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Skincare With Packaging So Pretty I Actually Leave It Out as Decor
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items My bathroom counter used to be a graveyard of ugly tubes I shoved into a drawer. Then I started picking products that looked good enough to sit out on a marble tray. If you care about what works AND what looks good on your shelfie, this took me over ...
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Cleansers That Look Like They Belong in a Gallery
Serums and Treatments Worth Displaying
Moisturizers Too Beautiful to Hide in a Cabinet
SPF and Mists That Double as Shelf Candy
Cleansers That Look Like They Belong in a Gallery
Every night I used to dig through a cluttered cabinet for my face wash. Now my cleanser sits on the counter like a little art piece, and I actually look forward to washing my face.
Grab this if your sink area looks sad and clinical. The frosted glass tube sits on my counter like a tiny sculpture. Also made my dry patches disappear within a week of switching.
The Rice Wash Skin-Softening Cleanser
Keep this bright gold tube front and center. A friend picked it up thinking it was a candle. Works on every skin type I've tried it on, even my partner's oily forehead.
Drunk Elephant Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser
Swap your boring micellar water for this apple-green jar. Melts off waterproof mascara without that greasy film. Looks adorable next to a plant on your bathroom shelf.
Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm
Use this when your skin is throwing a tantrum from trying too many actives. The clean apothecary bottle vibes hard. Bought it on impulse for the packaging, stayed for how gentle it is.
Soy Face Cleanser - Full Size - 150 ml
Try this if you want something that screams sophistication on your vanity. That sleek black bottle with silver text looks expensive. Removes sunscreen residue without stripping anything.
Nars Aqua Gel Luminous Oil Free Moisturizer 50ML
Snag this pastel pink tube before someone buys it as a gift and keeps it for themselves. Smells like a rose garden. Perfect for anyone whose skin gets tight and angry after cleansing.
Herbivore Botanicals Pink Cloud Creamy Jelly Cleanser
Serums and Treatments Worth Displaying
Serums used to be the ugliest products in my routine. Droopy plastic bottles with peeling labels. These sit on a brass tray by my mirror and people always ask about them.
Get this purple and gold jar if your skin drinks moisture like a sponge in the desert. Looks like something a duchess would own. My winter flaking stopped completely after two weeks.
The Dewy Skin Cream
Pair this neon-capped bottle with your other DE products for a color-blocked shelfie that pops. Woke up with smoother texture after three nights. For anyone who picks at their skin out of frustration.
Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum
Toss your boring exfoliant and try this rainbow-refracting bottle instead. Looks like a potion from a fairy tale. Cleared up the dull patches on my cheeks within a month of weekly use.
Herbivore Botanical's Prism Exfoliating Glow Serum
Use this minty blue tube when your face looks like you slept two hours even though you slept eight. The packaging photographs so well it's almost annoying. Doubles as a moisturizer on lazy nights.
Summer Fridays Lip Balm w/ Keychain, Personalized Charmed Accessory, Berry Sorbet Peach Caramel
Bring this pink bottle to work and watch three coworkers ask about it by lunch. One pump mixed with foundation gives you that dewy, just-got-back-from-vacation look without any greasiness.
Mini Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops
Switch to this if you want a toner that actually sits pretty on your counter. The coral and terra-cotta packaging stands out in any bathroom. Pores on my nose looked noticeably smaller after two weeks.
Fenty Beauty Fenty Skin Fat Water Toner
Moisturizers Too Beautiful to Hide in a Cabinet
I spent years hiding my moisturizers behind the bathroom mirror. Now they sit out on a little wooden tray and honestly make the whole room feel more put together.
Grab this teal jar for your nightstand. Looks like a little jewel box. Slather it on before bed when your skin feels like crumpled paper and wake up looking like you drank eight glasses of water.
Bedazzled LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask
Keep this sunny gold tub out on your dresser. Smells like a Brazilian beach vacation and makes your legs look smooth and slightly shimmery. For anyone whose body lotion game has been nonexistent.
Is Bum Bum Cream Worth the Hype? My Honest
Try this rose-gold jar when you want your vanity to look like it belongs in a magazine spread. Wore it under makeup to a wedding and my foundation looked flawless twelve hours later.
25+ Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream for sale
Use this sage-green jar if your skin barrier is wrecked from retinol overuse. Calmed my redness down in about four days. The minimalist packaging blends into any bathroom color scheme.
Squalane + Omega Repair Cream
Snag this classic white jar with the apothecary label. Looks timeless on a shelf, never trendy in a way that ages. Saved my face during a brutal February when nothing else was cutting it.
Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream
Ditch your sad tube of Aquaphor for this pastel pink pot. Scoop a little on before bed and your lips won't be peeling by morning. The tiny jar looks so cute next to a candle on your nightstand.
Laneige Lip Mask Applicator Holder Cap
SPF and Mists That Double as Shelf Candy
Sunscreen bottles are usually the ugliest products I own. Took me forever to find ones that protect my skin AND don't make me cringe every time I look at my counter.
Swap your chalky white sunscreen for this holographic lavender tube. Gives you an actual glow under makeup. For anyone who skips SPF because they hate how it looks and feels.
Glowscreen SPF 40 - Tinted Sunscreen & Primer
Try this clean little tube if tinted moisturizers always oxidize orange on you. The packaging is minimal and chic. Found my perfect shade on the second try, which felt like a miracle.
SunnyDays™ Tinted SPF 30
Grab this if you want one product that moisturizes and protects without pilling under foundation. The peachy tube sits pretty on any shelf. Wore it hiking and didn't burn for the first time in years.
Saie Sunvisor Radiant Moisturizing Face Sunscreen SPF 35
Keep this vintage-looking green bottle on your desk. Spritz it when your 3pm face starts looking flat and tired. A coworker thought it was fancy perfume. Smells like a French pharmacy in the best way.
Caudalie Beauty Elixir Prep, Set Makeup, Glow Face Mist
Use this gold and purple bottle when your makeup starts looking cakey by noon. Two spritzes and everything melts back together. The bottle alone makes people think you have your life figured out.
Luminous Dewy Skin Mist
Toss this pale pink bottle in your bag for mid-day refreshing. Looks like something from a boutique apothecary. Perfect for anyone who sits in air conditioning all day and wonders why their skin feels like paper.
All Natural Rose Hibiscus Face Mist 4 oz