Skin first. Everyday beauty. A little fragrance for the finishing touch.
My 2026 beauty purchases—from Sephora Savings Event finds to restocks throughout the year—are helping me plan the routines I want to carry into 2027. I’m making room for hydration, sun protection, easy makeup and the little finishing touches that make getting ready feel good.
A skin-first start
My skincare lineup includes fresh Soy and Drunk Elephant Mello Marula cleansers, Farmacy Honey Milk essence, Lancôme Rénergie serum, peptide cream and night cream, Clarins Double Serum and Clinique’s moisturizing gel. The Dr. Dennis Gross Peel Vault adds an exfoliating option, while Kiehl’s Better Screen SPF 50+ rounds out my daytime shelf. These are options to rotate thoughtfully, rather than products I need to layer together all at once.
Body care and a signature scent
For body sunscreen, I picked up Vacation Chardonnay Oil SPF 30. OUAI St. Barts, four PHLUR mists, Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 39 and 76, and Carolina Herrera Good Girl give me plenty of fragrance choices. The mists are finishing touches for scent; they aren’t substitutes for moisturizer or sunscreen. I also picked up five AKT deodorant balms: The Onsen, Halcyon Summers, Santal Nomad, After Thunder and Columbia Road. The AKT Assistant is my practical little tube-key purchase.
Makeup that fits real life
My makeup purchases cover complexion staples, primers, NARS blush sticks, quick Bobbi Brown eye sticks, mascara, liner and tinted lip balms. I’ve included my exact shades below, along with the Sephora PRO brushes, Beautyblender tool cleanser and ONE/SIZE setting-spray duo. My 2027 goal is to use what I bought, learn which combinations suit me and keep getting ready enjoyable.
Also on my skincare shelf
I’m including my Youth To The People Skin Drip serum, Medik8 night cream, Tatcha clay mask and lip scrub, plus my NuFACE device and Aqua Gel and FOREO mask device. My prescription tretinoin 0.05% is listed separately, with a medication-information link. These are products from my collection; the online product images do not establish that every item was bought during the Sephora event. Device use and prescription skincare follow their own instructions, rather than one combined routine.
This is my haul and my plan—not a results review yet. Consistency, a routine my skin tolerates and using sunscreen as directed matter more than adding every purchase to one routine.
Shop my complete haul
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Skin first 10 picks
Body & fragrance 15 picks
The Assistant
Tube key accessory
$14
A tool for dispensing product from a tube, rather than a body treatment.
Base & complexion 9 picks
Beautiful Skin Foundation
14 Neutral
$52
Shown out of stock in the uploaded history; check current shade availability.
Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Concealer
530 Suede C + 550 Suede C
$32 each
530 Suede C was shown out of stock in the uploaded history.
Prep, tools & staying power 8 picks
On ’Til Dawn Setting Spray Big & Bitty Duo
$52 value shown
$36
Limited edition; shown no longer available in the uploaded history.
Eyes & lips 7 picks
Dual-Ended Long-Wear Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow Stick
Silk / Rich Navy · Pyrite / Muted Taupe · Heat Ray / Biscotti · Café / Gilded Green · Radiant Rose / Brazen
$43 each
Long-Wear Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow Stick
Ruby Shimmer · Smokey Topaz · Bark · Cinnamon
$34 each
Also on my skincare shelf 8 picks
Microcurrent Facial Device
Exact model unconfirmed
Purchase price not supplied
Online NuFACE Classic bundle photo is a model reference; included accessories may differ from my device. Confirm the exact model before comparing prices or following instructions.
Hydrating Aqua Gel Activator
10 fl oz / 296 mL on my bottle
$80 listed retail
Retailer lists the 10 oz size at $80; this is not my confirmed purchase price. A conductive gel for the NuFACE device.
Superfood Skin Drip Smooth + Glow Barrier Serum
30 mL
$39 listed retail
Retail listing checked November 9, 2026; my purchase price and sale discount were not supplied.
Advanced Night Ceramide
48 g · signature night cream
$78 listed retail
Brand listing checked November 9, 2026; my purchase price was not supplied.
The Kissu Lip Scrub
Lip exfoliant
$28 listed retail
Brand listing checked November 9, 2026; my purchase price was not supplied.
