2023 was officially the year I became a ~skincare connoisseur.~ These two products are essentially what I’d take to a dessert island with me if I had to choose. First up is the Bloom Effects Tulip Dew Drops. If you take ANYTHING from me — EVER — let it be this: I have never experienced another product like these. These make your skin dewy, plump, and glossed up in the best way. A couple of these under your makeup and people will legitimately think you drank some magical f*ckin potion or had work done, and either is a good thing, IMO. Not to mention, the company’s story is absolutely incredible. Next up is Educated Mess’ Golden Hour Gold Stabilized Vitamin C Serum. This is, bar none, the best vitamin C on the market. I can’t believe how much brighter my skin looks after using this, plus it has INSANELY good ingredients at an incredibly reasonable price point. Oh, did I mention their co-founder Alex is one of my fav people ever? She’s a cosmetic chemist and knows her sh*t when it comes to product formulation. There ya have it folks. My two ride or die skincare products that I’ll simply *never* go without again. Cheers. 💅🏼 P.S. Alex was kind enough to throw me a code for Educated Mess. Use ‘MGEHLSEN’ for $$ off. LTKbeauty LTKGiftGuide LTKfindsunder100