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Meet The 2024 BeautyMatter NEXT Awards Finalists

Published July 15, 2024
Published July 15, 2024

Our BeautyMatter NEXT Awards aim to raise the bar and define the future of beauty. Our intention with the awards is to create a level playing field, from the largest multinationals to high-growth indies and to recognize the entire ecosystem of the beauty value chain from brands and suppliers around the globe.

With everything we do, our first goal is bringing value to our community, and our second objective is to find white space either in opportunity or approach. There is no shortage of awards for brands and for products that are well executed. Hopefully, we've carved out a space merging innovation, impact, and design that creates space to highlight everyone involved in bringing brands, products, and services to life for consumers.

We believe everyone should have a fair shake at winning industry awards. We made a foundational commitment that judging would be transparent and done by a panel of independent judges selected for their diversity of experience, deep category knowledge, and insatiable curiosity. The judges also agreed to recuse themselves from any awards they have affiliation with to maintain the integrity of the process.

NEXT Awards are determined purely on the merit of the entry and product submission. At BeautyMatter, it's not a popularity contest, and you cannot buy your way to a win. We received 500 entries for over 50+ awards across seven categories. Our judges had a difficult task reviewing each entry to determine the finalist. In some cases, the submissions were so good, we had some ties.

The NEXT Awards provide a level playing field for recognition judged on relevancy, impact, and innovation.

Meet the finalists.

VISIONARIES 


Changemaker of the Year: Person who has profoundly changed the business of beauty by bringing about positive change linked to equity, health, climate, or sustainability.

  • Brook Harvey-Taylor, Founder & CEO, Pacifica Beauty
  • Kendra Bracken-Ferguson, Founder, BrainTrust Founders Studio
  • Laney Crowell, Founder & CEO, Saie
  • Rose-Marie Swift, Founder, RMS Beauty
  • Tarang Amin, Chairman & CEO, e.l.f. Beauty
  • Tom Kuhn, Founder & CEO, Qnity Enterprises

Entrepreneur of the Year: An entrepreneur who has built a business that matters through inspired innovations, demonstrated vision, leadership, and success.

  • Arnaud Plas, CEO & Co-Founder, Prose
  • Carolyn Aronson, Founder & CEO, It’s a 10 Haircare
  • Eric Pressly, Founder, Epres
  • Kimberly Carney, Founder & CEO, GlossWire
  • Nyakio Grieco, Co-Founder, Thirteen Lune; Founder, Relevant
  • Sarah Lee and Christine Chang, Co-CEOs & Co-Founders, Glow Recipe
  • Shai Eisenman, Founder & CEO, Bubble Skincare

Innovator of the Year: Person who has made meaningful contributions to the business of beauty by pursuing and executing novel thinking, challenging the status quo, and/or using creative problem solving to move the industry forward.

  • Ann Marie Simpson-Einziger, Co-Founder, Mother Science
  • Danielle Cohen-Shohet, CEO & Founder, GlossGenius
  • David Moatazedi, President & CEO, Evolus
  • Harry Rein, Co-Founder & CEO, ShopMy
  • Joshua Britton, Founder, Debut
  • Sophie Bai, Founder & CEO, B.A.I. Biosciences

AGENCY


Best Public Relations Agency: Recognizes agencies for developing and executing best-in-class communication strategies across media and content platforms.

  • Beach House PR
  • Chasen Creative Media
  • Creative Media Marketing
  • Dreamday
  • Foundation
  • JGroup

Best Design + Branding Agency: Recognizes agencies responsible for crafting brand strategies and execution of design services.

  • 1r Agency
  • Front Row Group

Best Digital Agency: Recognizes agencies that provide best-in-class strategic direction, creative design, and technical development for screen-based products and services.

  • 1r Agency
  • Iced Media
  • Superbolt

Best Social Media + Influencer Agency: Recognizes agencies responsible for the development of social media strategies, campaign execution, content creation, and connecting influencers with brands.

  • Artisan Council
  • Ogaki Digital
  • Song Candy Media

DESIGN


Best Brand Identity: Recognizes design, content, strategy, and execution tied to brand identity, website, packaging design, etc. Can be a business at any stage.

