You know you love makeup [1] when you: understand the art of contouring better than you do your health insurance plan; you won't leave the house for toilet paper without swiping on mascara [2] first; and you probably can't hang out tonight, because you've had drinks planned with the sales associate at Sephora for, like, a week.
All of this is to say, we're not confident you haven't already tried the award-winning makeup products [3] ahead, seeing as how the year's best best foundation [4], mascara, bronzer, and more are among them. But if you haven't, and you have even the tiniest morsel of space in your makeup bag, change your plans — because it's time to go shopping.
Don't forget to read up on the rest of our 2019 Power Your Pretty Awards winners [5] – a curated list of beauty products tested by editors, chosen for YOU.
Too Faced Damn Girl! 24-Hour Mascara
Even Maddy from Euphoria [6] would bat an eye at the extra-ness that is the Too Faced Damn Girl! 24-Hour Mascara [7] ($25). It's a thicc b*tch in every sense of the word — from the larger-than-life wand to the I-can't-believe-they're-not-falsies effect. The bristle brush seems to coat every last lash with just a few sweeps, for a fuller look that doesn't clump, flake, or smear . . . no matter what shenanigans you're getting into all night.
NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation
You know that glow you get when you're standing under the twinkle lights at a nighttime rooftop party? That's what skin looks like with the NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation [8] ($49). Its medium coverage makes it easy to camouflage breakouts or uneven skin texture without ever feeling cake-y, and you're left with an undeniable incandescence that can only be described as lit from within.
Benefit BADgal BANG! 24 Hour Eye Pencil
The Benefit BADgal BANG! 24 Hour Eye Pencil [9] ($20) is exactly what you want to be wearing to a rock concert. The creamy, jet black formula glides on like velvet, while the built-in applicator easily smudges across the waterline for an intensely believable "I'm with the band" look. But once the colour is locked in, about 60 seconds after application, you can trust it's not going anywhere — headbanging (or mosh-pitting), be damned.
BareMinerals Endless Summer Bronzer
The perfect bronze comes when nobody can tell you're wearing anything at all — no shimmery bells and whistles that give it away, just an instant warmth to the skin (like you've just come back from a jog around the block). That's what you get with the BareMinerals Endless Summer Bronzer [10] ($29), only this talc-free powder also comes infused with a microdose of self-tanning ingredients that gradually build up a glow over time.
Don't forget to read up on the rest of our 2019 Power Your Pretty Awards winners [11] – a curated list of beauty products tested by editors, chosen for YOU.