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50 Brilliant Things That Make You Look Hotter With Almost No Effort (& They're Under $25 On Amazon)

Glow up and keep your budget down.

by Chelsea Hall
50 Brilliant Things That Make You Look Hotter With Almost No Effort (& They're Under $25 On Amazon)
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If you want to upgrade your beauty game without emptying your wallet, I’ve rounded up 50 brilliant finds on Amazon, each under $25, that will have you looking hotter with almost no effort. From game-changing skin-care hacks to quick glow-up tools, these budget-friendly gems are here to simplify your daily routine and give your confidence a boost. Scroll on for a collection of essentials that makes looking fab an easy and affordable task.

1These Disposable Face Towels For Freshness Every time

These disposable towels are made from biobased viscose, and the 50-pack ensures you’ll have a fresh, clean cloth every time you wash. It features smooth and textured sides perfect for dry or wet use. Use them for gentle makeup removal, cleansing, or even tool cleaning. Travel-friendly and long-lasting, shoppers swear by these hygienic, compostable towelettes.

2This Holy-Grail Illuminator With Almost 30,000 Perfect Ratings

With nearly 30,000 perfect ratings and a nearly perfect 4.6 stars overall, it’s clear that Lumi Glotion is a fan-favorite for an easy touch of radiance. Its lightweight and hydrating formula can be worn alone, mixed with foundation, or used as a spot highlighter. “OMG! This is a holygrail product! Makes my skin feel and look amazing!” raved one shopper, adding, “Gives a beautiful tint of color and beautifully moisturizes without feeling greasy or heavy!”

  • Available sizes: 3
  • Available colors: 8

3This Foot Peel Mask With 70,000+ Ratings

This easy-to-use, cult-favorite foot mask gently exfoliates and softens with a botanical blend, revealing beautifully smooth skin. Just pop them on your feet for an hour, then await the gradual peeling process that occurs over the next week or so. “It’s an affordable and effective solution for achieving smooth, soft feet without the need for expensive salon treatments,” said one reviewer.

4A Waterproof Sealer To Keep Your Brows In Place

Keep your eyebrows in place all day with this eyebrow sealer. The waterproof formula seals your brow hairs for hours, along with any brow pencil or shadow, and also prevents smudging and sweat. Just swipe over your eyebrows with the applicator brush and let dry for about 30 seconds. It rinses away with cleanser or soap and water.

5The TikTok-Viral Hair Vitamin Serum

These TikTok-viral hair serum capsules also boasts thousands of glowing Amazon reviews. Customers rave about the delightful scent and nourishing formula, which delivers salon-worthy smoothness and shine. Ideal for all hair types, just apply the serum from a capsule to wet hair — there’s no need to rinse. One shopper reported, “I saw too many videos on TikTok about this product and I was curious about it so I decided to give it a try. Let me tell you that this is the best hair thing I ever had.”

6This Hydrating Face Primer Infused With Sunscreen

This face moisturizer is super hydrating, and it also includes mineral sunscreen, offering SPF 50+ protection without leaving a white cast. The dual-purpose formula hydrates with aloe vera while serving as a smooth, matte primer for flawless makeup. It’s reef-safe and nonirritating, making it a gentle and effective option for sun protection and moisturized skin.

7This Rosé Facial Sheet Mask For A Spa-Like Experience At Home

For an instant spa-like pick-me-up, this rosé facial sheet mask infused with lush moisturizers and botanicals is a refreshing choice. Strawberry extract naturally brightens while hyaluronic acid deeply moisturizes, leaving your face looking fresh, plump, and dewy.

8This Budget-Friendly Multi Stick For Eyes, Cheeks, & Lips

This multi stick is a beauty must-have for simplifying your daily routine. The blendable cream-to-powder formula seamlessly transitions from eyeshadow to lipstick to blush, ensuring a unified, monochromatic makeup look. Its lightweight, mistake-proof formula makes it perfect for on-the-go touch-ups, and it’s 100% cruelty-free and vegan. With nearly 40,000 perfect five-star ratings, it’s a budget-friendly fan favorite.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors: 7

9A Fan-Favorite Face Oil Infused With Rosehip & Vitamin E

Help hydrate and even out skin tone with this skin therapy face oil. Formulated with smoothing retinol, soothing rosehip, and brightening vitamin C, it encourages a smooth, glowing complexion while addressing fine lines and pigmentation. Over 30,000 perfect ratings indicate it’s a much-loved fan-favorite.

