The Best Beauty Products of 2025: Our 25 Must-Have Skincare + Makeup Hall of Fame Winners

Lipstick on the Rim

Sony Music

Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, Arts

4.3 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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It’s our fifth annual Beauty Hall of Fame, and we’re celebrating with our biggest roundup yet — 25 iconic products that defined our routines in 2025. From new discoveries we can’t stop reaching for to the classics that have earned permanent top-shelf status, this is the definitive guide to what actually works. Molly and Emese break down the crème de la crème across skincare, makeup, hair, body, and fragrance — the repeat offenders, the surprise obsessions, and the tried-and-true staples that survived every trend, every season, and every test. Expect lash serums that truly deliver, concealers that flex with your face, bronzers that sculpt in seconds, clean palettes that make every eye look effortless, under-eye patches that wake your whole complexion up, exfoliating pads that change your skin’s texture, mist-on glow in a bottle, and the fragrances that make strangers stop you in elevators. Five years, countless products, and one very dialed list — the official 2025 Beauty Hall of Fame has arrived. Grab your notes app and credit cards. It’s a good one. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Mentioned in this Episode: https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/3140573 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you ever spent way too much on perfume, like $150 and then realized you can't stand it?
0:05.0	That's exactly why I'm obsessed with micro perfumes.
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0:18.0	They're pocket-sized vials, perfect for sampling or tossing your bag, for travel or just nights out. I've tried a few perfumes through them. In fact, I just tried Dior Gador and Tom Ford's Soleil Blanc. This shipping was super fast. I didn't have to gamble on a $200 bottle. I just might regret. The best part? You're getting real designer brands for just a few bucks per sample.
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1:03.0	Here's the thing about being a great gift giver.
1:05.4	When you find something truly perfect for everyone on your list, you almost don't want to give it away.
1:10.4	That's exactly
1:11.3	what happened with my first quins order. Everything is so soft, so beautifully made, I was genuinely
1:16.6	tempted to just keep it all for myself. Quince has basically taken over my holiday shopping list this
1:21.8	year. They've got those Mongolian cashmere sweaters that are buttery soft and only $50 when they'd normally cost at least $200 or
1:29.9	more, the kind you'll wear over and over again. Then there's the denim that somehow goes with
1:34.6	everything, silk tops and skirts for when you need to look a little more pulled together, cozy
1:38.7	beanies and scarves and down jackets that actually keep you warm without feeling bulky. But the Italian wool coats? Those are my
1:45.2	absolute top pick. They look totally designer, chic, structured, and luxurious, but the price won't
1:50.5	make you panic. And that's the magic of quids. They work directly with trusted factories that
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