  • Front Row
  • Florasis
  • Artis
  • ARgENTUM
  • Bartlett Brands (Brandefy)
  • Babo Botanicals
  • Free the Birds x Skin Diligent

Best Collaboration: Recognizes unique partnerships or collaborations between any two or more brands, businesses, individuals, or organizations.

  • DedCool x OUAI
  • Glamnetic x Harry Potter
  • NEST New York x The Fifth Avenue Association x Scent Marketing Inc
  • OPI x Barbie 
  • Tan-Luxe x Paris Hilton: THE FUTURE COLLECTION 
  • Tower 28 x OUAI Limited Edition St. Barts Lip Jelly

Best Product Packaging Design (Brands): Recognizes unique concept and execution tied to packaging design including concept, componentry, material selection, and decoration for a finished product; can be a new-to-market brand or relaunch.

  • Artcrime Agency, Neon Hippie
  • Cécred, The Foundation Collection
  • Danessa Myricks Beauty, Water Powder Serum
  • Eufora International, Shampoos and Conditioners
  • GO BEAUTY, Modern Miracle Night Serum, Eternal Beauty Day Serum
  • Pardon my Fro

Best Sustainable Packaging Design (Brands): Recognizes unique concept and execution tied to packaging design that addresses the full life cycle of the product, carbon footprint, and material selection/reduction; can be a new-to-market brand or relaunch.

  • Apostle
  • Ayuna
  • Babo Botanicals
  • Berlin Packaging, Amika
  • Follain (Credo)
  • Voluspa

Best Ad Campaign: Traditional Design: Recognizes unique concept, design, and execution of an ad campaign incorporating print, TV, radio, out-of-home, or direct mail.

  • Luna Daily, Vulva Therapy Campaign

Best Spatial Design: Recognizes unique concept, design, and execution of a physical space, such as a retail store, salon or spa.

  • AIREM Aesthetic Spa
  • Dalziel & Pow, Asteri
  • Malin + Goetz, Madison Store
  • Townhouse, Beverly Hills Flagship

IMPACT


Best Impact Initiative: Companies who are involved in the creation, marketing, and selling of beauty and wellness products or services that implement initiatives that provide measurable impact on DEI or ESG.

  • Dermalogica, Treating Melanin-Rich Skin
  • Dr. Squatch, Clean For All Mankind
  • Grupo Boticário, The Extinto Project
  • Kadalys
  • Nimbi
  • Saie, The Every Body Campaign
  • This is Beauty

Best Sustainable Sourcing Breakthrough: Recognizes breakthroughs in the procurement and use of more sustainable materials, including new materials, improvements to conventional materials, improvements to sourcing practices, and novel uses of materials in challenging applications.

  • John Paul Mitchell Systems, The Tea Tree brand
  • Mustela, Avocado Perseose
  • Symrise, Cranberry 360 Collection

Best Supply Side Impact Initiative: Suppliers that provide goods or services to brands or retailers in the beauty and wellness sector that have rolled out initiatives that provide measurable impact on DEI or ESG.

  • Croda Beauty, Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Initiative

MARKETING
 

Best Product Launch Campaign: Recognizes design, content, strategy, and execution tied to a product launch; can be a new-to-market brand or relaunch.

  • Beekman 1802, Shine-Free Range
  • Danessa Myricks Beauty, Groundwork Defining Neutrals 
  • Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, DermInfusions Plump + Repair Lip Treatment 
  • Gisou, Honey Infused Tinted Lip Oils
  • SpaceNK, Rare Beauty Find Comfort Collection
  • The INKEY List, Bio-Active Ceramide Repairing and Plumping Moisturizer

Best Live Event: Recognizes the concept and execution of a live event as an extension of a brand or business.

  • SpaceNK, A World of Fragrance

Best Performance Marketing Campaign: Recognizes strategy initiative/activation, and execution tied to a performance marketing campaign.

