Community Letter: Best Beauty Products, Treatments, + Devices
Crowd-sourcing the best of the best in beauty
I recently watched this Tiktok where the creator asked her audience to comment with the products they could be a walking billboard for, in other terms, their “holy shit” items. I think this is genius. As a society, we’re always looking to those with influence (celebrities, creators, experts) for their recommendations and on one hand, it makes sense: they tend to be trailblazers in their respective fields. But I also think this approach excludes a large population of people (i.e. everyone who cares) that also have so much experience (read: their entire lives) in the field of trying things they love and would recommend a thousand times over.
As I get older, something I am thinking about often is beauty: skincare, aesthetic treatments, different ways to do my makeup that don’t feel dated. I understand this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and we all reserve the right to approach aging and beauty standards however feel most aligned for us, which is precisely why I want to take a page from this creator’s book and open the floor to all of you.
I personally think it’d be really cool if we could compile our own list of recommendations to reference and come back to. We all have those products, devices, treatments, or approaches that have completely changed our lives, and I want us to feel empowered enough in our tastes to share them.
If all goes well, we can even have separate themes and topics down the road and make this a full-fledged series. To kick us off, however, I’d love to start in the arena of beauty products, treatments, and devices. I have seen so much about microcurrent devices (like ZIIP and NuFace) as well as red light therapy masks (like Higher Dose and Current Body). I’m super curious if these devices actually work and if so, how you use them? I’ve also been really intrigued by what aesthetic services we’re all getting done that actually work? I’ve considered Sculptra and another round of microneedling myself, but am unsure if that’s what’s needed for my age and skin concerns. Do I add PRP? Gold infusion? It seems like there’s always some new laser or peel on the market, so what are we investing in? Finally, which products do you swear by? Selfishly I’m in the market for a new freckle pen and acne-safe cream contour.
This is the one time I’m asking you to put your neck out a bit. Comment down below (or reply to me directly if you’re a little shy) and let the people know what you’re doing, using, and loving! I’ll compile the top recommendations for a future letter. Thanks in advance for giving your input ♡
I love this Tiana! As someone who is blessed with a lot of hair, it means I need to manage its removal in certain areas - like my face! I spent years tweezing and waxing. When I started getting laser hair removal for my uni-brow, lip, and chin, it honestly changed my life. I get it done a few times a year now and it’s the best investment. No more Mexican lady mustache. 😜
Love this! can't wait for all the round ups :) here are my clean beauty faves: rms beauty uncover up concealer, saie dew blush + the glowy super gel, Merit lip oils and summer fridays lip butter balm equally have my heart at the moment, ILIA limitless lash + Micro-tip brow pencil. As for skincare - ILIA base face milk and lip wrap overnight treatment are chefs *kiss*