The People Have Spoken: These Are the Best Beauty Collaborations of 2018

Updated on 11/18/2018 at 9:21 AM

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Picture this: two icons walk into a room, and sparks fly immediately. That's kind of how we feel about a good beauty collaboration. This year, celebrities, fashion legends, influencers, and even Disney princesses have partnered with top cosmetics brands to make our dreams come true, with limited-edition sets of makeup, skin care, and hair care that perfectly meld the two's unique personas.

Some of 2018's best collabs (and there were many of them) had the ability to prompt our editors to do two things: first, scream; and second, try everything to get our hands on it. Read on to see the most exciting partnerships of the year.

Vlada Haggerty and Smashbox

There is only one lip editor-in-chief in the world, and it's Vlada Haggerty. So when she came out with a collection with Smashbox, we were expecting tools for the best lip art ever. We were shocked to find that — and more. Along with shimmering lip glosses and lip paints, the Smashbox and Vlada Petal Metal Highlighter ($39) contains a rose gold highlighter with an intricate rose etched in it.

Smashbox and Vlada Petal Metal Highlighter

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$39

Chrissy Teigen and Becca Cosmetics

Becca x Chrissy Teigen Glow Face Palette ($46) is just one of the Becca x Chrissy Teigen launches this year that we were excited about. The palette contains shimmers that are perfect for a fresh-from-the-cabana glow.

Becca x Chrissy Teigen Glow Face Palette

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$46

Karl Lagerfeld and ModelCo

From the eyeshadow palette made to look like Choupette the cat to the mini Karl's at the base of each brush — everything about Karl Lagerfeld's collection with Modelco is delightful.

Disney Designer Collection by ColourPop

Straight from a fairytale, the Disney and ColourPop PR Collection ($120) includes opaque shadows, lipsticks, and glosses paired with beautiful sketches of your favorite Disney Princesses.

Disney and ColourPop PR Collection

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$120

Patrick Starrr and MAC

Patrick Starrr's fourth and final collection with MAC is dressed in red and glitter for the 2018 holiday season. Our favorite item from the collection: Starrr's setting powder, Patrick Starrr x MAC Cosmetics Patrick's Powder ($29).

Hello Kitty and Proactiv

Our favorite cartoon cat teamed up with the Proactiv to create Hello Kitty and Proactiv ($70), a user-friendly skincare system.

Hello Kitty and Proactiv

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$70

NCLA and Barbie

NCLA x Barbie Collection is the kind of cute that makes you want to try it all.

Kitsch and Justine Marjan

Kitsch and Justine Marjan have teamed up for a crystal-encrusted collection. One of our favorites from the collection is the Kitsch x Justine Marjan "Glam" Rhinestone Bobby Pin ($30), which screams — you know.

Kitsch x Justine Marjan "Glam" Rhinestone Bobby Pin

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$30

Lulu Guinness and Ghd

Ghd Air x Lulu Guinness ($199)'s collaboration updates Ghd's high-tech tools with elegant rose-gold hardware.

Ghd Air x Lulu Guinness

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$199

Wu-Tang and Milk Makeup

Wu-Tang x Milk Makeup Lip Color Collection ($440) houses MILK makeup's highly pigmented formulas inside Wu-Tang's collectable, decorative casings.

Wu-Tang x Milk Makeup Lip Color Collection

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$440