The Style and Beauty Doctor: 301 skincare products reviewed

Every review.

All 301 products The Style and Beauty Doctor has reviewed, grouped by product type. Click a product to see the full guru consensus.

All takes Yay takes Nay takes Against the gurus

Type

Sunscreen52 reviews

IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50+

"She calls it a foundation because it gives the most beautiful coverage, and [...] the smallest amount is all you need, [...] so put your sunscreen on first. She uses the Do It All Balm more often, saving this one for when she wants to look more done up. Even though it's full coverage, her skin still looks like skin and totally natural, and it covers [...] discoloration, blemishes, and birthmarks well. She wears shade deep honey in this one for a bit of warmth."

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

IT Cosmetics CC+ Nude Glow Serum Foundation SPF 40

"With this one, I'm also using the shade deep honey because it is more color correcting. I do like a little slight warmth in my skin, and this just looks so beautiful on."

✓Yay

72%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60

"If you want something a little thicker, but still is quite lightweight, it's not going to be greasy, the La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture Airy Fit Daily Sunscreen SPF 50

"Haruharu Wonder has a black rice moisture SPF 50 that I really like as well."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Sunscreen Milk with Oatmeal SPF 45

"The First Aid Beauty [...] hydrating sunscreen milk was definitely one of my favorite sunscreens of 2025. [...] Some sunscreens are moisturizing enough where you can just wear them on their own. However, some you might feel like you might need to put a moisturizer on first and then put this sunscreen on. [...] If it's a very dry day, you can layer the moisture underneath the sunscreen. But if it's a day where you're like, yeah, I'm all right, you can just use the sunscreen."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ (Korean formula)

"I have oily skin, but as I get older, [...] the oiliness is starting to dwindle down a little bit. [...] I do appreciate when a sunscreen is very moisturizing. Also for my lifestyle, I really appreciate when a sunscreen is very moisturizing because that means I could skip my moisturizer and just do this, one step instead of two. It feels like there's nothing on, which I appreciate if the sunscreen can be moisturizing and not feel heavy at the same time. Hallelujah."

~Mixed

87%Guru Score

Skin1004 Helika Sun Stick SPF 50 PA++++

"Again, with the sunscreen stick, they're so easy to carry around. This one has chemical/organic UV filters, but this is a Korean sunscreen, not a Korean-American. This is straight up from the motherland. Korea sunscreen, right? You can use this year round. [...] You might need to put a moisturizer on first and then you could use this year round. It has a natural finish. Super easy to carry around like this little, you just slap that in your bag. You could even use it to reapply over your makeup."

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

BYOMA Ultra Light Face Fluid SPF 50

"I really like it. It's very lightweight but really moisturizing, so I didn't need to use a moisturizer underneath. It felt really good and gave my skin a nice [...] medium dewy finish, like 'oh my god, she looks so healthy' kind of look. I did find it to be really moisturizing, and I could see where in the deep of winter I might need a moisturizer underneath or a little bit more, but I think this is good in warmer weather, early to midfall. [...] I could wear this in the summertime."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Tirtir Hydro UV Shield Sunscreen SPF 50+

"This sunscreen is actually pretty nice. It's $17 for 1.69 fluid ounces. One thing I will give the Korean American sunscreens is that they come with a very nice cosmetically elegant experience for a very nice under $20 budget price. [...] This moisturizes well, which I love because then I don't have to put a moisturizer on underneath."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

BYOMA Ultra Light Face Fluid SPF 30

"I really like these. They're very lightweight, but really moisturizing."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Olay Invisible Sunscreen SPF 35

"This has the silkiest feel. Like it feels so silky and it has a lot of slip to it, but it doesn't leave a greasy finish or feel on the skin. [...] I also find this to be a great primer for makeup [...] because [...] it gives the skin a sort of like there's a slight blurring action. This is not going to give you real life blur filter, but it gives a slight blurring action. It slightly makes the pores look less apparent."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Pure Mineral Relief Daily Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA++++

"This is a [...] really good mineral sunscreen. I did have a slight white cast. It wasn't the worst white cast that I've seen. It blends in beautifully. [...] I don't have to be like really worried because there's some mineral sunscreens that feel very pasty and it's really hard to blend into the skin. This blends in really nicely. It takes a little longer to blend in so that you've got it all covered."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Thank You Farmer Sun Project Skin Relief Sun Cream SPF50+ PA++++

"This has to be one of my favorites thus far. [...] This one is very lightweight. However, it still kept me feeling hydrated and moisturized. [...] So, this felt hydrating and moisturizing. [...] I like this. I could wear this in the summertime. I could probably wear this, you know, like spring, fall, the winter, I might need a little bit more than this, but this I really like. This is probably the second or third Thank You Farmer sunscreen that I've tried just in general."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Sunplay Clear Water SPF50+ PA4+

"So you want to shake it up so it's like a thick white liquid kind of thing. I found this to be extremely lightweight. Felt like nothing was on. It kept me matte but not like casket sharp matte. But also, I found that it wasn't hydrating enough for me. So, I would say if like you're someone I have oily skin, but if you have very oily skin, this might be better for you."

~Mixed

75%Guru Score

House of Hur Weightless Sun Fluid SPF 50 PA++++

"It's lightweight, but it feels like nothing is on. But thankfully, it is way more moisturizing than some of these other sunscreens. Because some of these other sunscreens, I would put it on and I'm like, "Okay, I'm feeling good right now." I would go throughout the day and I'm like, "Well, damn. Like, who done turned the faucet off on my skin?" But this one was a go for me."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Vacation Classic Whip SPF 30

"The Vacation Classic Whip SPF 30 to me is the better product. For the price though, it's $ [...] 22, and honestly, the Vacation to me is the better product, but at that price point versus alternatives, it comes down to your budget."

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

Sugar Girl Hot Body Screen Shimmer Sunscreen SPF 30

"I feel moisturized. I feel the shine. I don't see any shimmer. It's possible though if you have a lighter skin tone that you might see the shimmer a little bit better because it's possible that the shimmer is close to my skin tone, which might make it a little hard to see. But for five bucks, you get 3.38 fluid ounces, 100 ml. I'd say that's not bad. I see sunscreens this size in the drugstore that are like $10, $11."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Tower 28 SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen Foundation

"There was no denying that the cast. If you don't put on enough of a mineral sunscreen then yes maybe you won't have a noticeable cast, but do you know how dangerous that can be when people aren't wearing enough sunscreen? If you're not wearing enough sunscreen but you think you are and you think you're being protected, you got to put on enough to get the SPF."

✕Nay

64%Guru Score

Merit The Uniform Tinted Moisturizer SPF 50

"I'd say it's okay. They got to get the tint better. I think the formula, and with it maybe turning, you know, being more of a matte finish, wouldn't be as bad if the color was better. So if they work on the tint, this might be nice, but until then..."

~Mixed

77%Guru Score

Ultra Violette Supreme Screen Hydrating Facial Sunscreen SPF 50

"This is the best one for me out of all the Ultraviolette sunscreens that I've tried. The formula is lightweight, it's very moisturizing, it's got a natural finish. This is one of those rare sunscreens where I could wear it year round. It's lightweight enough to be okay for the warmer months but it's still moisturizing enough in the colder months where my skin doesn't feel dried out."

✓Yay

92%Guru Score

Ultra Violette Future Screen SPF 50 Modern Mineral Sunscreen

"This is $40 for 50 ml, 1.7 fluid ounces. I would say that for all intents and purposes it's probably a dry skin person's sunscreen. If you have oily skin this can be quite messy in the summertime because it's already feeling and looking so shiny, and you add the hot summer sun and your oily skin and all that other stuff and it could be a lot."

~Mixed

67%Guru Score

Ultra Violette Velvet Screen SPF 50 Blurring Mineral Sunscreen

"It says that it's super soothing when it feels a little gritty. It's got some thickness and a teeny tinge of grittiness to it, and it didn't even look mattifying to me. It looked more like it had a natural finish. So this is a no for me."

✕Nay

50%Guru Score

Ultra Violette Vibrant Screen SPF 50 Sweat-Safe Face and Body Sunscreen

"This is probably one of those rare sunscreens that I could wear year round, where it's lightweight enough to be okay for the warmer months but it's still moisturizing enough in the colder months where my skin doesn't feel dried out. Now if we get like a super, super cold, below freezing New York City winter day, I might need more than this, but I would say for most parts of the year I'd be able to wear something like this with my oily skin."

~Mixed

65%Guru Score

Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40

"This is one where I've tried it and it gives you a nice even application. It's almost impossible to mess up with this one. I've tried cheaper ones and gotten big deposits of powder all over the place, and that's obviously not what you want. [...] This is the best one so far. [...] And obviously you want the dark one if you have deeper skin."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Undefined Beauty RNR Mineral Sunscreen

"Hey, Undefined Beauty. This is an amazing black owned skincare brand. Um, they have mineral sunscreen."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

e.l.f. Invisa Stick SPF 50

"E.L.F. usually comes through with some really good products. [...] It doesn't feel nice like I'm putting grease on my skin, but you don't feel that on your skin if that makes sense. [...] Like you can feel like you're putting something greasy on, but it doesn't feel greasy on. It's [...] water resistant, SPF 50, no touch application."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Bolden Brightening Moisturizer SPF 30

"We have the Bolden Brightening Moisturizer SPF 30 with vitamin C, and this is going to help moisturize and brighten the skin and protect you from the sun."

✓Yay

70%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Daily Tinted Fluid Sunscreen SPF 40

"Initial thoughts on this Beauty of Joseon product is that I like it. I don't think that everyone with a deeper skin tone might have the same kind of experience with it because some of those deeper shades did look quite ashy to me. I would love to see how it looks on someone with a deeper, richer skin tone because I feel like you really need to get deeper skin tones correct, but the richer the skin tone is the more correct you've got to be. [...] Overall I do like this."

~Mixed

64%Guru Score

Supergoop Resetting 100% Mineral Powder SPF 35

"One of the best ones is the Supergoop Resetting Mineral Powder. It does come at a pretty price, but the reason why I believe that is so pricey and others have not been able to compare is because of the packaging. I've tried less expensive versions and the packaging is trash. When you are putting a mineral powder on your face, the packaging has got to be on point, otherwise you can wind up putting too much and you have a spot where there's like mad powder here and then barely any there."

✓Yay

62%Guru Score

Black Girl Sunscreen Make It Matte Sunscreen Gel SPF 45

"The texture feels greasy to me, and some people didn't love the texture of this. [...] There's some slight pilling that's going on here, and that can happen because sometimes the textures of your skincare products don't always play nicely together. [...] But after less than an hour, [...] the Black Girl Sunscreen Make It Matte doesn't feel greasy on my skin. [...] There is a whole bunch of grease on my hands, but it feels really good. My skin feels really good."

~Mixed

77%Guru Score

Drunk Elephant Umbra Sheer Physical Daily Defense SPF30

"I reviewed this product years ago [...] back when there weren't that many mineral sunscreen options. [...] Back then there weren't that many mineral sunscreen options that look good on deeper skin."

