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This gel nail polish kit is about to make your fingernails sing *and* your wallet sob in relief.
Promising review: "I'm sold. Yes, face shaving. My hair didn't grow back stubbly or thicker. AND my face was SO soft afterwards! I'd highly recommend this product. The instructions were incredibly easy to follow. This product came with its own carrying case that can also fit the extra replacement head. It's very compact and discreet. I was pleased with how well it removed all the fine baby hairs on my face. It isn't exceptionally strong in power, but it doesn't need to be. I wouldn't say that this is strong enough for stubble, but perfect for a soft face. Highly recommend!" —sabrine hoteit
Get it from Amazon for $15.99.
Each kit comes with a UV LED nail lamp, six colors of gel polish, three bottles of base coat, cuticle oil, a toe separator, a nail file, a buffer, nail clippers, a brush, two cuticle tools, and a brush duster.
Promising review: "I am a low maintenance kind of girl and have tried other gels that require more steps than this gel. This gel literally is bottom coat, let dry under light, color dry, touchup if needed, and topcoat and dry, DONE. Takes maybe five min total after prepping nails. Prepping is filing or clipping to desired length and cleaning up cuticles. Again process takes five minutes, all in is 10 minutes to do your own nails, and polish looks professional. You have the choice of matte or gloss finish. I always like the gloss. I am saving so much time and money using this package rather than going to salon." —Elizabeth Stonitch
Get it from Amazon for $36.99 (available in 15 styles).
Each steamer also comes with a nail pusher and cuticle tool.
Promising review: "This is a great product if you do your own gel nails. Just scuff up that top coat good and it melts the gel right off. Scuffing up the top coat is key; without doing that it takes much longer to actually work. Doesn’t work on acrylic that well, but I only messed with that once and it wasn’t a lot left on my nails. This machine has made it easy for me to maintain my own gel nails so I can get my nails to grow without the damage of acrylic. Would definitely recommend." —Amanda Cooke
Get it from Amazon for $39.90.
Promising review: "The set comes in various colors and they are all beautiful. The polish has a big brush that covers the nail easily. The polish is opaque but I did two coats. It didn't stain my nails or has a strong smell. The polish dried up quickly. I cook and clean, so it started to wear off on the fourth day. But I can repaint because of the easy application and fast drying." —perksofbeautyblog
Get 10 bottles from Amazon for $12.99 (available in five color combinations).
People are also using it in quarantine to help with dry and painful skin on their hands from hand-washing and sanitizing. FWIW re: scars, though, this stuff really works. I had thyroid surgery a few years ago and Bio-Oil took me from looking like I'd stumbled out of the Red Wedding to virtually no detectable scar within a few months. All I did was apply it once in the morning and once at night.
Promising review: "This is great stuff! My daughter is a teen and has been having severe acne breakouts; we tried everything, even a prescription from her pediatrician for Retin-A cream. Her acne just kept coming back. I was skeptical about trying an oil for acne scars because I thought it would cause her to break out more but after reading the reviews I decided to give Bio-Oil a try, what did we have to lose? She washes her face with Cerave foaming wash and uses the Bio-Oil at night and in the morning. She has been using these two products for about two weeks and we have seen no new breakouts and the scars on her cheeks have very much improved!" —Richandra Blake
Get it from Amazon for $8.89 (available in three sizes).
With all due respect to that one weird patch on my right brow that grows faster than the rest of my hair, could you just...not?
Promising review: "Amazing the sharp crisp clean smooth cut is so amazing, like surgical cut. I use mine for more than cutting cuticles. I get really clean cut for cutting my lace on my lace frontal wigs, I cut the thread and never get fraying; it's clean cut. Of course I use on my cuticle. I can get very fine details on any cutting I do with these. I trim my eyebrows and was able to avoid shaving or plucking because these got the smoothest cut. I highly recommend these 'cause they are an all-in-one many-use tool. I'm extremely satisfied." —EsteeDarla
Get it from Amazon for $7.99
Promising review: "I am on my feet a lot and I had two nails that had thickened to the point where I couldn't use the regular nail clippers anymore because they didn't open far enough. I had nail scissors, but they weren't nearly strong enough. I'm not going to lie — I was getting really self-conscious about them in addition to the fact that my shoes were getting more and more uncomfortable. I found these clippers and tried them out and I couldn't believe how smoothly they cut through my super-thick nails. I thought I was going to have to apply a lot of pressure but the blades just slid right through. One of the best purchases I've made in a while!" —Katie D.
Get it from Amazon for $11.99.
Bubble Bloom Co. is a Pennsylvania-based Etsy shop established in 2018 that specializes in soaps, whipped soaps, shower steamers, lipcare, perfume oil, and more.
