Need to save space in your luggage? Don’t have the time for a multi-step morning routine? Trying to cut back your beauty budget? There are many reasons to consider adding multitasking products to your makeup, skin care and hair regimens. Saving time and money aside, there are products out there that can actually benefit you in the long run.
To uncover these versatile sprays, creams and shadows, we tapped TODAY contributor Sarah Eggenberger to share her favorite 2-in-1 (and sometimes more!) products that are changing the game in the beauty space.
Keep reading to discover the best multitasking beauty products loved by our expert and editors.
Multitasking beauty products seen on The 3rd hour of TODAY
Dr. Brandt Skincare Oxygen Facial Duo
“The Dr. Brandt Oxygen Facial Duo is designed to help bring skin back to life,” shares Eggenberger. “The bubbling oxygen mask gently exfoliates away that surface buildup while infusing skin with hydration, leaving it looking smoother, brighter and more refreshed. The second step replenishes moisture and helps support the skin barrier, extending that healthy-looking glow.” This makes it an ideal product to use when your skin needs a reset after stress, travel, seasonal changes and more.
Plus, the duo is currently half the cost, exclusively for TODAY viewers, when using code TODAY at checkout. Valid until July 15.
This Shop TODAY editor-loved balm is a one-stop shop for giving your complexion an all-over glow. It can be worn on bare skin or layered on top of foundation, giving the illusion of ‘no-makeup, makeup.’
Plus, using it is easy since all you need are your trusty fingers. Use them to warm up the product, and then add the tinted balm (in one of the 10 shades of your choosing!) wherever you want a soft, natural-looking glow: cheeks, nose, lips, eyebrow bone, you name it!
Whether your brows never fully recovered from the great plucking period of the ‘90s or your hair is naturally sparse, you’ll want to consider all the benefits this brow product has to offer.
Not only can it give you an instant tint and volume, but its formula can also help your brows thicken over time, according to the brand. Simply stroke the gel across each brow and allow the mini fibers within the serum to do the work of filling and shaping along your natural brow line.
You won’t need to apply heat to achieve fuller hair — these hair clips give ‘instant’ volume as you dry or style hair. According to the brand, they’re lightweight and comfortable to wear for little effort and zero creases.
Regular exfoliation can help combat uneven skin tone and rough skin by sifting away these dead skin cells, bacteria and more, so smoother and brighter skin can be revealed with time.
For instance, “these clarifying pads help sweep away the buildup of sweat, oil, sunscreen and dead skin cells that can clog pores and contribute to body acne,” shares Eggenberger. “The gentle exfoliation also helps smooth rough, bumpy skin, leaving the chest, back, arms and legs looking clearer and feeling softer.”
If you’re intimidated by self-tanners, Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizer is a beginner-friendly option that hydrates the skin while developing a natural-looking, streak-free color.
“Apply it like your daily body lotion, paying extra attention to blending around the wrists, ankles, knees and elbows,” recommends Eggenberger. “Build your color gradually over a few days for the most natural-looking results.”
More multitasking beauty products to shop
This is a true multitasking soap formula that can be used daily on more than just your skin. According to the brand, the soap is effective as a shower gel, pet wash, laundry soap and more for countless ways to use.
With summer coming and spring weather already warming up our faces, you may be starting the switch to lighter skin care formulas. This Bioré item not only acts as a moisturizer and SPF, but it also can serve as a primer for your makeup. You never have to worry about it leaving a white cast because it absorbs quickly and invisibly. Plus, it contains some powerful ingredients that make it safe for mature skin types and won’t allow it to clog up your pores.
At this point, I think we all know the many benefits Vaseline seems to provide in the beauty space. (The pure petroleum jelly is a staple for fighting signs of aging, healing chapped skin, boosting hydration, and more recently, as an eye cream substitute.) But if you haven’t heard of the brand’s Jelly Sticks, you could also be missing out on some luminizing results.
This multitasking gem can be used all over the body to add moisture and a pop of highlight where you want to glow. You’ll want to add this to your travel bag so you can take care of dry spots anywhere, and without making a mess, thanks to its hands-free design.
