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Her World Beauty Awards 2020: Best brightening skincare winners

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Her World Beauty Awards 2020: Best brightening skincare winners

These award-winning products brighten the appearance of dark spot and provide intense hydration

by Her World   /   March 17, 2020

To achieve that ethereal glow, brightening skincare products are supercharged with nourishing and soothing ingredients that promise smoother and brighter looking skin.

They are said to brighten the appearance of dark spots, provide intense hydration, as well as detox pores. Here are the ones that delivered.

Skincare tip: Brightening skincare makes your skin look clear, luminous and radiant. It will not make you look fairer than your natural skin tone.

– Her World Beauty Team

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Her World Beauty Awards 2020: Best brightening skincare winners
Best brightening cleanser: Iren Start Afresh Daily Enzyme Powder Wash, $35
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Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice

You can control the lather by adding more water for a creamy foam or less for a more grainy texture. Skin feels clean, although those with drier skin might want to opt for the more comforting creamy foam. The packaging also dispenses the right amount of product each time.

Best brightening cleanser: Shu Uemura Blanc:Chroma Lightening & Polishing Cleansing Oil, $125
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Department/Specialty Store – Readers’ Choice

It may be a cleansing oil but it isn’t oily, which is a relief for oily skin so that spot breakouts don’t occur. Makeup comes off effectively with no residue. There is a herbal scent.

Best brightening serum: Kanebo Illuminating Serum, $190
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Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice & Readers’ Choice

It is gentle on sensitive skin, with a cooling sensation and floral scent. The texture is light, non-sticky and absorbs quickly into the skin, which looks brighter.

Best brightening moisturiser: Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Gel Cream, $100
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Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice & Readers’ Choice

This is the go-to product if you want to hit reset on a tired complexion. It absorbs fast and leaves a dewy, moist finish. Skin feels very hydrated without being greasy, and the effect lasts.

Best dark spot treatment: Peter Thomas Roth Potent-C Targeted Spot Brightener, $94
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Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice

Works best on dark spots left by recent pimples, which lightened after three days. It also layers well under other skincare and has a citrus scent.

Best dark spot treatment: Clarins White Plus Targeted Spot Brightener, $60
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Department/Specialty Store – Readers’ Choice

Apply this directly onto darker spots on the face using the rollerball applicator. You can expect a more even and brighter complexion, with pigmentation looking less obvious.

Best dark spot treatment: Junpaku Senka White Beauty Serum, $21.90
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Drugstore – Editor’s Choice

After two days, dark spots and redness look less obvious. The light texture doesn’t leave a sticky feeling and skin feels continuously soft.

Best dark spot treatment: La Roche-Posay Pigmentclar Serum, $69.90
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Drugstore – Readers’ Choice

It takes around five days to start seeing results. Skin tone appears brighter and more even, while dark spots are lightened.

Best brightening mask: Kora Organics Turmeric Brightening & Exfoliating Mask, $68
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Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice

What we love: the dual-purpose mask contains rose-hip seeds that deeply detox pores. Its grainy texture might feel scratchy on sensitive skin, but there is no long-term irritation or itching. Skin is visibly clearer and brighter, plus feels extremely soft and smooth.

Best brightening mask: Su:m37° Water-full Radiant Aura Mask, $62
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Department/Specialty Store – Readers’ Choice

It’s a quick, easy to wash-off mask that leaves a cooling sensation on skin, which feels smoother, in addition to looking more radiant. Testers found it makes a good SoS brightener, when you need your skin to look transparent and luminous quickly.

Best brightening sheet mask: Ani Niacinamide Face Mask, $66.10
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Department/Specialty Store – Editor’s Choice

Although the mask is thin, it’s saturated with a generous amount of serum and sits nicely on the face. It has very cooling and hydrating sensation on skin, and the brightening effect is apparent the next day.

Best brightening sheet mask: The Body Shop Vitamin C Glow Sheet Mask, $5
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Department/Specialty Store – Readers’ Choice

The material of the mask is thicker, which means it won’t tear easily, making application easier. Skin looks more hydrated and there is a moderate brightening effect.

Best brightening sheet mask: Pixi Glow Glycolic Boost, $17
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Department/Specialty Store – Readers’ Choice

Even with glycolic acid, an ingredient often used for exfoliation, there is no itchiness or tingling. Skin feels refreshed, hydrated and also looks brighter.

See the full HWBA 2020 winners’ list here OR…

Her World Beauty Awards 2020 Hall of Fame

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