Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
December Favorites
78
items Another month, another favorites. This month was so hectic due to the holidays but I wanna talk about all this months faves ranging from beauty to media. Enjoy! (P.S. Full video is up on my Youtube Channel so go check it out)
Sections
11
Skincare
Makeup
Tools
Hair
Fragrance
Tested
Skincare
The BEST for stubborn below the surface blemishes. An easy 10 min mask I use once a week at night that I immediately feel my skin soften after each use.
AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution
I love this right after the BHA AHA mask. This is also perfect on its own. One little drop goes such a logn way and it is perfect for dry lips as well. Just put a tiny drop and put it on the lips like a mask, and wake up in the morning to softened, m...
Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 (with Ceramides)
I love this body wash to the point where it is now an empty for this month. Such a nice vanilla, not too sweet nor too light. I love it. So affordable yet sooooo good,
Suave Sweet Vanilla Silk Body Wash
I love this body scrub soooo much. Its the perfect all year round scrub for floral lovers. Especially those with dry skin because it does have some moisturizing factors too it. The beads are not to harsh on the skin so perfect for dry skin that is se...
Beloved Cherry blossom & tea rose body scrub
This is such a good body wash for all year round scent. When I don't know what body wash fits the season, I will always go back to this. This is a perfect pair with the Beloved Scrub.
Bath & Body Works A Thousand Wishes Shower Gel
This is such a nice creamy honey body wash. This is perfect for the holiday season. Not too sweet nor too light either. I love this so much for when I want a sweeter fragrance body wash. So affordabel too
Suave Milk & Honey Body Wash
I love this scrub so much for the holidays. This is VERY STRONG, but it is very long lasting even after showering. I must admit that was a lot of fragrance for me at times, but it was worth it in the end because this smelled soooo good once it was wa...
Dove Cinnamon Pumpkin Pie Body Scrub
This is such a versatile product and affordable. I have used it as a mask, a face wash, and a spot treatment. I LOVE this. Pro tip for those who use this as a mask and spot treatment, the recommended time is between 5-10 mins, but for the best result...
Cerave Acne Clay To Foam Cleanser
I LOOOOOOVEEE this, so glass skin on a budget for the colder winter months. Perfect for both dry skin and Oily skin like myself.
TIRTIR Milk Skin Rice Toner
This and the Tirtir Toner is such a good skincare routine for the dryer colder weather. Fragrance free, lightweight but moisturizing enough that it heals my dry patches without it feeling heavy.
Lipikar Body Lotion for Normal to Dry Skin
This was sent to me back in November, but I did get a horrible stress rash, so I could not test this out till December. I am so glad that I waited, because after my stress rash i was left with some dark spots, and overall irritated skin. This helped ...
Maelove Glow Maker, Vitamin C Serum with Ferulic & Hyaluronic Acid
This was sent to me back in November alongside the Glow Reviver. This helped my skin so well. I do react very well to glycolic acid, so not only did it help my dark spots, it also helped some stubborn blemishes I had around my face. I love this
Maelove Night Renewer Glycolic Acid Cream
Makeup
I love this formula so much, it is the perfect base for those who have two tone lips where most lip products don't always show up. Put this first, let it sit and settle, wipe away, then apply any lip on top. My absolute ride or die product since 2022.
Elf Glossy Lip Stain "Spicy Sienna"
Huda, girl I get it now. Yes a over $20 lipgloss is truly worth over $20. This feels lightweight and comfortable like a lip oil, yet pigmented and long lasting like a lipgloss. I have never had a formula like this. Definitely the type of product you ...
FAUX FILLER Extra Shine Lip Gloss
This was such a love in 2025. It has the slightest bit of plump that is not uncomfortable, even on dry lips days. Such a good shade range and so affordable. Love these. This months fave was “Hits Diff”
Shop Hits Diff - So Juicy Plumping | Lip Gloss & Lip Oil by ColourPop®
These are sooooo good. They are in all honestly a forgettable product I rediscover every couple of months. But when I remember I love them, I always pick it up nonstop. Such a good shade range, lightweight, not texture enhancing, and smell really goo...
Fruit Fetish Lip Oils
These have been a monthly faves for a while now. About Face has definelty become one of my favorite brands and this is my favorite product. So long lasting, comfortable, and such a good shade range. This months fave was “Smoked”.
Matte Fix Lip Pencil
I love this so much, it is now an empty. Such a good lip primer and is so good for dry lips. I have so many backups I am going to get through.
Lip Oil GRAPE LA COLORS #CBLG26 Nourishes Moisturizes Slant Tip
This is such a good powder, and is definitely one of my ride or die makeup products. Always one of my go to's. I use the shade “220”.
Fit Me® Matte + Poreless Powder Foundation Makeup
This was a product I discovered in 2024, and fell in love with the formulation so much. This has such a lightweight and serum like formula. This months fave / favorite shade in the entire line is “thx”.
