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Femina hosted the Femina Beauty Awards 2026, co-powered by Blenders Pride Packaged Drinking Water on 06th May 2026 at Soraia. The first edition was a seamless blend of glamour, emotion and celebration, bringing together Bollywood’s most influential personalities across generations who have left a lasting impact on beauty, style and pop culture. Recognised as one of the most credible platforms in the beauty ecosystem, the awards honour innovation, efficacy, and consumer trust. Spanning over 70+ categories across skincare, haircare, make-up, fragrance, tools, and accessories highlighting both legacy and emerging brands shaping consumer behaviour and setting new benchmarks in a rapidly evolving market.

The awards brought together the best of the beauty world through a dual process of consumer voting and jury selection. They were judged by an esteemed jury comprising celebrity make-up artist Daniel Bauer, actor, drag artist and model Glorious Luna, content creator Prableen Kaur Bhomrah, actor and podcaster Naina Bhan, celebrity hairstylist Flavien Heldt, dermatologist Dr Madhuri Agarwal, luxury content creator Rizwan Bachav, entrepreneur and actor Rhea Chakraborty, critically acclaimed actor Rasika Dugal, Femina Editor-in-Chief Ambika Muttoo and Femina Beauty Editor Karen Alfonso.

Celebrating individuals shaping influence and culture, Tamannaah Bhatia was honoured as The Golden Beauty; Kriti Sanon received Beauty Entrepreneur of the Year; Shanaya Kapoor was recognised with Fresh Face Award; Ananya Panday was awarded the Global Face Award; and Aditi Rao Hydari was acknowledged as the Eternal Muse. Hina Khan was honoured for Beauty with a Purpose, while Vedang Raina and Pratibha Ranta were recognised as Gen Next Star (Male and Female). Ahan Shetty was awarded the Rising Star Award, Vijay Varma was honoured with the Screen Stealer Award, and Ishaan Khatter was recognised as the Global Rising Star. Kabir Bedi and Shabana Azmi were awarded Timeless Icon (Male and Female).

Brands across categories were honoured, including Lancôme, Foxtale, Laneige, and Bioderma in skincare, alongside M.A.C Cosmetics, Kay Beauty, and Yves Saint Laurent in makeup. In haircare, Olaplex, Moroccanoil and Wella Professional secured key wins, while The Body Shop stood out in body care. Jo Malone London, Prada, and H&M led across fragrance categories, with Kylie Cosmetics recognised for Best New Fragrance Launch for its Cosmic 2.0 Eau De Parfum. Beyond products, Kay Beauty was recognised for Best Social Media Campaign, Forest Essentials for Best Digital Campaign, and Hibiscus Monkey for Best Packaging, while Hyphen was honored for the Fastest Growing Beauty Brand, underlining the growing importance of storytelling, branding, and consumer engagement in the beauty industry.

With a legacy built on trust and authority, the Femina Beauty Awards continue to serve as a definitive benchmark for excellence in the beauty industry. As innovation accelerates and consumer expectations evolve, the platform remains committed to recognising the brands, products, and individuals shaping the future of beauty in India.