✕Nay

65%Guru Score

Supergoop Glow Screen Sunscreen SPF 40

"For $44 you're going to get 0.68 oz of Glow Screen SPF 40. That's the one that has the shimmer in it, which might be a lot for the face, but it's also something that'll look good. You can put it on your décolletage, on your arms, or on your face if you want to, but remember you've got to put on enough sunscreen, which is 2 milligrams per centimeter squared of skin, which is about a quarter to a half teaspoon for your face, neck, and ears."

~Mixed

66%Guru Score

Supergoop Glow Stick SPF 50

"You're going to get 0.7 ounces of the Glow Stick SPF 50, and that's actually a full size, so you're getting the full size of the glow stick. I like the glow stick because, as the name notes, it's a stick [...] and you can rub it on and get a nice glow anywhere that you want. But again, you've got to put on enough, so with this you're going to have to be really generous with the swipes."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

CeraVe Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50

"The CeraVe Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 is nice and hydrating and it's non-greasy, it sprays nicely on the skin. However, the white cast on this is wild. I don't even think CeraVe had white people in mind when they made this sunscreen. The problem with this mineral sunscreen is that because the white cast is so horrific, sometimes people don't put on as much as they should, and that defeats the purpose since sunscreen is not a little bit goes a long way type of product."

✕Nay

55%Guru Score

NYX Blur Screen Sunscreen SPF 30 Primer

"NYX also makes a blurring SPF 30 primer that if you put on enough can also double as your sunscreen step. I did find it moisturizing enough to just use that alone so I didn't have to use a moisturizer underneath it, but you know we're all different so you got to kind of see how things work for your situation and your environment."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Skin Aqua Super Moisture Barrier UV Gel SPF50+ PA4+

"If you have very dry skin this is going to be a girl or if you're like me you have oily skin but you also live some place where it gets kind of cold and dry you know in other times of year then this might be your cold weather sunscreen. It's also very lightweight but it's a lot more hydrating than this. It's also SPF50 plus and also has a PA with four pluses also water resistant."

~Mixed

78%Guru Score

e.l.f. Suntouchable Invisible Sunscreen SPF 35

"One that I'm really into right now is from e.l.f. It's called the e.l.f. Suntouchable Invisible Sunscreen SPF 35. I like that one. It's affordable and easy enough to carry around. I spray it over my makeup to reapply, but I also have these braids, and the parts of my scalp are exposed, so I spray it there as well."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunscreen Spray

"I really love the Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunscreen Spray. Now here's the thing with sunscreen sprays, you have to use them correctly. You're either going to spray them directly onto your body and then massage it into your skin with your hand so that way you're not going to miss any areas. You got to be spraying right because you want to make sure that you are getting adequate sun protection."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40

"The Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint is one of two tinted mineral sunscreens that rank really high on my list."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

Fenty Skin Hydra Vizor Hues Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum Mineral SPF 30 Sunscreen

"The finish is a little bit too rich for me in the warmer months. This is probably something that'll look much better on my oily skin when it's cold outside and then everything kind of balances out. However, I wouldn't count it out as a summer product if you have oily skin, it's just that you got to do a couple little tweaks."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

Supergoop Mineral Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40

"So the Unseen Sunscreen Mineral has a matte finish now my skin has been a little bit on the drier side I can't tell right now now if it's because it's weather related or if it's age related or if it's like a crazy combination of both but I did find that this might be better suited for someone with oilier skin"

~Mixed

71%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Sun Stick

"The Glow Recipe is watermelon scented so you do get a little more with the Glow Recipe .58 Oz as opposed to .5 Oz but there is a difference in price. The Glow Recipe is $30, so me personally I would go with the Olay because it is fragrance free and it's cheaper. I don't really see or feel a difference between the two."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

Sol de Janeiro Rio Radiance SPF50 Body Oil

"I love a good body sunscreen oil in the summertime because I love that glistening look. [...] However, this one I felt like it wasn't as shiny as I would want a body sunscreen oil to be. It still looked pretty on the skin, but if this was a different scent this would be a different review. If it was that 71 or that 40 I would take the less subtle gradients and the less subtle shininess of the oil and trade that off for the scent that I like."

~Mixed

73%Guru Score

Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Moist Sun Serum SPF 50+ PA++++

"When you put it on the skin it's very shiny and radiant at first, and it's going to stay like that for a couple minutes but it does dry down to where it's more of like a satin type of finish. So it's not completely oily oily but keep that in mind because sometimes skincare products don't play well together depending on what the base is. You might put this on with one of your favorite moisturizers and notice that the moisturizer starts to pill up on your skin."

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen for Body SPF 40

"You put it on and some of it slides off, you gotta be very careful with how you're putting it on. Since it is a body product, [...] the way I use body products, especially body moisturizers or body sunscreen, [...] it could be this kind of stuff all over the place. I'm pretty clumsy, so if some of this gets on the floor in the bathroom and then I slip and fall, that's a problem. It just feels weird on the skin."

✕Nay

68%Guru Score

CeraVe Sheer Mineral Sunscreen Stick SPF 50

"The thing with this one is it feels really balmy and it looks balmy on the skin. [...] It does have that feel to it where you can feel that there's something on your skin. [...] When I had this on, I was very aware and could feel that something was on my face to the point where I was wondering if I fell asleep on the couch and the cat came by, would his fur get stuck to my face because this thing is so balmy."

~Mixed

77%Guru Score

Krave Beauty Beat the Sun SPF 40

"It's a lightweight milky fluid that's going to give you a radiant finish. It did feel a little balmy, it wasn't as bad as the Dr Jarred stick, but there was [...] a little something on my skin. If you have oily skin, I'd wear this on makeup-free days during the summer. I think it would be a little bit too radiant for me to wear under makeup because then I'd be constantly touching up 50 million times. But in the colder months, yeah, I'd wear this underneath makeup. I think it's nice."

~Mixed

66%Guru Score

Dr. Jart+ Every Sunday Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+

"My skin looked shiny, shiny, but then after some time it started to calm down and wasn't as shiny. However, with me having oily skin, this is probably not something that I would want to wear. When it gets very hot out, I would probably delegate this to be a winter sunscreen. I could wear it [...] on its own during the summer, but I wouldn't wear makeup on top of it because I feel like it would have me doing the most trying to touch up my makeup throughout the day."

✕Nay

63%Guru Score

ISDIN Fusion Water Magic SPF 40

"I like things that dry down to a [...] dry finish, and I'm not really feeling this one. I wore this on a day when it was pretty warm out, [...] in the mid to high 70s, and it was fine when I didn't have makeup on. But if it gets hotter than that, like [...] over 80 degrees, this is probably not the sunscreen I would want to wear. And I would definitely not wear it on a makeup day during the summer. So I'd say this is more of a fall, maybe winter, and probably spring sunscreen."

~Mixed

74%Guru Score

Youth to the People Youth Screen SPF 60 Daily Hydrate Plus Pollution Defense Fluid

"With me having oily skin this is probably going to be more of like a winter sunscreen for me i'd wear it but probably when you know in the winter more in the winter time than in the summer"

✕Nay

75%Guru Score

Olay Dewy Glow Sunscreen Stick with Vitamin C SPF50

"I love it because it's so easy to apply. I could just slap it in my purse and reapply throughout the day. [...] I do four to five big swipes across my face to make sure I get enough, then I massage it in so I don't have any skipped areas. I will sometimes put it on my ears and a little bit on my neck. In the summertime, I'll go further down, [...] so we can have some shine right up here in this area. But right now it's not warm at all, as of me filming this."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

The INKEY List Polyglutamic Acid Dewy Sunscreen SPF 30

"I didn't experience that with this. Now because of the finish of this sunscreen, it is something that I would prefer to wear in the warmer months so this is a spring summer sunscreen for me and I really like the way that it worked with makeup so I could wear it on days with makeup without makeup I love this."

✓Yay

67%Guru Score

Moisturizers35 reviews

IT Cosmetics Do-It-All Balm

"The It Cosmetics Do It All Balm has become a must have on her list. She freaking loves this product. [...] A lot of balm foundations make tinted products look worse, [...] but this shocked her. You can put a little bit on for a sheer tint, and it's buildable without ever looking cakey. She's used it in full beat looks. It has about [...] 92% skin care ingredients."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

L'Oreal Revitalift Triple Power Anti-Aging Moisturizer

"If you just prefer a traditional cream that you kind of just scoop out, the L'Oreal Revitalift Triple Power Moisturizer is also a great pick. And again, these are from solid research-backed brands, not just hype."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Sunday Riley ICE Ceramide Moisturizing Cream

"Sunday Riley has this ICE Ceramide Moisturizing Cream, it's [...] really thick and nice. I love that one. That's more of like a nighttime moisturizer or like deep deep winter moisturizer. For me, I have oily skin that's kind of getting a little drier as I age. But if you have dry skin, that might be like the perfect moisturizer for you."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Fresh Black Tea Advanced Age Renewal Cream

"I also love the fresh black tea age renewal cream. I I love that."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

CeraVe Moisturizing Cream

"The ingredient list of the CeraVe Moisturizing Cream looks more similar to this except it also has ceramides in it. [...] If the ceramides were [...] the make or break of whether or not I chose a product like this, I would just go with the CeraVe Moisturizing Cream. You can layer -- you put your hydrating toner, you put your hydrating serum, and then you put the CeraVe Moisturizing Cream on top and lock that in."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Gel Cream Moisturizer

"I think I remember trying this Summer Fridays moisturizer before and liking it. One thing about gel creams that can be a little frustrating for me sometimes is that I cannot use these in the colder weather. My skin will be dry, especially with how dry and cold it gets here in New York in the winter, so this is definitely a warmer weather kind of thing."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

SkinFix Barrier+ Triple Lipid & Peptide Cream

"I love that SkinFix triple lipid peptide [...] cream. It is such a good for me, it's more something that I would use in the winter time. If you have drier skin, you know, maybe you would use it fall, spring, whatever."

✓Yay

91%Guru Score

L'Oréal Revitalift Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizer

"I was putting on my moisturizer first because I am doing the retinoid sandwich where I put moisturizer on first. This is the L'Oreal Revitalift moisturizer."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench Hyaluronic Cloud Rich Barrier Moisturizer

"The Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench Hyaluronic Cloud Rich Barrier Moisturizer feels extremely lightweight. However, you'll appreciate it in a hot, dry climate because it has ingredients in it that help to prevent water loss. Think of it as like tiny little sponges grabbing onto the hydration and then somebody puts a seal on top to prevent the hydration from evaporating."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Krave Beauty Oat So Simple Water Cream

"If you live in a hot dry climate, those same gel cream moisturizes after like an hour or so, maybe even within a few minutes, it might feel like you ain't put nothing on your skin. Now, if that's you, some options that you can try include the Krave Beauty Oat So Simple Water Cream"

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

SkinBetter Science AlphaRet Overnight Cream

"Those Alpharett products sound freaking amazing. [...] This combines retinoid and alpha hydroxy acid infused with retinol and lactic acid. It accelerates skin renewal for a visibly smoother complexion. This has all of the things in it. Niacinamide, glycolic, retinol, lactic acid. [...] I'm gonna order this and try it [...] because it sounds freaking amazing."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream

"They also have things that can help with um like uh the secoflate uh restorative protective cream."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

Avène Hydrance Cream

"It's got a really lightweight feel. Looking at the ingredients, I'm seeing [...] fatty alcohols which are usually very hydrating and nourishing. Glycerin is a good one to have in there because glycerin attracts water. Some say even better than hyaluronic acid. [...] It's looking like a very lightweight cream. I probably would have loved this in the winter time as well, where [...] you need a heavier moisturizer [...] to keep the water in so that it doesn't evaporate."

