Who doesn't want their house to smell like vanilla?

This body lotion is just as strong as the eau de parfum.

I love this perfume so much that I dream about it sometimes.

I am so impressed with this calendar curation from Bloomingdale’s. This set features 25 premium brands, including 111 Skin, La Mer, and even the derm-favorite SkinMedica. The products include face masks, serums, and even a candle, plus 25 items in total. Anyone who’s even remotely interested in beauty would freak out over this calendar, and honestly, I wouldn’t blame them because I would too.

Dolce & Gabbana Beauty doesn't get the hype it deserves, but this holiday calendar set will quickly fix that. This set includes everything from nail polish to lipstick, plus eye patches, all from the brand’s luxury makeup and skincare lines. Even my favorite perfume from the brand, Light Blue, comes in both eau de toilette and eau de parfum versions. Think of this advent calendar as a crash course in all things Dolce & Gabbana Beauty, and expect to be fully obsessed with the brand’s cosmetics by the time you get through all 24 items.

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have a favorite Jo Malone fragrance, and that’s why this advent calendar makes the safest gift for literally anyone on your list. This collection features a plethora of body creams, soaps, lotions, and, of course, perfumes in some of the brand’s most famous scents, like Wood Sage & Sea Salt and Myrrh & Tonka. This is an easy buy for both the Jo Malone fanatic and the person on your list who is “fine with anything.” If you know, you know.

Charlotte Tilbury fans, step up front. The Hollywood Beauty Wonderland is a 15-piece discovery set featuring the brand’s best skincare and makeup, perfect for seasoned fans and beauty newbies alike. It includes lip oils, highlighters, lipsticks, and more, plus fantastic additions to any skin-prep routine, like the Magic Serum and Cream. If you love Tilbury’s signature blurred, flawless finish, this calendar is your one-stop shop for getting the look.

If you or your loved one is even remotely interested in skincare, then you know that this set from Augustinus Bader is a big deal. It features the brand’s hero SKU, the Rich Cream moisturizer, plus The Cream (a moisturizer for normal to oily skin), the Essence, and the brand’s hydrating eye patches. In short, it’s a crash course on all things Augustinus Bader that any luxury skincare aficionado would gladly appreciate.

Bvlgari’s Eau Parfumée Thé Vert Eau de Toilette is a fresh, unisex, easy-to-wear perfume, which is why I think this seven-day countdown calendar is another one of those easy gifts to keep on standby this holiday season. Anyone would be obsessed with the full-sized perfume, which features notes of neroli and green tea extract, plus two additional samples of Thé Blanc and Thé Impérial, both in the same fresh, citrus scent family. Add the lotion, soap, and scent charm that’s included, and you have the chicest gift set, almost guaranteed to delight anyone you give it to.

K-beauty is having its It-girl moment right now, so of course, Laneige had to be in this lineup. The 12 Days of Wonder advent calendar features lip tints, glosses, face serums, and even an overnight mask, all meant to give you that glassy, mirror-like skin that is all over TikTok right now. Break it up for stocking stuffers or gift it as a single product—whichever way you spin it, this is a fantastic bang for your buck.

L'Occitane is the body care brand that editors and beauty consumers alike can’t get enough of. This 12-day advent calendar includes the brand’s viral shower oil, matching supple skin oil, ultra-rich body cream, and more, all packaged in a chic keepsake gift box that keeps everything in one place. I know we’re shopping for others this holiday season, but I would 100 percent keep this advent calendar for myself. Sorry, not sorry.

If you’re shopping for the viral skincare obsessive in your life, start and end your search right here. Almost every Glow Recipe product goes viral, and this set features its most popular product, the Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops, along with others like the Plum Plump Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizer and the Prickly Pear Peptide Mucin Serum. I can practically hear my little sister screaming with joy if she opens this during the holiday season.

Voluspa is one of my favorite candle brands, so if you have a home-fragrance obsessive on your gifting list, this no-brainer advent calendar is a must. This set features my favorite scent from the line, Baltic Amber, alongside 11 other 2.5 oz candles you can burn alone or together for a more custom scenting experience. They come in gorgeous glass jars you can reuse as decor. Immediately yes.

If you're already an Olaplex person, this is the kind of Prime Day restock that makes sense. The set covers the basics—shampoo, conditioner, and the bonding oil—so you're essentially restocking most of your wash-day lineup in one go.

Review: "I’ve been using the Olaplex Wash and Shine Hair Kit (No. 4, 5, and 7) for a few weeks now, and I can honestly say it lives up to the hype. My hair was feeling dry, frizzy, and a bit damaged from heat styling, but this set made a big difference." — Amazon

My skin has a flair for becoming irritated at the least convenient time, so I always like having a very boring—in the best way—moisturizer around. Avène's Tolerance line is made with sensitive skin in mind, which is perfect for when my barrier is angry.

Review: "I absolutely love the Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Cream — it’s become a sanctuary for my sensitive skin. From the very first application, I noticed how calming and gentle it feels. The texture is rich yet lightweight, absorbing beautifully without any greasiness." — Amazon

Bronzer, blush, highlighter: my entire complexion routine could realistically fit in these three sticks. I especially like creamy formulas like this when I want skin to still look glowing without overdoing it on a full glam. Ogee is also an excellent brand for mature skin, thanks to formulas that prioritize moisture and never settle. The nearly 50-percent discount doesn't hurt, either.

Review: "I am really happy I ordered this. I’ve had it in my cart for months and on a whim ordered it. My skin tone is beige, and the 3 colors look really pretty on. I love that the product is buildable and feels weightless on, and most importantly, it stays on all day. I do use a primer and setting powder; no creasing, no sinking into my fine lines." — Amazon

EltaMD is one of those sunscreen brands beauty editors, celebrities, and dermatologists bring up over and over for a reason. This one combines SPF 40 with a tint, so on low-maintenance mornings I'd use it as my base, spot-conceal, maybe add a bit of blush, and call it a day.

Review: "I’ve tried many facial sunscreens, but this one is by far my favorite! It feels lightweight, blends in beautifully, and doesn’t leave a white cast or greasy finish. I wear it every single day under my makeup, and it keeps my skin hydrated without causing breakouts. My skin is sensitive, and this sunscreen has been gentle and comfortable to use. I love that it provides great sun protection while making my skin look healthy and smooth. I will definitely keep repurchasing it. Highly recommend!" — Amazon

I don't need to explain the Airwrap to you in 2026. What I will say is that $210 off is the kind of discount that makes an extremely expensive hair tool easier to rationalize, and this bundle also throws in Dyson's post-style serum.

Review: "Absolutely love my Dyson Styler! It’s amazing and works beautifully. It makes styling my hair so much easier and gives me the results I was hoping for. It’s exactly what I wanted, and I’m very happy with my purchase. Highly recommend it!" — Amazon

Vitamin C is one of my favorite morning skincare ingredients for helping my skin tone look brighter over time, and this serum pairs it with hyaluronic acid for extra hydration. It's a straightforward formula for anyone who wants those benefits without spending a small fortune on a serum.

Review: "The results are unbelievable. I was a bit skeptical because all the reviews were from Caucasian women. I was slightly worried that my skin would not respond as well, but I was quite mistaken. With or without makeup, my skin is bright, smooth and my spots are disappearing." — Amazon

I'll admit it: the jelly texture makes this significantly more fun to use. This is one of my favorite lip-and-cheek stains on the market because it genuinely stays while looking extremely natural. One warning from me—blend quickly and work one cheek at a time.

Review: "This is one of those products that’s actually fun to use. The jelly texture feels really cool on the skin—literally—and gives a nice refreshing swipe when you apply it. It blends out into a soft, natural-looking tint that works well on both cheeks and lips. The color payoff is buildable, which I like. You can keep it light for a subtle flush or layer it a bit for more color. Once it sets, it has pretty good staying power without feeling sticky or heavy." — Amazon

If traditional whitening strips have ever felt too aggressive for you, the peroxide-free part is what makes these ideal. And because whitening strips fall firmly into my category of beauty products I hate paying full price for, this is an easy sale buy.

Review: "I have notoriously sensitive teeth and have always avoided whitening strips due to the painful zings they cause. After a month of using Lumineux (three times a week, nine total treatments), I am genuinely impressed. The lack of peroxide is the standout feature--my teeth whitened gradually without any sensitivity whatsoever. After the first week, I noticed a subtle difference; by the end of the month, my teeth were two shades lighter, with no enamel damage or gum irritation." — Amazon

Right behind SPF, retinol will always be skincare's hero product. If smoothing the look of fine lines and texture is on your agenda, I'd much rather see you start with an established retinol line like RoC than whatever random serum is currently going viral.

Review: "This is one of the best skincare purchases I've made. It absorbs quickly, doesn't clog pores, and has noticeably smoothed out fine lines and improved my skin texture. Great value getting them as a duo. Highly recommend!" — Amazon

Kojic acid is the hero ingredient in these toner pads, as it's commonly used in routines to even out skin tone. It also contains other brighteners like niacinamide and glycolic acid as well. Medicube combines them all in an easy pre-soaked pad format, which is particularly appealing if you're someone who will absolutely skip a skincare step when it requires too much effort.

Review: "Best thing to visibly reduce dark areas in your inner thighs! Religiously have used for 3 months and the difference is incredible. I use them after my morning and nightly showers, apply after getting dry and these things have done what a lot of other products have not. Worth — Amazon

This formula has become something of a go-to foundation for mature skin, and I have my grandmother's and mother's testimonies to back it up. The baked powder gives you coverage without the heavy, flat finish powder foundations can sometimes have, and it’s an especially good option if you want something quick that won’t make skin look overly "done."

Review: "I'm a senior and struggle to find products that actually DO make me look a little better. I've been using this powder for months now and I do think it improves the look and texture of me face. I ended up getting two compacts in different shades, one lighter, one a little darker because I wanted a little more "tan" look on my cheeks and less in other places. Each compact has a swirling variety of tones, which is great. The powder is very fine and really does make my face look much better, more evened out, smooth." — Amazon

PDRN is one of those K-beauty skincare ingredients buzzing about in the beauty world, so of course it caught my eye. For the average shopper, though, the easier selling point is right there in the name: hyaluronic acid and a formula centered around moisture. Translation: this is the one I'd look at if my skin were feeling dry and generally blah.

Review: "I’m on day 2 of using this, and I’m loving it so far. I have combination skin. At times my skin is cooperating; at times it doesn’t, but this has been keeping my face hydrated all day. I haven’t experienced any irritation; my makeup goes on a lot smoother, and I have that dewy look all day, which I like! I’ve already noticed my skin is smoother also." — Amazon

Possibly the least glamorous item on this list, and still one I hype up most. A fresh disposable towel every time you wash your face means you're not patting clean skin dry with the same bathroom towel that's been hanging there for days. Beauty-editor practicality at its finest.

Review: "At $17.95, these face towels from Clean Skin Club are awesome! I have them on a subscription and it has been the best for my face! They are thick, soft and do not irritate my skin and also keep from bacteria spreading like a face towel! The appearance of this face towel is again, nice and soft, and as well as drying, you can wash and exfoliate with these towels also for a cleaner way to keep your skin /face looking healthy and not have to worry about adding any type of bacteria to your face!" — Amazon

I love a body wash that both my boyfriend and I can share. I also love a body wash that cleanses without making my skin feel stripped and, ideally, makes my shower smell much more expensive than it is. Santal and vetiver certainly help with both.

Review: "I bought Salt & Stone Body Wash after hearing so many good things about it, and it doesn’t disappoint. The bergamot scent is fresh, clean, and sophisticated without being overpowering. It lathers well, feels great on the skin, and leaves a subtle scent behind after showering." — Amazon

This is more of a throw-it-in-your-bag situation than a full whitening ritual. It's designed specifically with coffee (and Diet Coke) in mind, which feels like it's directly targeted at my own daily habits.

Review: "I was skeptical at first since I saw an Instagram influencer post this, but I said let me try it; it’s cheap enough. And holy cow it does work! I wish I took a before picture of my teeth, but in less than a week I noticed them getting whiter and the flavor doesn’t taste bad at all. RUN GET IT!!" — Amazon

This is one of those complexion products that does a lot at once: full coverage, a creamy finish, and skincare ingredients like niacinamide and hyaluronic acid. The SPF 50+ is a nice extra, but make sure to still wear a separate sunscreen underneath rather than relying on foundation alone.

Review: "This CC+ cream provides impressive coverage while still looking natural on the skin. It does a great job of evening out my complexion and covering redness and imperfections without feeling as heavy as a traditional full-coverage foundation. The shade is the most perfect match I've ever had. I'm obsessed!" — Amazon

I have oily, acne-prone skin that is also very sensitive. This chemical exfoliator is phenomenal at keeping my pores clear and my texture at bay, all without causing any flare-ups. I will use it forever.

​Review: “This leave-on exfoliant is nothing short of a miracle. After the first application, I saw amazing results which left me speechless. The one ounce is what I started with to satisfy the cynic in me. I will be ordering more. The enlarged pores with blackheads on my nose are all gone. The dark spots on both my cheeks are gone, and my skin is bright and even-toned. Don't walk, run to buy this. It's magical.” — Amazon

There are cleansing balms, and then there is the Elemis Pro Collagen cleansing balm. The formula is beloved by editors for a reason: it’s gentle on the skin and doesn’t leave behind any residue. It somehow doesn’t make my face feel sandpaper-dry either, which pretty much makes it the perfect cleansing balm formula in my eyes.

​Review: “Love Elemis cleansing balm, have tried others and keep going back. This has been the best for my dehydrated mature skin. It doesn't irritate and isn't hard to remove; it lathers nicely with warm water and removes my makeup effectively. I do double cleanse, using this as my first step. I’ve tried all of the scents; the original and green fig are my favorites. I do like the herbal scent too.” — Amazon

If you have sensitive skin, a cleansing milk like this one may be more your speed. Rice, oat milk, and hyaluronic acid are the stars of the show in this formula, and yes, your skin will feel just as hydrated as you're imagining post use.

