This Luxe French Brand Is 90% of My Beauty Routine—Why It's Worth Every Penny
I still remember my first introduction to Sisley-Paris. It was my first week on the job as an assistant beauty editor at Byrdie, and I was sitting in a conference room, staring, (a bit gobsmacked) at a fellow beauty editor who had the most perfect lips I had ever seen. Or, namely, the most perfect lip color, I had ever seen. Vibrantly pink, but not in an obnoxious, overtly unnatural way. I kept thinking—it looks so natural, is that her actual lip color? How in the world is that fair?! I've never been afraid to directly address what someone has on their face, so after the meeting ended I asked what—if anything—she was wearing on her lips.
She revealed it was one of her all-time favorite products—Sisley's Phyto-Lip Twist Tinted Lip Balm in Candy—and rattled off all of the other shades she loved and wore regularly. Obviously, I called in own tube the very same night, and so began my utter infatuation with Sisley-Paris.
A legendary brand that came to life in 1976 (with roots dating back to 1955) the Sisley brand has become famous for its innovative melding of nature and science in the name of beauty and cosmetics. Now, the brand has a special collection of haircare products, Hair Rituel by Sisley-Paris, and countless makeup and skincare products that have evolved into agreed cult-classics, adored by makeup artists, celebrities, and beauty editors, alike.
I have always been aware of my love and adoration for Sisley, but after having the amazing experience of shooting with the legendary photographer Robin Black of Beauty is Boring for a Sisley event last year, and discovering even more gems to add to my routine, I realized I was using a Sisley product in every single step of my beauty regimen, and usually multiple Sisley products. I just can't get enough of Sisley's products, and while they are expensive, the high-quality and major results feel extremely worth it to me. Keep scrolling for the 17 Sisley-Paris products my beauty routine wouldn't be the same without!
Skincare
I'm a little bit of an eye product fiend, and this brightening and tightening contour fluid is one of my all-time faves and definitely in my top five eye care products of all time. (Fun fact: Sydney Sweeney is also a fan!) The ingenious mix of caffeine and aqueous black rose lessens dark circles, illuminates the eye area, and even helps smooth and reduce fine lines with regular use. It's become a nonnegotiable for me—especially the days I'm going without makeup and concealer!
$95 is a lot to pay for something as "basic" as a lip balm, but trust me—once you try this celeb-makeup-artist-beauty-editor-beloved lip balm, all other formulas will feel dead to you. (Dramatic, but true.) It's the product that almost every makeup artist I talk to uses to prep the lips of their celeb clients pre-event or red carpet (thanks to the zero stick factor), and the smoothing, softening, hydrating, and glassy effect it has on your lips lasts and lasts. It's made with a lush blend of high-quality oils like plum kernel, shea, sweet white lupin, and wheat germ, plus an extra dose of nourishing butters à la kokum and mango. A little goes a long way, so the pot will last you forever making the splurge—if you can do it—feel more worthwhile.
I know the term "cult-classic" is thrown around a lot these days, but this Black Rose-spiked cream is truly an iconic OG that still makes beauty editors and makeup artists go frothy at the mouth. I don't use this cream every day, but it's absolute gold underneath makeup—you'll have an otherworldly glow—so I save it for special occasions and events when I really want my skin to look like it's living its best life. It has a lovely rose scent (if you don't like fragrance, I'd keep scrolling), that I salivate for, and it immediately plumps and softens your complexion due to the practically holy mix of extracts: Black Rose aqueous, hibiscus flower, Alpine rose and other additions like May Rose water, shea, and Camelina oils. It kind of feels like the elixir of youth, bottled—that's how luxuriously sensorial this stuff is.
I love this face mist, and I really don't like face mists! This refreshing mix of orange blossom, rose, cornflower and witch hazel floral waters is the most refreshing I've experienced. I like to use it as the last step in my skincare routine in the morning for one last hit of moisture, or as a setting spray for my makeup.
People love the iconic Black Rose mask, but its Sisley-Paris's Velvet Sleeping Mask that has my heart forever. I love a product that works its magic overnight so I can wake up to softer, smoother, more radiant skin, and while some products marketed to do all of the above fall flat, this one exceeds expectations. Saffron flowers, thyme honey, shea butter, Macadamia and Cottonseed oils, Kokum butter, Japanese Lilyturf and Padina pavonica extracts tag team to resuscitate dry, stressed out skin. I don't reach for it super regularly—or in the super-warm months when I tread more oily—but it's a game-changer when the weather wants to suck every last drop of hydration from my skin or if my complexion feels a little more dry and sensitive than usual.
Bodycare
As someone who's supremely lazy and as a rule, hates the extra step of applying a lotion or an oil post-shower, I appreciate that this dreamy Black Rose elixir actually makes me look forward to the ritual. It has the same decadent Black Rose signature scent as my favorite cream I mentioned above, and I'll never be able to recover from the unique texture—it's as if a balm, a lotion, and an oil had a baby just so mortals could experience an unearthly glow. It's unreal, and I ration my bottle myself extremely diligently.
