GirlStyle Beauty Awards 2025 (II): Award-Winning Makeup Products & Tools

GirlStyle Beauty Awards 2025 (II): Award-Winning Makeup Products & Tools

Beauty Cosmetics

Welcome to Part II of the GirlStyle Beauty Awards 2024! In Part I, we crowned our skincare and beauty service favourites. Now, we’re diving into the best of makeup, from flawless bases to juicy lip tints and performance-boosting tools.

Whether you're after the perfect everyday foundation or a statement lip that turns heads, this year’s award winners will give you plenty of reasons to refresh and upgrade your makeup collection.

 

Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear FoundationPhoto from Lancôme

Powered by AirWear Technology, this 24-hour long-wear foundation offers seamless coverage and comfort. The formula is infused with Hyaluronic Acid, 81% skincare serum, vitamin E, and Moringa to hydrate and protect the skin barrier from external aggressors, all while blurring imperfections for a flawless finish.

NARS Light Reflecting Serum Cushion FoundationPhoto from NARS

This innovative cushion wears like makeup but treats skin like a skincare product would. Packed with Triple C Brightening Complex and skincare-coated pigments, it instantly energises and visibly improves skin over time. Expect 24-hour hydration, blue light protection, and breathable coverage in a sleek white compact with a precision teardrop puff.

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Blurred MattePhoto from Laura Mercier

Love the no-makeup look of a tinted moisturiser but want a matte finish? This is your perfect match. The 91% skincare-based formula evens skin tone, controls oil, and visibly reduces pores over time. At the same time, the skin is kept moisturised and looking like real, matte skin.

Givenchy Beauty Prisme Libre Loose PowderPhoto from Givenchy Beauty

Now 46% finer than the original, this ultra-light loose powder delivers a 24-hour luminous matte finish with 12-hour blurring power. Featuring Prismatic Light™ Technology and a unique 4-in-1 colour-correcting shade blend, it sets makeup while adding a diffused glow to the skin.

Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place ConcealerPhoto from Estée Lauder

This multi-tasking concealer conceals, contours, and brightens with a featherweight, skin-perfecting formula. It provides medium to full coverage that stays put all day while hollow spheres absorb excess oil.

Best Colour Corrector - Visée Color Duo Trick Eye Concealer

Visée Color Duo Trick Eye ConcealerPhoto from Visée

This two-tone colour corrector neutralises and conceals under-eye darkness, redness, and dullness with a natural finish. Layer it on without fear as the creamy formula will not cake. It sort of disappears into the skin and doesn't crease, even around areas with movement. Infused with serum ingredients, this corrector keeps delicate areas - under eyes, corners of the mouth, etc. - moisturised throughout the day.

Best Powder Blush - Clinique Cheek Pop Blush

Clinique Cheek Pop BlushPhoto from Clinique

This silky-smooth blush delivers vibrant yet natural-looking colour with a powderless feel. Long-lasting and easy to blend, it leaves cheeks with a fresh pop of colour. The adorable daisy-embossed compact makes it almost too cute to use!

fwee Lip & Cheek Blurry Pudding PotPhoto from fwee

A social media favourite that lives up to the hype, this fluffy, pudding-textured blush melts into skin for a softly blurred, natural flush. Doubles as a lip tint for a diffused gradient look. The playful keyring packaging makes it perfect for touch-ups on the go.

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid ContourPhoto from Rare Beauty

Want to look like you were born with high cheekbones, a snatched jawline, and perfectly defined nose? This streak-free liquid bronzer will give you that naturally sculpted definition. This easy-to-blend formula blends evenly and seamlessly, creating what appears to be real shadows that are never muddy, cakey, patchy, or greasy.

glint Highlighter in Dewy MoonPhoto from glint

This pearlescent highlighter gives skin a radiant, dewy glow without pilling or patchiness. Its silky, creamy texture glides on for a subtle sheen that enhances natural contours. Bonus: it can also be used as an eyeshadow or luminous blush topper.

