Beauty: The Holy Grail Ultimate List make-up winners

Introducing the products that have come top in their categories in the Harvey Nichols Holy Grail Ultimate List of make-up all-stars, chosen by beauty experts, bloggers and influencers and guaranteed to work brilliantly, time after time, every time.

The Holy Grail campaign brought five global beauty experts together to search for the products that will live forever.

Tom Ford Lip Color in Scarlet Rouge
 - To Tom Ford, the lip is the focus of the face and has the power to define a womans whole look. This is the modern ideal of an essential make-up shade. Ingredients including soja seed extract, Brazilian murumuru butter and chamomilla flower oil creating an ultra-creamy texture with an incredibly smooth application. Specially treated colour pigments are blended to deliver pure colour with just the right balance of luminosity. It's £40.placeholder image
Tom Ford Lip Color in Scarlet Rouge - To Tom Ford, the lip is the focus of the face and has the power to define a womans whole look. This is the modern ideal of an essential make-up shade. Ingredients including soja seed extract, Brazilian murumuru butter and chamomilla flower oil creating an ultra-creamy texture with an incredibly smooth application. Specially treated colour pigments are blended to deliver pure colour with just the right balance of luminosity. It's £40.

Fleur De Force, Mary Greenwell, Sali Hughes, Tia Ward and Dina Torkia joined forces to review 25 products over five weeks in order to find one everlasting beauty edit. They road-test rated and evaluated everything from foundations to red lipsticks, giving a personal review and finally picking their winners.

YLS Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils
Achieve dramatic lashes in a single stroke for eyes that instantly pop. Its secret is the Triple-Intensity Formula with intense volume, intense colour and intense care. The nylon fibre brush coats each lash in deep colour and maximum volume from root to tip, while B5 Pro-Vitamin strengthens and protects lashes. In six shades, it's £25.placeholder image
YLS Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Achieve dramatic lashes in a single stroke for eyes that instantly pop. Its secret is the Triple-Intensity Formula with intense volume, intense colour and intense care. The nylon fibre brush coats each lash in deep colour and maximum volume from root to tip, while B5 Pro-Vitamin strengthens and protects lashes. In six shades, it's £25.
Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Foundation - 
Inspired by beauty and softness of the finest charmeuse silk, the Fabric of Emporers, this award-winning lightweight foundation was designed to help correct and unify the complexion for instantly glowing skin. Glides on weightlessly for a flawless lit-from-within glow with Microfil technology to sculpt and brighten, improve texture and blur imperfections. Comes in 24 shades to match multiple skin tones. It's £40.placeholder image
Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Foundation - Inspired by beauty and softness of the finest charmeuse silk, the Fabric of Emporers, this award-winning lightweight foundation was designed to help correct and unify the complexion for instantly glowing skin. Glides on weightlessly for a flawless lit-from-within glow with Microfil technology to sculpt and brighten, improve texture and blur imperfections. Comes in 24 shades to match multiple skin tones. It's £40.
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