10A Cult-Fave Mascara That Delivers A False Lash-Effect

Leave clumpy lashes behind with this false lash-effect mascara. Its unique conic brush sculpts and volumizes, creating a bold, defined look. The price couldn’t be more budget-friendly, but it still delivers luxe results for an effortlessly glamorous eye. Need further convincing? Just scope the hundreds of thousands of glowing ratings.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors: 2

11This Eyebrow Pencil For Defined & Natural-Looking Brows

For expertly defined brows, this micro eyebrow pencil is a top pick. Its ultra-fine tip allows for precise, natural-looking strokes that fill and shape with ease. The spoolie end ensures a seamless blend, making it ideal for creating brows that look both defined and natural.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors: 22

12This Hydrating Eye Stick With A Refreshing Cooling Effect

Infused with Icelandic mineral water, this cooling eye balm offers hydration and a refreshing cooling effect. It has a lightweight texture and deeply moisturizing components that include niacinimide and Icelandic moss. It works to reduce puffiness and soothe tired skin for an under-eye area that looks revitalized and refreshed.

  • Available options: 5

13A Matte Peel-Off Lip Stain Offered In So Many Hues

This peel-off lip stain is a beauty must-have for long-lasting, vibrant color. Its unique matte formulation is designed for smudge-proof, water-resistant wear that also hydrates thanks to ingredients like squalane and purified seaweed. Swipe it on and wait 30 seconds, then wipe away. It maintains a transfer-proof stain that maintains its bold finish through any activity.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors: 30

14This Teeth Whitening Powder Formulated With Activated Charcoal

Achieve a sparkling smile with this teeth whitening powder. Enriched with activated charcoal sourced from coconuts, it helps gently buff away stains while the calcium carbonate works to strengthen teeth and gums. It has a fluoride-free formula and spearmint flavor, making strain removal both effective and refreshing.

15This Hydrating Lip Balm That Customizes Color To Your Unique pH

This lip balm has an innovative technology that customizes a natural shade just for you. It reacts to your skin’s unique pH, transforming into a personalized shade that enhances your lips with the perfect soft glow. In addition to its velvety, moisturizing finish, it also adds a delicate shimmer that captures the light.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors: 7

16A Cuticle Remover With Almost 36,000 5-Star Ratings

For salon-level cuticle care at home, look no further than this wildly popular cuticle remover. It quickly dissolves tough cuticles and hangnails, leaving nails and nailbeds clean and nourished thanks to the lanolin-enriched formula. One of the thousands of five-star reviewers shared, “Man, this stuff works! With 2-3 mins my cuticles were so soft I was able to basically wipe them right off [...].”

17A Snail Mucin Repair Cream For A Smooth & Hydrated Skin Barrier

This snail mucin repair cream is a skin-care gem. Loaded with highly concentrated snail secretion, it works to repair damaged skin, improve texture, and deliver a healthy, radiant glow. Its lightweight formula absorbs quickly, leaving your face feeling hydrated without any stickiness. It’s suitable for sensitive, acne-prone, or dry skin. No wonder it’s earned more than 17,000 glowing ratings (and counting!)

18These Hair Fibers For An Instantly Thicker, Fuller Look

This hair thickening fiber mimics the consistency of hair follicles to deliver a fuller appearance from the root. It comes in 14 different shades to best match a wide range of hair colors. To use, lightly tap onto the roots of your hair, targeting the area you want to fill in or touch up for seamless, undetectable results.

  • Available sizes: 5
  • Available colors: 14

19This Deeply Repairing Protein Treatment Suitable For All Hair Types

Help revive lifeless hair with this hair protein treatment that’s enriched with ceramides and collagen. This intensive mask is suitable for all hair types, even those exposed to intense heat or sun. Its rich, deep conditioning formula works in five minutes, leaving your hair smoother and more resilient.

20These Tea Tree-Infused Eyelid Wipes To Help Soothe Irritation

Eyelids tend to be one of the more sensitive areas of the face, and these single-use eyelid wipes — offered in a 30-pack — provide a comforting solution for cleansing without irritation. Infused with tea tree oil, they help soothe the lids, leaving the eye area feeling refreshed and lifted, whether you're removing makeup or adding an extra layer of cleansing to your skin-care routine.

21A 3-Step Teeth Whitening Kit With A Pro-Grade LED Light

This whitening kit includes everything you need for a brighter smile, from comfortable universal trays to an LED light, offering a convenient and professional whitening experience. This comprehensive set tackles stains from coffee, wine, and smoking with its gentle, 35% carbamide peroxide gel formula.

22An Ultra-Hydrating Lip Oil You’ll Want To Take Everywhere

This lip oil is made with a blend of apple seed oil and peony extract, delivering a natural hint of color and long-lasting moisture. It offers a subtle plumping effect and a glossy finish while keeping your lips hydrated and vibrant. Choose from an array of tasty fruity flavors.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors: 17

23A Hair Wax Stick With Flexible Hold

This hair wax stick is an easy way to achieve sleek styles that’ll stay in place. Whether you're taming flyaways or laying down your edges, this unscented wax offers flexible, buildable hold without feeling sticky or leaving behind any greasy residue.

