Happy Friday! What are your plans this weekend? Nate is taking the boys to the neighbors’ to watch the Seahawks game. I’ll probably get a foot massage during that, and in the morning I’m hoping to get a hike in with a friend and my dog.
I am always curious what beauty products become a mainstay in people’s bathroom drawers, so here are the things that I’ve ordered a gazillion times and never plan on switching up.
The gel sunscreen that doesn’t need to be blended in
For anyone with a little or a lot of melanin in their skin, this is the sunscreen we’ve all been waiting for. Gone are the days where smearing on sunscreen took a little elbow grease and a lot of blending so it didn’t look ashy or like we were wearing a mask. This is a gel! It disappears in seconds. Cannot go back to anything else after this. It’s also acne safe if you have acne prone skin.
The dry shampoo that doesn’t leave a film, doesn’t feel gritty, and keeps your roots soft but voluminous
Want to hear something nasty? I only wash my hair once a week. Do you know how much time I save not having to wash my hair every day? I’d been on the hunt for the perfect dry shampoo for the longest time. Most would leave my roots feeling gritty and thus leaving a residue that didn’t feel good if I ran my hands through my hair the following day. This one zaps all the oil and gives me so much volume, while keeping my roots feeling soft and hand-through-hair worthy.
The key is to not use it from the bottle. I put product in a small container like this and use a fluffy blush brush, tap off excess, section off my hair one part at a time, and add product. Then I use a flat brush like this to distribute all the product so my dark roots don’t look white. I repeat this every day for 7 days!
A fluffy eyeshadow brush in goat’s hair to apply any concealer
The most amazing beauty trick I discovered in 2025 is putting your concealer on the back of your hand and using a fluffy eyeshadow brush to take in the product, blend on the back of your hand, and apply to the face. You use soooo little product and I’ve never seen it applied so full coverage but so natural. Believe me, in my days of being a makeup artist, I’ve tried large makeup brushes, beauty blenders, tiny beauty blenders, fingers, and flat concealer brushes. This technique works the absolute best!!
I learned it from this Hollywood makeup artist.
How about you? Do you have any tried and always true, must have items you use over and over? I’d love to know!