Acne Patches, Purple Shampoo And 26 Other Beauty Products That May Seem Sus, But Actually Work
Or these XL Surface Mighty Patches, which boast the same hydrocolloid ingredient, but are large enough to cover several pus-filled pimples or zits at once on your jawline, back, or neck! Get at those blemishes in harder-to-reach areas and worry less as the pimple patch works overnight. Oh, and even if you move around in your sleep, these sticky strips won't budge!
A purple shampoo trio set with shampoo, conditioner, and a hair mask to help keep your platinum, silver, gray, and blonde hair looking salon-fresh by removing yellow and brassy tones. I'm no artist, but I'm pretty sure the way the color wheel is designed...purple somehow cancels out orange, and this shampoo is proof!
The Cosrx Snail Mucin Power Essence, a top-rated serum made up of 96.3% snail secretion for a lightweight formula that helps hydrate and restore dry, dull skin, leaving you with a glowing complexion. Even if you raise an eyebrow at escargot, the results of this skincare fave will make you think whoever took a chance on a snail's skincare "secret" might actually be a genius.
Plus, a powerful snail repair cream that's also created with the popular K-beauty secret, snail mucin extract, to help moisturize, brighten, and even your skin tone for a glass-like finish. If you're looking to revamp your daily skincare routine without spending hundreds of dollars, this multipurpose product will help you get glowing skin and last you a long time according to reviewers!
A professional-grade callus-removal gel to use as you soak your feet and literally do a triple take watching cracked, dead skin slough off with the help of your favorite foot file! I mean, no wonder it has over 41,000 5-star reviews — it's obviously witchcraft!
Revlon's oil-absorbing volcanic face roller — it's an infinitely washable volcanic stone roller ball that soaks up excess oil and delivers an instant matte finish in seconds, leaving your makeup intact. It's pretty sus that dried up lava could help with oily skin, but just look at these results!
Elizabeth Mott's Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask featuring a foaming charcoal formula to get deep into your pores and remove dead skin, dirt, and other impurities, so your skin looks and feels all shiny and new like a just-emerged soft-shell crab! Sometimes the most ridiculous-looking products are the most efficient, and this cleansing mask will prove it!
An odd but fun lip stain mask that applies with a deep blue hue that will have you so skeptical you might think you're doing it wrong! But when wiped off, the stain reveals a dramatic bold or natural-looking lip shade with a lovely matte finish that won't be plastered on your champagne flute when it's time to take capture the iconic millennial Boomerang of glasses clinking!
The Stila One-Step Color-Correcting Facial Serum, which is designed to help you color-correct and brighten your complexion by combatting redness and dark spots with the combination of color theory and a nourishing blend of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. The reviewer below used this facial serum to cover up a bad sunburn, but it would also work well for correcting dark circles that pop up after a late night waiting in queue for concert tickets. 😮💨
A two-pack of dark spot corrector bar soap boasting a revitalizing and hydrating blend of retinol, hyaluronic acid, shea butter, turmeric, and vitamins C and E for a hydrating cleanse to help even skin tone and reduce dark spots wherever you want to. You'll stare at this yellow bar of soap in the shower and roll your eyes, but just wait until you're wearing less in the 95 degree temps and actually notice the difference.
An internet-famed Bum Bum Body Cream that boasts a blend of caffeine-packed guarana extract and coconut oil to help *visibly* firm and moisturize skin, so you can step out feeling as confident as ever. You're telling me, this lotion will help make my skin look TIGHT and it smells ah-may-zing?!
A stainless-steel blackhead spatula, which helps unclog pores using high-frequency vibrations, helping your skin better absorb your favorite toners, moisturizers, and serums. Each cycle runs for just five minutes before automatically shutting off, and the gunk leftover on the spatula is all you need to convert from a skeptic to a 5-star reviewer!
The top-rated, reviewer-beloved Hard as Hoof nourishing cream to help condition cuticles and promote nail growth with a nourishing combination of urea, shea butter, coconut oil, beeswax, and other reparative ingredients. Each time you moisturize your hands you'll think you're kidding yourself, but with consistent use you'll be showing off lengthy manicure-ready claws in no time!
