Metro Beauty Awards 2021: Hall of Fame
From budget buys to luxury staples, here are the products we absolutely cannot live without
Beauty junkies, rejoice! It's that time of the year when we at METRO celebrate all things beauty and bring you some of the best we've ever tried. The 2021 Metro Beauty Awards aims to highlight the power of beauty to help bring a much-needed boost despite trying times.
Truly, there's nothing like spending a little more time on your skincare routine in the morning and at night, or finally receiving that much-awaited new fragrance in the mail after ordering online, or swiping on a bold shade of red lipstick to brighten up one's day. These seemingly little acts of self-care, when added up, make up for a lot. As the year soon comes to a close, let's celebrate all there is to be grateful for, and acknowledge the empowering effect of beauty!
There are those beauty products that you just keep going back to. They're tried and tested, and they've proven to give a bang for your buck! From budget-friendly skincare go-tos, to luxury beauty picks, these shelf staples have been awarded multiple times in the past—for good reason! Swipe through the gallery below to find out what we've always got on our shelves and kits! Meet this year's Metro Beauty Awards Hall of Fame!
Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
Kojie San Skin Lightening Soap Classic
This grocery find is one that's always a bestseller. Looking at ridding your skin of blemishes, dark spots, and uneven skin tone? This classic bar is for you. From our experience, it didn't give any unsightly peeling, but we do recommend to always wear your SPF!
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Garnier Vitamin C Booster Serum
While we're on the topic of skin lightening, we swear by Garnier's bestselling Vitamin C serum that promises to lighten dark spots in as little as 3 days! We love its gentle, subtle scent and lightweight consistency that's easy to layer with our moisturizer and SPF. The best part? It won't hurt your pocket one bit.
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BCL Saborino Morning & Good Night Facial Sheet Masks
With 300 million masks sold worldwide, it's easy to find out why this is a crowd favorite. Sheet masks have become a staple in our routines, and this brand is one of our definite faves. In just 60 seconds, be able to get the benefits of a cleanser, lotion, milk essence, and mask in one. The PM variant has cream in it, to prep your skin for the repair it'll undergo as you sleep. These packs contain 28 sheets, giving you just about enough for an entire month.
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Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink
This liquid lip has been awarded many times before, and has emerged on top of a lot of our Fan Faves polls. The pigments are strong, and stay on your lips literally the entire day, so yes, it's perfectly mask-friendly. Lightweight, non-drying, waterproof too!
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Senka Perfect Whip
The Japanese cult favorite (bestselling in Japan for a consecutive 10 years) is a staple in our bathroom as it has this rich lather that gently cleanses the face without stripping it of moisture. The formula enables a stronger skin barrier, which protects it from daily wear and tear. The Senka signature silk cocoon essence improves skin resilience for longer-lasting moisture all day!
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Happy Skin Lip Mallow in Honeymoon Glow
There is really no wonder that this liquid lippie has become one of the bestselling products right now. First off, the Lip Mallow's formula is so comfortable to wear, with its air-whipped formula that gives off a powder matte finish. This shade in particular, Honeymoon Glow, is literally that hue that gives you a just married glow!
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The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil
Don't underestimate this tiny bottle! Before addressing dark spots from past breakouts, we have to take action and avoid acne altogether. This iconic product from The Body Shop has helped us avoid breakouts, by simply applying the formula on the affected area.
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Sunnies Face Fluffmatte
The first product Sunnies Face ever launched is a staple in our makeup kits, and it's true when we say it's one pick we can't live without. After all these years, we're still in love with the formula that gives off major pigment in just one swipe, minus the weight.
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LUSH Mask of Magnaminty
The skincare addicts in us love this iconic product from LUSH—one that is able to give deep exfoliation and cleansing, PLUS, a minty cool sensation that's highly addictive. It's infused with peppermint oil, marigold oil, chlorophyllin, evening primrose seeds, and aduki beans that work together to treat and gently exfoliate dull, blemished skin.
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Benefit Benetint Cheek & Lip Tint
It doesn't get more iconic than this! Our lips and cheeks have gotten plenty of natural flushes care of this wonder from Benefit, and til now, we still can't get enough! Born in the 70s, still awesome as ever in 2021! The rose tint is perfectly flattering for a wide range of skin tones too!
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NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer
Tired eyes? Blemishes? They won't stand a chance with NARS' iconic cream concealer. This makeup kit staple isn't the no.1 concealer in the US for no reason. It has a medium to buildable coverage, and is able to cover, conceal, and brighten at the same time.
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Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk
Another Japanese icon is Anessa's Sunscreen Milk—a formula so good you'll enjoy wearing SPF every day! We love that it's a perfect coverage sun product that turns into a powdery finish, leaving no sticky residue no one likes. It's the only SPF that utilizes sweat, water, and heat to turn the formula into a stronger veil against the sun—beat that!
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Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench Moisturizer
This moisturizer that's great for all skin types boasts of being able to address a host of skin aging issues: aging, dryness, fine lines and wrinkles, puffiness. We love that it's fragrance-free, is infused with antioxidants and hyaluronic acid, AHAs, is paraben-free, and sulphate-free.
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Kiehl's Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution
Kiehl's number one blemish treatment continues to make waves, especially for us that swear by it. In 19 short days, you'll see a significant change in pigment, and will also love its barely-there formulation. Supplement your pimple fighting arsenal with this trusty bottle!
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Perricone MD Cold Plasma+ Face
Every woman should have a heavy-duty, hardworking product that helps her combat skin aging, and this pick is a shoo-in for the greats! It's a thick cream-like serum concentrate that's your best friend against common skin concerns like loss of firmness, fine lines, wrinkles, enlarged pores, dullness, uneven texture, uneven skin tone, discoloration, and redness.
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