The Best Nordstrom Products from the 2022 Allure Best of Beauty Awards
By Angela Trakoshis
ICYMI: Best of Beauty 2022 is officially here, and we Allure editors couldn't be more excited. Why, you ask? Well, we spent the last nine months testing thousands — yes, thousands — of beauty products to deliver a list of 345 winners that have earned that big red seal. We have picks across all retailers and price points, from the drugstore to some from one of our favorite stores, like Nordstrom.
We understand it can be overwhelming to scroll through more than 50 products, let alone 345. So to make it easy for you, we narrowed down this list to include the best of the best products from this year's awards to shop at Nordstrom. In this selection, you’ll find everything from a luxurious hydrating lotion to a waterproof brow pencil — the shopping limits do not exist.
What are you waiting for? Get your wallet, vanities, and makeup bags ready because Best of Beauty is here, and Nordstrom is waiting for you.
While this lotion does retail for $125, we’ll tell you exactly why it's worth it: It's a gel texture that features the brand's cell-renewing Miracle Broth, an elixir 12 years in the making that reduces signs of inflammation, keeps skin calm and soothed, and helps build a stronger, healthy complexion over time.
There may be no three words in the English language as calming as "mirror-free shadow." But the failproof nature of this swipe-and-go eyeshadow isn't the only reason we always wear ours down to a nub: The shade range is super inclusive and versatile so it works on basically everyone.
If you've yet to discover this game-changing conditioning serum, prepare to have your mind blown. This treatment coats brows with a peptide-rich formula that strengthens and adds shine to hairs, banishing brittleness and bulking up sparse areas that are suffering from environmental stressors or over-tweezing.
Though its price tag is hefty, we love this device simply because, well, it works. Microcurrent technology temporarily lifts the brows, cheeks, and jawline. All you have to do is layer on the leave-on gel primer (that comes with the device) onto clean skin and apply gentle pressure while gliding the device over your face in upward and outward motions. It's hard to believe that over time, something so simple will help reduce the appearance of wrinkles, improve facial contours, and brighten skin tone.
Get ready for va-va-voom volume once you swipe on just a coat or two of this mascara. It features a micro brush that delivers precision to even those tiny baby corner lashes, along with a blacker-than-black formula to bring all the drama to any look.
Loaded with skin-nourishing ingredients like squalane for moisture and phytosphingosine (a type of lipid that can be found naturally in the upper layer of the skin) for soothing and calming the skin, this foundation does it all. It's even buildable, so just keep on layering for a fuller coverage finish.
This hybrid part-chemical, part-physical SPF doubles as a face primer and minimizes shine all at once, but that doesn't mean it skimps out on moisture. (Because, yes, oily skin needs moisture to thrive. It's all about balance.) For that, hyaluronic acid and spirulina lend a radiant, soft-matte finish to your skin that's never greasy.
Slather on this sleeping mask before you hit the sheets to walk up with soft, hydrated skin. How does it work? While you rest, the floral extracts of passionfruit and cherry blossom work to reduce redness while the vitamin C brightens and the squalane hydrates.
Get the whole house smelling fresh and clean with this diffuser. It's made with oils of basil, eucalyptus, mint, and ginger, which, when combined, leave a subtle calming scent, similar to a spa, that will fill up a room.
With just one swipe of this formula, the pigment is unmatched, while any creasing or flaking is nearly nonexistent. It may seem a little pricey, but we promise, there's a reason it won in the "Splurge" category.
Formulated with silk cotton tree fibers, this pencil creates little hairs to fill any sparse gaps. Plus, it's both waterproof and smudgeproof, so brows stay on and intact all day long.
We love a natural deodorant, especially when it hides odor all day. Inside this spray bottle lives glycerin for hydration, aloe vera for a cooling effect, and sugarcane alcohol to keep pits dry and fighting bacteria.
Glow and sun protection are exactly what you get when using this SPF. It's a lightweight formula that holds hydrating glycerin and blue-light protection because, ICYMI — you should be wearing sunscreen all day everyday, especially outside and in front of the computer screen.
Take these paper reeds and stick them into your desired pot, vase, or even mug to fill the room with notes of peonies, guava, and lemon. You’ll only need two for smaller spaces, but for larger, more open areas, throw in up to five for that full fragrance effect.
Chances are you've heard of the MAC Cosmetics Fix+ Stay Over Setting Spray, a fan favorite in this category. Now, the brand introduced a new version, an alcohol-free alternative to the original. It's made with a mix of white-cucumber and green-tea-leaf extract that gives you a transfer-free look for up to 16 hours.
Meet the eye cream that won us over because of its lightweight, fast-absorbing formula. Inside this pump are three forms of vitamin C, so under eyes stay bright, along with ferulic acid to help balance out any blueness or dark circles in that area. Not to mention, it even comes loaded with oat protein to diminish redness.
Take the day off with this makeup remover. This balm-to-oil formula strips off makeup, sunscreen, and dirt, but never to the point where skin feels dry or tight. This is thanks to the oil-based formula of sandalwood seed and grapeseed oils.
This powder foundation is basically a filter in a compact. With just one press into this matte formula, pores disappear and skin tone becomes noticeably even. Plus, it comes in an extensive array of shades, so there's something for everyone.
This gentle shaving cream allows you to get your closest shave yet. How, you ask? In short, it creates a silky-smooth surface on hair for any razor to glide on. Did we mention there's CBD in it, too? That means it's soothing and calming, so no razor burn here.
This brush is a great pick for the whole family. It comes in multiple colorways, gently glides through even the most coarse manes, and works great on both dry and wet hair. Pro tip: We keep ours in the shower and use it with conditioner.
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