  • GlossWire, Charity Download
  • MANSCAPED, The Boys
  • OLAPLEX, OLADUPÉ

Best Content Activation: Recognizes unique concept and its execution tied to the creation of a new content initiative by a brand or business to engage or communicate with its audience.

  • IPSY, Glam-O-Ween
  • Milani Cosmetics, Chef’s Kiss
  • SEEN Group, Clinique High-Fi Listening Lounge

Best Community Engagement: Recognizes the building, nurturing, and activating communities attached to brands or businesses.

  • amika
  • Bubble Skincare
  • Community X SEEN
  • FHI Heat
  • indē wild
  • Saie

Best Use of Social Media: Recognizes strategy, initiative/activation, content creation, and execution tied to the use of social media.

  • Gisou
  • Hairitage, Shower Thoughts Campaign
  • Patrick Ta Beauty, Blush Finder Filter

Best Metaverse Activation: Recognizes unique concept or initiative and its execution creating new experiences, services, and products in the Metaverse/Web3.

  • NARS, Power Players 
  • Shiseido, Future Reflections

Best Influencer Partnership: Recognizes unique relationships, effective partnerships, or initiatives in the realm of the creator economy.

  • 5WPR,  Best of Essence
  • Hero Cosmetics, Alix Earle
  • SpaceNK, creator trip to LA-based brands

Best Digital Event: Recognizes the concept and execution of a digital event or event series as an extension of a brand or business.

  • Angela Caglia Skincare, Skin School
  • Independent Beauty Association, Cosmetics Convergence Spring Symposium
  • Jason Wu Beauty, NYFW TikTok Live Shopping

Best New Category Launch: Recognizes design, content, strategy, and execution tied to a new product category launch.

  • BYOMA, Body
  • Fulton & Roark, Extrait de Parfum

RETAIL

Best Pop-Up: Recognizes unique concepts from design through execution for a short-term beauty or wellness pop-up retail concept.

  • Dr.Jart+, Skinnovation Station
  • Maesa (Fine’ry), Fine’ry-Verse
  • Versed, Press Restart Café

Best Service Provider: Recognizes a stand-alone or chain concept providing beauty and/or wellness services and/or treatments.

  • AIREM Aesthetic Spa
  • Beauty Barrage
  • Formula Fig
  • Glowbar
  • Townhouse
  • Woodhouse Spas

Best Retail Activation: Recognizes unique training, visual merchandising, activations, events, or activities carried out by brands to support brick-and-mortar retail partners.

  • KIND TO BIOME, Dover Street Parfums Market
  • Malin+Goetz, Nolita Block Party
  • Peace Out Skincare, Dot Bar

SOLUTION PROVIDERS

Best Technology Solution Provider: Recognizes businesses that provide technology to help beauty and wellness companies run their operations more efficiently from sourcing through supply chain to managing and training retail support staff and everything in between.

  • Accelerated Analytics
  • EveLab Insight
  • GlossGenius
  • Perfect Corp.
  • Revieve
  • IQONIC.AI

Best Logistics Solution: Recognizes companies that provide third-party logistics services as outsourced services related to distribution, warehousing, and fulfillment.

  • Capacity
  • ILG
  • PIMS 
  • PGS360
  • PFS

Best Ingredient Supplier: Recognizes companies that provide raw material ingredients used in formulating beauty and wellness products; may include active ingredient, fragrance, flavor, or pigment suppliers.

  • BASF
  • Sensegen

Best Contract Manufacturing: Recognizes companies that provide services related to the production, formulation, and filling of beauty and wellness products.

  • Cohere Beauty
  • Cosmetica Laboratories
  • Formology Lab
  • Garcoa
  • Nanuvo Labs
  • Orean

Best Packaging Supplier: Recognizes companies that create and manufacture packaging; may include componentry for primary and secondary packaging, GWPs, gift sets, or sampling.

  • Apackaging Group
  • Berlin Packaging
  • FusionPKG

INNOVATION

Best Breakthrough Beauty Brand: Recognizes innovation by a beauty brand stemming from the creation of a product/service, consumer engagement, marketing or design; can be a new brand initiative from an existing brand or a new-to-market brand launch.

