Rare Beauty and Medik8 among Pure Beauty Awards 2025 winners

By Amanda May | Published: 24-Oct-2025

The beauty industry's leading award ceremony honoured innovators in skin care, hair care, make-up and more, with Rare Beauty, Medik8 and Slate Body all being crowned winners

The Pure Beauty Awards 2025 winners have been revealed, with Rare Beauty, Glow For It, Medik8, Dr Sam’s and Slate Body among the brands that took home trophies. 

More than 300 people attended the prestigious ceremony, which took place at London’s Grosvenor House on 23 October, shining a spotlight on the products that have shaped the UK’s beauty landscape over the past year. 

Now in its 24th year, the Pure Beauty Awards was hosted by British television star Jenni Falconer and spanned an incredible 22 categories across beauty tools and devices, make-up, hair care, skin care, wellness and more.

“Being a winner places you into an elite club of brands who have succeeded at shaking up the beauty landscape, all based on quality, innovation and sheer determination,” said Pure Beauty Editor Amanda May at the ceremony.  

“And now in its 24th year, the Pure Beauty Awards is proud to still be the ultimate flagship event that recognises beauty’s true shining stars.

“From exciting start-ups and household names, to new-age sustainable formulations and amazing scentscaping, we recognise trailblazers who are making beauty more accessible, inclusive and sustainable.” 

A special thank you to the Pure Beauty Awards 2025 sponsors: Arbelle, Arthur Edward, Dachser, Eurofins, EXPAC, Group55, HBI Design Plus, Herbmoda, House of Beaut, JustMyLook and Lemonpath.

Plus, London Beauty Artists, Micro Delta Packaging, Nuon, Rainbow Cosmetics, Robertet, Skcin Skin Cancer UK Charity, Somerce, Sprint Logistics, Staci and Wormser UK.  


Meet the winners of the Pure Beauty Awards 2025…


TOOL OR DEVICE

Best New Tool or Device

Gold: METIME Ritual, Wireless LED Light Therapy Mask

Silver: BARBERBOSS, Advanced Jet Water Flosser

Bronze: Glossom, SuperHydro Patch

Highly Commended: Silk'n, LED EMS Face Mask

 

BODY CARE

Best New Body Care Product

Gold: WONDERBALM, KOREAN BEAUTY ALL PURPOSE + NATURAL

Silver: THE AYURVEDA EXPERIENCE, BLAVANA Body Lotion

Bronze: SUNKISSED, HYDROGLOW 12 HOUR HYDRATING FACE TANNING SERUM

Highly Commended: PALMER'S, BRAZILIAN COCO CREAM

 

Best New Bath and Shower Product

Gold: SLATE BODY, The Collection

Silver: LAURA MERCIER, AMBRE VANILLE HONEY BATH

Bronze: I LOVE, WHIPPED SHOWER FOAM

Highly Commended: IMPERIAL LEATHER, Foamburst

 

Best New Sun Care Product

Gold: 2bTanned, SPF50+ glow serum

Silver: HUSN, HYDRA SHIELD

Bronze: MERIT, The Uniform TINTED MINERAL SUNSCREEN

Highly Commended: SUNSOLVE MD, ZnO + Mineral CareCORRECT + FADE

 

FRAGRANCE

Best New Fragrance

Gold: GHAWALI, LOVE NOTE

Silver: ELECTIMUSS, Caspain Cherry

Bronze: Kilian PARIS, ANGELS' SHARE PARADIS

Highly Commended: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Paris, APOM

 

HAIR CARE

Best New Hair and Scalp Product

Gold: arbonne, HAIR CARE SCALP ELIXIR

Silver: amika, midnight mender overnight strength repair treatment

Bronze: INNERSENSE, HAIR RENEW SCALP HAIRBATH

Highly Commended: AVEDA, MIRACULOUS OIL

 

Best New Hair Prep or Styling Product

Gold: The doux, MOUSSE DEF TEXTURE FOAM

Silver: NATURE SPELL, GROWTH COMPLEX ROSEMARY WATER LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER

Bronze: NEAL & WOLF, HYDRATE LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER SPRAY

Highly Commended: K18, AstroLift reparative volume spray

 

MAKE-UP

Best New Lip Product

Gold: TROPIC, LIP SILK plumping ceramide serum

Silver: Calling., Mega Bite

Bronze: rhode, peptide lip shape

Highly Commended: Dr.PAWPAW, WICKED x Dr.PAWPAW Enchanting & Glimmer Lip Balm Duo

 