Shop Blush | Cream, Liquid & Powder Cheek Color
This has been a love for 3 years now. I love this so much and have used it for all my cool tone looks. Such a good cream formula that looks good on the skin and a perfect cream base for blush combos. My favorite shade is “Camelia”.
Cream Blush Refillable Cheek & Lip Color
This feels like a highend luxury powder blush without the highend luxury price. Leaves a very pretty look to the skin. This months fave is “Oh Baby Pink”.
Powder Blush
This is such a perfect healthy glowy blush without enhancing any texture. These are so affordable yet perform like they were a much higher price. One of the best glowy blushes.
ESSENCE Pure Nude Baked Blush - 0.24oz
This was a summer fave, and has continued on to being a makeup fave. I use this so much and have made pan in it. A 2025 Favorite and the best part its less than $10."I love the shade “Light”.
Cream Bronzer
If you have never tried a nude liner for cleaning up the brows, you are completely missing out on the most easiest, most natural looking, and affordable way to clean up the brows. This formula does not work for my watery eyes, but for the brows. You ...
Essence Stay & Play Gel Eyeliner
I got this as a present back in 2024, and I immediately fell in love with it. Especially the powder in this set. I am such a brow powder fan, and this formula is so easy and a cool enough shade to even be used as a contour for the nose. I love the sh...
Brows: Eyebrow Pencils, Gels & Creams
I have such a love and hate relationship with this product, but this month I loved it so much that I finally finished this after 3 years. In all honesty I still cannot form an official opinion on this product other than I love it some months, hate it...
SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen | Back In Stock At Tower 28 Beauty
This is such a forgettable product, but I decided that I would pick it up for the last month of 2025 and try to pan it, or at least use it to the most I can, and I am so glad I did. This is such a creamy formula and it glides on the eye so well with ...
L.A Girl Shockwave Eyeliner Pencil
I love these eye brushes, such high quality and so affordable. These work with all of my different eye formulas from stubborn and stuffy mattes, to high shine metallic shimmers. Can never go wrong with these no matter the skill level.
ELF Eye Makeup Brushes
These have been a fave since 2023, I love the shade “52 Self Made”, the perfect rosy blush that is perfect on its own or for a blush combo
Sephora Collection Blush
Tools
I have had this brush since 2021 and have repurchased 2 others. This is such a good blush brush. I love this for all different types of formulas, from mattes to shimmery. Just the right amount of dense and fluffy. So perfect for when you have formula...
F13: Blush Brush
I am never someone who buys expensive powder puffs in low quantity, but these are the definite exception. I got a pack of 3 for about $7 and it has made me realize maybe I need to stop buying the bulk pack of 100 for $5, that 8/10 are scratchy, and n...
The Fluff Puff
Hair
I have been using this on and off for quite a while. But this month with the dryer colder months, I do see my hair needing a little bit more moisture. This was a perfect final touch for my hair after using some oil. Left my hair soft and shiny, and s...
OGX Coconut Oil Weightless Mist
I have loved these dry shampoos for quite some time. But this one was such a sweet coconut tropical scent that I just could not put it down. It was perfect for my no wash days to hide all my oily hair.
Batiste Dry Shampoo Tropical
This was in the back drawer in my bathroom and I finally decided to pan this. I really loved this, you do not need a ton of product for this, so a real bang for your buck. I did get complimented on how soft my hair was so that in turn made me love th...
Trader Joe's Hair Oil
Fragrance
Body Mists , EDT's
I am DEVASTATED that this was a limited edition fragrance. I cannot believe it that in the big 2025, I would purposely wanna smell like a pickle, yet here I am. This is a little sister fragrance to cucumber melon. WE NEED THIS AS A HOLIDAY STAPLE, re...
Bath & Body Works Holiday Pickle Ornament Fine Fragrance Mist
This is something I stole from my Momma, but I gotta say I love this so much I am contemplating buying myself a big bottle of this once I finish it. It is just an easy throw and go fragrance, but it is long lasting for those morning to night errand d...
Daisy Dream
Philosophy oh how I love you. This has been one of my most reached fragrances in my collection. It is one of the favorites that don't even need to be in my favorites because it is so well established in my life that I just keep picking it up all the ...
Philosophy falling in love eau de toilette
Tested
I finally put this bronzer to the test, and I gotta say….I do LOVE it, I really do. I get the 2016 hype now in the big 2025. Its such a good in between a warm and neutral tone on my complexion. I have a travel size, but once I hit pan, and I know I w...
Benefit Hoola Matte Bronzer
Home
I LOOOOOOVE this lunch bag. It fits everything that I need it too. All my containers, extra snacks, and the occasional atole in my pink mug for this colder weather. It has NOT let me down, especially since it has been raining. The nylon material is p...
