InStyle announces Best Beauty Buys Awards winners

 

Fashion and beauty bible InStyle last night revealed the winners of its 13th Best Beauty Buys Awards, the Oscars of the beauty industry. Presented by InStyle editor Eilidh MacAskill and model Daisy Lowe, the evening celebrated this annual list of 100 dream products, as voted by 182 industry experts. Special awards on the night went to the nine entrants to the prestigious Hall of Fame, which honours products that have won their categories for three consecutive years for the first time. Joining the ranks are:

 

Original SPF15 Foundation, BareMinerals – Best Mineral Base

Lipglass, MAC – Best Lipgloss

Eye Brows, MAC – Best Brow Filler

Surf Spray, Bumble and Bumble – Best Texturiser

Shine On (And On…) Finishing Spray, Bumble and Bumble – Best For Instant Shine

Thickening Hairspray, Bumble and Bumble – Best Volumiser

Tecni.art Liss Control, L’Oréal Professionnel – Best Smoothing Product

Dry Shampoo Original, Batiste – Best Dry Shampoo

Suncare, Sisley – Best Suncare Line

 

InStyle also celebrated the four most recognised members of the beauty industry, in the hair, make-up, nail and skincare categories. This year’s winners are:

 

Luke Hersheson – Hair

Sharon Dowsett – Make-up

Sophy Robson – Nails

Emma Hardie – Skin 

 

For the fourth year, retailer John Lewis is InStyle’s partner for the awards, with the reader-voted John Lewis Ultimate Beauty Icon award going to Liz Earle’s Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser.

 

To celebrate the awards, partner John Lewis will be hosting an InStyle Best Beauty Buys reader event at its Oxford Street store on 28 February. Those attending will be treated to expert advice, bubbly and a Best Beauty Buys goodie bag.