I honestly could write an entire book about the products at Sephora I love and would recommend for the sale, but I decided it would be way more fun for me to write (and for you to read) about the products I’m just excited about right now. And I’ll just limit that list to products that also happen to be available at Sephora so they’ll be on sale starting this Friday for Rouge and 30% off Sephora Collection for everyone. I still love many of my favorites from my April sale post, and I also did reviews of newer products at Sephora on Monday this week. I have one more Sephora sale related post coming up next week and then we shall return to regularly scheduled programming (concealer tournament is coming back!).
In this post, all links are affiliate links (thank you for your support!), but all opinions are my own. Swatches are under a ring light to show true to color (photo #1) and then standard lighting to show the formula a little better (#2) for all the products.
Laura Mercier Ultra-Blur Loose Setting Powder in Mint (Sephora, Laura Mercier) – This is my most frequently used new loose powder. New being the important word because I’m still using my beloved but discontinued Givenchy Prisme Libre powder, and I haven’t found anything quite the same yet. However, I have been absolutely loving this Laura Mercier powder specifically because the color is perfect. The mint tone subtly neutralizes redness showing through makeup and helps when a base pulls too pink without being lime green (seriously why are some green powders so bright?). I still rely more on blue correctors for orange foundations, and if I have a foundation that’s still too orange after I used a blue corrector, I’ll throw on a blue powder.
But a lot of the time now, the foundation matches my neck, but I still have some surface redness peeking through that just makes everything look a little off or a little too pink. So I can use this to make my face and neck much more harmonious by cancelling any red tones. I also have been loving using the Caliray So Blown primer with just a little bit of the Mint powder for a blurred and even no makeup situation that’s very, very fast to do.
*I’m including a link to the Laura Mercier site because you can use my affiliate code YOURGREENFRIEND to get 20%, which would be a better deal if you’re not Rouge.
Rare Beauty Brow Harmony Flexible Lifting and Laminating Eyebrow Gel in Deep Brown – I have very thick, fluffy, stubborn brows that really don’t like to stay where I put them for even a few minutes. So, I usually use a tinted brow gel so I can get the tint I want and then a clear brow gel to get the hold I want. This is the first tinted brow gel that I’ve used that can reliably tint my brows and also hold them all day so I only need to do one step! Deep Brown also doesn’t pull warm, which I really appreciate. I still absolutely love the clear Rare Beauty brow gel, but now that it comes in a tinted version, I love it even more.
Marc Jacobs Legally Bronze Talc-Free Blurring Powder Bronzer in 20 Light Medium – Anyone who knows me knows I love this bronzer. If I’m looking for a bronzer that’s going to give me that sun-kissed look like I have an actual natural tan on my green skin, this is the one. There’s only one other bronzer I’ve been using lately which I’ll talk about next. This bronzer shade is just so hard to find in a formula that works this well. It’s blurring, it builds easily, and it just always looks good. It’s not so sheer that I have to work forever to see it, but it’s not so pigmented that I’m scared of it, and it blends out easily without looking patchy. Green friends who have tried this bronzer range have also confirmed that 20 is a better shade than 10 for them because 10 is pretty Cheeto on us, even if they have a paler skin tone than I do.
Fara Homidi Essential Bronzer in Bois – When I do a cooler toned look and want a bronzer that’s really harmonious, this is the bronzer I reach for. I haven’t touched any of my other rosy bronzers since I bought this. This adds a little bit of warmth in a way that makes a cool look feel cohesive instead of like I added sun-kissed glow on top (which I’ve tried – it really sticks out in a way I don’t like). When I’m doing something more neutral, beigey, or on the warmer side, I always reach for the Marc Jacobs bronzer. But when I have a lot of cool toned purple or silvers or grey, I much prefer the way the Fara Homidi looks.
There is quite a bit of mica in this formula, so you can build it up a bit too much where it starts to look too shiny and almost grey. I like to apply a setting or finishing powder first on all my cream/liquid layers and then apply this on top. My other caveat for this one is that it is really expensive, so I got the refill instead of the actual case. It’s been working great so far but you do have to be careful to line up the refill into the case or it’s impossible to close. If I were getting this on sale at 20% off, I would probably just get the version with the case.
Natasha Denona HY-GLAM Brightener in B2 – I have spent years trying color correctors and brighteners because I have very, very dark undereye circles. They’re a deep yellow-brown color that really can’t be corrected with the normal peachy shades made for blue/purple undereyes. I’ve tried Kosas, Sarah Creal, a bunch of K-beauty products, and so many others. So far, Natasha Denona in B2 is far and away the one I’ve used the most (when I’m not testing concealers by themselves). This works as a really solid color corrector for me because it’s a cool pink tone and it also gives meaningful coverage so it works as a corrector, not just a brightening shimmer or a sheer color veil.