Review: "I love this product. I need to order another one right now. I’ve tried a lot of different brands but this is perfect for my skin. It leaves my skin soft and clean." — Amazon

There are thousands of reviews for this vitamin C serum for a reason. In addition to the classic brightening ingredient, the TruSkin Vitamin C also has hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, aloe vera and more, which make it one of the more gentle options on the market. Coming in at half off for the event (so less than 20 dollars), I'd stock up if I were you.

Review: "Lightweight feel and absorbs nicely without leaving my skin feeling greasy. With consistent use, my skin looks brighter, more refreshed, and has a healthy glow. I also love how easily it layers into my skincare routine. Definitely a nice addition for anyone looking to add some extra brightness and hydration." — Amazon

At this point, you’ve likely seen this product on your For You page a million times now. Well, I’m here to echo that the hype is completely worth it when it comes to the Medicube Booster Pro. This is the new second-generation iteration of the device, so there’s a setting for practically anything you can imagine. My personal favorite is the one that helps with sheet mask absorption, but there’s an option for pore care, radiance, and more.

​Review: “I love my booster pro! I don’t know what type of magic is in it, but my skin has been looking much brighter and has had a nice glow since I’ve been using it for a little over a month now. It’s also a nice little routine addition to spend a few moments taking care of yourself in the morning and before bed!” — Amazon

This color corrector is one of the most underrated products in Charlotte Tilbury’s entire lineup. I personally love the shade Medium, a warmer-toned orangey shade that perfectly cancels any darkness under my eye. Whichever you opt for, expect a creamy consistency that feels like a combination of eye cream and concealer that blends into the skin like a dream.

​Review: “I am so happy I came across this product. The color correcting is chef's kiss. Not oily, not dry, not cakey. Does its job. Yes, the price is a little high, but I feel it is worth it.” — Amazon

Your next good hair day is just a few sprays away once you get your hands on this set from Amika. Not only does it feature the brand’s popular anti-humidity spray, but it also has the smooth-over frizz treatment included. Glassy holiday hair? Sorted.

​Review: “It works great! I got stuck in a light rain without an umbrella, and my hair did not frizz!” — Amazon

The lip balm fatigue is real, but this feels like more of a lip gloss-lipstick hybrid than a traditional balm formula, and that’s what truly makes the difference. Laneige’s Glaze Craze Tinted Lip Serum is pigmented yet lightweight on the lips, featuring ingredients like ceramides that keep your pout looking smooth and hydrated for hours after application.

​Review: “LOVE this product. I literally have 6 flavors. The colors are so complementary to my tone. The smell is DIVINE. A little pricey, but these are worth it. You get what you pay for. Very hydrating. Smooth and soothing for dry lips. Love the applicator.” — Amazon

I’ve said it before, and I will continue to do so: the Dyson Airwrap is the elite hair dryer and multistyler. Not only do they dry my hair in 15 minutes max, but if you like to curl your hair regularly, you can easily do so with just the switch of an attachment. This tool is still the epitome of beauty royalty, so anytime it’s on sale, I highly recommend picking it up.

​Review: “Love this Dyson hair dryer. Dries my hair quicker with less damage and is lightweight. Styling attachments are great!” — Amazon

The number of makeup artists that I know who swear by this product is ridiculous, including from Katie Jane Hughes, makeup artist to Dua Lipa, but that should serve as all the proof you need that this lotion is fantastic and works across a range of skin types. Coco butter, shea butter, and squalene are three of the key ingredients in this formula, so expect glowy, hydrated skin with every use.

​Review: “I always use it on my legs every single day because I wear a lot of shorts and dresses, and it makes my legs look super moisturized and smooth. It’s extra great in the winter to prevent skin dryness too. I’ve never found anything else to compare to the consistency of this cream and the moisturizing this cream gives my skin. It’s well worth the $ $ in the long run to me because it works effectively and amazingly well!! Been using it for over 20 years, and my skin feels and looks super smooth.” — Amazon

As self-care fall commences, I'm DIY-ing quite a few of my routines, and regular teeth whitening sessions are one of the easiest parts of my maintenance sessions. Get in on the fun with a six-month supply of these Lumineux strips. They're peroxide-free and gentle on the teeth—perfect for chompers that are a little more sensitive.

Review: "I really liked these whitening strips! They were easy to use, and I noticed that my teeth looked brighter and whiter after using them. I also liked that they didn’t make my teeth feel super sensitive like some other whitening products I’ve tried. I would definitely purchase these again!" — Amazon

You can never go wrong with a classic black, but I highly encourage taking one of the duo-chrome shades for spin. They're stunning.

The pencil annoyingly does not come with a sharpener, so make sure you scoop up this guy, too.

Eyeshadow palettes can often be a waste. Three pans get all the love and the rest are completely ignored. I promise that's not the case with this—you'll want to use every single one of the 12 shades.

I really never thought I'd be saying that Anastasia Beverly Hills makes one of my favorite sunscreens, but here we are! The brand might be known for brows, but don't underestimate its SPF.

And of course, the best eyebrow product to ever exist. This is my secret for natural-looking, perfectly filled in eyebrows that look microbladed.

Need a sheer, everyday powder? The Mineralized Skin Finish Natural powder should be on your radar.

These lip liners are still some of the best in the game.

Not enough people talk about this skin-prep legend.

This Gel Mani System from Olive & June is not only a time-saver, but a smart financial decision. We’ve tried plenty of at-home kits over the years, but this one is by far the most convenient and provides the closest to in-salon results. The compact lamp can fit all five of your fingers at once, so you don’t have to do multiple cures on each hand. The kit packs a salon’s worth of tools into the box, including a cuticle pusher, nail clippers, file, remover, buffer, and clean-up brush. There’s a gel base coat and top coat, as well as a peel-off coat that takes away the hassle of gel removal by literally peeling the color off your nail—with no damage to the nail itself. “I love this kit,” says Marie Claire contributor Danielle James. “It's the perfect kit for beginners who want to DIY a gel manicure at home. You do have to give yourself a chance to adjust to a learning curve—because the polish is thick, you have to apply an extremely thin layer or it won't dry. I used the QR codes to optimize my use, and it was informative and helped for a better application.”

Cuticles have always been one of the trickier aspects of at-home nail care attempts. It's why we appreciate this hybrid exfoliating and softening formula from celeb manicurist Jin Soon Choi. The silky balm is infused with eight types of hyaluronic acid to hydrate, allantoin and arginine to soothe, camellia flower petal extract to brighten, and natural cellulose to lift away dry, dead skin. It’s gentle enough not to irritate sensitive skin, but powerful enough to keep those rogue cuticles in check. “Innovative to have both exfoliation and hydrating benefits in one,” says Marie Claire Beauty Director Hannah Baxter. “It leaves my hands super soft and my cuticles look great.”

Your base coat can make or break your entire manicure. You need something that is going to give your color something to grip so it has longevity, but also protects your nails from the damage that can come with your love of gel manicures. The LED-cured formula helps lock your color of choice in place and ensures it goes on smoothly for a professional-level look. It’s also 10-free, HEMA-free, and has a high-shine finish if you just want to go for the bare-but-glossy look.

Sometimes the things we love don’t love us back. If you’ve parted ways with gel manicures because they’re just too much for your nails, this LED-cured gel top coat can give you a glossy finish, plump look, and long-wear performance without sacrificing your nail health. Removal takes 10 minutes with an acetone-free remover; it simply peels off, leaving your nails ready for your next color application. “I stopped using gel polish because the removal process was damaging my nails,” says James. “This polish is longwear, but because there is no drilling or 100% acetone removal process, it feels healthier for my nails. This takes a bit to get the hang of it—you must apply a thin layer for easy removal or else you will have to soak longer to remove.”

Honestly, we’d put OPI at the top of any list of nail polishes based on the creativity of the names alone. Fortunately, the shades are just as inventive as their names—it makes it easy to vote them to the top. OPI’m a Bubble Bunny is a sheer, milky pink—a creamy pastel perfection. It was created as a response to OPI stans layering Funny Bunny over Bubble Bath (hence the name) to get the same creamy look, and they really nailed it with this one. It gives you a week of wear, goes on smooth and glossy, and has the brand’s signature Pro-Wide brush to make application (even when painting with your non-dominant hand) a cinch.

You know it, you love it, you may already own it. Essie's Ballet Slippers is the ultimate barely-there sheer nude—it’s been a nail staple for over 40 years, it’s a favorite of everyone from Kate Middleton to Emma Stone, and it’s the brand’s bestselling shade. The hue works with all skin tones and nail shapes and is endlessly versatile—wear it alone, mix it with chrome, use it as a base for your nude nail art. As far as manicures go, balletcore will never go out of style as long as Essie keeps making this beauty.

Like lipstick, a red mani is a bold statement. It’s classic and trendy, bold and feminine. Finding your perfect crimson can mean spending way too much time staring at the polish wall at your nail salon—or you can just grab this poppy red from SSONE and call it a day. The bright hue is universally flattering and extremely hot—it has the sex appeal of sitting behind the wheel of a bright red sports car. We’re partial to this polish not just for the bold shade, but because the polish itself is vegan, 21-free, and cruelty-free, and glides like liquid silk across the nails. “While the packaging certainly sets this polish apart, it's what's in the bottle that really wowed me,” says Marie Claire contributor Lisa DeSantis. “Not only is it the perfect, poppy red shade, but the polish applied smoothly and left behind an impressive high-shine finish that lasted on my chip-prone nails. A feat—especially for a 21-free formula! The brush was also the perfect width, and the top felt ergonomic and the perfect weight, even when painting with my non-dominant hand.”

A lot of attention goes to what you put on your nails—but not how you get it off. The wrong remover can leave your nails stranded with streaks that just won’t wipe away or make them dry and brittle. Fortunately, we haven’t had to deal with those pitfalls since we added the Zoya Remove+ to our manicure toolkit. It works on everything from moody navy nails to weeks-old glitter polish to fully remove every last trace without taking your nail’s moisture with it. In fact, it actually hydrates the nail with a concentrated dose of glycerin to pamper and prep your digits with each swipe. “I'm a long-time fan of this formula and the fact that it comes in a pump,” says DeSantis. “It makes the otherwise mundane and chore-like task of removing nail polish feel a little more legit, like I'm at a salon. It gets my stamp of approval for ease of use and multitasking—it not only removes polish, but hydrates the nail, too, prepping it for what comes next, whether that's fresh polish or a lacquer-free buff job."

Sometimes, despite our best efforts, nail damage happens. This is especially true if you are a frequent gel mani user. Still, your nails are not doomed to suffer the dryness, weakness, and splitting that can come with frequent gel applications. This repair serum from Sally Hansen lives up to its name by providing rehab for gel lovers with a blend of vegan keratin and samphire extract (a type of salt-tolerant sea vegetable, go figure). Applied twice daily to nails and cuticles for six days, it'll improve breakage, splitting, and cracking to revive your tips and reverse the effects of your gel mani habit.

For how much we use our feet, we really don’t give them enough attention. Unless, of course, something goes wrong and suddenly you’re up at two in the morning frantically Googling what to do about cracked heels. Save yourself the trauma and pick up a tube of this ointment from Kerasal. It has a potent blend of urea and salicylic acid to smooth, exfoliate, and moisturize even the most hopeless of heels and toughest of calluses. “I admittedly suffer from extremely rough, cracked heels and soles, and I'm always on the hunt for products to soften the skin on the bottoms of my feet,” says Marie Claire contributor Isabella Sarlija. “This really did that for me—in less than a week, I went from having a white cast of dryness on my heels to looking like I just had an intense foot exfoliating treatment.”

Finding the right press-on nails can be like Cinderella’s glass slipper—you’ve got to try on a lot that don’t quite fit before finding one that looks like it was made for you. Or, you can just skip all that and grab this sparkling option from Glamnetic. Not only does it provide a salon-quality look that lasts for up to two weeks, it provides 30 nail options in 15 different sizes to guarantee you find the right press-on for each and every nail. With its oval shape and short length, these iridescent lilac tips are so mesmerizing, don’t blame us when strangers stop you on the street to ask who your manicurist is. “I have been doing my own manicures for over a decade now, during which time I've also tried on my fair share of press-ons,” says Sarlija. “These are the best I've ever tried, period. They stayed on for two weeks, did not fade AT ALL, and came in sizes that actually fit my very tiny fingernails. I've received many compliments on these nails, and whenever I'd answer, ‘Thanks, they're press-ons,’ people wouldn't believe me.”

Dazzle Dry helps take the pain out of painting your nails with its synergistic five-step system. Designed to be used together to create stronger, healthier nails, it features a nail prep to clean and balance your digits in preparation for polish application; a base coat to protect the nail and bond the color; a quick-drying lacquer; and a top coat to lock your look in place and provide a glassy shine. It has a clean formula, is easy to remove with non-acetone remover (no soaking required), and your nails actually look and feel stronger after application. It also saves you time that’s typically spent waiting for coats to dry so you avoid the dreaded smudging—Dazzle Dry takes legit under a minute to fully apply, so you can do your whole mani in 15 minutes flat. Plus, unlike other fast-drying formulas, it doesn’t leave behind bubbles or chip minutes after it goes on.

Air drying your hair can be a bit of a roller coaster ride—sometimes it’s got that off-duty model vibe and other times it just kind of limply hangs there like it gave up midway through the drying process. Jonathan Van Ness’s brilliant Air Dry Cream is how we ensure its more of the former than the latter. It conditions and softens your strands with moringa seed oil as it enhances texture with a botanical blend of chia seed and linseed extracts. Delivering an ultra-light hold that gently coaxes your hair into the best version of your natural texture, this MVP cream also eliminates frizz and keeps it away. “It truly delivers the most beautiful soft hold, keeping my waves structured but never crunchy,” says Marie Claire Beauty Director Hannah Baxter. “It’s been a staple in my hair routine for years.”

We’ve been fans of blow-dry brushes for so long, we’ve almost forgotten what it was like struggling with a round brush in one hand and a blowdryer in the other. These days, there’s a brush for every hair type and length, but the tool that won our hearts did so by being the easiest one to use at home and on-the-go. The Wavytalk Jet Brush has a compact size and auto-sensing dual voltage, which automatically switches to the correct voltage for the country you are in, so there’s worries about overheating or shorting. The two-inch oval barrel works well on short-to-medium hair, effortlessly grabbing your shortest layers and getting close to the root. Its smaller size and light weight means that you don’t have to sacrifice performance for travel-friendly size.

