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My Favorite Beauty Recs

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Everyday self-love made easy, mindful, and luxurious. Highlight your natural beauty, nourish your skin, and indulge your senses with this curated collection of skincare, hair care, fragrances, and makeup. All products are cruelty-free and vegan, so y...
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Skin Care

Skincare is the ritual I never skip, partly because it feels comforting and partly because the results speak for themselves. I build my routine around science‑backed products, clinical ingredients, and formulas that actually support glowing skin, a s...

 
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This is truly one of my daily self‑care must‑haves. Right after I dry off, while my skin is still slightly damp, I smooth on Sacred Santal Cyklar Body Oil. It’s lightweight, fast‑absorbing, and leaves my dry skin incredibly nourished, soft, and never...
Sacred Santal Vitamin C Body Oil
 
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CYKLAR Nutrient Rich Body Cream in Sacred Santal delivers powerful, long‑lasting 48‑hour hydration with a lightweight, non‑greasy formula packed with squalane, niacinamide, and banana flower extract to nourish dry skin, support the skin barrier, and ...
CYKLAR Nutrient Rich Body Cream – Sacred Santal
 
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Trifecta Vitamin C Serum is one of those powerful, results‑driven products that genuinely earns its spot on my top shelf. This brightening, anti‑aging formula targets fine lines, uneven tone, dullness, and loss of firmness while helping boost collage...
Quench Vitamin C Serum
 
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If your face is a canvas, this serum is the ultimate canvas reset. It sweeps away excess oil, clears out clogged pores, removes buildup, reduces blackheads, smooths uneven texture, and brightens your complexion. The result is skin that feels fresh, r...
Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner
 
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Dewy and glossy the moment it touches your skin. It’s giving juicy, it’s giving diva, it’s giving healthy hydration in a bottle. This hyaluronic acid serum plumps, smooths, and softens, leaving your skin feeling fresh and bouncy. It’s lightweight, ve...
Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum
 
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It’s so simple and yet so sexy to use a two‑in‑one product that gives you broad‑spectrum sun protection and deep, daily hydration in one step. CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion with SPF 30 is formulated with ceramides and hyaluronic acid, which help r...
CeraVe: Facial Moisturizers
 
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My night lotion of choice is pure chef’s kiss. I use CeraVe Night Moisturizing Cream as the final step in my evening routine and it seals in every product while I sleep. I swear I wake up with the skin of an infant. This lightweight yet deeply hydrat...
CeraVe PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion Night
 
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The variety of scents are all pure delight. This ultra‑glossy, deeply hydrating lip mask is something I use every night for soft, smooth lips, and it doubles as a daytime lip gloss or a nourishing topper over lipstick. Layer it over a lip stain and y...
Lip Sleeping Mask Nourish & Hydrate
 
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If you’re looking for the best oil cleanser for double cleansing, I always come back to the The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Light Cleansing Oil. It’s the first step in my evening skincare routine, and it consistently delivers exactly what I want from...
Rice Water Bright Light Facial Cleansing Oil
 
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This is the second step in my two step nightly cleansing routine, and it’s truly the star of the show. After I apply an oil cleanser, I go in with CeraVe Hydrating Cream to Foam Cleanser. It’s the perfect gentle daily cleanser if you want a face wash...
Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser
 
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Hempz Sweet Pineapple Moisturizer is my daily go‑to for soft, hydrated, healthy‑looking skin with a tropical twist. Packed with natural hemp seed oil, this vegan and cruelty free body lotion leaves my skin smooth, nourished, and glowing all day long....
Hempz - Sweet Pineapple & Honey Melon
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I originally bought this for my boyfriend, a very low maintenance kind of dude, to help calm his redness and irritation. After stealing it a few times, I finally admitted defeat and got my own Tower 28 SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray. This stuff is a s...
Tower 28 SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray with Hypochlorous Acid
 
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The Ordinary Lactic Acid 5% + HA is that gentle, reliable exfoliating serum you keep around because it never does you dirty. It smooths texture, brightens dullness, and softens rough patches without irritating your skin or starting any drama. This mi...
The Ordinary Lactic Acid 5% + HA Mild Exfoliator to Reveal Smoother Skin
 
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The Ordinary Retinol 0.5% in Squalane is that mid strength retinol serum that quietly does the work while you sleep. It smooths fine lines, boosts clarity, and improves uneven texture, all while keeping your skin comfortably hydrated. The squalane ba...
Anti-Aging Moderate Strength Retinol 0.5% in Squalane Serum

Makeup

My view of makeup has definitely evolved. I still love experimenting with new products and different looks, but these days I’m drawn to a clean, fresh aesthetic that highlights natural beauty instead of covering it up. Most of my recommendations focu...

