Allure’s Best of Beauty Awards

allureAllure Magazine is simply one of our must-have magazines each month.  Out of all the women’s magazines that are out there, we find it by  far has one of the best insights into the beauty industry.  There’s a reason why they are called “The Beauty Expert.” Every year, Allure releases their “Best of Beauty Awards,” where they carefully select the best products in all beauty categories.  See below for some of last years’ winners.

 

Best Long-Wearing Lipstick: Revlon ColorStay Lipcolor

lincolnparkafterdark1Best Nail Polish:  Three way tie between Cover Girl Boundless Color Nail Polish in Red Revolution, Essie Nail Polish in Limo-Scene, and OPI Nail Lacquer in Lincoln Park After Dark.

Best Base Coat:  Duri Nail Growth System Rejuvacote

Best Eyeshadow: L’Oreal Paris HIP High Intensity Pigments Cream Shadow Paint in Nervy 

Best Concelarer:  Murad Acne Treatment Concealer

Best Powder: L’Oreal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Powder

Best Facial Self-Tanner:  Jergens Natural Glow Face Daily Moisturizer SPF 20

Best Cheap Thrill: Cover Girl Outlast All-Day Liquid Makeup

burts-bees-lemon-butter-cuticle-cremeBest Natural Selection: Burt’s Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream

Best Women’s Fragrance: Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue, Ralph Lauren Notorious, and Tommy Girl by Hilfiger

Best Men’s Fragrance:  Burberry Brit for Men and Tom Ford for Men

Best Tweezers: Tweezerman Slant Tweezer

Best Blow-Dryer: T3 Bespoke Labs Featherweight Professional Ionic Ceramic Hair Dryer

In the News…TheBalm, Ahava, Bare Escentuals and more!

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In the May issue of Lucky MagazineAhava Mineral Foot Cream was featured as one step in getting a salon-worthy instant pedicure.  

TheBalm’s Karate Pick up Liners were featured in the May issue of InStyle Magazine where one of their beauty editors says, “I keep these in rotation for times I need an eye boost.”

Self Magazine‘s 2009 healthy beauty awards named Murad Intensive Wrinkle Reducer for Eyes as their Best Anti-Aging Eye Cream.  Self says it “reduced fine lines and wrikles significantly in only a couple of days.”

In their June issue, Allure Magazine listed their annual Reader’s Choice Awards.  L’Oreal Paris’ True Match Super-Blendable Makeup won for Best Drugstore Foundation, while Bare Escentuals BareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation won for Best Foundation in Department and Specialty Stores.

Linda Cantello, a professional makeup artist for Giorgio Armani Beauty is featured in the June issue of InStyle, where she says she uses Revlon’s Age Defying Spa Concealer to help when covering up smokey eyeshadow mistakes.