Soothing, firming gel for bags and puffiness / 0.3 oz
The Organic Pharmacy's refreshing, lightweight Lifting Eye Gel soothes, lifts, and firms eye area skin with natural and organic plant extracts. Along with a glass of water, it's a late-night necessity before going to bed, and it's an early-morning must to calm puffiness. It can also be mixed with any eye cream for a skin-firming boost. It's a relatively simple formula compared to some of our other power-packed eye creams, but sometimes that's just what you need — especially if your eye area feels itchy, puffy, and generally in need of something light and cooling.

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Super fresh, non-drying, pore-clearing gel cleanser / 3.4 oz full size
27 Rosiers Fight Grime Deep & Fresh Gel Cleanser is one of our newest favorite products. Sometimes you want a nice, slightly foamy, super fresh, pore-unplugging gel wash that doesn’t strip or dry skin but still gives you a satisfyingly clean feel — and this does all of those things, beautifully, with the perfect texture and allergen-free, gender-neutral, fresh-dew-like scent. It’s even able to remove pollution residues (including PM2.5 particles), making it a perfect product for city dwellers.
Among all the cleansers we carry, Fight Grime is probably most similar to Ursa Major’s best-selling Fantastic Face Wash. Fight Grime is a little more gentle, much more concentrated, and a little more…Parisian. (You’ll see what we mean. There’s just something about the smell and texture of this one that feels particularly chic.)
This superstar’s key ingredients include moringa, a superfruit that helps reduce particle adhesion and remove all traces of pollution; a tiny touch (less than 1%) of AHAs to brighten and clear pores; pentavitin to boost hydration; and the 27 Rosiers core blend of ashwagandha, calendula, chamomile, and aloe vera to soothe and protect.
Fight Grime works well across a number of skin types that span the Oily-Combination-Balanced end of the range, and it shines either as a solo player or as the second step in a double cleanser. We think most of us should have a bottle on hand, whether you use it daily or reserve it for those “ugh, I feel yucky” moments.
PS Don’t be fooled by the travel-friendly size: 27 Rosiers had it made to provide the same cleansing power you’d find in a 250ml bottle, but reduced the amount of water in the formula because, as they put it, “That just seemed silly." It reduces the product's environmental footprint, too. Be sure to wash with a wet face and wet hands, and just 2 pumps of this deliciously-scented gel is plenty, although you may be tempted to use more.

27 Rosiers Fight Grime Cleanser

Cleanser

Incredibly nourishing balm-to-milk cleanser that easily dissolves impurities while keeping skin moisturized / 2 oz full size
Luzern Emulsion 6 (a new and improved version of the beloved Hydra Cleansing Emulsion) is no ordinary cleanser. No: it’s a deeply pampering, luxuriously substantial jar of naturally vanilla-almond-scented, moisturizing balm-to-milk goodness that coaxes you to turn your evening cleanse into a facial massage. It dissolves blackheads and the most stubborn makeup and sunscreen. It leaves skin impossibly fresh and dewy-looking after you sweep it off with a hot towel: clean, comfortable, with just the right amount of nourishing oil that can also be easily swept off with your toner. And it is so good that everyone on our team who has tried it has become completely smitten with it.
What makes it so deliciously wonderful? It could be the blend of six certified organic nourishing oils, which decongest skin without disrupting its delicate protective barrier. Or it could be the nutrient-rich Alpine botanical extracts that are suspended in the formula for extra soothing capabilities. Or it could be the fact that this beautiful, rich balm melts on contact with your skin’s warmth to gently draw out all of the impurities it’s accumulated throughout the day…or longer. (Wouldn’t it be lovely to have the equivalent of this cleanser for your mind? It comes close to doing that, too, though.)

If your skin ever goes through an "I'm so dry and can't get over it" phase, this is one of our favorite ways to reset. If your skin ever goes through an "I'm so dry and can't get over it" phase, this is one of our favorite ways to reset. Bonus: it moonlights as a mask (leave it on for 10-12 minutes, then remove with a warm, damp cloth) and a glow oil (warm a drop between your fingers and apply it to the face for a healthy glow, day or night).

Luzern Emulsion 6

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Hydrating, soothing body lotion with serious benefits  / 3.38 oz
Augustinus Bader The Body Lotion is just what we were hoping for after falling in love with the richer (and awe-inspiring) Body Cream : something that would offer similar benefits, but in a lighter texture that would suit warmer climates or a simple preference for lighter textures.
And The Body Lotion is pretty perfect. Its ultra-light texture leaves skin feeling hydrated all day, but sinks in just as you’d hope a lightweight lotion would. It delivers the clinically-demonstrated benefits of Bader’s TFC8 to provide antioxidant protection; address cellulite, stretch marks, and dark spots; and enhance skin’s ability to retain water, ensuring that it naturally stays smoother and suppler over time. It also has the additional benefit of feeling extraordinarily calming and soothing.
And, in addition to that, The Body Lotion has some pretty astounding test results. 100% of its first 55 testers reported that their skin was calmed and less irritated after using it, 98% noticed a significant improvement in texture, 96% saw a noticeable reduction in imperfections, and 94% felt their skin looked brighter and more radiant. And, when the study down into specific concerns, The Body Lotion passed with flying colors, too: 94% of those testers saw fewer stretch marks, and 89% saw less cellulite.
Bonus: it can be used during pregnancy and breastfeeding, so if you’ve been avoiding The Body Cream because you’re expecting, you can scoop this one up for similar benefits in a pregnancy-safe formula.
If you love body lotions, you have to try this one — especially if you're in a hot, humid climate: it seems to have been tailor-made for just that type of situation. (If you're still mulling it over, you can always try it out first with our Custom Sample Service . )
100% free of parabens, fragrance, SLS, SLES, DEA, heavy metals, talc, and petrolatum/paraffin/mineral oil.

