Buzz
1. An Anua Heartleaf Soothing Toner that took TikTok by storm, delivering soothing hydration while balancing your skin's pH with its impressive 77% heartleaf extract. It's perfect for boosting the absorption of serums and moisturizers, making it an ideal base for that radiant, glass skin look before makeup.
2. The Saem's hydrating eye stick, featuring a cooling formula that helps alleviate puffiness around the eyes and diminishes the appearance of dark circles—perfect for avoiding those 'are you okay?' questions at work, especially when you’ve been looking like a Tim Burton character.
3. Or perhaps a fragrance-free CeraVe eye cream, because who doesn't enjoy a little unsolicited commentary on how tired you look? This cream hydrates and strengthens the delicate skin under your eyes with three essential ceramides, helping you say goodbye to dark circles for good.
4. A soothing, skin-rejuvenating discoloration-correcting serum that tackles hyperpigmentation and dark spots. With a powerful combination of tranexamic acid and niacinamide, this serum also helps reduce the appearance of enlarged pores and dullness. Get ready to embrace a radiant and even complexion!
5. A glow-enhancing vitamin C serum that has received glowing reviews from users over 50 for transforming their complexion into a smoother, more radiant one in just days. This powerhouse serum combines ferulic acid for a plump finish and vitamin E to smooth fine lines—basically, it’s your skin’s ultimate glow-up.
6. Sunday Riley Good Genes All-In-One Lactic Acid Treatment is enriched with lactic acid to target dark spots and uneven skin tone, licorice to brighten and enhance radiance, and lemongrass to refresh the skin, leaving it with a revitalized appearance. Honestly, I never imagined a formula could sound so *tempting* for my skin.
7. A trending dark spot correcting serum formulated with a potent combination of niacinamide, tranexamic acid, and arbutin to eliminate dullness and minimize pores. Infused with ceramides and hyaluronic acid, it also hydrates, soothes, and strengthens your skin barrier. Numerous reviewers have hailed it as a must-have in their skincare regimen!
8. A revitalizing Beauty of Joseon retinal eye serum designed to rejuvenate your under-eye area. Infused with nourishing ginseng extract, retinal to stimulate collagen and smooth fine lines, and niacinamide to improve skin tone, it’s perfect for reducing the need for heavy concealer. You’ll feel fresh and ready to face the day. 😉
9. Glow Recipe's Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops are designed to brighten both your complexion and your mood. Infused with vitamin C, vitamin E, and moringa oil, these drops help balance your skin tone while giving you a radiant, dewy finish that’s perfect for the spring season. Its lightweight formula absorbs effortlessly, making it suitable for all skin types, so you can glow naturally from the inside out.
Watch Meredith Duxbury demonstrate these drops for a flawless, natural makeup look in this TikTok video!
Glow Recipe is an Asian-owned brand dedicated to crafting fruit-infused, clean beauty products that can easily fit into your skincare routine.
Highly recommended: "Glowing magic. I can't emphasize enough that this product is absolutely worth your investment. With dry skin and a love for glass skin, I was desperately looking for something like this. This delivers a dewy glow that lasts for hours. If you desire the glass-skin effect, this product truly nails it. The serum-like texture makes it so easy to apply and blend into your skin. It's different from other similar products, such as Glossier's Future Dew. This one really works as intended. I would definitely recommend it." —pchrisrivera
Buy it on Amazon for $16.49+ or at Sephora for $20+ (available in two sizes).
10. Experience the sensation of truly clean skin with a skin spatula. This tool uses high-frequency vibrations to gently clear out impurities and buildup from your pores — leaving you feeling revitalized while creating the ideal surface for your high-end skincare products to absorb more effectively.
11. Missha's Soft Finish Sun Milk sunscreen has won the approval of many reviewers with oily skin, who rave about its ability to blend in effortlessly and not leave a greasy residue. Offering SPF 50+ protection, it’s resistant to water, sweat, and tears (hopefully only the happy kind!). Additionally, it creates a smooth, silky base — making it an ideal option to wear under a full face of makeup.
12. Alternatively, there's the highly regarded Black Girl Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30, specifically designed for those with melanated skin (and rightfully so)! It sinks effortlessly into the skin without leaving any ashy white cast — finally!
Black Girl Sunscreen is a Black woman-owned brand that offers sunscreen formulated to blend seamlessly into melanated skin without leaving a white cast. It's incredibly lightweight, water-resistant, and packed with nourishing, all-natural ingredients. Additionally, it is cruelty-free! They also have a sunscreen for kids with SPF 50.
Customer Review: "I've tried so many sunscreens that claim to blend without leaving a white cast, but this one exceeded my expectations. A small amount goes a long way, and it blends into a smooth, dewy finish without any noticeable scent, so no need to worry about smelling like sunscreen." —Target Shopper
Purchase it from Target for $15.99 or directly from Black Girl Sunscreen for $18.99.
