The Beauty & Skincare Awards UK celebrate excellence in the beauty and skincare industry, recognizing outstanding products and brands that deliver exceptional results.

Entries for the 2026 Beauty & Skincare Awards UK are open until Friday 16 October 2026.

We recommend entering early to give yourself plenty of time to complete your submission and for maximise business exposure if you make it through to the finals.

The 2026 Awards Ceremony will be a 100% online event, taking place on Saturday 21 November 2026.

This allows finalists from across the UK to attend without the added costs of travel, accommodation, tickets, outfits, or time away from their business. We bring the celebration directly to you!

Simply select the categories you’d like to enter. With 30+ categories available, there’s something for every beauty, skincare, and aesthetics professional and you can enter as many as you like.

Once your entries are purchased, you’ll receive your entry form by email. This is what our judges will review, so we encourage you to take your time, showcase your best work, and answer each question in detail.

You’ll receive an update on your application within six weeks of submission.

To ensure the awards remain meaningful and credible, we shortlist a maximum of 25 finalists per category.

From there, finalists progress to the Grand Final, where the Top 10 and 1st Place Winner are announced during our online awards ceremony.

Running a credible, ethical, and professionally judged awards programme requires time, investment, staffing, resources, systems, and expert judges.

The £25 entry fee helps cover:

• Review of your application
• A 100% blind judging process
• Nominee and finalist promotion
• Digital certificates
• A PR pack to help you maximise your recognition
• Free workshops we run throughout the year to help boost your business
• Free access to the online awards ceremony

There are no hidden fees - just one transparent cost designed to support and celebrate excellence across the industry.

Yes - fairness and integrity are at the heart of everything we do.

All entries are judged through a 100% blind judging process, meaning business names, followers, and personal details are removed. Judges assess entries purely on merit.

Our judging panel consists of trusted industry experts and leaders with years, and often decades, of experience. Every judge agrees to an ethical judging standard to ensure an unbiased and professional process.

Following the judging process, a maximum of 25 finalists per category are shortlisted. This ensures the finals remain meaningful, competitive, and genuinely representative of excellence within the industry.

If shortlisted, you'll receive:

• A prestigious finalist certificate
• A social media post announcing you as a Finalist
• FREE Press Release pack to help get you into national media
• FREE business boosting workshops throughout the year
• The option to purchase an exclusive finalist trophy
• Official recognition as a finalist of The Beauty & Skincare Awards UK

From this stage onward, we actively support and promote our finalists. We proudly reshare finalist posts, celebrate press coverage, highlight milestones, and champion your achievements across our social media platforms, helping you maximise visibility and credibility throughout the awards journey.

You'll receive an update on your entry within six weeks of submission, so you're always kept informed.

No, we operate a 100% blind judging process with weighted scoring.

All identifying information is removed from your entry before it is reviewed by our judging panel, ensuring every submission is assessed purely on merit.

Our awards ceremony for 2026 will be hosted online, meaning all finalists can attend from wherever they are, or watch the replay at a time that suits them.

Winners are determined entirely through our blind judging process and are announced live during the awards ceremony.