SR NO CATEGORY WINNER SKIN CARE 1 FACIAL CLEANSER/WASH Bioderma Pigmentbio Foaming Cream Brightening Exfoliating Cleanser 2 TONER Moody 7D Hydroburst Hydra Milky Mochi Toner 3 EXFOLIATOR Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant 4 SERUM Lancôme Génifique Ultimate Recovery Serum 5 CREAM-BASED MOISTURISER Bioderma Atoderm Creme Ultra 6 GEL-BASED MOISTURISER Forest Essentials Light Hydrating Facial Gel Panchpushp 7 PRO-AGEING SERUM Kiehl’s Micro-Dose Anti-Aging Retinol Serum 8 PRO-AGEING MOISTURISER Justhuman Microshots™ AgeDefying Peptide⁶ Cream 9 FACIAL OIL Aminu Nourishing Sleep Oil 10 FACIAL MIST Laneige Cream Skin Cerapeptide™ Toner Mist 11 EYE CREAM Kiehl’s Creamy Eye Treatment With Avocado 12 FACE MASK Foxtale Skin Radiance De-Tan Mask 13 MAKEUP REMOVER – OIL/MICELLAR WATER Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micellar Water 14 CLEANSING BALM Farmacy Beauty Green Clean Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm 15 SHEET MASK Dr Jart+ Cryo Rubber Firming Mask 16 ANTI-ACNE SPOT TREATMENT The Ordinary Sulfur Powder-To-Cream Concentrate 17 BEST SKINCARE LAUNCH 2025 Lancôme Genifique Ultimate Recovery Serum 18 SUNSCREEN Bioderma Photoderm Crème SPF 50+ MAKEUP 19 PRIMER Huda Beauty Easy Blur Silicone-Free Smoothing & Pore-Minimizing Primer 20 CONCEALER Kay Beauty Soft Matte Full Coverage Concealer 21 FOUNDATION M.A.C Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation 22 COLOUR CORRECTOR Huda Beauty #FauxFilter Under Eye Color Corrector 23 BLUSH Kay Beauty Velvet Creme Multi-Use Blush 24 SETTING POWDER Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder 25 SETTING SPRAY PAC Micro Finish Makeup Fixer 26 MASCARA Benefit Cosmetics BADgal Bounce Volumizing Mascara 27 EYELINER Stila Stay All Day Dual-Ended Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner 28 EYESHADOW PALETTE Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette 29 LIPSTICK Kay Beauty Hydra Creme Lipstick 30 LIQUID LIPSTICK/TINT Typsy Beauty Glacier Glow Plumping Lip Tint 31 LIP BALM/ LIP OIL Yves Saint Laurent Loveshine Plumping Gloss 32 LIP GLOSS M.A.C Cosmetics Lipglass Air 33 BROW PENCIL Benefit Cosmetics Precisely, My Brow Pencil 34 NAIL POLISH O.P.I RapiDry™ Quick-Dry Nail Polish 35 TEEN FAVOURITE Laneige Glaze Craze Tinted Lip Serum 36 HIGHLIGHTER House of Makeup Pearly Glow Liquid Highlighter 37 BEST MAKEUP LAUNCH 2025 Flossy Cosmetics Face Glaze – Multi Balm 38 BRONZER H&M Do-It-All Stick Bronzer HAIRCARE 39 SHAMPOO Redken Acidic Color Gloss Sulfate-Free Shampoo 40 CONDITIONER fHair Rebuild Conditioner 41 HAIR MASK The BIOTOP PROFESSIONAL 911 Quinoa Hair Mask 42 HAIR SERUM Nexxus Promend Oil Resurrection 43 HAIR STYLING PRODUCT Schwarzkopf Professional OSiS Dust It Mattifying Powder 44 DRY SHAMPOO OUAI Super Dry Shampoo 45 PRE-WASH HAIR OIL Raise Pre-wash Scalp Oil 46 POST-WASH HAIR OIL Olaplex No. 7 Bonding Oil 47 BEST CURLING CREAM 3TENX Hydrating Frizz Fixer Cream 48 LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER Moroccanoil All in One Leave-in Conditioner 49 HAIR SPRAY Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray Medium 50 HEAT PROTECTANT Schwarzkopf Professional OSiS Super Shield 51 HAIR MIST Moroccanoil Treatment Mist 52 BEST HAIR CARE LAUNCH 2025 K Formula Molecular Magic Mask Leave-in 53 HAIR COLOUR Wella Professional Illumina Hair colour BODY CARE 54 BODY BUTTER The Body Shop Dewberry Body Butter 55 BODY SCRUB/ EXFOLIATOR Ilem Japan Natural Konjac Sponge – Charcoal 56 BODY MIST/ DEODORANT Juicy Chemistry 5% AHA + 2% BHA Underarm Roll-on Deodorant 57 BODY WASH The Body Shop British Rose Body Wash 58 BODY LOTION Murshmallow Petal Pro-Collagen Body Moisturizer FRAGRANCES, TOOLS, AND ACCESSORIES 59 BEST FRAGRANCE - FEMALE Jo Malone London Peony & Blush Suede Cologne 60 BEST FRAGRANCE - MALE Prada Paradigme EAU DE PARFUM 61 UNISEX PERFUME H&M Ruby Touch EAU DE PARFUM 62 Best New Fragrance Launch Kylie Cosmetics Cosmic 2.0 Eau De Parfum 63 GUA SHA House of Beauty Black Obsidian Anti-Ageing Guasha 64 CURLING IRON Dyson Airwrap i.d.™ multi-styler and dryer 65