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1. Glossier Priming Moisturizer Rich calms down and preps your skin for morning and overnight hydration magic — it's super thick and perfect for winter dryness, but also sinks in super quickly!
2. Mario Badescu Rosewater and Green Tea Facial Spray Duo wakes up and refreshes skin with a healthy dose of calming ingredients that smell just as good as they feel.
3. Soko Glam The Essentials Value Set is a Korean beauty starter kit filled with three cult favorite products that'll have your skin saying "thank you" in no time.
4. Foreo Get Up & Glow Collection gives your face the deep, unclogging cleanse it deserves via eight adjustable intensities and three areas of varying bristle thickness.
5. Harper + Ari Exfoliating Sugar Cubes look like mini desserts...but for showers! Crumble one up with some water so it becomes a little sudsy and then scrub all over — hello, smooth skin!
6. Bioderma Sensibio H20 Micellar Water and Wipes are a French-pioneered godsend — flocks of people swear by these babies for a deep clean when you need something fast and easy, but also extremely gentle and effective.
7. Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay clears all the gunk out from your pores with the powerful combo of bentonite clay and apple cider vinegar — and at a price point that seriously can't be beat!
8. O.R.G Mineral Peel Face is so damn satisfying to use — spray its non-abrasive aloe vera and jojoba oil formula to gently lift and rub away dead skin cells nestled within your pores.
9. Curél Hydra Therapy Wet Skin Moisturizer lets dry skin sufferers walk right out of the shower with a soft, buttery body — no waiting for the lotion to sink in!
10. Sunday Riley Power Couple Duo: Total Transformation Kit work together to uncover smoother, healthier, and more radiant skin and give results sooner than one would expect. Like the day after. Um, sign me up.
11. Dove Sensitive Skin Body Wash smells like fluffy clouds and angels, in addition to being one of the most beloved and gentle brands out there — its hypoallergenic, soap-free formula replenishes hydration levels without any harmful side effects.
12. Disney x Kiehl’s Hydration Essentials combines cute, functional, and impactful in the best possible way: each box helps secure 212 meals for Feeding America!
13. Mario Badescu Drying Lotion might be millennial pink, but it's a product that outlives silly trends — salicylic acid, calamine, and other quick-drying ingredients shrink ugly whiteheads virtually overnight, meaning it'll be a bathroom cabinet staple for years to come.
14. Belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb and Moisturizing Bomb use a blend of apothecary herbs to envelop skin with extremely long-lasting hydration that ~bursts~ upon contact.
15. St. Ives Timeless Skin Collagen Elastin Moisturizer helps prevent wrinkles and fine lines, but works wonders as a moisturizer for all ages — plus, that giant tub (hello, crazy low price point!) will last you months and months, even with generous daily use.
16. Soko Glam The Sheet Mask Haul Value Set contains10 cult-favorite masks guaranteed to address every skin issue one might have — hello, future nightly rituals!
17. Burt's Bees Best of Burt's Holiday Gift Set, Honey Pot Gift Set, and Beeswax Bounty Holiday Gift Sets come prettily packaged in red boxes and a variety of nourishing products that soften skin from head to toe — they're sure to ~bee~ mega hits!
18. Clean & Clear Oil Absorbing Sheets are compact purse staples that are always ready to answer the calls of any unwanted shiny situations — and they play nice with makeup.
19. EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46 gives sensitive, acne-prone skin a healthy dose of sun protection without feeling thick, greasy, or overall unpleasant — and almost 3k reviews (with 75% being five stars) don't lie.
20. Herbivore Botanicals Holiday Kit hits the refresh button on your skin with clarifying and detoxifying powerhouse ingredients like green tea, charcoal, and botanical extracts.
21. Spasilk Pillowcases are more gentle on your skin (and hair!) than traditional pillowcases because less friction/rubbing = less wrinkles/creases.
22. Ole Henriksen 12 Days of Ole Glow Skincare Advent Calendar delivers, yes, 12 skincare minis across their Truth, Transform, Balance, and Nurture lines to help you count down to better skin (and the holiday as a bonus, I suppose).
23. Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser is loved by the masses for its strong yet mild formula — thank the rosewater and comfrey root extract for healing and soothing dry, stressed-out skin.
24. Acure Brightening Facial Scrub exfoliates, cleanses, and brightens with plant-based active ingredients like organic sea kelp and lemon peel, French green clay, and Madonna lily stem cells for results one can ~sea~ right away.
25. Drunk Elephant The Littles is a travel-friendly kit of products safe for all skin types and proven to prevent breakouts, reduce dark spots/scars, and smooth out uneven skin tones — no ~DEtours~ here.
26. Biossance Squalane + Peptide Eye Gel packs a punch while feeling almost weightless — it's known to be a sworn enemy of puffiness (supports microcirculation) and dark circles (supports lymphatic drainage).
27. Clean & Clear Acne Spot Treatment contains 2% salicylic acid that instantly starts dissolving oil and deep cleaning pores without leaving your skin feeling stripped — the result is a pimple left shaking in fear (meaning it becomes smaller, less red, and eventually gone altogether).
28. Glamglow Let it Glow! Supermud Set lets mask fiends sample four powerful yet soothing peel-off treatments (for the price of one full-sized product!) that leave skin feeling baby-soft, firmer, and clearer.
29. Julep Love Your Bare Face Cleansing Oil melts the makeup right off and leaves skin feeling clean, soft, non-greasy, and ready for the rest of your skincare routine.
30. Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist is the secret for Instagram filter skin, well, without the filter — the milky emulsion consisting of red algae, squalane, and Tatcha's signature HADASEI-3 Complex leaves your skin with a weightless, years-younger glow that lasts from sunrise to sunset.
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