What are the best beauty awards to enter in 2026?

The best beauty awards depend on your brand goals. For clinical credibility, consider practitioner-led awards. For consumer reach, magazine-backed awards work well. For retail partnerships, industry-focused awards like Pure Beauty are valuable. Always verify independent judging, transparent criteria, and genuine industry recognition.

How do I know if a beauty award is legitimate?

Legitimate beauty awards have publicly listed judges with credentials, extended testing periods of 4-8+ weeks, transparent methodology, merit-based winner selection, genuine press coverage, and reasonable entry fees. Red flags include guaranteed wins, anonymous judging, immediate results, and advertorial requirements.

What makes Attracta Beauty Awards different from other UK beauty awards?

Attracta Beauty Awards features a 3-month testing period by 20+ UK experts including dermatologists and medical doctors, completely independent judging with no pay-to-win model, clinical focus on biological health, and dedicated categories for emerging biotech and neuro-sensory innovations.

How much do beauty awards typically cost to enter?

Entry fees vary widely from £100-£500+ per category for UK beauty awards. Legitimate awards have transparent pricing, while pay-to-play schemes often have tiered fees with guaranteed placement. Evaluate ROI by considering potential PR value, retail opportunities, and brand credibility gains versus the entry investment.

Altesse Studio x Méthode Trévalinet: The Vitalis Body Brush

Attracta Courtney
Jul 20
2 min read

A body brush for all seasons

A New Ritual in Daily Lymphatic Care

French brushmaker Altesse Studio has partnered with Emmanuelle and Rebecca Trévalinet, the mother-and-daughter founders of the Trévalinet Method, to launch the Vitalis body brush - a tool designed to bring professional-grade dry brushing and lymphatic drainage into the home.

I was delighted to attend the launch of this new collaboration last week and to meet the experts behind the design of the brush, and the founders of the Trévalinet Method, which draws on several established lymphatic and facial techniques to ensure effective lymphatic drainage massage. Altesse Studio has translated that expertise into a simple five-minute daily protocol, guiding users step-by-step through drainage of the legs, stomach and arms, while gently stimulating the five main lymph nodes of the lymphatic system. Practised consistently - ideally at least three times a week - the ritual is said to offer a range of benefits: reduced water retention, a minimised appearance of cellulite, smoother skin texture, immune system support, and immediate activation of microcirculation.

Crafted from olive wood and natural boar bristle, and rooted in a brushmaking heritage dating back to 1875, I found the Vitalis brush reflects the same values at the heart of my Slow Beauty philosophy: intentional ritual, considered materials, and results built on consistency. As Emmanuelle Trévalinet explained to me, the ambition was to make a technique once reserved for the salon accessible to everyone, with a simple protocol that takes just five minutes.

For ABA, it's exactly the kind of daily, unhurried self-care practice that our 2026 Awards theme, Return to Beauty, was built to celebrate. These brushes maybe expensive intially but they are designed to last and treasure for a lifetime - what could be more sustainable than that.

Click to visit the Altesse Studio to discover more about this partnership between Altesse Studio and Méthode Trévalient. https://altesse-studio.com/en/pages/drainage-lymphatique-la-brosse-corps-qui-prolonge-linstitut

Attracta Courtney