Baggu Hello Kitty Pink Puffy Lunch Bag
Food
Now when I saw this on the clearance section of Walmart, I immediately added it to my cart. When I tell you I almost tore up half of this pie LIVE, So delicious, not to sweet that I feel gross after, but not plain either. I love the crust, the perfec...
Patti LaBelle's Good Life Blackberry Cobbler
Oh Patti, you got me this winter season at the Walmart clearance section. A 10/10 with this pie. Now this popped into the fridge, then having a nice slice after a 13 hour long day has me HOOKED. Not too sweet, not to bland, give me 13 of them RIGHT N...
Patti LaBelle 8-inch Sweet Potato Pie
I have loved and I mean LOVED these since I was a kid. I found myself needing an easy lunch due to finals and all the time I needed to be in the library, or even for the nights I just don't know what to eat. So easy to make, cut the corner, pop into the microwave for two minute, then flip and add one minute to ensure the cheese is all melty and BAAM, the most scrumptious cheesy melty chimichanga.
Posada Chimichangas, Steak & Cheese, 5 oz, 18 ct
This was just a random pickup from costco, just because I needed something simple for lunches. Immediately tried after I got home, and then proceeded to eat two more of these right after. I am a big fan of chicken strips, and these have a similar tas...
Sandwich Bros Chicken Melts
Media
Movies, Shows, BL
I finished this show and i loooooove it. I don't gotta think with this show, it was good to watch, good in the background. So funny and all the characters were so well done. This needed more seasons.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series 2013–2021)
I started this show and finished this in the same month. I really found comfort in this show. I need more show or movie recommendations like this. This was perfect to watch on its own, in the background, or when I needed something I don't need to thi...
Grace and Frankie (TV Series 2015–2022)
I finally decided to watch this show, and now I am HOOKED. The writing, the acting is nothing much, but for some reason it really got me, I have watched up to 3 seasons so far and OMG. The fashion is sooooo 2010, but I am so loving the business casua...
Teen Wolf (TV Series 2011–2017)
This BL has me soooo hooked. I absolutely love the second couple so much. I really love the chemistry between these characters, and the storyline gets more and more interesting.
Head 2 Head
I am so hooked on this BL even after so many watches. I am now seeing the faults in this show after so many watches, but I still love it. Right now I am at Gun x Yotha part and I love their story so much.
Perfect 10 Liners
I decided to rewatch this after so many years and I gotta say this is for sure an older BL, the writing, the acting. But I still have such a soft spot for it. I cannot believe how far Ohm has gone. I am not the biggest fan of reboots, but I would tun...
Make It Right
This is such a comfort movie I watch every year. This is one of the best of the bring it on series. The acting, the storyline, it is not even that great in those areas , yet it still remains soooo iconic.
Bring It on: All or Nothing (Video 2006)
This is the most forgettable movie from the bring it on series, and even as I am writing this, I really don't remember much. I do admit this is higher on my ranking from all the movies. Not much too it, but thats always how it goes at some point in m...
Bring It on: Again (Video 2004)
I am such a sucker for a musical movies like these, even at my big age. The story, the color palette, now this is so well done. I will for sure rewatch this movie. I can see this becoming a comfort movie for the future. I can just imagine how beautif...
Wonka
This movie is soooooo bad and in not in a hehe haha kind of bad, it's just bad. I watched it once, and I don't wanna rewatch it. The inconsistency in the color grading annoyed me. One moment there is so much light in a shot, the next, dark warm tones...
Boot Camp (2024)
This movie is sooooo iconic. I love it but the acting is so awkward in some moments, an odd thing, but this is so weird seeing how their teeth were so real. I am so used to the veneers in the newer movies these days. Total side point but the two chee...
Watch Bring It On
In the big 2026, I finally watched this movie from beginning to end. I know the iconic scenes from the movie but I have never watched it fully. This is a very of its time type of movie. Very entertaining and funny, but can never be remade. I am defin...
Watch White Chicks
This is also a forgettable movie from the series, but I do remember a lot of it so it does rank higher. I have such a soft spot for it tbh. This does remind me of L.A in the early 2010's when I would summer there. So it is soooooo of the time. I love...
Bring It on: Fight to the Finish (Video 2009)
Now THIS is the type of movie everyone needs to watch. I don't know what it is about this movie but it Is just timeless. Everything is soooo true, and is very on par with the dating scene lately. I need more movies like these.
Watch He's Just Not That Into You
MY MAN MY MAN MY MAN, live laugh love Greg Skulkin and don't ever play on my girl Laura Marano. That's my girlllllll. This movie is sooo horribly good. I don't need to think, I don't even need to watch to know how this movie is gonna end. I have been...
