🥇🏆🥈🥉🏅 THE HOLY GRAIL THREAD

[Sunnysmom]

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

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 Elson PAT McGRATH LABS MatteTrance™ Lipstick Vendetta 

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 0.35 oz/ 10g 

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 Chicory SC1 

Bobbi Brown Skin Color 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 Complexion Drops Dewy Skin Tint 

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 Crème 

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 Highlighter and Primer 1.4 oz/ 41 mL 

Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream with TFC8® Face Moisturizer 1.7 oz/ 50 mL 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 Eucalyptus - Nourishing Treatment Cleanse With Lipid-Rich Oils + Niacinamide 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 Un Jardin sur le Nil Eu de Toilette Travel Spray 0.5 oz / 15 mL eau de toilette spray 

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

[Samtian]

@Sunnysmom I finally thought about it and I really like the Colourpop blushes. 

[Sunnysmom]

I have never tried them @Samtian ! 😱 🤣 I do have a few lippies I like though! 

[gonerogue]

What a fun thread and great idea for finding new favs!

Lips- Gucci Transfer-Proof Matte Liquid Lipstick  Too Faced Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick Dior Dior Addict Lip Glow 06 Berry  DIOR Dior Addict Lip Maximizer Plumping Gloss NARS Afterglow Tinted Lip Balm 

No Longer at Sephora but found through Sephora- Kaplan MD Lip Mask- truly my secret weapon for soft and lipstick ready lips. One little tub lasts about a year so I keep one at home and one in my work suitcase for my travel days. They have them on BOGO for Black Friday or Memorial Day so I always stock up.

Skincare- belif The True Cream Moisturizing Bomb with Peptide and Ceramide  Tatcha The Silk Peony Line-Smoothing Eye Cream 0.5 oz / 15 mL MILK MAKEUP Hydro Grip Hydrating Makeup Primer with Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide 1.52 / 45 mL Tatcha The Liquid Silk Canvas: Featherweight Protective Primer 1.0 oz / 30 mL Tatcha The Indigo Cleansing Balm Moisturizing Makeup Remover 1.9 oz / 54 g  Dermalogica Daily Glycolic Cleanser 5.1 oz/ 150 mL Kate Somerville EradiKate Daily Cleanser Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Waterproof Setting Spray 3.3 oz / 100 ml Tower 28 Beauty Jumbo SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray Refill with Hypochlorous Acid 16 oz / 480 mL Peace Out Salicylic Acid Acne Healing Dots 10 Healing Dots / pack 

Not at Sephora- Sand and Sky Face Mask

Hair- Briogeo Destined For Density™ Peptide Conditioner for Thicker, Fuller Hair 8 oz / 236 mL  -shampoo and conditioner- BondiBoost Intensive Daily Scalp Spray for Thinning Hair ​with Rosemary 4.23 oz/ 125 mL Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray 8.5 oz/ 300mL Oribe Run-Through Detangling Hair Primer 

Not at Sephora- Coco and Eve line. Love everything from the oil to the mask.

Foundation- Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Longwear Foundation  Armani Beauty Maestro Fusion Makeup SPF 15 Liquid Foundation NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer  

Concealer- Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer or Tarte Shape Tape

Blush- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Collection  - I get the face palettes every holiday season and use them for travel. I own hundreds of powders but always go back to Hourglass for bronzer, blush and highlight.

Highlight- Now that I’m older, I’m all about the subtle glow. My go-to highlights these days are the one from the Hourglass face palettes as mentioned above.

Brows- Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow+ Tinted Volumizing Eyebrow Gel 3  Benefit Cosmetics Precisely, My Brow Pencil Waterproof Eyebrow Definer 

Mascara- This one is going to be really crazy but my all time favorite mascara is Cover Girl Full Lash Bloom. It’s a got a great separating wand that lays down the first coat of mascara perfectly. It’s only like $6 and I’ve been obsessed since it came out about a decade ago.

