looks when you apply it is how it's going to look 12 hours later. It really is beautiful”▶ 48:50
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