Best overall
CeraVe
Moisturizing Cream
8.8Excellent
A fragrance-free ceramide and petrolatum cream that remains the default barrier moisturizer for dry face and body skin at a drugstore price.
Cream5$19.99
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Clinical serums, TikTok-famous launches and drugstore heroes — big shade ranges and bigger claims (we check them).
68 products from Glossier, Solawave, Phlur and Mielle and 52 more — mostly moisturizers, body and devices & tools.
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American beauty · 68 products
68 products
Best overall
CeraVe
Hydrating Facial Cleanser
8.6Excellent
A fragrance-free, non-foaming ceramide cleanser that cleans without tightness — the default pick for normal to dry and sensitive skin.
Cleanser4$15.99
Best overall
Paula's Choice
Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant
8.6Excellent
The cult 2% salicylic acid leave-on exfoliant: reliably unclogs pores and smooths texture, with irritation the main risk.
Toner5$37.00
Best overall
Rare Beauty
Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
8.5Great
A weightless, highly pigmented liquid blush where one dot is enough, now in 16 matte and dewy shades.
Blush5$25.00
Best overall
Nizoral
A-D Anti-Dandruff Shampoo (Ketoconazole 1%)
8.4Great
The drugstore ketoconazole shampoo that dermatologists and dandruff sufferers keep returning to, used just twice a week.
Shampoo4$16.88
Best overall
AmLactin
Daily Nourish Lotion with 12% Lactic Acid
8.4Great
The dermatologist-favorite 12% lactic acid body lotion that smooths rough, dry skin cheaply, though it can sting.
Body lotion4$19.99
Best overall
Maybelline New York
Lash Sensational Sky High Washable Mascara
8.4Great
A $13.99 drugstore mascara with a bendy Flex Tower wand that creators rate for length and separation, though some find it clumpy.
Mascara5$13.99
Best value
Vanicream
Moisturizing Cream
8.4Great
A minimalist petrolatum cream with no fragrance or botanicals, trusted for reactive and eczema-prone skin rather than for elegance.
Cream4$20.99
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e.l.f. Cosmetics
Halo Glow Liquid Filter
8.3Great
A $15 liquid glow booster in 15 shades, widely compared with Charlotte Tilbury's Flawless Filter for a fraction of the price.
Highlighter5$15.00
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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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Hero Cosmetics
Mighty Patch Original
8.3Great
The benchmark hydrocolloid pimple patch: flattens surfaced whiteheads overnight and stops picking, but does little for deep, closed bumps.
Patches4$12.99
Best overall
Real Techniques
Miracle Complexion Sponge
8.3Great
The orange drugstore sponge long pitted against the Beautyblender, and Byrdie's 2026 pick for blending cream products.
Tool4$5.47
Derm favorite
CeraVe
SA Cream for Rough & Bumpy Skin
8.3Great
A fragrance-free salicylic and lactic acid cream with ceramides that reliably softens rough, bumpy skin for a drugstore price.
Cream4$25.99
Best overall
Maybelline New York
Super Stay Vinyl Ink Longwear Liquid Lipcolor
8.3Great
A transfer-resistant liquid lipstick promising a shiny vinyl finish and up to 16-hour wear, for under $15.
Lipstick5$13.99
Derm favorite
CeraVe
Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser
8.2Great
A 4% benzoyl peroxide wash cushioned with ceramides, niacinamide and hyaluronic acid — an easier-to-tolerate BPO cleanser for breakouts.
Cleanser4$17.99
Best value
Maybelline New York
Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation
8.2Great
A $11.99 oil-free matte foundation in 40 shades that remains a go-to drugstore pick for normal to oily skin.
Foundation4$11.99
Best value
Maybelline New York
Instant Age Rewind Eraser Multi-Use Concealer
8.2Great
A $12.99 cushion-tip concealer with medium coverage and 18 shades, long a drugstore favorite for brightening under-eyes.
Concealer5$12.99
Best value
Tree Hut
Moroccan Rose Shea Sugar Scrub
8.2Great
A cheap, generous sugar scrub with shea butter, plant oils and a rose scent, popular for softening dry body skin.
Body scrub4$9.99
Best value
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
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NYX Professional Makeup
Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss
8.1Great
A $6 non-sticky gloss with a buttery feel and one of the widest shade ranges in drugstore lip gloss.
Lip gloss4$6.00
Best value
Shark
FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System
8.1Great
A twist-to-convert dryer and Coanda multi-styler that does most of what an Airwrap does for about half the price; curls fade sooner.
Device5$350
Community favorite
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette
8.1Great
A 14-shade warm-neutral palette of 9 mattes and 5 metallics that creators still return to for everyday-to-evening looks.
Eyeshadow palette5$48.00
Cult favorite
Stila
Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner
8.1Great
A long-running marker-tip waterproof liner built for precise lines and wings, offered in 12 shades at $25.
Eyeliner5$25.00
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Milani
Baked Blush
8.0Great
The drugstore baked blush with a soft, multidimensional glow, relaunched in 2026 with up to 12-hour wear.
Blush4$12.99