Augustinus Bader The Body Lotion

Body Lotion & Oil

Calming, hydrating, dewy-skin-making serum with 10% niacinamide and potent humectants / 1 oz
Soothing B3 Serum is a super-light, fast-absorbing, oil-free gel serum that features inflammation fighting niacinamide (vitamin B3) in a hyaluronic acid base for deep hydration, calmer skin, and a natural, dewy glow. It’s a great pick for those with redness or rosacea who could also use a hydrating boost.
Celebrated facialist Kristina Holey and renowned formulator Marie Veronique developed this particular product for three types of situations: a) skin tending towards redness and sensitivity, b) skin experiencing cyclical or inflammatory breakouts, and c) frequent travelers or those experiencing changes in climate conditions.
Like all the Kristina Holey + Marie Veronique serums, it’s designed to improve the health of skin’s barrier; if you were to look at the serums as a team of superheroes, this one specifically would be the inflammation-fighting star. It happens to be Kristina’s favorite due to its luxurious texture and the dewy glow it leaves on skin. Kristy, Marie Veronique’s creative director, also loves it and tells us, “If Barrier Restore is your healthy protein and Intensive Repair is your plate of vegetables, Soothing B3 is like dessert.” We all could use a little dessert, couldn’t we?
Soothing B3 Serum layers well with other products in the Marie Veronique line. Some suggestions from Kristina and Marie: - To treat rosacea, apply it under C+E+Ferulic serum - To treat cystic acne or inflammatory acne, apply it over Gentle Retinol Serum
Fragrance-free and essential oil-free, so it suits even the most allergy-prone, sensitive skin.

Kristina Holey + Marie Veronique Soothing B3 Serum

Serum

Decongesting, oil-balancing, pore-refining gel serum with 2.5% AHA, 2.5% BHA, Vitamin B5, and green tea / 1 oz
Kristina Holey + Marie Veronique Intensive Repair Serum is a water-light, oil-free gel serum that features sebum-balancing Vitamin B5 and a blend of refining lactic acid and decongesting salicylic acid. Importantly, those power ingredients are in a soothing, hydrating base of green tea, hyaluronic acid, and a host of other goodies, so it efficiently fights breakouts, reduces pore size, and smoothes skin’s texture without stripping or irritating (really and truly).
Celebrated facialist Kristina Holey and renowned formulator Marie Veronique originally developed this particular product as a daily boost for skin that experiences either chronic acne or periodic breakouts, but found that it also works beautifully 1-2x/week as a skin-brightening exfoliant for the non-acne-prone. We can vouch for that: it’s the type of product that pleasantly surprises you when you first look in the mirror after waking up.
Like all the Kristina Holey + Marie Veronique serums, Intensive Repair Serum is designed to work by strengthening the skin and making it more resilient, not attacking it; if you were to look at the serums as a team of superheroes, this one specifically would be the pore-decongesting, blackhead-eradicating, oil-regulating workhorse. If you constantly struggle with your t-zone, you need to try this.
Intensive Repair Serum layers well with other products in the Marie Veronique line. Some suggestions from Kristina and Marie: - To treat acne, layer it under Marie Veronique Treatment Oil - To treat acne and aging, layer it under Gentle Retinol Serum
Fragrance-free and essential oil-free.

Kristina Holey + Marie Veronique Intensive Repair Serum

Lightweight brightening serum with Vitamin C / 1 oz
Ursa Major's Brighten Up Vitamin C Serum was created when their team wanted to offer one perfect brightening, tightening serum to join their wonderfully edited lineup of products. Vitamin C was a natural choice for the key active ingredient: it’s a superhero in the battle against premature aging for its ability to fight free radicals, boost collagen production, and encourage a brighter, more even skin tone. There’s also good evidence that it limits the extent of sun damage.
In their search for a form of Vitamin C that would remain effective until the very last drop, Ursa Major found the ascorbic acid polypeptide they use in this formula, which looks to be one of the most stable forms of the ingredient. It's often used at a 0.5% - 2% concentration; this formula uses 1.5% to provide the greatest benefit without irritation, which means that even delicate flowers can use this lovely formula. It also contains rose hip for extra dark spot fading power; edelweiss for extra antioxidant power; aspen bark for gentle exfoliation; rose and aloe to soothe; and sunflower seed oil, glycerin, and a touch of shea butter for extra hydration.
These well-chosen ingredients are blended in a mixture that, like all Ursa Major products, feels beautifully lightweight, smells incredible in a subtle and fresh way (a cross between orange and rose), and provides the perfect base for moisturizers and sunscreens — like their beloved Force Field SPF 18. It's housed a unisex glass pump that both men and women will be happy to see perched alongside their other daily go-tos.