~Mixed

65%Guru Score

Lawless Forget the Filler Skin Plumping Line Smoothing Perfecting Cream

"With a moisturizer, [...] it's what your skin is doing for the season and your skin type. [...] I had to use a much heavier moisturizer in the past winter when my skin was acting dry, but this feels nice. With moisturizers, I feel like yes, you need something that functions well, but also it's nice to have a moisturizer that feels good on the skin. This has piqued my interest so far. I [...] just need some more time with this so that I can try it over a couple of days."

~Mixed

62%Guru Score

Undefined Beauty RNR Gel Cream

"I love a gel cream because they hydrate well without feeling super heavy. [...] The Undefined Beauty RNR Gel Cream is a black-owned brand and you can get it at Ulta."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Vanicream 1% Hydrocortisone Itch Relief Cream

"This is a Florine um you have to get it through a you know Medical Professional you have to you know get a prescription"

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Tatcha Water Cream Oil-Free Pore Minimizing Moisturizer

"This feels very hydrating. Petrolatum is not going to break you out if you have acne either, unless you put something on that's going to break you out and then you put petrolatum on top, because when you put petrolatum on top things are under occlusion. When things are under occlusion sometimes they get a little bit more intense and that could break you out, but the petrolatum itself won't break you out unless for some strange reason you're allergic to petrolatum."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Kahi Wrinkle Bounce Multi Balm

"This is from a Korean brand called Kahi and this balm, [...] they describe it as like a mild Vaseline. [...] I put it on the side where I had tear burning my skin and it felt really good. [...] They call this a multi balm because you can use this for a gazillion things. When I was in Korea recently the makeup artist used it to refresh my makeup. [...] I would also assume that you could use it on the lips."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

belif True Cream Aqua Balm

"I've tried this before, and I actually really like this water cream. It's extremely hydrating. [...] The product says skin hydration level instantly increases by 231.50, but I don't have a hydration measuring tool, so [...] I can't call them on that. But I definitely felt like it was way more hydrating. Still, I do prefer a creamy moisturizer in the winter time even though I have oily skin."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Fresh Rose and Hyaluronic Acid Deep Hydration Moisturizer

"This Fresh Rose and Hyaluronic Acid Deep Hydration Moisturizer is very moisturizing, really calming, really firming, and it doesn't irritate my sensitive eyes. It reminds me of the creams that I used to use back in the day when I went to Korea. It just gives you a different level of hydration throughout the entire day. I really enjoy this cream. It is a little bit more expensive, but it is worth trying out."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream

"The Dewy Skin Cream has a certain window depending on what the weather is like, in which way I can wear it because it does have, as the name denotes, a dewy finish. And sometimes dewy can read a little much when you already have oily skin. But I'm still going to get this one because it's a smaller bottle. There's a certain kind of window and then I could also wear it at night as well as my nighttime moisturizer."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream

"You can use it on your face, it's amazing for the body. [...] If you have very dry sensitive skin, weather worn from the really cold winter windchill factor, [...] that Ultra Repair Cream has come in handy for me, and I would say that's something to definitely look at."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream

"The Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream, which we just talked about in the set, so this is the full size. That's one of [...] three honorable mentions to also look at if you're looking to buy a new moisturizer."

✓Yay

90%Guru Score

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream

"Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream - I've talked about that a bunch of times here on the channel and you can see it in action in this video right here and you can hear more about why I love it."

✓Yay

57%Guru Score

Summer Fridays Rich Cushion Cream Ultra Plumping Moisturizer

"Summer Fridays Rich Cushion Cream Ultra Plumping Moisturizer is an honorable mention to look at if you're looking to buy a new moisturizer, especially if the weather is going to change or you might want to look at using a heavier moisturizer or something that's more moisturizing."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion

"The consistency has some viscosity to it, has a little thickness to it, but it doesn't feel heavy. It feels more like a gel although it does look like a thicker lotion. [...] I am not feeling a difference here either when it comes to the dupe or the original."

~Mixed

85%Guru Score

Olay Micro-Sculpting Cream Fragrance Free

"I love this Olay moisturizer and it's something I've used for probably like ten years now. But as a content creator, I try different products to help me help you. That said, this is definitely like a long time fave. It's not too heavy that I can't use it in the summer, if I'm just having a bare skin day I would wear this and put sunscreen on. And it's hydrating enough for me to wear in the winter. The Olay feels a little bit more luxurious."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Eucerin Skin Calming Itch Soothing Cream

"Eucerin has a really thick cream that's really nice for very dry eczema prone skin. I sometimes get a little on the eczema prone side in the winter and I really like it."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Aveeno Skin Relief Moisturizing Lotion

"I also like the Aveeno Skin Relief body lotion and wash. Now in the summertime that's when I start playing around with like all the fragrances and everything."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Lactin Daily 12% Lotion (Ammonium Lactate)

"Lactin is a brand that pretty much specializes in lactic acid products they have a whole line like whether you want something as light as a lotion"

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Eucerin Eczema Relief Lotion

"I also like the yerin eczema relief body wash and lotion"

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

SkinFix Barrier+ Restoring Gel Cream

"It's a great product but I just can't stand the smell. Some people might like it, but the smell is subjective and for me personally, I kept smelling it and I was just like, no. It's in the middle for me personally."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Water Cream

"As much of a Charlotte Tilbury lover that I am, I really, really love that brand, but this $100, a whole Ben Franklin, this is going to be a sadly a nope getter for me."

✕Nay

70%Guru Score

Olay Micro-Sculpting Cream

"Right now, I'm personally loving the new upgraded Olay Micro-Sculpting Cream. You know, Olay and I, we the homies. We go way back. They've been a very longtime supporter of me and my platforms."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Pink Juice Moisturizer

"I'm definitely feeling the hydration more on this side. However, I think I would prefer a gel cream over something that feels like this texture."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Body & Tan30 reviews

Dove Advanced Care Dry Spray Invisible Deodorant

"These Dove Advanced Care Dry Sprays, this is the invisible one. I like this because it keeps me dry and it doesn't stain my clothes."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Secret Clinical Strength Antiperspirant

"If what you've been using before stopped doing the trick, you might need to upgrade to clinical strength. Secret is a brand that has lines that work really well. [...] If you've tried everything and nothing is working, that's where you need an antiperspirant. You need to be putting your antiperspirant at night. [...] That's how it's supposed to work. You can still shower in the morning, it's done its job."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

O'Keeffe's Working Hands

"This arm feels a little bit more supple with the O'Keeffe's. On my arms, I do feel more protected by the O'Keeffe's. I would say this round has got to go to the O'Keeffe's."

✓Yay

91%Guru Score

Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream

"This is not my favorite Sol de Janeiro. The Bum Bum Cream is not my favorite scent. It smells good. I like it though. It's very like boom. Like it's not I don't hate it, but I don't love it."

~Mixed

63%Guru Score

Naturium Glow Getter Multi-Oil Body Wash

"So, it is the Glow Getter Multi-Oil Body Wash. [...] I've tried it and actually really like that one."

✓Yay

90%Guru Score

Naturium Biolipid Restoring Body Lotion

"Also, the Naturium BioLipid Body Lotion. I've tried it. I like that."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Fenty Beauty Skin Body Moisturizer

"Fenty just launched an exclusive Fenty Beauty Skin body line at Ulta. That looks very interesting, but I need to smell them first, so next time I'm near an Ulta, I need to check that out. I did go to Ulta and smell them, and I'm not a fan, not of any of them."

✕Nay

62%Guru Score

Drunk Elephant TLC Glycolic Body Lotion

"This feels very slippery, it's balmy. I feel like it's sitting on top of my skin. [...] I hate the smell. It smells unscented, you know, in something because when something's unscented, it's it can still have fragrance in it. It's just that they're putting a masking fragrant in there to neutralize the smell. This doesn't say that it's unscented, but it smells like an unscented product to me. I don't know. To me, like I like a thicker lotion. The smell would bother me for that one."

✕Nay

62%Guru Score

Summer Fridays Summer Silk Nourishing Body Lotion

"If you want an expensive, bougie, nice feeling, thicker lotion, the Summer Fridays Summer Silk Nourishing Body Lotion, I like it."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Drunk Elephant Sili Whipped Body Lotion

"I can't even say would I spend $32 on 8 fluid ounce bottle of lotion. Honestly, I would, but just not on Drunk Elephant."

~Mixed

66%Guru Score

Danny Beauty Glycolic Body Lotion Grapefruit

"But also, I can get a bigger bottle of a much more moisturizing lotion that's essentially going to do similar things to that this is going to do for way less. And like I said, you can get a much bigger bottle. So, really and truly, there's no winners here that they both kind of lost to me."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

AmLactin Daily Moisturizing Lotion 12%

"She can use something like AmLactin, which is a lactic acid body moisturizer. Um, you can get it at like CVS, Walgreens."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Aquaphor Healing Ointment Body Spray

"You've got to get you a spray moisturizer. Aquaphor has one that comes in a spray, and [...] they have lotion sprays too that you can spray on your back. I think the Aquaphor is better, especially in the wintertime, because I always get this really dry patch in the middle of my back, almost like an eczema patch, if I don't take care of it. That Aquaphor spray is great because it has the petroleum jelly in it to help prevent water loss."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Josie Maran Vanilla Vibes Body Butter

"For my girlies who like to take a step further and love layering to make their fragrance last longer, I love this vanilla vibe body butter from Josie Maran. Super hydrating, will make your fragrance last longer. I know someone's going to say it but yes, the more melanin you have the more glowy your skin."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Dove Advanced Care Anti-Perspirant and Deodorant

"My favorite deodorant for the longest time has been the Dove Advanced Care Anti-Perspirant and Deodorant. I usually get the Shea Butter formulation, and I still be trucking with the Dove, you know."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Neutrogena Stubborn Body Acne Wash

"It's a pretty typical body cleanser with no granules, just a nice gentle body cleanser. It helps with acne."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Aveeno Skin Relief Oat Body Wash

"I also like the Aveeno Skin Relief body lotion and wash. In the wintertime, that's when I use those because I have eczema prone skin which sometimes my skin gets a little on the eczema prone side in the winter."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Paula's Choice Retinol Skin Smoothing Body Treatment

"Paula's Choice also has a retinol body treatment"

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Dial Antibacterial Hand Soap

"The them soaps ain't it the Dial soap the Irish Spring"

✕Nay

47%Guru Score

Irish Spring Bar Soap

"The them soaps ain't it the Dial soap the Irish Spring even them Dr... the Castile soap people that stuff can be really drying on the skin so take heed you want want something nice and moisturizing if you're someone with particularly sensitive skin look for things that are fragrance-free because then you know fragrance can be a top irritant."

