Allure Names 2026 Best of Beauty Winners in Tools Category
Allure's 2026 Best of Beauty tools list honors 28 winners, with Shark Beauty, GHD and Revlon leading hot tools and Shu Uemura, Tweezerman and Beautyblender among legacy repeat performers.
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The takeaway
- Allure named 28 winners across its 2026 Best of Beauty tools categories.
- GHD won two hot-tool categories: the Chronos Curve Grand Iron (curling iron) and the GHD Wave (waver).
- Shark Beauty won Best Multitasking Hot Tool with the Shark Glam 5-in-1 Air Styler & Dryer; Revlon's One-Step Multi-Styler won Best Blow-Dry Brush.
Allure has revealed its 2026 Best of Beauty winners in the tools category, honoring 28 products across hot tools, hair brushes, hair accessories and makeup brushes.
Shark Beauty and GHD each took two of the most contested hot-tool categories. The Shark Beauty Shark Glam 5-in-1 Air Styler & Dryer won Best Multitasking Hot Tool, while GHD claimed both Best Curling Iron with the Chronos Curve Grand Iron and Best Waver with the GHD Wave.
Revlon won Best Blow-Dry Brush with the One-Step Multi-Styler. FHI Heat took Best Blow-Dryer for the AeroMax Style Dryer.
The full hot-tool lineup includes Mane's It's Giving Body Jumbo Hot Round Brush (60MM) for Best Hot Brush, the Bellissima Italia Diffon Supreme Ionic XL Curly Hair Dryer for Best Diffuser, and the Bio Ionic 10X Styling Iron for Best Flatiron.
In hair care accessories, Yanibest won Best Hair Bonnet with the 6A Mulberry Silk Bonnet with Tie Band. Crown Affair took Best Hair Towel for The Hair Towel. The accessories winners also include the Solar Eclipse Claw Hair Clips for Best Claw Clip, The Hair Edit Gilded Ellipse Flat Lay Claw Clip for Best Hair Clip, L. Erickson Grab & Go Pony Tube for Best Hair Ties and Arachne L'uovo The Everywhere Essentials Egg for Best Accessories Set.
Brush winners spanned both hair and makeup. British M won Best Round Brush with the Hot Curling Ceramic Brush. Emi Jay took Best Paddle Brush with the Bamboo Paddle Brush. Tangle Teezer's The Ultimate Detangler Extra Gentle won Best Detangler Brush.
On the makeup side, Saie won Best Powder Brush with The All-Over Powder Brush. Laura Mercier took Best Foundation Brush for the Real Flawless Foundation Brush. Danessa Myricks Beauty won Best Concealer Brush with the Yummy Face 3.0 All Over Concealer Brush.
Rēphr's LC 02 Synthetic Petit Complexion Brush won Best Bronzer Brush. Beautyblender's Original Makeup Sponge won Best Makeup Sponge. Rose and Ben Beauty took Best Blush Brush with the C41 Blush Brush, and M.Ph won Best Contour Brush with the Underpainting Dual-Ended Sculpting Brush.
Eye tools rounded out the list. Ilia's Blending Brush won Best Eye Shadow Brush. Tweezerman's Slant Tweezer won Best Tweezers. Shu Uemura's Iconic Eyelash Curler won Best Eyelash Curler.
The 2026 tools list shows established brands like Tweezerman, Shu Uemura and Beautyblender holding their ground alongside newer names such as Saie, Rēphr and Mane — a signal that Allure's editors see innovation in this category coming from both legacy manufacturers and indie challengers.
Source: Allure
Rebecca Stone
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Market editor covering media and advertising at Eurasian Beauty Journal.
