coveteur 2026
beauty awards
There’s a difference between what’s popular—and what actually gets used.
Instead of submissions or spreadsheets, we went directly to the source, asking 21 of the industry’s top makeup artists, hairstylists, dermatologists, estheticians and fragrance experts one question: with access to everything, what do you actually use? The answers were revealing. Across hundreds of responses, the same names kept coming up, whether it was a $15 eyelash curler or a $60 hair texturizer.
The result is The Insider Edit: 101 products that have earned their place through real-world use, backstage, on set, and in daily routines. Consider this your shortcut to what actually works—the formulas industry insiders swear by, and now, the ones you can too.
We hope you find a new holy grail.
Guest Judges
Dior Forever Skin Glow
LV Rouge Satin Lipstick
Soo-Young Kim Abrams
Westman Atelier Face Trace Cream Contour Stick
KJH Nano Set Brow Gel
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24 additional products
the insider edit
Esthetician
Vanessa Lee
Esthetician
Colby Smith
Celebrity Makeup Artist
Reece Walker
Celebrity Hairstylist
Aunu Mānuka Cleanser
Instafacial® Plasma Bioactive Growth Factor Serum
Lesse Bioactive Face Mask
Sisley Black Rose Concentrate
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22 additional products
Ceremonia Guava Shampoo
Pattern Hydration Shampoo
Blu & Green Weekly Repair Mask
Crown Affair The Smoothing Air Dry Cream
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12 additional products
Beiin The
Everywhere Lotion
Nerra Body Oil
Salt & Stone Deodorant
Mutha Body Butter Melt
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6 additional products
CurrentBody LED Series 2 Mask
Medicube Booster Pro
TheraFace Depuffing Wand
Dyson Professional Dryer
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3 additional products
D.S. & Durga Debaser
In Bloom
L’Objet Blindfold
Maison d’ETTO I-Dream
Regime des Fleurs Tears
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9 additional products
Elizabeth Hand
Esthetician
Michelle Henry
Dermatologist
Madalaina Conti
Esthetician
David Kim
Dermatologist
Ash K. Holm
Celebrity Makeup Artist
Emily Cheng
Celebrity Makeup Artist
Tobi Henney
Celebrity Makeup Artist
Aya Tariq
Celebrity Makeup Artist
Loftjet
Celebrity Makeup Artist
James Pecis
Celebrity Hairstylist
Justine Marjan
Celebrity Hairstylist
Xavier Velasquez
Celebrity Hairstylist
Ursula Stephen
Celebrity Hairstylist
Tynan Sinks
Fragrance Expert
Sir Candle Man
Fragrance Expert
Sable Yong
Fragrance Expert
Arabelle Sicardi
Fragrance Expert
For Coveteur’s 2026 Beauty Awards: The Insider Edit, the goal was simple: cut through the noise and get straight to the products that live in the kits, medicine cabinets, and carry-ons of the people who know beauty best. Not what’s trending on TikTok at the moment, or what's been gifted—what's truly relied on and reached for, time and time again.
Instafacial® Plasma Bioactive Growth Factor Serum
Team Coveteur
Photography by Marta Skovro Photographer Assistant: Fidel Vazquez