The 2022 Allure Best of Beauty Awards

Meet the 345 products that exceeded our (borderline unreasonable) expectations this year.

All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Hair

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Shampoo and Conditioner
Dove Hair Therapy Rescue and Protect Conditioner
$15
Amazon
Shampoo and Conditioner
Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Shampoo and Conditioner
$17
Pantene
Clarifying Shampoo
Olaplex Bond Maintenance Clarifying Shampoo
$30
Olaplex
Bond Builder
K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask
$75
Amazon
Styling Product
TPH By Taraji Curls 4 Days
$14
Amazon
Hair Color
Good Dye Young Darker Daze
$18
Amazon

Breakthroughs

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Breakthroughs
YSL Rouge Sur Measure
$299
YSL Beauty
Breakthroughs
Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder
$36
Sephora
Breakthroughs
R+Co Bleu Vapor Lotion to Powder Dry Shampoo
$65
Amazon
Breakthroughs
Dyson Flyaway Attachment (Blow-Dryer)
$40
Dyson
Breakthroughs
Maybelline Super Stay Vinyl Ink Liquid Lipstick
$10
Amazon
Breakthroughs
Zuvi Halo Hair Dryer
$349
Zuvi

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Skin

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Facial Sunscreen
Melé No Shade Sunscreen Oil SPF 30
$19
Amazon
Facial Moisturizer
Olay Regenerist Hyaluronic + Peptide 24 Hydrating Gel Moisturizer
$30
Olay
Skin Device
NuFace Trinity+ Smart Advanced Facial Toning System
$395
NuFace
Toner/Essence
Tatcha The Texture Tonic
$59
Amazon
Facial Cleanser
Peach & Lily Ginger Melt Oil Cleanser
$32
Ulta Beauty
Facial Serum
Shani Darden Lactic Acid Exfoliating Serum
$88
Sephora

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Clean

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Body
Henry Rose Flora Carnivora Eau de Parfum
$120
Henry Rose
Skin
Youth To The People Polypeptide-121 Future Cream
$64
Youth To The People
Hair
Bread Beauty Supply Hair Mask
$28
Sephora
Makeup
Merit Flush Balm Cheek Colcor
$28
Merit Beauty
Body
Biossance Squalane + Enzyme Sugar Body Scrub
$28
Sephora

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Body

2022 Winners

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Body Wash
Dove Body Love Moisture Boost Cleanser
$24
Amazon
Bath Product
Beloved by Love Beauty and Planet Cherry Blossom & Tea Rose Bath Bomb
$5
Target
Body Scrub
Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Resurfacing Body Scrub
$56
Kate Somerville
Body Sunscreen
La Roche-Posay Anthelios 60 Melt-In Milk Sunscreen Milk SPF 60
$36
Amazon
Body Moisturizer
Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Glycolic Body Lotion
$25
Sephora
Hand Sanitizer
Touchland Hand Sanitizer
$9
Sephora
Body Oil
Olehenriksen Firmly Yours Toning Dry Body Oil
$42
Olehenriksen

Sensitive

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Sensitive
Bodewell Eczema Daily Calming Cream
$30
Bodewell
Sensitive
CeraVe Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm
$13
Amazon
Sensitive
Cetaphil Moisturizing Relief Body Wash
$10
Amazon
Sensitive
Nécessaire The Shampoo and The Conditioner
$45
Nécessaire
Sensitive
Eucerin Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50
$13
Amazon
Sensitive
The Outset Firming Vegan Collagen Serum
$46
Sephora

Scent

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Scent
Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia
$149
Sephora
Scent
Marc Jacobs Daisy Ever So Fresh
$124
Sephora
Scent
The Harmonist Sacred Water
$285
Neiman Marcus
Scent
Lancôme Idôle Aura
$100
Lancome
Hair Fragrance
Kayali Hair Mist Deja Vu White Flower
$40
Sephora

