Prevention Beauty Awards 2023: The Best in Skincare, Hair, and More
Discover 2023’s top beauty products, as chosen by experts—covering skincare, haircare, cosmetics, tools, and more for glowing results.
Prevention Beauty Awards 2023: Celebrating Skincare, Haircare, Makeup, and More
The Prevention Beauty Awards 2023 honor the best in the beauty industry, showcasing products that deliver on their promises and support healthy, glowing skin and hair. Carefully selected by an expert panel—including a consultant dermatologist, an award-winning makeup artist, and Prevention’s own beauty editor—the winners represent outstanding efficacy and innovation. This comprehensive guide covers every category, revealing the top picks for your daily and targeted beauty needs.
Meet the Expert Panel
- Consultant Dermatologist: A board-certified specialist ensuring products suit all skin types, including sensitive skin and various dermatological concerns.
- Makeup Artist: An acclaimed professional focused on performance for women over 40, emphasising real-world results.
- Beauty Editor: A seasoned editor who tracks beauty trends and selects standout products that merge science with visible results.
How the Winners Are Chosen
Each product is evaluated on:
- Ingredient quality
- Independent performance testing
- Innovation and uniqueness
- Suitability for various skin and hair needs
- Packaging and user experience
This ensures every award celebrates products that truly make a difference.
Beauty Awards 2023: All Category Winners
Daily Essentials
These staples keep your skin clean, hydrated, and balanced every day. The award-winning products deliver gentle, effective care for all skin types, supporting radiance and health with continuous use.
- Best Hydrating Serum – Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum VI
A sixth-generation Korean cult favorite, this lightweight serum preps your skin right after cleansing. Powered by ginseng and a unique herbal blend, it quickly absorbs, enhances moisture, and visibly boosts luminosity. The editor notes, “Beautiful absorption and visible radiance.” - Best Gentle Cleanser – Aveeno Calm + Restore Nourishing Oat Cleanser
Mild yet highly effective, this creamy cleanser is ideal for dry or sensitive skin. It contains colloidal oatmeal and calendula to calm inflammation, panthenol (vitamin B5) for tissue repair, and sodium hyaluronate for hydration. Dermatologists praise its soothing, non-stripping action and subtle, pleasant scent.
Anti-Agers
This category highlights products that smooth fine lines, brighten tone, and restore youthful resilience with advanced science and powerful actives.
- Best Budget Serum – Boost Lab Multi-Peptide Anti-Ageing Serum
Ideal for reducing the appearance of fine lines and dark spots, this Australian-made serum blends multi-peptides to boost collagen and niacinamide for brightening. Reviewers found it smoothes, brightens, and hydrates without irritation. - Best Splurge Serum – Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair
A staple for decades, this serum remains a favorite for visibly diminishing wrinkles and promoting overnight skin healing thanks to its potent blend of hyaluronic acid, antioxidants, and unique Chronolux™ technology. - Best Eye Cream – Olay Eyes Retinol 24 Night Eye Cream
Specifically formulated for delicate under-eye skin, this retinol-powered cream reduces crow’s feet and dark circles, with minimal irritation noted by testers.
Body Essentials
These must-haves nurture, protect, and rejuvenate your skin from head to toe, combining hydration and skin-barrier support for supple, nourished results.
- Best Body Lotion – Aveeno Skin Relief Moisturising Lotion
A top pick for soothing itchy, dry, or sensitive skin, it delivers lasting moisture from oat extracts and skin-calming agents without feeling greasy or heavy. - Best Sunscreen – La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF 50+ Ultralight Fluid
Featherlight yet powerful, this facial sunscreen defends against UVA and UVB rays, absorbing quickly and sitting invisibly under makeup. Dermatologists recommend it for everyday use, even on sensitive or acne-prone skin.
Hands, Feet, and Nails
Beautiful hands and feet demand extra care. These winners offer advanced hydration, gentle exfoliation, and effective strengthening, ensuring comfort and confidence all year round.
- Best Hand Cream – L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream
Praised for its ultra-nourishing blend of 20% shea butter, honey, and almond extracts, this hand cream supports long-term softness and smoothness. - Best Foot Cream – Eucerin Advanced Repair Foot Cream
This formula tackles rough, cracked heels with urea and ceramides, delivering rapid relief and helping skin regain elasticity. - Best At-Home Manicure Polish – Sally Hansen Good.Kind.Pure Plant-Based Nail Color
These vegan, 16-free polishes offer vibrant, chip-resistant color, with natural plant-derived ingredients and a quick-dry finish.