Watch A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish
This was just a movie I watched because I needed to edit, but ngl I like it,.There is not much to it, simple storyline, cliches. I love it. I am gonna rewatch at some point in my life again just for the vibeeeee. If you just need to watch something y...
The Makeover (TV Movie 2013)
SOMEBODY is catching these hands, because what do you mean, my ex fiancé that left me is gonna marry my younger sister, and I am just supposed to be okay with that!! OHHHHHH, yeaaaaaaahhhhhh, immediate hands, don't ever play in my face like that. It'...
Christmas Wedding Planner (TV Movie 2017)
Live laugh love horrible but in a good way type of horrible hallmark movies. Made me wanna ask my momma to make some cookies with me. I love a haters to lovers movies so that was such a plus. It's not as prominent in this movie, but it is there. For ...
Christmas in Love (TV Movie 2018)
You know what, heck yeah. I like it, simple but horribly good for me to like it. I NEED more of the second couple of the sister and the second hand man because OMG the chemistry, the cutesy love story that I needed more of. Bring them BACK for a new ...
Christmas at the Palace (TV Movie 2018)
Songs
Little Miss aye aye aye, really get into itttttttt. Will always be excited for baddies with the vocals making a rise. This song is just sooooo catchy, been a big fan of these girls since they were still VCHA, we need more songs like this because THIS...
Little Miss - song and lyrics by GIRLSET
Now THIS is soooooo early 2010's pop. This is such a catchy song. Finally my girl Zara is getting her flowers. Thats been my girl since 2016. My girl Pink is always eating on the beats. Love this collab.
Stateside + Zara Larsson - song and lyrics by PinkPantheress ...
This song has been living rent free in my mind since this episode released. I literally remember what life was like when this was aired. My girl Bridget never misses.
My Song For You | Good Luck Charlie Wiki | Fandom
I will always love and support smaller artists. This has been my latest new favorite artist that I am going to keep my eye on. Go ahead and check out her music and her tiktok. This song has such a dreamy vibe and I love the music video.
MIHO | 주인공이 아닌 나 (Deuteragonist) is out now for you to enjoy 𝄞₊ ⊹ My first ...
Empties
I bought this a while ago and now that it is empty, I am never gonna repurchase this. Citrus fragrances turns sour on me and this product made me realize that. Glad I got to try another product from my favorite deodorant brand, but this is going to b...
NIVEA Brightening antibakteri Roll -On / 0 Alcohol 48h protection 50 ml
This was a product I did not even realize was gonna be an empty. The scent, the packaging, love this. It was such a nice scent on my hair. Will repurchase once I finish up other dry shampoos in my collection.
Blush Floral Scented Dry Shampoo
I loved this when I first bought this, but I would get a lot more sleep than I do now, now from a 2025 standpoint this just doesn't cover what I need it too. Although this is perfect for no makeup makeup days. There is not much coverage to this but e...
Maybelline Fit Me® Oil-Free Concealer Face Makeup
This has been in my collection for such a long time, so I am glad I finally finished it up. The packaging is not my fave because I don't like jar products, but I do like the formula for certain foundations. This worked for thicker foundations more th...
Elf Matte Putty Primer
I love this so much this month that it is now an empty, I fully stand by my previous comments on this product. So good and so affordable. Ideally, I would repurchase, but I do need to finish up other body washes at the moment.
Suave Sweet Vanilla Silk Body Wash
Since I have no wash days, my hair can get pretty oily and can be hard to remove fully with just one product on wash days. I love using this alongside its matching conditioner as a "pre wash" before going in with my third and final conditioner separa...
VO5 Kiwi Lime Squeeze Clarifying Shampoo
I really loved this so much that it is now an empty. I loved that it was a slighter thicker texture so I did not need to use a lot of product. I will not forget how I did get complimented on how soft my hair was so that in turn made me love this. Aft...
Trader Joe's Hair Oil
I had an extra of this scrub that had just a little bit of product, so I dedicated myself to finish this and I am so happy to get rid of it. I still think this has that plastic smell that is a turn off when I open it, but it smells good once it's was...
Strawberry Shea Sugar Scrub, 5.29 oz
I am so glad to finally finish this product up. It is not a bad formula, but it also does not do much like the green one. I felt this had more moisture than the green so this is more for those who have dry skin. I am glad I got to try it and see the ...
Power Grip Primer + 4% Niacinamide
FINALLY!!!! This took me more than 3 years to finish. I loved this product, I hated this product, and then I loved it again. In its last and final moments I really loved it so much. It worked so well with my skin. I am tempted to repurchase because I...
SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen Tower 28 Beauty
After 10 years, I have finally finished my first ever pressed powder in my collection. The ORIGINAL Rimmel pressed powder, the label packaging and the embossing is so different now. I loved this, hated it, and hated it even more. This powder has seen...
Stay Matte Pressed Powder