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    Yes, You Should Get That Cute Skincare Fridge—Here Are Our Top Picks

    Store and chill all of your serums, moisturizers, and a few cans of seltzer, too

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    Three skincare fridges against a pink wall
    CR evaluated five popular skincare fridges to find out which hold the most products and boast the best features for your skincare and makeup needs.
    Photo: Lisa Fogarty/Consumer Reports

    Ready to step up your skincare routine? A skincare fridge (or beauty fridge, as they’re sometimes called) gives you a compact place to store moisturizers, serums, masks, and some makeup products while keeping them chilled—which can feel amazing on your skin. You can even stash a can of sparkling water or prebiotic soda or two in it so that you have something to quench your thirst while you’re faithfully following your 10-step Korean skincare routine.

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    Skincare fridges are mostly similar in design, with shelves and baskets to fit products of various sizes. But the differences are in the small details, including their sizes and weights, how much they can hold, how well their shelves can be reconfigured, whether they have LED mirrors on the front door, and their temperature ranges. We evaluated five skincare fridges and filled them with every product under the sun to determine which stored the most products, boasted the best features, and met the temperatures claimed by the brand. 

    We also asked a cosmetic chemist the question we’ve been waiting to ask: Will a skincare fridge deliver an automatic glow-up?

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    Lisa Fogarty

    Lisa Fogarty is a senior multimedia content creator at Consumer Reports. She studied journalism at Columbia University and has written numerous health, parenting, fitness, and wellness articles for The New York Times, Psychology Today, Vogue, and NPR. Lisa is passionate about mental health and is a co-creator of The Hunger Trap Podcast, which focuses on eating disorders. In her spare time she surfs, plays the guitar, and kickboxes. Follow her on X: @lisacfogarty