I'm on a low-buy in 2026 and trying to pan as much as possible. Here's everything in the picture, sort of clockwise from top left, with reviews (and one thing missing intentionally because it shouldn't have been included in the pic in the first place…. whoops)
- Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray – 10/10, my holy grail everyday setting spray.
- FAB Ultra Repair Cream – 7/10. My skin loves colloidal oatmeal and this cream is great, but it doesn't have a high enough % to justify the price. Will probably go back to using my Aveeno Eczema Therapy or GoldBond.
- FAB Facial Radiance Pads – 9/10. My face loves a good glycolic toner, and this is an easy, pleasant way to apply it every day.
- Magic Molecule The Solution – 6/10. I have learned from experience that all hypochlorous acid sprays are essentially the same, and so it's not worth getting anything but the cheap stuff.
- FAB KP Bump Eraser – 8/10. I love this stuff for the KP on the backs of my arms, but I need a scented version. The strawberry one I've tried in the past is lovely… this one smelled faintly of dirt.
- Prequel Half and Half – 10/10. GOAT milky toner. I keep branching out to try other milky toners, but always come back to Prequel.
- Replica Beach Walk (Full Size Refill) – 10/10. My go to daytime summer scent. Beachy, fresh, chill, unisex – all the things I like in a fragrance.
- Haus Labs PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze in Guava – 9/10. My Sephora birthday gift from last year that I surprised myself by falling in love with. Immediately went out and bought the full size. Looks like a nice pinky brown on me, minimal scent, not too sticky. Very slept on product.
- Rare Beauty Bronzer Stick in Bright Side – 8/10. The first more neutral-cool toned bronzer that I ever purchased when I came to terms with the fact that I am a cool toned girly for whom warmer bronzers will simply never work. So creamy and idiot proof, but I'm just over sticks at this point and so won't repurchase.
- Ouai Scalp Scrub in Melrose – 3/10. Meh, Melrose is such a boring scent to me. Would rebuy this in literally any of the other OUAI scents I've smelled.
- Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Liquid Blurring Balm – 7/10. I loved the way it looked, but my skin is way too dry to wear it regularly. Worked best on no makeup days when I wanted to take down the shine of sunscreen.
- Dieux Ethereal Facial Cleansing Oil – 8/10. Ultimately just a standard cleansing oil, but I am so brand loyal to Dieux at this point and so will definitely repurchase.
- Paula's Choice Youth-Extending Daily Hydrating Fluid – 5/10. Was influenced to buy this. It's fine and sits under makeup well, but just way too expensive for a pretty forgettable product.
- La Mer Foaming Cleanser & Moisturizing Fresh Cream – 1/10. Got these as a gift and so had to review them together. I knew how expensive they are and so I felt the obligation to use them up, but they smelled like a high-end nursing home. It was giving powder room at my grandma's house. No results that would even somewhat justify the smell or price. Truly, miss me with La Mer.
- Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin Skin Barrier Moisturizing Cream – 7/10. Majorly thick, so used mostly as a night cream. I was worried it was breaking me out at first, but I was using it in summer when my skin was already acting up, so it was probably just exacerbating existing issues. I would also occasionally use it as a hand cream which was also nice.
- CeraVe Eye Repair Cream – 7/10. A solid drugstore eye cream & worked on my sensitive dry eyelid skin.
- FAB Acne Clearing Pads – 6/10. Nice, but don't smell as good as the Facial Radiance Pads to me, and I don't need salicylic acid in my routine anymore.
by sadgirlhotchocolate