Back-To-School Clean Beauty Edit for the Girl Who Has It All Together: These Are My Favorite Tried and Tested Goop Picks

The back-to-school season is slowly coming right around the corner, and as the classic Type A over-organizer, I’m already compiling lists of what I’m going to need when back on campus.

Part of being so detail-oriented also meant I’d fall in too deep with all the overconsumption on social media, but I’ve come to realize the beauty of keeping things as minimal as possible. That means saying no to the dozens of lip glosses, no to the latest trendy crop tops, and no to the sparkly highlighters I’ll inevitably never use. It’s the little things.

This fall, I’m choosing to keep all my beauty items down to the very essentials. After all, there’s really no point in having so many eyeshadow palettes I’ll only ever use once.

For me, this means choosing the minimal everyday makeup items that makes me feel good and look good.

Everyone wants to be that girl who has it all together- from the active lifestyle to a positive mindset to the healthy relationships and habits. If the epitome of that classy, chic girl came to life in the version of a lifestyle brand, it would simply have to be Goop.

Created by the iconic, ever so chic Gwyneth Paltrow, Goop is the ultimate destination for all things clean beauty, timeless wardrobe, and an air of effortless perfection.

Shop Goop at goop.com

Goop kind of feels like growing up from the teenager-hood of mindlessly following trends, and moving more into the young adulthood of choosing my true favorites and sticking to them. In anticipation of the incoming school season, I tried and tested some Goop items to curate the perfect go-to makeup and skincare bag.

Without further ado, these are the absolute essentials you’re going to need for those everyday moments for those busy school days:

Mascara (But Add A Lash Serum)

Why do just one when you can combine the best of both worlds?

Shop the FeatherLash Lifting Serum Mascara here.

I used to be an eyeliner girl, but this mascara has actually been a huge game-changer for me. The FeatherLash Lifting Serum Mascara is actually Goop’s first-ever mascara and I think they really put some magic in this tube bottle.

The mascara itself is truly classic; it lifts, it defines, and it gets all the individual lashes and builds them up to be nice and long. I love how my lashes look so much longer, and it really brings the whole makeup look to life while still maintaining a chic, all-natural look.

Of course, the real star of the show is the treatment serum. The serum is made with “clinically proven biotin tripeptide pro-vitamin B5 complex called Widelash™”-- and was made while sticking to Goop’s clean ingredients-focused mission.

I used to only wear eyeliner because mascara would make my lashes fall out, but this serum-infused formula has really helped combat that. This might just be the one that reformed me into a mascara girl!

Cool Down For Late Night Studies

For those all-nighters spent at the library for that giant exam…

Shop the Lift + Depuff Eye Masks here.

As someone with the most sensitive eyes ever, I’ve really been through it all: from the super puffy eyes where I could barely open my eyes to the bleary dark circles hanging under my eyes, it’s not uncommon for my eyes to have a field day after a long night.

With that in mind, I knew I needed something powerful and effective to keep in my essentials bag to help cool down my eyes. No joke, with Goop’s Lift + Depuff Eye Masks, my puffy eyes sink down visibly and my under eyes get bright enough to where it looks like I got some proper sleep in.

I love how hydrating this eye mask is; it really feels like a treatment delivering a boost of moisture to refresh and wake up your eyes. Part of my dark circles come from dehydration and major tiredness, but with superpower ingredients like niacinamide, olive lead stem cells, and honey locust seed extract, I feel and look better in minutes,

After peeling off the eye masks, I also love tapping in the milky serum all over my eyelids, cheeks, and forehead for some extra hydration.

Soften The Chapped Lips

Stop peeling your lips… nourish them with a pretty swipe of color instead.

Shop the Clean Nourishing Lip Balm Trio in Clear/Garnet/Rose here.

I suffer from chapped lips pretty much all the time- and they get so much worse in the colder months. Not only is it brutal to look at, it actually gets pretty painful. I love keeping a good pack of lip balm in every single one of my bags, but it’s actually trickier than it seems to find the right one. Just like Goldilocks, I’m picky about whether it’s greasy, oily, perfectly slathers, long-lasting, or has at least a little pop of color so it doesn’t wash me out.

Safe to say, I’m a huge fan of Goop’s Clear Nourishing Lip Balm Trio- a set of ultra-moisturizing, rich, full-size lip balms that not only pack on some hydration and healing smoothness alongside some natural pink-toned color.

It’s perfectly silky, and the richness of it can even help ease cracked, dry lips. I love the way it glides on and leaves a beautiful shade that looks so natural, you can’t even tell if it’s enhanced or not.

I love applying this on the go and sneaking this into my bag so I can apply it on whenever I need it. Plus, that sweet subtle scent is a total cherry on top.

Mix and Match Multis For Everywhere

Simplicity is key… and this multi-use balm is a minimalistic clean girl’s total dream.

This gorgeous multi-use balm is a rich, smooth cream that you can easily tap onto your skin for some extra flush and cheekiness. I love blending this onto my cheeks for a playful look, onto my lips for some extra color, and even places like the brow bones and eyelids. It’s just such a fun, simple way to bring some life to your skin.

Made with clinically tested skincare ingredients, I love how this balm is easy on the skin. It’s perfectly nourishing with vitamin E, glowy and brightening with vitamin C-rich sea buckthorn oil, and moisturizing with safflower oil.

Two of my absolute favorite colors are Afterglow and After:

Shop the Colorblur Glow Balm in Afterglow here.

The Afterglow is a soft berry- the kind of flush you get after running through a field of wildflowers. It’s s natural and feels so delightfully feminine.

Shop the Colorblur Glow Balm in Whiskey here.

The Whiskey is a warm terra-cotta and feels so mature and grown-up. This deeper pink is perfect for when you’ve just tanned after a long summer season.

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