The Best New Beauty Products Glamour Editors Tried in August

I'm a big fan of snow mushrooms in skin care. Much like hyaluronic acid, the ingredient holds many times its weight in water so it's a great pick for light-as-air hydration. You'll find it in Shikohin's newest launch along with four other types of mushrooms (reishi, wood ear, maitake, and chaga), selected for their respective firming and antioxidant-rich properties. I've been smoothing on a small pump of this every morning and night and it's quickly become my favorite summer moisturizer. If you're looking for a formula that feels refreshing, sinks in immediately, and leaves your skin looking juicy and bouncy, this is it. —Sarah Y. Wu, beauty contributor

Tory Burch's new fragrance—appropriately called Sublime—is their best yet. The bottle design is a work of stunning architecture, and the fragrance itself will take you effortlessly from summer to fall. Think leather blended with delicate rose and Osmanthus flower, plus earthy vetiver and bright mandarin, and you have the makings of a sensual, calming, and yes, truly sublime, fragrance. —Jessica Radloff, senior West Coast editor

I’ve stopped testing new serums ever since my dermatologist narrowed my nighttime routine down to a three-step punch of cleanser, tretinoin, and a lightweight moisturizer….Sorry, Dr. Khosraviani, but Mara's Clear Skin Mineral Milk was too tempting to ignore. Not only does the milky BHA serum boast three of my sensitive skin’s favorite acne fighting ingredients—2% salicylic acid, niacinamide, and copper—but it also includes a moisturizing, barrier-protecting blend of algae and antioxidant rich plant oils. Ever since replacing my evening moisturizer with this serum, I’ve noticed a lot less irritation and a much healthier glow to my skin—and I didn’t even have to add a fourth step to my routine! —E.T.

For anyone who fell victim to the block brow trend in the mid-2010s, a 2-in-1 eyebrow pencil and spoolie product may give you some wartime flashbacks. However as a survivor of brow blindness myself, I can safely say, do not fear the Boy Brow Arch! True to Glossier's ethos of bare-faced beauty, this is a welcome addition to their already legendary family of brow products. A few strokes of pomade and a brush of the spoolie immediately gave me a glamorous shape without making me feel like the ugly stepsister from Shrek. The sleek packaging also packs a punch: the angled applicator gives you both a flat edge for shaping and a fine point for details, and what at first sight looks like the color label doubles as a shaping edge to mold your pomade pencil to the precise shape you desire. And did I mention it's waterproof and smudge proof? Glossier, you've done it again! —Anastasia Sanger, senior manager, social creative development

As someone who is perpetually sleep-deprived and puffy-eyed, I never leave the house without applying eye cream. This is easily the most effective de-puffing formula I've tried. The formula blends caffeine, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, and niacinamide—all ingredients dermatologists recommend for under eye care—into a clear, lightweight gel and then dispenses it through a cooling ceramic applicator made to gently glide over your under eyes. I give myself a little massage with this every morning and it feels heavenly. Paired with a giant iced coffee and a layer of concealer, it actually makes me look and feel like I got a solid night's sleep (rare). —Sarah Y. Wu, beauty contributor

If you're looking for a powder to set your makeup, this is it. If you're looking for a powder that is also sweat-resistant, this is also it. And if you're looking for a powder that's pressed, and not loose or drying, then this is definitely it. If you haven't guessed, I'm obsessed with Tower 28's newest arrival (I have the shade called Palisades Pink) which brigthens my skin and helps my makeup stay put all day. Best of all, it's alcohol-free and infused with hydrating squalane, so I can skip a setting spray, which usually dries me out. Plus, the case is slim enough for me to carry in any bag, but truthfully, one application in the morning is all that I need—and I've never been able to say that about any powder before. —J.R.

