Entries have opened for the inaugural Telegraph Beauty Awards 2024, seeking the best new beauty products of the year.

The free to enter awards are open here until 2 October for product nominations across 15 categories:

The Innovators

• Best Skincare Innovation: Cleansers
• Best Skincare Innovation: Serum or Cream
• Best Skincare Innovation: Sun Protection

The Game Changers

• Best Wellness or Supplement Game Changer
• Best Tool or Gadget Game Changer
• Best Hair Care Game Changer

The Must Haves

• Best Make-up Must Have: Complexion
• Best Make-up Must Have: Cheeks or Lips
• Best Make-up Must Have: Eyes

The Investments

• Best Fragrance Investment: Women's
• Best Fragrance Investment: Men's
• Best Bodycare Investment

The Spotlights

• Brand Spotlight: Commitment To Sustainability
• Brand Spotlight: Commitment To Affordability
• Brand Spotlight: Commitment to Inclusivity

Three additional awards will be judged internally - Best Destination: Retail; Telegraph Subscriber's Award: The Beauty Icon; and Beauty Director's Choice Award: Celebrity Brand Of The Year.

The shortlist will be overseen by The Telegraph’s beauty experts: Sonia Haria, beauty director; Annabel Jones, beauty editor at large; Lisa Markwell, editor of The Telegraph Magazine; and Lisa Armstrong, head of fashion along with esteemed guest judges.

All products on the shortlist will come with The Telegraph Beauty stamp of approval, ensuring that they are recommended as best-in-class for beauty fans looking for effective, personally recommended options.

The shortlist will be revealed on 14 October and the judges will test the products for a couple of weeks. Each category will have one overall winner, one ‘highly commended’ and three ‘shortlisted’.

Winners will be announced in The Telegraph Magazine on 23 November, followed by a winners celebration event.