Promising review: "Feels so buttery and smooth on my lips. The best lip scrub I have ever tried." —Anusha Chris
Get it from Bubble Bloom Co. on Etsy for $5.95.
Promising review: "AMAZING!!! Seriously beyond impressed with this product. I've never had dry or cracked heels until recently and I've tried everything I could find to get rid of them! This is all you need!!! Just check out the 'before' and 'after.' I literally opened the box and did this in less than a minute! I'll never use anything else! Even better than professional pedicures!!!" —Kindle Customer
Get it from Amazon for $9.95.
Promising review: "I rarely take the time to write product reviews, but, honey, this stuff is the real deal. My feet were gross. Thick skin, crusty looking. And, to make matters worse, the salons here do not allow razors to be used when getting a pedicure. I have tried using blades myself to no avail. Then a friend told me about this stuff, so I decided to try it. I showered, and then put on the 'boots' and taped them closed and covered my feet with two layers of socks so the gel wouldn't seep out. I waited for an hour, then took them off. They didn't look any different. So, I patiently waited to see some action. Today is the third day and I cannot believe my eyes! The skin is literally coming off in big sheets. If you are the kind of person who loves peeling skin and wants to see a drastic difference, you should buy this stuff. I love it so much I want to buy it for people. Even people I don't like. LOL. I know a lot of people with gross feet, who I think this would be perfect for. Don't walk. RUN and buy this stuff." —Annie
Get it from Amazon for $25.
Hello, that is my face above, because I bought into the hype of over 35,000 positive reviews and now I will never look back!! Putting it on is like giving my eyelashes butterfly wings. It doesn't get clumpy, it stays put ALL the livelong day (I spent all of this ridiculously hot pandemic summer wearing it, so I can speak to that), and you can apply it on very lightly if you don't want it to look so dramatic, or continue applying for longer lashes each time.
Promising review: "Love this. Haven’t been able to get my lashes done since COVID. Not sure I’ll ever go back to it. This is great and the price is unreal." —Erin Underwood
Get it from Amazon for $4.99.
The Vain Doll is a Texas-based Etsy shop established in 2020 that specializes in lashes and accessories.
Promising review: "I absolutely love the lashes! They look EXACTLY like how my eyelash extensions use to look! I’m obsessedddddd." —Yvette Sifuentes
Promising review: "Best vit-C serum I've used. Including the dermatologist office and department store brands. Takes very little product to cover face, neck, chest. After second bottle, twice-daily use, my jawline tightened and smile lines plumped. My skin feels and looks softer. Foundation smoother. Their customer service is top notch. I've never had a single problem. Good product. The price is incredible! I hope everyone else has the same experience. (And...I have age-50+ skin complete with effects of sunbathing before we knew it was deadly.)" —Love My Lab
Get it from Amazon for $19.99.
Promising review: "It's a miracle! I had peeling, weak nails for years. Tried everything. A friend recommended a nail strengthener they saw on QVC. It was quite pricey and I wanted to make sure it was worth it so I read the reviews. One of the comments said just buy Solar Oil. Since it was much more affordable than the QVC stuff, I tried it. I bought it in February. This bottle size lasted a bit more than a month religiously applying it two to three times a day. I was really seeing great improvement so I bought another bottle in late March. By May, all the peeling had grown out and my nails were getting stronger every day. I then bought the big 4-ounce refill bottle because I never want to run out of it again! Cannot recommend this stuff enough!" —Diana
Get it from Amazon for $8.50.
Blk+Grn is a sustainable, Black-owned artisan marketplace established in 2017 featuring all-natural, environmentally friendly Black-owned products across all categories, from home to beauty to groceries to menstrual care.
Promising review: "This cuticle cream is the answer to my prayers! Frequent hand-washing left my cuticles dry and painful. After a week of regular use, there is definite improvement. Goodbye, hangnails, hello, happy skin! I will be reordering in the future! (PS — love the bright citrus scent as well!)" —Jen K.
Get it from Blk+Grn for $3.
Promising review: "I’m not one to leave a review about many products but I saw a review on this product that made me buy it and I thought it wasn’t only fair to pay it forward! I’ve dealt with horrendous ingrown hairs for years! I’ve tried everything to minimize them, expensive wax packages and expensive serums and creams, plucking, not shaving — you name it I tried it. This product has literally put everything I’ve tried to shame! For the price, too! it was so worth it! I’ve been using it for about a month every day after I get out of the shower (I saw someone say they put it in a spray bottle to get full use of the product rather than it seeping into a cotton ball, 10/10 would recommend). I haven’t gotten an ingrown since, and the ones I had healed! The smell is kind of strong but so are the results. I also have pretty sensitive skin and I was worried about using it after I shave/wax, burns a lil' bit but it didn’t cause a flare-up. Can’t wait to not be insecure at the beach this summer!" —Jess
Get it from Amazon for $22.96.
