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Readers' Choice

THE VOTES ARE IN FOR THE 2022 READERS' CHOICE AWARDS

You voted, the ballots are in, we tallied — and now the winners are here. Allow us to introduce the 2022 Allure Readers’ Choice Awards. These 68 skin, hair, makeup, body, and nail products are your top picks. And we happen to think you, the readers, made some serious selects. Scroll down to see which of your favorite beauty products took home the top prize.

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Allure: The Beauty Expert - Readers' Choice Award Winner 2022
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skin

They cleanse. They coddle. They get used down to the very last drop. Readers said these skin-care picks are the ones they have to restock faster than they can say "T-zone."

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Cetaphil cleanser on clear background Cleanser

Cetaphil

Daily Facial Cleanser

$8 BUY NOW
Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant on clear background Exfoliant

Paula's Choice

Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant

$32 BUY NOW
SkinCeuticals CE Ferulic on clear background Serum

SkinCeuticals

C E Ferulic

$169 BUY NOW
Tatcha The Water Cream on clear background Moisturizer

Tatcha

The Water Cream

$69 BUY NOW
Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème on clear background Eye Cream

Ole Henriksen

Banana Bright Eye Crème

$40 BUY NOW
Peace Out Acne on clear background Acne Treatment

Peace Out

Acne Dots

$19 BUY NOW
EltaMD UV Restore Tinted Broad-Spectrum SPF 40 on clear background Sunscreen

EltaMD

UV Restore Tinted Broad-Spectrum SPF 40

$41 BUY NOW
The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Masque on clear background Face Mask

The Ordinary

Salicylic Acid 2% Masque

$12 BUY NOW
Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask on clear background Lip Balm

Laneige

Lip Sleeping Mask

$22 BUY NOW
Foreo Luna on clear background Tool

Foreo

Luna 3

$199 BUY NOW

newbrand

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Leave it to Ariana Grande — she of the high ponytail and even higher vocal register — to design a beauty collection that floats above reality. r.e.m. beauty is formulated with vegan ingredients, featuring products that deposit a surreal glow (translucent Eyeshadow Gloss, anyone?). This line is truly sublime. Read Reviews

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hair

Nurture the texture that nature gave you — or go in a totally different direction. Either way, these winners you love are up to any and every task.

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Olaplex No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo on clear background Shampoo

Olaplex

No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo

$28 BUY NOW
Olaplex No. 5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner on clear background Conditioner

Olaplex

No. 5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner

$28 BUY NOW
Batiste Dry Shampoo Original on clear background Dry Shampoo

Batiste

Dry Shampoo Original

$6 BUY NOW
Ouai Leave In Conditioner on clear background Leave-In Conditioner

Ouai

Leave In Conditioner

$28 BUY NOW
Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask on clear background Hair Treatment

Briogeo

Don't Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask

$38 BUY NOW
OGX Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco Extra Penetrating Oil on clear background Oil

OGX

Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco Extra Penetrating Oil

$9 BUY NOW
Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray on clear background Volumizer

Oribe

Dry Texturizing Spray

$49 BUY NOW
Moroccanoil Curl Defining Cream on clear background Curl Definer

Moroccanoil

Curl Defining Cream

$36 BUY NOW
Wet Brush Original Detangler on clear background Hair Tool

Wet Brush

Original Detangler

$8 BUY NOW
Dyson Airwrap on clear background Hot Tool

Dyson

Airwrap

$600 BUY NOW
Good Dye Young I’m Bored Hair Makeup on clear background Hair Color

Good Dye Young

I’m Bored Hair Makeup

$12 BUY NOW

splurge

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Augustinus Bader has become the runaway beauty industry success story of our time — and you guys are part of the narrative, naming The Rich Cream your most splurge-worthy (at $280 to be exact). The bottle's majestic, the texture decadent, and the formula packed with the moisturizers (squalane, glycerin, oils of all kinds) that make skin feel as supple as silk. Read Reviews

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breakthroughs

Once in a blue moon a product comes along that shakes up your beauty routine for good. This year, four perfect products revolutionized our readers' routines.

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Dior Backstage Face & Body Powder-no-Powder on clear background Makeup

Dior

Backstage Face & Body Powder-No-Powder

$40 BUY NOW
Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Serum Crystal Elixir on clear background Skin

Charlotte Tilbury

Charlotte's Magic Serum Crystal Elixir

$80 BUY NOW
Philips Sonicare 9900 Prestige on clear background Body

Philips Sonicare

9900 Prestige

$380 BUY NOW
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo on clear background Hair

Living Proof

Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo

$30 BUY NOW

steal

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Available at any drugstore, Vaseline Healing Jelly rescues chapped lips, rough elbows, scaly knees, chafed skin, and ragged cuticles just as effectively as the pricier balms we've tried. Our readers' two cents? Their medicine cabinet is not complete without this classic salve. Read Reviews

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makeup

Perfect pigments and flawless finishes await under every cap of these reader favorites.

