Viva Beauty Awards 2025: Discover The Full List Of Finalists & Vote For Your Favourites Now

Vote for your favourite brands and products in this year's Viva Beauty Awards. Photo / Guy Coombes

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Our expert judges have decided the finalists across all 30 categories, now it’s over to you to crown the winners.

Now in its second year, the Viva Beauty Awards 2025, presented by Glow Lab, shines a spotlight on those who uplift the beauty industry on a local and international scale.

From the beloved beauty stalwarts who have been around for decades, to the category disruptors who breathe new life into the industry, these awards serve to recognise and celebrate the top products, people and practices across both beauty and wellness that continue to put Aotearoa on the map.

To say this year’s awards have levelled up would be an understatement. In little over two weeks, Viva received a staggering amount of nominations – more than double the number received in 2024.

Not to mention an improved calibre of submissions that highlighted the impetus of the many brands, agencies and founders who entered.

After the nomination phase ended on May 2, the judging panel snapped into gear – methodically working their way through nominations across all 30 categories to determine the finalists.

Judges Lucy Slight (beauty and lifestyle journalist), Stacey Fraser (cosmetic chemist and Design Practice Teaching Fellow at the University of Canterbury), Danny Pato (award-winning hairstylist and co-founder of D&M Hair Design), Sarika Patel (freelance makeup artist and shade matching expert), Jane Joo (beauty influencer and content creator), and Ashleigh Cometti (Viva beauty editor) pored over entries and offered their honest feedback.

In many cases, some submissions were so strong our ratings were tied, so in many of the categories below you’ll see more than five finalists.

Now it’s time to have your say. Voting is open now until May 28.

Discover our finalists across all 30 categories below, and scroll to the bottom of the page to cast your all-important vote. It’ll only take you five minutes (promise).

Plus, everyone who votes is automatically entered into the Glow Lab prize draw, with a chance to win 1 of 3 Glow Lab prize packs, valued at $200 each. Terms and conditions apply.

Keep your eyes fixed on Viva.co.nz for updates, and be sure to pick up your copy of Viva inside the New Zealand Herald on June 11, where we’ll reveal the full list of Beauty Awards 2025 winners.