NewBeautyreaders have spoken, and their picks for the best beauty products across the industry have been tallied. This year's Readers' Choice Awards features the top-rated products and in-office procedures our discerning audience cannot live without. Some are worthy investments, but our readers know price isn't everything. If you’re looking to improve your beauty regimen in a wallet-friendly way, start here. We’ve rounded up every single product from the second annual Readers' Choice Awards that won't cost you a penny more than $30.
Skin-Care Winners $30 and Under
The skin-care category is a masterclass in high/low beauty. From a classic drugstore moisturizer to de-puffing eye masks and a luxury French brand, there's something here for everyone. I can personally vouch for the environmentally friendly towelettes celebrities are obsessed with for avoiding unwanted face bacteria—I've been using them for months and my breakouts have disappeared.
FAVORITE SWEAT-PROOF SUNSCREEN
Bliss Block Star Sheer Liquid SPF 50
FAVORITE DISPOSABLE FACE TOWELS
Clear Skin Club Clean Towels XL Bamboo
FAVORITE OIL CLEANSER
Nakery Beauty Hydra-C Oil to Foam Cleanser
FAVORITE RETINOL FOR SENSITIVE SKIN
Selfless by Hyram Retinol & Rainbow Algae
Makeup Winners $30 and Under
There are so many impressive makeup award-winners for under $30 this year, including the new Tarte concealer one editor calls "worth the hype" and the tubing mascara she says is one of her "favorite beauty product discoveries of the past five years." Also on the list? Kim Kardashian's go-to brow pencil.
FAVORITE TINTED BROW GEL
Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow+
FAVORITE EYESHADOW PRIMER
Glo Skin Beauty Essential Eye Base
FAVORITE MAKEUP BRUSH
LARUCE Beauty LR334 Angle Contour Brush
FAVORITE MASCARA
Thrive Cosmetics Liquid Lash Extension
Hair Winners $30 and Under
Give your tresses some TLC—and don't forget your scalp. Our readers really love products that set the reset button on damaged hair, like bond repair and clarifying shampoos, scalp scrubs and frizz-reducing hair towels.
FAVORITE SHAMPOO FOR COLOR-TREATED HAIR
COLOR WOW Color Security Shampoo
FAVORITE HAIR TOWEL
Daily Concepts Daily Hair Wrap Towel
FAVORITE SCALP SCRUB
NatureLab.Tokyo Perfect Clean 2-in-1 Scalp Scrub and Clarifying Shampoo
FAVORITE BOND REPAIR SHAMPOO
Olaplex No.4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo
FAVORITE TEXTURE SPRAY
Saints & Sinners Divine Dry Finish Texture Spray
Body Winners $30 and Under
I promise you don't have to spend hundreds of dollars at an actual spa to get a spa-like shower experience. Case in point: L'Occitane's cult-favorite Almond Shower Oil, Dewy Hours's Exfoliating Body Glove and Saltair's addicting body washes are all under $30.
FAVORITE EXFOLIATING BODY TOOL
Dewy Hours Exfoliating Body Glove
FAVORITE BODY SCRUB
Dionis Goat Milk Skincare Goat Milk Whipped Body Scrub
