Winners of Cosmopolitan India Readers’ Choice Beauty Awards 2026

Skin

If great skin had a fan club, these picks would be running it.

Everyday cleanser
Simple Kind to Skin Refreshing Facial Wash

Skincare tool
Tira Rose Quartz Gua Sha
 

Face oil
Lawm From The Hills Glow Drops

Makeup remover
Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm
 

Face mask
Farmacy Honey Potion Plus Ceramide Hydration Mask

 

Moisturiser
Antinorm One-Step Wonder

 

 

Sunscreen
Lawm From The Hills Sun Shield SPF 50+ PA+++ Sunscreen
 

 

Toner
Hyphen Hydrating Ceramide Toner-Essence
 

Makeup

These are the products our readers reach for when they want compliments to follow.

Mascara
Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Waterproof Mascara
 

Tint
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Natural Dewy SPF 30

Lip colour
Bobbi Brown Crushed Lip Color in Babe
 

Highlighter
Mac Cosmetics Mineralize Skinfinish Highlighter
 

Eyeshadow
Mars 12  Shades Dance of Joy Eyeshadow Palette

Eye pencil
Lakmé 9 to 5 Eyeconic Kajal

Concealer
Huda Beauty FauxFilter Luminous Matte Concealer

Blush
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
 

Hair

Good hair days don't happen by chance. These products made sure of that.

Conditioner
Moroccanoil Hydrating Conditioner
 

Shampoo
Olaplex N°.4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo

Dry shampoo
OlaplexN°.4D Clean Volume Detox Dry Shampoo

Hair styling tool
Dyson Airwrap ID Multi-Styler
 

Hair oil
Indē Wild Champi Hair Oil
 

Hair perfume
Indē Wild Chandra Hair & Body Perfume Mist
 

Heat protectant
Tresemmé Keratin Smooth Heat Protect Spray
 

Hair treatment
K18 Leave-in Molecular Repair Hair Mask

Body

This list is a love letter to silky skin, long showers, and products worth repurchasing.

Body exfoliator
First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub 10% AHA

Body serum
The Derma Co 1% Kojic Acid Body Serum-Lotion

 

Body mist
Victoria's Secret Bare Vanilla Fragrance Mist

Body care tool
The Body Shop Total Body Relaxer & Massager

Body lotion
Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream
 

Deodorant
Antinorm Fresh With Benefits

 

High street perfume
Kylie Cosmetics Cosmic Kylie Jenner EDP

Luxury perfume
Jo Malone London Wood Sage & Sea Salt Cologne

 

 

Realisation: Diya J Verma

Photographer: Suraj Nongmaithem

Stylist: Tongpangnuba Longchari

Makeup Artist: Choi Haokip

Hair Artist: Sonia Nayar Sethi

This article originally appeared in Cosmopolitan India's July-August 2026 print issue. 

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