GLAMOUR Beauty Power List 2018: After 2 million votes, the winners are in!
Calling all beauty obsessives. Wanna know what's been voted onto the Beauty Power List 2018? Of course you do! From best mascara to best moisturiser and best foundation for dry, combination and oily skin type, to your favourite influencers, tools and tech, it's all covered.
It all started back in the Spring when the GLAMOUR Beauty Team and a panel of beauty experts and influencers, including former cover stars, Zoella and Patricia Bright, whittled the 1000s of contenders down to 400 nominees, inviting all 120,000 GLAMOUR Beauty Club members to have their say on the winners. And, boy, did you have you say! Over 2 million votes later - yes, you really cared that much - the results are in. The GLAMOUR Beauty Power List recognises the very best in beauty R.N.
We toasted the winners at Balthazar London at an epic awards hosted by Patricia Bright, Editor in Chief, Deborah Joseph, and Beauty & Lifestyle Director, Camilla Kay.
The winners will also be featured in the Autumn/Winter issue of GLAMOUR, available via newsstands on Thursday 13 September so don't forget to grab your copy!
Deborah Joseph, Editor-in-Chief of GLAMOUR, commented: “We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s GLAMOUR Beauty Power List. We’ve increased the award to 100 categories to offer our audience the ultimate and most authentic beauty shopping list.”
Introducing the ultimate must-have shopping cart of the best-ever beauty products worth your £££.
Best Make-Up Palette
Instant Look In A Palette in Beauty Glow, £49, Charlotte Tilbury
Paint-by-numbers for your face, basically. The Smokey Eye version is also mega for a classic Tilbury glowy and showy look.
Best Oily Skin Foundation
Double Wear Stay-In-Place Makeup, £33.50, Estée Lauder
Long-lasting even on troublesome, oily skin, this famous foundation comes in more than 50 shades and can be built from light to super-strength coverage. Don’t be put off if your mum uses it, she knows what she’s doing.
Best Foundation For Dry Skin
Serum Foundation, £5.70, The Ordinary
An overpriced smoothie or a skin-quenching foundation? We know where your money is going.
Best Tinted/BB/CC/Cream
Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream, £28, bareMinerals
This hydrates without turning slick and gives gentle coverage while letting your skin shine through. With added SPF for protection, this skincare/make-up hybrid is the gift that keeps giving.
Best Under-Eye Concealer
Beyond Perfecting Super Concealer Camouflage, £18.50, Clinique
Clinique brings some serious coverage game again with this small but mighty tube. Watch dark circles and blemishes disappear as you pat the tiniest amount on. Go for a slightly lighter shade to add brightness under tired eyes.
Best Spot Concealer
Shape Tape Contour Concealer, £22, Tarte
People went a bit cray-cray when this cult US-based concealer launched in the UK this year, and we can see why. Giving an almost-airbrushed finish, the buildable formula hides forms a solid veil over redness and dullness.
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Best Highlighter
Shimmering Skin Perfector, £30, Becca
Smooth it on as a brightening primer, mix it into your foundation to boost glowiness, or pat it on over make-up for a light-catching highlight. It can even be used as a subtle eyeshadow. Is there anything this product can’t do?
Best Powder Blush
Blush, £24, Nars
The No1-selling blush in America is an unsurprising hit here too, even if some prudish Brits might still find asking for ‘Orgasm’ at the beauty counter awkward. Aside from that iconic pinky peach shade, 36 other matte and shimmering options mean there’s a blush for everyone.
Best Cream Blush
Convertible Color Dual Lip & Cheek Cream, £16, Stila
Panel member Zoella nominated this two-in-one product and you wholeheartedly agreed. Gorgeous!
Best Bronzer
Hoola Lite, £25, Benefit
“Brilliant and buildable, the matte, finely milled formula puts sparkly bronzers to shame,” says panel member, In The Frow blogger Victoria Magrath.
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Best Primer
Photo Finish Foundation Primer, £26, Smashbox
“Foolproof,” says Ruby Hammer and 59% of you thought so, too.
Best Illuminator
Illuminator, £30, Iconic London
Want shine without shininess? Who doesn’t? This is the OG gleam-giving product.
Best Lip Care
Classic Moisturising Lip Balm, £2.69, Carmex at Superdrug
This iconic little pot that costs the same as a high-street coffee beat many fancy formulas to win best lip care. A little bit tingly, it exfoliates and nourishes rather than just forming a protective layer, like other balms. A true icon.
