The LadyLUX Best of Beauty Awards 2012

Jan 2, 2013
Marisa Machak • Beauty

The results are in! LadyLUX has searched high and low to find the best of the best beauty products for readers. Here are our tried and true picks for the 2012 Best of Beauty Awards. Perfect for enhancing the eyes, nails, lips, hair and skin, these products have been given the stamp of approval and have officially been … LUX-ified! Our winners are:

Best Shampoo

A luxurious, sulfate-free shampoo like the Caviar Anti-Aging Moisture Shampoo from Alterna restores moisture and protects hair from color fade, daily stress and future damage. This multi-use shampoo also revitalizes brittle hair to bring back radiant hair.

Best Concealer

The Concealer from Cle de Peau blends to expertly conceal dark circles, spots and imperfections with a smooth and even finish.

Best Loose Powder

Even out skin tone and disguise imperfections with the Poudre Universelle Libre Natural Finish Loose Powder from Chanel. Wear this light-coverage powder alone for a very matte finish or over foundation for a velvety appearance.

Best Foundation Brush

Receive an airbrushed makeup look after using the Airbrush Finish Bamboo Foundation Brush from Tarte. The brush flawlessly blends and buffs at the same time for a soft finish.

Best Body Bronzer

Tarte offers their Amazonian Clay and Annatto Body Bronzer to deliver the right amount of sun-burnished glow along with nourishing ingredients to create a bronzed bombshell look.

Best Blush

For the perfect cheek color ever, the Blush from Nars in Orgasm and Super Orgasm is a must. The peachy pink mixed with gold glitter shades will accentuate your cheek bones like no other blush.

Best Shimmer

The Pink Quartz Shimmer Brick Compact from Bobbi Brown offers a warm, pink glow to add to the apples of the cheeks for a healthy flush. We can’t use it enough!

Best Tinted Moisturizer

You can’t go wrong wearing the Tinted Moisturizer from Laura Mercier. The sheer, lightweight formula with a hint of color is a girl’s best friend with moisture, coverage and SPF 20.

Best Lipstick

A dramatic look calls for a dramatic lip color and consistency. The Tom Ford Beauty Lip Color collection will allow beauty fanatics to achieve the perfect pout in every shade.

Best Eye Shadow

We love the Estée Lauder Pure Color Gelée Powder Eye Shadows because you can create several looks from one single shade. The futuristic, super metallic shades can be applied dry for a smooth metal finish or wet for an intensified eye color.

Best Mascara

Dior offers the Diorshow New Look Mascara as the brand’s new exclusive, breakthrough nano brush to coat and catch every lash with precision. Designed with a Lash Amplifier ingredient, this mascara features lash-multiplying action for that va-va-voom lash look.

Best Nail Polish

Our nails are always painted with Butter LONDON Nail Lacquer. These “3 Free” polishes are made without formaldehyde, toluene or DBP to give you the prettiest and healthiest nails possible in high-pigmented and fashionable shades.

Best Anti-Aging Set

Retain your skin’s youthful appearance with the Ageless Solution Kit from Kate Somerville. Using the Gentle Daily Wash, the ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment, the CytoCell Dermal Energizing Treatment and the Dark Circle Corrective Eye Cream will turn back time and reveal a more radiant complexion.

Best Dark Spot Corrector

A fast-acting serum that will even skin tone and diminish the appearance of dark spots is the Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution from Kiehl’s. Use it morning and night so it works throughout the entire day for faster results.

Best Moisturizer

Bless your face with one of the best moisturizers out there to give you smoother, softer, firmer and virtually creaseless skin. The Ultrarich Moisturizing Cream from La Mer will offer you astonishing results in a short amount of time.

Best Hair Glaze

For an intensified glossy shine and dramatically smooth texture, the Clear Shine Luminous Glaze from John Frieda will do the trick. Intended for all hair shades, whether colored or natural, this hair glaze will create a lasting and dazzling shine.

Best Styling Product for Straightening

Fekkai offers the Coiff Ironless Straightening Balm for sleek and straight hair without the stylist. The non-chemical balm straightens while blow drying and will have hair looking chicer than ever and like you just left the salon.