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The World's Most Effective Beauty Products According To ELLE Editors
Recommended by the world's most experienced editors.
ELLE's global network of beauty editors whittled down the most coveted, best formulated and outright irresistible products on the planet. From the green beauty buys worth snapping up ASAP, to the best skin serum as confirmed by the ELLE experts, these are the award-winning products that actually work.
Read on for your next beauty haul...
MAKE-UP...
The Lip Colour
Hermès Rouge Hermès Matte Lipstick - £58
The perfect red, orange, pink and burgundy in a brushed metal case created by Parisian shoe designer Pierre Hardy; from the fashion house that brought us the Birkin bag, we’d expect no less.
The Mascara
Fenty Beauty Full Frontal Volume, Lift & Curl Mascara - £21
It doesn’t matter what you start out with, this full-fat mascara will transform lashes to something dramatic. You have been warned.
The Foundation
Givenchy Teint Couture City Balm - £43
A city girl’s must have: healthy skin tint in a tube, with added SPF, pollution and blue light shield. Tick. Tick. Tick.
PERFUME...
The Holiday Scent
Louis Vuitton California Dream - £200
As if the packaging wasn’t enough, this joyful scent became the beach-holiday-in-a-bottle for anyone who couldn’t travel this year. We’re still wearing it now, pretending summer’s not over
FACE CARE...
The Mask
Chanel Hydra Beauty Camellia Repair Mask - £52
A great winter mask for parched skin, this melts to quench and lock in moisture. Wear it while you watch your best boxset, or overnight for extra oomph.
The Serum
Dior Capture Totale Super Potent Serum - £59.50
This smart serum boosts the 0.2% of your skin cells that are responsible for radiance, to reboot tired skin. We’re addicted.
The Moisturiser
Lancôme Hydra Zen Anti-Stress Glow Liquid Moisturizer - £39
Because skin suffers from stress too, we love this blend of aloe vera and rose extract for calming our complexion.
BODY...
The Suncare
Lancaster Sun Beauty Nude Skin Sensation Sun Protective Water SPF50 - £26.50
Heavy-duty sun protection in a light water texture that can also be used on wet, just-out-of-the-pool skin – safe sun made glamorous.
The Cellulite Buster
Caudalie Vinosculpt Lift & Firm Body Cream - £27
This gorgeous shea butter-based cream turns your toning and tightening routine into a luxurious ritual.
The Body Moisturiser
Sisley Velvet Nourishing Body Cream with Saffron Flowers - £102
Rich in nourishing omega 6, 7 and 9 oils, think of this moisturiser as your skin’s winter comfort blanket.
HAIRCARE...
The Shampoo
Kérastase Genesis Bain Hydra-Fortifiant - £19.10
If you’ve overdone it with your hairdryer or straighteners and detect a little thinning, breakage or dullness, undo the damage with this fibre-strengthening, shine-boosting shampoo, which also deeply cleanses the scalp for healthy growth.
The Conditioner
Aveda Botanical Repair Intensive Strengthening Masque Rich - £45
Full of plant fats and butters, just one hit will restore winter-ravaged hair to its former swishy glory.
The Hair Styler
Dyson Corrale Straightener - £399
A travel-friendly tool with its own charging dock, this halves the time it takes to get poker-straight hair.
GREEN BEAUTY...
The Green Make-Up
Ilia Color Haze Multi-Matte Pigment - £31
Vivid washes of creamy colour to fake the prettiest of real-skin blush on the cheeks. Swipe one layer on as a gentle post-walk watercolour or build up colour for a fashionable flush.
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