Best Eyeshadow Palette - Jungsaemmool Artist Eye Palette #Nude

Jungsaemmool Artist Eye Palette #NudePhoto from Jungsaemmool

For defined eyes that don’t scream “I’m wearing makeup,” this palette is perfection. It includes six harmonious shades, each with their own purpose - base, shading, shimmer, define, highlight. They melt into the skin and blend effortlessly for a luminous, soft-focus effect.

SEPHORA COLLECTION Size Up MascaraPhoto from SEPHORA COLLECTION

This volumising mascara delivers +180% lash volume in just a few strokes for dramatic af lashes that don't clump. The hourglass brush lifts, separates, and defines for a bold, fluttery effect that lasts all day. Comes in classic black, brown, and even playful pink and blue!

Maybelline Hypersharp Liner Brown BlackPhoto from Maybelline

With a 0.01mm ultra-fine brush tip, this liner offers the precision of a pro and the control of a beginner. The intense carbon-black formula resists water, sweat, and sebum, but washes off easily with warm water. Plus, it seamlessly fills in gaps between lashes for a naturally defined look.

Heroine Make Soft Define Cream PencilPhoto from Heroine Make

This glide-on pencil delivers soft, natural definition that won’t budge. The waterproof formula resists tears, sweat, and humidity while nourishing lashes with collagen and hyaluronic acid. Perfect for a subtle everyday look that lasts.

innisfree Auto Eyebrow PencilPhoto from innisfree

Noob-friendly and foolproof, this flat-tipped pencil draws smooth, hair-like strokes for soft, defined brows. This everyday makeup staple is available in seven shades to suit a range of hair colours.

shu uemura Rouge Unlimited Kinu Matte LipstickPhoto from shu uemura

This luxurious matte lipstick glides on like silk, thanks to its high concentration of Tsubaki oil. Every swipe delivers bold colour payoff, 12-hour comfort, and a delicate Hinoki-inspired fragrance for a luxurious touch to your makeup routine.

Peripera Ink Mood Glowy TintPhoto from Peripera

Nail that juicy, glassy lip look with this moisturising tint that adheres like a stain but shines like a gloss. Available in six flattering shades, it layers beautifully for customisable intensity and a vibrant, dewy finish that lasts.

KraveBeauty Plumptuous Lip JellyPhoto from KraveBeauty

Infused with nourishing plum oil and lip-plumping MaxiLip™, this jelly-like gloss hugs lips in a juicy, cushiony layer of moisture. The subtle tint enhances your natural lip colour while adding a glassy, mirror-like shine that never feels sticky. The sleek metal applicator is cool to the touch so every application feels fun and refreshing. Oh, and not to mention, it's refillable!

Best Lip Balm - NUXE Very Rose Lip Balm

NUXE Very Rose Lip BalmPhoto from NUXE

Formulated with 100% natural-origin ingredients including rose oil extract, this balm melts into lips for instant softness. The hint of vanilla adds a delicious touch, while the rosy finish makes it perfect for bare-faced days or pre-lipstick prep.

Huda Beauty Easy Bake Setting SprayPhoto from Huda Beauty

All the blurring and locking benefits of Easy Bake, now in mist form! This alcohol-free, fragrance-free setting spray sets makeup for 16 hours with a soft-focus, transfer-proof finish. Infused with five types of hyaluronic acid, rice starch, and mineral clay to hydrate, mattify, and perfect.

Minerva Story Dark Night Of The Soul Makeup Brush SetPhoto from Minerva Story

This 11-piece brush set was designed with beginners in mind but performs like a pro kit. Featuring ultra-soft fibres and sleek pink & black handles, each brush blends, buffs, and lines with ease, making makeup application as fun as it is flawless.

High Tea BeautyblenderPhoto from Beautyblender

This lilac edition of the iconic sponge features the same aqua-activated material for a streak-free, airbrushed finish with minimal product waste.

And... that's a wrap on the makeup & tools winners of GirlStyle Beauty Awards 2025! Check out Part I for the most outstanding skincare and beauty services, and keep a look out for Part III where we'll share the winners in the Bodycare and Haircare categories.

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