8
Best night
cream
“My fave thing
about this plump-
ing cream: the
texture. It’s ultra
bouncy, just like
Jell-O.” —RB
It Cosmetics Con-
fidence in Your
Beauty Sleep
Night Cream,
$54, itcosmetics
.com
9
Best acne
treatment
“I’ve been using
this adapalene gel
for six months and
my skin has never
looked clearer. A
GD miracle, if you
ask me.” —CM
La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Ada-
palene Gel 0.1%,
$30, drugstores
Best at-home
peel
“The difference
in my skin after
using this peel
is *dramatic*.
Like, my pores are
teeny-tiny and my
dark spots are
way lighter.” —LB
Sobel Skin Rx
30% Glycolic
Acid Peel, $46,
sephora.com
Best pimple
patch
“Besides the fact
that these hydro-
colloid stickies
are cute as all
hell, they’re
also really eff-
ing good at their
job.” —RB
Starface Hydro-
S t a r s, $22 f o r
32 s t i c ke r s,
starface.world
Best brighten-
ing serum
“Its hero ingre-
dient is neoglu-
cosamine. Yeah,
that’s a mouthful,
but what it does is
simple: brighten
the shit out of your
face.” —RB
Neutrogena Bright
Boost Illuminat-
ing Serum, $20,
drugstores
Best day
cream
“I can’t say
enough about
this face lotion.
It hydrates,
smooths, softens,
and soothes.
Seriously so
good.” —LB
Doctor Rogers
Restore Face
Lotion, $72,
doctorrogers.com
12
11
13
8910
14
Best face SPF
“Finally, a non-
chalky, non-
whitening mineral
sunscreen that
doesn’t pill under
makeup or make
me break out. Can
I get an ‘Amen!’?”
—LB
Kinship Self
Reflect Probiotic
Moisturizing
Sunscreen, $25,
lovekinship.com
good
for dry
skin
good for
acne-
prone skin
good for
sensitive
skin
clean drugstore
gem
good for
dull skin
Best face
scrub
“Detoxifying
charcoal and
teeny scrubby
beads really get
in there to nix
dirt and excess
oil.” —AK
Bioré Rose
Quartz + Char-
coal Gentle
Pore Refining
Scrub, $6.50,
drugstores
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