Party season is here, but none of us are magically getting any extra time between now and Dec. 31 to get ourselves looking super festive and camera ready.
Here are 15 tried-and tested-products that help serve party beauty in a pinch!
SKIN
EPICUTIS LIPID SERUM
When redness, inflammation, or irritation need zapping pronto, this is the G.O.A.T. It absorbs in seconds while calming skin down and delivering lasting moisture and a luxurious after-feel.
LIGHTSTIM SHEET MASQUE
Designed to mimic your skin’s natural barrier, this rejuvenating masque softens fine lines, calms redness, and delivers instant radiance.
PATCHOLOGY SERVE CHILLED ON ICE COOLING & FIRMING EYE GELS
Powered by bakuchiol, peptides, and fast-absorbing hydration, these icy eye patches refresh, firm, de-puff, and revive dull under-eyes for a lifted and energized look in minutes.
SORELLA APOTHECARY AVOCADO LIP OIL HYDRATOR
Not only does this decadent, ultra-moisturizing formula plump and smooth with avocado oils and polypeptides, its brilliant shine puts this lip treatment in the doubles-as-a-gloss category, either alone or on top of color.
FACE
DANESSA MYRICKS YUMMY SKIN BLURRING BALM POWDER
It’s the O.G. real-life clean beauty filter: a silky formula that gently blurs away imperfections and evens skin tone while keeping shine OUT.
UNICOS WATERPROOF LOWER LASH STAMP
Once you get the hang of it, this eyeliner pen/ lower lash stamp delivers fine, wispy, natural-looking bottom lashes that go the distance, all with one (light) touch.
ULTA BEAUTY DEWY GLAZE SETTING SPRAY
We love a versatile queen: Use this fine mist as a setting primer or setting spray (or both!) to lock in your makeup and add a luminous glow to the skin.
NOONI LIP OIL
So you wanted a lip stain that lasts for hours and glides on like a dream? There’s a reason this vibrant, lightweight K-beauty tint went viral on TikTok.
SACHEU BEAUTY LIP LINER STAY’N
This hyaluronic acid- and vitamin E-infused liner has all the longevity a peel-off lip product can promise without any of the dryness. There’s a learning curve, but the budge-proof payoff is worth it.
BODY
CIRCADIA PROFESSIONAL FIRMING & SHAPING GEL
That subtle post-application tingle tells you its tightening powers are underway. While results over time are impressive, skin feels firmer and toned after just one application.
TAN TOWEL SELF-TAN TOWELETTES
When bare arms, legs, or shoulders come out of hiding since last summer, restore that sun-kissed glow with a swipe of these non-streaking, truly non-staining towelettes.
HAIR
IGK GOOD BEHAVIOR FRIZZ & FLYAWAY HAIR TAMING WAND
A slick-back style's BFF, this light-but-mighty smoothing gel puts the kibosh on frizz and flyaways, leaves a glassy shine, and is the right size to slip in a handbag for touch-ups.
REDKEN ACIDIC COLOR GLOSS HEAT PROTECTION LEAVE-IN TREATMENT
Because not all heat protectants are alike: this one preserves hair color like a champ while imparting a sleek, glassy finish.
SALTIE SEA SALT TEXTURIZING SPRAY
This beach-day-in-a-bottle gives touchable body and lift sans crunch, delivering the right amount of grip that hair needs to hold a braid or upstyle.
HANDS
NAIL REFORMATION PRESS-ON NAILS
When a trip to the nail salon isn’t gonna happen, fake it with panache. These press-ons are easy to apply, stay put, and come in a zillion designs.