I Try On Makeup for a Living—Here's Everything I'm Buying Right Now
One of the many perks of being a beauty editor is that there's always an endless stream of products showing up on my desk. I get to see every new celebrity makeup brand, every serum, and every hair tool before they even hit the market. Not gonna lie—it's pretty dope.
That said, it can be tough, even for editors, to weed through the copious amounts of product to identify the absolute best of the best. That's a skill that comes with time and lots of trial and error. But as a true beauty lover, I'm totally up to the challenge.
After all the swatching, testing, and reviewing I've done in my career (and in my life!), there are certain makeup products that stick out in my mind as true gems worth spending my hard-earned money on. Ahead, find the edit of 18 makeup buys from Sephora, Nordstrom, Ulta, and Amazon that rise above the rest.
From Sephora
Yet another product I've had an affinity for since my college years, but a hormone roller coaster made my skin too oily to use it once I hit my mid-20s. Now that things have (mostly) settled back down, I'm excited to try this new formula.
FromReplica Store
From Ulta
From Amazon
I need to know how and why this thing has over 6000 reviews on Amazon. There are even a bunch of photo testimonials from people who absolutely swear by it. I'm going to give it a whirl and see what all the fuss is about. At just $10, it's a pretty low-stakes gamble.
Epic is the perfect word to describe this liquid eyeliner. I usually buy two or even three at a time, so I can have one on hand for touch-ups at home, at work, and on the go.
Up next, the 16 most expensive smelling fragrances, broken down by cost per wear.
Courtney Higgs is a Cancer sun, Libra rising beauty enthusiast with six years of experience in the editorial space. She was previouslyBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing 's associate beauty editor after spending many years working at InStyle Magazine. She graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a BA in communication studies and pivoted to editorial after spending her college years working in the legal field. Her beauty philosophy is simple: She believes there are no wrong answers and that discovering our favorite beauty products and rituals is a journey, not a sprint. When she's not geeking out over products, she can be found adventuring around L.A. with her fiancé; watching reality TV with their French bulldog, Bernie Mac; or relating way too hard to astrology memes.
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