Alysa Liu’s Beauty Routine Is Filled With Winning Combos—Here Are 29 Products She Uses
Including the exact shade of the Rare Beauty lip oil she helped make viral.
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Olympian figure skater Alysa Liu has been on the tip of everyone’s tongues, following her two gold medal wins at the 2026 Winter Olympics. But her fame and influence go far beyond the rink. She’s also gotten headlines about her “halo hair,” “smiley” piercing, and obsession with Rare Beauty. The accomplished athlete is a tastemaker in many ways, and luckily, she doesn’t gatekeep. If you want to know the makeup, skincare, hair, body, and fragrance products that are worthy of an Olympic gold medalist’s stamp of approval, Liu has blessed us all with her complete beauty routine in several videos and interviews.
The star first became the talk of the town when she stopped to swipe on her all-time favorite Rare Beauty lip oil right before going on stage to accept one of her gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The very real and relatable moment went viral online and marked the start of Liu’s public love for Selena Gomez’s beauty brand. The figure skater confirmed her support in a GRWM video with Allure and went on to sport an all Rare Beauty look at the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Alysa Liu’s Morning Routine at a Glance
- Anessa By Shiseido Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk SPF 50+, $34 (originally $45)
- Sephora Collection Cream Contour Stick, $16
- Rare Beauty Positive Light Liquid Luminizer Highlight, $28
- Sephora Collection Sephora Colorful Waterproof Eyeshadow & Eyeliner Multi-Stick, $15
- Sephora Collection PRO Concealer Brush #57, $24
- Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Longwear & Waterproof Gel Eyeliner, $21
- Rare Beauty Brow Harmony Precision Eyebrow Pencil, $19
- Tarte Tartlette XL Mascara , $28
- Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil Stain, $24
- Gucci Flora Gorgeous Jasmine Eau de Parfum, $150
Alysa Liu’s Night Routine at a Glance
- e.l.f. SKIN Holy Hydration! Makeup Melting Cleansing Balm , $12
- Venus Moistureglide Women’s Razor , $15
- &honey Deep Moist Hair Oil , $24
While it’s clear Liu is a Rare Beauty girl through and through, she still reaches for a bunch of other products that range from a super budget-friendly e.l.f. cleansing balm and Sephora Collection contour stick to a bougie Gucci perfume and a milky Japanese sunscreen. Most of her beauty MVPs, however, lean more affordable (as in $30 and below).
Prepare yourself for a full product breakdown of Alysa Liu’s beauty routine (I dug up a whopping 29 items, people!). It’ll show you exactly why she has an edge over the rest, both on and off the ice.
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Makeup Products
Morning Routine
Sephora Collection Cream Contour Stick
If you have yet to find a contouring product that actually does what it’s supposed to (AKA creates natural-looking shadows), this cream-to-powder stick adds amazing depth and dimension. Liu shows viewers in an Allure YouTube video that she starts by lining her entire jawline and then dabs a little on her cheeks and on the sides of the tip of her nose. Her favorite part about this formula is its super smooth and seamless blending powers. Also, be sure to note this contour stick’s affordable price tag (thank you, Sephora Collection!). Most of its counterparts cost upwards of $24, but usually somewhere in the 30s or 40s. We stan a budget-friendly makeup product rec!
Morning Routine
Rare Beauty Positive Light Liquid Luminizer Highlight
It’s no secret Liu is Rare Beauty’s No. 1 hype girl. After contouring, she demonstrates how she highlights in the same Allure video. She goes in with this luminizing liquid formula from Rare Beauty and puts a dot on the tip of her nose and some down the bridge of her nose with a brush. The Olympian then places a small amount on the inner corners of her eyes, some in between her aegyo sal (the small pouch of skin under the lower lash line that Asian beauty got trending) and liner, and a spot under her brow bone—all after mascara, of course. To top her extra radiant look off, she presses a tiny bit onto her cupid’s bow to make her pout really pop. Liu gets glammed up in the shade, Champagne, according to her Vanity Fair Oscar Party beat breakdown.
Morning Routine
Sephora Collection Colorful Waterproof Eyeshadow & Eyeliner Multi-Stick
The figure skater uses only a few products on her eyes, but she sure does love a smoky look, she shares with Allure. You can watch her messily apply a sheer layer of this Sephora Collection eyeshadow stick on her top lid and right under her eye.
Morning Routine
Sephora Collection PRO Concealer Brush #57
Liu smokes out the eyeshadow stick above using this vegan Sephora Collection PRO Concealer Brush. Its round shape is perfect for blending concealer, but the Olympian athlete prefers to use it for her eyeshadow.
Morning Routine
Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Longwear & Waterproof Gel Eyeliner
You won’t catch Liu without her signature heavy eyeliner. Which product is responsible for her smudged-out look? Her fave Rare Beauty, of course! The Olympian figure skater admits to Allure that she’s pretty heavy-handed with this product because she likes a defined eye. She applies the liner to her lower lashline and tightlines the top, too (don’t forget the inner corner!). But she doesn’t stop there—she then cleans it up and blends it out with her fingers. She goes heavier on eyeliner on competition days to make her eyes stand out even more. It helps that she typically uses this Rare Beauty gel pencil in the darkest shade, True Black, per her Vanity Fair Oscar Party makeup look breakdown.
