beauty products I've USED UP so far in 2026 | skincare, makeup, haircare & bodycare
Laundry Sauce$27.99Laundry Detergent Podsshade · Spanish Leather- “I think that it left the laundry smelling like the actual detergent”▶ 1:49
- “This one, I would say, was leaning towards being stronger, but not too strong where it would like give me a headache or anything”▶ 1:56
- “I really enjoyed this on my bed sheets, my towels, my couch covers, really any fabrics used in the home”▶ 2:07
- “I found that it didn't leave a residue on my clothing or anything”▶ 2:11
Kulfi$26.00Mascarashade · Black- “This is a tubing mascara. One of my absolute favorite tubing mascaras out there”▶ 2:32
- “This one adds a lot of really great volume and length to the lashes”▶ 2:41
- “My lashes do not droop with this”
- “I find that if I layer it with this Kulfi Badi mascara, then I do not get any smudging under my eyes whatsoever”▶ 3:44
- “It has kind of like that shield, that like armor of tubing mascara on top of it”▶ 4:07
- “The only thing that I don't like about this mascara is that ball tip”▶ 4:09
- “I do think that the product kind of like clumps up and gathers on the tip anyways”▶ 4:22
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- “This is one of my all-time favorite mascaras”
- “I did notice that this one does start to kind of like smudge under my eyes over time if I'm wearing it throughout an entire day”
- “I find that if I layer it with this Kulfi Badi mascara, then I do not get any smudging under my eyes whatsoever”
Rare Beauty$21.00- “This is my go-to high-end brow gel”▶ 4:45
- “This is failproof for me”▶ 4:48
- “It's going to be that liquid wax texture, so it's not ever going to actually dry down and get crunchy or flaky”▶ 4:50
- “It's one of the only brow gels that actually keeps them up”▶ 5:02
- “I can put this into my brows and kind of shape them where I want them to be, leave them to dry for a couple of minutes, and then I can go in with a brow pencil after applying it”▶ 5:28
Kosas$23.00Brow Pop Nano Ultra-Fine Detailing + Feathering Eyebrow Pencilshade · Brown Black- “This is definitely one of my failproof go-to brow pencils”▶ 6:22
- “I want to say this is my favorite micro brow pencil”▶ 6:28
- “I go through these slightly quick because again, it is very small, so there isn't a ton of product in it, so it's not going to be the best bang for your buck”▶ 6:37
- “It's also a really great color for my brows”▶ 6:58
- “I love the spoolie on this. I think it's really usable. It's nice and short and stiff”▶ 7:18
MAKE Beauty$20.00Infinite Brow Micro Brow Pencilshade · Soft Black- “I think that this is a great contender for the Kosas Brow Pop Nanos”▶ 8:10
- “I think that it works just as well”▶ 8:14
- “I love the color. It's very natural on my brows”▶ 8:16
- “I find that this one feels slightly more stiff than the Kosas, so I have a little bit more control”▶ 8:18
- “I feel like I use less product when I'm using this because the strokes I can use them without using down the pencil as quickly because of that stiffness”▶ 8:24
- “But it's not too stiff to where it feels like it's scratching your eyebrows or the skin under your eyebrows”▶ 8:37
- “This is very comfortable to use”▶ 8:48
- “I think the packaging is really nice and this also has a spoolie”▶ 8:50
Too Faced$26.00Hangover Pillow Balm Ultra-Hydrating Lip Balmshade · Original- “I love I love these. I talk about them all the time”
- “I find that it's super moisturizing and it actually feels like it leaves hydration on my lips”▶ 10:33
- “It's kind of like Vaseline but less um petroleum jelly feeling, like less slippery than that”▶ 10:40
- “This one feels like it has a little bit more body to it and it smells really nice”▶ 10:46
- “I have no complaints”▶ 10:49
- “My lips have been nice and soft all throughout the winter and the cold season”▶ 10:49
DedCool$90.00- “This is truly one of my all-time favorite fragrances and my all-time favorite brands when it comes to fragrances, too”▶ 11:12
- “This is the perfect skin scent that's slightly sweet and warm at the same time, but it's not sweet in like an artificial way”▶ 11:39
- “This one never does that for me. It's nice and light, but you also get really good sillage out of this one”▶ 12:03
- “People will smell it throughout the day and tell me that it smells really good”▶ 12:08