Best Red Lipstick
Retro Matte Lipstick in Ruby Woo, £17.50, Mac
Your Barry White of lipsticks. (First, last, everything. Geddit?)
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Lasting Finish by Kate Moss, £5.49, Rimmel at Boots
Some people try to achieve the nude lip look by smearing their foundation over their mouths. Not Kate Moss, and not you, apparently, who voted her collection with Rimmel the best. The shades are long-lasting and highly pigmented without being garish.
Best Lipliner
24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil, £14.50, Urban Decay
Soft and smooth, the lack of drag on this pencil means a straight and easy line every time. The creamy texture gives a plump finish, too.
Butter Gloss, £5.50, NYX Cosmetics
Soft and smooth, the lack of drag on this pencil means a straight and easy line every time. The creamy texture gives a plump finish, too.
Best Brow-Filling Product
Brow Wiz, £22, Anastasia Beverly Hills
It takes a lot for a humble brow pencil to become a cult product, but this deserves the praise. With an ultra-fine nib, the smudge-proof formula can be used to fill in gaps to a natural look, or define for a precise, on-fleek finish.
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Best Brow Shaper
Gimme Brow + Volumizing Eyebrow Gel, £20.50, Benefit Cosmetics
It takes a lot for a humble brow pencil to become a cult product, but this deserves the praise. With an ultra-fine nib, the smudge-proof formula can be used to fill in gaps to a natural look, or define for a precise, on-fleek finish.
Best Mascara
Hypnôse Mascara, £25, Lancôme
We want to say this gives you hypnotising lashes without being too obvious but... sod it, this gives you HYPNOTISING lashes.
Best Waterproof Mascara
Diorshow Waterproof Mascara, £27, Dior
Doesn’t clump, doesn’t flake, doesn’t budge. Does give jet-black, luscious lashes. Doesn’t need much more of an explanation than that, does it?
Best Pencil Eyeliner
24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil, £15.50, Urban Decay
This velvety pencil won’t scratch your eyelids out (important) and won’t transfer all over your brow bone (also important), due to the clever formula that gives you 30 seconds to smudge it into a smoky eye before it dries.
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Best Liquid Eyeliner
Tattoo Liner, £17, Kat Von D
Blacker than black, long-lasting, and most importantly, easy to apply.
Best Gel Eyeliner
Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner, £19.50, Bobbi Brown
Gracing many a pro MUA’s kit for years now, this if an often-copied, never-bettered icon. Using a liner brush, it’s easier to apply than you might think, too.
Best Powder Eyeshadow
35 Color Eyeshadow Palette, from £23, Morphe
While 35 colours might intimidate some, beauty addicts adore it. The array of shades and quality of pigment allows mere mortals to become blending boffins.
Best Cream Eyeshadow
Magnificent Metals Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow, £23, Stila
Glossy, gleaming colour that won’t melt off or crease, and gives proper mermaid vibes. Don’t festival without one in your backpack.
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Best Newcomer
PS... Amber Passion Palette, £3, Primark
You’ve been filling your make-up bags with this mega-affordable-but-seriously-good brand. We can see why – and it’s now cruelty-free.
Best Brush Range
Brushes, from £5, Real Techniques
From the huge selection to the very pretty colours, this brand has the brush game nailed. Its video tutorials mean even a novice can nail a contour.
Best Foundation Applicator
The Original BeautyBlender, £17, BeautyBlender
Makeup artist and panel member Ruby Hammer loves that it 'gives such a smooth application.' And so do you.
Best Vegan Brand
B Effective Stubborn Makeup Remover, £3.95, B at Superdrug
The shining example of how the high street is smashing it with effective vegan beauty.
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Best Organic Brand
Neal’s Yard Remedies
From the unmistakable packaging to the heady scents, it’s hard not to fall for this organic brand. Must-haves include the Wild Rose Beauty Balm (rose-packed, make-up melting, skin-soothing goodness) and wrinkle-banishing Frankincense Intense cream.
Environmental Initiative
Lush
A brand truly trying to take a stand in a plastic-producing industry, sell-out products such as shampoo bars and solid perfumes are changing the way we buy beauty. The jury is still out on whether we’ll ever get our head around a solid foundation though…
Best Cruelty-Free Brand
Too Faced
You wouldn’t always put cruelty-free and candy-cute together, but Too Faced breaks the mould with its affordable, hard-working and animal-friendly products.
Best Newcomer Brand
Herbivore
You’ve all fallen hard for this Insta- and skin-friendly brand, and it’s easy to see why. Minimalism with maximum results.