✕Nay

57%Guru Score

Eucerin Eczema Relief Body Wash

"I also like the Eucerin Eczema Relief Body Wash and lotion and I believe there's a cream as well. Eucerin has a really thick"

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Good Molecules Discoloration Correcting Body Treatment

"There's a huge difference between using products on the small area of your face and using those type of actives all over your body. Keep in mind it's going to take some time and some consistency, and discoloration treatments like this are geared more towards the superficial, level one kind of discoloration."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Olay Retinol body wash

"Olay has a retinol body wash that you might be thinking like a retinol body wash makes no sense because you know all the actives are just going to be rinsed down the drain that's actually not true and certain formulations for retinol body washes and facial washes there is something that they can formulate that kind of you do reap the benefits of the active ingredient now it's not the same way that you would reap it if it was a serum or a lotion but you reap it at any rate."

✓Yay

64%Guru Score

The INKEY List Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Body Stick

"The INKEY List just came out with a glycolic acid stick. It kind of looks like a deodorant stick and you can rub it on the body. That's something you could try out if you wanted to kill two birds with one stone and be able to exfoliate and moisturize at the same time."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap

"The Castile soap people, that stuff can be really drying on the skin so take heed. You want something nice and moisturizing if you're someone with particularly sensitive skin."

✕Nay

61%Guru Score

Eucerin Urea Repair Body Wash

"Brands like Eucerin Vana cream nessere L Ro B [Aveeno] and so many more make body washes that are really gentle and soothing for the skin"

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Olay Hyaluronic Acid Serum Complex Body Wash

"This was limited edition last year, the intensely hydrating hyaluronic serum complex in the watermelon fizz scent. I don't know if it's a limited edition thing for summer because watermelon is a very summery scent, but the intense way that this moisturizes my skin and the way that I love this watermelon scent, that's probably my most complimented scent."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Westmore Beauty Body Coverage Perfector in Bronze Radiance

"There's this product from Westmore Beauty, and I really love the brush that goes with it, and you kind of buff it on it. It's really nice. I wear [...] the second to last deepest shade."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Oia Andaria Algae Body Oil

"The citrusy smell number one, the way that it feels on the skin, just absolutely gorgeous right. The Sheen that it gives the skin is just absolutely gorgeous."

✓Yay

Notverified

Oia Andaria Algae Body Butter

"The citrusy smell, number one. The way that it feels and the sheen that it gives the skin is just absolutely gorgeous. [...] I really love OIA. If you're not into citrus scents, you'd probably be like not for me, but I didn't even hesitate."

✓Yay

Notverified

Cleansers20 reviews

Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser

"There's the Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser. I really enjoyed that one. It has a really fun texture and it cleanses well without feeling stripping, which is definitely what you want."

✓Yay

59%Guru Score

Sunday Riley Aquamarine Melt Hydrating Gel Balm Cleanser

"I bought this Sunday Riley Aquamarine hydrating gel balm cleanser recently. One thing that I find a little frustrating about it is that sometimes you got to shake it up. Either that or I think I dropped it and I broke the mechanism and it doesn't dispense properly. So it's coming out watery. It's usually not so watery. [...] You would essentially rub that into the skin and you see how that makeup is just like melting off."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

BYOMA Milky Jelly Cleanser

"This is a pretty standard cleanser. I would probably use this on a regular basis just based on how it felt. I would definitely use the creamy jelly moisturizer more than I would that milky moisture cleanser, but not bad, not bad, not bad."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

BYOMA Milky Moisture Cleanser

"Out of all of these, the only one that I probably wouldn't use is the Milky Moisture Cleanser, and that's because my skin is more of an oily type and I do tend to wear makeup, and I feel like that just wouldn't cut it for me. [...] If you're someone with a drier and or sensitive skin type, maybe the Milky Moisture Cleanser might be right up your alley, because it has a richer texture, it doesn't lather as much, and typically [...] when things lather less they tend to be more moisturizing."

✕Nay

68%Guru Score

CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser

"I like this similar cleansers that are like in this vein where it's like a foaming cleanser. CeraVe has one."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser

"I like the La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser. It's $19.99 for 13.5 ounces, or you can get the refill for a couple bucks less. You can get a smaller container if you just want to try it out for $14.99, but to me, the bigger size makes more sense for more bang for your buck."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench Whipped Cream Cleanser

"Um the hyaluronic cloud cleanser from uh what's that guy's name? Peter Thomas Roth."

✓Yay

65%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser

"I used a very gentle salicylic acid face cleanser from the La Roche-Posay Effaclar line."

✓Yay

88%Guru Score

The INKEY List Oat Cleansing Balm

"My opinion still remains with this Oat Cleansing Balm: I do not like the smell and I do not like the texture. But as you can see it is melting that makeup off."

✕Nay

75%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser

"That one is more of a cream cleanser, and it's typically something I couldn't use until it's dead winter, but if you have dry skin, that's also one to look at. It has such a nice creamy texture and it's gentle. I wouldn't use it to double cleanse because the texture doesn't feel right. It depends on how much makeup you're wearing. If you're wearing just light makeup, maybe you could double cleanse with it, but the kind of makeup I wear, I wouldn't."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cleanser

"The Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cleanser, very gentle, also something that you could just cleanse twice with to remove makeup. The difference is that the Kiehl's one is more universal, so [...] it can pretty much be used for all skin types, whereas the Glow Recipe Avocado one I would say that's more towards dry skin."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Cleansing Gelée

"Oh my God that cleanser is so amazing. [...] I bought a small container first and then I bought a bigger container and then as much as I love it, I'm like, I couldn't really... maybe I'll get it again down the line. Olay came out with those cleansing melts and I did a couple campaigns for that and [...] them cleansing melts are good, I like them both but cleansing melts kind of have an edge over the jalet, but the jalet is quite nice."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Tatcha Rice Wash Skin Softening Cleanser

"Tatcha is an indulgent skincare brand, like it's almost like the perfect kind of skincare brand and gift because the packaging is really nice and the products feel so luxurious."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Tatcha Matcha Cleanse Daily Clarifying Gel Cleanser

"Tatcha is an indulgent skincare brand, like almost the perfect kind of skincare brand and gift because the packaging is really nice and the products feel so luxurious."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

Tatcha Camellia 2in1 Makeup Remover and Cleanser

"Tatcha is an indulgent skincare brand, like it's almost like the perfect kind of skincare brand and gift because the packaging is really nice and the products feel so luxurious."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser

"The ingredients are not the same but I have to say if not going by the fact that maybe you might be allergic to an ingredient in one over the other, I would go for the dupe. It feels exactly the same to me."

~Mixed

80%Guru Score

Dollar Tree Gentle Skin Cleanser

"The Dollar Tree version feels exactly the same to me. It's a dupe that wins in this round."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

CeraVe Renewing SA Cleanser

"There are of course other brands that make salicylic acid products. You have the CeraVe salicylic acid wash that you could use for that as well."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Olay Regenerating Cream Cleanser

"I probably wouldn't use this Olay cleanser every day. It is a gentle exfoliator, but you got to know your skin."

~Mixed

71%Guru Score

Olay Cleansing Melts Hyaluronic Acid

"I love these Olay cleansing melts. It's a solid balm, you wet it, it dissolves, and you cleanse with it. You should be using a gentle cleanser no matter your age but especially after 40 because your skin shouldn't feel squeaky clean after cleansing, that can do more harm than good since skin already produces less oil as we age and it can get dehydrated. I like the hyaluronic acid ones and the retinol ones, and I like the vitamin C ones too, but I could really only use those when it was warm out."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Other20 reviews

Danessa Myricks Color Fix Sticks

"I really like these new Danessa Myricks Color Fix Sticks. This is a dual-sided multicolor use stick that you can just kind of put on your eyes. One side is more of like a cream, whereas the other side is more of like a metallic or shimmery color. So if you're just doing an everyday look, you do the everyday look kind of side. But if you want to add some drama, you do the other side."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

BeautyBlender Pro

"I do find the beauty blender to be a lot softer. It doesn't feel like I'm blending my makeup with a boxing glove. I do feel like it's giving a more seamless blend because I feel like you get more control with the blender because it is softer. [...] I went and looked in the big mirror and I feel like the [...] Beauty Blender side is blended into my skin."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Anti-Pollution Sunshine Drops

"I find that it's going to take too much. So [...] much of the product for it to show up on my skin. And this is an itty bitty little bottle here. [...] You can mix it with other things like you can mix it in with a moisturizer, a body butter, body oil, or something like that. I probably wouldn't mix it in with your sunscreen because you really shouldn't be mixing anything into your sunscreen because it could affect the performance of your sunscreen."

✕Nay

58%Guru Score

Picosure Picosure

"If you're at the point where you want laser, you can look at Picosure. I did a video on my experiences with Picosure. I have some natural contour lines that really help to get rid of a good majority of it. [...] Picosure is amazing because it can do all of this. It can help with rejuvenating. It can help with fine lines. Pico can help with acne scars as well."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Superstar Lips

"The Charlotte Tilbury stuff is a pretty penny, so I'm like all right with the 20% off I get with VIB it might be worth it. [...] The Pillow Talk on the left, I'm like I might need to get that."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

The Ordinary Argireline Solution 10%

"The Ordinary Argireline Solution 10% is toted as Botox in a bottle, which is a pretty much misleading product claim. A dermatologist quoted in a Vogue article said that [...] do you really think something that you apply topically is going to be able to give you the same type of results as something like Botox, which is injected deeper into the skin's layers and works by blocking nerve signals to muscles."

✕Nay

73%Guru Score

Clinique Three-Step System

"I was into the Clinique Three-Step System where you use their cleanser, their toner, and their moisturizer. The thought back then was that brands' products were formulated to work best together and you better not veer off from another brand. Now obviously in recent years that's totally not true. I don't even think I might have two brands that match in a routine sometimes."

~Mixed

64%Guru Score

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex

"I am a fan of both the Advanced Night Repair gelee and the Advanced Night Repair Serum, longtime fav."

