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Spread No. 02

Sara's Beauty Shelf

Open the vanity. These are the products I actually use — the hair gloss that saved my color, the Korean serum that smoothed my texture, the oils I repurchase without thinking.

Vanity · 2026

Inside the cabinet, October.

What Sara loves

The Edit

Lip Sleeping Mask — Berry

Laneige

The only lip product I keep on the nightstand. Wakes you up with a glossy, healed pout.

Under $10

Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%

The Ordinary

My pore-blur fix on humid days. Cheap, effective, no fragrance.

Derm Staple

PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion

CeraVe

Three ceramides, niacinamide, and zero drama. The base of every clean-girl routine.

K-Beauty

Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Toner

Glow Recipe

The Korean exfoliating toner that gave me skin without texture for the first time.

Worth Hype

Brazilian Bum Bum Cream

Sol de Janeiro

Pistachio-caramel scent, real glow on the body — the airport-bathroom power move.

Soft Pinch Liquid Blush

Rare Beauty

One dot blends seamless. The cleanest, most flattering flush on the market.

Hair

Pure Argan Oil — Cold-Pressed

Kate Blanc

I run two drops through my ends nightly. Saved my color from heat damage.

Signature

Glossier You Eau de Parfum

Glossier

Skin-musk + iris — the closest thing to 'smelling expensive without trying.'

The Philosophy

“Glowing skin is the best souvenir from a slow morning.”

— Sara

From Sara's desk

My rule for the shelf: nothing makes the cut unless I've finished a bottle of it. These have all earned their place.

— Sara