Martha Stewart’s Favorite Skin Care and Makeup Products

On September 17, Martha Stewart’s skin care brand Elm Biosciences will finally be available to the masses. Although two-ish weeks is not a very long wait, it certainly can feel like it when you’re steeped in anticipation. In the interest of holding everyone over till then, I’m revisiting everything we already know about Stewart’s skin care and makeup routine. 

The multi-hyphenate entrepreneur’s beauty regimen is the prime example of mixing high and low products. She uses a $15 body lotion, but also a $300 face oil—it’s one of the reasons (the other being her ageless complexion) that I trust her recommendations. It’s not about the cost, brand name, or pedigree, it’s about results! Check out all 14 products we know are in or have graced Martha Stewart’s person. 

Martha Stewart’s Skin Care Routine

Sisley Paris Black Rose Precious Face Oil

This is one of the rare products wherein, according to both Stewart’s makeup artist Daisy Toye and hundreds of shoppers, you get what you pay for. This oil brightens skin, fades dark spots, boosts moisture retention, softens, and smooths out uneven texture. One shopper said it makes their skin “look firm and feel smooth.” 

Mario Badescu Super Rich Olive Body Lotion

Carmela Barabas tipped us off to this Mario Badescu body lotion that she said is a “long-time favorite” of Stewart—it’s an accolade that means a lot coming from someone who’s spent eight decades on this planet. 

The modestly priced body lotion is packed with vitamin E and squalane, a dynamic duo that plumps skin with hydration and seals it in for the long run while simultaneously improving collagen production. “I moisturize every day, but never have I felt so silky smooth and soft,” one shopper said of this lotion. 

Martha Stewart’s Makeup Routine

Merit The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Stick

Merit’s Minimalist Complexion Stick is the Swiss Army Knife of complexion products—it functions as foundation, concealer, skin tint, and contour packed into one compact pen. It has buildable light to medium coverage, comes in 30 shades, and is infused with hydrating and brightening skin care ingredients. 

Universally loved (demographic-wise), one shopper said, “it helps hide my wrinkles [and] looks like my skin, only better.”

L’Oreal Paris True Match Lumi Glotion Skin Enhancer

I don’t know of a single, not just makeup, but beauty product that has as robust a celebrity fanbase as the True Match Lumi Glotion Skin Enhancer. Andie MacDowell, Bella Hadid, Heidi Klum, Helen Mirren, and 35,500-plus others join Martha Stewart in their love and use of this all-in-one “skin enhancer,” which can be used as a primer, skin tint, highlighter, and bronzer. 

Many shoppers say the sheer tint is enough to replace foundation, crediting it for providing a “youthful glow.”  “It allows your actual true skin to come through,” another shopper wrote. “It seems to even, blur, and smooth everything out. 

Continue perusing through Martha Stewart’s beauty routine below while we all await ELM Biosciences’s launch. 

Clé de Peau Beauté Eye Contour Cream Supreme

Alastin Skincare HydraTint Pro Mineral Sunscreen

Mario Badescu Super Rich Olive Body Lotion

LYMA Anti-Aging Laser Starter Kit

Sarah Creal Face Flex Concealer & Complexion Enhancer

Westman Atelier Vital Skincare Complexion Drops