While we love a fresh blowout, going to the salon can be both time-consuming and expensive. We’re obsessed with this hot tool that can style your hair, pump up its volume and create frizz-free results at the same time. Its secrets? A ceramic barrel that heats the hair in half the time than more conventional tools. It’s also designed with an ionic generator that gives your locks a shinier and smoother finish.
Only $6 for an eye, lip and cheek tint? Leave it to E.l.f. to create a product that sounds too good to be true, but actually delivers. Available in seven shades, this cream-to-powder multi-stick is the only product you need to create a stunning monochromatic look. The formula is made to glide on seamlessly and smoothly, and it’s also infused with shea butter to leave a nourishing finish behind.
Love the look of a makeup application with a beauty sponge, but hate how much product is sucked up into your tool? Real Techniques feels your pain, so the brand decided to do something about it by creating a sponge that can create that same look without absorbing your expensive makeup. It is designed with a patented angular shape and makeup-saving technology that easily wipes clean and saves 90% of your foundations, concealers, bronzers and more from going to waste.
This new launch from Skintimate pulls double duty as a shaving oil and a moisturizer. According to the brand, the formula is safe to apply all over the body — including that sensitive bikini area! — and can help prevent bumps, ingrown hairs, and irritation that comes with shaving. Reapply afterwards to award your skin with 24-hour moisture.
It’s better to ask what this NYX spray can’t do, because the list of what it can accomplish is quite long. It can prime, it can set, it can hydrate — and it can do all that for up to eight hours straight. It’s also infused with aloe and cucumber to keep your complexion feeling as refreshed as it looks.
At first glance, this Glow Recipe product looks like a cute and compact blush. But it’s so much more than that — a skin care-meets-makeup hybrid, if you will. According to the brand, the “Flush” is packed with jojoba oil-coated pigments to create a soft glow, as well as, niacinamide to plump, smooth and hydrate the skin.
“The perks of this formula is that it is incredibly lightweight, so no matter the amount you layer, the formula doesn’t spread or feel heavy,” says associate editor Madison San Miguel. She adds that it doesn’t require any setting and displays impressive staying power.
We’ve all heard of Clinique’s Almost Lipstick in Black Honey, but did you know the same iconic shade is available in an oil formula? This cheek and lip product is the perfect choice if you prefer a glassy pout or dewy pop of color on your cheekbone. It’s designed to blend with ease and even helps to condition the skin, thanks to a formula that is packed with safflower oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, sunflower seed oil and castor oil.
This 6-in-1 styling cream might be the only product you need in your hair routine. “I use it on day one to air dry, as a leave-in, for dry ends and as a heat protectant,” says editorial director Adrianna Brach. “Or, when my hair is greasy on day three, I put some all over and it almost gives it a texture and beach wave look.” Best of all, the brand says it’s safe to use on all hair types, even strands that have been colored!
Production associate Audrey Ekman keeps this hair gloss in her styling routine to keep her hair feeling silky and looking glamorous, among other reasons. She’s a big fan of the fact that she doesn’t need to use extra products while blow-drying, “since the brand says the gloss does all the hydrating and smoothing, and even protects hair from heat damage up to 450 degrees.”
She adds: “My usually unruly, frizzy split ends were tamed and glassy, sans smoothing balm or hair oil. I swear the color looked more vibrant and dimensional, too. Even my coworkers noticed a difference, commenting on how “glossy” and “beautiful” my hair looked.”
Meet the expert
Our team features a range of qualified experts and contributors in our broadcast segments to reveal the latest in trends, remarkable sale events and all things shopping across a variety of categories. These items were independently chosen by members of the Shop TODAY team along with Sarah Eggenberger.
- Sarah Eggenberger is a TODAY contributor and the Senior Editor-at-Large at NewBeauty Magazine.
How we chose
The Shop TODAY editors and writers search the internet to find the best products out there. We interview expert sources, comb through customer reviews and even use our own personal experiences to make shopping easier for our readers.
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