Allure editors spent months testing thousands of items to find the 189 true stars. What were the true stars you ask? The Allure Best of Beauty Award Winners for 2009 are….

Best Makeup Remover

Almay Eye Makeup Remover Pads (Love!)

Best Black Eyeliner

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero (My fave as well)

Best Mascara

For Day: Cover Girl LashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara
For Night: Maybelline New York The Colossal Volum’ Express Mascara (Two great mascaras!)

Best Lipstain:

Cover Girl Outlast Lipstain

Best Loose Powder:

Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish High Definition Powder (Love it!)

Best Medium Coverage Foundation:

Chanel Pro Lumiere Professional Finish Makeup

Best Home Hair Color:

Clairol Nice ‘n Easy Perfect 10

Best Facial Cleanser for Normal Skin:

Aveeno Positively Radiant Makeup Removing Cleanser

To see the full list click here.

In the May 2009 issue of Self Magazine they feature the Healthy Beauty Awards. They had 1,370 readers try out 1,443 products then they picked 86 winners. Here are a few of them.

Best Cleanser:

C.O. Bigelow Vitamin Boost Cream Cleanser

Best Eye Cream:

Roc Multi Correction Eye Treatment

Best Body Wash:

Burt’s Bees Fabulously Fresh Peppermint & Rosemary Body Wash

Best Body Self Tanner:

Lancaster Self Tanning Fast Dry Bronze Water Spray

Best All Around Foundation:

Lorac Natural Performance Foundation

Best Powder Eyeshadow:

Neutrogena Nourishing Eye Quad

Best All around Shampoo:

Herbal Essences Hydralicious Featherweight Shampoo

Best Haircolor:

Clairol Natural Instincts Champagne Indulgence Collection

There are several drugstore winners in there. Have you tried any of these products? Would you consider them a “winner”? Would love to hear your thoughts.

I have been coloring my hair at home for years (after many bad salon experiences) and have found my favorite at home hair coloring product so far. Clairol has just released a new permanent hair color with a one step coloring process. What this means is that it dyes hair in only 10 minutes (compared to the usual 30), it also smells great and leaves your hair smooth and silky. I swear after I used this product my hair looked like I had just left a very expensive salon. The best part is that it only cost me $13.00 instead of the usual $100.00 which means I have more money to spend on makeup, haha. Have you tried this product? What were your thoughts?

Retails for $13.00 at Target