🥇🏆🥈🥉🏅 THE HOLY GRAIL THREAD

[Sunnysmom]

🏆🥇What are your HG products of all time? 🤩😍 All categories! ( Hey, is it Liptember 😬?!) This is 2023 btw. 😊

EDIT- anybody want to update their HGs and add to their lists?! Love to see what we’ve all found in 2024/2025! I will add mine below. 

Share all your must haves from years ago, current and newer ones. I’m sure we’d all love to find new favorites that we can add to our rotations. Mention it all! Add whatever category may be missing too please. No need to do just one per category but feel free if you are that disciplined! We could try! I could not. 😭 These are what I immediately reach for and use constantly. Can’t wait to see everyone’s Best in Show, 2, 3, 4…! 

I’m gonna need a bigger boat! 😂But also if I knew I could get by with just this basket… 🥹. Somehow we’re always looking for the next best thing and a new HG! Just me?! 🤷🏻‍♀️

(Some non-Sephora items in spoiler- truly wish these were available at Sephora! )

LIPS- all formulas- 

Dior Rouge Dior Refillable Lipstick 666 Rouge En Diable Matte Dior Rouge Dior Refillable Lipstick 975 Opera Matte 

PAT McGRATH LABS MatteTrance™ Lipstick  PAT McGRATH LABS MatteTrance™ Lipstick  

Gucci Long Lasting Satin Lipstick 506 Louisa Red 

Givenchy Pink Collection Rose Perfecto Lip Balm 24H Hydration 37- Rouge Graine 

Givenchy Rouge Interdit Intense Silk Satin Matte Lipstick N334 Grenate Volontaire 

Saie Lip Blur Soft-Matte Hydrating Lipstick with Hyaluronic Acid Classic 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Icon The Fill Semi-Matte Refillable Lipstick Frreak-Went-Flyer 

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Matte Lip Blur Liquid Lipstick Ruby Blur 

Gucci Transfer-proof Matte Liquid lipstick 521 Nellie Cherrie 

Gucci Long Lasting Bold Lip Liner Bordeaux 

LANEIGE Lip Treatment Balm  

EYE SHADOW-

Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Eyeshadow Palette The Sophisticate Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Eyeshadow Palette The Rock Chick 

Dior Diorshow 5 Couleurs Couture Eyeshadow Palette 559 Poncho 

MERIT Solo Shadow Cream-to-Powder Soft Matte Eyeshadow Nelson 

CONCEALER-

ILIA True Skin Serum Concealer with Vitamin C  

Bobbi Brown Skin Corrector Stick Light Bisque 

Bobbi Brown Skin Concealer Stick Sand 

HUDA BEAUTY GLOWISH Bright Light Hydrating Sheer Concealer 02 Fair-Light 

BROW- 

MERIT Brow 1980 Volumizing Eyebrow Pomade Gel Black Brown 

Westman Atelier Bonne Brow Defining Brow Pencil Slate 

MASCARA-

ILIA Fullest Volumizing Mascara Classic Black 

tarte tartelette™ tubing mascara Black 

BLUSH/HIGHLIGHTER/POWDER-

Wander Beauty On-the-Glow Blush & Illuminator Strawberry Fields 

MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush Apres MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush Cheeky 

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Collection Luminous Flush 

Hourglass Ambient® Strobe Lighting Powder Incandescent 

Westman Atelier Vital Skincare Dewy Foundation Drops 

Saie Glow Sculpt Multi-Use Cream Highlighting Blush Mauveglow Saie Glow Sculpt Multi-Use Cream Highlighting Blush Pinkglow 

Westman Atelier Vital Pressed Skincare Blurring Talc-Free Setting Powder  

bareMinerals Mini Mineral Veil Original (the first original original !) 

#RMS French Rose blush ( not currently on site it appears )

SKINCARE-

La Mer The Hydrating Illuminator 1.4 oz/ 41 mL 

Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream with TFC8® Face Moisturizer  and Regular 

Augustinus Bader The Essence 3.7 oz/ 100 mL 

Sulwhasoo Gentle Cleansing Oil Makeup Remover 6.76 fl oz / 200 ml 

Dr. Brandt Skincare Microdermabrasion Renewing Age-Defying Face Exfoliator 2.1 oz / 60 mL 

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta® Universal Daily Peel Pads 

Supergoop! Glowscreen SPF 40 Face Sunscreen with Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide 

Nécessaire The Body Wash - With Niacinamide, Vitamins + Plant Surfactants 8.4 oz / 250 mL Eucalyptus and Body Lotion

