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My favorite beauty recs
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items The beauty products I actually keep repurchasing, from someone who has reviewed over 1,100 of them. No hype, just what has earned a permanent place. Contains affiliate links, so I may earn a small commission at no cost to you.
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Skincare I repurchase
Serums and night treatments
Daytime and lips
Skincare I repurchase
These aren't the things I tried once and moved on from. They're what I buy again when the bottle runs out, which is a much higher bar than a good first impression.
Absolutely love this cream, I can feel the hydration the next morning even
Facial Moisturizers and Creams for All Skin Types
The one I recommend most often. It's an enzyme cleanser, so it exfoliates gently rather than stripping your skin. You see the difference within a week.
ELEMIS Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash
Postpartum skin is why I bought it, but I've kept using it long after. It actually absorbs instead of sitting on top of your skin.
ELEMIS Japanese Camellia Body Oil 100ml
A splurge, and I'd only ever recommend it as one. But it's the moisturiser I pack when I travel, and a jar lasts a long time.
Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lift Face Cream
Serums and night treatments
The step that actually changes how skin looks over months rather than days.
The newest of the Pro-Collagen line and one I keep going back to. It's a firming serum rather than a hydrating one, so it layers under a moisturiser instead of replacing it. Genuinely expensive, and I'd treat it as the step you add once the basics ar...
ELEMIS Pro-Collagen Future Restore Serum
The one on this list that isn't a splurge. Hyaluronic acid and B5, fragrance-free, and gentle enough that it suits sensitive skin. If you only add one serum from here, I'd start with this one and see whether you actually notice a difference before sp...
La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Hyaluronic Acid Serum
A proper night cream, so it works while you sleep rather than sitting under makeup. It's rich, which suits dry or mature skin far better than oily. French pharmacy pricing rather than drugstore, but a jar goes a long way at one use a day.
FILORGA Time-Filler 5XP Anti-Wrinkle Night Cream
Daytime and lips
What goes on in the morning, plus the one thing I won't go to bed without.
The daytime version of the Marine Cream, with SPF 30 built in so it's moisturiser and sun protection in one step. That's the appeal: fewer things to remember in the morning. It's a lightweight gel-cream, so it sits fine under makeup.
ELEMIS Pro-Collagen Marine Cream SPF 30
The cheapest thing on this list and the one I'd hand to anyone. You put it on before bed and lips are soft by morning, which no lip balm has ever managed. Berry is the classic, though it comes in several flavours. One pot lasts months.
LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask, Berry
The richer alternative to the LANEIGE mask, with coconut oil and mango butter. It's thicker and more balm-like, so it suits properly cracked winter lips better. More expensive for less product, which is the trade-off.
Kiehl's Buttermask for Lips