Influenster's 1st Reviewers' Choice Awards -- Best in Beauty: Winners Revealed


NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - January 12, 2016) - Beauty mavens have spoken and the votes are in! The winners of Influenster's first ever Reviewers' Choice Awards: Best in Beauty were determined based on 151,432 votes made by the Influenster community. These top products of 2015 range from exciting new brands, to groundbreaking new innovations, to classic favorites that resonate across generations.

This inaugural celebration of the best of beauty is a culmination of Influenster's product discovery and reviews platform where member activity -- including the quality, quantity, and recency of reviews, ratings, commonly-used phrases, questions asked, answers given, shares made, and product lists created that include the product -- was assessed and aggregated to select the nominees. Everyone was then invited to participate in a vote that took place from November 4-25, 2015 to select the winners from the nominee pool.

Here are our 2015 Best of Beauty winners:

  1. Must-Have Eyeshadow Palette: Urban Decay The Vice Palette
  2. Best Neutral Eyeshadow Palette: Urban Decay Naked Basics
  3. Stay-Put Eye Shadow: MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear Paint Pots
  4. Best Lash-Lengthening Mascara: Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
  5. Best Mascara for Va-Va-Volume: COVERGIRL LashBlast Volume Mascara
  6. Must-Have Drugstore Mascara: Maybelline Great Lash Mascara
  7. Most Splurge-Worthy Mascara: Benefit Cosmetics They're Real! Lengthening & Volumizing Mascara
  8. Eyeliner that Stays Put Past Midnight: Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil
  9. Purr-fect Cat Eye Liner: Kat Von D Tattoo Liner
  10. Best Bronzer: NARS Blush/Bronzer Duo Orgasm/Laguna
  11. Best Drugstore Concealer: Maybelline Fit Me! Concealer
  12. Best Under-Eye Camouflager: Smashbox High Definition Liquid Concealer
  13. Best Blemish Concealer: Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup
  14. Longest-Lasting Foundation: COVERGIRL Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 Foundation
  15. Best Coverage Foundation: Maybelline Fit Me Foundation
  16. Best Barely-There Foundation: L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Liquid Makeup
  17. Most Valuable Primer: Urban Decay Complexion Primer Potion - Brightening & Tightening
  18. Most Moisturizing Lipstick: Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter
  19. Best Matte Lipstick: NYX Matte Lipstick
  20. Must-Have Red Lipstick: MAC Cosmetics Matte Lipstick Ruby Woo
  21. Favorite Drugstore Lipstick: Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick the Kate Moss Collection
  22. Must-Have Luxury Lipstick: Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté Shine Lipstick
  23. Legendary Lip Gloss: NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream
  24. Pout-Worthy Lip Plumper: NYX Cosmetics Pump it Up Lip Plumper
  25. Number One Lip Balm: eos Smooth Sphere Lip Balm
  26. Best Makeup Brush: Real Techniques Expert Face Brush
  27. Boldest Brow Product: Anastasia Element 5 Piece Brow Kit
  28. Miracle Makeup Sponge: beautyblender Royal Beauty Blender
  29. World Class BB Cream: Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream
  30. First-Class Facial Moisturizer: Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+
  31. Unrivaled Zit Combater: Clearasil Ultra Rapid Action Face Scrub
  32. MVP Facial Cleanser: Clean & Clear Morning Burst Oil-Free Facial Cleanser
  33. Top Makeup Remover Wipe: Neutrogena Naturals Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes
  34. Number One Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover: Neutrogena Make-up Remover Towelettes
  35. Best Skin Serum: Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex
  36. First-Class Eye Wrinkle Fighter: Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle Correcting Eye Cream
  37. Best At-Home Facial Mask: Bioré Charcoal Self Heating Mask
  38. Best Body Wash: Dove Deep Moisture Nourishing Body Wash
  39. Most Hydrating Body Moisturizer: Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Moisturizing Lotion with Sunscreen
  40. Best Product for a Faux Glow: Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs
  41. The King of Sunscreens: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunscreen
  42. Skip the Suds -- Best Dry Shampoo: Batiste Dry Shampoo
  43. Feed Your Follicles -- Best Hair Treatment: Moroccanoil Treatment
  44. Best Shampoo: Organix Shampoo Nourishing Coconut Milk
  45. Most Moisturizing Conditioner: Aussie Moist Conditioner
  46. Best At-Home Hair Color: L'Oréal Superior Preference Fade Defying Color & Shine System
  47. Champion Frizz Fighter: OGX Kukui Anti-Frizz Hydrating Oil
  48. Must-Have Styling Product for Curly Hair: TRESemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray
  49. Must-Have Styling Product for Straight Hair: Paul Mitchell Smoothing Super Skinny Serum
  50. Must-Have Styling Tool: Chi Flat Iron Hair Straightener
  51. Must-Have Hairbrush: The Wet Brush
  52. Five-Star Hair Serum: It's a 10 Miracle Styling Serum
  53. Finest Fragrance for Her: Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf Eau De Parfum
  54. Finest Fragrance for Him: Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Pour Homme
  55. Best No-Chip Nail Polish: OPI Nail Polish
  56. All-Time Favorite Nail Polish Color: OPI Black Cherry Chutney
  57. Hardest Nail Strengthener: Sally Hansen Nail Nutrition Nail Strengthener
  58. Best Teeth Whitener: Crest 3D White Professional Effects Whitestrips
  59. Best At-Home Hair Removal Product: Gillette Venus & Olay Razor
  60. Biggest Game Changer of 2015: Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer with Nourishing Monoi Oil

Find out more about the Reviewers' Choice Awards: Best in Beauty winners on www.influenster.com/awards/winners.

About Influenster
Influenster is a product discovery platform and reviews site that enables consumers to find new products and get advice to make informed purchases. Members use Influenster to explore the latest products, gain fresh insight, pick up new tips, and share their opinions with others. We help our members compare products and guide them on how products can be integrated into their lives. We inspire a love for products and encourage discovery, conversations and reviews. The Influenster community of 1.5 million+ members is still rapidly growing. These product mavens with a heavy social media presence use their influence to spread the word about the products they know. Ever since the launch of Influenster.com less than two years ago, over five million reviews have been created on nearly one million products.

Headquartered in New York City, Influenster was founded by Elizabeth Scherle and Aydin Acar in 2011. For more information or to become an Influenster visit: www.influenster.com.

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Influenster Reviewers' Choice Awards: Best in Beauty