Morning Routine
Rare Beauty Brow Harmony Precision Eyebrow Pencil
Liu continues to pledge her loyalty to Selena Gomez’s beauty brand. She also backs Rare Beauty’s eyebrow pencil, which serves multiple uses in her routine. First, she reaches for it to carve out her aegyo sal, and then, she does her brows, she demonstrates in her Allure GRWM video. “I push my eyebrows down, and then I just draw them on. And I make them a little bit thicker,” she says.
Morning Routine
Tarte Tartlette XL Mascara
Celebs, they’re just like us! Liu opts for a Tarte tubing mascara
to avoid a makeup removal mess. “It’s a tubing mascara, and I’ve tried a lot of mascaras, but tubing mascara is like my favorite type,” she tells Allure. She adds that she used to wear falsies for competitions, but they were “too much,” so she pared her routine back to only mascara. In the video, Liu shows her unique application technique. She coats both sides of her lashes on her top lashes only. “I like that it washes off with water,” and “it doesn’t take out my lashes,” she says. The figure skater isn’t afraid to apply multiple layers now that she doesn’t wear falsies anymore.
Morning Routine
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil Stain
Liu gained attention during the 2026 Winter Olympics for pausing a medal ceremony so she could reapply her ride-or-die lippie. That got everyone wondering which formula she loves so much. Eagle-eyed fans were able to identify it (and then she later confirmed it) as Rare Beauty’s Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil Stain in the shade, Delight (a rose brown). For her Vanity Fair Oscar Party glam, she used Hope (a nude mauve).
Morning Routine
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Luminous Powder Blush
The Olympic gold medalist adds a couple of extra steps to her makeup routine on competition days. One of them is this glowy powder blush that’s packed with stunning shimmering pearls. If you want your cheeks to pop with a radiant flush, drop this compact into your online shopping cart ASAP.
Morning Routine
e.l.f. Power Grip Primer
A competition day calls for a beat that doesn’t budge, and the secret to Liu’s arena glam staying put is the Power Grip Primer
. This base product does exactly what its name suggests—it grips your makeup like no other, but it also simultaneously drenches skin in hydration, thanks to hyaluronic acid.
Rare Beauty True to Myself Natural Matte Longwear Foundation
Liu has been hitting more red carpets lately, including at the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Celebrity makeup artist Emily Cheng put together a beautiful look for the figure skater, and it was only fitting that her glam was all Rare Beauty. She lays down the base with this matte, longwear foundation, which claims to be “self-priming” and even self-setting. The three-in-one formula primes, covers, and sets the complexion with breathable coverage that smooths skin tone while still letting natural skin shine.
Rare Beauty Always an Optimist Soft Radiance Setting Powder
No red carpet beat is complete without setting powder to lock in makeup and avoid flashback. For the same Vanity Fair party, Cheng dusted Liu’s face with this super fine and silky loose powder from Rare Beauty.
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Contour
Cheng swapped Liu’s usual Sephora Collection contour stick for Rare Beauty’s liquid contour in the shade, Gentle, for her Vanity Fair Oscar Party look.
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush
Liu rocks very subtly rosy cheeks on the Vanity Fair red carpet, courtesy of the Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush in shade Truth. While bouncy and putty-like in the pan, the product provides a powder-like finish upon application. If you’re in search of a blurring blush that can withstand warm weather, pick up this water-, sweat-, and humidity-resistant compact.
Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Matte Liquid Liner
Cheng went extra heavy on the eyeliner for Liu’s Vanity Fair Oscar Party look. Not only did the MUA use the Olympian’s tried-and-true Rare Beauty gel liner, but she also doubled up with the brand’s liquid liner pen to create a baby wing.
Rare Beauty Brow Harmony Flexible Lifting Gel
While Liu’s bangs cover her arches on the Vanity Fair red carpet, her makeup artist still set them with Rare Beauty’s clear brow gel. The formula offers a flexible hold, so you don’t get crunchy brows, and it doesn’t flake either.
Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara
It looks like Liu is wearing this volumizing mascara on both her top and bottom lashes at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. The multi-length brush catches every lash and coats it with bold, black pigment while also adding lift, length, curl, and volume to each hair.
Rare Beauty Kind Words Matte Lip Liner
Liu’s Vanity Fair lip slay can be attributed to Rare Beauty’s lip liner in Talented, a true neutral beige that helps define and contour her pout. Combined with her signature lip oil in the shade, Hope? Perfection.
Byredo Bibliophilia Palette
The Olympic gold medalist recently graced the cover of Teen Vogue, sporting a more shimmery and flushed look. Makeup artist Michaela Bosch counts on Byredo’s Bibliophilia Palette to highlight and sculpt her eyes. Bosch isn’t the product’s only fan, as it’s sold out at Byredo, Nordstrom, and Macy’s. Thankfully, Selfridges still has the palette in stock, so hurry and order yours before it’s all gone.
