The Best Beauty Buys of 2024
2024 was a great year for beauty, with some fabulous new releases
Brilliant for the new blush-meets-bronzer, ‘blonzing’ trend. Cloud Crush Blush, £29 Too Faced
Best gentle cleanser. Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, £42 Elemis
Best all-round performing foundation. Triclone Skin Tech Foundation, £42 Haus Labs
Great for firmer, plumper skin. Revitalising Supreme+ Night Power Bounce Cream, £88 Estée Lauder
Best buffing body polish. Blooming Citrus Sugar Body Polish, £13 Facetheory
Deliciously scented, quickly absorbed and super-hydrating body butter. Delicia Drench Body Butter, £36 Sol de Janeiro
Best brilliant value beauty buy. Repairing Rich Cream Moisturiser, £9.99 Simple
Best stay-put eye liner. Satin Kajal Liner, £32 Victoria Beckham
The best multi-tasking and nourishing, high-shine lip oil which adapts to your own PH for a shade unique to you. Lip Rehab Serum, £18 Wonderskin
Best multi-tasking brush for powder, blush, bronzer and highlighter. Ambient Lighting Edit Brush, £49 Hourglass
For long, super-boosted lashes. Wonder Volume Mascara XXL, £27 Clarins
For a perfect pout. Collagen Lip Bath, £27 Charlotte Tilbury
A comfortable, creamy formula crammed with lip-loving ingredients. Modern Matte Lipstick, £23 Vieve
Replace your concealer and foundation in one sweep with this clever Perfecting Complexion Stick, £35 Merit Beauty
Great for tackling ‘turkey neck’ The Elevator, £68 Trinny London
Best hair oil to fight frizz and add shine. Love Me Do Nourishing Shine Oil, £32 Sam McKnight
The ultimate makeup hybrid. The Super Tinted Hydrator, £97 U Beauty
The must-have hyaluronic skin- plumping serum to layer under your favourite skincare. Hyalu B5 Pure Hyaluronic acid Serum, £45 La Roche Posay
Beloved by makeup artists. Sensibo Cleansing Micellar Water, £10 Bioderma
Best retinol product for sensitive skin. Resurfacing Retinol Serum, £23 CeraVe
Best for supporting and sorting blemish-prone skin. Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%, £5 The Ordinary
Best daily SPF. To Save Face SPF50+, £16 Mecca Cosmetica
Best Vitamin C formula for brightening. Vita-C Glycolic Brightening Serum, £88 Murad
Calming, soothing and hydrating for luminosity and elasticity. The Face Mist, £75 Augustinus Bader