A round-up of the best brightening investments for your beauty wardrobe and regime.

A total of 155 new products. More than 180 award categories. A panel of 14 dedicated judges. Weeks of non-stop testing.

What you need, what you want, and what really works.

Writer Kate O’Brien

The ingredient is so uncommon that the top-of-the-line cream from this range costs $1,650. Mary-Ann Soh finds out more about Decorte’s revamped anti-ageing skincare line.

This is your guide to the winning face and body treatments in the 2019 Her World Spa Awards. Keep it somewhere safe – you’ll be referring to it often. What the Her World team loves about this batch of winners from beauty salons, medispas, swanky hotels and specialist boutiques: There’s a wellness indulgence for every week of the year, plus extras for tough times.

51 winners 115 treatments 29 categories We’ve tested them all, and you’ve voted for your favourites. Here’s our guide to the best and most effective facials, pampering massages and hair treatments this year.

Restore skin firmness, clarity and radiance on your face and neck with this intensive treatment.

THE MACHINE THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOUR SKIN.

Nothing melts away your daily stresses like a trip to the spa: Whether it’s a facial, massage, mani-pedi or wax, these award-winning beauty treatments will have you looking and feeling your best. A perfect spa pampering session is just an appointment away!

Two families open up about the traumatic first few months of their babies who were born premature – and each weighing less than 1kg.

This year’s best skincare, makeup and body products for the ultimate in top-to-toe pampering. By Joyce Cheo.

Yes! Refreshed, hydrated and silky locks with just one salon treatment.

Get glowing with the Intensive Purifying Facial from DRx Medispa, specially designed to detoxify and clarify congested complexions.

Bombshell curls, lustrous locks, a sleek blowout that bounces along as you move... The hair of your dreams can be yours with the products, services and treatments that came up tops in this year’s edit.

Derma-Rx Intensive Lightener.

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say hundreds of beauty products pass through our desks every week. To find out which beauty buys are worth investing in for the new year, The Weekly team, along with industry professionals and influencers, rubbed, scrubbed and dabbed our way to determining the best By Elizabeth Lee.