- “If you have any sensitivity to fragrances and you're looking for a good like everyday go-to type of product or fragrance, this one would definitely be my pick for you”▶ 12:19
Naturium$16.99
Naturium$16.99- “This one, I think, felt really nice and moisturizing”▶ 14:07
- “It has a slightly milky texture and it lathered really nicely on the skin”▶ 14:09
- “I do think that this one actually helped calm like the bumps on my skin”▶ 14:13
- “I really enjoyed this one”▶ 14:19
- “I would recommend it if you do have some sensitivity on your skin”▶ 14:21
Nécessaire$28.00The Body Wash Eucalyptusshade · Eucalyptus- “I really enjoy the Nécessaire body washes. I think that they do them so well”▶ 14:49
- “I love that it's so mess-free just like twisting this open and then the product comes out there and you can close it that way”▶ 14:53
- “The scent of this is such a clean eucalyptus scent”▶ 15:16
- “It feels like you get very clean, slightly minty feeling. So, it like wakes you up”▶ 15:33
- “It doesn't leave any type of like moisturizing residue on the skin, but it also doesn't leave you feeling like dry and squeaky. It's a very good in between”▶ 15:36
- “This is one of my go-tos when it comes to traveling”▶ 15:59
Dove$9.99- “Honestly, I wanted to love this, but I just didn't”▶ 17:31
- “I felt like my skin absorbed this way too quickly and it didn't leave my skin feeling moisturized the next morning”▶ 17:42
- “This I would say is kind of like a booster, not necessarily a replacement for any of those things”▶ 18:06
- “I thought that it was nice, but it wasn't nice enough to where I would run out and repurchase it”
- “I would use it again if I had it, but I don't think I would go out and repurchase it”▶ 18:15
Josie Maran$36Whipped Argan Oil Body Buttershade · Vanilla Vibezzz- “I really, really love this”
- “I love this so so much”
- “It made the body butter glide onto the skin just like a regular lotion, but it had that thickness once it was like spread onto the skin that made your skin feel super super hydrated”▶ 19:36
- “The scent is just it would linger and I would smell it like throughout the night and the next day too”▶ 20:01
- “This jar lasted a really long time”
- “I loved this so much that I bought the body mist and I would layer them together”▶ 20:43
Fenty Beauty$24.00Butta Drop Whipped Oil Body Creamshade · Fenty Fresh- “This I would consider one of my favorite oil/body butter combinations”
- “They just did it so well”▶ 21:11
- “It almost feels like your typical body lotion, but slightly more heavy and oily, which is perfect for me”▶ 21:14
- “It doesn't leave you feeling super greasy and it just feels like your skin is so nice and supple in the morning”▶ 21:32
- “You can put this on and it gives you an incredible sheen without feeling again like sticky and oily”▶ 22:03
- “The scent is really nice and clean and fresh but not in a laundry way... It's in a clean skin type of way”▶ 22:18
Hanni$26.00- “This has been my go-to shave product since I started using this”▶ 22:31
- “This is nice because it's in like this deodorant stick type of thing. You just wind it up and then you can just put it all over your legs”▶ 22:55
- “It lathers really, really nicely. It gives you a nice slick canvas to use your razor with”▶ 23:35
- “I have already repurchased this. I've gone through I think two or three of these and I'm on my next one”▶ 23:39
- “I really enjoy this one. It's so so good and I highly recommend”
Nécessaire$32- “This is still the best rosemary line that I have tried for my hair”▶ 24:02
- “It's the one that feels the most cleansing without feeling stripping”▶ 24:06
- “It keeps my hair oil-free for longer than if I was using like a more moisturizing shampoo or conditioner”▶ 24:11
- “I love how clean this leaves the hair without making it feel like stringy or like coarse”
- “My hair just feels really strong after extended use of this product”▶ 24:24
- “I have recommended this line to a lot of people, and I would definitely buy it again”▶ 24:43
amika$31.00- “Amika hair products just smell so good. I just love them”▶ 25:09
- “My hair feels really clean when I use this and the oil gets fully absorbed”▶ 25:12
- “I find that this one works better in layers”▶ 25:36
