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What to Buy from Sephora UK, According to a Beauty Expert

I'm a Beauty Editor, and These Are the 20 Beauty Products Worth Buying From Sephora

May 16 2024

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After the success of Sephora coming back to the UK last year, the French beauty haven has now opened a third store in Manchester. It's been a long time coming, but Sephora finally has a physical store up north and we are just a tad excited.

The bricks-and-mortar stores follow the online launch of the prestigious beauty haven which premiered in October 2022. Feelunique.com became Sephora.co.uk, bringing with it a lineup of exciting brands previously only available across the pond. With the launch its third UK store, it is home to over 125 brands including some of the most coveted exclusives including Sephora Collection, Haus Labs by Lady Gaga, Glossier, GXVE Beauty, One/Size Beauty, Makeup By Mario, Skinfix, Vegamour, The 7 Virtues and Commodity. The new Trafford Centre store will also be debuting new brands including Adwoa Beauty, Relevant, Straand, Salt & Stone and Naked Sundays. In-store exclusives like Tatcha, Glow Hub, Glow Recipe, Coco Cosmetics and Danessa Myricks will be available to swatch and discover, joining cult-favourites like Fenty Beauty, Milk Makeup, Kosas, Drunk Elephant, Sol de Janeiro and so many more.

But for those wanting to get up-close-and-personal with the products before making the commitment, your time is now. Before you plan your trip to the new Sephora store, let us arm you with some of the brands to target to stop you feeling too overwhelmed. As a beauty editor I see hundreds of products, so these are the 20 I think are worth bagging from Sephora.

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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Kosas BB Burst

Kosas BB Burst Tinted Gel Cream (£34)

This skincare base hybrid product is my ultimate go-to summer base as it gives just a hint of coverage and leaves the skin looking smooth and hydrated. It is perfect for warmer days when you don't want to wear a heavier base and want your skin to look and feel moisturised for longer. I love it so much I have even been mixing it in with my foundation for the evening when I want fuller coverage, just so I can still benefit from its glowy hydration.

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Kosas BB Burst Tinted Gel Cream
£34
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Dr Jart Intense Repair Cream

Dr Jart+ Cicarepair Tiger Grass Cream (£40)

This is one of the first things I put in my bag if I am going on holiday. It is a brilliant multipurpose cream which can be used for anything from a heated hair tool burn to dry irritated patches caused from heat or certain ingredients. I find there are sometimes fragrances that in the heat can cause inflammation and redness on my skin and this takes it away almost instantly.

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Dr Jart+ Cicarepair Tiger Grass Cream
£40
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Milk Makeup Cooling Tints

Milk Makeup Cooling Cheek Tint (£22)

A few months ago you couldn't swipe without being shown an influencer raving about these cheek tints. The cooling jelly formula is very unusual, but it is really the finish for me that makes it one of my favourite launches of the year. It glides on to give skin a subtle stain-like finish that almost looks like it's your skin. Perfect for pulling off the naturally flushed, also known as the boyfriend blush, trend.

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Milk Makeup Cooling Cheek Tint
£22
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Glossier Dot Com Balm

Glossier Dot Com Balm in Wild Fig (£14)

This iconic balm leaves lips feeling and looking super hydrated, I also like to add a touch to some of my dry problem areas like knees and elbows if I'm out all day and I find they are looking a bit dry and shivelled up.

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Glossier Dot Com Balm in Wild Fig
£14
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Gisou Hair Mask

Gisou Honey Infused Hair Mask (£19)

I love nothing more than applying a hair mask and letting it do its thing. This is so nourishing, it makes it ideal for the warmer months or for holiday when your hair can become dry and brittle. It also has a faint baby powdery smell, that remains after you rinse it out, which is weirdly addictive.

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Gisou Honey Infused Hair Mask
£19
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Sephora All Day Body Hydrator

Sephora All Day Body Hydrator Mooisturising Balm (£14.35)

According to PS Senior Social Content Producer Chloe Dunn, this is the ultimate in body hydration. In her words: "Slather me in it." Which I think pretty much says all you need to know about why this should go on your Sephora shopping list.

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Sephora All Day Body Hydrator Mooisturising Balm
£14.35
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Tatcha Lip Scrub Treatments

Tatcha the Kissu Lip Treatment (£42)

Everything about Tatcha screams luxury and I could honestly wax lyrical about a number of its products, however overall the brand is very expensive with the majority of its full sized products starting around £50. This lip treatment is exclusive to Sephora and it makes your lips feel as smooth and soft as silk.