  • Available sizes: 3

24This Long-Lasting Matte Liquid Lipstick

This high-performing liquid matte lipstick applies like a gloss but dries to a soft matte finish that lasts all day. It comes in a range of vibrant color options, offering a bold, kiss-proof look along with the moisturizing benefits of jojoba oil and vitamin E.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors: 21

25This Cocoa Butter-Infused Body Oil For Glowy Skin

Incorporate this moisturizing body oil into your skin-care routine to instantly enhance your skin's radiance and achieve a dewy glow. Infused with nourishing cocoa butter and argan oil, the formula is also designed to address scars and stretch marks, all while delivering a luminous finish.

26An SPF 30 Face Primer That Delivers A Filter-Like Finish

This face primer not only blurs pores for a filter-like finish but also protects your skin from harmful UV rays with SPF 30. It has a lightweight, demi-matte finish that works to lock in makeup while enhancing your natural glow. It’s ideal for all skin types, too.

27A Whipped Pudding Cream You Can Use From Your Hair To Your Hands

If your hair or body is in need of some hydrating TLC, this whipped pudding cream is a multi-purpose go-to. This soft whipped formula is designed to infuse moisture from your scalp to the ends of your hair, and can even be used to protect your face and hands from extreme weather.

28A 4-Pack Of Tinted Lip Balms Made With Organic Beeswax

Boasting an impressive 4.6-star overall rating, these tinted balms blend hydrating ingredients like organic beeswax, castor oil, cocoa butter, and coconut oil to provide a wash of color and deep moisture. Perfect as a base or on their own, these balms add versatile color while keeping your lips nourished all day.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors/flavors: 19

29A Toenail Repair Treatment With Speedy Results

This two-pack of fungal nail repair drops is designed to tackle discoloration, brittleness, and damage with speedy effectiveness. The potent formulation, bolstered with plant-based ingredients, works to restore your nails to a clear state. “Totally love it. I finally found something very effective and fast working,” expressed one reviewer.

30A K-Beauty Lip Sleeping Mask For Pillow-Soft Lips

Treat your lips overnight with this K-beauty lip sleeping mask, enriched with hydrating peptides, deep-penetrating amino acids, and soothing plant extracts like lavender and chamomile. It hydrates and smooths lips while you sleep, reducing dryness and restoring natural softness.

31These Toothbrush & Flosser Sticks For Convenient Brushing Anytime, Anywhere

These Brushees make for easy on-the-go oral care — the pocket-sized tool combines a toothbrush, toothpaste, toothpick, and floss. With toothpaste-coated bristles and multi-functional features, they’re a must for quick, effective oral hygiene that’s ideal for travel or busy days. And, no water is needed.

32This Holder To Keep Your Beauty Sponge Clean & Handy

Keep your beauty sponge clean and dry with this silicone beauty sponge holder. Its design promotes airflow, helping prevent odor and ensure optimal hygiene. Ideal for travel or home use, this holder is durable and easy to clean, making it a simple accessory for keeping your sponge in good condition.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors: 10

33This Botanical Serum Designed To Promote Hair Growth

This gentle, plant-based hair growth oil is suitable for all hair types and is packed with essential oils like rosemary and thyme, as well as nourishing vitamin E and jojoba oil. Best used as a warm hair mask, this treatment is designed to stimulate circulation and strengthen hair, promoting growth.

34A Long-Lasting, Waterproof Lip Pencil

This lip liner pencil has a long-lasting, smudge-proof formula that provides vibrant color along with a dose of moisture. Whether defining your lips or creating an ombre effect, this liner provides up to six hours of wear so you can flawlessly go about your day.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors: 4

35This Unique Glass Buffing File For Softer, Smoother Feet

Achieving salon-worthy results at home is simple with this unique glass foot file. Its ergonomic design makes it easy to hold in the palm of your hand as it gently but effectively buffs away dead skin for a soft, smooth, refreshed foot. Plus, it’s easy to clean and store.

36A Dry Shampoo Powder With A Mess-Free Application

The formulation of this dry shampoo powder absorbs excess oil and sweat from the root for refreshed hair in between wash days. The unique packaging infuses the included puff with powder — simply tap onto your scalp to evenly distribute the product onto the desired areas without making a mess.