  • BYOMA
  • Cécred
  • DEINDE
  • Dr. Diamond’s METACINE
  • Provence Beauty
  • Metamorphosis Skincare

Best Breakthrough Wellness Brand: Recognizes innovation by a wellness brand stemming from the creation of a product/service, consumer engagement, marketing or design; can be a new brand initiative from an existing brand or a new-to-market brand launch.

  • Kintsugi
  • Medicine Mama
  • Revive Collagen
  • Rebalance Health
  • Sybil Wellness

Best Breakthrough Supplier: Recognizes innovation by businesses that support brands or retailers and create a meaningful impact in the beauty ecosystem.

  • Applechem
  • Cohere Beauty
  • Debut
  • Giannuzzi Lewendon
  • GlossWire
  • Brand OS

Best Breakthrough Technology (Supply Side): Recognizes the creation of a new technology or the innovative use of existing technology that created a material impact to a part of the beauty and wellness value chain.

  • LUUM Precision Lash
  • Prime Matter Labs, Element
  • Symrise

Best Breakthrough Technology (Ingredient): Recognizes the creation of a new ingredient/technology or innovative use of an existing ingredient/technology associated with the formulation of cosmetic products.

  • BASF, Epispot
  • DefenAge Skincare, Defensin-Molecules
  • Delavie Sciences, Bacillus Lysate
  • Hydrosome Labs, Hydrosome H2O
  • Inolex, LexSolv Essential
  • Solabia USA, Serenibiome
  • Sweet Chemistry, Matrikynes Regenerative Bone Peptides

Best Breakthrough Technology (Omnichannel): Recognizes the creation of technology (app, platform, SAAS) to enable the execution of omnichannel consumer experiences.

  • Campfire, Spark
  • EveLab Insight
  • Rhodium Inc., Rhodium.Is.Beauty

Best Breakthrough Packaging (Suppliers): Recognizes innovation by companies that create and manufacture packaging; may include componentry for primary and secondary packaging, GWPs, gift sets, or sampling.

  • Essentia Beauty, Refill Packaging

Best Use of Technology (Brands): Recognizes the use of technology (app, platform, SAAS) by a brand or retailer to solve a pain point, create an experience, or provide transparency.

  • AIREM Aesthetic Spa, AI Skin Health Analysis
  • Beautyque NYC, Beautyque Verse
  • Innersense Organic Beauty, Color Purity App

INNOVATION - PRODUCT

Recognizes innovation in a finished product launched to market related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology or sustainability.

Best Breakthrough Product (Skincare): Recognizes innovation in a finished skincare product launched to market related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology or sustainability.

  • Angela Caglia Skincare,  Cell Forté Serum
  • Ayuna, NEED-LE
  • Dr. Diamond’s METACINE, InstaFacial Plasma
  • Lion Pose, Unspotted 4X Acid Jelly Night Serum
  • Symphonic M.D., Retinol Vitamin C Powered by BioA Treatment
  • Provence Beauty, Immortal Bloom Cleansing Balm

Best Breakthrough Product (Hybrid): Recognizes innovation in a finished hybrid product (any product that is multifunctional or combines efficacies from multiple product categories) related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology, or claims.

  • BeautyBio, Bronzing Blendrops
  • Danessa Myricks Beauty, Water Powder Serum
  • Isle of Paradise, Sunny Serum
  • Mustela, Home Compostable Wipes
  • Studio10 Makeup, Hydra-Fusion Daily Defense SPF30 
  • WONDERSKIN, Lip Rehab Serum Oil

Best Breakthrough Product (Haircare): Recognizes innovation in a finished haircare product launched to market related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology or sustainability.

  • BondiBoost, Infrared Bounce Brush
  • Gisou, Hair Repair Serum
  • Hairitage, Mend to Be
  • Uzima, UKUAJI Blooming Serum
  • Virtue Labs, Damage Reverse Serum
  • YA-MAN, Spa Styler Blow Dry + Scalp Massage

Best Breakthrough Product (Color Cosmetics): Recognizes innovation in a finished color cosmetics product launched to market related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology or sustainability.

