Current Beauty Favorites

Here is a round-up of some of my favorite products I've been loving recently. Some of them I've just discovered and some are re-discovers.

Tarte BB Blue Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen ($39)

I love this product because it's a true catch-all product and is my go-to when I need to get ready in five minutes and don't have the time to put on moisturizer, primer, SPF, concealer, and powder. Instead this magical product combines it all into one velvet-y buildable medium coverage skin tint which you can literally apply with your fingers and it will still give you a flawless matte finish. This is perfect to throw in your gym bag and apply on your way to work or to touch up your makeup throughout the day because you don't need a powder to set it! I used this years ago probably back when I was in early high school and I'm so glad to have re-discovered it. (P.S. hint for color matching: this product runs DARK in color so definitely get a shade lighter than you typically would get. That is also the one con about this product that the shade range is pretty limited.

Dior Backstage Concealer ($29)

I love this concealer because of the way it melts into the skin when I use it both under my eyes and to sculpt my face around my counter. I love the brush applicator, and while it is a bit pricey a little product goes a looong way so you don' need to use as much product as say the Cars Ultra Creamy Concealer (which is another one of my all-time favorites but I go through it really quickly). This product is great when my skin is both on the dryer or the oily side, and to make it the last longest I set it with the product I am going to talk about next!

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Refillable Airbrush Flawless Finish Brightening Powder ($46)

This is my new HOLY GRAIL product and I cannot live without it. If you have used the Charlotte Tilbury original airbrush powder before, this one is similar and made with the same ingredients but it's even better because I swear it BLURS your face like an actual beauty filter in real life. It's crazy. I never find powders really changing the texture of my skin all that much except from making it less oily but I swear this product actually eliminates your pores and smoothes the face in a way I've never seen a powder do before. It also keeps my oil at bay while keeping my skin looking radiant and not shiny. Also it's translucent which I like because I feel like my skin tone changes a lot based on how tan 9whether real or fake) I am at that time and therefore colored powders I have trouble with matching to my skin. Just try this product once and you will see. 10/10 recommend even over the original Airbrush powder.

Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Dark Spot Serum Vitamin C Alternative ($82)

This is a bit of a splurge, although I bought mine in France where it is like half the price so pro tip if you're ever in France- stock up on French owned brands like Cadualie because they are way cheaper!! But I love this product and I've definitely started noticing a difference in my skin texture since I started using it. Makeup can only do so much for the skin but it's really the skincare and the way you take care of your skin that determines the way it looks with makeup on top of it. That being said, this product gives me a gorgeous subtle glow from within, almost like the Charlotte Tilbury Flawless filter primer effect.

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner ($34)

First of all, this smells amazing. Second of all, it makes your skin GLOW like no other toner I've tried before. Most toners dry my skin out, but this one makes my skin loos like I've used a hydrating serum after putting this on. I also like how it's a little thicker than most other toners I've used so I can just put it directly on my face or on my fingers and then apply, and I don't need a cotton pad.

Benefit Cosmetics Liquid Lip Blush & Cheek Tint ($18)

Whether you've heard of Benefit's OG "Benetint" cheek and lip tint or not, you need to try these tints that now come in 6 different colors. They give the most gorgeous natural flush look and blend so easily over my liquid or powder makeup (although in my opinion it looks for natural underneath powder). It also lasts ALL DAY- like 12+ ours at least. I love the "Play Tint" shade which is described as a "pink lemonade tint" and is probably the most natural besides the original. The other one that I love if you want a brighter more intense shade then go for the "Gogotint" which is a "bright cherry" stain color. While these products are pigmented, they can be both built up to get a lot of coverage as well as blended out to get a more subtle effect.

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Liquid Contour Wand ($40)

Best natural liquid contour of all time. Contender for best overall contour of all time. I can't explain it but gives the most natural shadows under the cheekbones. It must be from the slight glow that's In the bronzer, which you typically don't see in a contour as most tend to be matte. However, it's really not glittery or sparkly at all, I actually didn't even know there was a glow to it until I looked at photos online.

Glossier Lip Gloss in Clear ($15)

This gloss is soooo shiny and to me is the perfect mix of sticky and smooth- it's sticky enough where it lasts a good hour at least without any touchups, but not too sticky where it's uncomfortableto wear. My favorite way to wear this is in the clear shade over any lipliner I have around. It also is a great small size (smaller than most lipglosses) so it fit's in small crossbody bags - it's actually one of my tricks to keep this gloss in my bag for touchups and just switch out my lipliner depending on what color I want. I also like that it doesn't have a strong scent or anything super distracting about it, like I said it's just a comfortable juicy-looking gloss that lasts a really long time.

Ouai Thick Hair Treatment Mask ($38)

This is one of my favorite hair masks I've ever used and I think it's just as good if not better than the Kerastase or Oribe ones, which are double the price. I love this product because 1) it smells soooo amazing, I actually ended up buying the Ouai perfume that's in the same North Bondi scent because I loved the smell after using this mask so much and 2) this leaves my thick and frizzy hair feeling sooo silky, all the way through to my roots. I also notice my hair is so much easier to blow dry after using this product, as my hair is natural fizzy/on the curly side but when I use this it blows out straighter, smoother, and shinier.