This stuff is used in a lot of high-end salons too, so this tin truly pays for itself in "trips not taken to get professional waxed."
Promising review: "This is the best hard wax I have ever tried! I prefer to use hard wax over any other wax hands down. I use it on myself and on my friends, family, and clients. I have found that this works best for me when used on clean, oiled (lightly) skin. Using a light oil helps prevent the wax from sticking to & pulling on the skin, therefore only grabbing the hair. Easy to use and easy cleanup. I have found my holy grail hard wax and will be repurchasing every time I start getting low." —Stillkickin
Get it from Amazon for $24.48.
Bevel is a Black-founded company that specializes in grooming products designed for sensitive skin. Each set includes the Bevel safety razor, badger shave brush, shave cream, priming oil, restoring balm, and 20 replacement blades.
Promising review: "I'm a young Nigerian American male with 4c hair. The curl pattern of my hair and my combination skin causes me to get razor bumps really easily, considering most shaving regimens stretch and cut hairs somehow, causing my hair to have to begin growth under the skin layer, easily causing ingrown hairs. This has changed how I shave! This shave kit gives me an extremely close shave, but most importantly, not too close that my hair starts it's growth under the skin. It perfectly trims it just to skin level, letting my hair grow from an appropriate level. The ingredients of the products also feel great, smell great and do nothing to irritate my skin. I've been converted; I'll only be buying Bevel shave products from now on. This was MADE for Black men. Do yourself the favor." —David
Get it from Bevel for $89.95 (with an options for a $59.95 monthly auto-ship) or Amazon for $89.95.
The pack comes in 16 different varieties, so every night your face can take a new adventure — I'm talking lavender, cucumber, green tea, the whole shebang. Now your face can ~taste the rainbow~.
Promising review: "These sheet masks are great to incorporate into your skincare routine. They are easy to use, fit well onto the face, and can be stored in the fridge before use for an even greater cooling effect. I have mostly oily skin that isn't super sensitive and have had no bad reactions from these masks. Be sure to rub the rest of the package's serum onto your face when done with the mask to get the most of your product. Would definitely recommend for this price." —Amazon Customer
Get a 16-pack from Amazon fo $9.99.
Each set comes with color-coded blades that correspond to the trimmer, two combs, a scissors, and a carrying case to store it all. Psst — dog owners!! A lot of people are also using this on their furry friends if they haven't been able to get to the vet or a groomer.
Promising review: "Bought this for the COVID shutdown, and my wife has used it to give five haircuts total to me and our teenage sons. It comes with directions that help a lot, tons of height selectors, and even scissors and comb: a very complete haircut kit. She's never cut hair before, but we look about like what we did coming out of our $15/cut local barbershop, so..." —Amazon Customer
Get it from Amazon for $28.76.
FWIW, people also use this on their pets as a quick grooming solution!
Promising review: "I've only used it twice so far, but I'm very happy so far. I was easily able to shape and trim my pixie 'do (which had gone two months without a cut, and was getting very unruly and losing its shape) even though I've never cut hair before. I did it by myself, using the long-tooth side mostly, running it through the sides to trim them up (my hair was thoroughly wet; it wouldn't work dry), then used the short-tooth side along my ears at at the back to get them really short. I watched a great YouTube video of someone using it to trim their pixie, and that really helped me. I also like that I can use this to safely trim my baby's hair, once it grows long enough for me to do so. And it's great that I can open it up to clear out the hair mess and replace the blades when they dull. Overall I'm so pleased with this as a way to cheaply and easily maintain my pixie cut." —BethJoy
Get it from Amazon for $3.84.
The tool comes with two ends, one a small eyebrow brush and the other a specially edged eyebrow pencil.
Promising review: "I was a little skeptical about this eyebrow filler, but am super satisfied with it. I typically get my eyebrows tinted when I get them threaded, but due to COVID haven't been able to, and this works just as well. No smudging and looks natural. You also don't need to be a makeup professional for it to look good." —Amanda
Get it from Amazon for $6.98 (available in four shades).
Promising review: "Love this product and I use it every three weeks now religiously! I apply it with a little angled eye brush and I started outlining the brow shape I wanted with Vaseline or ChapStick to prevent staining when I first started out. I let it sit about three minutes once I’m done applying to both sides. It starts out dark and then washes lighter after a few days so don’t panic if it’s dark right after. It lasts about three weeks but has lightened a bit by then. I never knew how many eyebrow hairs I had until I used this product! It also helped me even out my eyebrows because they tend to be slightly uneven!" —Amazon Customer
Get it from Amazon for $12.95 (available in four colors).
