Best Skincare Product
FACIAL CLEANSER: Gel Dry patches and congested pores do not spark joy. Tatcha The Deep Cleanse uses Japanese luffa-fruit extract and wild rose to polish skin and pull out gunk.
Best of Beauty 2019
Perhaps the most difficult — but most gratifying — category to test for Best of Beauty is skin care. Results aren't instantaneous. Sometimes it takes weeks and even months to decipher whether a moisturizer is actually strengthening your skin barrier. Or whether that vitamin C serum really does diminish dark spots. But you see, that's why we do this. The Allure Best of Beauty Awards isn't just for us. While it's truly a test of editor patience ("I have to try how many products?"), we swipe, slather, and pat on dozens of skin-care products, and risk breaking out in hives, for you, dear reader. We scrubbed with some pretty spectacular (and at times maybe not so great) exfoliators, tapped on too many eye creams to count, and peeled with the best of them to bring you this comprehensive list of skin-care winners. Maybe you'll fall for the featherlight moisturizer that's suitable for all skin types, the face oil that rings up at under $12, or the sunscreen that doubles as a primer. (Hell, you'll love them all — we certainly do.) That's why they've earned the title of this year's winners. Scroll through to see them all, and then check out the rest of the top picks from the full 2019 Best of Beauty winner list.
Best of Beauty 2019
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Best of Beauty 2019
FACIAL SUNSCREEN Unsun Mineral Tinted Sunscreen SPF 30 was the hands-down 100 percent mineral favorite among our darkest-skin-toned testers.
Best of Beauty 2019
PEEL Every dose in the Elizabeth Arden Prevage Progressive Renewal Treatment is mixed fresh, and they get stronger each week to minimize irritation while maximizing results. The monthlong system tackles dullness, fine lines, wrinkles, and dark spots (in that order) to give skin an unprecedented gleam.
Best of Beauty 2019
ACNE: Allover Treatment Lancer Clarifying Detox Mask With Green Tea & 3% Sulfur isn’t an indiscriminate acne fighter. Sulfur penetrates deep into pores, while fruit extracts smooth and hydrate.
Best of Beauty 2019
EYE CREAM: Brightening Replete with vitamin C and light-reflecting mica, Olay Eyes Brightening Eye Cream dissolves dark circles on workaholics, night owls, and caffeine-swigging moms. We know, because we tested it on all of them.
Best of Beauty 2019
FACIAL SUNSCREEN A heavy-duty chemical block in the lightest possible form, Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel Lotion SPF 50 turns skin supple with glycerin and hyaluronic acid.
Best of Beauty 2019
EYE CREAM: Line Smoothing The powerful peptides in StriVectin Hyaluronic Tripeptide Gel-Cream for Eyes conquer crepiness, while niacin and vitamin B3 help to strengthen delicate skin around the eyes.
Best of Beauty 2019