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Tatcha the Kissu Lip Treatment
£42
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Drunk Elephant Bronzing Drops

Drunk Elephant Bronzing Drops (£35)

If you listen really closely you can hear "Sephora Tweens" around the world dragging their parents to the Drunk Elephant counter and begging for bronzing drops. This skincare/bronzing hybrid went viral on Tiktok, but for good reason. It gives skin a really natural bronze finish, which looks great under makeup or worn on its own for a no makeup makeup day.

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Drunk Elephant Bronzing Drops
£35
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Tarte Concealer

Tarte Shape Tape Concealer (£27)

Beauty experts have been raving about this concealer for years, and for good reason. With a generous full but not cakey level of coverage, this is the kind of ally you want on your side on mornings when your skin isn't playing ball. It blurs everything from moody dark circles to angry blemishes, is easy to apply with the tapered doe-foot applicator, and blends seamlessly (although you might want to use a brush to buff it out). Keeping the pigment company in the formula are nourishing shea and mango butters, as well as brightening liquorice root, to help your skin feel and look smoother. Available in 27 shades.

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Tarte Shape Tape Concealer
£27
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: MakeupbyMario Sculpt Shaping Stick

MakeupbyMario Soft Sculpt Shaping Stick (£32)

If anyone knows anything about sculpting, it's the man who carved out Kim Kardashian's signature look. Sharpen your own features with a few carefully placed swipes of this shaping stick. Use as you would your normal bronzer, tracing around the edges of your forehead, across the bridge of the nose and chin, and beneath your cheekbones. Then, use the built-in angled brush at the base to buff away any noticeable lines. The creamy formula dries down to a matte — not flat — finish, for natural-looking definition and glow.

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MakeupbyMario Soft Sculpt Shaping Stick
£32
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Skinfix Restoring Gel Cream

Skinfix Barrier+ Skin Barrier Restoring Gel Cream (£48)

If you're not familiar with the phrase "skin barrier", allow me to catch you up. While we might only really think about our skin in terms of how it looks, its key function is as a barrier, working to keep the good stuff, like hydration, in, and bad stuff, like pollutants and bacteria, out. When the skin barrier is compromised (by things like harsh cleansers and a more-is-more approach to acids) our complexions suffer, leading to things like dryness and breakouts. This Skinfix cream works to support this important barrier, with ingredients like niacinamide to balance and zinc to soothe. It locks hydration in the skin and is lightweight enough to keep oily and spot-prone complexions happy.

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Skinfix Barrier+ Skin Barrier Restoring Gel Cream
£48
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Sephora Collection Prebiotic Face Mask

Sephora Collection Prebiotic Face Mask With Oat (£5)

I'm a sucker for a sheet mask and Sephora's are just purse-friendly enough to convince me to add a couple to my basket. The Prebiotic Face Mask is great for anyone with dry, dehydrated, or generally tetchy skin, as the ingredients are focused on soothing and moisturising. Prebiotics are food for the friendly bacteria (and other microorganisms) that live on the surface of our skin, helping to create an all-round harmonious environment. There are nut oils (like sweet almond) and hyaluronic acid in the mix as well, to hydrate and nourish. Of course the main appeal of a mask is its speed, and this quick-fix treatment only needs five minutes to work its magic. To fully reap the benefits, massage any excess into the skin.

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Sephora Collection Prebiotic Face Mask With Oat
£5
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint

ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 30 (£46)

Sitting on the fence between skincare and makeup, this skin tint could play for either side. First up, there's the instant makeup benefits, which offer a soft whisper of fresh, dewy-looking coverage. The pigment payoff is light, so if you prefer something that will fully submerge any perceived imperfections, this isn't the base for you. Now for the skincare benefits. If you're serious about skincare you'll know that daily SPF is non-negotiable, and this tint uses mineral filters (zinc oxide if you're interested) to achieve an SPF30 – as long as you're applying generously. You can also find squalane, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid in the formula to nourish, balance, and hydrate.

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ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 30
£46
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Vegamour Detoxifying Hair Treatment Serum

Vegamour GRO Scalp Detoxifying Hair Treatment Serum (£42)

The Vegamour brand is based around using sustainably harvested plant actives to improve hair growth by reducing fallout and protecting from external factors. In the simplest terms, hair grows from our scalps, so for the healthiest hair possible, we need to take care of the source. If our scalp is unhappy it shows, with itchiness, flaking, and a decline in the appearance of our hair. This hair treatment serum gently persuades away product buildup, flakes, and excess oil to reset the scalp, as well as moisturising and balancing. It has a zingy citrus scent too, for a refreshing feel.

