Editors' Pick Winner: Fresh Sugar Lip Caramel Hydrating Balm
Why: This dessert-flavored lip balm is a truly decadent treat for your lips. Thick, rich and hydrating, it's perfect to apply at bedtime and awaken to soft, smooth lips. If you wear it during the day, it imparts the slightest hint of tint for a your-lips-but-better flush.
Honorable Mention: Catrice Vitamin Lip Treatment
Readers' Choice Winner: Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm
Why: This is one item I always carry with me. It really works. It is soothing and it makes my lip moist. Burt's Bees products are great, but this is THE one for me. The price is hard to beat!
Honorable Mention: Vaseline Lip Therapy Cocoa Butter
Why: This dessert-flavored lip balm is a truly decadent treat for your lips. Thick, rich and hydrating, it's perfect to apply at bedtime and awaken to soft, smooth lips. If you wear it during the day, it imparts the slightest hint of tint for a your-lips-but-better flush.
Honorable Mention: Catrice Vitamin Lip Treatment
Readers' Choice Winner: Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm
Why: This is one item I always carry with me. It really works. It is soothing and it makes my lip moist. Burt's Bees products are great, but this is THE one for me. The price is hard to beat!
Honorable Mention: Vaseline Lip Therapy Cocoa Butter
Editors' Pick Winner: Milani Stellar Lights Holographic Lip Gloss
Why: Holographic lip glosses are all the rage right now and this one is particularly excellent. The iridescent glitter strikes the perfect balance — it's subtle enough for day, but sparkly enough for night (especially if you layer it over a dramatic lipstick).
Honorable Mention: Benefit Punch Pop Liquid Lip Color
Readers' Choice Winner: Buxom Full-on Lip Polish
Why: After my sunscreen, this would be the choice for me if I was lost on a deserted island. I LOVE the tingly feeling it gives you and it lasts and lasts.
Honorable Mention: Chanel Levres Scintillantes Glossimer
Why: Holographic lip glosses are all the rage right now and this one is particularly excellent. The iridescent glitter strikes the perfect balance — it's subtle enough for day, but sparkly enough for night (especially if you layer it over a dramatic lipstick).
Honorable Mention: Benefit Punch Pop Liquid Lip Color
Readers' Choice Winner: Buxom Full-on Lip Polish
Why: After my sunscreen, this would be the choice for me if I was lost on a deserted island. I LOVE the tingly feeling it gives you and it lasts and lasts.
Honorable Mention: Chanel Levres Scintillantes Glossimer
Editors' Pick Winner: Marc Jacobs Beauty Le Marc Liquid Lip Crayon
Why: With a to-die-for shade range and a unique texture, this lip crayon is a must-own. The chubby crayon form is cute and easy-to-wield and the liquid-finish formula is gorgeously full coverage.
Honorable Mention: Guerlain Intense Liquid Matte Creamy Velvet Lipcolour
Readers' Choice Winner: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick
Why: This liquid lipstick is so amazing! It's a smooth and highly pigmented formula that hugs the lips without clinging to any dry flakes. The finish is a total matte and lasts me all day no matter what I'm doing. Eating, drinking, talking, this lipstick lasts through it all!
Honorable Mention: Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick
Why: With a to-die-for shade range and a unique texture, this lip crayon is a must-own. The chubby crayon form is cute and easy-to-wield and the liquid-finish formula is gorgeously full coverage.
Honorable Mention: Guerlain Intense Liquid Matte Creamy Velvet Lipcolour
Readers' Choice Winner: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick
Why: This liquid lipstick is so amazing! It's a smooth and highly pigmented formula that hugs the lips without clinging to any dry flakes. The finish is a total matte and lasts me all day no matter what I'm doing. Eating, drinking, talking, this lipstick lasts through it all!
Honorable Mention: Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick
Editors' Pick Winner: Fenty Beauty Cheek-Hugging Highlight Brush 120
Why: The unique shape of this brush makes it ideal for highlighting. The wedged angle gives you lots of control and the curved tip really does "hug" your cheekbone. Plus, it's soft and fluffy enough to blend, blend, blend.
Honorable Mention: Sigma 3DHD Blender
Readers' Choice Winner: Sigma F80 Flat Kabuki Brush
Why: I use this brush all the time. It's great for foundation! It's really nice quality, I have owned it for two years with no problems at all.
Honorable Mention: EcoTools Precision Blush
Why: The unique shape of this brush makes it ideal for highlighting. The wedged angle gives you lots of control and the curved tip really does "hug" your cheekbone. Plus, it's soft and fluffy enough to blend, blend, blend.
Honorable Mention: Sigma 3DHD Blender
Readers' Choice Winner: Sigma F80 Flat Kabuki Brush
Why: I use this brush all the time. It's great for foundation! It's really nice quality, I have owned it for two years with no problems at all.
Honorable Mention: EcoTools Precision Blush
Editors' Pick Winner: Laura Geller LashBoss Major Length, Volume, Curl Mascara
Why: This mascara has a dual-sided brush with both long and short rubber bristles. The longer side is ideal for quickly coating your lashes, while the shorter side is great for detail work and adding in a bit of a curl. Plus, the formula majorly delivers on clump-free volume and length. Win-win-win.
Honorable Mention: Lancome Monsieur Big Mascara
Readers' Choice Winner: Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
Why: This is seriously holy-grail status mascara. Thickness, length and inky black color. No other mascaras stack up.
Honorable Mention: CoverGirl LashBlast Volume Waterproof Mascara
Why: This mascara has a dual-sided brush with both long and short rubber bristles. The longer side is ideal for quickly coating your lashes, while the shorter side is great for detail work and adding in a bit of a curl. Plus, the formula majorly delivers on clump-free volume and length. Win-win-win.
Honorable Mention: Lancome Monsieur Big Mascara
Readers' Choice Winner: Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
Why: This is seriously holy-grail status mascara. Thickness, length and inky black color. No other mascaras stack up.
Honorable Mention: CoverGirl LashBlast Volume Waterproof Mascara