✓Yay

64%Guru Score

Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch Invisible

"Great thing about pimple patches they protect your skin from things that can make your pimples worse: UV, bacteria, and your dirty stinking hands because you don't want to put your nasty hands on your pimples because you know it can make it worse. I know it's tempting to pop a pimple but sometimes you can wind up making it a lot worse. So pimple patches you put it on, they have the invisible ones. I mean they're not a hundred percent invisible but they're less noticeable than the other ones."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Maybelline Tattoo Studio Liquid Liner

"I like to use a liquid liner at the top. This one is from Maybelline, it's the Tattoo Studio. [...] I try to get as close to that area as possible where your lashes are just coming out of your eyelid. It's also waterproof so it stays put for me."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Supergoop Mattescreen

"The cast on this is not bad at all, especially when you compare it to the CeraVe one, and it is slightly tinted which makes it a lot easier to blend into the skin. However, you might find that it's a little too matte for me, and you might find that during more parts of the year than others, like in the summer time you might be like, ah this is all right, but in the winter time you might be like, damn I look like a keeper."

~Mixed

82%Guru Score

Undefined Beauty RNR Hydro Jelly

"The Undefined Beauty Hydro Jelly is one of the most amazing things. It's a black-owned product you can get it at Target. It comes in a bottle that's like a serum and it almost feels like a serum. You could use it as your serum step, but also if you find it to be sufficient enough for your moisturizer for the day, which, if you've got really oily skin and it's the summertime you're sweating a lot, that might be very sufficient for you."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water

"I'm a big fan of the La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water. Every time I'm traveling I always use it before I go on a beach. What I do is I put it in the fridge, pull it down and then put it in an ice pack, and if I'm out there I use [...] it to spray just to cool down, and in case somebody gets a sunburn it's a nice cooling spray to have. It always comes in handy."

✓Yay

72%Guru Score

Dove Beauty Bar

"Many people don't know that there's a huge difference between synthetic [...] beauty bars, like your Dove Beauty bars, and soap. If you see a Beauty Bar it never has the word soap on it. That's because soap by definition is when you use vegetable oils and combine with a base solution like lye, and then in a process called saponification it forms the soap. Synthetic or beauty bars don't meet that definition of soap, but they're much gentler on skin."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Peter Thomas Roth Instant FirmX Temporary Eye Tightener

"It helped to smooth and snatch my under eye area. I have these fine lines sometimes, and sometimes they look a little deeper than fine, kind of like medium fine or whatever, and it helped tremendously. However, there was a learning curve in getting to use it because use too much and your under eye area could be snatched, but then it be ashy at the same time. But the brand just came out with a new and improved version that promises no white cast."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

Rejuran Healer PDRN Injectable

"The thing is you do need multiple treatments, typically it's three, depending on your skin or what you might need, maybe you need a little bit more than that, maybe you do need to have it done in conjunction with something else. [...] A lot of these treatments you have to do in multiple sessions over time and it's not a one-and-done thing."

~Mixed

71%Guru Score

Iris Store Red Light Helmet

"This did some amazing things for my skin. [...] These are things that you can use at home. [...] If you're going to spend money on these devices you have to be consistent. These are used three times a week, 10 minutes each time, and you see improvement. I believe it's 4 to 6 weeks or 6 to 8 weeks or something like that to see initial improvement, but of course these are things that you want to use over time. [...] Red light therapy can help with a number of things."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Agency Dark Spot Formula with Hydroquinone

"Agency has a custom prescription dark spot formula and it can contain ingredients such as hydroquinone, which is a gold standard for helping to fade dark spots. However, hydroquinone is something that works really well, almost it works so well that you got to be under advisement of a licensed dermatology provider because if you overuse it that ain't good. So this is why it's amazing to have this type of guidance with Agency."

✓Yay

Notverified

Agency Custom Dark Spot Formula

"Agency also offers a customized dark spot formula. Remember we talked about level one, well what I call level one and level two dark spots. Level one is the dark spots that are fresh, like you've had them less than four months, those are easier to treat with things that you can buy at the drugstore, department store, specialty stores. Older dark spots however, those need a little bit of extra care. That's what I call level two."

✓Yay

Notverified

ILIA Multi-Stick

"A nice Cream Blush which gives a really nice flush and Luminosity to the skin"

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Serums20 reviews

Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Serum

"If you prefer something in a serum form, I love the Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair. I picked this because it's a brand with serious R&D, [...] research and development. [...] They have the science proven behind it. It's not just some TikTok hype. They might get hyped on TikTok, but they actually have the receipts to prove why they're being hyped."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic

"The SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic serum is a little pricey -- I think it's like $168 or something like that. This gets a lot of clout because it actually has some science to back it: it's going to help stimulate collagen and protect you from the sun as well. But you ain't got to spend all of that much money on the serums and whatnot."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Tree Hut Pink Hibiscus Moisturizing Shave Oil

"It helps keep the skin moisturized and smooth for the shave. [...] I hate the smell of this [...] one. But we did get a good shave. [...] The skin feels very, very smooth. And what's great about this is that you can kind of just blend it in, moisturize your legs. [...] The Tree Hut is less runny than other oils I've tried, I mean it runs, but it's less runny."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

The Ordinary Honey Glow 17% Resurfacing Acid Serum

"Jury's still out on this. It could be because of recency bias that I like [...] the Sunday Riley more, but I haven't even given this a fair chance. You put this on and then you follow up with your moisturizer. I wouldn't use anything else. When I do this exfoliant, I cleanse, I put this on, and then I put on my moisturizer. I particularly love chemical exfoliants just because it's easy. It's like, let me just slap this on. It's one step."

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dewy Flush

"They recently came out with the dewy flush this beautiful woman here i feel like I just be following her just to be like what you going to put on your skin today girl"

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Glow Serum

"The Yummy Skin Glow Serum, just love me some Danessa Myricks. These are things that you can put on your bare skin to give it a nice luminous look. [...] This doesn't even feel like a moisturizer, it's [...] like a balm, and then you put it on the skin and then it dries to a finish so that you have like this nice luminous look to your skin. You can put it on the planes of the face like maybe the tops of the cheekbones or like a little touch on the tip of the nose."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5

"The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid, [...] even this is not feeling the most hydrating."

✕Nay

75%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops

"This side definitely feels more hydrated, it looks more hydrated. Hydrated bouncy skin has like the light reflects off of it in a certain way. [...] It certainly looks good for me. [...] I don't love the scent but there's no denying the hydrated feel of my skin."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

Hada Labo Gokujyun Hyaluronic Milk

"Hada Labo products aren't that expensive. This one is $9.11 at Yesstyle, depending on the size you get. It's a little bit more on Amazon, but that could be a different size. The same product can have so many different functions. You could use it as an essence for people who have dryer skin, but if you have oilier skin or if you're just somebody who's looking for a lighter weight moisturizer, you could also use that as a moisturizer."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%

"It contains a 0.5 oz of their popular Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% serum. People love this serum for a number of reasons, it can help to balance oily skin, but people also like to use it in a routine where they're trying to fade dark spots."

✓Yay

69%Guru Score

Good Molecules Discoloration Correcting Serum

"Remember what I said before, a lot of these over the counter treatments they're for fresher dark spots, [...] but people love Good Molecules. [...] I think there's a post on the Community page where people chimed in on their thoughts on the Good Molecules products. [...] People seem to love it and $26 set sounds good to me."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil

"With the uh good jeans at lactic acid treatment you can see results within minutes of putting it on"

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

Tatcha Indigo Overnight Repair Serum in Cream

"For $81 you can get a 3 oz of the Dewy Skin Cream and a 1.7 oz of the Indigo Overnight Repair. These two can pair together to help restore the skin's barrier and just be all around indulgent. Tatcha's products also work really well for people."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Fresh Rose and Squalane Deep Hydrating Oil Infused Serum

"There's a 6 oz of the Fresh Rose and Squalane Deep Hydrating Oil Infused Serum, and [...] you can kind of do like a hydration layering routine with just these products. So after you cleanse your skin's a little bit damp, you start with the toner, then you put on the serum, and then you seal it all in with the moisturizer."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel with Hyaluronic Acid

"If it's summertime where I need some hydration but it's not as bad as I would need it in the winter time, [...] I would go with the Dollar Tree. But if I'm really making sure that I really want to feel that hydration, I will go with the Neutrogena."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench Hyaluronic Acid Serum

"Peter Thomas Roth also makes a hyaluronic acid"

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Clarins Double Serum Complete Age-Defying Concentrate

"I think one of my favorite products is from Clarins, the Double Serum. I think I love it. That is a turmeric-based product. It is well done, super super moisturizing and hydrating to skin."

✓Yay

64%Guru Score

Abib Glutathione Dark Spot Serum Vita Drop

"Every now and again I might put a little dark spot formula from Aesop or there just to be like, but it's not, you know, like sometimes I forget."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Olay Super Serum

"Olay Super Serum, I like this. I use it as my antioxidant serum during the day. An antioxidant helps fight environmental stressors and protects you from damaging UV, though it's not to be confused with sunscreen, antioxidants and sunscreens have to work together."

✓Yay

72%Guru Score

Medicube Vitamin C Serum

"I've been suffering a little bit with hyperpigmentation, so I'm actually trying this Medicube Vitamin C Serum. They sent it to me and this is the first time I used it. It kind of smelt funky."

~Mixed

81%Guru Score

Powder & Setting15 reviews

One-Size Powder Melt Glass Setting Spray

"I love this. [...] If you're an old makeup head, [...] you know how we would use MAC Fix Plus, it wouldn't necessarily set your makeup, but it would take that powdery look down so that your makeup kind of looked more like makeup and not like powder. This is that, except it does that and it sets your makeup. MAC has since come out with a whole bunch of setting spray Fix Plus variations that maybe do the same thing as this, I haven't tried those yet."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder

"She freaking loves these things. They come in a range of shades so whether you're very fair or very deep you'll find one that works, and she's found four or five she loves: Prima Donna, [...] Golden Hour, Creme Brulee, and [...] Jubilee. They're highly pigmented so it's easy to get carried away, so she does a light tap and builds up the intensity, and if she overdoes it she can tone it down with powder. What she loves is that they're cream, but they last."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

One/Size On Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray

"On a very hot day, when I know I'm going to be outside for a long period of time and I want my makeup to last, I'm [...] definitely using the Until Dawn Waterproof Setting Spray."

✓Yay

88%Guru Score

One/Size Oil Sucker Liquid Blotting Powder Spray

"She's not sure it counts as a setting spray, she picked it up in Sephora without hearing any marketing on it, so she's not fully vouching for it yet. She needs only the smallest amount or she looks casket sharp. [...] For her, it's specifically for summertime or [...] tropical vacations, because if it's cold outside and she puts this on she looks like a crypt keeper. She thinks if you're younger or [...] your skin hasn't turned on you like hers has, you'll probably love it."

~Mixed

80%Guru Score

Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Water Powder Serum

"Something like this is like perfect because it controls the oil for me without sucking me dry."

