ACHIEVER AWARDS 2025

We have opened 2025 CEW Achiever Awards nominations.

The CEW Achiever Awards honour exceptional talent, dedication, and influence within the beauty industry. Established in 2002, these prestigious awards celebrate individuals who have made a lasting impact across a wide range of disciplines, from visionary business leadership and brand building to pioneering product innovation and creative excellence. Each year, the Achiever Awards shine a spotlight on those whose contributions are shaping the future of beauty, inspiring the next generation of industry leaders.

We are inviting as many of you as possible to nominate yourselves or someone else worthy of recognition in this year’s prestigious awards, which will be held at The Rosewood Hotel on Tuesday, December 2nd.

There are three awards you can nominate yourself or others for:

The Young Achiever Award, supported by Coty, recognises emerging talent and celebrates leaders of the future from across the whole beauty industry. Please make sure you nominate others or yourself before the deadline in September. Entry is SIMPLE – via a Google form. Past recipients include Lorna Radford, Managing Director, Enkos Developments, Aimee Connolly, Founder & CEO of Sculpted By Aimee and Anna Brightman, Co-Founder of UpCircle Beauty and Katy Cottam, Founder and CEO of Luna Daily.

The Digital Innovation Award, supported by So Post, is focused on recognising and celebrating businesses that continue to innovate in digital technology to meet the growing expectations of the beauty consumer. The current economic climate demonstrates the importance of digital acceleration and transformation to stay ahead of the competition. Over the past eleven years, we have recognised various small to large businesses that have leveraged the best use of digital innovation and technology to enable the beauty industry to thrive. Past recipients include DCYPHER in 2023 with their made-to-measure cosmetics, and the 2024 recipients were Estee Lauder and their AI-powered beauty app for the visually impaired.

The CEW Members’ Achiever Award is also back for 2025! is also back for 2025. CEW members are invited to nominate themselves or a fellow member. This award recognises the outstanding achievements of CEW members at various stages of their careers in businesses across the beauty industry who have demonstrated expertise, innovation, and excellence in their respective areas of the industry. This includes individuals working within brands, supplier businesses, agencies, or independently as consultants, freelancers and specialists and is OPEN TO ALL members. Last year’s recipient was Vesa Kalho.