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Base

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Blush
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
$20
Sephora
Bronzer
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Contour Wand
$40
Charlotte Tilbury
Multi-Use Stick
Live Tinted Huestick
$24
Ulta Beauty
Concealer
Maybelline New York Super Stay Activewear Concealer
$10
Amazon
Setting Spray
MAC Fix+ Stay Over Setting Spray
$33
Ulta Beauty
Highlighter
Milk Makeup Bionic Glow
$34
Sephora

Eyes

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Eyeliner
Hourglass Cosmetics Voyeur Waterproof Gel Eyeliner
$28
Hourglass Cosmetics
Brows
Lawless Beauty Hold Up Soft Set Creamy Brow Wax
$21
Lawless Beauty
Mascara
CaliRay Come Hell or High Water Volumizing Tubing Mascara
$24
Sephora
Eyeliner
Kulfi Beauty Underlined Kajal Eyeliner
$20
Kulfi Beauty
Palette
Tom Ford Eye Color Quad
$90
Saks Fifth Avenue
Eye Shadow
Juvias Place Culture Duochrome Liquid Eyeshadow
$15
Ulta Beauty

Lips

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Lipstick
Dior Addict Refillable Shine Lipstick
$42
Sephora
Lip Balm
Rhode Peptide Lip Treatment
$16
Rhode
Lip Stain
Fenty Beauty Poutsicle Hydrating Lip Stain
$24
Fenty Beauty
Lipstick
Sunnies Face Fluffmatte
$16
Sunnies Face
Lipstick
Armani Beauty Lip Power Longwear Satin Lipstick
$39
Saks Fifth Avenue
Lip Gloss
Pley Beauty Lust+Found
$20
Revolve

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Makeup Brushes

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Makeup Sponge
Beautyblender Original Makeup Sponge
$20
Amazon
Makeup Brush
Guide Beauty Easy on the Eyes Brush Collection
$50
Guide Beauty
Makeup Brush
Patrick Ta Contour Brush
$35
Sephora
Makeup Brush
Benefit Cosmetics Multitasking Cheek Brush
$32
Ulta Beauty
Eyelash Curler
Shu Uemura Iconic Eyelash Curler
$23
Shu Uemura
Lash Guard
Tweezerman Lash Guard and Comb
$11
Amazon

Nails

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Nail Polish
Essie Expressie
$9
Amazon
Nail Polish
OPI Infinite Shine
$13
Amazon
Base Coat
Sally Hansen Repair + Rescue Super Strength Defense
$10
Target
Press Ons
Olive and June The Press On System
$50
Olive & June
Wraps
ManiMe ManiMe
$25
Amazon
Cuticle Care
Tenoverten The Rose Oil
$26
Violet Grey

Steals

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Hair
Tresemmé One Step Volume Spray
$7
Target
Skin
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
$11
Ulta Beauty
Makeup
e.l.f. Cosmetics Putty Bronzer
$7
Amazon
Makeup
CoverGirl Exhibitionist Lash Enhancing Liquid Eyeliner
$9
Target
Body
Nivea Sensitive and Radiant Body Lotion
$7
Amazon
Hair
Creme of Nature Butter Blend & Flaxseed Stretch and Define Pudding
$8
Target

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Splurges

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Hair
Dyson AirWrap Multi-Styler
$600
Dyson
Skin
La Mer The New Treatment Lotion
$125
Nordstrom
Makeup
Jillian Dempsey Lip Locket Necklace
$485
Jillian Dempsey
Makeup
Hermes Rose Hermes Silky Blush
$78
Nordstrom
Body
Tata Harper Skincare Resurfacing Body Serum
$155
Amazon
Body
Homecourt Steeped Rose Tray Set
$95
Homecourt

Hot Tools

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Hot Tool
Revlon One-Step Volumizer Plus
$68
Target
Hot Tool
GHD Original Styler
$169
Amazon
Hot Tool
Drybar Reserve 3-in-1 Interchangeable Blow-Dryer
$349
Amazon
Hot Tool
CHI Air Setter 2-in-1 Flat Iron and Curler
$110
Target
Hot Tools
Ceremonia Diffuser de Rizos
$20
Ceremonia
Hot Tool
Paul Mitchell Pro Tools Express Ion WavePress Ceramic Deep Waver
$90
Amazon