Cielo9.4
Rare Beauty · Back in rotation
Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
Hope · $25
One drop. That's the whole review, but I'll keep going.
Issue N°06 · The Vanity
What's actually on my vanity.
No gifted-box roundups. Everything here is something I bought, used until I had an opinion, and either kept or quietly stopped reaching for.
6 products · bought with my own money
I've wasted a truly embarrassing amount of money on products that looked incredible in a two-second video and did nothing for my face. So here's the deal: every product below gets the same Cielo Score treatment as a restaurant, plus what it replaced and whether it was actually an upgrade.
Current Favorites
In Heavy Rotation
What's actually on my vanity right now — the things I've reached for three days in a row without thinking about it.
Holy Grails
Holy Grails I Keep Repurchasing
Products I've bought more than twice with my own money. No trend cycle has managed to talk me out of these.
Cielo9.5
Anastasia Beverly Hills · Holy grail
Brow Freeze Styling Wax
$26
Six tubes deep and still going.
Cielo9.2
Lancôme · Holy grail
Lash Idôle Mascara
$30
No flaking, no raccoon eyes, no drama.
Cielo9.0
Charlotte Tilbury · Holy grail
Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray
$38
The reason my makeup survives a Bay Area day that starts in fog and ends in a heat wave.
Next Up
Testing three new things right now.
I run everything for at least three weeks before it lands here. If there's something you want me to try, tell me.