Kayla Ryan's 6 Holy Grail Makeup Products

GrailPeople · Generated April 21, 2026

In a March 2025 YouTube video, creator Kayla Ryan (@kayla.ryan1) shared her six "must-have" makeup products, describing them as items she would "die on a hill for."

What are Kayla Ryan's holy grail makeup products?

Kayla's picks span complexion, eyes, and setting products, with a focus on cream formulas and natural finishes.

Tower 28 Beauty Swipe Serum Concealer

Kayla calls this a top-three all-time favorite. She says, "These are the dreamiest creamiest super thin not cakey concealers, and they have insane coverage. I don't care what anyone says these will always be in my top three all-time favorite concealer."

Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Skin Sheer Glow Tint Hydrating Foundation Stick

Despite seeing others not love it, Kayla is a fan. She explains, "It's just one of the prettiest complexion products I have ever put on my skin. It is thin it's light to medium coverage, but it gets rid of all my redness. It makes my complexion look so beautiful but so natural and I especially use this so much in the summertime."

Westman Atelier Face Trace Contour Stick

Kayla uses the shades Truffle and Biscuit. She praises its texture: "This is the creamiest contour I've used in so long. There's like an 80% chance that this is the cream bronzer I have on at all time trust me. It is so good."

Kosas Cloud Set Setting Powder in Candy

This pink powder replaced her previous favorites. Kayla notes, "It is the perfect shade of pink it just evens out my skin tone perfectly. I use it on my under eyes it brightens it blurs. This is literally the best setting powder." She adds that makeup artists have compared it to the old Givenchy formula.

Milk Makeup RISE Mascara

An under-the-radar pick in her top three mascaras. Kayla says, "It keeps my lashes curled all day long it lengthens them a little bit. It makes them look thicker this hands-down one of the best mascaras on the market I will die on that hill."

One/Size On 'Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray

Kayla defends this spray against critics, explaining its purpose: "It's a matte setting spray specifically for festivals concerts hot sunny days your makeup will not go anywhere if you use this." She uses it as part of a duo: "So this is like my holy grail setting spray duo adding the Charlotte Tilbury airbrush setting spray on top of it perfect."

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