
While testing and trying new beauty products is something I partake in often and love doing, I have my tried and true items from Sephora that I know I can always fall back on. A woman’s bathroom drawers are highly personal, but today I’m opening all of mine and letting you take a peek to see the products I swear by and use on a daily basis. From my daily makeup and skincare routine, to every hair product and tool I love, these are the 25 Sephora beauty items I couldn’t function without!

Foundation Drops
I found Westman Atelier when I was trying out clean mascaras. I loved it so much that when they launched their new foundation skin drops, I had to try it! I use Atelier III, which is a light medium shade with golden undertones. This hydrating skin tint is skincare and makeup all in one. It’s vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free. The natural actives (tsubaki oil, ginseng, and pomegranate) work to hydrate, brighten, retexturize, soothe and firm up the skin – so you’re literally improving your skin with every use. Best of all, it leaves you with a fresh, radiant finish for that no-makeup makeup look we’re all after.
This skin tint is designed to work with your skin, not over it. Complexion-boosting drops quickly hydrate, visibly even tone, and smooth while improving bare skin quality. Packed with potent skincare, each drop glides on like a lightweight oil and transforms into a cushiony serum for lasting, facial-fresh radiance.
Foundation
I have found a new foundation I am completely in love with: NARS Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation. It’s a perfect medium coverage foundation with a natural finish and has cacao peptides and milk thistle built into the formula, both of which help to protect your skin against blue light (from screens) and other environmental stressors. I use the color Fiji – L5, which is light to medium with warm undertones.
Concealer
When annoying blemishes pop up and need some extra coverage, I have fallen in love with Hourglass’s Vanish™ Airbrush Concealer to provide exactly that. It’s full coverage concealer with a natural finish and 100% vegan and cruelty-free! I use the Fawn shade, which is light medium with yellow undertones.
Bronzer
This bronzer is a game changer! A clean, talc-free, super creamy bronzing powder that gives you a “just got back from the beach” look. The matte finish is so good and it has Jojoba Seed Oil which is a noncomedogenic oil that hydrates and nourishes. I use shade light-medium tan. *Clean at Sephora
Blush
Moving away from powder blush to liquid blush is the best makeup move I’ve made in a long time. I love all of Saie’s products, but especially their Dew Blush Liquid Cheek Blush. Just a swipe on both cheeks goes such a long way, and the color I use—Spicy—provides the perfect warm glow. This stuff makes me look alive in an instant!
Eye Shadow
This palette has been one of my favorites for years. The colors are so flattering for any eye color and they are so pigmented. This set of six talc-free, buttery, long-wearing eyeshadows that go beyond your basic neutrals—with matte, satin, and metallic finishes. I use the warm nude palette. *Clean at Sephora
Brow Pencil
Another product I’ve used for at least 5 years now. 100% the best brow pencil. It’s so precise and lasts all day! I wear color 002 Universal Brown. To keep eyebrow hairs in place use this brow gel!
Brow Gel
I’m always looking for an even better brow gel to help shape my eyebrows and have found it with Refy’s Brow Sculpt Shape and Hold Gel with Lamination Effect. It’s literally like getting your brows done without having to spend the money or the time! It’s vegan, long-wearing, and I absolutely love the end result it gives my eyebrows!
Mascara
I tested out six clean mascaras and landed on this one as the best by far. It’s voluminous, lengthening, doesn’t get clumpy, and lasts all day—what more could you want from a mascara?! Plus, it’s easy to wash off at night, which is a dealbreaker for me and mascara. It’s a bit pricey at $58, but it’s also ranked the #2 best clean mascara on EWG’s website so the Westman Atelier mascara is worth it.
Multistick
This award-winning two-in-one for cheeks and lips that gives a healthy flush of hydrating color on the go—buildable, blendable, and breathable. My favorite color is At Last, which is a dusty rose. *Clean at Sephora


