The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors association (ICMAD) has announced the finalists for the annual Indie Beauty Innovator (IBI) Awards. The awards program celebrates innovation across product development, brand stewardship and overall talent in the beauty industry.

This year’s winners will be announced at the Indie Beauty Innovators Awards event on Monday, July 29th at The Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. Tickets to the awards dinner are available for purchase here.

The full list of 2019 finalists include:

Accessories / Tools / Brushes
 WorldWide Packaging, Beauty Blender Queen
 NuFace, Fix Line Smoothing Device
 Nutrafol, Core for Women Plus

Bath & Body
 Queen V, Rub Me The Right Way
 Sway, The Complete Underarm Detox Kit
 Tiffany Andersen Brands, Cell Salt Detox Bath Soak

Fragrance
 OSEA, Vagus Nerve Oil
 Raw Spirit INC, Wild Spirit Discover Set
 WEN Hair & Body Care by Chaz Dean, Strength Eau de Parfum

Innovator Brand of the Year
 Geltor INC
 NuFace
 Virtue Labs

Haircare
 Grande, GrandeHAIR Rejuvenation Serum
 Virtue Labs, Virtue ColorKick
 WorldWide Packaging, Living Proof Dry Scalp Treatment

Makeup
 Beautyblender, BOUNCE Liquid Whipped Longwear Foundation
 Iredale Cosmetics Inc., Triple Luxe Long Lasting Naturally Moist Lipstick
 Sara Happ Inc., Sara Happ Sweet Dreams Lip Kit

Men’s
 Caldera + Lab, The Good
 Distil Skincare LLC (AO Skincare), 6000x Elemental Screen with SPF30
 Rascal, Ponce’s Eye Cream

Skincare
 Novare Beauty LLC, Kiss Your Cravings Behind
 Skinbuzz, Bee*Safe Organic Mineral Sunscreen 30SPF
 SPF Ventures LLC, Brush On Block Protective Lip Oil SPF32

Green Innovator Brand of the Year
 Distil Skincare LLC (AO Skincare)
 Kudarat INC
 Little Green

Charitable Company
 Earthly Body
 Handcrafted Honey Bee LLC (Smarty Pits)
 MONAT Global

Entrepreneur of the Year
 Alee Cao of Cao Cosmetics
 Alicia Grande of Grande
 Carolyn Aronson of It’s A 10 Haircare

In addition to being honored at ICMAD’s Indie Beauty Innovators Awards event on Monday, July 29th, award recipients will receive complimentary access to leverage the Indie Beauty Innovator Award seal across communication touchpoints. Furthermore, Credo, a leading clean beauty retailer, will feature the winner of the Green Innovator Brand of the Year in all Credo stores in mid-August 2019. The runner-up in the category will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with the merchant team to present the brand and discuss possible distribution plans.

The award submissions were reviewed by an independent and esteemed panel of industry experts across the media, retail, product development, design and packaging sectors. The roster of judges consisted of: Ian Ginsberg of C.O. Bigelow; Daniela Ciocan of Access Beauty Insiders; Sherri Koetting of MSLK Design Group; Annie Jackson of CREDO; Jeb Allured of Global Cosmetics Industry Magazine; Lara Eurdolian of PrettyConnected and Nina Vargas of LA Fashion Magazine.