The Style Beauty Awards 2007 have just been announced in UK’s Sunday Times. Readers voted for their favourites, and here’s what they said…

BEST SKINCARE FOR FACE

Dermalogica Beauty insiders say that for young, troubled skin, there’s no beating it. If you want to start with one product, try the Daily Microfoliant, which lightly sloughs off dead skin cells without causing irritation.

Forget break-outs, blackheads, milia, acne and that lagoon of oil around your T-zone: the entire range is non-comedogenic and contains no occlusive mineral oil or lanolin. There’s also no overwhelming artificial fragrance in these products.

BEST SKINCARE FOR BODY

The Body Shop Body Butter This cream is said to lock in moisture for 24 hours, and it certainly feels sumptuously, ostentatiously emollient. There are 12 varieties, from robust, zestful fruits such as pink grapefruit and mango to coconut and almond, some formulated with cocoa butter and others with shea.

Mango was the first to launch, coconut is the bestseller, and each variety contains a community-trade ingredient. J.Lo and the Beckhams are apparently fans, if that means anything.

BEST SALON TREATMENT

Dermalogica Face Mapping skin analysis is the key to the Dermalogica experience. What this means is that a skin therapist pores over your face, looking for blemishes, blackheads, milia, pigmentation issues, open pores, dryness and oil secretion—a gamut of ills.

The facial is then customised to your specific needs with manual extractions, masques and unique touch-therapy massage. A utilitarian treatment that’s absolutely ideal for teens with troubled skin.

BEST SUN PROTECTION

Clarins These days pasting yourself in thick, coagulated, ultra-white sun cream is a necessary evil. The good news is that Clarins makes great sun lotions that sink in quickly, smell pleasant and include multicellular protection and plant extracts to defend and nourish skin cells. A firm favourite is the Oil-Free Sun Care Spray SPF 15.

BEST MAKE-UP FOR EYES

Max Factor mascara Max Factor makes eight mascaras, all beloved of make-up artists, of which Masterpiece is the bestseller. However, its latest creation, Masterpiece Max, reaches the hieights of lash enhancement.

It claims to give 400% more volume than bare lashes, and the techno wand has bristles further apart than the original to plump them up more effectively. Like a quilted Chanel handbag, it is a modern classic - you need it in your beauty box.

BEST MAKE-UP FOR LIPS

Lancome Juicy Tubes Lipstick may be in the ascendant for fashionistas, with Dior, Givenchy and Shu Uemura all launching beguiling new versions, but for you, lip gloss prevails.

It’s sexy. It’s youthful. It’s a 1970s pop-culture classic born in the era of roller discos and denim flares.

Why Juicy Tubes? One is sold every 90 seconds in the UK.

BEST FOUNDATION

Clinique Clinique makes 12 foundations in a total of 100 shades. Its bestseller, Superbalanced Makeup, adapts and adheres beautifully to combination skin, mopping up oil in greasy areas and moisturising where it is dry.

It comes in 19 colours, including hues suitable for black and Asian skin. Those in search of an antiageing base should try Repairwear AntiAgeing Makeup; those with acne or blemishes should seek out Clarifying Powder Makeup. There’s also Superbalanced Makeup, Repairwear Anti-Ageing Makeup, and Clarifying Powder Makeup.

Clinique cleaned up in the awards as the most voted for brand. No big surprise there, as its Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion sells at the rate of one every four seconds worldwide