10.27.23
In June, The Estée Lauder Companies announced the second edition of Beauty&You. Now, the program has announced the finalists.
This year, the competition attracted over 600 entries from across more than 150 cities, with 68 percent of applicants being female founders and 62 percent including a sustainability mission statement in their pitch. Across all categories, 75 percent of applications covered skincare and 14 percent in makeup, while the remaining fall under the umbrellas of body, haircare, fragrance, home fragrance and men’s cosmetics.
Beginning on October 25 until November 1, the general public and beauty enthusiasts are invited to vote on the competition entries to help determine the winner on the Beauty&You Awards website.
See the finalists for each category below:
The winners will be announced on November 2 at the Beauty&You Awards event, which will also play host to an exhibition entitled “1000 Years Past, 100 Years Future: The Power of Indian Beauty.”
About the Competition
Created by ELC’s New Incubation Ventures (NIV) and launched in partnership with India’s preferred beauty and lifestyle retailer, NYKAA, Beauty&You aims to discover, spotlight and propel the next generation of Indian beauty brands.This year, the competition attracted over 600 entries from across more than 150 cities, with 68 percent of applicants being female founders and 62 percent including a sustainability mission statement in their pitch. Across all categories, 75 percent of applications covered skincare and 14 percent in makeup, while the remaining fall under the umbrellas of body, haircare, fragrance, home fragrance and men’s cosmetics.
Beginning on October 25 until November 1, the general public and beauty enthusiasts are invited to vote on the competition entries to help determine the winner on the Beauty&You Awards website.
See the finalists for each category below:
Imagine (pre-launch beauty concepts)
- Ādikriyā by Aditi Mundra & Riya Ranka
- Amanaura by Aman Dahele
- Baboski by Hetali Kamdar
- Dr. Sonia MD by Dr. Sonia Badreshia
- Havah by Giti Datt
Grow (in-market beauty concepts)
- Beautywise by Anousha Chauhan and Shreyansh Chauhan
- Dearist by Meher Jadwani
- Flossy Cosmetics by Sanshi Aggarwal
- Call of the Valley by Jean-Christophe Bonnafous
- Glutaweis Cosmetics by Khayl Lalani and Karim Lalani
- Megaglow by Shenai Bridglall
- Skin Q by Dr Chytra Anand and Meera Iyer
- Vēr वेर by Sanchaya Soundhar
Breakthrough (innovation in active ingredients that address key issue areas for the Indian consumer)
- Diya Ahuja
- Nishanth Radhakrishnan
- Shivani Joshi
- James Lalthanzuala
- Doyel Joshi and Neil Balser
- Priya Minhas
- Henry DaCosta
- Sachin Gogna
- Furmaan Ahmed
Create: (the next generation of creative talent submitting work around the theme of ‘Experiential Beauty in India’)
- Adapté by Surabhi Nimkar
- Roshni Jaura and Vedant Hood
- Biome Laboratories by Rhea Goenka
- C16 Biosciences by Shara Ticku
- Jasmine Concrete Exports Private Limited by Raja Palaniswamy
- Keva Fragrances Flavours & Aroma Ingredients by Kedar Vaze and Dr. Avani Mainkar
- Sohrai by Khanak Gupta and Rupesh Pawar
- Waleria Healthtech Pvt Ltd by Komal Baldwa.
The winners will be announced on November 2 at the Beauty&You Awards event, which will also play host to an exhibition entitled “1000 Years Past, 100 Years Future: The Power of Indian Beauty.”