Nécessaire The Neck Serum - With 5 Peptides | 9% Peptide Blend 1.7 oz / 50 mL 

goop GOOPGLOW Vita-C Brightening Eye Cream 0.5 oz / 15 mL 

La Mer The Eye Concentrate Cream 0.5 oz/ 15 mL 

Hourglass Veil™ Hydrating Skin Tint Foundation 5 

TOOLS/ BRUSHES/ MISC-

SEPHORA COLLECTION PRO Blush Brush #99 

MERIT Brush No. 2 Double Sided Eyeshadow Brush 

Jillian Dempsey Gold Sculpting Bar 

HAIR-

Oribe Shampoo for Beautiful Color and conditioner

Oribe Shampoo for Brilliance & Shine 8.5 oz/ 250 mL and conditioner

FRAGRANCES- 

HERMÈS Elixir des Merveilles Eau de Parfum Spray 3.3 oz/ 98 mL Elixir des Merveilles Eau de Parfum Spray 

HERMÈS Ensemble-cadeau Eau de toilette Un Jardin sur le Nil  

Maison Louis Marie Bois De Balincourt No 4. Candle Set 

Spoiler

LIPS- all formulas-
MAC Absolute Power (if anybody has any please holler!! Lol) , old MAC Intensity formula, old Pat M Luxe formula

Chanel lips- Unique, Pirate, Mysterieuse , (plus new formula 2.55 shade)

Lisa E Myth , Byredo Mad Red, Hermès Vigne , LBRouge Tuileries

Lisa E Myth and Duchess lip liner, Chanel Rouge Intens

Bioderma Lip balm

EYE SHADOW-
Chanel Electric Brown shadow stick and Tweeds Brun Rose, Chanel single Cuir Brun, Trinny Magician and Faith, Mystery cream , Jones Road Patina, new CdP formula, Dior Atelier Dore

EYELINER-
VBB Ash and Navy Noir , Chanel Bois Noir

MASCARA-
ByTerry lash boost, Chanel Le Volume , Jones Road

CONCEALER-
Chantecaille Real Skin face stick, Iris & Romeo

BLUSH/ HIGHLIGHTER/ POWDER-
Chantecaille blush Perle , Hermès Ombré blush and Pommette

Chanel Healthy Glow Highlighter Fluid

Chantecaille Perle Glow powder highlighter

T LeClerc loose and pressed powder

SKINCARE-
U Beauty Serum and Moisturizer , OAK balm

Chanel Le Lift Creme Huile , Chanel Essence

SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Eye Complex

VBB Illuminating Moisturizer

Discontinued Jouer Luminizing Tint spf Bronze

Hermès Tinted Moisturizer 30

Beauty Pie Superdrops Flash Face Lift Serum

Sisley Paris Exfoliating Enzyme Mask

Molton Brown Eucalyptus Bath/Shower Gel

Dr Teal’s Epsom Salts

TOOLS/ BRUSHES/MISC-
The Q-Tip! 

Sonia G or BK brushes , RMS eye brow double end brush, Aquaphor or CeraVe Ointment , Bioderma Hydrabio H20 Micellar Water

NAILS- Londontown Illuminating Nail Concealer , Essie Ballet Slippers, Chanel Vamp , Zoya remover

HAIR- Number 4

FRAGRANCE / CANDLES- 
Hermès Jardin en Méditerranée

Diptyque Eau Rose and Figuier candle

MFK Amyris or Pluriel

[danielledanielle]

For some of them there's a bunch of mehhhhhh products I've experienced, so finding evenjust one HG is still important.  Can't know what's good without experiencing something lackluster 🤣 @CynthieLu 

[lmaster]

@Sunnysmom great thread to revisit for sure!! Dr. Brandt Skincare Hydro Biotic™ Recovery Sleeping Mask is a HG! 

Shiseido Eyelash Curler Elf watermelon primer HUDA BEAUTY Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder  

[CynthieLu]

Oh same, I'm going to go take a peak at that mask @lmaster 😉

[Sunnysmom]

Ooh how could I forget an eyelash curler @lmaster ! 😭 Yes indeedy!! I bet the Dr Brandt is terrific. I love his stuff! Need to take a look. 🤗🥰

[lmaster]

@Sunnysmom @CynthieLu it's continued to be a repurchase, my skin feels incredible the next morning after using it

[CynthieLu]

Thank you for that! @lmaster I'm going to keep my eyes out for it now. 😉🙏

[Sunnysmom]

Thought it may be fun to revisit our Holy Grails as we add to our lists! I added these to my rather large list this year but I really use daily/weekly! Think I also may need to make some tweaks to the original list too. Love to hear everyone’s favorites that they can not live without! 

