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Beauty products you love you rarely aee anyone else mention.

15 replies

Enko · 08/12/2025 08:44

I wondered what beauty products you all use regularly that you rarely see mentioned anywhere.

For me its O'Keefes's. Healthy feet Cream. I see the hand cream recommended a lot but not the foot cream. Only cream Ive come across that isn't mint for feet (I have very hot feet and the mint just makes them hotter) my feet have stopped constantly feeling dry since I discovered this cream.

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Bpod1 · 08/12/2025 17:12

You can get O'Keefes foot cream on Amazon. I think the main reason it isn't recommended is because it doesn't have Urea in it which is the key ingredient in a foot cream

Enko · 08/12/2025 18:48

Bpod1 · 08/12/2025 17:12

You can get O'Keefes foot cream on Amazon. I think the main reason it isn't recommended is because it doesn't have Urea in it which is the key ingredient in a foot cream

Edited

Depends on what you are looking for in a cream surely. For me it has worked great and for the first.time ever I have not got dry skin on my.feet.

Im surprised there are not more responses. Wondering what others see as their hidden gem.

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MasculineProviderEnergy · 08/12/2025 18:56

The O'Keefe hand cream is horrible . And that's why nobody recommends it. Neutrogena is much better.

SocksAndTheCity · 08/12/2025 18:58

Mine is Blistex (formerly Blisteze) lip cream, which was unavailable for a while when one of the ingredients became scarce (I think). I was so happy to see it back I bought four tubes in case it disappeared again.

I've never had cold sores so I don't know how effective it is on them, but it fixes any dryness or cracking in no time Smile

StruggleFlourish · 08/12/2025 19:05

Bonnie bell 10-0-6 astringent cleaner.
The only one that doesn't give me an allergic reaction

Breltrin · 08/12/2025 19:42

Monderma vegan tretinoin. Kerastase 24 hour night serum.

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 08/12/2025 19:54

I flipping love O'keeffes - it is brilliant for my super dry eczema prone skin. Or it WAS till they discontinued the brilliant body cream, also hand balm seems to have gone

La Roche Posay is the only body cream as good for me and it is £££

Other things that are great -

lanolips 101 ointment for dry overnight lips (O Keefes is the best daytime I think)

Aquaphore balm for dry skin patches

Curel rich eye cream (next best thing since Bobbi Brown changed the formula) for dry skin around eyes

Clinique hydrating overnight mask

Bumble and bumble styling cream (best thing for texture, curls or not)

Bumble and bumble feather light shampoo and conditioner - if you have fine/dry hair

Hair Botox - not Botox, a deep conditioning treatment your hairdresser seals in with straightening irons, great for frizz and to calm down curls

Clinique curling mascara

Philip Kingsley elastiser, Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser but everyone knows them. L'Occaitane hemp hand cream (no better than O'Keefes overnight mind you) and Almond oil shower gel should probably be more known

I am all about the dry skin and hair, clearly

ThePoshUns · 08/12/2025 20:23

O keefes foot cream is the best.
I really like Q&A aha body wash and lotion, keeps skin so smooth and silky.

TheGodOfSmallPotatoes · 08/12/2025 20:41

ETUDE Dear Darling Watertint for lips. Soooooo much better and cheaper than Benetint

Breltrin · 08/12/2025 21:12

O'Keeffe's foot cream does hold well. I can only put it on before bed.

Enko · 08/12/2025 23:01

@theunbreakablecleopatrajones

I also like the lanolip balm.

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ThreeTescoBags · 08/12/2025 23:48

Pixi glow mist (the original, the rose variation is nice, but the original argon oil one is the best). I put it on over make up and it gives you that glowy, just been for a gentle walk on a summers evening look, instantly. I love it.

I'm also a huge fan of Dior skin glow foundation and spotlight oral care tooth whitening strips.

isthismylifenow · 09/12/2025 04:55

I don't know if you can get it (I'm not in UK) or perhaps you have similar.. Glyco-oil. It's glycerine/oil mix which is just the most hydrating product ever. And cheap as chips. I add some to a body lotion or just use it on its own for a hydration blast. Even over night on my face every now and then. It just gives such a nice glow to the skin.

Hado Lado super hydrating lotion. It's not actually a lotion, more like a toner consistency. I use it as a first step and never have that dry texture to my skin that I would sometimes get from foundation.

Nivea in the blue tin.

And EA 8 hour cream which has so many uses.

ThePoshUns · 09/12/2025 07:19

ThreeTescoBags · 08/12/2025 23:48

Pixi glow mist (the original, the rose variation is nice, but the original argon oil one is the best). I put it on over make up and it gives you that glowy, just been for a gentle walk on a summers evening look, instantly. I love it.

I'm also a huge fan of Dior skin glow foundation and spotlight oral care tooth whitening strips.

Ooh like the sound of the mist, thank you

BoxOfCats · 09/12/2025 07:43

Mac lip primer. Helps lipsticks last longer, really great to stop matte lipsticks from feeling dry.

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