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Cosmatics
Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Peach Parfait:A sheer, radiant peachy pink lip color that shines like a gloss but has the color intensity of a lipstick.
M.A.C. Matte Lipstick in Russian Red:The secret of this matte red’s success is its burlesque-dancer sexiness on everyone—light, medium, and dark skinned alike.
Maybelline New York Baby Lips in Peach Kiss: This gerbera-pink tinted balm is not at all sticky (really) and does an exceptional job of saturating lips with moisture, shine, and SPF 20.
L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Le Glossin Peach Fuzz: So sheer and juicy, you can easily wear it alone. For extra oomph, layer it over your favorite lipstick, and maybe even rub some on your cheeks.
Nars Lip Gloss in Turkish Delight: What looks downright bubble-gum-ish in the tube transforms into a sheer, sophisticated pink on lips.
M.A.C. Tinted Lipglass in Nymphette:Pink pigments and a delicate gold shimmer work together to create big, pouty lips.
Maybelline New York Dream Bouncy Blush in Rose Petal: A squishy gel so fun to use, you’ll be tempted to keep reapplying it all day. Go for it—you really can’t overdo this sheer pink.

Nars Blush in Orgasm: There’s a warm, breathless flush that can be reached in Bikram class, between the sheets, or with this iconic blush.

Maybelline New York EyeStudio Color Tattoo 24hr Cream Gel Shadow in Bad to the Bronze: This creamy shadow sounds like it should be hanging out at a biker bar, but the diffused metallic shade is actually soft and luminous.

M.A.C. Eye Shadow in Shroom: Somewhere between gray and beige, it’s the ideal shade for daytime smoky eyes.
Revlon ColorStay Liquid Eye Pen in Black:This felt-tip pen is so easy to control, even newbies can master flips and wings. Plus, its quick-dry formula means no smears.
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero: Those who do the crossword puzzle in pencil, be warned: After a few seconds of drying time, this gel-like liner won’t budge—or smudge—until you remove it.
Maybelline New York Great Lash in Very Black: You can’t pry these ubiquitous pink-and-green tubes out of readers’ hands—this glossy mascara is an everyday essential that doesn’t get stiff or flaky.

Dior Diorshow Buildable Volume Mascara in Black: Layers so well, you can go from office-appropriate to va-va-voom with a few strokes of the supersize wand.

Benefit They’re Real Mascara: As dramatic as falsies but without the glue, patience, and steady hand.

Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Spot Treatment Concealer + Treatment: This concealer doesn’t just hide dark circles and brown spots; its concentrated vitamin C formula visibly lightens them over time.

CoverGirl + Olay Concealer Balm: This concealer-meets-serum gives full coverage and glides on smoothly to temporarily erase dark circles and crow’s-feet.

Benefit Boi-ing Industrial-Strength Concealer: The color-correcting balm famous for wiping out ghoulish undereye circles now comes in two additional shades, so women of all colors won’t be mistaken for members of the zombie apocalypse. Or insomniacs.

L’Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Makeup SPF 17: Impressive blendability and 33 shades mean there’s a bottle for every possible skin tone.

BareMinerals Original Foundation: We’re pleased this skin-perfecting mineral powder is a Readers’ Choice winner in the Tour de Face—no chemical enhancements involved.
Body Products

Bath & Body Works Golden Sugar Scrub in Japanese Cherry Blossom:The ingredients for a beach-ready body: smoothing sugar crystals, softening apricot and sweet almond oils, and the intoxicating scent of sweet cherry blossoms.

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion:This oatmeal-spiked lotion hydrates dry skin all day—and even soothes stubborn cases of eczema and psoriasis. (It’s like treating your skin to an oatmeal bath, minus the gunked-up drain.)

Bath & Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom Body Lotion:Sure, it moisturizes. But it’s the sweet springtime scent (cherry blossoms, Asian pear, mimosa flowers) that makes this lotion so addictive year-round.

Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer:Even the most slapdash application builds a dewy bronze over several days. Plus, it moisturizes gorgeously while it performs its self-tanning magic.

St. Tropez Self Tan Bronzing Mousse:This brown-tinted mousse stays thick and foamy when you slather it on, so spotting streaks and missed areas is a cinch. Plus, it smells like a floral body lotion, not stinky self-tanner.

Secret Clinical Strength Soothing Stress Sweat Protection Deodorant:This ultrastrong antiperspirant keeps you from sweating and stinking, even when you’re stressed.

Crest 3D White Professional Effects Whitestrips:No matter what happens with Obamacare, you’re never getting dental coverage for teeth whitening. A cheaper at-home option? These 30-minute strips, which get teeth brilliant in 20 days.

Essie nail polish in Mademoiselle:On one end of the manicure spectrum are the bonkers nail-art people; on the other, wearers of this barely there glossy pink. It makes nails look clean, elegant, and somehow a smidgen longer.
OPI Nail Lacquer in Bubble Bath:This milky pink shade is the Ryan Seacrest of nail polish: pretty to look at and suitable for any conceivable occasion.

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Back to the Fuchsia:This hot pink lacquer just wants to have fun— and it wants it now. That’s why you don’t have to worry about a basecoat or topcoat—they’re already included.

OPI Nail Lacquer in Big Apple Red:Ditch the cocktail rings and file down the dagger manicure—this sex-bomb polish in cherry red is simple, pure, and decorative enough on its own.

Chanel No. 5 Eau de Toilette:No perfume better represents the hopes, dreams, and wild fantasies of little girls—and grown women.

Coach Poppy Eau de Parfum:Lush jasmine and gardenia are punctuated by sweetness (marshmallow, vanilla, crème brûlée).

Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò Eau de Toilette Pour Homme:With notes of bergamot, citrus, jasmine, and cedar, this fragrance is sexy and summery, like that Italian fling you’ve kept secret since college.
Hair Products

Pantene Pro-V Fine Hair Solutions Volume Silicone Free Shampoo: This silicone-free formula leaves fine hair fresh and glossy without dragging it down.

Redken All Soft Shampoo:Argan oil and keratin build the strength and flexibility of brittle hair; the honey-and-lemon fragrance boosts your spirits in the shower.

Biolage Hydrathérapie Hydrating Shampoo:Aloe leaf, sage, and algae sound like ingredients for a cold-pressed green juice. As it turns out, they help moisturize and add shine to dry hair, too.

Pantene Pro-V Fine Hair Solutions Volume Conditioner:The volume-boosting polymers help wispy strands become full, swingy hair.

Redken All Soft Conditioner:Too impatient for a hair mask? This daily deep conditioner treats frazzled hair with soy protein and argan oil.

Biolage Ultra-Hydrating Balm:Shea butter and aloe lock out frizz-inducing humidity without becoming an albatross for fine hair.

John Frieda Luxurious Volume Blow-Dry Lotion Root Booster:Blow-Dry Lotion Root Booster. Rubbed into the roots, this heat-protective styling lotion gives hair megabody.

Aveda Volumizing Tonic:The natural ingredients in this serum (organic aloe, wheat amino acids) are supernaturally great at increasing thickness and shine.

John Frieda Frizz-Ease Original Formula Hair Serum:A breakout star on the 1990s defrizzer scene, this classic serum continues to revolutionize blowouts for women with wild, unruly hair.

Moroccanoil Treatment:Banishing frizz, defining curls, adding crazy shine—is there anything a few drops of this orange-blossom-vanilla-and-lavender-scented oil can’t do?

L’Oréal Paris Superior Preference Fade-Defying Color & Shine System:The problem with most single-process kits is the “single” part: Allover color can look one-note and flat. This formula imparts depth and shine that stays rich for up to two months (available in 47 shades).