Self Magazine's 2012 Healthy Beauty Awards

Self Mag's Annual Healthy Beauty Awards are all about the best of beauty forevery budget. Beauty Director, Elaine D'Farley gave us a sneak peek at some of them.

Let's start with skincare... exposureto UVA, UVB rays can accelerate skin aging and can damage skin at the cellularlevel and cause 80% of the visible signs of aging.

Elizabeth Arden has come outwith prevage Triple Defense, that provides the most powerful combination ofsun and environmental protection, and neutralizes up to 80% of infrared-aradiation to help your skin fight premature signs of aging.

Its has a really lightweightand luxurious finish that leaves you skin soft and hydrated...works well alone,over moisturizer, even under makeup. $79.00.

Another breakthrough beauty buy, SELFreaders loved, StriVectin-EV  Get Even Spot Repair, it actually slowsdiscoloration at the source...with the ingredient niacin, that helps balance skinso it doesn't overproduce melanin, a cause of age spots. It has a penapplicator that makes it extra easy to apply to any spot, no matter how small---plus, it has a mega dose of Vitamin C that revs collagen to soften lines.Great stuff, $49.

Now, readers just lovedthis, L'Oral Age Perfect Hydra-Nutrition Golden Balm, Face/Neck/Chest. It's a nourishing balm,enriched with skin-strengthening calcium and 10 precious oils that leave yourskin supple, fortified and resilient with 24-hour hydration. It's luxurious,butter-soft texture, melts on contact with skin. Can use it for both day andnight  $19.99 at drugstores, a real steal.

Now for the hair...new, Dove Style+CareFrizz-Free Shine Cream-Serum...this lightweight cream-serum is loved by Self readersbecause it delivers both the nourishment of a cream and the shine benefits of aserum in one. It gives you shiny, frizz-free, satin-smooth hair all day long...under $4 at drugstores and supermarkets.

With makeup, it's all aboutthe glossy lip and the best this year goes to Ulta for Brilliant Color Lip Gloss,in Cupcake.  It gives you great color witha high shine finish but its not sticky! It also conditions your lips with aloeand Vitamin A & E, in a yummy vanilla scent-$8 at Ulta stores orwww.ulta.com

Of course, liquid eyeliner isa totally hot trend right now... Makeup Forever's, Highly Pigmented, Smudge-Proof Collection, comes in 15 vibrant shades with matte, iridescent and diamond finishes. Ithas 50% more polymers than traditional eyeliner so it is long lasting andwaterproof and it has amino acids derived from apple juice for this boldintensity...$23 dollars at Sephora.