Makeup Products: Japanese Cosmetics Ranking Mid-Year 2018

Best Trendy Makeup Products in Japan 2018

The latest ranking of the Japanese cosmetics awards has been revealed! Check out the Best Cosmetics Awards Mid-Year 2018 by @cosme, the biggest beauty and cosmetics website in Japan! The ranking features the latest cosmetics products in Japan in 2018 so far based on real users’ reviews. In this article, we are sharing the ranking of top 3 makeup products by category (from left to right). Let’s check out what are the most trendy and popular cosmetics products in Japan today 🙂


Best Eyeshadow

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1st place: DECORTÉ, EYE GLOW GEM (2,700 yen)

2nd place: ESPRIQUE, Glow Eye Veil (1,200 yen)

3rd place: LUNASOL, MACARON GLOW EYES (5,000 yen)

Best Eyeliner

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🏆Grand Prize Winner🏆 1st place: dejavu, LASTING-FINE a CREAM PENCIL EYELINER (1,200 yen)

2nd place: KATE, DOUBLE LINE EXPERT (850 yen)

3rd place: KATE EYE SHADE MARKER (1,000 yen)

Best Mascara

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1st place: MAYBELLINE NEW YORK, Lashionista N (1,200 yen)

2nd place: dejavu, Fiberwig ULTRA Long C (1,500 yen)

3rd place: FASIO, Powerful Curl Mascara EX (Long) (1,200 yen)

Best Eyebrows

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1st place: dejavu, Stay-natura P Powder Pencil Eyebrow (900 yen)

2nd place: CEZANNE, Super Slim Eyebrow (500 yen)

3rd place: MAYBELLINE NEW YORK, Fashion Brow Color Drama Mascara (1,000 yen)

Best Lipstick

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1st place: MAQuillAGE, Dramatic Melting Rouge P (3,000 yen)

2nd place: L’ORÉAL PARiS, COLOR RICHE SHINE ON (2,000 yen)

3rd place: YVES SAINT LAURENT, VOLUPTÉ LIQUID BALM (4,000 yen)

Best Lip Gloss

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1st place: clé de peau BEAUTÉ, BRILLANT À LÈVRES ÉCLAT (4,000 yen)

2nd place: JILL STUART, Forever Juicy Oil Rouge Tint (2,800 yen)

3rd place: SUQQU, FLAWLESS LIP GLOSS (3,500 yen)

Best Blush and Face Colour

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1st place: COFFRET D’OR, Smile Up Cheeks N (2,300 yen)

2nd place: DECORTÉ, CREAM BLUSH (3,500 yen)

3rd place: JILL STUART, Loose Blush (3,800 yen)

Best Nails

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1st place: DAISO, Hello Beauty Selection (Nail Color)(100 yen)

2nd place: SHISEIDO, Nail Enamel PICO (1,000 yen)


(The full list of the Best Cosmetics Awards Mid-Year 2018 can be found at @cosme website! → http://us.cosme.net/bestcosmeRankings/2018ss/704)

If you wish to shop trendy, yet great quality makeup products in Japan, you should definitely go for these listed items! They are reliably picked by strict cosmetics users and great value for money!

For more cosmetics rankings from different categories and the “Hall of Fame” beauty products, please check out listed articles, below!

▼ The latest Japanese Cosmetics Ranking of 2019 Year-End! ▼

▼Japanese Cosmetics Ranking in 2019 Mid-Year! ▼

▽ Hall of Fame ▽

▼Editor’s Picks▼

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