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Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara on clear background Mascara

Rare Beauty

Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara

$20 BUY NOW
Nyx Professional Makeup Epic Ink Liner on clear background Eyeliner

Nyx Professional Makeup

Epic Ink Liner

$9 BUY NOW
Urban Decay Naked3 Eyeshadow Palette on clear background Eye Shadow

Urban Decay

Naked3 Eyeshadow Palette

$54 BUY NOW
Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Eyebrow Gel on clear background Brow

Benefit

Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Eyebrow Gel

$24 BUY NOW
Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup on clear background Foundation

Estée Lauder

Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup

$43 BUY NOW
Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind Eraser Multi-Use Concealer on clear background Concealer

Maybelline New York

Instant Age Rewind Eraser Multi-Use Concealer

$8 BUY NOW
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush on clear background Blush

Rare Beauty

Soft Pinch Liquid Blush

$20 BUY NOW
Fenty Beauty Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter on clear background Highlighter

Fenty Beauty

Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter

$38 BUY NOW
MAC Ruby Woo Lipstick on clear background Lipstick

MAC

Retro Matte Lipstick

$19 BUY NOW
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer on clear background Lip Gloss

Fenty Beauty

Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer

$20 BUY NOW
Beautyblender Original on clear background Tool

Beautyblender

Original

$20 BUY NOW
Essie Nail Polish on clear background Nail Polish

Essie

Nail Polish

$9 BUY NOW
Facile press ons on clear background Press-Ons

Facile

Press-On Nails

$19 BUY NOW
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body

Your body is a temple. Consider these top-voted lotions and potions gifts from the beauty gods.

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Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash on clear background Body Wash

Dove

Deep Moisture Body Wash

$8 BUY NOW
First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub with 10% AHA on clear background Scrub

First Aid Beauty

KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub with 10% AHA

$30 BUY NOW
SheaMoisture Pink Himalayan Salt Relaxing Mineral Soak on clear background Bath Product

SheaMoisture

Pink Himalayan Salt Relaxing Mineral Soak

$11 BUY NOW
CeraVe Moisturizing Cream on clear background Lotion

CeraVe

Moisturizing Cream

$17 BUY NOW
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 55 on clear background Sunscreen

Neutrogena

Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 55

$12 BUY NOW
Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer on clear background Self-Tanner

Jergens

Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer

$9 BUY NOW
Gillette Venus Extra Smooth Sensitive Razor on clear background Hair Removal

Gillette Venus

Extra Smooth Sensitive Razor

$10 BUY NOW
L’Occitane Youth Hand Cream on clear background Hand Lotion

L’Occitane

Youth Hand Cream

$38 BUY NOW
Bath & Body Works PocketBac Hand Sanitizer on clear background Hand Sanitizer

Bath & Body Works

PocketBac Hand Sanitizer

$8 BUY NOW
Dove Advanced Care Antiperspirant in Cool Essentials on clear background Antiperspirant

Dove

Advanced Care Antiperspirant in Cool Essentials

$7 BUY NOW
Chanel No. 5 on clear background Fragrance

Chanel

No. 5

$146 BUY NOW
Colgate Total SF Advanced Whitening Toothpaste on clear background Toothpaste

Colgate

Total SF Advanced Whitening Toothpaste

$4 BUY NOW
Allure: The Beauty Expert - Readers' Choice Award Winner 2022
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Allure: The Beauty Expert - Readers' Choice Award Winner 2022

clean

Each of these winners meets Allure's clean standard — and our readers' exceedingly high bar for performance.

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Youth To The People Superfood Cleanser on clear background Facial Cleanser

Youth To The People

Superfood Cleanser

$36 BUY NOW
Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream on clear background Facial Moisturizer

Drunk Elephant

Lala Retro Whipped Cream

$60 BUY NOW
Supergoop Play 100% Mineral Lotion SPF 50 with Green Algae on clear background Sunscreen

Supergoop

Play 100% Mineral Lotion SPF 50 with Green Algae

$36 BUY NOW
Nécessaire The Body Wash on clear background Body Wash

Nécessaire

The Body Wash

$25 BUY NOW
Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Pink Dream Body Cream on clear background Body Moisturizer

Glow Recipe

Watermelon Glow Pink Dream Body Cream

$28 BUY NOW
Native Aluminum Free Deodorant Coconut & Vanilla on clear background Deodorant

Native

Aluminum Free Deodorant Coconut & Vanilla

$13 BUY NOW
Briogeo-Be-Gentle,-Be-Kind-Banana-Coconut-Nourishing-Superfood-Shampoo-and-Conditioner on clear background Shampoo & Conditioner

Briogeo

Banana + Coconut Nourishing Superfood Shampoo & Conditioner

$49 BUY NOW
Bread Beauty Supply Hair-Cream on clear background Styling Product

Bread Beauty Supply

Hair-Cream

$28 BUY NOW
Ilia Limitless Lash Mascara on clear background Mascara

Ilia

Limitless Lash Mascara

$28 BUY NOW
Beautycounter Lid Glow Cream Shadow on clear background Eye Makeup

Beautycounter

Lid Glow Cream Shadow

$27 BUY NOW
Bareminerals Original Loose Powder Foundation on clear background Foundation

Bareminerals

Original Loose Powder Foundation

$35 BUY NOW
Ilia True Skin Serum Concealer on clear background Concealer

Ilia

True Skin Serum Concealer

$30 BUY NOW
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Mood Exposure on clear background Blush

Hourglass

Ambient Lighting Blush in Mood Exposure

$43 BUY NOW
Burt's Bees Glossy Lipstick on clear background Lipstick

Burt's Bees

Glossy Lipstick

$6 BUY NOW

CREDITS

Photography by David Ferrua Styled by Katerina Zolototrubova Hair by Seb Bascle Makeup by Tiziana Raimondo Nails by Marieke Bouillette Models: Britt @ Elite Grace @ Next

Digital Art Director: Ingrid Frahm
Senior Visual Editor: Lauren Brown
Associate Beauty Director: Sarah Kinonen
Front End Developer, Special Projects: Alexander Ratner

Fashion Credits: In Order of Appearance: On Britt: Givenchy bra and sweater. On Grace: Deity New York gown; Prada dress, Hugo Kreit earring; Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello catsuit, Lizzie Fortunato and Rachel G Jewelry bracelets. On Britt: Nina Ricci dress, Swarovski earring.

Allure: The Beauty Expert - Readers' Choice Award Winner 2022