Best of Beauty 2025
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The Allure Best of Beauty Hall of Fame Just Keeps Growing
Meet some of the winningest products in red-seal history.
By Marci Robin
RADIANCE RULES
Tom Ford’s Architecture Foundation Is Matte Without The Chalkiness
Full coverage, without the weight.
By Lily Wohlner
Coming up roses
Balmain’s Carbone Perfume Is the Rose Scent Allure Editors Can Agree On
It’s floral, spicy, and deserves top billing in your fragrance wardrobe.
By Sarah Felbin
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This Is Exactly How a Product Becomes an Allure Best of Beauty Winner
Here's a peek into our rigorous testing process.
By Annie Blay-Tettey
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Beauty Awards 2025: Clean
Introducing the 25 beauty products that meet Allure’s rigorous benchmarks for both “best” and “clean.”
By Sophia Panych
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Best of Beauty 2025: Base
All the best ways to build a solid foundation (or highlight, or contour).
By Sophia Panych
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Best of Beauty 2025: Sensitive
These formulas offer maximum results with the mildest of touch.
By Sophia Panych
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Best of Beauty 2025: Splurges
These serums, sprays, and shiny things are worth more than just bragging rights.
By Sophia Panych
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Best of Beauty 2025: Scent
No one fragrance can appeal to everyone—but these masterpieces come pretty damn close.
By Sophia Panych
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Best of Beauty 2025: Hair
Brilliant ways to lather, rinse, condition, protect, volumize, smooth, color. And repeat.
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Best of Beauty 2025: Tools
The brushes, blow-dryers, combs, and curling wands that take your routine to the next level.
By Sophia Panych
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Best of Beauty 2025: Breakthroughs
Twenty-six judges (chemists, dermatologists, and more) helped us decode hundreds of clinical studies to separate brilliance from B.S.
By Megan McIntyre
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Best of Beauty 2025: Nails
There are 13 excellent reasons to hone your at-home manicure skills.
By Sophia Panych
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Best of Beauty 2025: Steals
These 33 products all cost less than $24, but they make us look like a million bucks.
By Sophia Panych
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Best of Beauty 2025: Eyes
Presenting the exceptional shadows, liners, mascaras, and brow products our editors saw eye to eye on this year.
By Sophia Panych
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Best of Beauty 2025: Skin
There are currently 42,000,000 skin-care products on the market (give or take). These are the 42 that truly deliver.
By Sophia Panych
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Best of Beauty 2025: Body
Treat your body from head to toe with this year’s award winners.
By Sophia Panych
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Best of Beauty 2025: Lips
Read our lips—and our list of the best lip products of the year.
By Sophia Panych