No Buy Skincare for 2026
I love me a good deal or a great dupe, so here's some skincare products that I won't be indulging in this year only because I have a plethora of them already.
✨ Skin Nutrition serums ($1.25): I bought an entire selection of these serums to try and honestly, they're hands down my favorite out of anything else I've tried. I love how soft they make my face feel, and the price point is great.
💕 Found: Dollar Tree
✨ Skin Nutrition Face Wash ($1.25): I bought two bottles of this stuff because of the hype, but I use this literally every day. It lathers nicely, it has a nice smell due to the tea tree oil. Also makes my skin feel nice and soft. The price point was a plus. I still have another bottle.
💕 Found: Dollar Tree
I heard both of these were The Ordinary Dupes, which given the price, these dupes are worth it!
✨Dani Beauty by Danielle Creations: ($5/bottle, $25-$30 for the complete set): I love the feel of the serum and cleanser. I think the price is pretty good, given the size of each bottle ranging from 2.5 fl. oz to 6 fl. oz. The other pieces also feel good. I have used this, just not regularly, but with my no-buy 2026 era, I plan to use this until it's gone.
💕 Found: Five Below
This is definitely a Bubbles dupe. My niece has the Bubbles brand and let me try it out, and I have to say, surprisingly, the serum was tacky and the moisturizer dried my face up.
✨ Global Beauty Brand moisturizers, creams, face washes, and serums ($1.25/piece): I absolutely love, love, love Global Beauty Brand products. I have the Bubbles dupe of this, and I have even restocked on pieces that I love. The moisturizers are not too watery for me, the face washes lather very well. Their Bubbles dupe, their Collagen line, and their Power Wash with caffeine have all been rebuys this year for me in 2025. Don't sleep on the Global Beauty Brand products.
💕 Found: Dollar Tree
✨B. Pure Beauty Brand ($1.25/piece): I bought the Olay Regenerist dupe and the Glow Recipe dupe. I tried them when I first bought them and loved the feel of the moisturizer for the Olay dupe. Nice smell, glass bottles, looks real nice on the vanity.
The same for the Glow Recipe dupe: nice smell, nice feel, glass bottles, and look nice on my bathroom vanity. I pulled these out of rotation only because I bought both the Bubbles dupes, but I will be using these again this year because they work well and smell very nice.
💕Found: Dollar Tree
✨Personal Care Body Wash ($1.25/piece): Definitely a Native dupe. I bought about 6 different ones when they became viral. My favorites are the pumpkin spice, peach ring, and the seasalt and cedar. They smell great, but I wish they lathered a little better. I feel like I use a lot more product just to get it to lather well. Still, on a budget, they smell and feel nice. My boyfriend loves when I use the seasalt and cedar one, always compliments me on it, right out of the shower.
💕 Found: Dollar Tree
Overall, if you're on a budget or just prefer living frugally, these are all great options. I did fall down the viral rabbit hole between the end of 2024 to mid 2025 because I was getting FOMO from seeing them all over social media.
Pros 👍🏻: I plan to use it all and knowing I have so much at home, and I have a few skincare products stocked at my boyfriends, will give me the incentive to not buy so much.
Con 👎🏻: I have anxiety from clutter, so I feel overwhelmed by the overstock, but hopefully this will influence to use everything I have before even thinking about restocking.
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