  • about-face, Holographic Eye Paints
  • about-face, The Performer
  • SACHEU Beauty, Lipliner STAY-N
  • Haus Labs, Glossy Blush Balm
  • KimChi Chic Beauty, Almost Catfished Powder
  • Milani Cosmetics, Color Fetish Hydrating Lip Stains
  • Relevant, Rele-Fix Color Corrector

Best Breakthrough Product (Devices): Recognizes innovation in a finished beauty device product related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology or sustainability.

  • Beautifect Box
  • InMode, Forma-I
  • Medi Lift, Essential Mask
  • Nu Skin, RenuSpa iO
  • Robosculptor 
  • Sofwave, Pure Impact 

Best Breakthrough Product (Fragrance): Recognizes innovation in a finished fragrance product launched to market related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology or sustainability.

  • Amouage, Guidance
  • BOHOBOCO, Magic Mushrooms
  • DedCool, Sunlit Blooms
  • Ellis Brooklyn, Miami Nectar
  • Obvious Parfums, Scoville by Obvious
  • State of Change

Best Breakthrough Product (Home Fragrance): Recognizes innovation in a finished home fragrance product launched to market related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology or sustainability.

  • Abel Room Spray Collection
  • Boojee, Candles
  • Control & Chaos, Candles
  • Malin+Goetz, Tomato Home Spray
  • Mys, Room and Linen Spray
  • Pura, Open Air Tech

Best Breakthrough Product (Personal Care): Recognizes innovation in a finished personal care product launched to market related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology or sustainability.

  • Effiderma, CelRevive
  • OPI, Repair Mode
  • Sans Savon, Hand Wash
  • SeneGence, SmileSense Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste
  • Touchland, The Gentle Mist
  • Vanessa Megan Naturaceuticals, Metamorphosis, Other Lips Balm

Best Breakthrough Product (Bodycare): Recognizes innovation in a finished bodycare product launched to market related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology or sustainability.

  • Mustela, Stelatopia+ Lipid-Replenishing Cream
  • Natura, Ekos Castanha Body Lotion Concentrate
  • Nudestix, Resurfacing Body Toner
  • OSEA, Undaria Cleansing Body Polish
  • Tronque, Scar Treatment
  • U Beauty, Resurfacing Body Compound

Best Breakthrough Product (Men): Recognizes innovation in a finished men's product launched to market related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology or sustainability.

  • Insanely Clean, Instant Moisturizing Mist
  • Jack Black, Dual Defense Face Moisturizer
  • PAPATUI, Hydrating Facial Cleanser

Best Breakthrough Product (Suncare): Recognizes innovation in a finished suncare product related to either formulation, delivery system, new format type, use of technology or sustainability.

  • Duette, The Serum and The Supplement
  • EltaMD, UV Clear Deep Tinted Broad-Spectrum SPF 46
  • La Roche-Posay, MelaB3 UV
  • Lion Pose, GHOST-BUSTER 100% Mineral Sunscreen SPF 42
  • OneSkin, OS-01 BODY SPF
  • Toty, Ilumina CC Creamy Compact SPF50+

Best Breakthrough Product (Kids): Recognizes innovation in a finished product created specifically for use by children.

  • YAWN, YAWN WORLD Kit 01

Best Breakthrough Product (Tweens): Recognizes innovation in a finished product created for tweens defined as children between 8-12 years old.

  • Blume, Meltdown Gel Cream
  • BTWN, The Daily Cleanser & The Daily Moisturizer
  • Talomi, Vita Makeup Stick

Best Breakthrough Product (Wellness)

  • Helight Sleep
  • Mad Rabbit, Tattoo Repair Patch
  • Rael, Hormone Balance Supplement 
  • Sports Research, Organic Collagen Peptides
  • Sports Research, Sweet Sweat Eco Waist Trainer
  • Veracity, Metabolism Ignite

Join us in Los Angeles on October 24, 2024 when we announce the winners at our NEXT Summit + Awards.







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