Ursa Major Brighten Up Vitamin C Serum

Radiance-boosting, skin-refining hyperpigmentation serum / 1 oz
Kahina Brightening Serum is a lightweight, easily-absorbed formula that refines skin tone and texture as it gently lightens dark spots caused by UV damage and acne scars. It has a knockout roster of natural ingredients, including rare white lily and Japanese wakame seaweed, to treat and prevent discoloration. Powerful antioxidants in argan oil, maritime pine, and green tea protect against further environmental damage. This versatile product can be used on its own or with a moisturizer.
We particularly love this during the spring and summer months due to its texture and its ability to prevent additional dark spots from appearing. Layer it underneath a few drops of Kahina's second-to-none Argan Oil and Ursa Major's Force Field SPF 18 sunscreen for a beautiful dewy glow and perfectly protected skin.

Kahina Brightening Serum

2.5% retinol serum for all skin types / 1 oz
The Organic Pharmacy Retinol Night Serum is an excellent introduction to retinoids: it’s relatively gentle, it works nicely under any nighttime moisturizer, and it’s a shockingly good value.
Designed to address the first signs of aging – sun damage, fine lines, and skin that needs a little firming boost — this straightforward formula combines 2.5% encapsulated retinol with glycerin and algae to hydrate and soothe, making it a good “my first retinol” choice. (For a full recap of retinol’s benefits, check out our interview with renowned dermatologist Seth Matarasso, MD here.)
The Organic Pharmacy’s Retinol Night Serum is particularly excellent for oily and acne-prone skin, given the witch hazel and grapefruit peel oil in the formula, but it can be topped with any moisturizer, making it suitable for all skin types.
Note: we suggest avoiding retinoids during pregnancy and nursing.

The Organic Pharmacy Retinol Night Serum

Weightless, line-plumping moisture boost / 1 oz
M Picaut’s Hydra Miracle Serum is the newest creation from one of Sweden’s top selling skincare brands, and it’s already one of their most buzzed-about products. We love its ability to infuse skin with weightless moisture that gives skin a perfectly hydrated, less lined look — especially when followed with M Picaut's peptide-packed Precious Oil.
The secret behind this beautifully hydrating, skin-plumping product is a powerful trio of ingredients: 1. Long-chain hyaluronic acid, the kind typically found in most skincare formulas, hydrates and temporarily plumps fine lines 2. Short-chain hyaluronic acid, the kind that can also be found in BioRecept’s magical formulas, boosts collagen production for longer-term effects 3. Tamarind fruit extract helps further regulate skin’s moisture content and improve elasticity
Hydra Miracle works across skin types, either as a moisture booster for dry complexions or a standalone moisturizer for oily ones. It happens to be the perfect layering product to help skin transition between seasons and any general shifts between dryness, dehydration, and oiliness.
When layering, apply Hydra Miracle first, then top it with an oil or moisturizer of your choice.

M Picaut Hydra Miracle Serum

Non-comedogenic, skin-perfecting, fast-blending concealer / 0.27 oz
*Formerly 37 Actives Treatment Foundation*
Macrene Actives High Performance Concealer was created by Dr. Macrene Alexiades, a prominent New York dermatologist, to address a clear need she saw in her dermatology practice: many of her breakout-prone patients wanted to wear concealer or foundation, but their makeup was often making their acne worse. So she created this non-comedogenic product to even out skin tone while at the same time fighting aging and acne with more than 30 active ingredients, including a suite of peptides to address fine lines and wrinkles; amino acids to address hyperpigmentation; squalane and sunflower to moisturize and maintain a healthy skin barrier; and marine extracts for additional protection against aging.
This formula — which is the full-coverage Tinted Moisturizer, with more concentrated pigment and a concealer applicator — reflects and adapts to your own complexion, providing buildable coverage for blemishes and specific problem areas or all over for a smooth, even skin tone. Importantly, it’s free of mica and talc, two ingredients that Dr. Macrene often finds linked to breakouts. It is our top pick for concealing breakouts.
Our local makeup artist, Melissa McMillan, tested it for us for a few months and loved how it performed on her own oily, acne-prone skin. If you want to give it a try first, or you're not sure which shade would suit you, order a sample through our Custom Sample Service.
Our shade selection advice:
The Light shade is extra light and a good match for porcelain complexions with a pink undertone (it tends not to match as well for those with yellow undertones). The Medium shade is versatile and will suit most fair to light tan skin tones; Light-Medium is ideal for those on the lighter end of this range. The Deep shade is ideal for tan to dark skin tones; Medium-Deep is best for those on the lighter end of this range. Extra Deep is best for full-face coverage in deeply pigmented skin and can also be used as a contour for a naturally deep, defined look.

Macrene Actives High Performance Concealer

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Concealer

Plumping, firming, & line-reducing treatment / 1 oz
If you're at all concerned about fine lines and wrinkles, one of our top recommendations is this lightweight serum, which features some of the most powerful wrinkle-fighting peptides on the market. And this triple performance treatment is a great one-stop fix-it shop for aging in general: it penetrates deeply to plump skin, improving firmness while it goes to work diminishing fine lines and wrinkles. Apple stem cells and organic alpine extracts encourage intensive repair and prevent additional fine lines from forming, while aloe and algae extract reduce puffiness and inflammation. Use it underneath your favorite moisturizer for a super anti-aging boost.
Bonus: it can also be used around the eyes!
Recently updated to include a new anti-wrinkle tripeptide for faster-action wrinkle smoothing and collagen boosting.