✓Yay

88%Guru Score

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray

"I've used this before. Absolutely love it. It's a way to keep your makeup on and lasting even in hot, humid climates without feeling like makeup spray. It gets you semi-matte; [...] it's not every time we're looking to be casket-sharp matte. [...] I do like this spray."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder

"This is the Laura Mercier translucent medium deep powder. Just a little because I really love the finish, but I do have oily skin and it is somewhat warm today in New York City and you know, we don't want to look like a grease ball. So, I'm just going to really kind of get that especially in the areas where I tend to get super oily."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

L'Oreal Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist

"The spray can is not as controlled as I was expecting it to be. It smells like hairspray. And the can very much looks like hairspray, too. And it's got quite some fragrance to it. Doesn't smell bad, but it's very apparent the fragrance. I definitely say that I get way more control with the spray for the one size. [...] And the L'Oreal setting spray is very wet when it comes out."

✕Nay

60%Guru Score

Maybelline Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder

"The Maybelline powder is less yellow because it's not really marketed as a setting powder for like underneath the eyes, like a baking powder. So it is more of like a skin tone."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Huda Beauty Easy Bake Setting Spray

"I just started using the Huda Beauty Easy Bake Spray. And I like that one as well, too."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

One/Size Celebration Until Dawn Waterproof Glitter Setting Spray in Brown Sugar

"I'm just using it on the body as body glitter. [...] I want my face glitter without glitter, but my body, my body glitter."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

MAC Fix+ Setting Spray

"I sprayed some MAC Fix+ and it definitely helped to waken up my skin. MAC Fix+ is an oldie but a goodie. It's going to add hydration to the skin. It's not a setting spray in that it's going to set your makeup, but it will help to kind of melt things into place. So if you goof and you put a little too much powder, or if you feel like your skin's looking a little dry, your makeup's looking a little dry, you can add some Fix+ to it and it should help to waken it up."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

NYX Marshmallow Setting Spray

"I do really like this setting spray, it definitely works. But sometimes it works too much. I only use this if I'm going to be going out in the summertime, very rarely do I use this in the winter because it makes me too mat. [...] Sometimes I do find that like I'm spraying and nothing comes out because sometimes the mechanism gets a little jammed in there."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Milk Makeup Pore Eclipse Mattifying Setting Spray

"This one by Milk Makeup is called the Pore Eclipse Mattifying Setting Spray. These are products that I have loved, loved, loved and have used over and over. Bear in mind though that these makeup setting sprays, we're talking about setting sprays not to be confused with makeup fixer sprays like the MAC Fix Plus, the kind of sprays that kind of just tone down the powdery look and add some hydration to the skin. They're not actually setting your makeup."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

One/Size Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder

"The one size Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder is amazing at setting makeup it gives it a beautiful finish that doesn't look cakey or sharp, it's like a natural messy finish. I have this in the dark deep and I would probably suggest, you know, where everybody's makeup use is a little bit different, but I would be willing to bet that most people you can go ahead and get the mini size. [...] I have a feeling like this container of powder might outlast me."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Lip14 reviews

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm

"I freaking love this Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm. This particular shade is [...] vanilla beige. I've tried others because they've sent me a gazillion of these in PR, and the others don't seem as moisturizing and as nice and thick as this one is. It's shea butter, and it's got vegan waxes in it. It's $24 for 0.5 oz."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer

"I'm going to go with the Fenty every time because [...] it's just not the same to me. [...] None of these are topping Fenty to me. The experience and the feel and all of that that I get with Fenty, like I'm just going to give Robin her money."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

e.l.f. Glow Reviver Lip Oil

"The e.l.f. Glow Reviver Lip Oil definitely feels better because of the way the applicator applied it. [...] The applicator is really good, and I've got to go with the e.l.f. this round."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Topicals Slick Salve Glossy Lip Balm

"Topicals has a Slick Salve Glossy Lip Balm trio for $34. You're going to get, as it denotes, three of their lip balms, and their lip balms are good. They feel really good on the lips."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Lip Gloss

"I'm doing this Charlotte Tilbury lip gloss in Pillow Talk Medium for a little bit of extra shine."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

K Skin Lip Balm SPF 30

"I love these. This color is peach, but I also picked it up in ivory rose."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

Dior Addict Lip Maximizer

"I didn't like my Dior plumper either for the same reason. Yeah, it's a pretty color. I like the color. Especially I was going to wear it with a brown liner. But I'm like, if it's going to be a plumper, where's the plump?"

✕Nay

61%Guru Score

Fenty Beauty Lip Oil

"Another Fenty product that just came out [...] is the Fenty Beauty Lip Oil, and it's also very nice. [...] I'm tempted to go back and get more. This is so pretty. It's $26, [...] a little pricey, but it can give you a little shine. It's quite opaque for being an oil. This one is also called Fussy."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Fenty Beauty Gloss Balm High Shine Lipstick in Hibiscus

"It's like a gloss. It's quite opaque. [...] But I also like this one as well. This is a pay for me. What do you guys say? Would you pay or would you pass?"

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

e.l.f. Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balm

"The E.L.F. Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balm, [...] it's going to be amazing. E.L.F. has definitely come a long way. When we were kids, E.L.F. came out when I was, [...] like, 2000, 2001 or something like that, and those things were not for us. And then they have come a long way."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Sephora Collection Lip Gloss in Pink Pout

"It's a little more than a semiopaque. And it's got some shimmer in it. [...] I picked this up on a whim. I was at the checkout and then I turned around because they always have all of the stuff there to make you spend more money. I turned around but then after the cash wrap thing there was this display of all these glosses and this one was just sitting there like buy me and I was like all right girl, I'm gonna come try you out. [...] This is a buy for me."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dusty Rose Lipstick

"This is Anastasia Beverly Hills. One color is the dusty rose at the bottom and peach bud at the top. [...] I'm kind of looking at this, I might have to [...] go back in and get these."

~Mixed

75%Guru Score

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask

"I do used to love it but then one day I felt like it just wasn't giving what it used to give. [...] Some people really love it, some people call it bougie Vaseline, [...] but if you love something and it works for you it works for you. Keep using it."

~Mixed

73%Guru Score

MAC Chestnut Lip Liner

"MAC Chestnut lip liner, which is a dark brown, and then old baby lip gloss, which is a clear lip gloss with [...] gold sparkle, very iridescent, very shiny. [...] That combo was so overdone that I remember because I was on some makeup message boards back in the mid to late 2000s where people were like, 'Yo, we got to put a moratorium on the old baby lip gloss and the MAC Chestnut lip liner. We need to like cease and desist.'"

~Mixed

76%Guru Score

Blush & Bronzer12 reviews

e.l.f. Bronzing Drops

"I've tried the e.l.f. Bronzing Drops before, and if I remember correctly, I think I like them better because they had more of a shade range. Something can be the best quality. However, if the shade doesn't work for my deeper skin tone, then what am I going to do with that?"

✓Yay

69%Guru Score

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Face Architect Highlighter in Champagne Glow

"I'm going to add a little bit more of the Charlotte Tilbury, to be fair, because I feel like a different brush would change the way the product looks on. And with that, I have to say I do like the Charlotte Tilbury one more, because it's a darker pink, so it shows."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Contour Wand

"My contour is from Charlotte Tilbury, the contour wand in tan/deep. And they have one that's even deeper than this. It's like really chocolatey. [...] The highlighting contour not only brings dimension back into your face because if you go and put one wash of the same color all over, it kind of makes you one-dimensional. This brings back the dimension, but not only that, it also brings back that natural coloring a lot of us tend to have. Darker around the perimeter, lighter in the center."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

ColourPop Weightless Liquid Blush

"The ColourPop is $10 for 0.39 oz of product, while the Rare Beauty is $25 for 0.25 oz. So, you get a little bit more here for a lot less."

✕Nay

66%Guru Score

Haus Labs Power Sculpt Velvet Bronzer

"Oh, Haus Labs Power Sculpt Velvet Bronzer. Haus Labs has some products. I was like, 'Go ahead, Gaga. This looks good.' If I didn't already have 50 million bronzers, that looks so pretty."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter

"Look how pretty that is. [...] That's my favorite brand. I love it."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

e.l.f. Camo Liquid Blush

"Blush, this is what adds a pop of color and really brings your face back to life. The deeper your skin tone, the brighter the blush. It's going to make you look more awake, more vibrant, more put together. And this is that same e.l.f. Camo Liquid Blush in Gorge Orange. [...] With this, a little bit goes a long way, but if you goof and put too much, you can tone it down with some powder."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

NYX Butter Melt Bronzer

"I'm using the NYX Butter Melt Bronzer in the shade Butter Than You. [...] This is optional, but it really helps your features pop when you use a lighter concealer in the center of your face."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Matte Liquid Blush

"I actually really like this product. I've used it quite often. I [...] love a liquid blush. [...] I would probably still wear the Rare Beauty because I already have so many of the Rare Beauty ones."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Summer Fridays Blush Butter Balm

"I think I would appreciate the Summer Fridays blush more with my regular makeup look. There's two things I wanted to say. One, I can appreciate a product like this where it's sheer and you build it up because there's a time and a place for that. But I don't know, I feel like I prefer something more vibrant like the Danessa Myricks cream blush where you get some intensity of color. If you have a deeper skin tone, you want something more vibrant and brighter in tone when it comes to blush."

~Mixed

79%Guru Score

Danessa Myricks Cream Blush in Primadonna

"She recently came out with some new colors. One of which I bought is this one called creme brulee and I live for this color because [...] MAC has a blush called Raisin which is like this terracotta brown orangey kind of blush that's so pretty but it's a powder and I always wanted like a cream version of that. [...] I promise it shows up more on my skin on my cheeks than what it does on the back of my hand. [...] I love love love them. They last all day."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Dior Backstage Rosy Glow Blush

"I really love these products and what I like about this blush is that you can build this up so when you first put it on it's very subtle. I could see where they get the Rosy Glow name from. This doesn't have that flat finish that typical matte powder blushes will have. The glow you're gonna get with this is more of a radiant as opposed to a lot of shimmer. If you do want to intensify the color you just add a couple more layers and you're good to go."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Concealer12 reviews

IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-Aging Waterproof Concealer

"These It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Concealers, oh my god, I love them. So I got shade deep warm is my normal under eye shade, and then to highlight, I have rich warm. [...] These are so good. They cover well. They have a nice radiant finish because if you're covering under eye after 40, you probably don't want something mattifying because that will tell all your business. It will be all in the settled lines. And who needs something clocking you like that, right?"

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

"Now here's the NARS. Look how nice this made my under eye look. [...] This goes without saying that this round goes to NARS because NARS just has a more vast shade range. [...] On Amazon they have a lot fewer concealer shades, but on their website they have 19 shades. Dark three deep is the deepest shade, and then up from that was deep to tan. [...] Definitely NARS wins this round."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Haus Labs Triclone Skin Tech Concealer

"I also like the Haus Labs concealer, which I find is good coverage and it has that nice radiant finish."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

e.l.f. Camo Concealer

"E.L.F. Camo Concealer is another good one."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Too Faced Born This Way Concealer

"Too Faced has a good concealer. It is the radiant one. What is it called? The Too Faced Born This Way Concealer. I think there's only one formulation and there might be two formulations in the foundation."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Instant Retouch Concealer

"I also love this Fenty concealer. There are two different Fenty concealers and I actually like them both. I would say that this one is more for like brightening. So with this one, instead of getting my regular shade 445, I believe this is 470W."