Fragrances- Eau de Juice Pure Sugar or the dupe “Cloud” by Arianna Grande.

Tools- Sigma F82, LE Marc Jacobs Coconut line Bronzer brush, Too Faced Mr. Perfect Face brush, Cinema Secrets Makeup Brush Cleaner Sol de Janeiro Body Firmeza Massage Tool 

Oils- Moroccanoil Night Body Serum 3.4 oz/ 100 mL  Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Firmeza Firming & Debloating Body Oil 4 oz / 100 mL 

Hand Soap- gotta call this one out as I have been getting nonstop compliments from my house guests lately and this will be a stocking stuffer for all this year. Moroccanoil Hand Wash 

[danielledanielle]

That's crazy you listed Sigma F82.  I keep that with me for touch ups at work and was just looking at it and thinking "why don't more people talk about this one." Here it is as one of your HGs, I feel extremely validated 🤣

Also, you rocl TF Lady Bawls so well @gonerogue 

[Sunnysmom]

Beautiful list @gonerogue thank you for sharing with us! 💞 I’ve heard of Kaplan line but haven’t seen it. I will make a note to do so. Agree to the subtle glow! HG are truly HGs! 🤣 One of my very favs for drugstore mascara will always be a Neutrogena , Healthy Volume I think it is. The Cover Girl sounds very good if you’ve been loving it that long! 

[CynthieLu]

I have very few products that I've used long enough to consider them true Holy Grails. I think only two things in my collection have been used long enough, and repurchased enough times to claim that status. 🏆 

My tried and true two are:

💖K18 Biomimetic Hairscience Leave-In Molecular Repair Mask 1.7 oz/ 50 mL 

✨Benefit Cosmetics Precisely, My Brow Pencil Waterproof Eyebrow Definer Shade 3 

On thier way to possible HG status? 🤔

🫶 Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Soothing Serum Skin Tint Foundation with Peptides + Ceramides 4 

🫶 Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops Serum 1.35 oz/ 40 mL 

🫶 Fenty's Lip Stains

( Like Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Poutsicle Hydrating Lip Stain Mai Type )

🫶 Hour Glass Face Palette's. ( The setting powder, highlights, blush and bronzers in these are so impressive!)

[faeriegirl]

K18 is the best @CynthieLu !

[CynthieLu]

So good! I just discovered all I need is 1 pump for my fine head of hair, omg I'm going to save so much money lol @faeriegirl 😂

[faeriegirl]

A few new additions to my HG list are

Kérastase Elixir Ultime Refillable Hydrating Hair Oil 

DIOR Forever Glow Star Filter Multi-Use Complexion Enhancing Booster 

DIOR Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter 015 Peachy 

Yves Saint Laurent Candy Glow Tinted Butter Balm 44B Nude Lavalliere 

SK-II Aging Skin Facial Treatment Essence with Antioxidants 

SK-II Brightening Serum Facial Treatment Sheet Masks  

Caudalie Vinoperfect Brightening Dark Spot Serum Vitamin C Alternative 1 oz / 30 ml 

[missjeanie]

@faeriegirl I've been enjoying the Kérastase Elixir Ultime Refillable Hydrating Hair Oil  this last week or so.  It feels so light and easily spreadable! 

[CynthieLu]

Those sound like luxurious additions. @faeriegirl 

The SKII masks are absolutely wonderful 👌

[Sunnysmom]

Good stuff @faeriegirl ! I need to try a SK-II mask or other products . I hope the Dior Glow products are around a very long time! Can’t live without them either I don’t think! 