We put a lot of products in our hair to get it to do what we want and, over time, all those conditioners, texturizers, shine serums, and curl controllers can start to build up on the strands. This clarifying shampoo from Biolage not only helps remove all that residue, it gently balances the scalp and your natural oils using exfoliating glycolic acid and a fermented blend of teas. It gets the gunk out and revives your hair from all the excess to rebalance and revive without stripping away essential moisture or dulling your color.

Anyone who has ever colored their hair knows that it’s a love-hate relationship for the ages. We love how great fresh color makes us look and feel, but we hate how quickly the hue fades. Whether you’re a blonde that goes brassy or a redhead that can’t figure out how to keep the shade past your first wash, this leave-in mask from Wella needs to be in your post-color routine. It has glycine (a purifying amino acid) and vitamin B5 to extend your color vitality as it protects against everything that can dull your color: heavy metals, hard water, UV rays, heat damage, and dryness. Hair is shiny, soft, hydrated, and your color remains salon-fresh for up to 10 weeks.

A strengthening hydrator that also keeps your color vibrant? Say less. Schwarzkopf’s Color Protect Conditioner uses bond-building technology to reinforce and rebuild bonds as it seals and protects the hair cuticle. It prevents fading as it repairs damaged bonds, so hair looks and feels softer and maintains that fresh-from-the-salon hue for up to 12 weeks. It’s so good, you might even be able to go an extra week (or two) between your next color appointment. Tell your colorist we’re sorry…

Curly girls know that you can’t just grab any conditioner off the shelves and call it a day. A conditioner is great at providing the moisture that your more porous hair desperately needs, but because your follicles are more open than straight hair, it also means you lose that same moisture faster. Plus, if you heat style, color, or chemically treat your hair, you’ve also got to deal with the damage and breakage that comes along with it, leaving your curls frizzy, dry, and poofy. Olaplex’s hydrating conditioner for curls has patented bond building technology that helps to both strengthen and define curls of all types, from waves to coils, as it delivers a lasting dose of moisture via plant oils that also enhance shine and softness. Curls have more slip and better manageability without the weight.

It feels like there are legit a million curl creams to choose from these days (which we’re not really complaining about, since there was a time not very long ago when our options were extremely limited) and it can be confusing to figure out which one is going to deliver the hydration, hold, and definition your strands desperately need. This cream jelly from TRESemmé does all that and then some, with the added bonus of eliminating frizz and ensuring curls are soft and touchable. It’s two products in one, with the moisture of a cream and the sculpting and shaping of a gel. You get bouncy, shiny, structured curls without the crunch.

Forget the gel, these days we’re all about jelly. Lighter and more fluid than a traditional gel, curl jellies like this one from Bounce Curl deliver a medium hold and more slip, creating definition and softness with lots of shine. Made with strengthening ceramides and a blend of bioactives to lift curls and waves while adding movement, we’re obsessed with the Ceramide Jelly’s ability to reduce frizz and keep our strands from inflating in humidity.

If you’ve experienced the dreaded mid-day curl flop, you are intimately familiar with the power of a good curl refresher. If your hair is more curly or coily, you also know that it’s not easy to find a refresher that will both breathe life back into your spirals without shellacking them into place. It’s a delicate dance of hydrating, defining, detangling, and making it a breeze to restyle. Which is why we love this refreshing curl milk from Being haircare. It does all of the above in a formula light enough that it can be used on the daily. It’s got coconut oil and shea butter—curly hair MVPs—to nourish and soften, smoothing out knots and kinks as it enhances your natural curl pattern in a formula that won’t create annoying build-up on your strands. So you can go longer between wash days, which is always a plus for curly and coily hair.

If you’re going through the trouble of curling your hair, you want to ensure your strands look better than when you started, which means a tool that won’t fry your hair in your quest for curls. This Hot Tools iron has a titanium-coated barrel that heats up in just 30 seconds to minimize frizz. With a heat range up to 430 degrees, it can be used on hair types ranging from fine to coarse and comes in five sizes, so you can customize your curl. “One of the best styling tools in the game,” says Beauty Director Hannah Baxter. “It gives you even heat distribution and consistent curls.”

If there’s anyone’s advice we’d trust for our curls, it’s Shakira. Her spiral mane has been on our mental beauty vision board since she first gyrated into our collective consciousness 20 years ago. It's why her isima hair-care brand was one of our most anticipated brand launches—if it’s got the Shakira seal of approval, it’s bound to be a slam dunk. This detangler is a prime example of what makes the line so fantastic. It not only helps eliminate snarls and knots, it protects against heat styling damage up to 450 degrees, nourishes and softens, and boosts shine without weighing down your spirals. Ceramides help reduce breakage while the line’s proprietary FiberSeal complex helps smooth down and seal the cuticle, smoothing rough texture and creating a glossy effect on the hair. “I LOVE that it can be easily used on dry hair,” says Marie Claire Beauty Writer Ariel Baker. “It was fab for a pre-poo detangle.”

Our love of this unique drying diffuser has been well documented—there’s simply no other hot tool that coaxes curls and waves to be their springiest like the Bellissima Diffon. It has a ceramic heating element infused with argan oil to protect hair and infuse curls with moisture as infrared heat and ionic technology cuts down on drying time for even the thickest curls without frizzing you out. The real star is the shape—it’s a diffuser bowl attached to a dryer in an hourglass design, which allows more airflow for faster drying while making the tool easier to handle than the traditional blow dryer with diffuser attachment. The diffuser itself has 48 air outlets and 12 finger-like prongs to honor your natural curl pattern, be it loose waves or tight coils. Bellissima is an MC favorite because they care about how we care for our curls—the brand just released a new digital model of the Diffon boasting faster drying times and two interchangeable diffusers that looks to be yet another game-changer for how curly girls style their strands.

OUAI didn’t have to go so hard when it created this viral dry shampoo, but we’re awfully glad they did. It does all the things you need a dry shampoo to do—absorb sweat, dirt, and oil—without leaving your strands looking powdery or feeling sticky. And the scent! We have to restrain ourselves from spraying this from head to toe because the rose, bergamot, lychee, white musk, and champagne aroma is that dreamy. Fresh, lifted locks and a scent we can’t stop sniffing—Super Dry Shampoo is the total package.

Baby hairs are one of those little quirks of the body that you don’t really give much thought to until they start becoming a problem. Which is usually when you’re running late for work and attempting (and failing) to slick back your hair into a sleek ponytail. This buildable wax comes in a convenient stick that you can swipe into your hands or directly onto your hair to tame unruly edges. It’s extremely buildable, so you can start small and work your way up to how locked in you need your ‘do to be. “This product is also great for sculptural [styles],” says Ryan Kazmarek, a stylist at IGK Salon in NYC. “Smells fantastic and I even used it on my eyebrows to hold them in place.”

We legitimately don’t know how we straightened our hair before this flat iron hit the scene. It’s a wet-to-dry iron that takes your hair straight from the shower to silky, sleek strands—no blow dryer required. It works on all hair types and textures and includes multiple attachable combs to detangle and prep hair as it dries. The secret to its glassy results is that it not only uses auto-sensing ceramic plates that adjust the heat but also a high-velocity fan that forces air around the plates to work as a mini blow dryer. Clamp the plates together and lock it for a targeted dryer that you can use to rough dry your strands to that 70 percent dry the brand recommends before engaging the plates. Ensure it's in “wet” mode, then run the plates through your hair and let the combo of the direct heat and the forced air create your glossiest, sleekest hair ever.

This styling milk from Davines has been in our hair routines for so long, we don't think our hair knows what to do without it. That’s because it’s truly the GOAT for managing frizz, especially on wavy and curly hair. It’s the perfect blend of smoothing frizz while also maintaining touchable, natural texture. It offers heat protection up to 446 degrees and uses regenerative apple extract to smooth strands, enhance shine, and repel frizz for up to 72 hours. Extra bonus points for the scent, which blends citrus, florals, and musk to create a delicate aroma that you’ll catch subtle whiffs of but not so overpowering that you (and everyone around you) can’t escape it.

At first glance, this tiny dryer from Bio Ionic looks like a very fancy tool you’d find in a hotel bathroom. It’s luxe, but it’s small, and that might have you believe that means it can’t give you the power and versatility you need for your ‘do. That couldn’t be further from the truth—it has all the power of a full-sized dryer in the compact shape of a travel version. That means three speeds, three heat options, cool shot, a digital LED screen, dual-voltage for international travel, a foldable handle, and a concentrator and diffuser attachment. All of that, plus the brand’s signature ion mineral technology to seal the hair cuticle and lock in shine and moisture. “I love how lightweight this dryer is while still providing maximum power,” says New Jersey-based colorist and stylist Jennifer Korab. “The design makes it comfortable to hold. My hair dried quickly while maintaining shine.”

If you’ve been avoiding hair gels because you think it means an express ticket to a shellacked look with a sticky texture, it’s time to reacquaint yourself with the category. This extreme hold gel from Camille Rose is the perfect way to experience just how far gel formulas have come in the last decade. It helps create structure and maximum definition for curls and coils, taming frizz while also bestowing moisture and slip. All of that and somehow it doesn’t feel tacky or crunchy. That’s because it has guava fruit essence to hydrate and smooth, plus kakadu plum extract to give your curls bounce and control frizz.

There’s shine and then there’s whatever Swedish sorcery this spray from Maria Nila is practicing. It’s a heat-activated formula that smooths the hair follicle, adding mega-shine alongside frizz control and shielding hair from humidity as it protects the hair strand for up to 450 degrees. It delivers the kind of glossiness that would make a Disney princess weep, deeply hydrating and adding bounce thanks to amino acids, provitamin B5, sunflower extract, and pomegranate extract. Not to mention that the shine and frizz-free finish will last up to four days after styling, giving you long-lasting protection against the elements actively trying to mess up your mane.

From postpartum to perimenopause to GLP-1s, there are myriad reasons why you might start shedding your strands at an alarming rate. Not only is it scary when it happens, it’s frustrating to try and figure out how to fix it as doctors are still discovering the causes around hair loss in women and what can be done about it. That's why we appreciate Nutrafol’s serum for hair growth—formulated with the help of physicians, they’ve invested in third-party clinical research to ensure that the ingredients chosen and the formula as a whole can measurably help reduce breakage and replenish lost thickness and fullness. The highly absorbable formula has ashwagandha exosomes, Irish moss peptides, and pea spout extract to help replenish lost nutrients at the scalp and minimize breakage as it reduces hair shedding. “As a clinically backed brand, Nutrafol does have a stamp of approval based on available clinical research,” says Bridgette Hill, a trichologist, colorist, and scalp therapist. “The synthetic fragrance free formulation is ideal trichiologically.”

Hair oil is one of those products that sounds good in theory, but oftentimes people wind up abandoning it because they aren’t using the right oil for their hair. While you might think that you need one that feels thick to get the shine and conditioning you’re seeking, you can actually achieve both gloss and hydration and avoid the limp locks and potential grease that comes with those too-heavy formulas. Case in point: Chris McMillan’s signature hair oil—which dispenses via spray, rather than dropper (yes, it’s that light)—has a water-light, buildable texture that can impart instant hydration and shine, taming frizz and delivering heat protection up to 450 degrees. The mix of Japanese tsubaki, blackcurrant, wheat, and moringa oils won’t weigh down even the finest of hair as it absorbs on contact, leaving your hair glassy, soft, and protected against the elements.

One of our favorite things about Beyoncé’s Cécred collection of products is that she’s been known to field test the formulas during her high-energy shows. Her hairspray lived up to our high expectations and then some—anything that can hold up to the Texas heat and the legendary Bey hair fan is definitely a product we want in our routine. The hairspray earns its moniker by creating the type of flexible hold that will lock a style in place without glueing the hair itself down. Instead, your ‘do stays put but your hair still has the natural movement and bounce of, well, hair. It has a complex of shape-forming polymers to maintain your style, plus panthenol to moisturize, desert plant oils to create glossy shine, and plant stem cell lipids and black honey fermentation to protect against heat damage, humidity, and pollution.

You could spend an hour with a curling iron or flat iron, trying to shape your strands into that perfect undone-yet-done beachy wave, or you could make your life easier and get more consistent results with this uniquely shaped hot tool from ELLA BELLA. The triple barrel head makes it a snap to press your hair between the plates and reveal loose, off-duty model waves. It heats up in 90 seconds and has ionic technology to increase shine and ensure a smooth result. It’s a frizz-free, shiny style in just minutes—no tutorials, awkward twisting, or contortion acts needed to get the look. It’s great for beginners, but also good enough to wow the pros: “I was impressed by the consistency of the wave formation from roots to ends,” says Korab.

If you’ve ever been subjected to the childhood torture that is your mother ripping a brush through your snarls, you know how important a good detangler can be. This Korean brush is the kind of tool we wish moms had at their disposals in our formative years. It has both boar bristles (to more evely distribute oils through your hair for increased shine) and nylon bristles (to detangle without the yanking or pulling). It’s gentle enough to use on extensions and delivers a smooth and frizz-free finish with every stroke.

Whether you’re doing daily blowouts or you’re more of a low-maintenance rough-dry kind of girl, a heat protectant is a non-negoitable if you want to keep your hair looking and feeling healthy. Applying heat to your hair without some type of protective product is the hair equivalent of walking outside without putting on sunscreen—you’re going to see the immediate and long-term effects of that damage. We love this versatility mist from Milk_shake because it's lightweight enough that you won’t feel it in your hair but it has powerful protective properties. You can spray it on damp hair before styling, or to dry hair before you apply heat from your flat iron or curling iron. It has the brand’s signature milk proteins to condition and strengthen, plus quinoa to safeguard your color and silk proteins to protect and restore your strands from heat damage. You get shine, hydration, and protection in a weightless spray that makes drying easier and your hair look shiny and soft.

