15 Best Products for Flawless Skin, Gorgeous Eyes, and Lust-Worthy Lips
The best makeup of the year
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
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
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
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
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
Nars Dual-Intensity Blush
($45; nordstrom.com)
"Pigments melt into skin, imparting perfect color and glow," Gerstein says.
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Bronzer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.