Announcing: The winners of our 9th Annual Readers’ Choice Beauty Awards

NAILS

NAIL POLISH For hands under $9 Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Colour in “Lickety-Split Lime” For hands over $9 OPI Nail Lacquer in “You Don’t Know Jacques!”

For feet under $9 Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Colour in “Lively Lilac” For feet over $9 OPI Nail Lacquer in “Lincoln Park After Dark”

BASE COAT Under $9 Sally Hansen Ultimate Shield Fortifying Base & Top Coat Over $9 OPI Natural Nail Base Coat

TOP COAT Under $9 Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat Over $9 OPI Top Coat

MAKEUP

FOUNDATION Under $20 Cover Girl & Olay Simply Ageless Foundation SPF 22 Over $20 M.A.C Studio Sculpt Foundation SPF 15

POWDER Under $20 Cover Girl Clean Pressed Powder Over $20 M.A.C Select Sheer / Pressed Powder

CONCEALER Under $10 Maybelline New York Mineral Power Over $10 Benefit Erase Paste

BRONZER Under $20 Rimmel Natural Bronzer SPF 8 Over $20 Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Glow-Boosting Pressed Bronzer

BLUSH Under $20 Maybelline New York Dream Mousse Blush Over $20 Nars Blush

MAKEUP

MASCARA Under $20 Cover Girl LashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara Over $20 Lancôme Ôscillation

POWDER Under $20 Cover Girl Clean Pressed Powder Over $20 M.A.C Select Sheer / Pressed Powder

EYESHADOW Under $15 Mark I-Mark Custom Pick Eyeshadow Over $15 M.A.C Eye Shadow

EYELINER Under $15 L’Oréal Paris Infallible Eyeliner Over $15 M.A.C Eye Kohl LIPGLOSS Under $15 L’Oréal Paris Colour Juice Sheer Juicy Lipgloss Over $15 Lancôme Juicy Tubes Jelly LIPSTICK Under $15 Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick Over $15 M.A.C Lipstick

FACE

CLEANSER Under $15 Neutrogena Deep Clean Facial Cleanser Over $15 Mary Kay TimeWise 3-in-1 Cleanser

MOISTURIZER Under $40 Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream Over $40 Clinique Youth Surge SPF 15 Age Decelerating Moisturizer

MIRACLE CREAM Under $40 Avon Anew Clinical Advanced Wrinkle Corrector Over $40 Elizabeth Grant Biocollasis Complex Advanced Cellular Age Defense Day Cream

EYE CREAM Under $35 Avon Anew Reversalist Illuminating Eye System Over $35 Clinique All About Eyes Rich

FACE

SERUM Under $60 Yves Rocher Cure Solutions Anti-Aggressions 24-Hr Antioxidant Shield Serum Over $60 Elizabeth Grant Biocollasis Complex Cellular Age Defense Day Serum

EXFOLIATOR Under $20 St. Ives Apricot Facial Scrub Over $20 Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula

MASK Under $25 The Body Shop Tea Tree Face Mask Over $25 Clinique Deep Cleansing Emergency Mask

READER’S FAVE Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Cleansing Foam “Faded my freckles so that they became ‘cute’ instead of ‘scary.’” Mimi Lai Drivas, Toronto, Ont.

SUNSCREEN Under $15 Coppertone Oil Free Faces SPF 30 Over $15 Neutrogena Healthy Defense Daily Moisturizer SPF 45

LIP BALM A tie between Burt’s Bees Beeswax Lip Balm and Blistex Lip Medex

BODY

SOAP A tie between Dove Beauty Bar and The Body Shop Satsuma

EXFOLIATOR Under $10 St. Ives Exfoliating Apricot Body Wash Over $10 The Body Shop Coconut Body Scrub

BODY WASH Under $10 Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash Over $10 The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Creamy Body Wash

RAZOR Gillette Venus Embrace

SHAVE CREAM OR GEL Gillette Satin Care Shave Gel

BODY

SUNSCREEN Under $15 Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Continuous Spray Sunscreen SPF 30 Over $15 Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunscreen SPF 55

SELF-TANNER Under $18 Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer Over $18 Clarins Self Tanning Instant Gel

BODY LOTION Under $8 Vaseline Intensive Rescue Extra Strength Over $8 Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion

CELLULITE CREAM Under $20 Nivea Body Good-bye Cellulite Gel Over $20 Biotherm Celluli Laser Gel

TEETH-WHITENING Crest 3D White Whitestrips Advanced Vivid

TOOTHPASTE Crest Whitening Plus Scope in Minty Fresh

DENTAL FLOSS Oral-B Essential Floss

HAIR

SHAMPOO Under $10 Pantene Pro-V Fine Hair Solutions Flat to Volume Shampoo Over $10 Aveda Shampure Shampoo

CONDITIONER Under $10 Pantene Pro-V Fine Hair Solutions Flat to Volume Conditioner Over $10 Aveda Shampure Conditioner

STYLING PRODUCT Under $10 John Frieda Frizz-Ease Hair Serum Extra Strength Over $10 Aveda Smooth Infusion Style Prep Smoother

HIGHLIGHTING KIT L’Oréal Paris Touch-On Highlights

COLOURING KIT L’Oréal Paris Féria Multi-Faceted Shimmering Colour

FRAGRANCE

READER’S FAVE Ralph Lauren Romance “My grandma always said to find a perfume you love and never change. As a perfume lady her whole life, she knows what she’s talking about. This is a classic.” Patricia McElhinney, Mississauga, Ont.

WOMEN’S FRAGRANCE Under $50 Avon In Bloom By Reese Witherspoon Over $50 Chanel No. 5

MEN’S FRAGRANCE
Under $50
Old Spice Classic Over $50
Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio

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