From Cosmopolitan · Catharine Malzahn · · 3m
6 Rhode Dupes Cosmo Editors Actually Reach For
Cosmo's beauty editors name the alternatives they grab when Rhode is sold out, too rich, or too clogging for their skin.
In brief
Cosmo's beauty editors name the alternatives they grab when Rhode is sold out, too rich, or too clogging for their skin. A good dupe is not an ingredient-for-ingredient copy, it is the product that fits your skin, your budget, and your pigment needs better than the original. Originally reported by Cosmopolitan.
The hype is real
Cosmo's writer owns the Glazing Milk, a pile of Peptide Lip Tints and the Pocket Blush. Hailey Bieber's brand earned its following, and the editors are not pretending otherwise.
“Hailey Bieber's beauty brand has basically turned glazed skin into a lifestyle”
But stock runs out
Getting hold of a Rhode product right after a launch is hard. And no single formula is the best pick for every skin type on every day.
What a dupe really means
This list is not hunting ingredient-for-ingredient copies. It is alternatives that deliver a similar effect while adding something: a lower price, an acne-safer formula, more pigment.
Glazing Milk, minus the bumps
Beauty editor Beth Gillette loved the Glazing Milk as a primer, but it gave her tiny bumps all over. Personal Day's Soft Slip Priming Milk, $34, is her acne-prone swap.
“It has a near-identical milky texture, but it's a bit more lightweight.”
Check the clog list
Rhode's formula contains coconut alkanes, a known pore-clogger. Personal Day skips every common clogger on Acne Clinic's list, the source Cosmo uses for its Acne Awards.
A barrier cream she keeps reaching for
Catharine Malzahn's first New York winter wrecked her skin barrier. Kiehl's Ultra Facial Advanced Repair, $48, beat out Rhode's Barrier Restore in her daily routine.
“Trying this cream was a game-changer for me”
Why the oatmeal matters
Colloidal oatmeal and beta-glucan do the nourishing here, which is what makes it work on the driest, most sensitive skin. It layers fine over an everyday moisturizer.
Lip treatment without the status
Rhode lip tints are a status symbol, clipped to bags and stuck to phone cases. Olehenriksen's Pout Preserve, $24, is the quieter pick that works just as well.
“hours of hydration, yummy flavors, and a super glossy finish”
Grenada Guava is the one
Assistant beauty editor Jasmine Hyman's favorite shade gives a juicy pink lip with a sweet fruity hint, and it holds for hours after application.
Pocket Blush, but pricier
Westman Atelier's Baby Cheeks, $48, costs more than Rhode and still wins on staying power. Petal is a close sub for Sleepy Girl or Freckle.
“If you love Pocket Blush, you'll love Baby Cheeks.”
Lip and cheek, one color
Both the Pocket Blush and Baby Cheeks work on lips and cheeks, so you get a matched monochromatic face from a single stick.
When you want more pigment
Rhode's liner is so sheer Gillette applies it without a mirror. Milk Makeup's Line + Fill, $11 at Walmart, keeps the shape but behaves more like lipstick: line with one shade, fill with another.
Milky toner at half price
Rhode did not invent milky toners, it made them huge. Bubble's Cosmic Silk, $15, is the only one Malzahn found that gives the same dewy glass skin and preps for makeup.
“Oh, and it's half the price.”
The main idea
A good dupe is not an ingredient-for-ingredient copy, it is the product that fits your skin, your budget, and your pigment needs better than the original.