A waterproof eyeliner stamp, which makes it easier than ever to nail a perfect winged liner look. It may not look like much (and costs even less!), but when you're getting ready to go meet the crew for karaoke it will take less time than rapping Nicki Minaj's "Monster" verse to get the *flick* you want and deserve!
An adorable polar bear hydrating eye stick featuring Icelandic glacier water to help reduce puffiness, tighten skin, and make dark circles seem as if they were never there. If you didn't believe in the magical properties of skin-tone-evening niacinamide and soothing seaweed before...use this after a long night of binge-watching and witness the disappearing trick yourself!
Vacation's Classic Whip SPF 30 — a water-resistant and sensitive skin-friendly sunscreen that comes in a literal whipped cream can! You'll boggle the mind of any onlooker as you apply this forbidden "dessert for your skin", and it's so lightweight you might not switch back to whichever sunscreen you were using before!
A bottle of sulfate-free biotin shampoo, which doubles as a clarifying shampoo to help remove product buildup *and* thicken the appearance of your lovely tresses. Reviewers are amazed with how quickly it works, reporting less shed hair!
Essence's "What the Fake!" Plumping Lip Filler with a moisturizing blend of hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, so you can show off the JUICIEST pout on this side of the Mississippi. You might scoff, and it might tingle a little, but the results are 100% worth it.
A moisturizing bruise cream for anyone prone to bumping into chairs, stumbling, or accidentally hitting yourself — whoops! This cream is formulated with arnica, which can help reduce the appearance of discoloration, swelling, or bruises and speed up the healing process. With this cream in your back pocket, you won't have to cancel plans to avoid showing up with a random bruise from running into your dresser in the morning!
The TikTok famous Lumify Eye Drops to help reduce redness in record time. It didn't climb its way to being a number one seller for no reason — according to reviewers, you see results in just minutes!
The splurge-worthy Shark FlexStyle system, which is designed for drying and styling with a set of interchangeable attachments for you to achieve the volume and style of your dreams with minimal heat damage and quick drying times. It may not be completely heatless, but if you told anyone in the early 2000s you could complete your daily hair routine with only one product, they would have laughed in your face!
Or a RobeCurls heatless hair curler with luxe satin to help keep your tresses moisturized and frizz-free throughout the day. Simply wrap your hair around this flexible rod (yup, just one!) and wear it to sleep like a headband. When you wake up and remove it, you'll be obsessed with your voluminous, bouncy curls, ringlets, or beach waves and already being halfway through your morning routine!
A tea tree mask kit with a powder-to-jelly formula that offers a professional esthetician vibe from the comfort of your home. Don't be surprised when you start feeling the gelatinous formula practically sculpt to your face, getting into every fine line or wrinkle to help soothe and hydrate your skin all over. At first, the jelly might feel like a gimmick until you're enjoying the cooling feeling on every pore and wondering why you haven't used this before!
An under-eye brightener that's designed with a lightweight, color-balancing formula infused with hydrating hyaluronic acid and nourishing shea butter for a reliable coverage solution. Color-balancing in makeup is truly nothing short of practical magic...especially if it can disappear dark circles and under-eye bags!
A pair of teeth-whitening pens to help remove years (!!!) of staining from your pearly whites, simply by applying a thin layer twice a day! Coffee, red wine, chocolate, and other things that stain your teeth no longer have to be your nemesis after adding this pen to your routine — you'll wish you started using this years ago!
MagicMinerals AirBrush Foundation, which has become a fan-favorite for reviewers over 30 for its easy application and stunning Photoshop-worthy results. Simply spray the lightweight foundation on the included brush (so no worrying about covering your lashes or brows) and marvel at how it glides onto your skin and delivers a flawless complexion! Spray on foundation? That doesn't look a mess? You better believe it!
I Dew Care "Tap Secret" mattifying powder shampoo, a benzene-free non-aerosol formula that you simply sprinkle onto your roots and massage into your scalp for quick cleansing after a hard workout. You might be asking yourself: Could a powder really let me skip a wash day? Well, the cleansing formula helps eliminate grease and oil along your roots and scalp, so your hair will even look and smell fresh after a little zhuzing!
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