Best of Beauty 2018: The Year’s Top Hair, Skin, Body, and Makeup Products

The ultimate frizz fighter, this amazing oil is the secret behind Negin Mirsalehi’s luscious locks – bet that got your attention! And it’s still by far the best hair oil we’ve yet to try. Bursting with the beauty benefits of honey, it contains loads of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, flavonoids, and antioxidants to fight breakage, stimulate growth, and nourish hair whilst restoring shine and softness.

Its name may be a bit of a mouthful, but this rather delicious, all-natural mask is a must-have for hair that’s in need of some TLC. Infused with the highest quality natural ingredients, it packs a serious protein punch as it’s loaded with free-range eggs and fresh avocado to deeply nourish and strengthen. There’s also shine-enhancing balsamic vinegar, bay leaf to stimulate your roots, cinnamon to boost circulation, and fresh watercress to sooth. Lush.

CoLab comes up top again with its incredible ‘Dry Shampoo’. The best way to revive and refresh locks in between washes, it adds volume, bounce, and body to hair while refreshing the roots to plump and perfect — without any white-powder residue in sight. It also smells fabulous and comes in a range of scents inspired by the fashion capitals of the world.

Give hair that extra va-va-voom with the best volume booster in the business – Rossano Ferretti’s ‘Grandioso’ spray. With just a spritz, locks will be given a new lease of life without being weighed down or left feeling hard and crunchy. In fact, this super spray is loaded with nourishing ingredients including sesame seed oil, sap extract, and sweet almond protein to boost hair’s health as well as its volume. Not to mention that it also protects hair against the harmful effects of blow-drying and styling thanks to the addition of creatine and hydrolyzed vegetal proteins.

Wash your way to thicker hair with Aveda’s ‘Invati Exfoliating Shampoo and Thickening Conditioner’, the duo which wins our award for a second year running. Made of 97 percent naturally-derived ingredients, the products have been proven to reduce hair loss by 33 percent, thanks to an invigorating blend of organic turmeric and ginseng. The shampoo removes build-up and unclogs pores on the scalp, whilst the conditioner (which should be massaged into the scalp) contains proteins to weightlessly thicken hair from within.

The man behind the superstar smiles of Hollywood’s elite, Dr. Apa has only gone and created the best lip balm ever. A creamy formula made with vitamin-rich sweet almond oil, shea butter, peppermint oil, and jojoba oil, it locks in moisture and smooths and softens for seriously luscious lips.

Banish breakouts, beat blackheads, and say “see ya” to spots with this pore-perfecting cleanser from Clinique. Working to gently exfoliate clogged pores to keep spot-forming bacteria at bay, it also contains mildly medicated ingredients to prevent future breakouts whilst reducing redness and calming your complexion.

Inspired by the holistic and natural Japanese food tradition of Washoku, this mighty moisturizer is a game-changer. Not only does it moisturize skin for a whopping 24 hours, it also reduces the appearance of pores, prevents dryness, and blurs the appearance of imperfections. How? Well, it uses key ingredients of loquat, honey, tofu, and white jelly mushroom, as well as whole carrot cells – abundant in water and nutrients – to super-charge your skin from within.

Spray your way to superstar skin with Caudalie’s ‘Beauty Elixir’. This year was its 20^th anniversary, and it sure does have a lot to celebrate. A powerful plant-based product, it smooths away fine lines, tightens pores, boosts radiance, and provides a refreshing pick-me-up whenever your skin needs it most. Spray before your moisturizer or once you’ve done your makeup (it help sets it and look better for longer) to see some big beauty benefits.

Wrapped in a unique design created by renowned British artist Michael Angove, these stunning soaps from Jo Malone deserve pride of place in your bathroom. Scented with some of the brand’s best creations, from ‘Pomegranate Noir’ to ‘Lime Basil & Mandarin’, they contain nourishing shea butter to leave skin as soft as silk.

Made with 5 percent pure shea butter, L’Occitane’s new ‘Ultra-Light Body Cream’ is the next best thing to wrapping your body in a cashmere blanket. A lightweight formula that blends the nourishing properties of a balm with the lightness of a mousse, it gently melts into skin to keep it soft and supple for up to 24-hours.

Going in for the hat trick, Nuxe wins again with its sun-care range. Not only are these the best-smelling sun-care products ever, but they also protect skin from damaging UV rays using natural ingredients such as sweet orange, tiare flowers, and vanilla. Whether you prefer a tanning oil, milk, spray, or lotion – or if you need an after-sun formula – this range has it all. Oh, and every product offers anti-aging cellular protection. Next stop? The beach.