Best New Eye or Brow Product

Gold: glow for it, lash FOCUS MASCARA

Silver: DOUVALL'S, ARGAN GROWTH SERUM MASCARA

Bronze: MARY KAY, GREAT HEIGHTS MASCARA

Highly Commended: MODELROCK LASHES, Press-On Lashes Ready-to-Wear ALL A FLUTTER

 

Best New Complexion Product

Gold: Rare Beauty, Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush

Silver: LAURA MERCIER, TINTED MOISTURIZER NATURAL DEWY

Bronze: arbonne, SHEER COVERAGE SKIN TINT

Highly Commended: GLOW RECIPE, WATERMELON GLOW NIACINAMIDE DEWY FLUSH

 

NATURAL AND ORGANIC

Best New Natural Beauty Product

Gold: SUNKISSED, HYDROGLOW 12 HOUR HYDRATING TANNING MOUSSE

Silver: The Organic Pharmacy, DAILY MINERAL SPF 30 UV PROTECTION

Bronze: natural organic family, FACE CREAM FOR KIDS WITH 30 SPF

Highly Commended: NEAL'S YARD REMEDIES, Vegan Wild Rose Beauty Balm

 

PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY

Best New Professional Product or Treatment

Gold: Medik8, Crystal Retinal Age-Defying Facial

Silver: Hydrafacial, HydraFillic with Pep9

Bronze: HERBMODA, Powder Crystal Renewal Enzyme Set

Highly Commended: BTL, EMFACE

 

SKIN CARE 

Best New Moisturiser

Gold: NIP + FAB, CERAMIDE FIX BASE BUILD MOISTURE MILK 8%

Silver: THE AYURVEDA EXPERIENCE, KESARADI DAILY GLOW FACE OIL

Bronze: NecessaryGood, BRIGHT & HYDRATED MOISTURISER

Highly Commended: DOCTRINE, INFINITE HYDRATION Gel Cream Moisturiser

 

Best New Serum

Gold: grüum, skal FACIAL SERUM

Silver: THE INKEY LIST, EXOSOME HYDRO-GLOW COMPLEX

Bronze: Medik8, LIQUID PEPTIDES ADVANCED MP

Highly Commended: Dr. Gabriela SingleSkin, Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid

 

Best New Eye Product

Gold: Dr Sam's, FLAWLESS BRIGHTLY EYE SERUM

Silver: Mii, BRIGHT EYED FIRM + SMOOTH HYDROGEL MASK

Bronze: Dr. Gabriela SingleSkin, Eye Cream for Delicate Skin Around the Eyes

 

Best New Cleanser

Gold: Lacura, CLEANSING BALM

Silver: TROPIC, HYDRATING CLEANSER refreshing facial gelée

Bronze: PERL, BALANCING CLEANSING BALM

Highly Commended: Ayu Skin, Cleansing Balm

 

Best New Face Mask or Exfoliator

Gold: BYROE, AVOCADO RENEWAL 2-IN-1 CLEANSER & EXFOLIATOR

Silver: grace & stella, Energizing Eye Masks

Bronze: MARY VALENTINE, Raw Cocoa & Hemp Seed Revitalising Face Mask

Highly Commended: URenew, BIO COLLAGEN ANTI-AGING HYDROGEL MASK

 

WELLNESS

Best New Wellness Product

Gold: Flourish Emporium, Grandad's Garden

Silver: TOLD LONDON, HIGHLAND RETREAT, SCOTLAND FRAGRANCED CANDLE

Bronze: arbonne, COOLING MIST

Highly Commended: So Divine, beauty vibe

 

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION

Best New Ingredient

Gold: Lady Purple, produced by Active Cells and distributed by Azeco Cosmeceuticals

Silver: Croda Beauty, Natrineo CR8

Bronze: Mibelle Biochemistry, DracoBelle Nu sd

Highly Commended: Symrise, SymLash XTreme

 

Best New Sustainable Innovation

Gold: KinKind, FRESH as a daisy! Refillable Anti-Perspirant Deodorant

Silver: NU SKIN, ageLOC Tru Face Peptide Retinol Complex\

Bronze: POMÉLO+CO, Molecular Repair Shampoo and Conditioner

Highly Commended: BEAUTY KITCHEN, ORGANIC SHAMPOO ROSEMARY MINT

 

Best Indie Brand

Gold: SLATE BODY

Silver: Gallia Rae

Bronze: TOLD LONDON

Highly Commended: Calling.

 

Best New Beauty Brand

Gold: Glossom

Silver: MUNCH

Bronze: MiQuest

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