Best Cream Shadow Stick: Velvet Shadow Stick, $44, NARS
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Ultra blendable upon application, this leaves a velvety finish that refuses to budge once it sets for all-day, crease- proof wear.
Best Kohl: Couture Kajal, $45, YSL Beauté
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Its self-sharpening design makes it glide onto lash lines softly and smoothly for perfectly lined eyes each and every single time.
Best Brow Pencil: Perfectly Defined Long-Wear Brow Pencil, $68, Bobbi Brown
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Emollients enable a glide-on application sans tugging, while its wax base helps lock in pigments for 16- hour, sweat- and water-proof wear.
Best Nude Palette: Artist-Shadows 1, $69, Make Up For Ever
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This timeless combination of warm, nude tones complements any skin tone while adding subtle definition.
Best Brow Gel: Brow Gel, $39, Illamasqua
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This water-resistant cream-gel formula has a soft texture which fills in sparse spots and holds errant hairs in place for perfectly defined brows.
Best Liquid Eyeliner: Little Black Liner, $50, Estée Lauder
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This dual-ended liner enables you to line your lids whichever way you want (ultra-fine, thin or thick) effortlessly. It also doesn’t flake or smudge.
Best Powder Shadow: Artistique Eyeshadow, $33, Surratt Beauty
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Each of these eyeshadow monos have an ultra-smooth texture for ease of application. Use with a dry brush for a sheer veil of colour or dampen brush for rich intensity.
Best Volumising Mascara: Better Than Sex Mascara, $32, Too Faced
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Its film-forming polymer fattens individual lashes, while the hourglass-shaped brush reaches the tiniest lash for a dramatic effect.
Best 2-in-1 Brow Fix: Lasting Eyebrow W, $23.50, Kate Tokyo
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Available in two variations, choose the flat lead refill for bolder brows or the fine- tipped lead refill for subtly filled-in arches.
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Best Lengthening Mascara: They're Real Mascara, $42, Benefit
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Its dome-shaped brush grabs each and every lash (no matter which angle you hold your mascara wand) for long, flirty lashes.
Best Gel Eyeliner: They're Real! Liner, $42, Benefit
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Its flexible, rubber- like tip makes application as easy a
1-2-3 while delivering intense colours.
Best Pencil Liner: Highliner Gel Crayon Pencil, $36, Marc Jacobs Beauty
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Richly pigmented to give high intensity with each stroke, this is also waterproof and lasts all-day through humidity and perspiration.
Best Smoky Palette: Eye Designer Palette in N1 Smoky Nude, $155, By Terry
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Comprising warm and cool shades from sooty black to a range of flesh-toned nudes, each colour blends into skin seamlessly—perfect for creating the perfect come-hither look.
Best Curling Mascara: Curl & Volume Mascara, $46, Anna Sui
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The dual-side brush, which volumises on one side while curling and separating on the other, means you get a beautifully fanned out finish with each use.
