When a beauty product goes viral, I’m often very skeptical—but these five truly live up to the hype. They’ve consistently impressed me by performing exactly as promised and effortlessly fitting into my routine. Let me know if there are other viral favorites I should test out next! In this post, all links are affiliate links (thank you for your support!), but all opinions are my own.
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Contour – I love how natural it looks because it sheers out really nicely and is easy to blend. I can even if I apply it directly from the doefoot to my face without having to worry about it sticking anywhere or getting patchy. This doesn’t look too muddy on me or like I accidentally got dirt on my face. Gentle is described as a cool taupe but it does go fairly warm on me. As someone with olive undertones, I usually end up with a brontour or accidental bronzer so I’m not surprised, and this is at least cool enough that I can I still use bronzer with it. It doesn’t go orange on me, and when it sheers out, it does add some nice definition to my face. The swatch above is without it being blended out so you can really see the color – it does have a little bit of a green grey tinge to it but hopefully you can see how much of a bronzer shade it is on me.
Givenchy Prisme Libre Blurring & Color-Correcting Matte Pressed Powder in 03 Voile Rose – I loved the Givenchy Mini Prisme Libre Loose Setting and Finishing Powder in 3 Voile Rosé and was so upset when they reformulated it. I had to try the powder version to see if it lived up to the loose powder. I wouldn’t say it’s quite as good, but it’s about 95% of the way there. It blurs and mattifies without drying out my skin or looking powdery, which is perfect for someone with super dry skin like myself. It’s only doing a small amount of mattifying (so I wouldn’t recommend this for oily skin as a main powder) but I love how it’s able to do what I want a powder to do without adding any heaviness or getting cakey. It also provides a bit of brightening for me in this colorway, but I mostly love it because it is just a really fantastic pressed powder. This is one of the more expensive powders I own, but it’s worth it to me because of how well it works and how often I reach for it.
Half Magic Glitter Puck Pressed Fairy Dust Eyes, Face + Body – This is one of my favorite eyeshadows now. It’s absolutely stunning and viral for good reason. It has a wet base so there’s no fallout. It’s incredibly easy to work with and use your finger to apply. I can’t express how sparkly it is. It’s just so pretty. I love using it alone and over other eyeshadows. I’ve tested it over creams, eyeshadow sticks, and powder eyeshadow and haven’t had any issues. Dopamine Sparkle is a light peach with champagne reflects that I love for berry/pink/mauve leaning looks and Cyber Diamond is a platinum silver that I love for cool-toned and brown/beige looks and for the inner corner.
Milk Makeup Cooling Water Jelly Tint Lip + Cheek Blush Stain – This is a stain, so once it dries down, it’s incredibly long lasting. That also means that you have to be careful how you apply it if you’re going to use it as a blush. I don’t find that you can wear this over powder, but it works great over a moisturizing primer or skin tint. That all said, the way I really love using this is as a lip stain. It goes on super evenly and is really lightweight. It works well alone or under other products. The stain is very long-lasting but fades without getting patchy. Splash is a beautiful berry shade that is great for olive skintones.
Gisou Honey Infused Hydrating Lip Oil in Glazed Plum – This is as good as everyone says they are. These are very moisturizing, nourishing, and conditioning in a way I didn’t expect. It’s also longer lasting than I thought it was going to be. This shade is very sheer but you do get a wash of color. The glitter is subtle with just enough to add a pretty reflective shine to your lips. I think it makes my lips look amazing if I’m being honest, and it’s not gritty at all. It also smells really nice (if you like honey). I’m honestly thinking of getting more shades even though I definitely don’t need more lip products.
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