Brands I Love

Brands I Love - Updated for 2023


Wanted to get an updated list of the brands I’m currently obsessed with now that I’ve been trying all sorts of new things and making discoveries ^-^ I’m not currently using all of these brands in my everyday routine, but these are brands that I’ve found consistent quality with:


Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin- this one’s just a no-brainer, have yet to try a face, skin, or body product from them that I have no loved or been able to make work. Even the one face highlighter I didn’t love I was able to improve on with setting spray. 


FAB (First Aid Beauty)- for body and face, mostly wins. Still using their skin smoothie primer on the daily. Looking forward to trying more of their products.


Frank Body- great scrubs, will be adding more of their items on my boxes if I can. I think they’re going to be a huge part of my routine.


Ciate London- idky, but I have just been really enjoying everything that I’m getting from this brand. Highlighters, mascaras, skin tint, palette, everything’s been really good. I was under the impression that this was more of a drugstore brand? And maybe they are, I just was sleeping on their products because they’re really fire.


TYNT Beauty- I’m still repurchasing that watermelon mask I got months ago. I go through them so fast. And I’m almost out of their setting spray, I’ve been using that to put on highlighter. So far, total wins from this brand.


Juvia’s Place- I still reach for their six-pan palettes when I feel colorful, and still have a stockpile of some of their serums for armageddon. Can’t say enough good about their products. 


Fleur+Bee- absolutely love their moisturizer and mask I got from my Kinder Box, have been repurchasing both consistently. 

Honorable Mentions:

Natasha Denona, Beauty Bakerie, Burt’s Bees, Love+Craft+Beauty, E.L.F,  JSC, Wander Beauty, Doll10 Beauty


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