- “I have a suspicion that this might be breaking out my hairline just very slightly”▶ 26:18
- “If you are not acne prone, you'll probably really love this”▶ 27:13
Kenra Professional$18.97- “I really liked this. I feel like it was a great hairspray that also added volume”▶ 17:04
- “I think that this helped hold my curls for a really long time in my hair without being overly crunchy”▶ 27:59
- “It really held my hair in place”
- “As long as it's touchable, but it still keeps the hair from frizzing up and looking crazy, then I'm happy”▶ 28:25
- “The first travel size bottle I had of this, the little sprayer broke”▶ 28:35
Dermalogica$49- “This was a good oil cleanser to remove makeup”▶ 29:01
- “I felt like it was a pretty thin oil cleanser”
- “I did like this one better than the Prequel one”▶ 29:39
- “It does work. It got everything off”▶ 30:02
- “I would use it again if they sent it to me again, but I probably wouldn't go out and buy it, especially because it is so pricey”
- “I really, really love this texture and also the performance of this eye cream under the eyes”
- “It has that like cream oil texture to it... It absorbs into the skin”▶ 30:57
- “My eyes feel really hydrated after I use this”▶ 31:28
- “If I had to go out and repurchase it myself, I would definitely hesitate because you guys, it's so small”▶ 31:39
- “Like I genuinely enjoyed this to the point where I was like raving about it”▶ 32:32
- “This did last a long time”
Sunday Riley$40.00- “I have gone through countless bottles of this at this point”
- “This was one of my go-to salicylic acid acne treatments”▶ 33:19
- “It gives you a lot of hydration obviously because it is an oil, but it doesn't stay greasy on the skin like a nighttime facial oil might”▶ 33:40
- “If you suffer from dryness because of other actives that you're using for your acne, I think that this would be such a great solution”
- “I feel like this one sometimes leaves me a little bit too dewy”▶ 34:23
- “It still works. It still does what it's supposed to. It's still incredible”▶ 34:38
Dr. Idriss$68.00- “At first, I felt like it was a little too intense for my skin”▶ 35:54
- “When my skin got used to it, I really really enjoyed the moisturizer cream feel of this”▶ 36:16
- “I actually felt like my skin was brighter and tighter when I was using this”▶ 36:26
- “My skin overall, I just had way more good skin days using this than bad skin days”▶ 36:32
- “I was still using this very sparingly on my neck because I felt like I was getting a little irritation”▶ 36:41
- “I really like this dispenser”
Reedle Shotshade · 300- “This is holy grail status for my nighttime skincare routine”▶ 37:46
- “This essentially the way that I see it is like a booster for your already existing skincare products within your routine”▶ 38:24
- “Your exfoliators are that much more effective, your retinol that much more effective”▶ 38:30
- “I promise you guys if you use this, your skin's going to look so good”
Dieux$62- “I think this is a really really solid niacinamide serum”
- “I felt like this was slightly moisturizing, and I felt like it also kind of helped with my oiliness as I use this more frequently”▶ 39:03
- “I love the texture of this. It's kind of it's serumy, but it's a cream serum”▶ 39:09
- “The way that it performed on the skin was really nice”▶ 39:20
Beauty of Joseon$18.00- “I like this one more than I like the original sunscreen from Beauty of Joseon”▶ 39:49
- “I really like this one because it felt thinner and I felt like I could spread it more evenly and there was no chance of a white cast”▶ 40:06
- “It just went onto the skin really nicely. It never peeled”▶ 40:19
- “It worked well with all my other skincare products and it worked well underneath makeup as well”▶ 40:21
Paula's Choice$55.00
Naturium$18Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Creamshade · Light/Medium
Caudalie$55.00
Touchland$10Power Mist Hydrating Hand Sanitizershade · Wild Watermelon
Boka$13.99Whitening Toothpasteshade · Element- “This is my number one toothpaste. I've been using this for years”▶ 44:16
- no stillPanOxyl$9.99Acne Foaming Washshade · 4%
- “This is my go-to nighttime face wash”
- “I'll use it as a mask... It is incredible”
- “I don't experience any drying from this”
Cocofloss$9.99
Heroine Make$15.50
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