Simply put, it’s our job to find the best beauty products out there for you. From the newest serum to the hottest lipstick color to the dry shampoo that will change your life, we will find it, test it, and let you know what we think. We’re not complaining. It’s a pretty fun gig, and we’ll volunteer to be beauty guinea pigs any day.
But one of the cool things to come out of this is finding out what products you’re loving and buying. It helps us figure out what you want to learn more about and what you’re into so we can bring even more personalized recs to you.
Because we share a lot of our favorites with you every single day, we recognize it might be hard to keep up. So we’ve decided to put together a handy weekly list of what we love and what you love—consider this a CliffsNotes, one-stop-shop of what’s really trending and worth adding to your cart at this very moment.
This week, we’re talking about all the splurge-y beauty products that are totally worth it. Do you have a product that we missed? We’d love to know. Send us a DM.
This product I can definitely vouch for—it’s a must-have in my beauty routine. The vitamin C serum makes my skin look and feel so much smoother and glowier. I always get compliments whenever I use it.
Shani Darden’s retinol treatment is a favorite with both our editors and readers. In addition to retinol, it contains AHAs to exfoliate and improve texture and uneven tone. The retinol is time-releasing and encapsulated, which means it’s meant to deliver the product throughout the night so your skin is less likely to be irritated.
I would roll my eyes at the price tag on these eye masks if I hadn’t tried them. I can tell you that they’re totally worth it, as they do such a good job at making my tired eyes look more awake and refreshed. I love putting these on first thing in the morning if I have an important day at work or before a big event.
This cream is a total cult favorite, and the good news is that a little goes a long way here. It’s deeply moisturizing and feels so luxurious when you apply it. The formula contains water-based ingredients that are suspended in oils and Augustinus Bader’s proprietary TFC8 complex, which leaves the skin smooth and supple.
Designed to treat acne, rosacea, contact dermatitis, and insect bites, this powerful serum is packed with antioxidants to protect and heal the skin. Ingredients include vitamins C, E, and A, olive-leaf extract, zinc sulfate, and kojic acid.
If you want to try a gua sha tool, this one comes highly recommended. The tool is designed to lift, tone, and sculpt the face and neck. Also, each edge fits perfectly on the curves of your face.
Here’s another product that I totally love. It works so well to soothe my dry skin and it’s made with all-natural ingredients like calendula, grapeseed, lavender, and lemon. I feel so luxurious when I apply it, and my skin always looks refreshed, hydrated, and brighter afterward.
Formulated with white almond and elderberry blossom extracts, nutrient-rich oils, antioxidants, and glacier water, this cream quickly absorbs into the skin so it moisturizes in a flash. And it’s a lightweight consistency so you don’t have to worry about something that’s heavy, sticky, or greasy.
Not only is this eye treatment a favorite with our readers, but it’s also dermatologist-recommended. The formula contains blueberry extract to fortify the skin and prevent wrinkles, flavonoids and synergistic peptides to target dark circles and under-eye bags, and optical diffusers to brighten the eye area.
This product is a two-in-one because it’s basically a serum but in moisturizer form so your skin is left hydrated, glowy, and stronger. Ingredients include Japanese indigo extractto soothe irritated skin; hyaluronic acid and ceramides to hydrate and trap moisture; and mondo grass root to balance the skin’s microbiome.
This one gets the seal of approval from both editors and readers. Senior editor Allyson Payer says, “It brightens, reduces fine lines, minimizes pores, smooths, hydrates, and fades dark spots. When I wake up in the morning after using it, my skin is so much glowier. I actually look like I got eight hours of sleep (which is rare). The only thing I do pair with it sometimes is a moisturizer on top, since my skin is dry. While it’s certainly pricey, the formula spreads really easily, so a little goes a very long way. One pump covers my entire face.”
Dr. Dennis Gross’s peel pads are pretty much legendary, so these are worth a try if you’re dealing with skin issues on your body like ingrown hairs, keratosis pilaris, blemishes, uneven skin tone, and dry skin. It has a trio of acids—glycolic, lactic, and salicylic—to exfoliate, reduce the signs of aging, and improve the appearance of pore blockage.
This moisturizer seems to always be on “best of” lists, and for good reason: it does such a good job of getting rid of dryness and improving firmness, tone, and texture. Ingredients include a signal peptide complex to bind moisture to skin, pygmy water lily stem cell extract to support healthy-looking skin, and soybean folic acid ferment extract to maintain elasticity.
Resveratrol is an antioxidant that is used in skincare as a powerful anti-aging tool. In addition to that hero ingredient, this serum is also infused with hyaluronic acid and a vegan collagen alternative to hydrate, lift, plump, and firm the skin.
You really can’t go wrong with Sunday Riley’s iconic Good Genes treatment. Containing lactic acid, the product sloughs off dead skin cells, reduces the look of dark spots and discoloration, and plumps the skin to reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
This face mask can be used on all skin types, even if you have dry or combination skin. The product is formulated with natural BHA and enzymes to improve the appearance of pores, skin texture, and dullness. It also contains pink clay to absorb oil, plus pomegranate enzymes and BHA from white willow bark for exfoliation.
Perfect for mature skin types, this facial treatment targets uneven texture, a lack of elasticity, and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. The skin is left moisturized, firmer, plumper, and radiant after use. Key ingredients include essential lipids, vitamin E, and essential oils.
And don’t forget about the lips! This lip plumper nourishes the lips so it’s smoother and hydrated. In addition to niacin and hyaluronic acid, it has ceramides to strengthen the skin barrier. Next, 30 New Beauty Items Our Editors Were Really (Really) Into This Month