Luzern Serum Absolut We3

Multi-use hydrating serum that protects against digital & environmental pollutants / 1 oz
27 Rosiers Here We Glow Again Protect & Revive Serum is the perfect, perfect serum to protect skin before the mid-thirties or so — when you don’t quite need heavy hitters like ascorbic acid, but you still want powerful antioxidants to encase your skin in a nourishing bubble. A bubble that’s light and low-key, but still really means business.
What you’ll notice immediately about Here We Glow Again is its gorgeous texture, a hallmark of 27 Rosiers : the light gel absorbs immediately, drenching skin in powerful, soothing hydrators like trehalose and hyaluronic acid.
Then, a host of powerful antioxidants like tara spinosa, sunflower sprout, and kakadu plum join the party, not only providing an instant free-radical shield proven to protect against digital (blue light) and environmental pollutants, but also energizing skin for a healthy, vital glow.
The 27 Rosiers Core Blend of aloe, ashwagandha, calendula, and chamomile provides additional support to revive depleted complexions, soothe irritations, and help skin’s barrier bounce back from those little, inevitable setbacks that come after a long day, whether it’s spent outside or in.
And, just in case you need it, a light sprinkling of crushed minerals provide skin with an extra glow (subtle, not disco) — making this serum not only a fabulous layer or super-light standalone moisturizer, but also an excellent, subtle, no-one-could-ever-tell highlighter. If you ever wondered if you might need a serum, but weren't quite sure, the answer is probably "yes, this one."
Perfect under Quench My Thirst or any moisturizer, or as a lightweight and oil-free moisturizer on its own (excellent pre-workout, or anytime for those who like to feel they're wearing nothing on their skin). And keep it close by – you can pat it on anytime your skin needs a little glowy boost.

27 Rosiers Here We Glow Again Serum

Vitamin B-packed non-drying acne serum / 1 oz full size
Marie Veronique’s Treatment Serum is one of those products that stealthily tiptoes its way into your heart, curls up there, and won’t budge. What’s so great about it? For starters, its versatility: you can use it as an all-over treatment, a troubled-area treatment, or simply a spot treatment (get one of the mini sizes for your handbag or travel kit).
But perhaps most of all, people seem to be taken with the fact that it’s an honest-to-goodness acne solution rather than a quick band-aid. Thanks to its proprietary blend of B vitamins and micronutrients, it decongests skin and helps break down sebum beautifully, leaving you with a satisfying “all of the bad stuff is getting out of my skin in exactly the way that it should” feeling. A host of anti-inflammatories keep skin calm and help prevent additional breakouts from popping up, too. It’s hard to explain, but this combination of great ingredients just feels right. As Marie puts it, “It works with nature to control hormonal-related breakouts” – it really does seem as though it’s working with your skin, not against it. And because it also hydrates and improves skin’s texture, it feels like a very adult solution to what feels like an annoyingly adolescent problem.
We've learned, over the years, that the right acne solution — perhaps more than anything else — is entirely dependent upon the individual. This product is a great one to have in your acne-fighting arsenal when all of the others you've tried seem too strong or too drying.

Marie Veronique Treatment Serum

Heavy-hitting eye serum for puffiness and dark circles / .33 fl oz
Luzern Serum Luminous is the eye product for you if you have a few sleepless nights here and there — or a more chronic sleep deprivation situation — and you don’t want it to show. It was designed specifically to tackle puffiness and dark circles: it’s almost as if our friends at Luzern said, “Let’s devise a product just for parents and busy professionals who can barely see straight.” (Thank you.)
The sophisticated, non-comedogenic, and hypo-allergenic formula includes eye-specific peptides, carefully selected vitamins, and Swiss-Alpine extracts that efficiently get to work on dark circles, puffiness, fluid retention, and general inflammation. The peptides are particularly hardworking: they help loosen blood fragments under the skin around the eyes, which are a chief cause of dark circles. Serum Luminous has recently been upgraded to a cooling roller-ball applicator that maximizes results by diminishing fluid build-up and lowering surface skin temperature to help refresh and hydrate puffy eyes.
Our tester noticed a brighter, more bushy-tailed, and more vital look in general. And who doesn’t want that? If you already use Luzern’s excellent Eye Contour Crème, you can layer this serum underneath it for extra de-puffing help.

Luzern Serum Absolut Luminous

Beautifully textured gel-cream that balances and supports healthy skin / 1.7 oz
27 Rosiers Quench My Thirst Moisturizing Cream has one of the most magical textures we’ve felt in a moisturizer in some time. It glides over skin and then — poof! — it’s gone. Despite this incredibly quick absorption, it settles deep into skin to keep it comfortably moisturized with a fresh but shine-free finish (a very of-the-moment look — but always a good look, really).
The secret, thankfully, isn’t silicone; mainly, it’s a combination of sodium hyaluronate and rice bran extract, which provide skin with a deep reservoir of hydration and moisture in a form that’s ultra-light and penetrates quickly, leaving behind zero oiliness.
And beyond that magical texture are a host of other goodies that benefit skin, including an enormous amount of Orobanche Rapum extract, a which comes from a plant sourced in France’s Massif Central. This super-ingredient is a star for sensitive skin due to its ability to protect skin’s microbiome and reinforce its protective barrier; at the same time, it helps support healthy cellular turnover (which means glowier skin for you) and even protects skin stem cells, setting up your skin for a healthier future.
Quench My Thirst also features the 27 Rosiers core blend of ashwagandha, calendula, chamomile, and aloe vera to energize, soothe, and protect skin; rosemary leaf extract provides powerful antioxidant protection; and a light, gender-neutral, allergen-free fragrance completes the delightful experience of application.