Mara Roszak’s RŌZ line is quite possibly one of our absolute favorite things happening in hair right now. From the must-have for all hair types Milk Hair Serum to our newest obsession for defined curls, the Milk Styling Mousse, it’s the rare case of a line that’s all bangers. Even something as simple as a conditioner is elevated to a next level hydrator when Roszak gets her hands on it. According to the celeb stylist, she created her Foundation Conditioner because she couldn’t find a clean version that created the results she needed and that works for all hair types. With peptides and ceramides, Foundation detangles and hydrates as it minimizes breakage and delivers essential fatty acids and vitamins that restore moisture, de-frizz, and strengthens the hair without leaving behind a heavy feel. “It leaves hair soft [and results are] better when a heat cap is applied,” says celebrity stylist Kiyah Wright.

Curly, coily, and textured tresses will love this nourishing shampoo from Cantu. It’s sulfate-free, providing a gentle cleanse that won’t dehydrate your strands. Instead, it infuses your curls with essential hydration with batanu (a.k.a. palm nut) oil and Jamaican black castor oil. It not only fortifies your mane, but replenishes lost moisture and retains that hydration for up to five days. Wash day is already enough of an ordeal—the longer you can go between washes without sacrificing your style or manageability is a win in our book.

There are very few people on this planet who can achieve super-long hair that is also naturally full, lustrous, and bouncy. Gravity tends to pull your strands down and can make them look more limp and lifeless as you add on inches. Which is why we love hair extensions—you can add length and body to your natural strands with ease. While they’ve been standard operating procedure for celebrities on the red carpet, in the past few years we’ve seen more brands start to offer pro-level extensions that can be attached at home. Our favorite option by a mile is the Halo Pro because it’s both the easiest to apply and blends the most seamlessly with your natural strands. It features what the brand calls RootReplica technology, which mimics how hair grows naturally from the scalp. Made of 100 percent Remy human hair, it’s available in 25 shades and four lengths. When we say this is dummy proof application, we mean it: Simply section your hair, place the “halo” wire halfway down the back of the head and adjust to fit. It comes with detachable combs that you can use for additional security and two single pieces that you can use to fill in gaps or blend for a final look that’s so natural, you might forget your hair doesn’t grow out of your head like that.

This Redken overachiever is the one leave-in to rule them all. It’s a conditioner, heat protectant, strengthening treatment, anti-fade, frizz tamer for high-maintenance hair. So if you chemically process, heat style daily, or are just dealing with damaged and brittle strands, this formula is the resuscitator your mane needs to unlock a glossy, soft, smooth, and strong finish. It works by restoring hair from within the cuticle, with citric acid to reinforce weakened bonds and improve hair’s overall strength for a 10 times smoother look and feel. “One of my favorite go to’s,” says Giovanni. “I personally love using this as a leave-in after a color service and my clients have also loved how it feels and smells in the hair.”

If we were constructing a Mount Rushmore of hair pros, Jen Atkin would be the first name on our list of mane gurus to include. Not only is she the stylist behind the hair of celebs like Kim Kardashian, Dua Lipa, and Hailey Bieber, she’s also the brain behind two of our all-time favorite brands—Ouai and her newest baby, Mane. If you haven’t yet experienced the brand, we can’t say enough amazing things about the Hydration Hugs mask. It’s the foundation for creating Atkins’ signature effortless style, infusing your strands with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and plant proteins and peptides. Used weekly, the whipped hair mask formula melts into strands to help prevent breakage and frizz as it drenches hair in weightless moisture, then seals it all in. “This mask is great for hydration, leaving the hair soft and smooth without feeling heavy,” says Kazmarek. “It’s perfect for dry or over-processed hair that needs a quick refresh.”

We know collagen is in literally everything these days, but a collagen mousse is actually low-key brilliant. Infused into this texturizing mousse, hydrolysed collagen plumps up hair as it supports your strands’ elasticity. So instead of drying out your mane and leaving behind a sticky residue, MONDAY’s mousse gives you weightless texture, lift, and body while actively boosting hair health. The collagen also makes it a great pick for fine hair, says celebrity stylist Jennifer Yepez, because it adds instant volume and a touch of natural texture.

We ask a lot of our hair tools, enlisting them to do everything from dry, straighten, smooth, and curl our locks. That's what makes a multi-styler such a smart investment—instead of forcing your flat iron to try and create volume at the root, a multi-styler like this affordable option from Revlon is literally three tools in one, each with a specific function that can address everything from frizz to body to waves. Revlon’s Multi-Styler features a base with three interchangeable attachments that can be used to blow out your ‘do, smooth unruly strands, add body to limp locks, and shape soft curls. There’s a Root Booster attachment, flat Paddle Brush attachment, and Volumizer Plus round brush, so you can mix and match to get your desired style without having to keep switching between your blowdryer, flat iron, and curling iron.

We’re guessing rosemary and PDRN are not two ingredients you’ve ever thought about mixing together. However, K-beauty brand Medicube did, and we’re grateful for it—the combo is the heavy hitter in their reparative conditioner and it provides 360 degree support for your strands and your scalp. Rosemary soothes and nourishes the scalp to create an ideal environment for healthy hair growth, while PDRN reinforces weak and damaged strands. It also has a strengthening and smoothing blend of 19 amino acids for shiny, fuller-looking locks.

Like pastries and wine, the French really know what they’re doing with hair care. This reparative mask from French brand Cair (which was created by the geniuses who brought us the chic La Bonne Brosse brush) addresses total hair health, targeting not just the strands but the scalp, too. Its main ingredient is rice bran water, which deeply restores and nourishes all hair types and textures. Coupled with hyaluronic acid, and veggie-derived collagen and keratin, the mask opens the hair cuticle to directly infuse the follicle with vitamins, nourishment, and regenerating fatty acids. “The formulation is filled with natural plant powered actives that reinforce the broken parts of our hair,” says Hill. “Though formulated as a pre-shampoo mask, I have found it to give beautiful results to coily, and tightly coily hair as an after shampoo treatment.”

This overnight rejuvenating serum from Crown Affair goes to work when you clock out for the day. It’s fast-absorbing, so you don’t need to worry about it leaving a greasy mess on your pillow (or your face) and the mix of rosemary leaf extract, tsubaki, flax, and chia seed creates weightless hydration, shine, and total restoration as you snooze. We wish everything worked this hard for us while we got our beauty rest.

Epres did all of our ‘dos a favor when it released this shampoo. Created by one of the co-founders behind Olaplex, it has a patented biodiffusion technology that ensures the bond-repairing and strand-strengthening formula absorbs deep into the hair follicle. The unique liquid molecule tech continues to work in the hair even after its dried, seeking out damaged areas to help deliver both instant and long-lasting reparative benefits. That means damaged, color-treated, and breakage-prone manes have an in-shower solution to help strengthen and fortify their follicles.

Yes, this scalp scrub has the consistency of a body exfoliator. But it’s statistically impossible not to fall in love with this cult classic once you actually get it on your locks. Once you start working the salt scrub through your roots, it transforms into a creamy, easily spreadable cleanser that you can feel (complimentary) sloughing away build-up and dead skin cells. It reduces oil without drying, leaving you a fresher, lighter, more balanced mane and scalp.

Scalp care is becoming more widespread in the U.S. but Korean brands really wrote the book on healthy scalps. K-beauty looks at the scalp as an extension of the hair, meaning scalp care is not meant to “fix” a specific problem, but rather serve as daily maintenance—in the same way you shampoo and condition, Korean brands argue that balancing and caring for the scalp’s microbiome are a functional step towards your hair goals. And no brand understands that better than Dr. Groot. This leave-in serum oil has become a recent fave for being both a scalp-spa worthy experience and for the results we’ve been seeing with it. The lightweight formula doesn’t leave behind any sticky or greasy after-effects, and it boosts your roots with biotin, rosemary oil, antioxidants, and amino acids. Both scalp and hair are hydrated, balanced, and strengthened for noticeably fuller and shinier locks.

Dyson had us at “scalp bubbles.” This power-packed foam-to-serum scalp treatment helps address everything from build-up to excess oil and even hair thinning. It combines amino acid-rich barley root, niacinamide, ectoin, and caffeine in a fun, bubbly formula that strengthens your scalp and stimulates hair follicles. “One of the more innovative formats in the category,” says Christina Ross, the head of science and impact at Credo Beauty. “The airy bubble texture creates a unique application experience and it felt lightweight on the scalp.”

The last thing you want to do after spending hours getting your hair just the right shade is immediately wash that covetable hue right down the drain. That’s what makes the right shampoo for color-treated hair so essential—it helps clean your strands without stripping away moisture or color molecules. This French pharmacy staple pulls triple duty by cleansing the hair as it enhances shine and helps soothe a scalp irritated by the harsh formulas used to achieve your signature shade. So all you have to worry about is the best style to show off your soft, shiny, and vibrant hair.

Finding the right shampoo for curls and coils can be a decades-long struggle. There’s always something we wish a formula did better, whether it’s truly preserving our curl pattern or ensuring we’ve got enough moisture that our strands don’t feel like the Sahara. This sulfate-free shampoo from Surface has ended our search, thanks to a formula that gently cleanses without stripping, while simultaneously infusing our curls with mega moisture thanks to cocoa butter and babassu oil. Instead of playing frizz roulette every time we wash our hair, instead we can look forward to consistently soft, defined, and shiny spirals.

While we’re all for embracing the gray, not everyone is ready to rock a silver mane. That's where this shampoo from Nioxin comes in. It’s been formulated to address all signs of hair aging, from thinning and dullness to dry scalp and even pigment loss. And, of course, to thoroughly clean your strands. It’s got niacinamide to support scalp health and nourish your roots, plus caffeine to support thicker, fuller strands and black oat peptides to support melanin production. Hair stays looking lush, shiny, and healthy for longer.

Maybe we’ve seen one too many shampoo commercials, but we fully believe that an extra glassy finish is within our grasp, if only we had the right serum. We were starting to think we might be delulu, but then we found this unicorn of a shine enhancer from Kérastase. Not only does it bestow the type of shine to our hair that would have our stylists dropping to their knees in awe of its luster, it delivers ultimate frizz-fighting power for up to four days. Its lightweight texture is perfection for fine and medium hair types and it keeps humidity out and moisture in. Just be sure you’ve got a good pair of shades nearby after you apply—you don’t want to wind up blinded by that shine.

If your hair tends towards fine and flat, a texturizer can give your ‘do bounce, volume, and hold. This airy spray creates that trifecta without the potential downside of hair that feels sticky or has a crunchy finish. It uses a unique polymer technology that creates an invisible “web” between the hair fibers, creating space so the strands are lifted up and plumped up. No natural curl or wave? No problem—mineral micro-crystals create soft texture, so hair is full but still touchable. Zero grit, zero roughness, and zero worries about your locks going limp by midday.

Bumble’s Thickening line has been a stylist and editor staple for years, but the newest entry to the collection might just be our favorite. It not just thickens, but actually addresses thinning strands and sparse roots so hair looks and feels full of body. It uses rice peptides to add density to the hair, plus what the brand is calling Strand Plumping Technology to expand your strands to create thickness throughout. It’s a heat protectant, so a fab pre-blowout product, and has antioxidants and an energizing complex to treat and protect your scalp. Your hair looks both thicker and fuller while feeling healthier from root to tip.

Styling creams are the real workhorse of your hair care routine and it’s time we gave them the respect they deserve. Many of us scrunch it into our hair and then expect it to work miracles, doing everything from delivering hold to taming frizz. It’s a lot to ask of one product. Maybe we have such high expectations because we started using this overachiever from Blu & Green. After all, not many creams can provide weightless heat protection, control frizz on both blow-dried and air-dried hair, create a non-crunchy hold that sets your style and retains movement, and adds touchable, buildable volume. And yet, this one does all of those things, inflating hair at the root for lifted locks that look good and feel good. No wonder all the other styling creams are jealous.

Voluminous, bombshell hair starts in the shower. If you overdo it with the conditioner or reach for a too heavy formula, you’re sabotaging your strands before you even get to the styling. Which is what makes this volumizing conditioner from Philip B. such a great option for fine, flat hair — it uses lightweight hydrators like glycerin, plus plant extracts to detangle and hydrate without weighing hair down. You get all the gloss and softness of nourishing oils, without the risk of your hair deflating and feeling greasy.

Your scalp has a lot more to do with your ‘do than you might realize. Yes, we all know a healthy scalp equals healthy hair and caring for the scalp generally leads to better looking and feeling hair. But the scalp is also responsible for stealing your natural volume—excess oil, product build-up, and dead skin cells can all flatten out your strands at the root, making it doubly difficult to expand your strands with a volumizer later. This specialized shampoo targets the scalp as it cleans your hair, balancing the scalp microbiome as it helps dissolve build-up and oil. So you start with a truly clean slate that isn’t weighed down by all that (scalp) baggage. “Impressed with how it left the integrity of the hair while also removing build-up,” notes celeb hairstylist Sunnie Brook.

There are some truly awe-inspiring beauty innovations being released in recent months that have us feeling like we stepped into a techno futuristic world. Take K18’s new hair longevity serum—in addition to helping improve your scalp barrier, it also can help prevent shedding and grays. Seriously. Instead of targeting specific symptoms, it uses biomimetic peptides, glycerin, niacinamide, and yeast protein to address oxidative stress, one of the main causes of premature aging. That helps to anchor your strands at the root and boost melanin synthesis to stop grays in their tracks. It’s been clinically tested to retain 19,000 more hairs (so they stay on your head instead of in your shower drain), while 70 percent of the study participants saw fewer grays. “From a formulation perspective, this serum's technology and robust clinical data are very impressive,” says cosmetic chemist Alexandra Arriaga.

Baked blush making a big comeback in 2026 was not a trend we saw in our beauty crystal balls, but we’ve got to admit, we dig it. This swirly version from CoverGirl is our newest fave, deftly blending two complimentary hues to create a multi-dimensional finish on your cheeks. The sueded texture is more lightweight than typical powder blushes, and it gives a luminous finish with a surprisingly bright pop of pigment that will satisfy even the most blush blind of you out there. “I absolutely love this blush formula,” says makeup artist and content creator Jonet Williamson. “I used it on set of a commercial shoot and it applied evenly while giving the skin a nice blur that translated well both in person and on camera. I'd love to see these in more shades.”