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Best Moisturiser For Oily Skin
Oil-Control Mattifier SPF15, £35, Murad
Not only does this control a troublesome T-zone, but added ingredients help to keep breakouts at bay and harmful rays away. Clever work from this doctor-led brand.
Best Moisturiser For Dry Skin
Moisture Surge 72-Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator, £24, Clinique
Serums, toners, tonics and oils are all good and well, but sometimes a good old-fashioned pot of moisturiser is all you need. This juicy, skin-quenching one ticks all of the boxes.
Best Moisturiser For Normal Skin
Daily Essentials Light Moisturising Day Cream, £4.10, Nivea
So many moisturisers are good, but few under a fiver are this GREAT.
Best Detoxing Face Mask
Supermud Clearing Treatment, £42, GlamGlow
Super – as the name would suggest – in the way it clears and cleans out your skin and pores. Some people find it quite drying (as clay masks can be), but you beauty addicts love that super-tight feeling.
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Best Radiance Face Mask
Rose Face Mask, £21, Fresh
If you could pot the phrase ‘treat yo’self’ this would be it: yummy, rose-infused, cooling, calming, moisturising deliciousness. Make time for it, you won’t regret it.
Best Hydrating Face Mask
Drops Of Youth Bouncy Sleeping Mask, £25, The Body Shop
A face mask you can slather on, sleep in, and rely on for revitalising your skin? Winning.
Best Sheet Mask
SkinActive Moisture Bomb Tissue Mask, £1.99, Garnier
Making single-use sheet masks truly accessible, we wonder whether it’s the effects you like (plumped-up nourished skin), or the fact that they make for a VERY funny selfie…?
Best Eye Cream
Creamy Eye Treatment With Avocado, £37, Kiehl’s
Not content with the avocado on toast phenomenon, 50% of you also adore slapping the green goodness all over your eyes too. When it’s this rich and creamy, we don’t blame you.
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Best Eye Mask
Pro-Collagen Hydra-Gel Eye Masks, £48.50, Elemis
These might seem a little pricy, but the fact there are six in the pack, and that no wrinkle or puffy bag is safe from them, has you hooked.
Best SPF For Face
Anthelios XL Ultra-Light Suncream Fluid SPF50+, £16.50, La Roche-Posay
We love that you’re practising safe skincare with this light-but-powerful SPF.
Best Blemish Treatment
Super Spot Remover, £15.50, Origins
Zaps away zits and banishes breakouts. No squeezing required. Originally nominated by panel member Zoella and then 56% of you agreed, it’s a life-saver.
Best Repair Serum
Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Serum, £26, No7
The dream, high-street, results-driven serum doesn’t exi... Oh. We stand corrected.
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Best Hydrating Serum
Marine Hyaluronics, £5.90, The Ordinary
Less gloopy than the brand’s Hyaluronic Acid Serum, you’ve fallen for this extremely lightweight formula that sinks into thirsty skin. The bargain price is a massive bonus, too.
Best Exfoliant
Glow Tonic, £18, Pixi
Clearer skin and minimised pores in one quick swipe. It’s a no-brainer.
Best Face Tool
Visibly Clear Light Therapy Acne Mask, £59.99 (currently on offer for £39.99), Neutrogena
Looking like a low-budget Man In The Iron Mask isn’t enough to put you off this totally techy, brightening mask.
Best Balm Cleanser
Take the Day Off Cleansing Balm, £24, Clinique
Gentle on the skin but relentless at removing every tiny trace of make-up, this is a balm worth going barmy over (sorry, we had to).
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Best Micellar Water
Micellar Cleansing Water, £4.99, Garnier
When washing your face seems a bit of a faff, 66% of you agree that this staple product leaves things squeaky clean.
Best Fake Tan For Face
Liquid Bronze Self Tanning, £20, Clarins
A tan for those of you who aren’t tanners, this is subtle, buildable and foolproof.
Best Toner/Essence/Mist
Beauty Elixir, £12, Caudalíe
Refreshing and revitalising, this spritz also replenishes lost moisture in the skin. Recommended by you, it’s REALLY good.
Best Facial Oil
Vine[Activ] Overnight Detox Oil, £30, Caudalíe
A rejuvenating detox that doesn’t involve mulched green vegetables ticks all your boxes – and we couldn’t agree more.
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Best Night Treatment
Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II, £75, Estée Lauder
An oldy but a besty, this overnight formula remains incomparable. And 64% of you wouldn’t be without it.
