I Tried Beauty Pie’s Best Sellers—This Is What I’d Actually Buy

As a beauty editor, there are lots of different and new beauty products that land on my desk, from perfume to moisturiser. The truth is, these days there are just so many new beauty launches to keep up with. It seems like there is a new celebrity skincare/makeup/fragrance launch every week, and that’s on top of the many pre-existing beauty brands who are already offer so many options. It can be a real minefield to navigate what products your skin needs, how to build a skincare routine and what products are actually worth the money. After all, there is nothing more infuriating than throwing your hard-earned money at an over-hyped or expensive product that ends up not fulfilling its promises.

How does Beauty Pie work?

However, there’s a little-known beauty industry secret that you might not know about. Typically, when you see a new beauty product launch, the price tag won’t factor in just the cost of the formula. Take a night cream that retails for £130. It won’t actually cost that amount to produce in the factory. A cut will be factored in to go to marketing the product via advertisements, a cut might go to a celebrity ambassador, a cut for the retailer’s margins, and the list goes on. That face cream might only cost £10 to produce, but the retail price will be bumped up from the middlemen and overheads involved in between bringing it from the factory and into the store. Before you know it, it has a much bigger price tag.

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There aren’t many brands that I would call revolutionary, but when Beauty Pie launched in 2016, beauty editors were all in agreement that it was something very unique, which isn’t a term we throw around lightly in this industry. Beauty Pie’s founder, Marcia Kilgore (who is also the brains behind Soap Glory, Bliss and FitFlop) saw the opportunity to bring the incredible formulas direct from the factories, without the mark-up of the middlemen. The savings are passed straight on to you, so that moisturiser that costs £130 can be yours for around £10 mark.

How much is a Beauty Pie membership?

Beauty Pie effectively works like Netflix, but for beauty. From £10 a month, you have access to buy skincare, makeup, hair care, body care and candles at factory prices. Beauty Pie work with some of the best suppliers from around the world, so you can guarantee that its formulas are among some of the best in the industry. And for an annual cost of £59, you can become a member for 12 entire months and access member prices. One of my most asked questions as a beauty editor is: Is Beauty Pie membership worth it? My answer is always yes, providing you know what to buy.

If you want in and want to know what some of the best Beauty Pie products are, I tried its bestsellers to see how they stack up against my favourite products that I’m currently using.

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The Best Beauty Pie Products, Reviewed

1. C-Wave Light Facial LED Treatment Mask

2. Youthbomb Collagen Peptide + Glow Duo

3. Luminous Mineral Skin Tint Broad-Spectrum SPF 40 Sunscreen

4. Plantastic Genius Ginseng Eye Energy Cream

5. Brazilian Lime, Fig Leaves Tea Deluxe Body Wash

6. Super Retinol (+ Vitamin C) Night Renewal Moisturiser

7. Superdrops Brightening Niacinamide (10%)

8. Triple Hyaluronic Acid Lipopeptide Serum

9. Super Healthy Skin Deluxe Moisture Body Crème

10. Superluminous Under-Eye Genius 

11. Japanfusion Pure Transforming Cleanser

12. Japanfusion Genius Lift Elixir

13. Featherlight UVA/UVB SPF 50 Sunscreen + Primer

14. Youthbomb 360° Radiance Concentrate

15. Super Healthy Skin Ultimate Anti-Aging Cream

16. Plantastic Apricot Butter Cleansing Balm

17. Vanille Nue Eau De Parfum

18. Super Healthy Hair Seven Oil Hair Elixir

Shop More Editor-Approved Beauty Pie Favourites

AcidEnzyme Exfoliating Face Body Cleanser

Luminizing Wand in Champagne

Soul Providers™ Energizing Body Wash

Clean House Candle

Wondercolour Longwear Cream Eyeshadow Stick

Sleepeasy Luxury Mulberry Silk Pillowcase

Shinkai Electrolyte Drench 3-In-1 Deep Hydrating Gel Cream

Happy Face Extreme Relief Cica Moisture Cream

Reviving Rose Quartz Eye Mask

C-Wave LED Mask For Neck Décolleté

Super Retinol Anti-aging Hand Cream (1% Retinol Complex)

Happy Face No-Stress Jelly Cleanser

This story was previously published at an earlier date and has since been updated.

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Eleanor Vousden
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Eleanor Vousden is the beauty editor for Who What Wear UK. She was previously deputy editor at Hairdressers Journal, health writer at Woman Home and junior beauty editor at Powder. She has also contributed to Wallpaper and Elle Collections.With a degree in fashion journalism from the London College of Fashion, she has 10 years of industry experience and has been highly commended at the BSME Talent Awards for her work on Powder and also contributed to the title winning Website of the Year at the PPA Awards.Eleanor’s journalistic focus is providing readers with honest and helpful beauty content. She has interviewed celebrity makeup artists, hairstylists and dermatologists throughout her career, as well as celebrities such as Hailey Bieber, Sarah Jessica Parker and Scarlett Johansson.

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