Date posted on DIARY directory: Friday 10th July 2026
TheIndustry.beauty has announced the winners of the Innovators Awards 2026, celebrated at an exclusive ceremony at Nobu Hotel Portman Square, London on 9 July 2026. The third annual awards brought together more than 300 of the sector's leading brands, retailers, spa and salon operators, aesthetic practitioners and industry innovators.
The ceremony opened with the induction of two industry pioneers into TheIndustry.beauty's Hall of Fame: Millie Kendall OBE, CEO of the British Beauty Council, and Anabel Kindersley, owner and CEO of Neal's Yard Remedies.
Innovative business categories
- Activation - Wild Nutrition, Rooted to Rise - Redefining Wellness Through Trust
- Digital Retail - Beauty Pie
- Engagement - INDU Beauty
- Experience - Diptyque, Maison Diptyque London
- Physical Retail - Space NK, Oxford Circus
- Sustainability & Purpose - Wildsmith
Spa & services categories
- Aesthetics Practitioner or Practice - Dr Nina Bal
- Spa or Salon - The Skin Sculpter by Guendalina Gennari
Innovative new product categories
- New Brand - Clara
- Bath & Body (Mass) - Dove, Pro-Retinol + Firming Lotion
- Bath & Body (Prestige or Luxe) - NEOM Wellbeing, Pro-Vitamin D3 Dry Body Oil
- Haircare (Mass) - Trepadora, Babassu Quench Heat Protection Foam
- Haircare (Prestige or Luxe) - K18, HeatBounce
- Home Fragrance (Prestige or Luxe) - Lumira, Cuban Tobacco Candle
- Make-up Complexion (Mass) - KIKO, Love Fusion Foundation
- Make-up Complexion (Prestige or Luxe) - Wonderskin, Hyper Bond All-Day Stay Serum Foundation
- Make-up Eye, Lip & Cheek (Mass) - Hildun, Melting Moisture Balm Mauve Glow
- Make-up Eye, Lip & Cheek (Prestige or Luxe) - Rhode, Pocket Blush
- Nail (Mass) - NAILS.INC, 1-Step Gel It’s Topless 4-in-1 Nail Polish
- Nail (Prestige or Luxe) - Leighton Denny, Nail Illuminator Hazy Lilac
- Personal Fragrance (Mass) - Sabrina Carpenter, Sweet Tooth Lemon Pie
- Personal Fragrance (Prestige or Luxe) - The House of Creed, Eladaria
- Skincare Cleanse & Moisturise (Mass) - Dr. Althea, 345 Relief Cream
- Skincare Cleanse & Moisturise (Prestige or Luxe) - Reome, Biogenic Melting Cream
- Skincare Treatment (Mass) - The Inkey List, Exosome Hydro-Glow Complex
- Skincare Treatment (Prestige or Luxe) - Skin Rocks, The Eye Cream
- SPF (Mass) - Haruharu Wonder, Black Bamboo Top-to-Toe SPF Veil
- SPF (Prestige or Luxe) - Ultra Violette, Future Fluid
- Technology - Shark Beauty, SilkiPro Straight
- Wellness (Supplement) - Symprove, Pineapple; We Are Regular, 01. Bowel + Bloat Relief
- Wellness (Other) - Humantra, Black Cherry
- Product Collaboration - Bibbi X Selfridges, Year 2059
Iconic product categories
- Icon Bath & Body - L’Occitane en Provence, Almond Shower Oil
- Icon Haircare - Philip Kingsley, Elasticizer Deep Conditioning Treatment
- Icon Make-up - Stila, Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner - Intense Black
- Icon Fragrance - Diptyque, Orphéon Eau de Parfum
- Icon Skincare - Elemis, Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm
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