✓Yay

75%Guru Score

Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Concealer

"The Double Wear Regular is too matte for me"

✕Nay

68%Guru Score

NYX Bare With Me Concealer Serum

"The NYX Bare With Me Concealer Serum [...] is $12 for 0.32 ounces, so you get slightly more product for a more than slightly less price. Concealer serum to me sounds more lightweight."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

Huda Beauty Faux Filter Matte Buildable Coverage Waterproof Concealer

"I feel like the 8.1N hazelnut might do the job for me for what I'm looking for."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer

"This Maybelline Instant Age Rewind concealer, oh my god. It has a nice, radiant finish, which we really need after 40 because them super matte concealers will tell all of your business. And it covers well."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer

"I'm using the NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer in the shade Amande, which you can also pick up at Walmart. This is optional, but it really helps your features pop when you use a lighter concealer in the center of your face."

✓Yay

93%Guru Score

ILIA True Skin Serum Concealer

"When I saw serum in the name I was like there's no way that this is going to give me coverage because the serum in the name just kind of sounded like it was going to be light and airy. But this concealer actually does give coverage. I like that it has a luminous, more of a radiant finish, so while the foundation has that natural matte finish, this concealer gives the look more interest and dimension than it looking flat."

~Mixed

70%Guru Score

Fragrance10 reviews

Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit Cologne

"Heart note is roasted hazelnut, an unexpected crunchy note that intrigues with its green woody character. Base note is tonka bean, with warm accents of vanilla and almond and a hint of tobacco, adding tangible richness to the fragrance. I freaking love this. It's not a scent I'd normally wear to the gym, but [...] I love it. It also came with this cute little bow, like [...] a little bow tie. This year's Ginger Biscuit comes in a different package, which also looks kind of cute."

✓Yay

Notverified

Maison Margiela Replica By the Fireplace

"I actually like the way that this smells on me. [...] When I cuz I have By the Fireplace, one of my favorites. Maybe that's why I like this one. I do find this to be a little... [...] The By the Fireplace is an EDT. [...] It does smell very similar to By the Fireplace except I feel like this is a little softer and more feminine. I think I could agree with that. I did wear it the other day and I kind of feel like it needs, you know, for you to spray a lot."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Ariana Grande God Is a Woman Eau de Parfum

"It smells more like feminine and it's light. I would wear this out, like I would wear a really pretty dress and then spray this on and then just feel like, 'Oh my god, I'm a little princess.' And people ask you, 'What are you wearing?' I'm going to be like, 'Oh, it's Ariana Grande.'"

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club

"It smell like cigars. Well, it's a jazz club, so it has that little tobacco. It has a little booziness to it. The incense ruins it."

~Mixed

73%Guru Score

Flur Vanilla Skin Body and Hair Fragrance Mist

"Vanilla Skin from Flur? Yes, yes, yes, and more yes. As a matter of fact I was like 'Yo I need to have another one.' I didn't even finish this one and I bought another one."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium

"This is Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent. I got this in PR. [...] I like it. It's like if I remember correctly it has like a little vanilla. It has some sweetness to it."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Sniff Hot Cakes

"Hot Cakes from Sniff, oh my god it smells exactly like Hot Cakes with syrup. I love it, I love it, I love it, I love it."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Flur Tangerine Boy

"Tangerine Boy from Flur. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Oh my god. My new two new faves from Brown Sugar Babe."

✓Yay

71%Guru Score

Ariana Grande Cloud Eau de Parfum

"It does have that creamy musky base that's going to help to linger on a little bit longer. This is one of those few rare florally scents where it's like not gagging me, because I told you me and florals don't always get along. This [...] is perfect for an outdoor spring brunch moment with the girls, or if you're going out in a little sundress or if you have a daytime date. It's a nice flirty daytime scent."

✓Yay

68%Guru Score

Maison Margiela Replica Afternoon Delight

"This was sent to me in PR from Maison Margiela. Afternoon Delight, warm vanilla matteline. I think I did like this. Yes. And it does smell like a warm vanilla matteline. [...] I love that one."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Toners10 reviews

Fenty Skin Fat Water Pore-Refining Toner Serum

"I can't remember if I've tried this, if this came out with the first initial set of Fenty products. [...] I wasn't the biggest fan of the initial set of Fenty skin products. [...] I can't remember if I like this fatty toner or not. I'm already feeling not as hydrated as I normally would."

✕Nay

62%Guru Score

Aestura Hyaluronic Acid Watery Toner

"I usually use the sk2 petera essence and then sometimes I'll use before that the sk2 Clear lotion but my skin feels sticky and but it doesn't feel like hydrated"

✕Nay

68%Guru Score

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner

"I got to give it to Glow Recipe on this one. Even with the funky ass watermelon scent, the glow I cannot deny. How supple and juicy my skin feels. I would use this product if they ever came up with something unscented. [...] I'm not quite sure if a product can be unscented with the watermelon fruit extract in it. I don't know if they could ever come up with something that didn't have the scent, or if that's even possible given what's used in the products."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

Good Molecules Niacinamide Toning Essence

"People love good molecules as a matter of fact I think there's a post on the Community page where people chimed in on their thoughts of on the good molecules products"

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Fresh Rose and Hyaluronic Acid Deep Hydration Toner

"I like this toner. Now yes, there are cheaper hydrating toners that you can buy, there's so many especially if you're into Korean skincare, Japanese skincare, you can find so many hydrating toners and essences that are way cheaper than what you would get from Fresh. But if you're into the brand and into this type of presentation, the bottle is just so pretty and it looks like there's [...] actual rose petals [...] that they put inside it, which just makes it really pretty."

✓Yay

62%Guru Score

The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution

"Glycolic acid is also an option. You have the Inul List who has a glycolic acid product, you have The Ordinary who has a glycolic acid toner, there are glycolic acid body washes as well."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

The INKEY List Glycolic Acid Toning Solution

"Glycolic acid is also an option you have the INKEY List who has a glycolic acid product"

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

COSRX Hydrium Watery Toner

"This has a very creamy texture but it's very lightweight it feels like there's nothing on it leaves a natural finish on the skin"

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

BYOMA Milky Toner

"After 40, hydration is the name of the game. Our skin produces less oil as we age, making our skin dry, dry, dry. [...] This BYOMA toner also helps protect the skin barrier with lipids, and it also has cica to help calm the skin."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

L'Oreal Revitalift 5% Glycolic Acid Peeling Toner

"We're tackling that in just 30 seconds with this L'Oreal Revitalist 5% glycolic acid peeling toner. [...] You do not need to use this L'Oreal toner every single day. [...] Once or two times a week for drier skin, once or three times a week if you have oilier skin, will get you back to glowing."

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Mists & Essences8 reviews

Fresh Kombucha Antioxidant Facial Treatment Essence

"Another one I love, the Fresh Kombucha Antioxidant Facial Treatment Essence."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 59 Perfume Mist

"The 59 smells really good, but for whatever reason it doesn't smell as good on me as it smells. [...] The texture on this is really nice though. It's really [...] thick. But it doesn't smell like anything. And for such a small little bit of product, like you can get a good moisturizer from the drugstore that doesn't smell like anything that's going to be cheaper and you'll get more in the container."

~Mixed

75%Guru Score

Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist

"The 62 like it's okay. It's not my favorite. I wouldn't want to like wear it. I [...] believe there's a pistachio note in 62 [...] and it's the pistachio note. I do love pistachio cuz I have two pistachio fragrances that I love."

✕Nay

73%Guru Score

Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Crush 40 Body Fragrance Mist

"Number 40, I think, is my favorite from Soul de Janeiro. [...] I got a little of the vanilla woods. [...] This is [...] the one that I would be like, 'Okay, you smell something?' I wouldn't feel bad telling somebody to spend their money on that."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Supergoop Resetting Refreshing Mist

"Um, okay. So, there's that. E.L.F. also makes a spray that I want to say is a dupe for this. I like the E.L.F. spray."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Sunday Riley Pink Drink Firming Resurfacing Essence

"0.3 oz of the Pink Drink Firming Resurfacing Essence I don't think I've tried that either."

~Mixed

63%Guru Score

SK-II Facial Treatment Essence

"I feel you this is where something like a hydrating toner hydrating essence or hydrating cereal serum may come into play my favorites are from SK-II but you know they a little pricey so I will link some more affordable ones in the description box so check it out."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Topicals Faded Brightening and Clearing Mist

"Topicals has their faded Mist that you can use"

✓Yay

80%Guru Score

Eye Makeup7 reviews

L'Oreal Brow Stylist Definer

"This is the L'Oreal Brow Stylist Definer in the shade dark brunette, and I love, love, love this. It's like a really good dupe for the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz. You can get these buy one get one half off sometimes at Ulta or Walgreens, and you get really nice fine hairlike strokes."

✓Yay

69%Guru Score

Lancôme Flutter Extension Mascara

"I really like this mascara. If you're looking for something that's less expensive that's kind of similar, I mean they made from the same company, you know Lancôme is owned..."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz

"I'm going to use this Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in chocolate like little hair like strokes to fill the brow."

✓Yay

67%Guru Score

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

"I'm using the Urban Decay Primer Potion as a throwback. This is always a good look. [...] This is a classic and I have so much of it that I'm like let me use up what I have now. [...] You just slap that on, just as long as it's covering the lid. You do want it to be a little bit smooth so that the eyeshadow doesn't go on patchy."

✓Yay

81%Guru Score

Huda Beauty Empowered Eyeshadow Palette

"Huda Beauty empowered palette, but this is what this poor palette looks like. I [...] have hit pan and we're just like trying to get all up in the corners. I'm going to take this [...] shade I think that says Legacy, this orangey color here, and go in the crease."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

L'Oreal Lash Paradise Mascara

"I really like the L'Oreal [...] Lash Paradise Mascara."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

ILIA Limitless Lash Mascara

"I love how the design of this brush is conducive to getting every little corner and every little lash when I do my mascara. And I get like a little bit of the mascara where it's not really supposed to go, but I don't panic. I just let it dry and then I take a brush and sweep it so it gives a kind of smoky bottom waterline look."

✓Yay

99%Guru Score

Retinoids7 reviews

Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Pro+ Regenerating Cream

"I also love the new Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Pro+ Regenerating Cream. This line though, I think there's the moisturizer, there's a serum. So whatever floats your boat, however you get in where you fit in with it."

✓Yay

83%Guru Score

Kiehl's Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum

"That one's really nice too because it slowly introduces the retinol to your skin."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

SkinCeuticals Retinol 0.3/0.5/1.0

"And then you have the skin cutical ptio and according to chat GPT folks is tired of because it's pretty much a misleading product claim"

✕Nay

71%Guru Score

Sunday Riley A+ High-Dose Retinoid Serum

".5 oz of the A+ High doe Retinol Serum"

~Mixed

65%Guru Score

Agency Future Formula with Tretinoin

"My Future Formula from Agency is still something that works well for me. This is custom prescription skincare, mine has 0.14% tretinoin, 5% azelaic acid, 5% tranexamic acid, and 4% niacinamide. Tretinoin is an ingredient that's long been studied and is very effective in an anti-aging routine, it helps with rough texture, fine lines, wrinkles, and evening the skin tone, and you only need the tiniest amount. Azelaic acid can help calm the skin, which can aid with hyperpigmentation and rosacea."

