Product of the Year: The best Canadian beauty finds in 2016
While we love telling you which products we’ve discovered around the office and added to our repertoires, there’s another category of goodies we’re thrilled to share: the Canada’s 2016 Product of the Year picks. Unlike our editor’s picks, these annual honours award the goods deemed top of their class by consumers themselves and along a variety of categories. Thousands of participants in Canada offered their opinions to rate their favourites finds in both quality and innovation.
We’ve rounded up five of the best beauty buys granted the Product of the Year seal of approval for 2016, from volumizing nail polish to hydrating gel cream. See the winners below, and complete list of products here!
NEUTROGENA®
Hydro Boost Gel
Cream
Description: This lightweight, oil-free and non-comedogenic Gel-
Cream formula absorbs quickly, instantly hydrates skin,
boosts skin's hydration level and locks it in all day - whether you're hopping a plane to an exotic location or responding to emails at the office.
Applies effortlessly, absorbing quickly into skin without
leaving behind an oily or greasy feel.
Innovation: HYRDO BOOST harnesses the power of our unique water
gel formula to absorb quickly, while providing long-lasting
intense moisture. Formulated with hyaluronic acid, it acts
as a sponge for dry skin cells, moisturizing with up to
1,000 times its weight in water, resulting in visibly
smooth and supple skin.
Price: $19.99
TRESemmé Beauty-
Full Volume System
Description: Whoa, this revolutionary reverse-wash system is designed
specifically to condition first, then shampoo second. First,
the ultra-moisturizing pre-wash conditioner softens the
hair, and then it is followed by the shampoo, which
washes away the weight. Hair is left with bounce while
still controlling static, leaving full-bodied, touchable
volume along with desired softness. Chrissy Teigen locks, here we come! Innovation: The TRESemmé Beauty-Full Volume system has rewritten
the rules of achieving voluminous hair by reversing the
traditional wash and care routine!
Price: $8.99 each
Vaseline Lip
Therapy
Description: It's a staple for a reason! Containing the healing power of Vaseline® Jelly, these
non-sticky lip treatments are invitingly soft and melt on
to lips to lock in moisture for a sensationally smooth and
supple feel (hello, Julia Roberts smile!).
Innovation: Vaseline® Lip Therapy is now available in an iconic and
covetable tin, a deliciously retro addition to any handbag roster. The new and improved formula is clinically
proven to help heal dry lips and provide long-lasting
moisturization.
Price: $3.47
Rimmel London
Brow This Way Gel
Description: Tame, enhance and beautify your brows with Rimmel’s
Brow Styling Gel, a mascara-style brow definer and fixer that'll have you drawing Cara Delevingne comparisons in no time! Innovation: Its high-precision applicator makes it ultra-easy for even the greenest tamer to brush
brows into the perfect, uniform shape. And the long-lasting gel formula sets the brows in place for an all-day
defined look.
Price: $8.99
Sally Hansen Miracle
Gel 2X Volume Top
Coat
Description: We all love volumizing our hair, but your nails could use a bit of va-va-voom too! This technologically advanced volumizing
top coat is long-lasting and self-levelling. The Top Coat
Activator, partnered with the Miracle Gel shades, delivers
a salon-inspired gel manicure and creates dramatically
fuller looking nails with increased mirror shine for up to
14 days.
Innovation: Once applied, this plumping gel Top Coat Activator
appears to double the volume of your manicure,
mimicking the look of salon gel manicures. And the best
part? It’s easily removed with regular remover!
Price: $11.95