It doesn’t come in a fancy bottle, it won’t bestow a delicate designer perfume on your body, but hot damn does this no-frills lotion from Eucerin deliver a deluge of moisture to the skin. Which is really the most important thing in a body lotion, no? It has a triple moisturizing complex of five percent urea, ceramides, and natural moisturizing factors (NMF) to both hydrate thirsty skin and repair a damaged barrier to help keep that moisture in place for up to 48 hours. “It leaves my skin soft, absorbs quickly, and is an easy go-to,” says Marie Claire contributor Danielle James.

California Naturals is kind of a sleeper of a brand (which is wild to us, considering Owen Wilson is behind it) but it’s a company that delivers consistently effective, highly affordable hair and body care that’s both clean and conscious. That means no synthetics dyes or fragrances, no parabens, no sulfates, and absolutely no funny business (unless you’re talking to Wilson, but we challenge anyone not to laugh after a convo with that charmer). This oil-gel body cleanser is one of our wash day essentials, combining sea buckthorn, moringa, guava, and vitamin B5 in a skin-cushioning cleanse that leaves you hydrated, glowing (duh), and nourished. “I really really like the oil-gel texture and the smell is goop-y in the best way,” says Marie Claire contributor Sophia Vilensky. “Makes my skin feel so soft but also really feels like it's doing its job on the cleaning front (which is ultimately most important here).”

We have tried for many, many years to find a drugstore bronzer that can outperform this classic. And we have failed—there’s just no topping its skin-melting texture and the bronzed goddess glow it imparts on even the most sun-starved skin. It has a blend of murumuru, cupuacu, and tucuma butters that give it both a hydrating finish and a unique creamy powder texture. Our one complaint? We wish there were more shades as the eight hues only really work on fair to medium-light skin tones—although the shimmery Golden Glow hue can make a fab highlighter for darker skin tones.

A cleanser that also hydrates and strengthens your skin with every wash? Of course it’s from Cetaphil. The derm-beloved brand combined flaxseed oil with pentavitin, a plant-derived ingredient that delivers long-lasting hydration and plumping to skin. Together they strengthen your skin barrier and replenish lost lipids. Those with dry, flaky skin will see an immediate improvement as it soothes and calms your complexion. It’s also surprisingly good at getting rid of makeup, something a lot of sensitive skin cleansers struggle with. “The oil aspect of this cleanser makes makeup slip away, and the foam—which builds IMMEDIATELY—efficiently and fully cleanses,” says Marie Claire contributor Marci Robin. “It's a joy to use, and my skin sincerely glows when I rinse it off. New favorite!”

E.l.f. really knows how to deliver maximum impact on a minimal budget. For just $5 you can find one of the best concealers to cover up dark circles, redness, and blemishes in just one swipe of this magic wand. With 36 hues to choose from—including a range of undertones—the medium-buildable, satin-finish concealer glides on smoothly but delivers cake-, crease-, and transfer-resistant wear. It also contains both hyaluronic acid and hibiscus complex to keep skin hydrated and ensure your camouflage merges seamlessly with your actual skin. “This concealer is AMAZING value,” says pro makeup artist Jaleesa Jaikaran. “It covers well and blends out really smoothly with a great shade range. This is especially nice to be worn by itself and pairs well with my drugstore and higher-end foundations.”

A hair gloss that straight up laminates the cuticle, L’Oréal’s Elvive conditioner uses an unexpected ingredient to get that glass-like glow to your strands. It has glycolic acid—yes, the same AHA you use to unglue dead and dull skin from your face—which, when applied to wet hair, does the same thing to your follicles and your scalp. By gently exfoliating away the build-up, dead skin cells, and excess oil that can leave hair looking dull, it reveals mirror-like shine and a healthier scalp. When paired with the matching shampoo, it gives your strands a high-gloss finish and soft feel that is shampoo commercial-ready.

We’d never admit to being curl cream snobs, but low-key, we kind of are. When you’re fighting an uphill battle to get your spirals to behave, you don’t want to cut corners and risk creating a big, undefined, poufy mess. Needless to say, we were thrilled when we tentatively tested this curl cream from Odele and found it delivered the same curl-taming and defining powers as salon products that were triple the price. With tomato ferment, rice protein, and shea butter, it helps to create curls and waves while fighting off frizz and ensuring your locks are hydrated, all without the crunch or stiffness that can sometimes accompany budget curl products. Instead, you're left with touchably soft, perfectly crafted curls that are protected from UV and heat.

Tangle Teezer has always been ahead of the curve, but their newest launch feels light years away from the competition. While it may look like their original Detangler brush, it’s actually an entirely new design that features a diagonal bristle placement made to work through hair strands with less resistance, and unique teeth guiding hair rather than yanking or tugging on snarls. The extra-long oval-shaped teeth smooth the cuticle and massage the scalp while the shorter triangle teeth do the actual detangling. It’s like a mini head massage, increasing blood flow to the follicle to help promote hair growth and reduce breakage. Hair looks and feels soft and polished no matter how dry, damaged, or fine it is naturally.

A daily lotion that outperforms a scrub for softer, smoother skin? Only if it’s this heavy hitter from Amlactin. Made with 12 percent lactic acid, it gently sloughs off dead skin and dry flakes while also infusing skin with hydrating glycerin. It actually helps improve your skin texture over time, helping skin retain moisture as it smooths and softens. By speeding up skin’s natural cellular turnover, it ensures you get the same benefits as an abrasive scrub without the, well, abrasiveness. Perfect for both sensitive skin and extra-dry spots, it’s a drugstore pick beloved by both derms and beauty editors.

It’s honestly no surprise that our favorite eyeliner would come courtesy of a RuPaul’s Drag Race legend. Kim Chi knows her liner, after all, and she thought of EVERYTHING when she dreamt up this ultimate eye definer. It’s a buildable pigment with a buttery texture that glides on the eyes without skipping or smearing. Beauty Stage Proof Eyeliner is more than stage ready—it’s designed to last for 32 hours without budging, in what the brand claims is “sweat-proof, swim-proof, overnight stay-proof, dance-proof, and ugly cry-proof. “This is a strong black liner and it’s a steal,” says pro makeup artist Emily Gray. “Loved it in the upper and lower waterlines—it stayed all day and night. I put some on an angled liner brush to create a wing and it glided on smoothly. This is definitely going in my professional makeup kit.”

For those who have never experienced a wrapping mask, you’re in for a good time. The peel-off treatments give your face a juicy, glowy, bouncy look in minutes. This duo from I Dew Care is our favorite take on the trend—it features a plush headband to keep your hair from accidentally getting stuck in the gooey texture of the mask. The treatment itself blends Korean ginseng, snow mushroom, and Korean pomegranate extract in a moisture-boosting, antioxidant glow-bestowing mask that improves skin firmness and elasticity. “First off, the headband is really soft, and one of the nicer ones I've used,” says James. “The face mask has a tacky texture and turns this iridescent pink when it dries, which was cool. I liked applying with the spatula, because I can use one side to apply, and the other to wipe off any product in a location I didn't want (like part of my lip). The removal process, like any wrap mask, was incredibly satisfying and it easily came off. The next morning, my face definitely had a radiance to it.”

This liquid foundation is proof positive you don’t need to drop all your cash to get a high-performance base. A full-coverage, matte, waterproof foundation that wears like a lightweight tint, this formula is available in 26 shades and infused with niacinamide. It can stand up to sweat, humidity, and heat with zero melting or smudging. “This foundation impresses me every time,” says Gray. “It’s one of the most comfortable, breathable, high coverage, thin foundations on the market and it’s only $10, which is crazy. I’m not normally a matte foundation lover, as I have sensitive dry skin, but I definitely love this one. The foundation also doesn’t sink in any lines, which I always have issues with on more matte foundation. Additionally it’s vegan, cruelty free, and great for those with sensitive skin. They did their thing with this one!”

A lip definer that also cares for your pout, Versed’s sculpting pencil has mango butter and marula oil to comfort and moisturize the lips as it delivers natural lip hues in a demi-matte finish that glides on smooth. The bullet dome tip makes it easy to apply for even those with the shakiest hands, so no need to hold your breath while you try to draw an ultra-thin line around your lips. “A comfortable and hydrating formula that doesn’t feel dry or crusty,” says celebrity makeup artist Amrita Mehta. “It blends out and diffuses nicely because of the shape of the tip.”

We’ll admit now that we were skeptical of the whole peel-off lip color craze. It looked more gimmick than great and we worried that once you got past the novelty of it, the color would be muddy and drying in practice. Color us impressed with this peel-off liner from Maybelline because it is none of the above. The five shades are vibrant without being garish and create a super defined lip stain that stays in place through eating, drinking, kissing, wiping, and talking—all things we do frequently throughout our days. It’s a gorgeous lip blush effect that pairs well with everything from matte lipsticks to juicy glosses. The addition of vitamin E ensures that the formula doesn’t get patchy or settle into lines or dry spots. Consider us converted.

For as much as we adore lip oils, we’re not huge fans of their application process. The wands and squeeze tubes make it way too easy to overuse and they’re messy to try and apply on the go. Not so with this so-called Slipstick from e.l.f.—it puts a nourishing lip oil in a solid stick for easy, fuss-free application. The formula hydrates with squalane, jojoba oil, and mango seed butter while imparting a shimmery, buildable hue on your pout. “Perfect for the gal on the go,” says pro makeup artist Natalie Dresher. “Love that it nourishes while depositing color, smoothing lines, and treating chapped lips while giving the effect of a lipstick!”

One swipe of this lash lengthener will have you wondering if you’ve accidentally picked up the wrong tube in your bleary-eyed morning rush to get ready, because there’s no way a mascara this good can be both clean and at the drugstore. And yet, Expressionist Curling Mascara exists. It contains plant-based ingredients like castor seed oil, sunflower seed oil, and cellulose plant fiber to condition and volumize lashes for a feathery fringe that stays put. “It’s not every day that you find a mascara that lifts, lengthens, volumizes, is transfer resistant and is longwearing,” says pro makeup artist Dominque Lerma. “The wand offers a dramatizing application lifting the lashes. My favorite way to test masacaras is by wearing them through an intense cardio session. I wore this for 60 minutes on the soccer field and there was zero transfer and the loft remained intact.”

This is everything you want from a face lotion—hydrating, works well under makeup, smoothing, and non-greasy. It uses a plant-based alternative to silicone to give your skin that velvety smooth feel and plump up fine lines without the potential to clog pores or giving you that smothered-skin feel. It’s lightweight and contains nourishing macadamia seed oil, soothing shea butter, and antioxidant vitamin E. It’s a no-brainer daily hydrator that you don’t have to worry about—which is great, because we’ve got enough going on without having to panic that our moisturizer is messing with our skin.

Kim Chi strikes again with this makeup primer that performs almost as impressively as she does. A hybrid skin treatment and makeup gripper, the Korean-American drag star infused a little K-beauty into Give Me Grip with the addition of salmon-derived PDRN to soothe the skin barrier. It’s heavy on the skin care, with brightening niacinamide, plumping hyaluronic acid, and refreshing and cooling rosemary and peppermint water. The high-performance gel grips makeup in place for a smoother, longer lasting base. “If it's good enough for the queens it's good enough for us,” exclaims Dresher. “I LOVED this product. PDRN is all the rage right now and having it inside of a primer is SO unique. It also provides the perfect grippy, slightly tacky base for makeup!”

For those suffering from flakes and breakage, a hair and scalp oil can mean the difference between split-ends central and a glossy, hydrated mane. This beauty by Carol’s Daughter uses a blend of seven(!) oils—castor, sunflower seed, jojoba seed, olive, coconut, black cumin seed, and flaxseed—to deliver weightless moisture to the scalp while preventing split ends and protecting against breakage. For under $15, curls will look healthy and feel strong while the scalp is moisturized without feeling greasy. “A well-executed treatment oil that addresses breakage concerns through rich conditioning and scalp support,” says L.A.-based celebrity hair stylist Keisha Tabaran.

This luxe serum is proof positive that you don’t need to empty your wallet to get a well-formulated product overflowing with powerful actives. We’re talking hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, and a triple-peptide complex that work in harmony to address wrinkles, uneven texture, dark spots, and firmness in one age-defying formula.“Three really important ingredients in one is a great move for someone that wants a serum that'll pack a big punch,” says Vilensky. “It feels nice on the skin, soaks in easily, and my skin looks more hydrated and feels a little brighter when using it consistently.”

Honey hair care has been big in Asia for awhile, but is just now starting to gain traction in the U.S. We’re stoked because that migration means we get cool products like this hair hydrator from &honey. Inside this adorable bottle is one of the most hydrating and best frizz-taming hair products that has ever touched our strands. A wash with the Deep Moist shampoo will give you shiny, soft, flyaway-free strands with a blend of argan oil and three different types of the sticky stuff: acacia, manuka, and raw honey. You’ll be a honey hair stan the minute you step out of the shower and see how soft and manageable your mane is post cleanse.

Body SPF always throws us for a loop. We know it exists, we know we need it, but every time we apply it, we feel like we just went down an oiled-up Slip N Slide. Not so with this tropically scented sunscreen from Sun Bum: It’s made for daily application, so instead of the heavy waterproof formulas you pack for a beach day (that leave you slippery like a seal), it’s akin to rubbing on a hydrating body lotion. With vitamin E and antioxidants, it provides all day moisture to keep skin soft and supple. With a water-resistant SPF 50, your skin stays protected without the lubed up feeling.

There’s a reason this face sunscreen from CeraVe is a derm favorite—not only is it a mineral formula, but it’s one you’ll actually want to actually put on your face and reapply. It uses what the brand calls Miner-All technology for a near invisible and weightless application that works with all skin tones and types. While no mineral SPF is truly invisible (especially for those with deep skin tones), this one is pretty close. It also has cermaides, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid and a unique time-release feature that releases those moisturizing ingredients over time for long-term hydration and skin barrier health. “Truly invisible, as the name suggests—it disappears into skin instantly and feels so lightweight with no white cast on my light skin tone” says Marie Claire contributor Catharine Malzahn. “Note that it appears a little oily on the skin upon application, but quickly dries down and looks like nothing.”

