First Half Favorites

Whether we are ready or not, we are now officially in the 2nd half of 2026! I saw a trend of sharing your first half favorites along with mid year resets (coming soon also), and I definitely have some to recommend.

Some new, some repeat that I just keep loving. & that are absolutely worth it.

While its been a lot of makeup and skincare in these posts, I want to take it a bit further to even more in the whole lifestyle topic. Because why not right? If you are like me, you like recs of all kinds!

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First Half Favorites for 2026 ♡

Some of the things I’m going to feature are on my Amazon Storefront here , but as I’m trying to move more so to other affiliate programs and stores as much as possible, some things are individually linked also.

& as always I don’t like to promote overconsumption, and recommend thrifting (like on Thredup and similar or local) or buying second hand when possible!

Let’s start with a common favorite – makeup – and go to the other topics from there.

Makeup

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New shades that finally match even more skin tones! While it is pretty matte, I make it work with skin prep.

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Neutral/cool toned cream contour that is the best I’ve ever used.

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cLOVER and Cold Call are my cool toned favorites. Lip STAIN.

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Cool neutral taupe brown lip liner pencil – new to them and I love.
Also plastic free I believe!

Skincare & Self Care

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Delish smelling natural deo that WORKS. This new serum is even better.

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If you have DRY skin, you will love this. Super hydrating and leaves skin feeling amazing!

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Finally a VEGAN lip mask that deeply hydrates. Its been my fave for years now! Yummy vanilla too.

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Retinal that works wonders. Best I’ve used and it transforms my skin overnight!

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Conditioner BAR – I’ve been using the shampoo for years and finally tried the bar. Never going back!

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My new fave cleanser. I was using the green version but this is so much more hydrating!

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Simple, organic hydration. Can’t ever go wrong with that.

MISC

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Healthy air is important, especially during wildfire season. Its always a good idea to have a purifier.

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Specifically for smoke filtering. This really helped during smokey bad air quality so far this year.

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I’ve talked about this so much and I will again! lol The best vitamins I’ve been taking for **years** now.

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Starbucks at home? Yep! This is apparently the **same** brand that literally makes SB syrups. Tested personally! It tastes the same so seems legit!

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My favorite purse I’ve ever owned. FP dupe apparently and **vegan**. Perfect size!

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Its hard to find vegan friendly taper candles! These are the best and most affordable I’ve found. Love.

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Fave vegan protein powder for probably 5+ years now. I usually go for chocolate!

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I’ve been obsessed with my new cookware for all my recipes. the large deep pan is my FAVE of all. One pot meals done easy!

So yeah! This is what I had so far for some first half favorites – when I like things I love to share to others and rave about them. Some of these things I’ve been talking about lol.

I might add more to this, or even just doing an end of year post like this as well.

I’ve truly found some staples that greatly improve my life, and I hope you can enjoy also!