It's ideal for Balanced, Combination-Oily, and Oily skin types as a daily moisturizer, and fabulous on acne-prone skin. Skin types that tend to be a little drier can still experience its magic, too: apply it in a thick layer at night as a sleeping mask.
Quench My Thirst is one of those beautiful products that seems simple and unassuming — and then you realize how brilliant it actually is. (Sort of like that shirt you bought the last time you went to France, which looks like a plain white shirt, so how special could it be, right? But there’s something about the fabric and the cut that’s just so perfect that you realize you couldn't ever find another one quite like it. It’s like that.)

27 Rosiers Quench My Thirst Moisturizer

Skin Care

Nourishing, elasticity-boosting mask for dry, dehydrated skin / 1.3 oz
The Organic Pharmacy's Honey & Jasmine Mask is more than 95% organic — and 100% nourishing. The luxuriously rich and deeply moisturizing formula is like a drink for dry, parched skin. A blend of soothing and healing oils and botanical extracts delivers essential hydration deep into the skin, plumping up fine lines and boosting radiance. Can be applied as a mask or as an intensive moisturizer during long plane flights.

The Organic Pharmacy Honey & Jasmine Mask

Facial Masks

Non-comedogenic serum-foundation with medium, buildable coverage and a semi-luminous finish / 1 oz
Orcé Come Closer Foundation, and the Orcé Cosmetics brand overall, was developed to celebrate a broader range of Asian skin tones with specific makeup shades that weren't offered by other beauty brands. Its opening shade range is edited, yet still more inclusive than those of many other Asian brands on the market. Its warm yellow undertones also work across a number of non-Asian skin tones and, in the coming year, will work across even more. We have never come across a brand so committed to a modern, empowering celebration of a broader view of Asian beauty — and Orcé presents that mission in an exquisitely executed product.
Come Closer Foundation’s dreamy, oil-free, serum-like texture has a semi-matte finish that stays all day and can — brilliantly — be used as a concealer, as a medium- to full-coverage foundation, or mixed with a moisturizer for a sheer tint. Its buildable, breathable coverage is nearly undetectable on skin (aside from the fact that it makes it look absolutely perfect.)
Its opening lineup of six shades, designed to fit previously unmet needs of many Asian women, are versatile: fans include Jessica Biel (Shade 030) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (020), and there are more shades on their way. Just be patient! It takes time to develop each color because Orcé starts from scratch, designing the shades around actual people. You can find a helpful guide to shade-matching here.
And Come Closer’s ingredients — all non-comedogenic and suitable for sensitive and acne-prone skin alike — actually help improve skin over time with ground Tahitian pearls for a brightening collagen boost, anti-inflammatory evodia fruit, and clinical levels of hyaluronic acid. While these ingredients were chosen to address the unique needs, qualities, and concerns of Asian skin, they're stars for all skin types.
It’s no wonder Orcé has already developed a strong following that includes actors Jamie Chung and Ally Maki, designer Stella Simona, makeup artist Daniel Martin, dermatologist Dr. Annie Chiu, and plastic surgeon Dr. Christie Prendergast. Dara adores Shade 030, which she uses as a concealer.
Come Closer's formula is not quite as squeaky-clean as many of our skincare products, but some silicones are required to get its marvelous effect, and we're OK with that. It is entirely free of fragrance, oils, gluten, parabens, phthalates, sulfates, and talc.
Come Closer shades include:
010 Finea - very fair skin with neutral yellow undertones.
020 Celaine - fair to light skin with slightly peachy undertones.
030 llūm - medium skin with golden undertones.
040 Novae - medium or sun-kissed skin with warmer undertones. A perfect summer foundation if you are usually a Celaine or an Illūm who tans easily.
050 Kiko - medium to deep skin with warmer caramel undertones. A perfect summer foundation if you are usually an Illūm or a Novae who achieves a deeper tan with some sun.
060 Lura - medium-deep to deep-toned skin with neutral golden undertones.
Not sure about your perfect shade? Check out the Experience Set, which includes three 3 ml / 0.10 fl.oz. bottles of foundation. Once you decide on your perfect match for foundation coverage, you can still use the remaining two shades for contour/highlight application (or even on eyelids).
Finally, check out founder Yu-Chen Shih's application secrets in our Orcé Brand Spotlight, which you can find here.

