Simply the Best

Our beauty editor’s top picks for soon-to-be classic skincare

Every year, the beauty industry provides hundreds of new products to try.
Only the best survive. Here are our picks of the ones set to become classics.


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Cerave Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser Your skin should not feel tight after you wash it. Instead of stripping the skin, this great value cleanser removes dirt, makeup and pollution while restoring your skin’s natural barrier.


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Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm If you are looking for high gloss, gorgeous color and the hydration of a lip balm, this is for you. This 3 in 1 new formula is deserving of its instant tick tock fame!


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Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream We would not recommend this eye-wateringly priced cream unless we were sure that it delivers, but it does. Its TFC-8 technology sends your stem cells into repair mode and Jennifer Aniston’s swears by it. 


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No 7 Pure Retinol Night Cream Enjoy the benefits of retinol without any of the downsides of redness and flakiness thanks to this formulation which keeps skin blemish-free, reverses sun damage and prevents wrinkles.


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Vaseline Clinical Care Extremely Dry Skin Rescue Hand and Body Lotion The smallest dot of this formula removes any dryness or flakiness restoring skin to baby softness.


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456 Skin Biomimetic Essence Packed full of ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, royal jelly extract and vitamin B3, this serum lives up to its claim to be able to “reset” your skin, leaving it plump and glowing all day long.


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Thayers Blemish Clearing Salicylic Acid and Witch Hazel Acne Pads Using natural ingredients such as aloe vera, tea tree oil and lemongrass, these daily use pads exfoliate impurities on the surface of the skin and draw it out from the pores, keeping skin in the clear.

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