Monica Ravi-Conway's Best Makeup Launches of 2025
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GrailPeople · Generated April 21, 2026
In a December 2025 YouTube video, creator Monica Ravi-Conway (@monica.raviii) shared her definitive list of the best makeup products that launched that year.
What is the best affordable color corrector?
Monica praised the Morphe Wakeup Artist Under Eye Correcting Concealer in the shade Papaya. She said, "When Morphe came out with their new color corrector, it's literally the perfect color correcting shade and they came out with four shades." She called it a "really good affordable alternative."
What is the best foundation for oily combination skin?
Monica declared the Maybelline Super Stay Lumi-Matte Foundation her foundation of the year. "Y'all know this is the foundation that I wore on my wedding day," she said. She noted it's "super thin, super lightweight, great for my oily combination skin gals, but it doesn't kill the life in my skin at the same time, and the shade match is pretty damn good." She concluded, "This will be one of my favorite foundations forever."
What concealer is good for dark circles on brown skin?
For concealer, Monica recommended the Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Flawless Wear Concealer. "If you're a brown girl with dark circles and hate that your concealers run really orange or yellow, this is a concealer to try because it's super thin," she explained. She emphasized its texture, saying, "Because she's super thin, it doesn't get cakey or creasy around my eyes," and praised its "really good shade range."
What is the best contour for darker skin tones?
Monica named the Haus Labs by Lady Gaga Precision Sculpt Shaping Balm Contour Stick as one of the best contours for darker skin. "Not too warm, not too cool, cuz sometimes contour can kind of look like hyperpigmentation if you're around my skin tone," she said. She added, "She blends out super nicely. This is the one contour that really looks like I have shadows on my face."
What is the best affordable setting powder?
Monica called the UltraPure Cosmetics Matte Setting Powder "the best powders on the market and it's $9 and it's talc free." She demonstrated its effect, saying, "Look at the blur," and noted the shade range includes "a few shades much deeper than me and they're not yellow."
What is the best blush launch of 2025?
Monica was surprised by her blush pick: the Glossier Cloud Paint Plush Blush in the shade Float. "This is such a unique formula because it's somewhere between a putty and a matte powder blush," she described. "Shade Float is one of my favorite shades, but this shade range really wowed me, especially for glossier. It's soft but buildable at the same time."
What is the best product for short, straight lashes?
For mascara, Monica chose the The Ordinary Lash Curl Finisher. "If you have short, straight lashes like me, you can only ever really use a waterproof mascara," she explained. "I've been loving using this as a mascara primer and then I will put mascara over it and it looks so freaking good." She noted its holding power: "Now that my lashes are fully dry, I could take a regular mascara, nonwaterproof, and my lashes won't go flat."