With beauty products, slow and steady usually wins the race toward noticeable results. The operative word here is "usually." While the industry definitely has its fair share of flukes and far-fetched marketing, some beauty products can work almost instantaneous miracles. How do I know? I've witnessed said witchcraft firsthand, and I'm about to reveal the guilty-as-charged products below. But that's not all. To make the deal even sweeter, the products below are on sale. That's right, Dermstore's Anniversary Sale is happening from August 8 to 17.
To make the most of this opportunity for major savings (I'm talking about up to 25% off on all participating brands), use code CHEERS at checkout. I'm sure you have your own bucket list of beauty products you've been waiting to snag at a temporarily discounted price point, but keep scrolling to discover the summer beauty staples I highly recommend due to how damn fast they'll improve your outer—and likely inner—glow.
Everyone and their mother (aka beauty lovers, editors, celebrities, and makeup artists) hoard this iconic French face cream from Embryolisse. It might be a controversial statement, but I liken it to an actually affordable dupe for Augustinus Bader's famed formula, especially when it's 20% off.
I realize I'm serving you a lot of face cream, but I can't curb my excitement. All my favorites for dewy, healthy skin are on sale. I've been a longtime fan of Weleda's best-selling Swiss Skin Food formula. While I prefer the brand's Ultra-Rich version in the drier months, I like to switch to this light alternative once temperatures start to skyrocket.
This dark circle–diffusing eye cream from Sunday Riley has been around for years, and it's still my ride-or-die go-to when I'm battling puffiness and shadows. It has a subtle pearly effect, which is like applying a filter over stubborn circles, and it even has skin-tightening ingredients like caffeine for an instantaneous eye-lift effect.
There's a reason this anti-aging, collagen-feeding cleansing balm from Elemis is trending right now. It's amazing. Trust me when I say you've never tried a better cleaning balm than this superfood-spiked option. Not only does it deeply cleanse and fortify your skin but extra-special ingredients like starflower and elderberry oil will make your skin gleam like never before.
For months, it was almost impossible to get your hands on this firming eye cream from Peter Thomas Roth due to how viral it was on TikTok. If you're after instant results, you'll flip for how this youth-enhancing elixir virtually erases fine lines and wrinkles. I have a feeling it won't last long during Dermstore's Summer Sale this year.
Listen—I know this body cream is expensive, but it's also not just any ol' body cream. It's witchcraft in a jar—anti-aging (thanks to artemia salina), firming and tightening (thanks to a special Oligo-Collagen Complex), and softening and moisturizing (thanks to essential fatty acids via omega 3s and 6s).
Need a five-minute detox for clogged pores, excess oil, and general congestion? This purifying face mask containing zinc, grape water, and green clay is my not-so-secret weapon.
Not to be dramatic, but I was in awe the first time I used this overnight facial treatment on my acne-prone skin. Not only did any friends on my face look significantly smaller and less inflamed, but my skin also just looked a hell of a lot healthier and more radiant. It probably has something to do with the impressive nutrition label, which features other skin game changers such as lactic acid, niacinamide, peptides, caffeine, and hyaluronic acid.
A little-known fact that's about to rock your world: Perricone MD makes some of the best skin-improving and least detectable makeup products you'll ever get your hands on. I have a soft spot for this dreamy dewy highlighter, which also boasts vitamin C and Chinese ginger root, but the blush is another summer must-have that won't let you down.
Expensive? Very. But trust me when I tell you absolutely no brand does an instantly skin-transforming sheet or eye mask like 111Skin. (It was concocted by a board-certified plastic surgeon, after all!) It's so hard to choose a favorite mask out of the brand's cult-loved collection, but as far as instantaneous, super-noticeable results go, it just doesn't get any more inexplicable than these hydrating, puff-reducing, and tightening eye masks. Try it pre-event or mid-hangover, and thank me later!
I will never forget the first time I used Dermaflash's best-selling facial-shaving tool. It looked like someone had taken millimeters off of my face, and my makeup never looked so smooth and glass-like. Nixing peach fuzz lends a slimmer, more sculpted look to your facial structure, and you'll reap major benefits from the next-level exfoliation perks. This mini version is so convenient for traveling, so it's at the top of my shopping list.
Speaking of an opportune time to invest, there's never been a better time to click "add to cart" on everyone's favorite microcurrent sculpting device. You'll notice a difference the first time you use it, but if you're consistent, the lifting and tightening perks get better and better.
As much as I love the sun and lazy days at the beach or by the pool, it can do a major number on lightened strands in terms of unwanted brassiness. I'm not a huge fan of many purple shampoos, but this sulfate-free formula from Olaplex neutralizes yellow tones in one freaking go without looking overly ashy—IYKYK. Olaplex is one of my all-time favorite haircare brands, so I honestly recommend stocking up on the entire line while you can snag 20% off.
I always felt meh about neck-improving products until I discovered this multitasking gem from Tracie Martyn. It has a devout celeb following, and it's become a nightly ritual that yields instant gratification in the tightening, firming, and hydrating departments.
This tinted, light-reflecting blurring lotion from Vita Liberata has become a summer essential for me, and it's also one of the most-used products slathered on celebs by their makeup artists before an event or award show. (Hailey Bieber is a known-wearer!)
So technically, IS Clinical's line of cult-favorite skincare products isn't on sale during the retailer's Summer Sale, but you can get triple points on your purchase. I actually don't use retinol, and I rely on this potent skin-transforming serum instead (a few nights a week!) for its combined anti-aging, brightening, and breakout-busting benefits. Trust me when I say you'll wake up to significantly better skin.
