WANT to have the luminous skin of model Sophie Dahl?

Try Clarins’ Double Serum Generation 6 ($136, right), an anti-ageing product that bagged the title of Beauty Product of the Year at the eighth annual Her World Beauty Awards. Dahl is touted to be a celebrity fan of the French brand.

The Awards – held at the Raffles City exhibition atrium last Friday and organised by Singapore Press Holdings’ Her World magazine – are widely known as the Oscars of beauty and make-up in Singapore.

“The awards are a mark of quality for products that are not only approved by expert panels but also our readers, who are savvy beauty junkies,” said Her World editor Elisabeth Gwee.

The expert voting panel included make-up artists and aesthetics doctors, while a staggering 2,000 readers voted for their favourite beauty products.

Want to know what else made the cut? Check these out:

FACE MOISTURISER – ALL-DAY HYDRATION

Readers’ Choice: Biotherm Aquasource Superserum ($88), which uses thermal spring water and Himalayan pink salt.

Editor’s Choice: Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief ($73), which shields skin from the elements.

LENGTHENING MASCARA

Readers’ Choice: L’Oreal Paris Double Extension Beauty Tubes ($25.90), which reproduce the look of lash extensions.

Editor’s Choice: Maybelline Unstoppable Shiny Black ($17.90), a waterproof mascara with a black, pearly glint.

MINERAL RANGE

Readers’ Choice: MAC Mineralize, one of the first big-brand mineral make-up ranges (prices start at $34 for eye shadow).

Editor’s Choice: The Body Shop Nature’s Minerals, containing super-fine minerals ($22.90 for eye colour).

The full list of Her World Beauty Award winners will be published in the March issue of Her World.

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