Yep, I have not one, but TWO bodycare staples from Sisley-Paris. This stuff is basically the for-body version of the mask I gushed about above. And, while the Black Rose Emulsion (above) is more lotion-y, I would say this one feels more like a balm or butter than melts into an oil. It' what I reach for when my skin is feeling extra dry and depleted. My skin looks softer, smoother, and even more luminous and even literally days after the initial application. It's unreal.
Hair
Honestly, I would buy this incredibly effective nourishing hair balm for its heavenly scent alone, so the fact that it can truly transform dry, damage-ravaged hair feels almost too exciting to handle. One of my absolute favorite tricks is to saturate my dry hair with this stuff before pulling my strands into a sleek, slicked-back style. Your hair, again, will smell amazing, and no one will know your chic style is actually a damage-proofing plan stealthily at play. Leave it in for as long as possible (sometimes I'll go a full day and night) for shine, softness, and smoothness galore.
Seriously—if you have yet to try any of the transformative formulas from Hair Rituel, and if you have the financial bandwidth—I recommend treating yourself ASAP. I am so annoyingly picky when it comes to hair oils, and after using the same formula for years, this best-seller from Sisley has officially usurped the crown after I finally tried it last fall. (I'm very late to the party, I know.) So many oils are far too heavy and greasy for my fine, bleach blonde hair, but this one just sinks in, adding necessary shine, silkiness, and hydration, without leaving any traceable oily aftermath. The composition of passion fruit oil, shea oil, cotton oil, and moringa oiI is divine. It's the perfect hair oil, that's all!
Celebrity hairstylist Kylee Heath told me this stuff would change my life, and she wasn't wrong! This no-rinse cream gets applied to damp hair and is activated by heat to add potent heat protection and unreal detangling, smoothing, and shine-enhancing perks. You quite literally will not recognize your hair.
Makeup
I can pretty much guarantee you will never catch me in anything other than a pretty, twinkling eye shadow. I normally don't love creams or liquids as they can pill and get a little clumpy over any foundation or concealer sitting on my lid, but I don't have issues with that when I use Sisley's formula. The nude-y shade range is stunning (I own and use every single one!), and I love that these immediately brighten up my eye area, catch the light in the prettiest way, and never crease or settle into lines.
Hot take incoming, but I actually love powder blushes and almost always prefer them to other cream or liquid options I have on hand. This handy stick is one of the few exceptions! Each one of the shades is more delicious than the next—for day, I love Petal and for night, I love Berry or Fuchsia. Plus, I love that the blush is made with skin-loving, non-comedogenic ingredients that don't make me break out. (Think luxe additions like shea oil, camelia oil, and vitamin E.) They're infused with the softest touch of shimmer, too, for a natural glow-effect. Your cheeks will POP.
They way these lipsticks have me in a chokehold. Essentially, each lipstick is three lip products packed into one pretty tube—one swipe and you get gloss-level shine, juicy pigment, and lip-plumping hydration and conditioning. It's one of the few lipsticks that I can apply in the morning and never have to re-apply or stress about as I go on with my day. (That said, they are super buildable if you want a more saturated color payoff!) The brand kindly sent me the entire collection when it launched a while back, and I quite literally keep every shade on standby in my makeup bag. If I had to choose favorite children though, I'd go with Sheer Cocoa, Sheer Petal, and Sheer Blossom.
This candy-pink lippie was my gateway drug into the addictive world of Sisley. And, years later, I think I own every dang color! You get the smoothing and moisturizing perks of a balm, but with a satisfying color payoff you can build—or blot-off—to your liking. My obsession cannot be described.
Makeup artist Mila Kwan used a number of these lip pencils on me during my shoot last fall with legendary photographer, Robin Black of Beauty is Boring, and post-shoot, I promptly attained every single one. Kwan used a number of the nudes and browns to create "the perfect 90s lip," and I haven't been able to quit the combo since! I also absolutely love a pencil that is dual-ended with a lip brush—your results will look significantly more elite and professional.
Have you seen anything more gorgeous?! These glosses are my absolute kryptonite—wear them alone or on top of a lipstick or stain and DM me later to thank me.��
I'm not a huge matte lipstick girly, but these…THESE I'll make an exception for. Think a tinted balm (so yes, you're somehow still getting hydration despite the velvety matte finish), with the color payoff of a lipstick. The colors are gorgeous, but I gravitate toward the burgundy and moody hues because, thanks to the pretty matte finish, they feel cool and reminiscent of the '80s and '90s.
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Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content for Who What Wear for over four years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie and Who What Wear family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor. She considers her day-to-day beauty aesthetic very low-maintenance and relies on staples like clear brow serum (from Kimiko!), Lawless's Lip Plumping Mask in Cherry Vanilla, and an eyelash curler. For special occasions or days when she's taking more meetings or has an event, she'll wear anything and everything from Charlotte Tilbury (the foundations are game-changing), some shimmer on her lids (Stila and Róen do it best), and a few coats of the best mascara-type product on earth, Surratt's Noir Lash Tint.
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