Allure Reader's Choice Award Winners & My Own Personal Picks!

In case you don't buy Allure magazine or really even know that they do a yearly Reader's Choice Awards segment, I thought I'd fill you in on the winners. As I was reading through them, I was saying to myself "I wouldn't pick that, I'd pick (fill in the blank)." Well, I've decided to fill in the blank and put my picks for each category along with Allure's, just for fun and to kill the last 40 minutes of freedom I have for the day. I do enjoy that Allure picks a drugstore and a high-end winner. Oh! And I'm skipping their hair care winners because I find hair stuff to be kind of boring.

SKIN:

Allure Winners for BEST CLEANSER

Drugstore: Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash Cleanser

High-End: Philosophy Purity Made Simply

MY Winners for BEST CLEANSER:

Drugstore: Cetaphil

High-End: Anything BUT Philosophy Purity Made Simple (harsh sulfates around the eyes to remove make-up, umm, no thanks!) 

Allure's Winners for BEST FACIAL SCRUB

Drugstore: St. Ives Fresh Skin Invigorating Apricot Scrub

High-End: Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula

MY Winners for BEST FACIAL SCRUB

Drugstore: Neutrogena Naturals Pore Refining Scrub

High-End: Dermalogica Daily Micro-Exfoliant

Allure's Winners for BEST FACIAL MOISTURIZER

Drugstore: Olay Complete UV Moisturizer SPF15

High-End: Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion

MY Winners for BEST FACIAL MOISTURIZER

Drugstore: (no pick)

High-End: Korres Wild Rose 24-Hours Brightening & Moisturizing Cream

Allure's Winners for Best ANTI-AGING PRODUCT

Drugstore: Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream

High-End: Lancome Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate

MY Winners for BEST ANTI-AGING PRODUCT

Drugstore: Neutrogena SPF15 Anti-Wrinkle Cream w/ Retinol

High-End: Philosophy Help Me Nightime Retinol Treatment

Allure's Winners for BEST EYE CREAM

Drugstore: Olay Regenerist Eye Lifting Serum

High-End: Clinque All About Eyes

MY Winners for BEST EYE CREAM

Drugstore: Garnier Ultra-Lift Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream

High-End: Bobbi Brown Extra Repair or Korres Black Tea Eye Cream

MAKEUP CATEGORY!

Allure's Winners for BEST LIPSTICK

Drugstore: Revlon Super Lustrous in SoftSilver Rose

High-End: MAC Snob

My Winners for BEST LIPSTICK

Drugstore: Revlon Colorburst in Soft Nude

High-End: Hourglass Velvet Creme Lipstick in Grace

Allure's Winners for BEST LIP GLOSS

Drugstore: L'Oreal Pairs Infallible LeGloss

High-End: MAC Lipglass in Oh Baby

My Winners for BEST LIP GLOSS

Drugstore: Revlon Super Lustrous in Peach Petal

High-End: MAC Plushglass in Nice Buzz

Allure's Winners for BEST BLUSH

Drugstore: CoverGirl Classic Color Blush in Soft Mink

High-End: NARS Orgasm

My Winners for BEST BLUSH

Drugstore: Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso

High-End: Lorac Baked Matte Satin in Exposed

Allure's Winners for BEST EYESHADOW

Drugstore: Maybelline 24-Hour Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze

High-End: MAC eyeshadow in All That Glitters

My Winner's for BEST EYESHADOW

Drugstore: Wet N' Wild Color Icon Trio in Walking on Eggshells

High-End: Bare Escentuals Ready Quad in The Truth (this was a tough category)

Allure's Winners for BEST EYELINER

Drugstore: Maybelline New York Unstoppable Eyeliner in Onyx

High-End: MAC Technakohl Liner in Graphblack

My Winners for BEST EYELINER

Drugstore: Prestige Total Intensity or Milani Liquif-eye

High-End: Stila Smudgesticks

Allure's Winners for BEST MASCARA

Drugstore: Maybelline Great Lash (This will forever be a mystery to me)

High-End: Lancome Definicils High Definition & Dior DiorShow in Black

My Winners for BEST MASCARA

Drugstore: L'Oreal Voluminous (after its been used for a few weeks)

High-End: Benefit They're Real

Allure's Winners for BEST CONCEALER

Drugstore: Maybelline New York Cover Stick (seriously?)

High-End: MAC Select MoistureCover & Benefit Boi-ing

My Winners for BEST CONCEALER

Drugstore: Revlon Photo-Ready Stick Concealer

High-End: Cle de Peau in Beige or Hourglass Hidden Corrector in Pearl

Allure's Winners for BEST FOUNDATION

Drugstore: Maybelline NY Dream Liquid Mousse Airbrush Finish

High-End: Bare Escentuals Mineral Original Foundation

My Winner's for BEST FOUNDATION

Drugstore: Maybelline Dream Smooth Mousse in Creamy Natural 

High-End: Estee Lauder Doublewear Light or Original Doublewear