Orcé Come Closer Foundation

Foundation

Hard-hitting rich cream for repair and renewal / 1 oz or 1.7 oz
Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream is a hot-from-the-lab (now vegan) upgrade of the original Rich Cream formula that is one of the brand’s best sellers.
This rich, more moisturizing version of The Cream has been designed to deliver the brand's patented TFC8 complex into the skin as effectively as possible while leaving skin with a soft, radiant, dewy glow.
The mysterious TFC8 is a blend of 40 different natural amino acids, vitamins, and synthesized molecules that are found in healthy skin. Unlike most stem cell related ingredients on the market, TFC8 does not contain actual human stem cells or their derivatives, nor does it rely on plant stem cells, which are not as effective when applied to human skin. Instead, TFC8 was carefully created in a lab and calibrated to encourage optimal activity of the existing stem cells in our own skin, thus accelerating skin’s own repair processes — processes that address everything from sun damage to uneven texture to loss of firmness.
TFC8’s development was based on Professor Bader’s breakthrough research on skin healing and tissue repair, and the complex has been proven to nourish skin while strengthening and supporting its innate potential for renewal in a uniquely personalized way; because it stimulates your skin to activate its own renewal processes, it goes to work where your skin needs it most.
And work it does, as demonstrated by the thorough clinical trials and consumer studies that every Augustinus Bader formula boasts. The Rich Cream, in particular, seems to be the Bader brand’s star at bringing radiance and vitality back to the skin, and it’s also a wonder at plumping and firming; clinical studies demonstrated that, after 4 weeks, skin felt 92% firmer and 110% more elastic, and hydration improved by 145%. (Note that we quoted objective clinical study results here — not the typical subjective consumer study results — because these numbers, in a clinical study, are downright impressive.)
Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream is for you if you're concerned about aging and want to address it in a new way, and you want an all-in-one cream that will leave skin feeling very hydrated and dewy. We find it does its best work on 40+ complexions, and it's a godsend for those who wish for plumper, firmer skin. The Rich Cream is a winner on balanced to dry skin types and is beloved by those with skin that looks or feels weathered. If you're looking for a lighter formula, check out The Cream.
PS A product doesn’t win as many accolades as this one has without being worth it. Among them, for both The Cream and The Rich Cream: “Greatest Skincare of All Time” ( WWD) and “Best in Beauty 2020” ( Vogue, Allure, Savoir Flair, Harper’s Bazaar, Health). Harper’s Bazaar notes that it’s “Like a reset button for your skin.” We could go on. But we’re guessing we don’t need to.
(If you're still mulling it over, why not try our Custom Sample Service ? )
100% vegan and free of gluten, GMOs, parabens, fragrance, SLS, SLES, DEA, heavy metals, talc and petrolatum/paraffin/mineral oil.

Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream

Creamy, soothing, nourishing lip balm in a tube / 0.14 oz
Did you know that the skin on your lips is extraordinarily thin, sensitive, and naturally lacking in oil? The wonderful team at MyHavtorn does. It's a particularly big deal for them given their tough Nordic climate, so it's no wonder they worked on perfecting this formula for several years. They even stress-tested it in the Swedish mountains in temperatures that dipped below -10 degrees Fahrenheit. (Good thing they did the testing, not us.)
The result is, quite simply, the perfect stick lip balm for everyday use. Its hardy yet creamy blend of beeswax, cocoa butter, olive oil, and shea butter is blended with a heap of freshly hand-pressed sea buckthorn oil from berries grown on the MyHavtorn farm in Bollebygd, Sweden. Avocado and rapeseed oils round it out so that it strikes that just-right balance that is so hard to find in a lip balm: it absorbs, but a smooth, invisible layer remains on your lips for long-lasting moisture.
This marvelously antioxidant- and essential fatty acid-rich formula works gorgeously under lipstick, too. It's a handbag (and ski jacket) essential.

Myhavtorn Organic Lip Balm

Just-scrubby-enough face scrub with sesame and silicum microspheres / 1.67 oz
Gommage Bio was just what our selection of facial scrubs needed: a slightly scrubbier, “ooh, this is working,” but still kind-to-skin option. It’s a gentle but effective, creamy scrub that uses perfectly round yet pleasantly gritty silicum microspheres to give skin a soft-focus effect and silky-powdery feel after treatment. Sesame plays a protective role in the formulation, while verbena lends refreshing qualities that are particularly helpful on combination skin. It’s one of those sneaky products that we didn’t expect to think much of, but then found ourselves unable to do without — perhaps because it is so perfectly balanced and leaves skin so baby-soft.
You can use Gommage Bio in two slightly different ways. Gently massaging it onto dry or wet skin and rinsing right away provides a pleasant massage action boosted with the detoxifying efficacy of lemon verbena. You can also use it as a mask by leaving it on skin for 10 minutes to allow the antibacterial activity of lemon verbena to kick in alongside the nourishing action of shea butter. This can be particularly helpful on skin that tends to overproduce oil as it can minimize a “sebum rebound” effect.

Biorecept Gommage Bio

Brightening, firming, exfoliating, & hydrating essence / 1.7 oz
Vintner’s Daughter Active Treatment Essence is a multi-corrective hydrator that is just as multitasking as its partner, the cult favorite Active Botanical Serum.
Like the Serum, the Essence features Vintner’s Daughter’s signature Phyto Radiance Infusion, a blend of 13 of the world’s most nutrient-rich botanicals; in the case of the Essence, those botanicals are infused into a water base through a temperature controlled process, while the Serum contains those botanicals infused into an oil base. This reveals the purpose of the Essence: your skin barrier is composed of both oil and water and responds best to a blend of the two. With its water base, the Essence serves as the perfect partner to give your skin the full nutrition it needs.
But it also takes things a step further: after the infusion process, each bottle of the Essence goes through a fermentation process that amplifies the effect of the Infusion’s nutrients, making them more bioavailable and assisting with penetration.
Oh, and that’s not all. Vintner’s Daughter also added two sizes of hyaluronic acid – long-chain to draw in hydration and plump skin and short-chain to boost collagen synthesis— as well as plant stem cells to brighten and firm, stabilized vitamin C from kakadu plum, marine microalgae, still more pre- and probiotics to strengthen skin’s barrier, and micro-exfoliators (lactic acid, phytic acid, and enzymes).
The overall effect has been described as “moonlight on skin,” which is as fabulous as it sounds. Paired with the Active Botanical Serum, can you think of anything else your skin might possibly need? We can’t. Oh, wait: sunscreen. And cleanser. But aside from that…you’re done. You’re just done. How blissfully simple, and yet totally uncompromising.
A few key notes:
- Each bottle ships with a complimentary sample so that you can try it out first, which we hope will make it easier for you to take the plunge — because we are sure you'll love it.
- The Essence formula, like the Serum formula, contains no fragrance and just smells like its ingredients. Due to the fermentation process, it has an apple-cider-vinegary smell. We’re into it.
- It also may give your skin a tingly, “Ooh, it’s working!” feeling. Sensitive types, you may want to use the Essence every other night when you first give it a try.
(We know, it's pricey. It's also worth every penny. Still mulling it over? Try our Custom Sample Service.)

