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The Readers' Choice Awards recognize brands and products that really impressed our readers over the past year. We began the process by gathering nominations from readers over a two-week period. After compiling nominations, the top 10 to 15 nominees from each category made it onto the short list. Readers had the opportunity to vote from these short lists over a one-week voting period. The nominee with the most votes took home the big prize!]]>

2015 Readers' Choice Awards

The Readers’ Choice Awards recognize brands and products that really impressed our readers over the past year. We began the process by gathering nominations from readers over a two-week period. After compiling nominations, the top 10 to 15 nominees from each category made it onto the short list. Readers had the opportunity to vote from these short lists over a one-week voting period. The nominee with the most votes took home the big prize!

Best of the Year Best Eye Products Best Face Products Best Lip Products Best Nail Products

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Best of the Year

Best High-End Beauty Brand

NARS

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Runner Ups

Other Nominees for Best High-End Beauty Brand

Charlotte Tilbury

Make Up For Ever

Tom Ford Beauty

Past Winners

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

MAC

2009

Best Budget Beauty Brand

NYX

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Top Products

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Past Winners

2014

2013

Revlon

2012

Most Innovative Beauty Brand

Hourglass

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Past Winners

2014

2013

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics

Most Underrated Beauty Brand

Sephora

10.2% of all votes

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Runner Ups

9.5% of all votes

8.4% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

2013

Best Niche Beauty Brand

Bite Beauty

16.7% of all votes

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Top Products

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Runner Ups

15.8% of all votes

10.4% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

2013

Best New Product

NARS Audacious Lipstick

Audacious Lipstick

NARS

17.9% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Ambient Lighting Blush (2014)

Hourglass

16.4% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

2013

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hour Eyeshadow

2012

Urban Decay Naked 2

2011

Urban Decay Naked

Best Eye Products

Best Eyeshadow Base

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Urban Decay

22.3% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Pro Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base

21.1% of all votes

Pro Longwear Paint Pot

MAC

12.6% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

2013

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

2012

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

2011

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

2010

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

2009

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Best Cream Eyeshadow

Maybelline Caramel Cool (100) Color Tattoo 24 Hour Eyeshadow

Color Tattoo 24 Hour Eyeshadow

Maybelline

24.5% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Pro Longwear Paint Pot

19.2% of all votes

10.1% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hour Eyeshadow

2013

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hour Eyeshadow

2012

MAC Paint Pot (Discontinued)

2011

MAC Paint Pot (Discontinued)

Best Loose Eyeshadow

MAC Brash & Bold Pigment

Pigment

MAC

25.8% of all votes

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Past Winners

2014

2013

Best Powder Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued)

Eyeshadow (Discontinued)

Urban Decay

22.9% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Eyeshadow

12.7% of all votes

Artist Shadow (Discontinued)

Make Up For Ever

12.3% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued)

2013

Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued)

2012

Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued)

2011

2010

Best Liquid Eyeliner

KVD Beauty Trooper Tattoo Liner

Tattoo Liner

KVD Beauty

24.0% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Stay All Day (Discontinued)

17.3% of all votes

24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner

6.7% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Stila Stay All Day (Discontinued)

2013

Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner

2012

L'Oreal Lineur Intense Brush Tip Liquid Eyeliner

2011

L'Oreal Lineur Intense Brush Tip Liquid Eyeliner

Best Pencil Eyeliner

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (Eyeliner)

24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (Eyeliner)

Urban Decay

30.0% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Highliner Gel Crayon

Marc Jacobs Beauty

9.0% of all votes

Scandal Eyes Waterproof Kohl Eyeliner

7.6% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (Eyeliner)

2013

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (Eyeliner)

2012

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (Eyeliner)

2011

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (Eyeliner)

2010

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (Eyeliner)

Best Cream/Gel Eyeliner

MAC Added Goodness Fluidline (Discontinued)

Fluidline (Discontinued)

MAC

21.2% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner

16.2% of all votes

Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner

Maybelline

12.5% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

MAC Fluidline (Discontinued)

2013

MAC Fluidline (Discontinued)

2012

MAC Fluidline (Discontinued)

2011

MAC Fluidline (Discontinued)

2010

MAC Fluidline (Discontinued)

2009

MAC Fluidline (Discontinued)

Best High-End Mascara

They're Real! Mascara

Benefit

17.7% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Better Than Sex Mascara

13.7% of all votes

Lights, Camera, Lashes!