Best Wash-Off Cleanser
Gentle Foaming Cleanser, £20, Clarins
There are scrubs, oils, splash masks and soap bars, but sometimes all you want is a good old-fashioned face wash. One that lathers up to leave squeaky clean skin. This one is a winner.
Newcomer Scent
Mon Guerlain, £62 for 50ml EDT, Guerlain
Pillowy soft with hazy lavender and nuzzly vanilla, this is practically a sleep mist, it’s so damn blissful.
Best Fashion Scent
Gucci Bloom, £99 for 100ml EDP, Gucci
All the hot, steamy flowers – jasmine, honeysuckle, tuberose – coat the skin like you’re glistening in sexy Italian sunshine.
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Best Fragrance 'Classic In The Making'
Gabrielle Chanel, £82 for 50ml EDP, Chanel.
We’re not quite sure how she does it, but Gabrielle ‘pings’ thanks to sparkling citrus and luminous white petals. She’s the perfume equivalent to a gold-sequin dress under a disco ball.
Best Cult Fragrance
Gypsy Water, £95, Byredo
The coolest fragrance, in the coolest bottle, by the coolest brand, for the coolest girls. Yes, we’re looking at you.
Best Hair Tool
Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer, £299.99, Dyson.
Proof that price sometimes <doesn’t> matter in the quest for hair perfection
Best Shampoo For Colour-Treated Hair
Bain Chromatique Reflection, £19.50, Kérastase.
Maybe more spenny than your usual shampoo, but you’ll invest to protect those pricey highlights. Smells delicious, too.
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Best Shampoo & Conditioner For Dandruff
Scalp Benefits, from £18.50, Aveda
This luxury shampoo cleans build up from the scalp without stripping it and nourishes at the same time. It also smells seriously lovely.
Best Shampoo & Conditioner For Curly Hair
Quenching Coconut Curls, £6.99 each, OGX
We see the words ‘quenching’ and ‘coconut’ and we’re already sold – and you’re with us. The high-street price helps too, no doubt.
Best Shampoo & Conditioner For Fine Hair
Bain Volumifique, from £19.50, Kérastase
You would think this creamy, glossy product would weight hair down but, in fact, it gives it life. Dreamy, bouncy hair coming through!
Best Shampoo & Conditioner For Dry Hair
Miracle Moist, £5.99 each, Aussie
Frizz flees at the sight of this super-soaking line. Not only that, but the smell has us all hooked. The 3 Minute mask is a game changer, too.
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Best Heat Protector
Heat Defence Styling Spray, £5.50, Tresemmé
Whether you wash once a day or once a week, you should always protect your locks from styling damage. A few spritzes of this does the job as well as more spenny options.
Best Dry Shampoo
Original Dry Shampoo, £2.99, Batiste
A whopping 71% of you said this was your must-have for more wash-free hair days.
Best Mask/Treatment
Like A Virgin Hair Super Nourishing Coconut & Fig Hair Masque, £34.90, Coco & Eve
Takes your hair from ‘it’s the humidity’ Monica on holiday, to Rachel on fleek.
Best Hair Volumiser
Volume Spray, £22, Ouai
You love the lifted and loose volume this gives, <and> the minimalist packaging, and – secretly – that the owner is bezzie to Chrissy Teigen. SO COOL!
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Best Hair Texturiser
Sea Salt Texturising Spray, £8.25, Toni&Guy
Nothing beats just-off-the-beach waves. Nothing. But this comes very close for you.
Best Shine Product
Elnett Satin Hairspray, £6.70, L’Oréal Paris
The original and best – this iconic gold can gives gentle hold and light-catching shine to your locks like no one’s business.
Best Styling Product For Curls
Intense Curl Cream, £24.45, Moroccanoil
You love the way this gives life and bounce back to lacklustre curls.
Best Hair Colour Kit
Colorista Hair Makeup, £6.99, L’Oréal Paris
Dyeing your hair at home is always a little scary, but so is the price tag attached to in-salon options. This temporary kit makes it very-nearly-almost-idiot-proof.
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Best Colour Touch Up
Root Cover Up, £28.50, ColorWow
Something that fits in your smallest handbag, but also covers up your biggest annoyance (grown out or grey roots) was always going to win. Also good for fill in patchiness, FYI.
Best Body Tool
Venus Snap Razor, £4.99, Gillette
Even though this nifty razor means you never have an excuse for hairy legs on a mini break or after the gym, you still voted for it to win. It’s THAT good.