Are eye drops a beauty product? They are when it's this redness eliminator by Bausch + Lomb. Bloodshot eyes don’t really go well with a smokey eye, after all. Drop these in and a minute later you’ll see brighter, whiter, less tired eyes that stay that way for eight hours. They work by selectively targeting blood vessels without limiting oxygen flow to your eyes, ensuring you are less at risk for side effects like rebound redness and preservative irritation that are common in other brightening eye drops. With seven clinical trials for safety and efficacy, these drops make you look like you actually got some sleep (even though you definitely did not) or like allergies aren’t making your life a living hell (they are).

We have a well-documented love affair with Flamingo Estate’s Soap Bricks. These chonky body cleansers are made with botanicals, minerals, and nourishing oils that make your skin feel heavenly. While the Morning Exfoliating Peppermint has been our usual soap of choice (nothing says wake up like a shot of sharp peppermint and the exfoliating power of Big Sur sea salt in the morning), we’ve noticed we’ve been reaching more and more for the aromatic Green Goddess soap. With its infusion of basil, mint, rosemary, and pea tendrils, Green Goddess is what we imagine Ina Garten’s garden smells like—abundantly green, fresh, and herbaceous. It’s booth soothing and refreshing. Scientists have shown that “green odors” like herbs and leaves have anxiolytic benefits (read: can reduce anxiety and stress responses), so adding this to your everything shower is like a mini mental health day while you wash.

A body butter that’s both ultra-rich and airy light, this whipped formula has everything you’d want from a face moisturizer (a proprietary emulsion of facial-grade moisturizers like tremella mushroom, quick absorption, no greasy after-feel) with the benefits of an elite body hydrator (nourishing oils and botanical butters, an addictive citrus and spice aroma) in one gorgeous formula. “It’s creamy, sinks in quickly, and has a divine smell,” says Marie Claire Beauty Director Hannah Baxter. “Even when my skin was still desperately dry from the winter, it felt soothed and stupid soft after I applied this post-shower.”

The lush fig, waterlily, iris flower, jasmine dew, skin musks, and Madagascar vanilla aroma from this deo didn’t have to go so hard, but we’re really glad it did. Swiping this on delivers the barest hint of the rich scent, giving you just enough fragrance without battling it out with any other scented products you might have on. It doesn’t hurt that the deodorant itself is so effective—it combines salicylic acid with arrowroot powder and zinc ricinoleate to both neutralize odor and absorb it, ensuring you stay fresh without the potential irritation. It also moisturizes, smooths, and brightens underarm skin, ensuring your pits look and feel incredible. “Even after a hot yoga class, my pits smelled and felt great,” says Marie Claire contributor Pia Velasco. “This is the one I find myself reaching for over and over again. The formula feels comfortable on my pits and the smell is noticeable enough to mask but subtle enough not to overpower.”

The scent of green banana is a more sophisticated way to get in on the banana beauty product trend. Trouble is, not many brands have embraced the more refined version, which is honestly, well, bananas. Fortunately, there’s this exfoliating bar from Soft Services. Sweet (but not saccharine) with an undertone of grassiness, the Green Banana Buffing Bar is such a faithful recreation, we have to remind our brains that it’s a body product and not a snack when we first unwrap it. While those with ultra-sensitive skin might want to skip this one, those of us looking to eradicate strawberry skin, KP bumps, ingrowns, rough patches, and dullness will find its smoothing powers unmatched. It uses super-fine sanding crystals that have been compressed in a moisturizing shea butter, aloe, and glycerin base. Use it on clean, wet skin, massaging it in circular motions anywhere you want to get smooth. The harder your press, the more intense the exfoliation. “Wonderful for KP, textured elbows and knees, and was AMAZINGGGG for feet,” says NYC-based esthetician Brittany Whitfield-Morrison. “Like a built-in pumice but gentle and effective.”

Have you ever looked at a red bean bao bun and thought, “gee, I wish my skin could look this plump and glowy.” No? Just us? Well, even if bao skin wasn’t one of your beauty goals, you should still add this Korean body lotion from OHMIA to your cart. It uses antioxidant-rich Korean red bean extract, plus ginseng, hyaluronic acid, peptides, and caffeine to instantly rehydrate the skin as it smooths rough spots, softens lines, and delivers a visible luminosity to your skin—all while feeling ultra-lightweight and absorbing in seconds. “This was really lovely,” says Marie Claire contributor Sophia Vilensky. “I loved the weight of this—extremely hydrating and left my skin feeling smooth and plush.”

The all-star list of oils in this spray-on hydrator (avocado, olive, sesame, and argan, to be specific) leave your skin touchably soft, improving tone and texture as it helps fortify your skin barrier to create more lasting hydration. It’s also infused with a hint of shimmer in the form of pearlescent minerals that create a soft luminescence, reviving dull and tired legs, arms, and everywhere in between. Your skin will have that radiant glow of health that makes everyone think you’ve been on a wellness retreat for a week. “It’s a super nourishing oil blend so your skin is left so soft, with a very pretty shimmer that’s not too sparkly,” says Marie Claire contributor Brooke Knappenberger.

Finding the right self-tanner these days is less about avoiding one that’s going to turn you orange (although that’s definitely something to look out for) and more about finding the one that will work best with your natural tones. Self-tanning formulas have advanced so much in the past decade that they can be personalized to compliment not only your skin color, but your undertones as well. Nobody does that better than Bondi Sands. The Australian brand has perfected the sunkissed look for all skin tones to ensure your faux glow looks au naturel. With everything from Light/Medium to Golden to Ultra Dark, there’s an option for every type of tan. The coconut-scented foam not only develops and locks in your new hue after an hour (thanks to the brand’s ColourLock Accelerator technology) but helps prevent transfer in the process. No more worrying about wearing light colors or sleeping on white sheets on self-tanning day.

If you’ve never been one for lotions, this moisturizing body serum might just be the answer to your dehydration woes. While some people find lotions and body butters to be sticky, or heavy, or greasy (or all of the above) the serum texture of this 24-hour hydrator delivers deep moisture to the skin without the weight and residue. It has Australian lime caviar to gently exfoliate, a unique marine complex to create long-lasting hydration, and antioxidant-rich Australian kakdu plum to help improve skin elasticity over time. “I'm obsessed with this serum and how quickly and easily it applies—even on wet skin,” raves Knappenberger. “It has an ultra-lightweight feel but delivers the same amount of hydration you'd get from a rich body cream. As a lazy girl, I love that you don't have to dry off to apply it. I apply it while I'm still in the shower on wet skin, and by the time I towel dry, my skin feels softer and smoother.”

You know retinol can work wonders for your face, so why not score those same skin-renewing , smoothing, and brightening rewards for the skin below your neck? This retinol body serum from OSEA makes it so easy to include a retinol step in your body routine. The bedtime treatment has a proprietary blend of algae-derived bio-retinol and red algae to make skin look and feel firmer, smoother, and more radiant. Magnesium helps soothe the skin and lavender gets your head in a restful kind of vibe, so you can doze off while the lightweight serum goes to work reducing the signs of stress on your skin.

Listen, we know that shimmering body oil isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Maybe you’ve been burned by previous iterations that left every last surface of your home covered in sparkles. Or maybe you’re not looking to imitate a disco ball. We get it. We were once you. But then we gave a very skeptical spritz of this SPF body oil from Vacation to our legs and suddenly we were shimmering body oil converts. It’s packed with good-for-your-bod ingredients like hyaluronic acid, bisabolol, peptides, and vitamin E, for smooth and replenished skin, plus an SPF 30 to keep it that way. The multidiminesional rose gold shimmer it’s infused with is less club kid glitter and more subtle radiance. It doesn’t flake off or leave a trail behind us on every surface we touch, like some kind of sparkle slug—it simply creates a naturally luminous look wherever we spray it.

In theory, solid sunscreen sticks make total sense— they’re a hands-free way to nail reapplication and keep skin protected when you’re out and about. In practice, it’s a little more complicated. The ones we’ve tried in the past have either left behind a chalky look or felt so greasy we were afraid our bathing suit straps would slip right off our shoulders. Not so with this compact beauty from Japanese brand Shiseido. The stick itself is clear, so it goes on completely transparent as it helps give you a boost of SPF 60 protection. It glides on effortlessly over top of bare skin, your previous sunscreen application, or even makeup without creating a greasy pool of despair on your forehead, shoulders, back of hands, or wherever you use it. Best of all for you outdoorsy types, it has the brand’s signature SynchroShield technology, which strengthens the sunscreen’s protective veil when it comes in contact with water, sweat, or heat.

Reapplying body sunscreen in public is not for the shy. If you want to avoid the dreaded bikini line burns, you need to make sure you get that additional layer all up in your nooks and crannies. Short of stripping naked and re-slathering (which, hey, if that’s your thing—and you’re in Europe—knock yourself out) the next best thing to keep your skin protected during extended periods outdoors is with a spray SPF. We love this one from Blue Lizard because it not only is from one of the most trusted and expert-beloved body SPF brands, but it’s water-resisitant and safe for sensitive skin. It also dries as sheer as you’re going to get with a zinc formula (meaning those with skin tones deeper than Fitzpatrick 1 will see a hint of that white cast on their skin) because as NYC esthetician Madalaina Conti explains, with any non-nano zinc oxide formula, you can’t get it completely cast-free. “Which is ok—it's zinc, that's expected,” she says.

Keratosis pilaris—also known as KP, strawberry skin, or chicken skin (rude, but accurate) is one of those annoying and weird-but-natural things the body does when you’ve inadvertantly pissed it off. These rough, red bumps like to show up all over the body, but tend to be concentrated on your arms, legs, and booty. While not necessarily harmful, they do feel rough and scratchy and don’t respond well to traditional moisturizers. Because they are a build-up of keratin, they need a specialized body treatment like this no-frills one from Amlactin. It gently exfoliates with 15 percent lactic acid, plus hydrating glycerin. Massage it in and you’ll see those bumps soften and smooth until they are nothing but a bad memory.

Winning the crown of best body wash from our testers is an impressive endeavor. That’s because we expect our wash to do all of the things—clean (obvi), hydrate, refresh, and smell really freaking good. So you know this aptly named body wash from BEIIN truly impressed us because it checked off the laundry list of qualities we look for in a product that takes center stage in our shower routine. The creamy formula has squalane, aloe vera, colloidal oat protein, and green tea to strengthen the skin barrier as it washes away grime and excess oil to ensure skin stays hydrated. The soft scent of palmarosa, neroli, and cedarwood works for both morning and evening showerers and the formula can also be used as a hand wash. It truly does, wait for it…everything.

If you’re prone to body breakouts, standard body wash won’t cut it. To help keep those deep, painful pimples that come with body acne, you need a double-duty wash like this exfoliating option from method. Infused with both chemical (AHA and PHA) and physical (bamboo dust) exoliators, it dissolves and dislodges dead skin to help prevent the build-up that can lead to zits in the first place. The micro-buffing texture helps keep skin smooth and soft while also reducing redness and ensuring you don’t irritate already cranky skin.

Do you need 96 hours of sweat protection and odor elimination? Probably not, but at least with this high-performance stink stopper you know your deo isn’t going to quit on you after one hot yoga class. The mad scientists at Degree created this spray formula to tackle five different kinds of sweat (yes, apparently not all sweat is created equal). We’re talking stress sweat, heat sweat, workout sweat, pressure sweat, and even thrill sweat, for those of you that like to live dangerously. It gives you a long-lasting fragrance, wetness protection, and odor control through the day and night (and then some). “10/10—kept me fresh on the hottest day and smells delicious,” says Marie Claire beauty writer Ariel Baker. “New favorite product in my entire routine.”

Finding an aluminum-free deodorant that actually handles odor can be a bit of a Sisyphean task—you find one and love the smell, swipe it on and are tentatively optimistic, then wind up smelling like old gym socks by the afternoon. Rinse and repeat. We worried that this bergamot and green tea option from conscious brand Each & Every might be another letdown (nothing that smells this good typically performs like we need it to) but to our pleasant surprise it actually did everything it promised it would. Not only did it eliminate odor without using aluminum, baking soda, or artificial fragrance, it also had serious staying power. It goes on creamy but leaves your underarms soft and dry, and it lasts for up to 72 hours to keep you fresh. No irritation, no redness, and no stinky sock smell.

Since first trying this sleek electric razor from Fur, we find ourselves asking why hair removal hasn’t always been this easy. The 2-in-1 trimmer and shaver has a high speed motor and ceramic blades that ensure you get the perfect groom no matter what look you’re going for. Like it bare? This can take you down to the skin without giving you razor burn or bumps in the process. Prefer a little off the top? It’s got three lengths to choose from so you can customize your cut. It’s safe for your whole body, from your nether regions and your underarms to your legs and your face. And, with its rust-resisitant blades and water-resistant body, you can take it with you in the shower for an easy clean-up grooming session—it’s even got a built-in light to help you see every last hair.

This razor from Skaura is simultaneously the most beautiful and the weirdest looking hair removal device we’ve ever encountered. The zinc alloy handle is sleek and modern, but it’s the adaptable handle that makes this shiny razor stand out. The brand uses a patented finger rest that allows you to place your fingers directly behind the blade. This allows you to better control the pressure on your skin and lets you be more precise with where you place it. The result is less nicks and cuts and the closest shave you’ve ever encountered. It takes a little bit of time to master (it is an entirely new way to do something you’ve most likely been doing for decades), but once you get the hang of it, you won’t be able to go back to grasping a razor by the handle.

Sick of shaving and waxing? Bring the laser hair removal experience home with this high-tech tool from Braun. With just two treatments a month for three months, you can get a smooth, hair-free finish for up to two years. The updated version of the brand’s bestselling Skin i-expert device features a skin-tone and hair-color sensor that will adjust the 10 power levels to safely and most effectively zap your hair. It comes with four interchangeable treatment heads to target everywhere from your toes to your legs. One full-body session can be done in just 10 minutes and you’ll see results after the first treatment.