I do think this formula can be a little drying if you are part of the super dry skin with especially dry undereyes club. I think it makes a big difference how you prep for this product, which brings me to my favorite companion discovery – the Innisfree Vitamin C Niacinamide Brightening Eye Serum. It has a cooling metal roller that helps with puffiness in the short term. And the formula seems to make a huge difference in how products look on my undereyes because it hydrates and smooths out the undereye area before I’ve done anything else. I also really think my under eyes are more hydrated and less puffy overall since I picked this up in the last Sephora sale. And that’s with getting very limited sleep this year.
Marc Jacobs Drawn This Way Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in You Wish – I’m always on the hunt for an eyeliner that is super easy to use in a shade that’s not quite black and not quite brown. And I think I found it! This liner works with almost any eye look without the starkness of pure black or warmth of many brown liners. You have enough time to play with this before it sets down if you want to smudge or soften it, and then it stays put all day. I’ve found that I can also use it for tightlining with no transfer or other issues. This has honestly become my default eyeliner (although I will be picking up that new purple shade of the Sarah Creal eyeliner because I do also love that formula).
Westman Atelier HydroBalm Sheer Tinted Lipstick with Peptides and Hyaluronic Acid in Soda and Onyx – To quote past me – “Every time I put either of these on, I immediately think “damn, that looks good” which is very rare for me.” These are some of my top shelf lip products (literally they sit on the top of my vanity shelf, whereas most things are in drawers or cabinets or somewhere on the floor). I’m always testing tons of new lip products, but I go back to the HydroBalms when I want something that I know will look and feel great every time and is super easy to throw on. This formula is smoothing, nourishing, and comfortable, as long as you’re okay with a slight mint sensation. I find that these don’t emphasize any dryness or lip lines, and because it’s a sheer tinted lipstick, I don’t have to worry about doing a whole lip routine for them to look good. I can even wear them without any makeup as a lip balm.
Perhaps most importantly, I absolutely love these colors. Soda is a pigmented cool brown and Onyx is a perfect sheer purple brown berry. Neither of these go orange. I’ve written about Soda and Onyx before so I won’t go on a whole monologue here about them but I would absolutely pick these up if I didn’t already own them.
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush in Believe – Despite my constant blush testing, this is my most worn blush of 2026. It’s the one I always throw in my bag when I’m travelling and is one of the only blushes I’ve worn and gotten compliments on. It’s a perfect true mauve that turns into a rosy beige on me. It feels so at home on my skin and never goes orange. I also really love this formula. It’s long wearing after it dries down, it has a subtle amount of radiance that isn’t too dewy, and it’s really easy to work with once you get used to how pigmented it is. I also recommended this blush in this shade in my April favorites, and it deserves a spot here too.
Sephora Collection will be 30% off during the sale, so I wanted to do a little bonus section with a couple of products I’m super excited about (and bought at full price – would buy at full price again, but you should get these on sale).
Sephora Collection Cloud Blurred Matte Lipstick in 01 Cloud Whisperer – This is another great shade for rosy/mauve/purple/cool-toned looks because it’s a rosy cool toned pink that isn’t too purple or too brown (not that I don’t love a purple or brown lip!). I actually always bring this lipstick while I’m traveling because I know it’ll work well with my go-to rosy-beige look. The formula is also super comfortable and non-drying even though it has a beautiful blurred matte finish. I very much recommend this formula in general, especially with the 30% sale because it’ll be around $11.
Sephora Collection All That Glimmers Eyeshadow Palette – This has a surprisingly interesting mix of wearable neutrals and some more interesting colors that make this more special, like an olive green and a blue shimmer. It’s really easy to make an everyday look or something more fun (or honestly both, you can wear blue eyeshadow whenever you want!). There’s a mix of satin feeling shimmers and glittery sparkly shades so it does have some variety even though it’s an all shimmer palette. You can use these for one and done looks or wear them together – they’ll blend much better than Sephora Collection palettes I’ve tried in the past. I’ll be honest that I’ve been reaching for the Danessa Myricks palette constantly, but every time I’ve used this one from Sephora Collection, I’ve really loved the look. It’ll also be $14 on sale so if you’re looking for something under $20 at Sephora, this is my pick.
What’s in your Sephora sale cart? As always, all links are affiliate links that support the blog and some products may have been gifted, but all reviews/opinions are completely my own and unsponsored.
