These Merit products were used for Carrie’s make-up in And Just Like That – and we’ve tried them all

This little lip oil bottle comes complete with the signature Merit gold lid, and we’ve completely fallen for the brand’s chic, luxurious and simple packaging. Opening it up, we noted the product looks like a lip gloss and lip oil hybrid, complete with a slimline doe foot applicator. We popped it onto our pout with ease – whether near a mirror or not – and the results were instant. We saw tinted moisture with lingering glossiness, and there was a plumped-up effect to smoothed lips, plus a splash of peachy colour, minus any stickiness. Its gentle skin-softening finish comes courtesy of ingredients such as rosehip oil, shea butter and jojoba oil.

We were immediately impressed by the chic black and gold packaging and angular shape. It’s one bougie and minimalist make-up-bag buy, in keeping with the rest of the collection. This is a tubing mascara, which means the formula wraps around each individual lash. The straight brush is slimline enough to reach the inner eye, yet with enough width to also efficiently coat lashes.

Ingredients include vitamin B5, omega fatty acids and olive oil esters for conditioning and nourishing, and we noticed how softened our lashes felt with wear. Billed as being a lengthening mascara, we found it does help offer the appearance of elongated lashes, but in a subtle, natural way. We didn’t see clumping or spikiness either, and the mascara is weightless to wear.

This chunky gold tube holds a twist-up bronzer stick inside, with a dome-shaped tip for easy application. We sampled the light clay shade, and there are four other colours to try, depending on your skin tone.

The creamy balm stick has a silky soft, sheer finish, and it glides across skin. Plus, because it’s buildable, you can adapt the coverage to suit how much bronzer you prefer to wear. We tended to use it as a glowing bronzing boost, and it’s equally straightforward for a quick contouring fix. Ingredients include vitamin E for skin soothing, and we really enjoyed applying the formula. We saw a healthy-looking, gentle bronzed glow to our skin, and that effect was simple to top up throughout the day.

Presented in a cute, compact pot, this cheek colour is a handheld blush version of the bronze stick (£32, Meritbeauty.com). The product can be applied directly onto skin, thanks to its curved dome shape, or by using a brush, if you prefer. The buildable formula is lightweight on skin, and we saw a natural pop of colour on our cheeks straight after application.

Once again, vitamin E is included as an ingredient, and the balmy blusher did feel super softening on our skin. It has a glossy sheen at first, and this settles into a subtle dewy layer. Beverly Hills has an earthy pink hue, and there are several other shades to discover, too. We particularly like the fun, futuristic packaging and its size is useful for stashing in your pocket or bag for on-the-move application. This product is perfect for a quick pick-me-up and it instantly boosts the rest of your look, too.

This multi-tasking complexion stick can be used as a concealer or as an overall base instead of foundation. We loved the option of a buildable, versatile concealer and foundation hybrid, for lighter make-up days or just nice and easy application. Available in 20 shades, including linen, camel and cacao, you can mix a few for contouring, too.

The precise stick tip is useful for dabbing onto skin or combining with Merit’s brush no.1 blending brush (£34, Meritbeauty.com). Fatty acids are included for their moisturising qualities and we saw the formula blend across skin seamlessly. The lightweight coverage offered a natural-looking skin veil, which felt weightless to wear.

The brand’s first skincare product, great skin instant glow serum is a bi-phase buy, so it separates into two layers in the bottle and needs a decent shake before use. The first thing we noticed when applying this serum is how refreshingly lightweight it is, and the formula sinks in quickly. Plus, it can be used underneath or on top of your moisturiser, depending on which you prefer.

Ingredients include hydration-promoting hyaluronic acid in a whopping four forms; cacao seed extract, which contains awakening caffeine; balancing niacinamde, and antioxidant Japanese goldthread root. We saw a dewy skin effect, a gorgeous brightening glow and a healthy-looking, fresh finish. Plus, like the other Merit products we tried, the serum is pleasing to apply.

Designed to recreate the fluffy Eighties brow sported by supermodels such as Cindy Crawford, this tinted pomade comes in blonde, brown and soft black shades. Ingredients include conditioning vitamin B5, alongside kaolin clay and mineral pigments for the colour. The tapered brush is a compact size for reaching every single eyebrow hair, and it can also be used alongside a separate spoolie if you prefer. We brushed our brows up and outwards, and saw an effortless-looking finish that was very easy to achieve. The formula is buildable, so we found it simple to achieve a bolder look with heavier eye make-up as well.

This smoothing lipstick has an angled bullet for precision application without the need for a lipliner. We immediately noticed its soothing, moisturising formula on our (often dry) lips, and that’s thanks to ingredients such as plant-derived squalane and sunflower seed oil. We trialled ‘fashion’, and this berry tone added a brightening hue to our lips. The lippy creates a hydrating pop of colour, which isn’t heavy, and our pout felt softened, too. Meanwhile, you can pair it with the shade slick tinted lip oil for a glossy finish.

The creamy eyeshadow comes in a wide variety of colours across neutral and statement categories, and we tried a selection, including the bold midnight blue and earthy brown midcentury shades. You can either apply the cream-to-powder product with a fingertip or by using the brush no2 eyeshadow brush (£22, Meritbeauty.com). We did a combination of the two, and noticed how buildable the highly pigmented eyeshadows are. They easily smooth onto the eyelids, without pulling or settling into creases, and create an even amount of colour.

While the shadow glides on like a cream, it has a matte powder finish, which is what makes this product stay put so well. Whether using them for definition, vibrant colour, layering or as an eyeliner substitute, solo shadow is a joy to apply, and delivers a long-wearing make-up finish.