Best Body Wash
Shower Silk Mousse Crème Care, £2.99, NIVEA
Featherlight in texture and on your wallet, it's an indulgent wash moment you can enjoy day after day...
Best SPF for body
Idéal Soleil Hydrating SPF30 Protective Solar Water, £19,Vichy
A water SPF spray? Yes really! One spritz and we were instantly converted and clearly you were too. No more sticky, oily textures for us when sun protection comes this light and refreshing.
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Best Tanning Product
Gradual Tan One Minute Everyday Pre-Shower Tanning Mousse, £14.50, St Tropez
It doesn’t sound possible – a tan in one minute that you then wash off – but the proof is in the caramel-coloured, evenly spread pudding. Makes a year-round tan a breeze.
Best Body Exfoliator
Hot Sugar Scrub, £13, Sanctuary Spa
Not too rough, but scrub-by enough to reveal silky smooth skin, this warms on the skin as the sugar melts and smells edible at the same time. Delish.
Best Body Moisturiser
Nourishing Body Mousse, £3.99, Nivea
Bye-bye sticky creams, this light and luxurious number is your go-to for moisturising.
Best Bath Product
Skin Nourishing Milk Bath, £45, Elemis
Cleopatra bathed in milk apparently, but this creamy lotion is second best for you. Pour it under the running tap for a skin-softening soak or slick onto problem skin to treat irritating issues.
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Best Body Treatment
Tonic Body Treatment Oil, £40, Clarins
Not only does this restore dry skin, but it’s a superstar in helping to prevent and minimise stretch marks. Take note if you’re pregnant, as this could be a game changer.
Best Hand Cream
Shea Butter Hand Cream, £21, L’Occitane
From the unmistakable, iconic tube to the rich and buttery hand-healing formula, this classic remains your top choice and handbag must-have.
Best Base Coat
Nail Envy, £19.50, OPI
When your poor nails are ravaged by the on-off-on-off gel process, you rely on this to save them. A few days later and – ta-da! – strong, shiny nails.
Best Top Coat
Gel Setter, £9.99, Essie
Top coats could be easily forgotten (especially with the new-age, exceptional-colour formulas), but this is something special. Gives a resilient, reflective surface like nothing else.
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Best Cuticle product
Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream, £6.49, Burt’s Bees
Strong nails require soothed cuticles – and you turn to this balmy butter, packed with almond oil and vitamin E, to nourish yours.
Best Nail tool
Pushy And Nail Cleaner, £16, Tweezerman
Sometimes it’s the simple things that are the most pleasing. This tool might go regularly unnoticed in your wash bag, but you couldn’t perfect your manicure without it. A (previously) unsung hero.
Best Nail Colour Range
Nail Lacquer, 13.50, OPI
So many colours! So long lasting! So brilliant! Zoella is a fan, too.
Best Long-Lasting Nail Colour
Super Gel Nail Polish, £5.99, Rimmel London
We all love a posh pedi and a mega mani, but this great under-£6 nail polish beat the competition with its high-shine, long-lasting colour.
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Beauty app
Treatwell
Want a manicure in an hour from now? This app came out tops for its anytime, anywhere booking function that makes beauty prep SOOO much easier and speedier.
Tom Ford
Smart Mirror
Mirror, mirror on the wall...You voted this in-store experience the one to try, allowing you to virtually try on every shade of Tom.
Best Positivity Campaign
The Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Foundation campaign.
We expected big things from Riri’s beauty line, and she delivered – promoting it with stunning images featuring poster girls of all different shapes, colours, sizes and style. Yass, queen!
Best Beauty Influencer
Huda Kattan @hudabeauty
The global beauty queen who kindly shares her every beauty thought and trick and makes you laugh daily. We honestly don't think we could love her more.
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Best Hair Influencer
Guy Tang @guy_tang
Major inspo alert dished daily. If ever you have an 'I'm not sure what to do with my hair day' Guy's your mane man.
Best Make-Up Influencer
Nikki Wolff @nikki_makeup We've nicknamed her the goddess of glow and this Brit makeup artist is who you tune into for her expert makeup know-how.
Best Nail Influencer
theillustratednail @theillustratednail
Nail artist, Sarah Harris-Greenslade AKA The Illustrate Nail, is your tip top choice for #ManicureMonday inspo.
Best New-Gen Influencer
Elle McNamara @bambidoesbeauty
New GLAMOUR columnist is a girl after own skincare-addicted heart, and her envy-inducing shelfies clinched your vote. We predict big things...