Waxing at home takes an iron will and a high tolerance for pain—ripping your hair out from the root in large strips is not for the faint of heart. While it's still one of the most effective ways to keep skin smooth for longer, it’s a process that could benefit from being a touch (ok, a lot) more user-friendly. Which is what we love about the wax warmer from Sliick. It's got a digital temperature control to keep your wax at a consistent temperature for the duration of your waxing session and holds over 16 ounces of wax at a time, for those of you who like the full-on dolphin skin look. It works with both can and bead wax to create a caramel-like consistency that stays at the perfect temp for as long as you need it. We can’t make it any less painful to rip those strips off, but at least this device can help make the whole process a lot less messy and annoying.

We know talking about cracked feet and callouses isn’t the sexiest of beauty topics, but your feet deserve some beauty love just as much as the rest of your body. They very rarely get a break and we put them in some of the most torturous of scenarios—crammed into high heels, running miles a day, standing around for hours. Those cracks, callouses, and dry patches are their way of saying help. You don’t need to run out for a pricey pedicure (although we’ll never say no to a mani/pedi date) to give them the relief they’re begging for. Instead, just be sure to have a jar of this foot care staple handy—the thick, no-frills formula has glycerin, allantoin, paraffin, and urea to deliver a concentrated dose of healing moisture. Even the most traumatized heels will look and feel baby soft after a week of slathering this on nightly.

One of our favorite ways to de-stress and re-center is to take a hand cream break. When we’re feeling overwhelmed or agitated, we take a deep breath and reach for this collagen-infused hand cream from Havyn. Taking the time to massage this dermatologist-tested, skin-restoring cream is a moment of zen that helps us keep our sanity when things get overwhelming. That’s probably why we always have a tube of the fresh rain, morning dew, and green apple scented hand moisturizer within easy reach—at our desk, in our purse, in our car, and on our bedside table. “I really enjoyed this hand cream and felt it left my skin silky in texture but not overly greasy,” says Kristina Collins, MD, FAAD, a board-certified dermatologist based in Austin. “It’s efficacious enough for use by a dermatologist, but pretty and modern enough to look great next to hand soap in my guest bathroom. Everyone in my office loved it and even my kids enjoyed using it.”

We’re so glad that hand sanitizers have evolved from those nose-burning rubbing alcohol formulas of years past. Case in point: This serum sanitizer from Korean brand Gemi Beauty. It has nourishing botanicals like centella asiatica, panthenol, propanediol, and camellia sinensis leaf extract to hydrate skin and a creamy vanilla and floral aroma that delicately scents your hands—all while killing 99.9 percent of germs. “It smells heavenly,” says Dara Spearman, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “It’s very lightweight, works well without leaving a residue, and it doesn't dry my skin out at all.”

We can’t prove it, but we’re pretty sure the phrase “adding insult to injury” was coined by someone dealing with razor bumps. If it wasn’t bad enough to drag a sharp blade or drip hot wax over your most sensitive bits, you then have to suffer the indignity of red, painful bumps as the hair grows back in and decides, JK, I’d rather grow sideways into the skin instead of out of it. It’s in those instances that we let this spot treatment from Flamingo work its magic. Tested by both derms and gynos, it contains white willow bark extract and lactic acid to exfoliate away dead skin build-up that can clog the hair follicle, plus aloe vera and bisabolol to calm redness and soothe irritation. It won’t leave your skin feeling sticky, so it can be used daily or whenever you need relief.

A neck cream that doubles as a manual massage, Olay really outdid themselves with this chest and neck firming cream. It blends repairing peptides with NAD+ to help strengthen cellular bonds to lift, firm, and smooth the skin as it helps visibly minimize the look of wrinkles and volume loss. But what made us fall in love with this neck cream over all the others was the combination of that powerhouse formula with a built-in roller applicator that cools the skin for an instant depuff and sculpts your contours with every pass. Safe for the delicate neck and chest area, it creates the look of a tighter and more toned jawline and irons out your tech neck. Plus it’s really, really fun to put on.

We’ve seen pretty much every iteration of red light there is—panels, masks, helmets, gloves, blankets. But LED showerhead was not something we had on our beauty bingo cards. So it’s no wonder this device from HigherDOSE blew our beauty-loving minds—it combines two things we love into one never-before-seen (or imagined) product. The chic showerhead (we’re partial to the polished brass finish ourselves) instantly classes up your bathroom, but it’s more than just a pretty face. It has 10-stage water filtration to remove chlorine, microplastics, heavy metals, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), helping to support both skin and scalp health.

Heavy metals are notorious for stripping away moisture from the skin as well as sapping your hair of oils and messing with your salon color. Surrounding the shower spray is a halo of detachable LEDs that use two clinically tested wavelengths—650nm red and 850nm near-infrared)—to deliver all the benefits of LED to your scalp and skin without any extra steps. You can even detach the LED and use it as a red light ring for non-wash days. It’s got a remote control timer to set your treatments to 5, 10, or 15-minute sessions and has a seven-hour battery life.

“This is worth the investment,” says Marie Claire contributor Ruby Ford-Dunker. “It's perfect for habit stacking and bringing wellness into a daily practice. I have a tiny NYC bathroom, yet the luxe gold shower head and moody red light makes it feel much more elegant. The water pressure offers a rain-like stream, not to mention, the red light sessions pace your showers, helping you be mindful of time. My favorite thing? The filtered water, which leads to a range of beauty benefits when paired with the red light. This may just be my favorite tested item!”

With the influx of complexion products hitting the U.S. from Korea, it can be easy to forget that CC creams were one of the original Korean beauty imports—and that they still do a fantastic job at covering, correcting, and caring for skin. Erborian is one of the OG in the K-beauty scene, and this cica-infused formula is proof of why it endures. Available in three tints, it smooths, blurs, and evens out skin tone and texture as it delivers a radiant finish, while skin-healthy botanicals hydrate and soothe. MC Beauty Director Hannah Baxter calls it a classic, lauding it for being a “great tint that doesn't pill with time and is comfortable on the skin for hours on end.”

Product development expert Sarah Creal created her line with women over 40 in mind, but this under-eye corrector has a formula that works on pretty much everyone. Available in five shades, the correctors feature pink, peach, and orange undertones to help visibly brighten dark circles while providing depuffing, energizing, and smoothing benefits. The cushiony texture ensures it won’t settle in lines or uneven texture, providing hydration without creasing. Apply it before concealer and you’ll find you have to use less cover-up to hide any darkness or hyperpigmentation on the skin. “As someone with stubborn dark spots, I found this corrector to be easy to blend as well as long lasting,” says pro makeup artist Jonet Williamson. “I also love that it's self-setting and that the range of shades is inclusive to all skin tones.”

Pro makeup artist Jalessa Jaikaran calls this serum concealer from Ilia “a truly slept on formula.” It’s made with encapsulated caffeine, peptides, and sea fennel extract (a retinol alternative) to brighten, firm, smooth lines, and depuff under-eyes. It’s crease resistant and glides on smoothly, self-setting to deliver 12 hours of smooth, even wear. “Ilia does really well with neutral and olive skin tones,” notes Jaikaran. “It blends really nicely and I love all the skin care that’s infused and how it improves the skin over time.”

The latest trend in blush isn’t about where you place it or an unexpected color—it’s about good-for-your skin ingredients that enhance your juicy flush. Nobody does that better than Summer Fridays with its peptide-infused Blush Butter Balm. With six diverse shades, it combines the aforementioned peptides with ceramides to plump the skin and nourish your skin barrier, plus a trio of essential fatty acid-rich plant butters and hydrating hyaluronic acid. The dewy hues are buildable and long-lasting while locking in hydration for a healthy glow.

Celebrity makeup artist Hung Vanngo is legendary for his ability to create luminous, radiant complexions, and he brings that talent to his signature makeup line. This sculpting bronzer balm eschews the ultra-shimmery finish, instead relying on silica microspheres to create a blurring effect. The natural bronze shades create a sun-kissed effect, and vitamin E nourishes even the most parched complexions. Use it as a bronzer, a contour cream, or both—-with eight shades that range from fair to rich, there’s something for everyone.

With clients who include Kendall Jenner, Dua Lipa, and Hailey Bieber, Mary Phillips has perfected the sculpted visage by using her signature “underpainting” technique—applying contour, bronzer, blush, and highlighter underneath foundation to create a more natural contour without the cakey finish—and this palette helps bring the technique to those of us that aren’t A-list celebs. It has two contour colors, two highlighters, and a color corrector, plus all the tips you need to mimic the method at home. Celebrity makeup artist Tobi Henney loves it, calling it a “brilliant palette. I haven’t stopped using it on myself and my clients,” she raves.

There’s nothing we love more than a creamy luminizer—except a creamy luminizer that comes in an easy to apply stick. Boosted with hyaluronic acid and ceramides, Youngblood’s mineral highlighter glides across the skin, creating a lit-from-within glow that smooths uneven texture and provides a subtle lift to your look. Available in five pretty hues—each with a gilded shimmer—it’s endlessly blendable and buildable. Pro makeup artist Dominique Lerma loves the skin-nourishing ingredients in this formula and the pretty bronzing effect it creates.”It leaves your skin hydrated, radiant and bouncy,” she says.

Exosomes aren’t an ingredient you usually find in your makeup, but leave it to Gucci Westman to incorporate these cellular messengers into her newest foundation. A smoothing and perfecting medium-coverage foundation, the liquid formula helps to boost skin renewal while peptides smoothe and brighten skin. Its high-tech skin care meets everyday glamour. “This foundation is great for those needing a bit more coverage than the OG Westman complexion drops and less coverage than the foundation stick,” explains Lerma. “I absolutely loved how blurring it was!”

Saie has consistently made some of our favorite products over the years (we could write an epic poem about how transformative the Glowy Super Gel is), and this fluid blush is no exception. Available in 11 radiant hues that range from pop-art pink to understated mauve, it comes in a lipgloss-esque tube with a convenient applicator that makes targeted application so much easier.. Infused with plant-derived glycerin to plump and hydrate, plus blurring silica and brightening licorice root, it builds up seamlessly, ensuring everyone from natural flush seekers to blush-maxxers will find their ideal look.

Simihaze calls this liquid highlighter “sunshine in a bottle,” which we think is an apt description for how this luminizer lights up even the most vitamin D-starved skin. It uses soft-focus pearlescent particles to add radiance instantly and is versatile enough to be worn as a highlighter, a blush, a bronzer, or mixed into your foundation for an all-over glow. Available in three captivating shades, we also loved the cushioned tip that lets you dot, swipe, and blend with ease.

Of course a makeup artist would be the one to create the most perfect makeup brush. Celebrity makeup pro Patrick Ta—whose clients include Gigi Hadid and Kim Kardashian—debuted this dual-ended blush brush in his signature line and it’s quickly become a staple in our daily routines. It works for both cream and powder formulas, perfectly diffusing color and adding dimension to create a natural glow that’s worthy of the red carpet. It’s easy enough for makeup newbies to master and is a pro favorite for how consistently it deposits and blends color.

Often duplicated, never replicated, the Beautyblender has had makeup lovers in a chokehold since it first hit the scene in 2005. The bouncy, egg-shaped sponge creates a seamless, airbrushed effect for liquid and cream formulas that can work around all the contours of your face without getting patchy or overloading in the creases and crevices. “This product is groundbreaking in every way,” says celebrity makeup artist Vincent Oquendo. “It was an absolute originator, and I think it deserves all of the props. Even years later, it stands up against all the makeup sponges in its category.”

This French pharmacy staple straddles the line between makeup and skincare, delivering both correction and comfort. It primes the skin for your complexion products while also hydrating without pilling or sliding. The mint green hue helps reduce redness of all kinds—from rosacea to pimples—for an overall more even tone. “This is one of the best moisturizers I've used,” says celebrity makeup artist Dani Parkes. “I have this product in my kit and use the regular version on all of my clients. The green color correcting aspect is a really smart ingredient to add in to soothe the face and neutralize the complexion.”

You may already know and love the OG cream version of Glossier’s Cloud Paint, but we’re here to tell you the powder iteration is just as good, if not better. The powder is a more user-friendly than the cream, as there is less risk of overdosing on pigment, but it has a plush texture that is easy to apply and creates a long-wearing, pore-blurring finish that won’t dry out skin—in fact, it uses powdered ceramides and botanical glycerides to soften and hydrate your complexion.

Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty has been the, well, rare surprise in the cluttered celebrity makeup line landscape. The products are not only user-friendly but they genuinely compliment a wide variety of tones, textures, and habits. This matte powder bronzer is a fab example of wh —it’s easy to layer, has natural undertones that work for a variety of skin tones, and the texture actually looks like skin. It has a cream-like feel that is buttery soft, but is weightless enough to build without getting cakey or feeling heavy. The result is added warmth and dimension that looks like you’re naturally bronzed, rather than wearing a bronzer.

Powder highlighters tend to get a bad rap compared to their cream and liquid cousins, mostly because many relied on chunky glitter to get that same strobed effect, and could settle into any texture on the skin. Innovations in product formulation have helped powders deliver the same pearlescence as the fluid options, with less potential for glitter wrinkles. Kosas’ Shiny Objects took that concept and ran with it, creating a unique “wet” pressed powder that won’t look or feel chalky over top of your liquid or cream-based products. Instead, you get a powder that melts into skin while still holding onto moisture for a glistening (not glittery!) effect.

Blurring primers have become the status quo in recent years as everyone chases that soft-focus finish for their beat. We love what Iconic London has done with this skin-makeup hybrid to join the trend—it does everything a primer should do to keep your makeup in place, while also delivering instant and long-term benefits to the skin. If that wasn’t enough, it blurs pores, uneven texture, and tone for a filtered appearance, and is infused with champagne pearls to visibly illuminate the complexion. All that for just $34? Inconceivable, and yet, here we are. “I love this product,” raves Parkes. “It’s on the cheaper side and is a great alternative to other products with the same benefits that charge a lot more.”

Does this look like pastel matcha? Yes. It is an incredible way to blur, set, and correct? Absolutely. The talc-free powder from makeup legend Laura Mercier is infused with hyaluronic acid to hydrate—giving the skin its signature cooling sensation—as it locks makeup in place for up to 16 hours. The mint version of this pro-staple not only blurs and reduces shine, but also neutralizes redness instantly. “LOVE this powder already, so I'm excited to see it in a green tint,” says Marie Claire contributor Michelle Rostamian. “I typically use a green color corrector for my redness/rosacea, which is mild, but putting this on top of the corrector has made a huge difference—it sets the corrector, makes it long lasting, and makes my skin more even-toned.”