[blackkitty2014]

This will require deep thoughts @Sunnysmom 😘 . Love reading everyone favorite ❤️ HG. I need to think about this 🤔

[Sunnysmom]

Can’t wait to hear yours @blackkitty2014 ! 🥰

[danielledanielle]

Same @Sunnysmom , like oooh I bet @blackkitty2014 's gonna be decadent ✨✨

[danielledanielle]

My favorite children HGs:

NATASHA DENONA Sunset Eyeshadow Palette Full Size Sunset Eyeshadow Palette 

DIOR Diorshow Waterproof Mascara Catwalk Black 

Ami Colé Skin-Enhancing Lightweight & Blurring Foundation Stick 

Ami Colé Lash-Amplifying Volumizing & Lengthening Mascara Rich Black

Ami Colé Hydrating Lip Treatment Oil Excellence

HUDA BEAUTY Faux Filler Shiny Non-Sticky Lip Gloss Coco..I have little love for huda, but she killed this

PAT McGRATH LABS Sublime Perfection Concealer M18 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter Trophy Wife 

Danessa Myricks Beauty Linework Paintbrush Fluid Liquid Eyeliner 0.034 oz / 1 ml 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Hydra Vizor Mineral SPF 30 Refillable Moisturizer 

NARS Pro-Prime™ Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base 

UD primer in Caffeine (I have two of these left)

Becca Skin Love

Nars Bronzer Casino

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Stunna Lip Paint Longwear Fluid Lip Color Uncensoredand undefeated 🥲

Nars Cruella OG

Dior Backstage Foundation (pre reformulation)

Bite Beauty Coffee Gloss - I know, I should toss this, but it's so good 😭

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Sun Stalk'R Face + Eye Bronzer & Highlighter Palette 

PAT McGRATH LABS Skin Fetish: Divine Powder Blush 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz® Ultra-Slim Precision Eyebrow Pencil Medium Brownand #KVD Beauty Super Pomade Vegan Eyeliner, Shadow & Brow Pigment Medium Brown .. Also problematic, but such a good product

Maison Margiela ‘REPLICA' By the Fireplace Eau de Toilette with Chestnut, Vanilla, and Clove Oil 

Jouer Cosmetics Essential High Coverage Liquid Concealer 

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer with Medium Coverage Caramel 

Cover Fx Powder Foundation

Nars Luster Blush

Becca Luminous blush in Tiger Lilly

PAT McGRATH LABS Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Blurring Under Eye Powder Yellow 

Uoma Beauty Setting powder

Uoma Beauty Freedom Palette

Sephora Collection Colorful Eyeshadow Pencil 😭

DIOR Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter 017 Nude 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Icon The Fill Semi-Matte Refillable Lipstick Board Memb'rand Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Icon The Fill Semi-Matte Refillable Lipstick Scholar Sista 

Mented Cosmetics Lipstick Foxy Brown

Skindinavia Setting Spray

Marc Jacobs luminizer in Gilty

That's all I can do off the top of my head

[Sunnysmom]

Pretty great just off top of your head @danielledanielle ! 😍 I am sensing a theme with some brands. 😊 I need to dig into your list and I know some will make it onto my wish list! YES to the Fenty lips! Becca blush ers have such a good formula. Thank you! 😘

[danielledanielle]

@Sunnysmom, yes there's definitely brands I go to, 🤣 Fenty is a no brainer in that 9/10 the shade will work for me from their cosmetic line, and it's the same thing with Pat.  Ami and Nars make solid products as well.  These are my heavies/heavyweights.

[Sunnysmom]

It’s just the best to find those tried and true lines @danielledanielle . ☺️ ( on that note, I may or may not have ordered one of the new Fenty blush for  F and F . I’m way too excited about this. Someone needs to get some new hobbies. Lol  Did you too?!) 

[danielledanielle]

That's poppycock about needing new hobbies @Sunnysmom .   We're at the stage of perfecting them.  Plus, we're on BIC Science Team 🧪, so that technically counts as a hobby. AND what is not better than REPEAT testing and trials..I dare say, that is the essence of science of itself

(You know I bought it, I have no room and did it anyway)

[Sunnysmom]

Poppycock @danielledanielle ! That’s an amazing word and I need to use it more! Yup I feel seen now. Perfect. I give up and give in. This important work we all do must go on. So we shall go forth!