2026 Beauty Haul of Fame! The Year’s Best Performing Foundations, Worth-It K-Beauty & The $10 Drugstore Hair Steal We Both Adore

The 2026 Hall of Fame is officially here! In this annual edition, we’re opening up our top shelves and inducting the absolute best, most non-negotiable beauty discoveries from our monthly #DamnGood reviews into our editor-curated Breaking Beauty Haul of Fame.

From the K-beauty products that really perform (beyond their virality) to the French pharmacy secrets worth every single penny, we’re giving you the breakdown of the breakthrough skincare, makeup, and hair formulas that we’re keeping in our daily routines for years to come.

In this episode we cover:

• The 2026 K-beauty boom: Why products from Anua, Mediheal, and Rom&nd are permanently taking over our beauty cabinets.
• French pharmacy luxury: The new-to-us French cosmetic chemist brands bringing an artisanal approach to high-performance skincare.
• The year of the foundation reformulation: The 2026 upgrades that replaced our longtime favourites — and the $110 foundation drops that live up to the hype.
• Acne stars: The surprising celebrity-backed priming milk that rivals expert formulas for acne-prone skin, plus the exact blemish pads Carlene’s daughter says outperformed anything else in her Mom’s beauty closet this year.
• Heavy-duty hair performers: Jill’s go-to wet-to-dry dry shampoo that eliminates oil, stops odour, and adds serious volume for three days straight, plus the under-$10 drugstore hair mask that has found a spot in both of your hosts' wash-day rotation.

🎙️ For more related conversations like this, check out these episodes:

Your #DamnGood Summer 2026 Makeup Guide Featuring Guest Editor, Makeup Artist Nikki La Rose

#DamnGood K-Beauty Special! What to Buy (And What to Skip)

It’s our 2025 Haul of Fame!

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