This setting spray went certifiably viral and has reached sellout status at Sephora. Yes, it’s that good. Beloved by makeup artists, beauty editors, and anyone who hates looking in the mirror halfway through the day to see their cosmetics smeared, it really does lock your look in for hours. It mattifies and absorbs shine and oil without drying you out, ensuring skin still looks and feels fresh. Its breathable polymer film formula is waterproof, sweat-proof, smudge-proof and won’t feel sticky or tacky. “This spray is amazing,” says Oquendo. When you want to lock in your this is the one to reach for. “Just make sure that you are happy with everything before you spray this because once you lock it in it is set for a long night ahead.”

Rihanna turned the makeup category on its head back in 2017 with the release of Fenty Beauty’s historic 50 shades of foundation. She brings that same energy to the skin tint category with the Eaze Drop, a lightweight, blurring tint in 25 shades. It maximizes skin comfort without sacrificing on coverage. It’s the epitome of your skin but better, with a barely there feel that still filters out dark spots, blemishes, and dullness. “I love the texture of these,” says Oquendo. “They feel luxurious and also have excellent pigmentation.”

Brow gels are arguably the easiest way to add a little oomph to your arches. This clear setting serum from Privet Beauty boosts your brows by both taming unruly hairs and infusing a blend of growth encouraging peptides, botanicals, and vitamins to help create a thicker, fuller appearance. Perfect for those days when you just want to swipe and go (but still look polished), with the benefit of the more frequently you wear it, the better the benefits for your hair.

There are brow pencils and then there is whatever magic brow queen Anastasia Soare conjured up to create this logic-defying detailing pencil. It’s the absolute thinnest tip we’ve ever seen at just 1.2 mm, meant to mimic the blades used for professional microblading services. It delivers 12 hours of smudgeproof, water-resistant wear and gives you the ultimate precision to craft and build your ideal brow with its easy glide formula. “Love the shape of this brow pencil,” says LA-based makeup artist Sean Harris. “Creating believable hair-like brows has never been easier!”

In addition to being a national treasure (RIP, icon) Dolly Parton knew a thing or two about cosmetics. Her Dolly Beauty line is full of unapologetically girlie (Pink! Crystals! Bows!) products that work as fabulously as they look. Her Dolly Eyes Mascara in Brown Sugar delivers, as Dolly tells it, “lashes that enter the room before I do,” in a warm brown that defines without overpowering your natural coloring. The injection-molded brush grabs, curls, coats, and defines even your tiniest lashes, lifting and lengthening with a long-wearing formula that will take you from your 9 to 5 (sorry, had to do it) and into the night.

Armani debuted its long-wearing liquid eye tint way back in 2015—a simpler time when our biggest concerns were which Snapchat filter to use and why we were all so obsessed with Left Shark—and while we’ve moved on to other deep questions (Heated Rivalry or Off Campus?), our love for Armani’s groundbreaking eye tint remains strong. The crease-proof long-wear shadow, which comes in both shimmer and matte finishes, is lightweight and buildable thanks to a unique that suspends pigments in a water base, delivering high-impact color without the heavy feel on lids.

If you’re looking for an eyeliner that’s waterproof enough it could stand up to a flood’s worth of drama-fueled dating show waterworks, Make Up For Ever has just the tear, sweat, and pool-proof eye definer for you. Tested to last up to 24 hours of extreme wear, it delivers the long-wear you need with an easy glide formula that won’t tug or pull on delicate lids. Available in glitter, shimmer, metallic, and matte finishes, you can choose from subtle neutral hues like taupe and chocolate, or go bold with electric blue or vivid purple. “Make Up For Ever really nailed it with the color intensity, impact, easy application, and longwear,” says Lerma. “This is the type of pencil that you purchase backups of and always have an extra handy. I highly recommend this for the summer months and warmer temps and especially for anyone who is combo or oily skin. It does not move!”

There’s a reason we can’t shut up about these eye pencils from Victoria Beckham Beauty—they really are that girl. They’re longwear but ridiculously easy to smudge before they set, allowing you to manipulate the shape and intensity of your line before it locks in and will. Not. Budge. The secret to its glide and its high-impact pigment is its kohl base, which allows the formula to be creamy and easy to spread without smudging off. We’re also obsessed with the range of colors that include the continuously sold out Cinnamon, a shimmery warm brown, and the platinum sheen of Silver Glaze. Between pastels, nudes, brights, metals, and jewel tones, it’s hard to pick a favorite. Celebrity makeup artist Emily Gray agrees, saying, “[I'm] obsessed with these liners. The color payoff and the unique colors, it’s easily put in the waterline or blended out on the lid. These liners are perfect and I love them.”

Many of us learned the hard way (during the height of the Naked palette craze) that there is such a thing as too many nudes. But, thanks to celebrity makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic and his ultra-popular Ethereal Eyes palette, we’ve recovered from our nude eyeshadow palette aversion. That’s because this 12-shade stunner features a ridiculously flattering mix of nudes for every mood. They skew more neutral than cool or warm to help flatter all tones, plus contain a mix of wet-effect shimmers, sueded mattes, and true metallics to customize your eyes to whatever vibe you want to create. “The eyeshadows in this palette are formulated so well that even a novice can master a gorgeous eye look,” says Marie Claire contributor Danielle Jackson. “I found myself grabbing this for a pop of glitter, which is so special and unique to Makeup By Mario. I also really love the buttery matte nude shades.”

Bobbi Brown’s Cream Eyeshadow Stick is one of the handful of classic products that have hit legendary status for makeup lovers. The formula debuted in 2013 and has been going strong ever since. The color payoff is intense enough to use as a liner, but creamy enough to be blended out into a soft shadow that still packs a pigment punch. The color palette is more on the natural side, with a range of pinks, taupes, browns, greys, and purples in shimmer and matte finishes.

We’ve tried myriad ways to make our lashes fuller, but after countless growth treatments, we can say this lash enhancer by Grande Cosmetics is the clear winner. In just four weeks it adds noticeable length and thickness to existing lashes for an overall plusher fringe. But what really seals the deal is that it has 11 safety studies and is opthamolagist tested, so we know it won’t irritate even the most sensitive eyes. Combine that with a formula that can be used with contacts, extensions, lash lifts, and false lashes and you’ve got the making of a hall of fame lash serum.

From the moment you pull it from the tube, you can tell Pradascope mascara is not like its competitors. Instead of cylindrical lash distribution, Prada Beauty opted for a one-sided comb made from nylon-fiber bristles. This allows it to sweep through your lashes to fully separate (like a hairbrush) and coat even the tiniest hairs. It spreads the hylauronic-infused, micro-film formula evenly and without a clump in site, building without caking or weighing down the lashes. Even the sparsest lashes will experience a gravity defying, fluttery fringe.

Settle in and let me tell you the story of the days when liquid liners tormented all of us oldsters. There was a time, long ago (the ‘90s) when those of us who loved liquid liner were forced to use brush-on applicators, which, if you had shaky hands, led to a lot of fixing with cotton swabs dipped in makeup remover. Then Stila released their now iconic Stay All Day Liquid Liner, one of the very first liquid definers with a felt tip applicator. Suddenly, we could draw on smooth, even lines without poking ourselves in the eyes or getting it all over our lids. Stay All Day continues to be the gold standard for liquid liners, delivering smudge-proof, budge-proof, waterproof, pigment with the precision application of a marker. “This eyeliner allows you to draw a thick or thin line, and the formula comes out highly pigmented,” says Marie Claire contributor Brooke Knappenberger. “It delivers on its ‘stay all day’ name with a finish that doesn't budge or smear until I go to remove it at nighttime.”

Boasting a whopping 14x more volume, UD’s Tube Job will deliver the kind of before-and-after photo that will have people thinking you got lash extensions. According to the brand, the formula took four years to perfect, resulting in a lash-nourishing blend of peptides, castor oil, and hyaluronic acid to keep hair soft, not stiff as it lifts, defines, and plumps your lashline. It also uses bristles that are two times thinner than standard brushes, for an ultra-precise application. Available in five shades, it coats each hair to extend and thicken, but can be easily removed with just warm water. “It is one of the few non-waterproof mascaras that truly keeps my lashes lifted, curled, and lengthened throughout the day without smudging or transferring beneath my lashline,” says Parkes. “Whenever I wear it, I’m frequently asked what mascara I’m using, which speaks to how well it performs and how noticeable the results are.” Pro tip: The Platinum Blonde shade can be used on your arches to create a low-fuss bleached brow look—a good way to try the trending style without the long-term commitment of full-on bleaching.

The original Diorshow has been a constant in our makeup kits for as long as we’ve been wearing makeup. But when we want a high-impact look that is as dramatic as it is plush, we reach for this ultra-volumizing iteration. It magically combines mega volume with precise definition, so you get thicker lashes but don’t lose that fanned-out look. Waterproof for up to 48 hours (but please don’t wear it that long), it’s the wand you reach for when you want your eyes to do the talking. “The formula delivers instant volume upon application and separates lashes nicely,” says Harris.

We’re not sure if Tarte knew they had a juggernaut of a franchise on their hands when they launched the Maracuja Juicy Lip Balm back in 2020, but that’s exactly what the Maracuja Juicy Lip family has morphed into. With everything from a lip oil to a pencil, there’s an MJC for everyone. Our favorite version is the click-pen Lip Gloss, which delivers a mirror-like shine alongside 12 hours of hydration with its peptide-packed formula. Available in three endlessly wearable nudes, it’s giving early aughts shine mania without the sticky, tacky feel of lip glosses past. “I love how glossy it leaves the lips while hydrating them as well,” says Dresher. “The shade range is great and the little charms are so fun!”

Just as there’s no such thing as a universal skin tone, there’s also no such thing as a universal nude lip. We’ve all got different undertones and shades in our lips, meaning if you want to match your natural hue, you need a liner that has an option that actually matches. Yves Saint Laurent hit a homerun with this sculpting liner—its creamy glide formula glides over lips with ease, but won’t smear or feather into lines. It comes in 10 shades from espresso brown to a light pinky nude, allowing you to line, overline, and fill in your pout without creating a too dark or too light base. It has jojoba oil and vitamin E to condition and despite the buttery texture, is transfer-resistant, so you don’t need to worry about it slip sliding off your lips.

Does this lip oil cost $365? Yes, it does. Is it the best lip oil to ever caress our lips? Without a doubt. It features Chanel’s premium Sublimage L’Extrait formula, which uses polyfractioned vanilla planifola from Madagascar and Himalayan swertia to create a supercharged strengthening peptide that not only hydrates, but visibly restores and regenerates the lips. It has a custom sculpted metal applicator that hugs the curves of your pout to deliver exactly how much you need, leaving lips smoother, plumper, and glowier. It’s a true luxury experience for the lips.

It's a surprise to no one that Lady Gaga’s Haus Labs would be behind our favorite bold lip stain. Mother Monster gives good lip, after all. The Atomic Shake blends high-pigment with a vinyl finish, delivering intense color without the dried matte look. It’s got all the impact you want from a stain, but a vinyl shine that would make your glosses weep. Flexible film-forming polymers give it a weightless feel while marine algae extract smooths and conditions. It’s got an ultra-thin feel and is transfer-resistant for up to eight hours. “I'm someone with very dry lips and love a gloss, but they're not long-lasting and I hate the way liquid lipstick feels,” says Rostamian. “This product gives me the best of both worlds—a long-lasting gloss with incredible color payoff and longevity. I wore it through eating, drinking, talking, and I put it through multiple tests of blotting with a tissue, drinking from a water bottle, kissing my hand and it lasted.”

Celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury is the woman to go to if you want a lush, full-looking pout. Her Matte Revolution Pillow Talk is a unicorn of a lipstick that suits an expansive range of skin tones. It’s both nude and pink, the very definition of “your lips but better.” Due to its extreme popularity, Tilbury expanded the Pillow Talk range to include Fair, Medium, Dark, and Deep spin-offs of the original. The matte formula gives a sueded finish to your lips but softens and hydrates with vitamin E and lipstick tree extract (yes, that’s a real plant). “One of my favorite lipstick formulas ever,” raves Gray. “I’ve had these in my kit for years. Charlotte just does lipstick so well, and I’m especially partial to her nude shades. The matte formula is light and thin on the lips, while still delivering the best color payoff. My lips feel hydrated, which is hard to do with a matte formula!”

Having a lip wardrobe of hues you can choose from to fit the occasion, your outfit, or your mood is one of the many fun parts of wearing makeup. Pulling together the right mix of colors, however, can be a trial-and-error process that takes many years, a few frustrated tears, and a lot of wasted money. Which is why we’re so obsessed with this curated lipstick palette by Bodyography—not only does it have one of the best satin-finish formulas we’ve ever had the pleasure to swipe across our lips, but it contains eight gorgeous shades that can be worn as is, or mixed up to create a hue that is uniquely you. Inside you’ll find everything from hot pink and classic red to an earthy nude and soft mauve, all featuring the brand’s hydrating squalane- and sodium hyaluronate-infused formula to keep lips soft and smooth.

Makeup artist Danessa Myrick’s Yummy Skin Balm Powder has a cult following due solely to how this unique product blurs and perfects your complexion. Whether you’re dealing with blemishes, dark spots, or acne scars, the balm-to-powder formula spreads across the skin to apply an IRL filter that blurs like no other. Available in two translucent shades (one with shimmer and one without) and 20 skin hues ranging from ultra-fair to deep, it uses an ingredient called upsalite to absorb sweat and oil as it blurs. Hyaluronic acid keeps skin hydrated while vegan squalane nourishes and conditions skin. Use it as a primer, a foundation, a contour, or all of the above. “Skin looks clean, feels incredible, and that blurred but not flat finish is exactly what I'm after,” says Kim Wileman, CEO and co-founder of No Makeup Makeup. “It controls oil all day without ever looking dry or overdone. It's the kind of product you stop noticing because it just works.”