Promising review: "AMAZING. If you have thick brows you NEED THIS." —Sara
*Another* promising review: "Saw this on TikTok and after looking around where I live for some clear soap and coming up short I decided to try these out. They are a great value for the price. Super easy to use and give a great effect on the brows." —Linds
Get a set of two from Amazon for $7.99.
This is designed to work on all hair types, with reviewers with 2b to 4c curls mentioning it worked for them!
Promising review: "I'm typically one of those people that will write a review when a product is bad but never really ever good. But I HAD to write this review ... So I recently dyed the ends of my hair blue and it made my hair feel 'stretchy,' which usually means that it's lacking protein. I was going to buy my normal Olaplex 3 but I was affected by COVID-19 and it really wouldn't be smart right now to buy a product that expensive. Well, I was reading an article and it mentioned this stuff and it was calling it the Olaplex dupe. Eight dollars isn't bad, so why not. I bought it. Now, I have dry hair from mid-shaft to ends from bleaching and I'm letting my natural brown hair grow out. First use, it's a little shiny, nothing spectacular, but I noticed barely any stretching in my hair (I left it on for three hours). My hair is SO SOFT ... Olaplex never left my hair feeling this amazing after just one use. This is my new holy grail product and will recommend to everyone!" —lynn
Check out BuzzFeed's full review of the Elizavecca hair treatment for more deets!
Get a bottle from Amazon for $12.50.
Promising review: "Best low-porosity curl smoothie. Love this for my low-porosity 4a/4b hair. My hair is so soft, curly, and moisturized after using this curl smoothie. I also do the LCO method on my hair and it performs well. Even two to three days after a twist-out, my hair is so soft!" —Bonner
Get it from Amazon for $10.12.
LuvScrub is a Black-owned beauty brand that specializes in mesh exfoliators influenced by creator Ghanaian American Caroline Owusu-Ansah's childhood using this type of mesh like many West Africans. Her version is meant to replace loofahs and washcloths as a more full-body effective, long-lasting, and bacteria-avoidant option.
Get it from LuvScrub for $18.
Unlike other hair dryers, this one can be held closer to the roots and scalp for a higher volume and lift and helps you curl hair at the end while it dries. It comes with three heat settings and is designed to work on all hair textures — reviewers with 2a through 4c hair mentioned it working for them, and especially noted that it helps cut down on drying time!
Promising review: "I was trying not to get my hopes up based on all the positive reviews, but holy moly, this dryer brush is amazing! I feel like I’ve missed out on years of great hair up until now. I have long, fine hair that needs some extra help to get more volume. I’ve typically relied on volumizing dry shampoo and not washing every day to do that — which has helped a lot but felt like I was missing a step when drying my hair. I could never manage the professional-looking blowout...until now! I even have setting curlers and am using Boldify spray. It is easy to use, even on my first try. The settings are easy to access, and no worries about hitting the switch because you twist instead. It dries fast and isn’t too loud. I love it and will be using it from now on!" —Lacey Dias
Get it from Amazon for $41.99 (available in three styles).
Promising review: "My medium-brown highlighted hair grows fast. I usually have 80% gray hairs showing within two weeks of getting it professionally colored, the majority being where I part my hair. I have tried ALL of the well-known permanent root touch-up brands, only to be disappointed. Both of the most popular ones I have tried turned my gray roots orange. I figured I would give L'Oréal Paris Magic Root Rescue and I'm so glad I did. It completely covers my gray roots and it blends well with my hair color. I leave it on for a full 20 minutes to ensure coverage. In the past, I have used a level 5 root touch-up for my hair as this is the color level recommended for my hair color. I changed to a level 4 for dark brown hair and it works much better than a level 5, it is not too dark at all. If you've tried everything with not-so-good results I suggest you give L'Oréal Paris Magic Root Rescue a try." —SFJF
Get it from Amazon for $5.97 (available in 17 colors).
Promising review: "Love it! I already had a bleached ombré style in my hair but wanted to add some color to make quarantine less dreary. I went for the purple. I figured if it didn't deposit a ton of color at least it will take out the brassy tone from my blonde. I did as everyone suggested and applied it to dry hair, I applied it in sections pretty liberally to avoid patchiness. Left it in for 45 minutes. After rinsing it out I applied a few more pumps while I was still in the shower for no other reason than why not? Left it in while I shaved and what not. Rinsed again, conditioned for a few minutes to make brushing easier. I know this is a conditioner/cleanser but my hair is pretty dry from the frequent bleaching so I always shoot for more moisture. It came out perfect! Even, vibrant color (not a deep-plum color more of a medium purple), very soft, didn't stain my face, neck, or hands. So far I'm very happy with it. I am hoping it's very temporary and won't be a hassle to get rid of when I get to go back to work." —chelsea
Get it from Amazon for $22 (available in 18 shades).
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