The Clarifying Clay Mask
Clay mask · size not visible
$74 listed retail
Brand full-size listing checked November 9, 2026. My jar size and purchase price were not supplied.
UFO-Series Mask Device
Pink · exact generation unconfirmed
Purchase price not supplied
The pictured and linked UFO 2 is a model reference, not a confirmed match to my device. No model-specific price or features are assumed.
Tretinoin Cream USP 0.05%
45 g · prescription only
Cost varies by pharmacy and coverage
Included separately from my retail haul. Use only as prescribed. The link is medication information, not a Sephora shopping link; it is not a routine recommendation for every reader.
Online product photos & source links
- Soy Hydrating Gentle Face Cleanser · photo source
- Mello Marula Cream Cleanser · photo source
- Honey Milk Hydrating Essence · photo source
- Rénergie H.C.F. Triple Serum · photo source
- Rénergie H.P.N. 300-Peptide Cream · photo source
- Double Serum · photo source
- Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel · photo source
- The Peel Vault: Alpha Beta Peel Gift Set · photo source
- Better Screen UV Serum SPF 50+ · photo source
- Chardonnay Oil SPF 30 Sunscreen · photo source
- St. Barts Hair and Body Mist · photo source
- Mini Mango Mood Hair & Body Mist · photo source
- Mini Mrs Smith Hair & Body Mist · photo source
- Vanilla Nectar Hair & Body Mist · photo source
- Mini Caramel Skin Hair & Body Mist · photo source
- Good Girl Eau de Parfum · photo source
- The Assistant · photo source
- Teint Idole Ultra Wear Natural Matte Foundation · photo source
- Double Wear Stay-in-Place Lightweight Longwear Matte Foundation · photo source
- Beautiful Skin Foundation · photo source
- Hollywood Flawless Filter · photo source
- Teint Idole Ultra Wear All Over Concealer · photo source
- Maracuja Creaseless Creamy Liquid Concealer · photo source
- HD Skin Full Cover Concealer · photo source
- B12 Base Thinner Luminous Vitamin Pearl Boosting Serum · photo source
- The Multiple Soft Blur Blush Stick · photo source
- Grip Trip Mattifying & Blurring Primer · photo source
- Secure the Blur Makeup Magnet Primer · photo source
- Secure the Sweat Waterproof Mattifying Primer · photo source
- Pore Eclipse Mattifying + Blurring Primer · photo source
- On ’Til Dawn Setting Spray Big & Bitty Duo · photo source
- 8 Piece PRO Face & Eye Brush Set · photo source
- PRO Foundation Brush #60 · photo source
- Dual-Ended Long-Wear Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow Stick · photo source
- Long-Wear Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow Stick · photo source
- 12HR Colorful Waterproof Retractable Eyeliner · photo source
- Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Volumizing Mascara · photo source
- Tartelette XL Lengthening & Tubing Mascara · photo source
- Lip Butter Balm · photo source
- Major Moisture Tinted Lip Balm · photo source
- Rénergie Lift Multi-Action Night Cream · photo source
- The Deodorant Balm — SC.03 The Onsen · photo source
- The Deodorant Balm — SC.04 Halcyon Summers · photo source
- The Deodorant Balm — Santal Nomad · photo source
- The Deodorant Balm — SC.02 After Thunder · photo source
- The Deodorant Balm — SC.05 Columbia Road · photo source
- Mini Cheirosa 39 Hair & Body Perfume Mist · photo source
- Mini Cheirosa 76 Hair & Body Perfume Mist · photo source
- Blendercleanser Tool Scrub · photo source
- NuFACE device · photo source
- Hydrating Aqua Gel Activator · photo source
- Superfood Skin Drip Smooth + Glow Barrier Serum · photo source
- Advanced Night Ceramide · photo source
- The Kissu Lip Scrub · photo source
- The Clarifying Clay Mask · photo source
- UFO-Series Mask Device · photo source
- Tretinoin 0.05% cream 45 g official label · photo source
All displayed images are retailer, brand or official medication-label images retrieved online. Grouped products may show one representative shade or size; use the listed shades and sizes when shopping. Device photos are model references where the exact generation is unconfirmed.
