15 Best Beauty Products of All Time

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The Best Beauty Products: Hair Care

1 Pantene Pro-V Beautiful Lengths Conditioner, $3.99 By detangling and preventing breakage, this lightweight hydrator helps hair grow longer and stronger.
2 Mason Pearson Junior Brush, $126 A hairstylist's best friend, these nylon-and-boar bristles make blowouts a breeze.
3 L'Oréal Elnett Hairspray, $13.99 The ultimate backstage updo glue that miraculously brushes out without flaking or stickiness.
4 Johnson's Baby Shampoo, $3.29 Gentle enough for overprocessed strands, this no-tears formula also removes stubborn waterproof mascara.
5 Klorane Dry Shampoo, $18 Spray on roots to absorb oils and odors for second-, third-, or fourth-day restyling.

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The Best Beauty Products: Eyes, Lips & Cheeks

6 Shu Uemura Mascara Basic, $27.50 The calligraphy-ink-derived formula ensures dark, clump-free, nonspidery lashes.
7 Tarte Cheek Stain, $30 Genius gel stick that blends easily, then turns into a long-lasting glowing blush.
8 Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion, $17 Like cement for your smoky eye, this silky base prevents creasing and makeup meltdown.
9 YSL Touche éclat, $40 A morning-after must, the original highlighting pen creates a lit-from-within glow and camouflages fine lines and dark circles.
10 Dior Lip Glow, $28 An SPF 10 balm that goes on clear, then transforms on lips into a sheer flush of color.

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The Best Beauty Products: Skin & Body

11 Clinique Total Turnaround Cream, $36 Smooths and softens like no other face cream and makes skin glow like a happy baby's.
12 Sonya Dakar Acne Fighter Spot Treatment, $37 A drop of this sulfur-based formula squashes beginner breakouts and jumbo eruptions overnight, without overdrying skin.
13 Dove White Beauty Bar, $2.77 for two Mild and moisturizing enough to use on body and face - a recessionista steal!
14 Olay Regenerist UV Defense Regenerating Lotion SPF 50, $29.99 Why should your night cream do all the heavy lifting? Peptides and sunscreen continue the antiaging fight during the day.
15 Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer, $5.99 If you insist on bronzing, at least this gradual self-tanner won't leave you looking like a dried apricot.