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"Best of Beauty 2013: Tools\\nQuality brushes and powerful styling tools are the stars of all the best hair and makeup looks.\\nClick on the product links in each slide to read our full review&amp;#8212;and save, share, or buy your favorites!\\nFOUNDATION\\n\\n[Shiseido Makeup Perfect Foundation Brush](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2011/shiseido-perfect-foundation-brush) gives an airbrush finish to any kind of foundation\u2014liquid, cream, or powder.\\nCONCEALER\\n\\nWith synthetic bristles that taper to a precise tip, the [Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Brush](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/makeup-brush/2013/laura-mercier-secret-camouflage-brush) targets the bittiest blemishes.\\nEYE SHADOW\\n\\nIn a sea of nearly identical eye shadow brushes, the [Urban Decay Good Karma Shadow Brush](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/makeup-brush/2013/urban-decay-good-karma-shadow-brush) offers the most superior blending and durability.\\nEYELINER\\n\\nThe sturdy, angled bristles of [M.A.C. 263](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2011/mac-263-angle-brush) are just a little sturdier and more angled than your average eyeliner brush, making wings and flips that much easier.\\nBLUSH\\n\\nIf a soft and densely packed brush can warm up our cheeks, we're happy. The [Sonia Kashuk No. 123 powder brush](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/makeup-brush/2013/sonia-kashuk-blush-brush-123) does that and costs next to nothing. We're glowing.\\nPOWDER\\n\\nThe dome of goat-hair bristles in the [Sephora Collection Pro Visionary Precise Natural powder brush \\\\#121](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/makeup-brush/2013/sephora-precise-natural-powder-brush) sweeps a lot of surface area at once to ward off shine without turning your bathroom into a dust bowl.\\nBRONZER\\n\\nThe white, feathery tips of the [M.A.C. 187](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2010/mac-187-duo-fibre-brush) barely skim the high points of the face\u2014ergo, you can't overdo it.\\nLIP\\n\\nFor the lipstick-obsessed, [Chanel Retractable Lip Brush](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/makeup-brush/2013/chanel-retractable-lip-brush) is worth the effort: Its curved tip creates luscious peaks and evenly spreads saturated color, and it comes with a cap so the truly lipstick-obsessed can toss it in their handbag for touch-ups.\\nMany have tried to mimic the squishy genius of the [BeautyBlender,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2010/beauty-blender-sponge) but none can match its knack for seamless buffing.\\nNo saggy curves or wonky crimps here: [Kevyn Aucoin The Eyelash Curler](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2011/kevyn-aucoin-eyelash-curler) has a cherry red rubber pad that makes it easy to see where to pinch your fringe.\\n[Tweezerman Slant Tweezer](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2010/tweezerman-slant-tweezer) grab barely there regrowth on the first shot, and if they don't, you can send them back for a free sharpening.\\nPADDLE\\n\\nThe [Tangle Teezer The Original Detangling Hairbrush,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/brush/2013/tangle-teezer-paddle-brush) a spiky disk that fits in your palm, has pliable plastic bristles that glide through wet or dry hair without snapping it.\\nROUND\\n\\n*Psst.* Wanna hear a secret? The [Spornette G-36XL Porcupine Brush](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/2010/spornette-g36xl-porcupine-hair-brush) offers the same mix of boar and nylon bristles that luxury brands do, but for less than $15.\\nBLOW-DRYER\\n\\n[T3 Featherweight Luxe 2i](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/blow-dryer/2013/t3-featherweight-luxe-2i-blow-dryer) delivers more than a superspeedy blowout\u2014it actually makes hair healthier, too.\\nFLATIRON\\n\\nIf you can buy only one heat tool, make it the [Sedu Revolution Nano Tourmaline Ionic Styling Iron.](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/flatiron/2012/sedu-revolution-flatiron) Its perfectly curved plates straighten, make waves, and flip ends with ease.\\nCURLING IRON\\n\\n[Beachwaver by Sarah Potempa](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/curling-iron/2012/beachwaver-sarah-potempa) has a self-spinning barrel that wraps hair smoothly around its wand.\\nCURLERS\\n\\nFar sexier than an old-school hot-roller set, [John Frieda Styling Tools by Conair Body &amp; Shine Smooth Waves,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/hot-rollers/2012/john-frieda-smooth-waves) with five jumbo cylinders, creates va-va-voom volume \u00E0 la Brigitte Bardot."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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