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Clever Cosmetics
The standouts in makeup multitask, delivering “wow” results with innovative application, lasting formulas, and skin-friendly ingredients.
- Best Lengthening Mascara – Lashgro Fibre Lash Mascara
This award-winning mascara creates dramatic length and volume with nourishing fibers, while the smudge-proof formula ensures long wear. Ideal for sensitive eyes. - Best Foundation – IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream with SPF 50+
A multitasking, full-coverage option blending skincare and sun protection, this CC+ cream delivers even tone and benefits all skin types, including mature skin. - Best Lip Color – Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick
Known for its vivid, transfer-resistant color and all-day comfort, testers loved the lightweight yet bold finish.
Beauty Tools
- Best Eyelash Curler – Lashgro Eyelash Curler
Innovative with silicone “teeth” for safety, this tool gently lifts lashes for a natural curl, reducing pinching and breakage. Described as “a wonderful innovation” by makeup artist judges. - Best Facial Device – NuFACE Trinity Facial Toning Device
A microcurrent device that helps to improve contour and lift. Testers reported noticeably firmer skin and improved texture with regular use.
Green Beauty
Eco-conscious choices take center stage in this category, proving you don’t need harsh chemicals for visible results. Winners are notable for clean, plant-based ingredients and sustainable packaging.
- Best Natural Deodorant – Native Deodorant
An aluminum-free, cruelty-free formula available in a variety of subtle scents, providing lasting protection without sensitive-skin irritation. - Best Cleanser – Sukin Sensitive Cleansing Gel
Gentle and effective, this gel cleanser uses aloe and chamomile to cleanse without stripping or discomfort, suitable for even the most sensitive complexions.
Hair Saviors
Nourish, strengthen, and perfect your mane with these award-winning formulas, designed for a wide range of hair types and concerns—from thinning to dryness, color care, and frizz control.
- Best Shampoo – OGX Renewing + Argan Oil of Morocco Shampoo
This hydrating formula boosts softness, shine, and manageability, making hair noticeably stronger and more resilient after a few uses. - Best Conditioner – Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Conditioner
Beloved for its rich, silicone-infused formula, this conditioner repairs dryness and leaves hair silky without weighing it down. - Best Hair Serum – L’Oréal Paris Elvive Extraordinary Oil
Packed with nourishing oils, this serum tames frizz, adds gloss, and protects against heat-styling—ideal for unruly or heat-damaged hair. - Best Volumizer – Living Proof Full Dry Volume Blast
Delivers instant, transformation-level lift and fullness that lasts all day, without feeling sticky or heavy.
What Makes a Beauty Award Winner?
- Visible Results: Products chosen deliver on their claims, from hydration and smoothing to radiance and definition.
- Expert Testing: Each winner is rigorously vetted by the panel through real-world use on diverse skin and hair types.
- Innovation: Cutting-edge ingredients, new technology, and smart packaging stand out in this year’s entries.
- Trust and Transparency: Ingredients are as important as efficacy; award-winners avoid unnecessary irritants and suit a wide range of sensitivities.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: Who organizes the Prevention Beauty Awards?
A: The awards are organized annually by Prevention magazine, with the help of a panel of beauty experts, including dermatologists, makeup artists, and beauty editors.
Q: How are the winners chosen for each category?
A: Products are submitted for consideration, and each is extensively tested by expert judges for performance, innovation, safety, and overall user experience. Only those delivering on their claims and excelling in multiple criteria are named winners.
Q: Are these products suitable for sensitive skin?
A: Many award-winning products are specifically chosen for their gentle, non-irritating formulas and have been tested on a wide range of skin types, including sensitive skin.
Q: Can I buy these products internationally?
A: Most awarded products are from widely distributed brands and are available internationally, both online and in major retail stores. Some may have region-specific variants or packaging.
Q: Are green or clean beauty products represented among winners?
A: Yes. The Green Beauty category consists of products with plant-powered, low-impact ingredients, free of harsh chemicals and tested for both efficacy and safety.
Conclusion: Beauty You Can Trust
The Prevention Beauty Awards 2023 set a standard for transparency, performance, and real-world results. Whether you need a daily cleanser, age-defying serum, or innovative tool, this year’s winners represent the best of what beauty science and nature have to offer. Discover, try, and enjoy the products that experts and real users recommend for your healthiest, most radiant self.
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