Best overall
Aquaphor
Lip Repair
8.3Great
A cheap, fragrance-free drugstore lip ointment that reliably soothes chapped, cracked lips without prestige-brand pricing.
Lip balm4
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Timeless Skin Care
20% Vitamin C + E Ferulic Acid Serum
8.1Great
The best-known budget take on the C + E + ferulic formula: 20% L-ascorbic acid for $27.95, if you can keep it from oxidizing.
Serum5$27.95
Best value
e.l.f. Cosmetics
Putty Blush
8.1Great
e.l.f.'s $8 putty-to-powder cream blush: pigmented, easy to blend and slow to use up, though some find it dry over time.
Blush5$8.00
Cult favorite
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Brow Wiz
8.0Great
ABH's ultra-fine retractable brow pencil for hair-like strokes, in 11 shades; a long-time favorite whose $26 price invites dupes.
Brow4$26.00
Community favorite
EltaMD
UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46
8.0Great
The dermatologist-office staple for acne- and rosacea-prone skin: light, fragrance-free and niacinamide-boosted, at a premium price.
SPF 465$46.00
Medik8
Crystal Retinal 6
7.9Good
A gentle, well-formulated 0.06% retinal night serum for regular vitamin A users, priced well above budget retinal alternatives.
Serum5$87.00
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Supergoop!
Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50
7.9Good
The cult clear-gel primer sunscreen, now SPF 50: invisible on every skin tone and makeup-friendly, but pricey per ounce.
SPF 504$38.00
Best value
Black Girl Sunscreen
Black Girl Sunscreen SPF 30
7.8Good
An affordable, moisturizing SPF 30 that dries clear on deep skin tones, with a glowy finish oily skin may find too shiny.
SPF 304$18.99
First Aid Beauty
KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub 10% AHA
7.8Good
A pumice and 10% AHA body scrub that reliably smooths KP bumps with weekly use, at a premium price for a rinse-off.
Body scrub4$30.00
Community favorite
SkinCeuticals
C E Ferulic with 15% L-Ascorbic Acid
7.7Good
The benchmark 15% vitamin C + E + ferulic serum, backed by strong data and derm loyalty, at a price many find hard to justify.
Serum5$185
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Summer Fridays
Lip Butter Balm
7.7Good
A cushiony, glossy vegan lip balm in a squeeze tube that comforts dry lips; loved for feel and flavors, pricey for the size.
Lip balm4$24.00
Nécessaire
The Body Wash
7.6Good
A gentle, niacinamide-and-oil gel wash that cleans without stripping, with spa-like scents and a premium price per ounce.
Body wash4$28.00
Sol de Janeiro
Bom Dia Bright Body Cream
7.3Good
A lightweight fruit-AHA and vitamin C body cream with a plum-jasmine scent that gently smooths and brightens, at a prestige price.
Cream4$48.00
Cult favorite
Bio-Oil
Skincare Oil
7.3Good
The cult multi-use oil for scars and stretch marks, backed mainly by the brand's own trials and still fragranced.
Body oil4$11.12