Yves Saint Laurent Couture Mini Clutch Eyeshadow Palette 100 Stora Dolls and 300

Iris&Romeo Mini Lash Up Peptide Volumizing, Curling & Lengthening Mascara Friesian Black 

Kosas Blush is Life Baked Talc-Free Dimensional + Brightening Blush Hype 

LYS Beauty Higher Standard Cream Glow Blush Sticks Unfazed 

ILIA Lip Sketch Hydrating Lipstick + Lip Liner Crayon Night Bloom 

caliray Mini Come Hell or High Water Volumizing & Lengthening Tubing Mascara 0.18 oz/ 5.5 mL 

Dior Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter 017 Nude 

Dior Forever Glow Star Filter Multi-Use Complexion Enhancing Booster 2N 

Supergoop! Protec(tint) Daily SPF Tint SPF 50 Sunscreen Skin Tint with Ectoin 22W 

goop GOOPGLOW Vita-C Brightening Eye Cream 0.5 oz / 15 mL oops a repeat! 

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Mini Alpha Beta® Tampons exfoliants quotidiens extra-forts 5 traitements and again lol 

iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Extreme Cream Anti-Aging, Firming, & Lifting Refillable Moisturizer 1.7 oz / 50 mL 

Others- Chanel 31 Le Rouge 9, Chanel Cheek Mauve Glacé, U Beauty Eye Cream 

Tagging some folks to hear their thoughts. 

@ather @Buootiful @CynthieLu @CookieGirl1 @danielledanielle @Guessgal @faeriegirl @heartsmyface @itsfi 

@lmaster @melissapurple22 @Mellmars1185 @missjeanie @Missnur @niki172 @Samtian @Saradestin @sister13 @SportyGirly125 

[sister13]

And I can't stop myself from saying every time how jealous I am when I see that BIC Winky tin! I love tins so much and always wished I got that one! 🙂 Beautiful and great HG's! @Sunnysmom  

[Sunnysmom]

Thank you so much @sister13 . 💞 Maybe too many HGs but it’s true! Lol The tin would make a fun reward wouldn’t it! I wonder if $ to ship tho. Hmm. Or we could send them around like “The Sisterhood of the Traveling… tins?!” 🤣

[sister13]

I’m almost buying the $80 54 Thrones African Beauty Butter Collection Deluxe Tin  partly because of the dang time! 🤣🤣 @Sunnysmom 

[Sunnysmom]

I get it @sister13 ! 🤣🤣

[sister13]

🤣🤣🤣 @Sunnysmom 

[sister13]

What a stunning photo! @Sunnysmom 

[missjeanie]

@Sunnysmom I've eyed that Supergoop! Protec(tint) Daily SPF Tint SPF 50 Sunscreen Skin Tint with Ectoin and seeing it on your HG list... confirms I need to look for it this weekend to swatch!

[Sunnysmom]

I really love it @missjeanie ! So many shades to choose from too. It’s a nice blend of a true moisturizing feel and just enough coverage. I’m also hoping it’ll be really nice for colder weather dry skin! 

[missjeanie]

@Sunnysmom I went looking last weekend and of course the store I was at didn't carry it!  It's still on my list though.  I'm sure I'll be to another store at some point!

[Mellmars1185]

@Sunnysmom Thanks for the tag. It is so true that my list is ever evolving. 

Givenchy Prisme Libre Loose Setting and Finishing Powder 3 Voile Rose 

MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Color Pencil Longwear Lip Liner 606 Wherever Walnut 

Dior Dior Addict Lip Glow 04 Coral 

Tower 28 Beauty MakeWaves Lengthening + Volumizing Mascara  for everyday

Yves Saint Laurent Lash Clash Extreme Volume Waterproof Mascara Black for events or when I need my mascara to stay put

KILIAN Paris Good Girl Gone Bad by KILIAN Travel Spray  which I received at Sephoria 2023 and it has become my HG scent

[Sunnysmom]

I think that’s a good thing @Mellmars1185 ! Great to know too that there are new things evolving if we get sad about others being discontinued etc right?! Givenchy powders are so light and airy! Stunning! I share you love for the Tower mascara as well. Well edited list! 🥰

[Mellmars1185]

@Sunnysmom Thank you! I will be sure to come back to this list when I find something HG worthy 💞

[CynthieLu]

Thank you for sharing these @Sunnysmom 🙏 All your favorites look absolutely phenomenal. 👌✨ And I also love this photo! 

The Dior Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter 017 Nude has been on my radar for awhile. The feedback I'm hearing about it have peaked my interest, and it looks absolutely stunning. Seeing it make your HG list is another big nudge for me to one day try this . 😉

Thank you for the tag, I will be back with my own post. 💕 And I hope to read many more posts from everyone, I love reading about everyone's personal favourites. 😍

[Sunnysmom]

Thanks @CynthieLu ! I do need to edit them tho and I’m going to do it. It’s such a good exercise to think about. Look forward to hearing about your HG favs and everyone’s! Yes the Dior Nude is just so perfect. Great neutral tone, finish, all of it. I dab it all over some days. A more illuminated version of their other glow I suppose? Dior Forever Glow Star Filter Multi-Use Complexion Enhancing Booster 2N