Vintner's Daughter Active Treatment Essence

Skin-clearing, decongesting moisturizing oil / 1 oz full size
We’ve heard it several times now from in-the-know facialists and satisfied users: if you’re going to try just one item from Marie Veronique’s Treatment line, this Treatment Oil is the one. It acts as a moisturizer while also clearing and decongesting pores, controlling inflammation, and relieving any greasy feeling you might have on the surface of your skin.
If you’re acne-prone and have used oil-free moisturizers to no avail, you might just want to go in the opposite direction and apply an oil on your face instead. But it has to be this oil. Because, quite frankly, we haven’t found another ingredient list quite like this one — Marie painstakingly handpicked a combination of sebum-controlling, inflammation-fighting, skin-decongesting oils that, together, sink into skin quickly to deeply hydrate and help keep skin clear.
As Marie puts it, “Oils clear congestion much more effectively than other exfoliation methods because oils dissolve oils, and they penetrate deeply to break up blockages other ingredients can't reach.” It makes sense, doesn’t it? And when you read multiple reviews attesting to its desert island-worthy status, you begin to think that you can’t not give it a try. Go ahead; we support you wholeheartedly.

Marie Veronique Treatment Oil

Powder exfoliant for a bright, fresh glow /  2.47 oz
de Mamiel Brightening Cleanse and Exfoliate is a powder-to-paste blend that gently exfoliates and nourishes, leaving skin looking and feeling fresh, bright, and incredibly smooth in mere moments. It’s the perfect partner to de Mamiel’s Restorative Cleansing Balm, but also a star in its own right.
Three different types of clay — rhassoul, white, and rose — form its decongesting base, exfoliating along with finely ground gemstones (red jasper) and Hawaiian sea salt. Blended into that is a host of nourishing goodies that bring more than 86 different minerals to the table. Raw cacao boosts circulation; vitamin C powder brightens; colloidal oatmeal, calendula, cucumber, feverfew, and rose petals soothe; and adaptogens gotu kola, ginseng, and centella asiatica bring de-stressing properties to the experience.
Annee uses this “little powerhouse powder” in clinic to inject some glow into her patients’ skin; after first wondering if it might be too messy for home use, she decided to keep it in a powder form to avoid preservatives. And while it isn’t exactly mess-free, exfoliants like this never are — and this one is so beautifully brightening that it won’t bother you one bit.
Brightening Cleanse & Exfoliate moonlights as a brightening mask with its bestie, too: massage on a nugget of Cleansing Balm, then add this powder on top and leave it on for 10-15 minutes.
Suitable for all skin types; please avoid during rosacea, eczema, or acne flare-ups.
To learn more about de Mamiel, check out our Brand Spotlight interview with Annee.

De Mamiel Brightening Cleanse & Exfoliate

Moisturizing, medium-to-full coverage foundation with skincare benefits / 1 oz
Inika’s Certified Organic Liquid Foundation is one of the reasons why we decided to bring this brand to our shelves. It was recently reformulated with the help of leading makeup artists, and the results of that collaboration are clear: it’s creamy, blendable, smooth, and leaves skin with a fresh, dewy glow — no oily residue.
As Inika told us, this product “blurs the line between skincare and foundation,” and the ingredient list reveals why. It’s packed with humectants like hyaluronic acid and glycerin for lightweight hydration; skin-friendly oils like avocado, argan, and jojoba for nourishing moisture; and antioxidants like green tea extract and Vitamin E for free radical protection. It’s positively perfect for skin on the Balanced to Dry spectrum that seeks a medium to full coverage foundation, and it applies beautifully over a moisturizer and/or Inika's Certified Organic Pure Primer. (If you tend to be oily, check out Inika's BB Cream as a one-stop moisture + makeup product.) Check out our application and blending tips below under "How to Use" for best results.
Inika's Liquid Foundation is Certified Organic,Vegan, Cruelty Free, and Halal.
Our shade selection advice (click here for a guide with images):
- Porcelain is for very fair skin — think Nicole Kidman — with a pink undertone. - Cream is ideal for light skin tones that might lightly freckle but stay fair all year round. - Nude works well across light to medium complexions with warm undertones that tan slightly in the sun. - Beige works well across light to medium complexions with cool undertones. - Honey is ideal on medium to dark beige skin tones and lightly tanned skin. - Tan is ideal for medium to dark beige skin tones — deeper tans and olive skin.
Want to try a sample first? You can order samples using our Custom Sample Service . Alternatively, Inika’s trial kits also provide you with a sample of the brand’s fabulous primer and two shades of their powder (which come in the same shades as the Baked Mineral Foundation).

