The 8 Best Glossier Products, According to an Ex-Employee

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Glossier has a reputation for making some of Gen Z’s most beloved makeup and skincare products. As a former Glossier retail employee, I’ve learned the ins and outs of the company’s products and can now recognize what’s actually worth spending money on. With all of the brand’s TikTok buzz, it can get difficult to discern what the best Glossier products actually are.

Whether you’re a Cloud Paint fan or a Balm Dotcom loyalist, everyone has something to say about Glossier’s products. The brand has a huge fan community, and there are definitely Glossier super fans that know more about the products than I do. But having access to Glossier’s whole catalog of products has made me a lot more familiar with them, and after spending 7 months as an employee there, I now feel comfortable sharing my knowledge. 

One thing I’ve learned is there’s no shame in not loving every single Glossier product. My coworkers and I would go on long rants about how we hated each other’s favorite products—and vice versa. But the truth is everyone has different needs and wants. Not everything that works for you will work for everyone else, no matter what the Glossier Redditors say. 

In my experience, Glossier fans are very loyal to their holy grail of products. (Especially when one of those products gets reformulated.) And through testing and learning about each individual product, I’ve established my own Glossier holy grail.

Looking for the best Glossier products to create a holy grail of your own? These are the products I would personally recommend to anyone who comes into the store—and the ones I would give to my friends and family.