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ELLE Editors Pick the 14 Best Beauty Products of 2016

Time for our third annual International Beauty Awards.

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Hellin Kay

Forty-six editions of ELLE around the globe. Thousands of products from which to choose. Fourteen winners. Here, we bring you the best of the best: our third annual International Beauty Awards. This article originally appeared in the January 2016 issue of ELLE.

Superintense Rene Furterer Absolue Kératine Ultimate Renewal Mask

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Hellin Kay

Superintense Rene Furterer Absolue Kératine Ultimate Renewal Mask "restores the natural beauty of extremely damaged, brittle hair," says ELLE Middle East's Maria Aziz.

Sisley Super Soin Solaire Milky Body Mist SPF 30

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Hellin Kay

Sisley Super Soin Solaire Milky Body Mist SPF 30 isn't yet available on U.S. shelves, but ELLE Thailand's Nuttika Ongksirimemongkol loves it not only for its "light and nongreasy" finish, but for its anti-aging properties, thanks to edelweiss extract and vitamin E.

Dior Diorshow

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Hellin Kay

ELLE Australia's Janna Johnson O'Toole pumps up her lashes with Dior Diorshow mascara, which has a "supercharged formula that volumizes and conditions in a single swipe," thanks to ultrablack microfibers.

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Clinique Pop Lip Colour + Primer

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Hellin Kay

As ELLE Malaysia's Tengku Zai puts it: "We want it all and we want it now!" For lips, nothing delivers like Clinique Pop Lip Colour + Primer (here in Poppy Pop), which combines the effects of a primer, balm, and lipstick in one tube.

Chanel Hydra Beauty Micro Sérum

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Hellin Kay

Like a "big glass of water for the skin," says ELLE Québec's Angélique Martel, Chanel Hydra Beauty Micro Sérum quenches with camellia oil and protects against free-radical damage with blue ginger.

Lancôme Miracle Cushion Foundation

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Hellin Kay

Lancôme Miracle Cushion Foundation "gives just the right amount of coverage but feels like you're not wearing anything," says ELLE UK's Sophie Beresiner.

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Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat

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Hellin Kay

ELLE editors love glow-getting Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat as much today as they did when it launched more than two decades ago. Says Vanessa Craft of ELLE Canada: "It changed the beauty world with two clicks of a pen."

Azzedine Alaïa Fragrance

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Hellin Kay

The sophisticated, sultry Azzedine Alaïa fragrance is a "beautiful pointillist abstraction of rose, musk, and suede that can blow hot and cold at the same time," says ELLE France's Elisabeth Martorell.

Clarins Masvelt Body Shaping Cream

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Hellin Kay

Velina Vasileva of ELLE Bulgaria's svelte secret weapons: "healthy food, fitness, and Clarins Masvelt Body Shaping Cream," which fights cellulite with smoothing hibiscus acids, firming bamboo, and contouring quince extract.

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Vichy Ideal Body Balm

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Hellin Kay

For ELLE Italy's Sabrina Bottone, no postshower ritual is complete without Vichy Ideal Body Balm (not yet available in the U.S.), a superhydrating gel moisturizer that "absorbs very quickly and leaves skin smoother and softer."

Esteé Lauder New Dimension Expert Liquid Tape

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Hellin Kay

Esteé Lauder New Dimension Expert Liquid Tape tightening formula is packed with collagen-boosting ingredients that have "not only an instant effect but also long-lasting antiaging results," says ELLE China's Helena Hu.

Bumble and bumble Surf Infusion Spray

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Hellin Kay

A few spritzes of Bumble and bumble Surf Infusion spray create mega-beachy waves that "transport us to the islands even in the heart of winter," says Dimitra Lygizou-Karlou of ELLE Greece.

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Kérastase Resistance Bain Thérapiste

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Hellin Kay

Revive parched strands with Kérastase Resistance Bain Thérapiste shampoo: Its amino acid–charged formula is so hydrating that "it doesn't need a conditioner," says Arlette Barrionuevo of ELLE Argentina.

Caudalíe Instant Detox Mask

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Hellin Kay

"The equivalent of a yoga class for skin," according to ELLE U.S.'s own Emily Dougherty, Caudalíe Instant Detox Mask delivers "serenity and clarity to even the most stressed complexions" by tapping the powers of grape marc (the fruit remnants after wine is made), pink clay, and papaya enzymes.

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