The Beauty Staples We’re Bringing Into 2025

I didn’t deal with acne much as a teen. Unfortunately, as an adult, I getpimply. Thesetreatment padshelp me get through the worst breakouts. The main ingredient, salicylic acid, keeps pimples from getting bigger and more inflamed, and prevents new breakouts. They’re much less messy than a spot treatment and more effective thanpimple patches(I have yet to try a pimple patch that I feelreallydid something).—Ambar Pardilla

I haven’t paid for eyebrow tinting since 2020, and it’s all thanks to thisat-home dye kit. It really couldn’t be simpler: I block out the outline of my brows with Vaseline to keep my skin dye free, then mix the dye and developer, paint it on areas where my brows are sparse with an eyeliner brush, leave it for ten minutes, and wipe it off with a micellar water-soaked cotton round to reveal perfectly tinted brows every time. The kit isn’t particularly sexy but I like the retro-ish packaging and it gets the job done. —Dominique Pariso

I have no shortage of moisturizers and lip balms, but I’ll always have a tub ofVaselineon hand. They’ve made some attempts to cutesify with flavors like vanilla and rose, but I’ll always be loyal to the no-frills, unscented one. It’s just unbelievably useful for everything you can think of: not just the obvious like moisturizing elbows and sealing cuts, but also removing makeup, lubricating squeaky hinges, oiling cracked leather … Apparently, it’s even a great campfire starter!!—Kitty Guo

I know that it is gross, but when I need my mid-winter feet to look heel-ready in 24 hours notice, I lather up the thickest layer ofCeraVeonto my heels, pop on a pair of bed socks, and leave it overnight. It’s overstimulating, it feels disgusting, it ruins socks. But it works. —Rachael Griffiths

I’ve had a jar of thisointmentfor far too long, but it’s an essential in my medicine cabinet. Most recently, it saved me from a terrible breakout I got around my lips after trying out a new lipstick. For days, I applied a certain hyped lip mask for some help, but it just made the problem much worse. Finally, I switched to this solely, and within two days, my lips were back to normal. I’ve also used it for tattoo healing, cracked heels, and other random dry patches in the winter.—Arielle Avila

I recommended thisbalmback in 2020 for mosquito bites and since then I’ve taken to using it whenever my skin is in distress. It was my go-to when I was in Mexico City back in April and saved my ultra-itchy, irritated skin when nothing else worked. Even stuff that was supposed to help, like the Dr. Jart soothing Cicarepair line wasn’t as effective as this balm. I don’t travel without it.—Tembe Denton-Hurst