✓Yay

79%Guru Score

Olay Regenerist Retinol 24 Night Moisturizer

"There's the Olay Retinol 24 if you want something that's a nice thick luxurious feeling cream without having that big thick luxurious price tag. [...] These are brands with serious R&D, [...] research and development. [...] They have the science proven behind it. It's not just some TikTok hype. They might get hyped on TikTok, but they actually have the receipts to prove why they're being hyped."

✓Yay

70%Guru Score

Agency Tretinoin Eye Formula

"Agency recently launched a custom prescription eye formula. [...] The eye formula is customized for your specific needs and can contain ingredients like the gold standard anti-aging tretinoin, green tea extract, glycerin, dexpanthenol, or caffeine, but of course which percentages and which of those ingredients will be in it is customized for you. My custom eye formula has 10% glycerin, 1% dexpanthenol, 2% green tea extract, and 1% caffeine."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Foundation6 reviews

e.l.f. Halo Glow Skin Tint

"If you wanted to tone that down, I would set this with either a translucent powder or if you have a face powder, a colored face powder, you can do that too, to tone down some of the shine. I like that it doesn't look ashy, though. [...] When it comes out of [...] the bottle, it's dispensing so quickly. I would probably use a makeup sponge or a brush to apply this, but you got to make sure you put on enough. Now, enough is approximately a quarter to half a teaspoon for your face, neck, and ears."

~Mixed

59%Guru Score

NARS Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation

"I love this"

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Too Faced Born This Way Foundation

"When you're adding the liquid foundation you might want to go with something that is slightly darker than what you would normally wear because the white cast is going to affect the color of the foundation that you put on top. I'm using the Too Faced Born This Way Foundation in the shade Coco. The shade Coco is a little bit darker and a little bit warmer an undertone."

✓Yay

78%Guru Score

e.l.f. Soft Glam Satin Foundation

"This Elf Soft Glam Satin Foundation evens everything out. And notice, I don't even have to use a lot of product here. I'm just evening things out so my skin looks smoother and more polished. And I love that it has a satin finish, not too dewy and not too matte. Because after 40, when you combine dry skin with super matte makeup, you're in danger, girl."

✓Yay

91%Guru Score

ILIA Skin Rewind Complexion Stick

"I love this. It's such a great match for my skin. You might hear foundation stick and think that it's going to be thick and greasy, but foundation sticks are all different. This one happens to have a nice natural matte finish and I've been wearing it a good portion of this summer and it's been hot here this summer."

✓Yay

88%Guru Score

Haus Labs Triclone Skin Tech Foundation

"I really like this one. I've been wearing this for maybe like probably since it came out, so maybe like two or three years. [...] The shade [...] 470 medium deep cool [...] is a good match for me. It is $49 for 1 oz of product, which is [...] a better price per ounce than some alternatives when [...] you convert the ounces."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Masks & Peels6 reviews

Sunday Riley Good Genes All-In-One AHA Lactic Acid Treatment

"I use the Sunday Riley Good Genes lactic acid exfoliator which I love. I tend to not use the tretinoin on that same night just because you know to avoid irritation."

✓Yay

65%Guru Score

Tree Hut Shea Sugar Scrub

"So there's more chance for me to buy the Tree Hut ones. Like for instance, every Christmas they come out with the same peppermint candy cane kind of thing, but they call it something different every year. But I love it. I think this year it's called like merry mint or something like that. And I love the way that smells. So I'm always going to get that. But then typically I just get like the vanilla Tree Hut scrub."

✓Yay

66%Guru Score

Lazy Days Allnighter Hydrating Mask

"I would go with the dupe here, right? Me, myself personally."

✓Yay

76%Guru Score

Kiehl's Ultra Facial Overnight Rehydrating Mask

"When your skin feels really dry or dehydrated, you can apply this while your skin is still damp, either on top of your moisturizer or on its own, and when you wake up in the morning your skin looks a little bit more bouncy and radiant. [...] You might need to do it a couple of times depending on how dry and dehydrated it looks."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant

"For ingrown hairs I use the Paula's Choice BHA. Because I don't use it very often this little bottle is all I need, I just put it on a cotton pad and gently swipe. This is not only good for acne, it's also good for ingrown hairs, because salicylic acid, aka BHA, goes deep into the pore and clears all the gunk, whether it's oils or an ingrown hair, and helps loosen it up so it can come out."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Iris store Red Light Masks

"I'm also using Red Light Masks from Iris store that's also helping to keep things up quite nicely."

✓Yay

Notverified

Haircare5 reviews

L'Oreal Elnett Extra Strong Hold Hairspray

"This is amazing. I started using it way more with a weave in and wanting to keep the curls in my hair. This is like a lifesaver. I have a real on my Instagram where I go through how I'm able to maintain my leave out with a weave and all that other stuff. And this is definitely one of the items that helps me to maintain. This [...] holds the hair up in humidity. [...] What I love about it is that it swells up the same way that my natural hair, my leave out will swell up."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Flawless Finishing Touch Hair Remover

"There's also the Flawless Hair Trimmer which I've tried and like it's a device that has like these little blades around it. That's also something that it's almost impossible to cut yourself with. If it juts you and jooks you in your face or something like that then you probably get cut but other than that almost impossible for it to cut you."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Moroccanoil Perfect Defense Heat Protectant Spray

"This is from Moroccanoil. They have this heat protectant spray. I'm thinking of getting some shampoo and conditioner from this line because I freaking love the smell. Back in the day when I had a relaxer, I loved Moroccanoil, so I might get [...] some shampoo and conditioner from them. But I like this heat protectant. It protects up to 450°F, or 230°C."

✓Yay

70%Guru Score

Topicals Ingrown Hair Tonic

"Topicals has an AHA BHA roll on that you can use for ingrown hairs."

✓Yay

86%Guru Score

Pantene Pro-V Miracle Rescue Deep Repair Conditioner

"This is a new deep conditioner that we have out and it has melting pearls, so the melting pearls are even more concentrated nutrients that are delivered to the hair. All of this focuses on repairing damage that can lead to breakage and repairing from the inside out."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Balms & Ointments3 reviews

Vaseline Original Healing Jelly

"I like it because the skin barrier can get impaired back and forth after 40, and it really helps repair the skin barrier. When my skin feels particularly sensitive I'll put it on top of everything, or some nights I'll just wash my face, let it air dry a bit, and put it on. By the time I wake up in the morning my skin feels so much better."

✓Yay

85%Guru Score

Aquaphor Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy

"You can also use the Aquaphor Healing Ointment, you know, whatever your preference is. Apply a thin layer to the area before you put the item on and it can help lessen some of that rubbing and that friction and that pressing in because it's creating a little bit of a barrier between your skin and the item."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Aveeno Eczema Therapy Itch Relief Ointment

"Sometimes your skin just needs that extra TLC. Maybe you've got dry flakes, or maybe you've got eczema patches. That's where occlusives come in. They're something super thick, like the Aveeno Eczema Therapy Itch Relief Ointment. You can put it on damp skin, or put your moisturizer on first and then put this on top. It's almost like a whole moisture hydration sandwich: you get the hydration from the damp skin, and you lock it in with your moisturizer and the occlusive."

✓Yay

89%Guru Score

Primer3 reviews

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter

"You didn't need as much of the Charlotte Tilbury to get it to spread. [...] The Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter has been a popular product and I can see why. It's really pretty if you're going for a very minimal makeup look or just want a glow underneath your foundation."

✓Yay

65%Guru Score

e.l.f. Halo Glow Liquid Filter

"Everything else I really liked."

✓Yay

82%Guru Score

e.l.f. Liquid Poreless Putty Primer

"This is the e.l.f. Liquid Poreless Putty Primer. Typically I just need the primer in my T-Zone because that's why I get really really oily. [...] I don't like a super matte finish, I like more of a satin natural finish. So I like a little bit of luminosity, but since I have oily skin I can't go too hard otherwise that mess will be like a grease bowl on me."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Tools3 reviews

Dermaflash Dermaplaning Tool

"I normally use a Dermaflash device to get rid of little peach fuzz or little hairs, and that is totally harmless."

✓Yay

74%Guru Score

e.l.f. Total Face Sponge Duo

"I like how the E.L.F. one feels better. [...] E.L.F. definitely blends a whole lot better. [...] One E.L.F. blush is seven and two E.L.F. blushes are 11. [...] Sometimes you get what you pay for. [...] Do I want a bunch of subpar sponges and pay less, or do I want to get something where it's not breaking the bank and it's going to do a much better job? [...] That's a no-brainer."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Sephora Collection Foundation Brush Number 64

"What I like about this is that the bristles are densely packed, however they're really soft and flexible, so it's great for applying liquid foundation in a way where it's not going to look Masky and Cakey."

✓Yay

84%Guru Score

Eye Care2 reviews

Shark Beauty Cryo Glow Under Eye Cooling LED Anti-Aging and Blemish Repair Mask

"I have this thing from Shark, this cryo facial thing. It's not intended to be used to ice an area, but it does get very cold and I think that's convenient."

✓Yay

77%Guru Score

The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG

"They have their Caffeine Solution 5% plus EGCG that's also going to be 5%. People like that to help with the under eye puffiness and maybe to help with dark circles. Now bear in mind eye creams, eye treatments, eye serums, they're not going to be miracle workers. They can help lessen the appearance, but sometimes people put too much cadence on these eye creams and eye treatments when sometimes you got to see a pro."

✓Yay

73%Guru Score

Acne1 review

Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch Original

"I finished out some Mighty Patch from Hero [...] Cosmetics. [...] Pimple patches are amazing because they do so many things. For one, it helps to give the pimple an environment where it can heal without things that would make it worse like UV, bacteria, your dirty stinking hands. So it protects the pimple from that. It also low-key protects you from popping the pimple because it's covering it, so you're probably less susceptible to squeezing it. [...] I like a lot from Hero."

✓Yay

87%Guru Score

The Style and Beauty Doctor.

The Style and Beauty Doctor's top picks.

The Style and Beauty Doctor, in short.

What does The Style and Beauty Doctor recommend?

Which sunscreens does The Style and Beauty Doctor recommend?

Which moisturizers does The Style and Beauty Doctor recommend?

Which body and tanning products does The Style and Beauty Doctor recommend?

Which serums does The Style and Beauty Doctor recommend?

What does The Style and Beauty Doctor say no to?

What does The Style and Beauty Doctor recommend for dry skin?

What they review most.

The Style and Beauty Doctor's hot takes.

Every review.

This week's top beauty news, in your inbox.