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Vegamour GRO Scalp Detoxifying Hair Treatment Serum
£42
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Refy Brow Sculpt

Refy Brow Sculpt (£16)

If you're yet to give the Refy Brow Sculpt from influencer Jess Hunt a try, take this as your cue. Use the wand to apply the product to and through your brows, before using the dual-sided brush and comb in tandem to brush them upwards and set into place. The brush is great for the bulk of the brow and creating that coveted fluffiness, while the comb is best for precision and teasing those teeny tiny little hairs into place. The gel itself is hardwearing and sets well, without the tell-tale white residue or flakiness that other brow gels are guilty of creating.

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Refy Brow Sculpt
£16
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: JVN Hair Nourishing Shine Drops

JVN Hair Complete Nourishing Shine Drops (£21)

Everyone wants shinier hair, right? For some, glossy tresses come easy, but if your hair is neither super dark or poker straight, that sheen requires a little more work behind the scenes. Enter the JVN Hair Complete Nourishing Shine Drops, promising hair as swishable as its creator, "Queer Eye"'s Jonathan Van Ness. It's a hair oil, but not in the traditional slicked-back, weighed down kind of way. Instead, the formula is lightweight enough to not only use through the mid-length and ends, but can be smoothed up top near the hairline, too. Just go slow and sparingly – you can always add more. Hair doesn't just look better, it feels it, with hibiscus extract to prevent damage and colour fade and hemisqualane (a lighter take on silicones) to nourish.

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JVN Hair Complete Nourishing Shine Drops
£21
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Pat McGrath Eyeshadow Quad

Pat McGrath Labs Blitz Astral Eyeshadow Quad in Ritualistic Rose (£55)

Call me dramatic, but I'm convinced you haven't experienced true beauty until you've felt the weight of a Pat McGrath eye palette in your hands. No one does colour quite like makeup artist and all round beauty-icon McGrath, reflected in the rich pigments of her makeup. This palette is a gleaming quartet of molten gold, bronze, and rose shades which can be worn alone, or combined for a synergistic look. They're best applied and blended with a fluffy shadow brush to cover the lid, or with a tapered detail brush to get nice and close to the lash line.

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Pat McGrath Labs Blitz Astral Eyeshadow Quad in Ritualistic Rose
£55
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: ONE/SIZE Setting Spray

ONE/SIZE On 'Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray (£30)

This best-selling spray is best-selling for a reason. If you're in the market for a light, non-sticky setting spray, then it's time for you to become more acquainted with makeup artist, Patrick Starrr. Using green tea to tighten pours and witch hazel which gives a matte finish, this spray keeps makeup in place for up to 16 hours. It sells out regularly, so you need to keep an eye and snap it up as soon as it is restocked – an essential for party season.

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ONE/SIZE On 'Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray
£30
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Haus Labs Eye Library Shadow Palette

Haus Labs Eye Library Shadow Palette (£46)

If you're after an eyeshadow palette that is seriously pigmented, then this Haus Labs by Lady Gaga palette is worth adding to your basket. I love that there are vegan matte, shimmer, and glitter options so that I can build up the makeup depending on whether I'm after a neutral day look or a party look with more va-va-voom. Lady Gaga's beauty brand was given a rebrand last year making it only available in Sephora – and it's really paid off.

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Haus Labs Eye Library Shadow Palette
£46
from sephora.co.uk
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Best Beauty Products From Sephora: Salt & Stone Saffron and Cedar Scented Candle

Salt & Stone Saffron and Cedar Scented Candle (£49)

The Los Angeles based brand is finally available in the UK and it's one to have on your radar. Salt & Stone produces a range of beautiful smelling deodorants, body washes, and hand cream, but it's the candles that are really gorgeous. They are aesthetically pleasing so will look sleek in any Scandi-decorated home and have scents that are perfectly paired together, inspired by nature.

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Salt & Stone Saffron and Cedar Scented Candle
£49
from sephora.co.uk
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— Additional reporting by Jess Beech

Lauren Ezekiel is an associate editor at PS UK, where she writes about all things beauty and wellness. With a degree in journalism and 12 years' experience as a beauty editor at a leading Sunday supplement, she is obsessed with skincare, hair and makeup, and is often found offering advice to innocent bystanders. Her work has been published in Grazia, OK, Health and Beauty, The Sun, ASDA, Dare and Metro.
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