Hyaluronic Serum
This serum is liquid magic in a bottle. The price is steep, but that’s because Dr. Barbara Sturm knows what she’s doing. I swear by this little bottle of Hyaluronic Serum and think it’s done wonders for the elasticity and hydration of my skin. I use this specific serum in the mornings and wear it under my makeup all day. 100/10 the investment!
Anti-Aging Serum
I use this Anti-Aging Serum at night so it can work its magic overnight. This Dr. Barbara Sturm PM serum helps diminish inflammation (the #1 cause of aging) while replacing your skin’s moisture. Hyaluronic acid is truly the best.
Moisturizer
This is my everyday face cream/moisturizer and I just love it. It works for all skin types, but is best for oil, combo, or normal—I tend to be on the oily side. It’s also fragrance free so it’s wonderful for sensitive skin and, like all Dr. Barbara Sturm products, it’s cruelty-free!
Lip Balm
Your lips are about to change forever in the best way. The Lip Balm by La Mer is like putting legitimate velvet on your lips. It calms, it conditions, and most importantly, helps restore the natural moisture barrier on your lips so they stay constantly hydrated.
Depuff Face Mask
This mask by Clarins has almost exactly 5 stars with 98 reviews for a reason—it’s so effective. I use it about once a week by applying a thick layer to my face and neck and leaving it on for 10 minutes. It’s triple-action with refining facial contours, brightening your complexion, and restoring your skin’s radiance. I see a difference every time I use it, and it doesn’t hurt that it smells lovely!
Healing Dots
You may have heard of pimple patches. If not, allow me to share my absolute favorite with you guys. I tried these salicylic acid acne healing dots based on someone’s recommendation, and they truly work! I apply them to my pimples overnight and truly see the difference. They’re tiny little miracle workers! I always have plenty in stock at home!
Face Oil
The La Mer Renewal Oil is the most luxurious. What’s so amazing about this product is that you can also use it in your scalp, on your cuticles, and other dry areas of your body. Use the La Mer Renewal Oil by gently shaking the bottle to blend the formula, and apply three to five drops over your face and neck twice a day.
The Concentrate
La Mer’s The Concentrate Serum is liquid gold in a bottle. Actually, it’s formulated with La Mer’s Miracle Broth, making the La Mer Concentrate Serum as healing as it sounds. I struggle with acne scars from my teenage years and have witnessed them diminish bit by bit by using this serum.


Hair Dryer
My favorite beauty purchase of all time. I cannot say enough good things about the Dyson hair dryer. It cut down dry time for me by over 50%! This hair dryer engineered to protect hair from extreme heat damage, with the fastest drying+ and controlled styling to help increase smoothness by 75 percent, increase shine by up to 132 percent, and decrease frizz and flyaways by up to 61 percent.
Straightener
This is your 7th grade dream come true—a straightener that literally predicts exactly what temperature each individual section of your hair needs. If only we had this back in the day when straighteners weighed 200 pounds and had one heat setting, right?! Through its predictive technology, the ghd Platinum flat iron recognizes the thickness of your hair and the speed at which you are styling, and then magically the power accordingly. It’s incredible and, more than all that, it has an automatic “sleeper” mode so if you leave it on by accident, it switches off after 30 minutes of non-usage.
Blow Dryer Brush
HAIR DAY GAME CHANGER ALERT! This Double Shot Blow-Dryer Brush by Dry Bar is every hair day prayer answered. It’s the perfect marriage of a blow-dryer and round brush to give you that smooth, shiny blowout finish without having to go to the salon. It also works FAST. I love it!
Gold Lust Repair and Restore Shampoo
First thing’s first—you can’t do much to your hair until you’ve cleansed and conditioned it. For shampoo, I’ve been using the Gold Lust Repair and Restore shampoo from Oribe. Most importantly, it smells incredible. In addition to that, though, I really do feel like my hair is thoroughly cleansed after using it but still shiny. So many shampoos dry out your hair, but not this stuff. It’s loaded with all the good stuff: plant collagen, biotin, and argan oil to name a few!
Gold Lust Repair and Restore Conditioner
Of course, it only makes sense to use the accompanying Gold Lust Repair and Restore conditioner, so that’s exactly what I do! Same sort of ingredients, same amazing scent, same great results.
Heat Styling Spray
A high-quality heat stylant is a non-negotiable if you take heat to your hair. I love the Oribe Royal Blowout Heat Styling Spray. It smells great, is lightweight, and helps my hair remain soft, smooth, and undamaged after styling!
Dry Texturizing Spray
This was the very first Oribe product I ever used and have been using for years now. It’s a fan favorite for a reason. Not only does it smell like a dream (DUH), but it really does what it’s designed to do, i.e. absorb the oil from two-day, three-day, four-day hair while giving it body!


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