Staple holiday beauty wishlist items
By Aubrey Wurst
November 20, 2024
It can be hard to stay on top of all the fast-moving beauty trends, but don’t worry—these products aren't leaving the market anytime soon.
Here are five products worth the hype to help you decide what to put on your holiday wish list.
First on the list is the TikTok famous Summer Fridays “Lip Butter Balm.”
Here are five products worth the hype to help you decide what to put on your holiday wish list.
First on the list is the TikTok famous Summer Fridays “Lip Butter Balm.”
By: Sephora
Experts from a beauty review website called Camille Styles, say that this butter balm is “fantastic.” This product comes in nine different shades for any skin tone or preference. The butter balm is known to lock in moisture and leave lips looking shiny and healthy.
Freshman business major Mariela Costa states that the Butter Balm is her “go to lip balm” and that she catches herself applying it all throughout the day to keep her lips soft and shiny.
With a compact size and aesthetic appearance, the Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm made its way onto Beauty Insider’s list for top 18 best rated lip balms on the market right now.
Next up on the list is the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush.
Freshman business major Mariela Costa states that the Butter Balm is her “go to lip balm” and that she catches herself applying it all throughout the day to keep her lips soft and shiny.
With a compact size and aesthetic appearance, the Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm made its way onto Beauty Insider’s list for top 18 best rated lip balms on the market right now.
Next up on the list is the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush.
Actress and singer Selena Gomez launched these blushes in 2020 with nineteen shades and two different finish options.
These finish options include “Radiant” and “Matte.” The radiant finish is the more commonly used product with five more shades than the matte blushes.
These Rare Beauty blushes get a 4.5 star rating on Sephora and 92% of buyers say that they would recommend the product to a friend.
According to Sephora customer reviews, this celebrity-founded bush is “pretty, creamy, and long-lasting.”
Freshman Biology major Nini Fegali, an avid Rare Beauty blush user, said this product is “easy to apply, gives a natural look, and has a strong pigment which results in the product lasting a long time.”
Now, onto the base of your makeup, with Tarte Shape Tape Concealer.
These finish options include “Radiant” and “Matte.” The radiant finish is the more commonly used product with five more shades than the matte blushes.
These Rare Beauty blushes get a 4.5 star rating on Sephora and 92% of buyers say that they would recommend the product to a friend.
According to Sephora customer reviews, this celebrity-founded bush is “pretty, creamy, and long-lasting.”
Freshman Biology major Nini Fegali, an avid Rare Beauty blush user, said this product is “easy to apply, gives a natural look, and has a strong pigment which results in the product lasting a long time.”
Now, onto the base of your makeup, with Tarte Shape Tape Concealer.
This creamy concealer has been around since 2016, and people are still raving about it.
This concealer is marked at $32, but the price is proven to be worth it since Tarte is named the “Number one concealer brand” by Ulta Beauty.
Ulta states that the Shape Tape has “three different formula options,” ranging from full coverage to medium coverage, which allows for many skin types to be able to use Tarte’s Shape Tape.
Terilyn Adams, a makeup reviewer, stated on her website that this concealer “brightens your face and creates a clean canvas for flawless makeup application.”
This concealer “is full coverage and long-lasting which makes it great for daily use”, said freshman communications major Savannah Blau.
Next, the Armani Luminous Silk Foundation.
This concealer is marked at $32, but the price is proven to be worth it since Tarte is named the “Number one concealer brand” by Ulta Beauty.
Ulta states that the Shape Tape has “three different formula options,” ranging from full coverage to medium coverage, which allows for many skin types to be able to use Tarte’s Shape Tape.
Terilyn Adams, a makeup reviewer, stated on her website that this concealer “brightens your face and creates a clean canvas for flawless makeup application.”
This concealer “is full coverage and long-lasting which makes it great for daily use”, said freshman communications major Savannah Blau.
Next, the Armani Luminous Silk Foundation.
This glowy foundation comes in 40 different shade options.
Armani claims this foundation’s base is radiant, and this claim is backed up by Sephora customer reviews. In these reviews, users say that this foundation is “glowly” and “simply the best.”
Adjusting Beauty describes it as having a “lightweight texture” and “evens out your skin tone” nicely. Their review states that this foundation blends right into the skin and does not make the wearer look greasy or too shiny.
This foundation is also 91% allergan free and safe for your skin. After being tested by Skin Safe, this product has been cleared and does not contain any harmful elements, such as nickel.
With such a wide range of shades, a creamy, consistent formula, and a silk-like feel, this product is a must-have.
Finally, to wrap up the list, everyone needs a go-to, trusted mascara, and the Tarte XL Tubing Mascara has 4.5 stars on Sephora’s website.
Armani claims this foundation’s base is radiant, and this claim is backed up by Sephora customer reviews. In these reviews, users say that this foundation is “glowly” and “simply the best.”
Adjusting Beauty describes it as having a “lightweight texture” and “evens out your skin tone” nicely. Their review states that this foundation blends right into the skin and does not make the wearer look greasy or too shiny.
This foundation is also 91% allergan free and safe for your skin. After being tested by Skin Safe, this product has been cleared and does not contain any harmful elements, such as nickel.
With such a wide range of shades, a creamy, consistent formula, and a silk-like feel, this product is a must-have.
Finally, to wrap up the list, everyone needs a go-to, trusted mascara, and the Tarte XL Tubing Mascara has 4.5 stars on Sephora’s website.
It is likely that you know about this product through social media. Whether through TikTok or Instagram, this Tarte Tubing Mascara is going viral.
Brittany Leitner, a beauty and freelance writer, says that she “ranks mascaras for a living” and this Tarte product is definitely her number one.
The Tarte XL Tubing Mascara provides volume, is waterproof, easy to take off and healthy for your lashes.
Since this product is a tubing mascara, to remove it, you just add warm water and gently drag it down on your lashes. Essentially, you will be left with “tubes” of mascara that formed around your lashes but didn’t damage them.
So, if you are looking for a non-flaky, voluminous, healthy mascara for the holidays, this mascara is definitely the one for you.
Beauty products can be expensive, harmful or of poor quality if you don’t research what you are putting on your skin, but with these five trending products, your skin will be left looking healthy and glowing.
Brittany Leitner, a beauty and freelance writer, says that she “ranks mascaras for a living” and this Tarte product is definitely her number one.
The Tarte XL Tubing Mascara provides volume, is waterproof, easy to take off and healthy for your lashes.
Since this product is a tubing mascara, to remove it, you just add warm water and gently drag it down on your lashes. Essentially, you will be left with “tubes” of mascara that formed around your lashes but didn’t damage them.
So, if you are looking for a non-flaky, voluminous, healthy mascara for the holidays, this mascara is definitely the one for you.
Beauty products can be expensive, harmful or of poor quality if you don’t research what you are putting on your skin, but with these five trending products, your skin will be left looking healthy and glowing.