Byredo Eyeliner
Liu’s Teen Vogue glam also features a sharp wing, made possible with the help of Bydredo’s Eyeliner in shade Technical Black. The pen is precise, smudge- and transfer-proof, almost 100% humidity-resistant, and stays put for up to 12 hours, per the brand.
Haus Labs Color Fuse Longwear Hydrating Glassy Lip + Cheek Blush Balm Stick
Found: Glass skin in a stick. Haus Labs perfected the glossy, glowy balm blush, which Liu rocks in shade Glassy Lilac for her Teen Vogue shoot. The stick makes skin appear plump and radiant, and it even contains hydrating skincare ingredients to work double-duty as skincare and makeup.
Haus Labs Bio-Radiant Glassy Balm Highlighter Stick
Bosch finishes the athlete’s luminous editorial look with Haus Lab’s highlighter stick in shade Glassy Opal. The serum-based highlighter also boosts skin hydration, so make sure you dab it on your cheeks, eyes, lips, and even on your body for extra shine.
Haus Labs PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze Plumping Gloss
Liu’s dazzling Teen Vogue cover wouldn’t be complete without a super glassy lip gloss. Fortunately, the PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze Plumping Gloss in shade Praline exists. The lippie offers the hydration of a lip oil, the comfort of a balm, the volumizing effect of a plumper, and the shine of a gloss. Get yourself a lip product that can do it all!
Skincare Products
Morning Routine
Anessa By Shiseido Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk SPF 50+
On Sale 24% off
Liu’s morning routine is as low-maintenance as it gets. The star says she only applies sunscreen when she wakes up, followed by her daily or competition makeup look, depending on the day. Liu cites Asian beauty products often, especially Japanese ones, and this Shiseido-owned brand is included. Let this high-protection sunscreen that’s made in Japan but can be bought from Target become your new go-to. It has a milky consistency that absorbs quickly and spreads easily, yet it manages to not leave behind a white cast or layer of grease. The SPF additionally packs a punch with plant-derived moisturizng and anti-aging ingredients so that you can shield your skin from the sun while also feeding it good ingredients.
Night Routine
e.l.f. SKIN Holy Hydration! Makeup Melting Cleansing Balm
With sunscreen, makeup, sweat, and natural oils piling up on skin from a day of skating, posing, and more, Liu turns to this e.l.f. cleansing balm
to get her complexion back to a clean slate. The balm is powered by hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and peptides (AKA all of the buzzy skincare ingredients that actually work) to help hydrate and soften skin.
Body Products
Night Routine
Venus Moistureglide Women’s Razor
Liu recently became a Gillette Venus ambassador and has been promoting her all-time favorite razor, the Moisture Glide Gold
. “It doesn’t leave my skin dry,” she says. “Also, just the design in general—I really mess with it. I think it’s really cool, and it’s kind of fancy,” she says in an interview with Who What Wear. This $15 set comes with the reusable razor handle, two blade refills, and a shower holder, which is such a drugstore steal if you ask us.
Hair Products
Night Routine
&honey Deep Moist Hair Oil
On Sale 8% off
Liu’s tree trunk-inspired hair has been a hot topic in the beauty community. To maintain it, she uses the &honey hair oil
. “I have wavy hair, so hair oil is essential for me,” she shares with The Cut. &honey is a Japanese brand that went viral on TikTok, and its Deep Moist Hair Oil has gained quite the following because of its ability to lock in hydration, nourish strands, tame flyaways and frizz, and protect hair from styling.
Dyson Airwrap Co-anda2x Multi-Styler and Dryer
Celebrity hairstylist Anh Co Tran reached for none other than a Dyson hot tool to create Liu’s Vanity Fair Oscar Party updo. “For this creative look, I used the Dyson Airwrap Co-anda2x™ Multi-Styler and Dryer
for the soft knot look. I always love how collaborative the hair process is when we bring her final look to life. We loved how it turned out,” he wrote on Instagram. While its price tag is big enough to make anyone’s jaw drop, Dyson is known for its innovative technology that’s more powerful than many of its counterparts. This product provides 6-in-1 versatility, since you can dry, curl, wave, straight, smooth, and volumize with this single hair tool.
Fragrance Products
Morning Routine
Gucci Flora Gorgeous Jasmine Eau de Parfum
Have you ever wondered what an Olympic athlete smells like? It’s Gucci. “I’m not a huge fragrance person. My brother’s the bigger fragrance lover, actually. I only found my perfect perfume because he’s a perfume connoisseur,” Liu tells The Cut. “I use the jasmine-tea-scented Gucci perfume. That’s one I’ve settled on, and I really like it.” Spritz this fragrance all over if you want to smell like a fresh bouquet of flowers. Its main notes are mandarin essence, grandiflorum jasmine, and sandalwood, making it the perfect scent for spring and beyond.
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