 
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Shoutout to the Ulta employee who first recommended ColourPop Highlighter to me. I was hunting for a highly pigmented, buildable, and blendable highlighter that would give me that radiant, glowing skin finish, and this one absolutely delivers. It’s p...
Shop Bronzer & Highlighter | Glow & Contour Essentials
 
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Makeup by Mario Eyeshadow Palette— the only eyeshadow palette I use on the daily. It's a versatile neutral palette perfect for natural, everyday makeup. Ultra-blendable mattes create seamless definition, soft glam, and understated looks. Long-wearing...
Makeup By Mario Master Mattes Eyeshadow Palette: The Original
 
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I don’t know why I’d ever look for another setting powder because Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder does the job flawlessly. It gives a smooth, airbrushed finish that keeps my makeup in place all day. It blurs pores, controls shine, and sets f...
Translucent Loose Setting Powder
 
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90’s babies, no worries. If you over plucked back in the thin brow era, I got you. This is how you get natural looking brows. NYX Eyebrow Stroke Pen is an ultra affordable, high performance brow pen that creates fine, hair like strokes for natural fu...
Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen
 
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This one is an OG for a reason. I use it on its own or paired with other brow products depending on the look I’m going for. Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz is a precision brow pencil that creates natural, hair like strokes for perfectly defined brow...
Brow Wiz
 
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I use this in multiple steps of my makeup routine, but I also use it on bare skin when I want that ultra hydrated, sexy finish that gives me a dewy, lit from within glow. I order this back to back because I refuse to run out. d’Alba Piedmont Italian ...
d'Alba White Truffle First Spray Serum
 
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Women are shape shifters. Don’t tell the men. Fenty Match Stix Contour Stick in Mocha gives me the soft, natural looking contour of my dreams. The formula is smooth, buildable, and blends seamlessly into the skin, adding subtle definition without eve...
Match Stix Contour Skinstick — Mocha
 
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Queen RiRi has done it again. The Fenty Beauty Blush Stick gives a sheer, buildable pop of color with the smoothest, jelly like texture that blends effortlessly. It melts right into the skin for a natural, dewy flush and is perfect for that quick, ev...
Match Stix Color Adaptive Cheek + Lip Stick
 
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t’s in the name. Gloss Bomb. Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb is the iconic high shine lip gloss that gives you a fuller looking pout, long lasting moisture, and a smooth, non sticky finish. It’s perfect for everyday wear, layering over lipstick, or adding in...
Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer
 
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This might be one of my favorite lip glosses of all time. I love a good red, but this is what I’d call a beginner friendly red. I know so many girlies who think they cannot pull off a red lip, and this is always what I recommend. It doesn’t go on as ...
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Heat Universal Lip Luminizer + Plumper- Hot Cherry
 
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This is my ultimate favorite lip liner. The Nude shade is my all‑time favorite and truly the one I reach for every single day. It lasts a long time too. I usually only need a tiny touch up after eating, and there have been plenty of times I didn’t re...
Revlon Colorstay Lip Liner w/ Built-in Sharpener
 
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I got this in the fall when I was craving something ultra‑hydrating, healthy, and (let’s be honest) a chocolatey, juicy natural brown. This serum delivered all of that, and the best part is that it comes in a whole range of shades for whatever color ...
Glaze Craze Tinted Lip Serum Visibly Plump & High Shine

Scents

My approach to scent has shifted over time, just like everything else in my routine. I used to choose fragrances based purely on mood or packaging, but now I gravitate toward scents that feel like an extension of me. I love perfumes that are soft, cl...

 
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I put Orebella Nightcap on when I want a warm, cozy vibe but still want to smell sexy and subtly alluring. It’s not a perfume you spray on clothing, but an oil based parfum that hydrates the skin while leaving a long lasting spicy vanilla scent. With...
Orebella - 3.4 oz NIGHTCAP Parfum
 
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I’m a huge vanilla fan, and Ariana Grande Mod Vanilla is one of my absolute favorites. It’s a long lasting, vegan vanilla perfume with a cozy, modern gourmand vibe, but you don’t end up smelling like a literal cupcake. This is a grown up, sexy vanill...
Ariana Grande - 3.4 oz MOD Vanilla Eau de Parfum
 
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Who doesn’t love a pistachio latte? While Kitsch Pistachio Latte Hair Fragrance doesn’t smell exactly like the drink, it leaves the softest, most irresistible trail of sweet, nutty goodness every time you flip your hair. It’s definitely giving pistac...
Pistachio Latte Hair Perfume
 
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You may know I love vanilla, so it should come as no surprise that I love to wear the Kitsch Warm Vanilla Hair Perfume. It leaves your hair smelling sweet, cozy, and irresistible all day long. It’s also perfect for refreshing your hair between wash d...
Warm Sugar Hair Perfume
 
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This is one of those scents that was gifted to me, and I ended up loving it way more than I expected. I think of it as my winter version of a long lasting, candy sweet fragrance that blends cotton candy, bubblegum, and soft vanilla into the most play...
Snow Fairy
 
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Victoria’s Secret Body Fragrance Mist in Amber Romance is one of those scents that practically hugs you back. It surrounds you with a warm, sensual blend of amber, crème anglaise, and soft cherry notes, creating a cozy yet captivating scent that ling...
Body Fragrance Mist, Amber Romance