15 Best Products for Flawless Skin, Gorgeous Eyes, and Lust-Worthy Lips

By Holly Dawsey
Updated January 17, 2021
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Health's favorite makeup products of 2015, including lipsticks, eyeshadows, foundations, and more.
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The best makeup of the year

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Want to get your hands on the lushest mascara? What about the lipstick that plumps your pout, or the silky-smooth powder that makes your skin glow? Check out the best makeup of 2015, as chosen by Health editors, celebrity makeup artists, and dermatologists.

The Experts:
Ilana Blitzer, Health beauty director; Paul Cucinello, celebrity hair stylist in Los Angeles and New York City; Francesca Fusco, MD, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City; Suzy Gerstein, New York City celebrity makeup artist; Julie Kandalec, celebrity manicurist and creative director of Paintbox in New York City; Joanna Simkin, New York City celebrity makeup artist; Alexis Wolfer, founder of TheBeautyBean.com; Jessica Wu, MD, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Souther California School of Medicine in Los Angeles

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Foundation

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Charlotte Tilbury Light Wonder Youth-Boosting Perfect Skin Foundation

($45; nordstrom.com)

It blurs imperfections and adds radiance, says celebrity makeup artist Suzy Gerstein: "Like real skin, just perfected."

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Eyeliner

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NYC Big Bold & Precise Liquid Liner

($6; amazon.com)

"This liner can do it all!" Wolfer raves. Create precise lines with the slim edge, or a winged look with the wide side.

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Brow pencil

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Bobbi Brown Perfectly Defined Long-Wear Brow Pencil

($42; sephora.com)

"You can draw hairlike strokes," Gerstein says, "making sparse spots discreetly disappear."

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Powder

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Urban Decay Naked Skin Powder Foundation

($36; sephora.com)

"This goes on silkysmooth for a naked finish," promises celebrity makeup artist Joanna Simkin.

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Blush

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Nars Dual-Intensity Blush

($45; nordstrom.com)

"Pigments melt into skin, imparting perfect color and glow," Gerstein says.

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Bronzer

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Stila Stay All Day Bronzer

($36; sephora.com)

Color goes on evenly, sans streaks or orange tints, for a realistic bronze, Blitzer notes.

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Primer

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YSL Touche Eclat Blur Primer

($52; sephora.com)

"It levels out lines and illuminates so foundation looks fresh," Simkin says.

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BB cream

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Decteor Hydra Floral BB Cream 24-Hour Moisture

($39; nordstrom.com)

"Feels like skin care, looks like makeup," Wolfer says. (Thank you, hydrating plant extracts.)

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Mascara

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CoverGirl Full Lash Bloom by LashBlast Mascara

($8; ulta.com)

The brush really separates, Blitzer says, "so lashes look born-thisway long."

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Concealer

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Shiseido Perfecting Stick Concealer ($25; sephora.com)

Gerstein is sold: "This is like a second skin, hiding blemishes all day."

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Lipstick

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Maybelline New York ColorSensational Creamy Mattes

($8; ulta.com)

Meet a matte 'stick you'll like. Says Wolfer, "It feels smooth, and color lasts."

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Face definer

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Lancome Le Duo Contour & Highlighter Stick

($36; sephora.com)

"A few sweeps give you cheekbones like a Kardashian," Blitzer reports.

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Lip gloss

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L'Oreal Paris Infallible Pro-Last Lip Color

($10; harmondiscount.com)

One end packs color; the other holds a feathering-preventing balm.

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Eye shadow

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Marc Jacobs Beauty Style Eye-Con No. 7 in The Lover

($59; sephora.com)

Subtle shimmers, buttery mattes: Testers agree this is everything a palette should be.

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Lip balm

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ChapStick Total Hydration

($8; target.com)

"It doesn't just sit on top of lips," Dr. Fusco says. Fatty acids penetrate to heal chapped spots.

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