Inika Certified Organic Liquid Foundation

Profoundly moisturizing, restorative oil-cream hybrid with ceramides, fatty acids, and cholesterol / 1 oz
Kristina Holey + Marie Veronique Barrier Lipid Complex is, in the best and most skin-soothing way, aggressive moisture. If you have dry, sensitive skin, and nothing seems to be working for you, this may very well end your search. Sure, it has some oddities. It’s chunky (no big deal, you just shake it up, but it’s probably the first time you’ve seen chunks in your face oil); it’s unscented (which means that it smells a bit aggressively like unscented oil, which dissipates); it’s a slightly indescribable oil/cream hybrid. But man, does it moisturize.
Kristina and Marie developed this product in a very solution-oriented way, looking at the elements of the skin’s protective barrier layer and then figuring out how to give those elements back to the skin to help it heal itself. Its secret lies in its perfect ratios of cholesterol, ceramides, and essential fatty acids. The ceramides help maintain youthfully plump skin, while cholesterol — humanely sourced from sheep’s wool — delivers profound moisture, and fatty acids from a variety of oils help skin achieve balance. Thanks to the soothing, fragrance-free formula, all of this is accomplished without causing any irritation.
Think of it as a next-generation balm for mature, dry, dehydrated skin that’s especially helpful during long flights or cold winters. Blend it with Barrier Restore Serum (or layer it on top) for skin barrier superpowers.

Kristina Holey + Marie Veronique Barrier Lipid Complex

Moisturizing & plumping serum for firmness, elasticity, wrinkles / 1.2 oz
The Organic Pharmacy's Rose Plus Marine Collagen Complex was described to us as a miracle worker, and we have to agree. It has a higher concentration of active, advanced anti-aging botanicals than most other products we've seen specifically to boost firmness, elasticity, and moisture levels. If those are your aging concerns, and you're also concerned about congestion and breakouts from time to time, you've got to try this.
The key ingredients in Rose Plus Marine Collagen Complex aren't all unfamiliar — there's marine collagen, hyaluronic acid, and rose hip in the formula, three ingredients we love for their proven abilities to firm and hydrate — but The Organic Pharmacy has chosen a unique botanical complex, too, that we found particularly intriguing. Kigelia Africana and New Zealand Fern pack a firming punch alongside proven healers Calendula and Goji Berry, and Acmella Oleracea smooths fine lines. And behind the scenes, a touch of lactic acid keeps skin decongested. It's a brilliant combination.
Secret tip: Oilier skin types get away with using it as a standalone moisturizer.

The Organic Pharmacy Rose Plus Marine Collagen Complex

Light, serum-like moisturizing gel / 2.5 oz full size
Ursa Major Fortifying Face Balm is actually an extraordinarily light, serum-like gel that absorbs quickly and dries down to a matte finish. (Not like most other heavy, oil-based balms in the least.) It’s perfect for those of you who find most moisturizers too heavy or whose skin tends to be oily. And, in warm, humid climates, it’s a fabulous layer underneath sunscreen.
What surprised us most about this product, aside from the fact that it’s called a “balm” yet is one of the lightest moisturizers we’ve ever tried, is that its shockingly low price belies its power-packed ingredient list. It boasts a host of anti-agers, like prickly pear cactus stem extract, Kendi seed oil, carrot seed oil, and olive leaf extract — all of which work together to provide firming, elasticity-boosting benefits. This is, quite possibly, one of the best values out there for women with oily skin and for men who prefer lightweight product textures.
And, like most Ursa Major products, it smells wonderful: this one’s herbal blend includes lavender, lime, spearmint, and rosemary.

Ursa Major Fortifying Face Balm

Easy-peasy detoxifying and refreshing face mask  / 2.6 oz
27 Rosiers Ready Selfie Go Fresh Face Instant Mask is one of those highly satisfying products that makes dreams accessible. In this case, it’s the dream of instantly transporting yourself into one of those spa-at-home images, where the subject in the photo is wearing a perfectly gloopy, dark-green face mask and wearing a robe or towel, maybe with a cucumber slice over each eye.
We’ve all seen those photos, and yet when we think about using face masks, we often think, “Ugh…I just don’t have the time.” But you do, you see. We can’t manifest a cucumber for you, but you can just squeeze out a glob of this mask and basically live the green gloopy masking dream.
Beyond that, though, Ready Selfie Go actually is a great mask. It suits a variety of skin types due to its balanced blend of purifying clays — kaolin and bentonite — with moisturizing ingredients like shea butter and sunflower seed oil, and spirulina not only adds a playful punch of green to the experience but also invigorates skin to provide a healthy glow. The 27 Rosiers core blend of ashwagandha, calendula, chamomile, and aloe vera supports it all, keeping skin soothed and hydrated.
We love Ready Selfie Go not only as a “my first mask” for younger skin, but also as an “I need something fun to break up my routine” mask for those who just want a weekly recharge.

27 Rosiers Ready Selfie Go Mask

Versatile, refreshingly citrusy balm for lips, hair, and what have you / 0.35 oz
Olio E Osso’s clear Balm No. 1 has been dubbed a “Swiss army knife of skincare” by The Wall Street Journal and featured in scores of magazines because it’s the perfect item (and the perfect size) to keep on hand at all times. This super hydrating, lightly grapefruit-scented balm contains just four carefully chosen ingredients — organic olive oil, shea oil, beeswax, and grapefruit essential oil — that condition lips perfectly and serve as a great fix for flyaways, unruly brows and beards, split ends, dry cuticles, and rough elbows.
It’s no wonder it’s so versatile: it was created by a resourceful makeup artist / hair stylist / wardrobe stylist who grew up outside of Portland, as she puts it, “Just making things and figuring stuff out." She's been the makeup artist for top athletes for the last 25 years.
Olio E Osso's balms are handmade in Portland in small batches. (But of course.)