2026 North America Beauty Awards
The 2026 Beauty Awards are officially here! From the upgraded cult-favorite "Vitamin Enriched Face Base" to master-level foundations, this "must-buy list" covers the most coveted makeup icons of the year — just follow it and you can't go wrong.
■ Base Makeup & Contour: Create Flawless, Born-This-Way Skin
🔹 Rhode Pocket Bronze, Price: $25. A popular cream contour with a butter-smooth texture that melts into skin instantly, creating a natural sun-kissed look.
🔹 REFY Hyaluronic Acid Base Fluid, Price: $40. A popular base fluid with a gel formula that comes with its own color palette, providing a lightweight, non-heavy finish that stays luminous all day.
🔹 Armani Luminous Silk Foundation, Price: $69. A skin-friendly foundation of choice, now with an upgraded formula and more shade options, effortlessly creating velvet-textured, naturally beautiful skin.
🔹 m.ph Beauty Serum Foundation, Price: $49. Ideal for combination skin, designed with an underpainting technique to deliver a nearly flawless second-skin finish.
🔹 Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base 2.0, Price: $70. A popular primer of choice, now free of heavy silicones with a higher concentration and lightweight hydration — a no-brainer for oily and combination skin.
🔹 YSL Skin Affair Cushion Foundation, Price: $49. A popular cushion of choice with a no-makeup-makeup lightweight finish, formulated with polyglutamic acid for skincare while you wear it.
🔹 Westman Atelier Serum Foundation, Price: $69. An annual top pick, a foundation that doubles as a skincare serum, with both oil-controlling and brightening benefits.
