Put Your Best Beauty Forward

Allure Magazine 14th Annual "Best of Beauty" Awards Narrows Down the Best of 2,500 Beauty Products, So You Don't Have To

Nothing can get in the way of women and their favorite beauty products. In fact, the $50.4 billion beauty industry is going strong, launching thousands of new products this year. Women continue to purchase beauty items, because it makes them feel good and gives them confidence.

With so many products to choose from --Allure Magazine's annual "Best of Beauty" issue takes the guess work out of beauty shopping. Now in its 14th year, Allure has tested more products than ever before, consulting cosmetic chemists, dermatologists and hair and makeup artists to find the best lipsticks, nail polishes, lotions and shampoos. They have also identified the biggest beauty breakthroughs of the year-the products that really solve problems or utilize the latest in anti-aging research.

As the coveted Consumer Report for beauty, Allure's "Best of Beauty" issue, which hits newsstands on September 22nd, 2009, has become the ultimate shopping list. Last year, over 91 million products were sold as a result of being chosen for the "Best of Beauty" issue.

Talent/Guest: Kristin Perrotta/ALLURE's Editorial Projects Director
Kristin Perrotta is the Editorial Projects Director at Allure, where she oversees coverage of the beauty market, as well as the cultural relevance of beauty and the trends surrounding it, including Allure Backstage, the bi-annual beauty trend report from the runways of New York, Milam and Paris. Perrotta works on special issues like Allure Spa, as well as television, book and internet projects. Perrotta has appeared on national and local television (including Good Morning America, the Early Show, Extra, Access Hollywood, E! Entertainment's Style Star, Inside Edition and WNBC'S Today in New York). Perrotta has been on staff at Allure since 1996.

Produced for: ALLURE