9.6% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Benefit They're Real! Mascara

2013

Benefit They're Real! Mascara

2012

Benefit They're Real! Mascara

2011

Benefit BADgal Waterproof Mascara

Best Budget Mascara

Maybelline Volum' Express the Falsies Waterproof Mascara

Volum' Express the Falsies Waterproof Mascara

Maybelline

11.0% of all votes

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Runner Ups

LashBlast Clump Crusher Mascara

10.5% of all votes

LashBlast Mascara

8.9% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Maybelline Volum' Express the Falsies Waterproof Mascara

2013

CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara

2012

CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara

2011

CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara

2010

CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara

2009

CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara

Best Face Products

Best Face Primer

Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer SPF 15

Veil Mineral Primer SPF 15

Hourglass

24.2% of all votes

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Runner Ups

The POREfessional

13.5% of all votes

Photo Finish Foundation Primer

12.5% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer SPF 15

2013

Benefit The POREfessional

2012

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer

2011

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer

2010

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer

2009

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer

Best Concealer

Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer

Radiant Creamy Concealer

NARS

22.8% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Pro Longwear Concealer

16.5% of all votes

Fit Me Concealer

8.2% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

2013

Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer

2012

MAC Studio Finish SPF 35

2011

MAC Studio Finish SPF 35

Best Foundation

NARS Macao Sheer Glow

Sheer Glow

NARS

9.2% of all votes

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Runner Ups

HD Invisible Cover

Make Up For Ever

8.8% of all votes

Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup

8.1% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup

2013

Revlon ColorStay

2012

Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover

2011

Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover

2010

Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover

2009

Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Cover

Best Setting Powder

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

Ambient Lighting Powder

Hourglass

18.3% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Mineralize Skinfinish Natural

10.7% of all votes

Light Reflecting Loose Setting Powder

10.0% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

2013

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural

2012

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural

2011

Make Up For Ever HD Powder

Best Bronzer

Benefit Hoola Box o' Powder (Bronzer)

Hoola

Benefit

16.1% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Terracotta Bronzing Powder

7.4% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil

Best Highlighter

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

Ambient Lighting Powder

Hourglass

20.8% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed

11.9% of all votes

Mary-Lou Manizer

11.6% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

2013

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish

2012

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish

2011

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish

2010

Best Powder Blush

NARS Bumpy Ride Powder Blush

Powder Blush

NARS

21.0% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush

14.2% of all votes

9.7% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

NARS Powder Blush

2013

NARS Powder Blush

2012

NARS Powder Blush

2011

NARS Powder Blush

Best Cream Blush

Make Up For Ever #210 HD Blush HD Blush

HD Blush

Make Up For Ever

12.3% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Le Blush Crème de Chanel

12.2% of all votes

Convertible Color

8.7% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Chanel Le Blush Crème de Chanel

2013

MAC Cremeblend Blush

2012

MAC Cremeblend Blush

2011

Make Up For Ever HD Blush

Best Brand for Makeup Brushes

Real Techniques

28.1% of all votes

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Runner Ups

14.5% of all votes

Sigma Makeup

8.5% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Real Techniques

2013

2012

2011

Best Lip Products

Best Lipstick

NARS Audacious Lipstick

Audacious Lipstick

NARS

21.4% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Lipstick

20.2% of all votes

Luminous Crème Lipstick

7.0% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

MAC Lipstick

Best Lipgloss

NYX Apple Strudel Butter Gloss

Butter Gloss

NYX

22.3% of all votes

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Runner Ups

MAC

9.2% of all votes

Full-Bodied Lip Gloss

7.4% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

NYX Butter Gloss

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

MAC Dazzleglass

Best Lip Balm

Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25

Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25

Jack Black

12.4% of all votes

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Runner Ups

Sugar Shine Lip Treatment

Fresh

10.7% of all votes

Bite Beauty

9.1% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25

2013

Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15

2012

eos Smooth Sphere Lip Balm

2011

Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm

Best Nail Products

Best Brand for Nail Lacquer

OPI

21.3% of all votes

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Runner Ups

18.5% of all votes

11.6% of all votes

Past Winners

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

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