  • Available sizes: 3
  • Available colors: 5

37These Clever Powder Puff Triangles To Evenly Blend Makeup

Offered as a budget-friendly six-pack, these triangle powder puffs are an upgrade from traditional makeup sponges. The clever triangular shape makes it easier to reach more challenging areas of the face, such as the corners of the eyes and the T-zone. In turn, the broader end of the puff allows you to evenly distribute and blend makeup onto larger areas of the face.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors: 17

38A Tinted Gel For Bold, Smudge-Free Brows

With just a few strokes of this tinted brow gel, you can achieve a natural-looking full brow. The design of the spoolie brush allows for more precise application — the product applies like mascara, is fast-drying, and waterproof, for long-lasting brows that won’t smudge.

  • Available sizes: One Size
  • Available colors: 6

39A Fan-Favorite Spot Treatment To Tackle Pesky Breakouts

Over 58,000 customers have given this acne spot treatment a perfect five-star rating. It’s earned its stripes for being a fast-acting solution to help get rid of existing breakouts and even prevent new acne from occurring. This topical retinoid is FDA-approved and gentle enough to be used once daily.

  • Available sizes: 4

40These Plant-Based Makeup Remover Wipes

These plant-based makeup remover wipes quickly remove oil, residue, and makeup to cleanse the skin without drying it out — even waterproof makeup is no match. They are hypoallergenic, fragrance-free, and gentle enough for sensitive skin, sensitive eyes, and contact lens wearers.

41A Volumizing Texture Spray For Visibly Fuller Hair

A volumizing spray like this one is a simple way to add texture and fullness to your hairstyles. This lightweight, nonsticky spray is enriched with hair-boosting polymers — to use, apply to your strands while damp, then style as usual for a more voluminous, bouncy outcome.

42This Lightweight Facial Sunscreen Suitable For Breakout-Prone Skin

This sunscreen serum has a lightweight, nongreasy formula that’s an ideal product for acne-prone and sensitive skin. It provides broad-spectrum protection without clogging pores, causing irritation, or leaving behind a pesky white cast. Infused with soothing ingredients, it also hydrates while defending against UV damage. You can layer it under makeup or wear it solo for a little extra glow.

43This Highly Rated, Soothing Lip Treatment

This lip treatment boasts a 4.5-star overall rating after 11,000 reviews thanks to its rich properties. Formulated with deeply moisturizing ingredients such as vitamin E and Hawaiian kukui nut oil, it hydrates and rejuvenates your lips. “This product is so nourishing and works wonders when your lips are super dry or chapped,” raved one reviewer.

  • Available sizes: 6
  • Available colors: 6

44This Nail Growth System That Helps Repair & Strengthen Brittle Nails

This nail growth system is designed to strengthen the nail bed and promote growth, while also preventing damage from the environment and harsh nail products. Use it as a base coat with nail polish or alone for best results, and apply a layer of the product to each nail for seven consecutive days.

45These Maximum Strength Acne Pads That Can Be Used On Your Face & Back

These pre-soaked acne pads can be used on the face and back to deeply exfoliate the skin. Infused with salicylic acid along with AHA and BHA complexes, they work to fight blemishes and reveal a smooth texture. The compact packaging makes this product ideal to toss into your gym or travel bag for use on the go.

46This Budget-Friendly Makeup Brush Set

This makeup brush set is a must-have for both beauty beginners and pros. The ultra-soft bristles make applying makeup a breeze, whether you’re blending foundation or contouring your cheeks. With a shadow diffuser brush, flat liner brush, beauty sponge, and more, this set makes a solid, budget-friendly buy for anyone looking to elevate their makeup game.

47A Dry Brush To Gently Exfoliate Skin

This body brush works to exfoliate and improve circulation in one step. The firm, natural bristles slough off dead skin, leaving you with a smoother, more radiant glow. It’s perfect for dry brushing before your shower to help detoxify the skin and promote a healthy, vibrant look. Bonus: It's a quick and easy way to get a mini spa experience right at home.

48This Gentle Yet Effective Detangling Brush With A Unique Design

The spiral design of this detangling brush isn’t just for looks — it’s a game changer for tangle-prone hair. The flexible bristles glide through knots, helping minimizing breakage and pulling. Suitable for both wet and dry hair, it’s an ideal tool for curly, textured, or fine strands and can cut down your styling time.

49This Highly Potent Face Cream With Retinol

Shoppers are obsessed with this retinol-infused face cream, and here’s why: It’s formulated to reduce the appearance of texture and dark spots while helping boost skin’s elasticity. Good for nighttime use, this cream helps rejuvenate your complexion while you sleep, so you wake up looking refreshed. Need further convincing? Just check out the 26,000+ perfect ratings.

50This Hydrating & Plumping Facial Moisturizer

This hydrating moisturizer is packed with peptides and squalane that lock in moisture and create a dewy, fresh look — the brand even says this helps stimulate collagen production. It delivers hydration without feeling heavy or greasy, and its plumping effect helps make skin appear firm and hydrated.