I've told anyone who will listen how much I love Maya's No. 1 fragrance, as I consider it one of the best spring and summer fragrances of all time. The only problem? I felt like I couldn't wear it past August since it's so tropical-leaning. Fortunately, Maya's newest addition to their collection, No. 2, is perfect for the rest of the year—and especially the transition from summer into fall. Like No. 1, it's fresh, soft, and, delicate, and not so overpowering it triggers migraines or skin reactions (which is a problem I have with perfume). Instead, it smells warm, airy, and elevated, and exactly like freshly cut roses. It's sexy and sultry in all the right ways and floral without feeling like it's your grandma's. It's so good I rub it on my wrists before bed sometimes, and I almost don't want to tell you about it because I want to gate-keep it, but know that's wrong. Everyone deserves to smell like a rose! —D.S.

I couldn't wait to get my hands on Merit’s Great Skin Priming Moisturizer after Lily Collins’ makeup artist Fiona Stiles used it to prep her skin for the season four premiere of Emily in Paris. I love a double-hitter—and this lightweight cream combines hydrating and regenerative ingredients like glycerin and spermidine for a skin-firming moisturizer that absorbs quickly, creating a great base for makeup. Each time I’ve used this moisturizer, I’ve noticed a natural glow to my skin that never turns greasy, even underneath slippery tinted sunscreens. I should have known that anything good enough for Emily in Paris is good enough for me.

Aside from the absolute gorgeouness of Chantecaille's new eyeshadow trio (more on that in a sec), the funds raised from the sales will support the Namibia-based Cheetah Conservation Fund to help stop the illegal trade of cheetah cubs in the Horn of Africa, where they operate three cheetah safe houses and provide 24/7 medical care to rescue cubs. So in that case, give me all the eyeshadow palletes. And speaking of, the trio—a pearly almond with a cream, iridescent finish; a matte doe brown; and a matte creamy vanilla—is so perfect for fall, I honestly don't mind spending all the money on it. The hues are inspired by the grassy plans where cheetahs thrive, and the earth tones are super blendable and buildable to take you from day to night. —J.R.

You'll always find at least two lip balms in my bag because my chapped, peeling lips refuse to go anywhere without them. Do I need to add yet another one to my extensive collection? No, but this one's worth making room for. The texture is lighter and less goopy than I'd expect from such a nourishing treatment, so it works just as well layered under lipsticks and gloss as it does as an overnight lip mask. The formula, a blend of plant-based oils and butters, along with camellia oil and hyaluronic acid, creates an immediate smoothing effect that makes my lips look filtered. More importantly, it keeps them hydrated for hours. I'd even recommend grabbing a backup: It's just that good. —S.Y.W.

Soft Services' Buffing Bar is one of two products that significantly reduced the little red bumps on my arms (also known as keratosis pilaris) so I was so excited for their new collab with indie fragrance company, D.S. & Durga. The microcrystal exfoliating bar now comes in Debaser, a unique, fresh scent featuring notes of fig, bergamot, iris, and coconut milk. As someone with pretty sensitive skin, I typically avoid products with fragrance but the buffing bar is washed off so quickly that I haven’t noticed any irritation—which is great because this D.S. & Durga perfume is so airy and delicious, I want to bathe in it. Now, I can. —E.T.

Now that I'm in my forties, the dark circles under my eyes are sticking around. Since I won't do any injectables into the area around my eyes, I need a really hydrating and powerful concealer that won't cake or fade. That's usually an impossible ask, but apparently MAC was listening, because their new 24H Luminous Lift Concealer does all that and more. It provides medium buildable coverage, which is exactly what I need (so many other great concealers just disappear within a few hours because the formula isn't thick enough). Plus, it doesn't settle into fine lines, which is a rarity. Over time, MAC says the cenealer will also help lessen the look of dark circles. I haven't been using it long enough to say yes or not to that, but if it does—great, and if not, that's fine, too, because it's already overachieving in every other way I didn't think possible. Plus, it comes in over 35 shades, so you'll always find your perfect match. —J.R.

Dasique's blush palettes have been all over my TikTok lately and I finally understand why. This is the perfect formula for blush layering: smooth, blendable, and impossible to overdo. I've been wearing the special-edition Sweet Heart palette in #14 Love Heart all month and I'm obsessed with the way it gives my cheeks the most flattering lit-from-within rosy glow. Pair it with the brand's Melting Candy Lip Balm (I have #03 Rose Milk Tea on repeat) for a very demure, very mindful summer makeup look. —S.Y.W.