After months of rigorous testing, Woman&Home is proud to present the coveted annual Beauty Awards!
Each year, our expert panel of five judges work their way through hundreds of entrees – from body and skin care to makeup and multi-purpose saviours – to find the cream of the crop.
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We’re pleased to introduce you to W&H’s Beauty Awards Best in Skincare – masks and cleansers!
Best balancing cleanser
Institut Esthederm Osmoclean Pure Cleansing Gel
What makes Institut Estherderm different? All of their products include Cellular Water, a patented innovation inspired by the water within our skin. It optimises cell energy, protecting youthfulness, and boosting product effectiveness. Ideal for even the most sensitive skin types, this deep cleanser respects your skin’s balance, while removing impurities and make-up.
Best gentle cleanser
A gel cleanser that gives your skin that squeaky clean feeling, without dehydrating. The hero ingredient is Bulbine frutescens, a succulent plant found in Africa that has been clinically proven to stimulate collagen synthesis, a fundamental process in maintaining skin’s healthy, youthful-looking appearance.
Best renewing cleanser
lelive. Jelly Splash Rooibos + Aloe Jelly Cleanser
Perfect for acne-prone and oilier skin types or anyone seeking a fresh, effective cleanse without stripping skin of all the good stuff. Use alone or as the second step in a double cleanse routine. Rose water, jojoba and aloe ingredients keep the skin well hydrated, while salicylic and lactic acid go to work on cleansing the skin of excess oil. Niacinamide and green rooibos tea brighten and renew the skin, leaving it feeling and looking radiant and renewed.
Best balm cleanser
Clinique Charcoal Cleansing Balm
Who doesn’t like to take the day off with a good cleansing balm? This silky charcoal-enriched balm feels so luxurious and it effortlessly melts away even long-wear make-up. It works on unclogging pores, removing pollutants and sunscreen, and once rinsed off it leaves no oily residue. It’s also rich in linoleic acid, a natural emollient, leaving skin feeling soft and nourished.
Best make-up remover
This creamy clay make-up remover works by stripping as little sebum (a naturally occurring oily substance in the skin that helps moisturise and protect) as possible, while still removing colour cosmetics effectively. With a kaolin clay formula it preserves precious sebum while drawing out toxins and provides a mild exfoliation. No foaming agents here – just a creamy base with mild emulsifiers that lift makeup without leaving your skin tight or dry.
Best micellar cleanser
Bioderma Sensibio H2O Eye Micellar Makeup Remover
This gentle yet effective eye makeup remover, with soothing Sensibio H2O technology, leaves the eye area feeling refreshed and residue-free, while still removing even tough waterproof make-up. Perfect for contact lens wearers and even the most sensitive eyes.
Best powder-to-foam scrub
This is the gentler version of Dermalocia’s Daily Microfoliant, perfect for sensitive skin. A powder to paste formula, it activates upon contact with water, to form a milky lather. Rich in AHAs, BHAs and fruit enzymes it gently resurfaces the skin. It’s perfectly balanced with oat bran extract to help replenish the lipid barrier, preventing sensitivity issues.
Best naturally brightening mask
Litchi & Titch Overnight Vitamin C Melting Balm Mask
This overnight Vitamin C Melting Balm Mask has a cream/balm texture that swiftly absorbs, leaving your skin luxuriously soft and nourished. Infused with bakuchiol, a natural retinol alternative, and enhanced by seaberry buckthorn and rosehip, this mask works its magic overnight to brighten and nourish your skin.
Best hydrating mask
Institut Esthederm Hyaluronic Acid Mask
Get instant hydration with this innovative formula that combines three types of hyaluronic acid to deeply hydrate and stimulate the skin’s natural production of this moisture-retaining marvel. Hyaluronic acid draws in and maintains water in the epidermis, reducing dehydration and smoothing fine lines. The highly concentrated mask instantly plumps, effectively filling fine lines and wrinkles from within.
Best overnight mask
Nutricentials Pillow Glow Sleeping Face Mask
Experience the ultimate overnight hydration with Pillow Glow, a gel-cream face mask designed to quench your skin’s thirst with a surge of moisture. Enriched with resilience-boosting bioadaptive botanicals, this formula not only shields your skin from environmental stressors but also enhances its ability to bounce back. Applied before bedtime, Pillow Glow becomes your secret to waking up radiant.
Best rejuvenating mask
Environ Tri Bio-Botanical Revival Masque
Unleash the transformative power of Environ’s Revival Masque – the “facelift in a jar.” This extensively trialed, groundbreaking formula dramatically tightens, lightens, lifts, and smooths, addressing dryness and ageing. Infused with potent alpha hydroxy acids, it hydrates and rejuvenates for a radiant, youthful glow.
Best soothing mask
Unlock radiant skin with a powerhouse of probiotics and prebiotics for a balanced skin microbiome. Enriched with vitamin B5 to accelerate cell regeneration, vitamin E to heal, and kigelia extract to firm and lift. A hug in a jar, this mask instantly soothes and repairs the skin.
Best clarifying mask
Benefit The POREfessional Deep Retreat Pore-Clearing Clay Mask
A weekly retreat for radiant skin with this pore-clearing clay mask from Benefit. Apply and watch as dots emerge, signaling oil being drawn out of pores, revealing refined pores and mattified skin once rinsed off. With mineral-rich kaolin clay, sea fennel extract and prickly pear flower extract, your skin is treated to a deep cleanse while hydration is preserved.
Best sheet mask
Skin Republic Hyaluronic Acid + Collagen Biodegradable Sheet Mask
Anyone who knows the joys of a sheet mask will love this one just as much as we do. Filled to the brim with plumping hyaluronic acid and collagen, this mask gets to work fast while forcing you to take some me-time. It will leave your skin hydrated, smoothed and absolutely glowing.
Best eye mask
Lumi Glo The Eye Plumper Mask (set of 3)
Described as your new skin pick-me-up, we can happily say that we fully agree. In just 15 minutes, eyes appear brighter, skin is smoothed and hydrated, and it works brilliantly as the first step before applying make-up.
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