The Biggest Names In Beauty Gather For The Marie Claire Prix D'Excellence Awards 2014

The biggest names in beauty converged on Claridge's Hotel in London last night for the most important event in the beauty calendar - Marie Claire's annual Prix D'Excellence de la Beaute awards

The biggest names in beauty converged on Claridge's Hotel in London last night for the most important event in the beauty calendar - Marie Claire's annual Prix D'Excellence de la Beaute awards.

After intense deliberation, our panel of experts from across the globe, including Marie Claire's Beauty and Style director Lisa Oxenham, have picked the finest beauty products in the world - ranked on everything from innovation to effectiveness.

From foundation to moisturiser, serums and more, our jury of beauty experts chose the best of the best, from a pool of thousands of elite products launched in 2013.

Combining style, substance and sheet wow-ability, we give you this year's winners of our prestigious Marie Claire Prix D'Excellence awards…

- Lancome DreamTone - Sisley Botanical D-Tox - Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Sychronized Recovery Complex II - Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro - Lancaster Sun Sport Invisible Mist Wet Skin Application - Special Jury Prize Chanel Les Beiges, Les Temps Essentiels, Le Volume De Chanel

After selecting six worthy winners from our international compatriots, it was back to Blighty, where our expert UK judges were busy slathering, smoothing and swooshing in order to celebrate the very best in beautycare, make-up and ethical cosmetics for our own British awards.

Want to know the winners? Pick up the April issue of Marie Claire this Thursday 27 February, and all will be revealed! 

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