A list of my top beauty picks for soft and shiny hair, clear and dewy skin, luxurious smelling perfume, and the “clean girl” look makeup.
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Hair
Skincare
Makeup
Perfume
Hair
Soft and shiny hair products.
Could this be the best hair mask ever? The Matrix Food For Soft mask hydrates the hair for softer strands. A little goes a long way with this product. The packaging makes it easier to get all of the product out.
Food For Soft Rich Hydrating Treatment Mask
Moisture Maniac by Bedhead TIGI provides a lot of slip to make the detangling process easier.
Moisture Maniac™ Moisturizing Conditioner for dry & dull hair
The UNbrush drastically cuts down the detangling time and is for all hair types.
UNbrush Detangling Hair Brush Collection
Remove buildup from the hair with the Paul Mitchell Shampoo Two.
Shampoo Two | Paul Mitchell | JPMS
The Super Skinny Serum by Paul Mitchell provides a sleek coating to the hair, while giving it a lot of shine.
Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum, Speeds Drying
I’m not sure why this is on sale today, 03/13/2026, but if you’re dealing with hair that’s dry, doesn’t absorb water or products well, try this filter. I noticed a significant change during 2nd time I washed my hair with it.
Chrome Shower Filter
For added shine to the hair, Kenra’s silkening mist does the job.
Platinum Silkening Mist - Kenra Professional | Ulta Beauty
A leave-in that not only smells lovely but leaves the hair feeling silky. It is lightweight, so a styler is also needed for thicker hair.
Ion’s leave-in treatment leaves strands feeling soft and silky, even if you don’t color your hair.
Ion Color Defense Intense Leave In Therapy by Color Solutions | Treatments | Sally Beauty
A moisturizing shampoo that adds moisture back after clarifying. This product lathers well on my thick hair, a little goes a long way.
Curl Moisturizing Shampoo - Bumble and bumble | Sephora
Here’s another recommendation for beautiful shine, the BioSilk Silk Therapy spray is for all hair types.
BioSilk Silk Therapy Shine On - CHI Haircare
Skincare
Product recommendations for oily skin.
Affordable and comparable to expensive face toners. This face toner provides a lot of moisture.
St. Ives BHA Exfoliating Face Toner for Women, Apricot ...
A little goes a long way with Tatcha’s water cream. The lightweight moisturizer gives a beautiful glow.
The Water Cream Lightweight Pore-Refining Moisturizer
The Supergoop SPF is lightweight, easily glides over the skin to provide clear protection.
Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen Invisible Broad Spectrum SPF 50 PA ...
Kiehl’s Calendula Toner is a cleansing facial toner. It works well on oily, sensitive skin.
Calendula Herbal-Extract Alcohol-Free Toner
Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Moisturizer provides plenty of moisture, only a small amount is needed for oily skin.
Ultra Facial Moisturizer - Kiehl's Since 1851 | Ulta Beauty
This is marketed to those with anti-aging concerns, but actually works well as a moisturizer for a beautiful glow with the added benefit of being a SPF 30.
Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream Face Moisturizer with SPF 30 Broad Spectrum, 1.7 OZ
If you wash your hands a lot or are wanting softer hands, this is the product. An immediate difference will be noticed after using Neutrogena’s Hydro Boost hand gel cream.
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Hand Gel Cream with Hyaluronic Acid, 3 OZ
The best body lotion I’ve tried. Gold Bond’s Healing lotion has a thick consistency and is very moisturizing. It also helps dry, cracked feet.
Gold Bond Healing Hydrating Lotion With Aloe Moisturizes, Heals & Smooths Dry Skin, Body Lotion, Delivers Immediate 24-Hour Hydration, Value Size, 24 oz
Lanolips Lip Water is a hydration fluid that leaves lips softer. I recently ran out of my daily lip balm and found this with my other products. I’m glad I gave it a try! It’s called “lip water” instead of lip gloss and rightfully so. Unlike a lot of ...
Liquid Lanolin Lip Water
The Laneige Cream Skin product is a toner and moisturizer that performs as advertised, leaving the skin with a radiant glow.
Mini Cream Skin Milky Toner with Ceramides & Peptides for Nourishing Hydration - LANEIGE | Sephora
Makeup
Clean girl look makeup product recommendations.
The best mascara I’ve tried! It makes my lashes look fuller and longer.
Vegan KUSH Mascara for High Volume Lashes
For longer looking lashes and still maintaining the clean girl look, Benefit’s They’re Real mascara accentuates what’s already there.
They're Real! Lengthening Mascara
Benefit’s 24 hr brow setter provides a strong hold for perfect brows throughout the day.
24-Hour Brow Setter
Brush brows into place with Benefits Brow Wax.
Great Shape Brow Wax
Dior’s lip oil provides a high shine and thick conditioning.
Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil: hydrating lip oil with a gloss effect
Danessa Myricks Yummy skin tint provides lightweight coverage with a glow.