13. The Dewy Skin Cream by Tatcha, a luxury brand that's adored by many for its unmatched quality! This cream is infused with antioxidant-rich Japanese purple rice, rejuvenating botanical extracts, and a nourishing hyaluronic acid-algae complex. Your skin will practically thank you as you apply it. 😍
14. A lightweight, moisture-rich Laneige Lip Glowy Balm, enriched with murumuru (a palm native to the Amazon) and shea butter, making it the perfect daytime companion to the beloved lip sleeping mask. Just a heads-up, your friends will be begging for a little swipe of this!
15. A pore-clearing cleansing oil designed to effortlessly remove makeup residue, blackheads, and excess oil, while preventing pore blockages — the ideal addition to a double cleansing routine! It's also hypoallergenic (because, honestly, who needs more allergies?) and perfect for sensitive, acne-prone skin.
16. A luxurious Drunk Elephant Intensive Hydration Serum — a lightweight, water-based gel infused with pineapple ceramide to enhance radiance, pro-vitamin B5 to draw moisture into the skin *and* lock it in, and sodium hyaluronate to boost firmness by diminishing fine lines and wrinkles. And the scent? Simply DIVINE. 😍
17. A bottle of the incredibly popular Cosrx Snail Mucin Power Essence, which calms and rejuvenates your skin so effectively, you'll soon forget all about the "ew" factor of snail mucin. It also gives your skin that perfect "I woke up like this" glow, earning over 67,000 five-star ratings!
18. A vegan and cruelty-free lip scrub — because your lips deserve some pampering too! This tiny jar is packed with nourishing coconut, sugar, avocado oil, and jojoba oil to exfoliate dead skin, hydrate, and strengthen your skin's barrier. Prepare for the pout you've always dreamed of. 😍
19. This clarifying SheaMoisture African Black Soap is especially beneficial for those with oily and acne-prone skin. Infused with tea tree oil and tamarind extract, it cleanses while offering a gentle exfoliation and helps to balance shine. To use, simply apply it to damp skin, massage gently in circular motions, and rinse off!
20. Beauty Strike Pineapple & Papaya Exfoliating Mask caught my attention, and I could easily see myself purchasing it purely for its beautiful packaging! 😍 Infused with enzyme-packed papaya and pineapple, it gently exfoliates the skin while helping to regulate oil production—perfect for warmer months! This one is definitely going on my vanity.
This mask is designed to suit all skin types and is vegan-friendly. Beauty Strike, founded by Emani Mone Jeter, is a Black- and woman-owned business run by a third-generation beauty enthusiast and esthetician. The brand's studio offers monthly yoga and wellness sessions, occasional book clubs, and skincare workshops. They also have a recycling program that provides a 15% discount on your next purchase if you return one eligible empty container, or 25% off if you return two or more.
Purchase it from Beauty Strike for $25.
21. If you're looking to tighten pores, brighten skin, and reduce oil in just 10 minutes, try the Caudalie detox mask. Its grapefruit-based formula helps eliminate excess sebum for a clear and radiant complexion!
22. Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream has such an enticing fragrance that it might make you want to skip your usual perfume. Infused with caffeine, guarana extract, and coconut oil, this wonder cream will tighten and smooth your skin like nothing else.
23. Radha Rosehip Oil comes in a bottle that’s incredibly versatile, offering an all-natural solution to a wide range of skin issues. Packed with essential vitamins, antioxidants, and fatty acids, it helps to hydrate and nourish the skin, strengthen hair, and protect your nail cuticles from brittleness and breakage. Who doesn’t love a single product that does it all? 😍
24. A highly hydrating and plumping Laboratoires Embryolisse daily moisturizer — truly a magical, all-purpose cream in a bottle. It contains soybeans and aloe vera to soothe and moisturize, along with beeswax and shea butter to nourish and protect the skin. Plus, many reviewers love how it provides a smooth base for makeup!
25. A highly effective high-frequency wand, which serves as an entire skincare system in one incredibly powerful, multi-functional tool. This wand boosts cell metabolism by increasing energy production and blood circulation—think of it as a workout for your skin! You’ll achieve that glowing, radiant complexion that seems so hard to get. ✨
26. A highly loved pure hyaluronic acid serum — the ultimate solution for hydrated, plump skin. This powerful serum helps restore your skin’s moisture balance, fade age spots, and reveal brighter, healthier-looking skin. After cleansing, simply apply one to two drops and gently pat into your skin for full absorption.
27. A soothing bubbly clay mask, which will be a crowd-pleaser at your next girls' night in. Not only does it help eliminate stubborn blackheads and minimize the appearance of pores, but it’s guaranteed to give you the funniest photos too!
28. Sonshine Bath Body Butter that will leave your skin hydrated and glowing in no time. Handcrafted with love, this body butter is packed with nourishing ingredients like shea butter, almond oil, vitamin E oil, aloe vera gel, and your choice of fragrance.
Sonshine Bath is a Black woman-owned small business located in Georgia. This rich whipped body butter comes in irresistible fragrances such as coconut and mango milk, vanilla, lemongrass, lavender, tropical coconut, and oatmeal, and honey.
Raving review: "This product has an amazing scent and provides incredible moisture. After being stuck in a walking boot for over a month, I used this to help my skin recover. It has restored the moisture my skin lost, and I’m so thankful." —Mandie C.
Grab it from Sonshine Bath for $70 (available in four different scents).
