​Hi Everyone,
Our recent ‘In the Spotlight’ blogs have been really popular and quite a few people have requested
more. Naturally, we’re happy to oblige. We love writing about our favourite brands and sharing the
stories behind the products. We honestly don’t believe that the any company could be successful
within the beauty sector without a deep-rooted passion for helping other people and creating
quality products, while continually driving the industry forward.
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Today we want to highlight some of the winners from our 2019 UK Global Makeup Awards.

BEST FACE MASK SILVER WINNER - Oh K!

Chok Chok Ruby Slice Mask
The Chok Chok Ruby Slice Mask, is a Hyper targeted mask shaped to target specific areas of the skin
and formulated with skin nourishing botanical extracts and probiotics.
Originally founded at a studio in London in 2014, Oh K! soon partnered with research and
development experts in Seoul, South Korea. Oh K! is a really exciting company that always seems to
be at the forefront of trends. Their ethos is to seek out new experiences and sensations by creating
products which spark joy and curiosity.
We also LOVE their blogs! Their most recent gives great tips on how to improve your sleep. Check it
out here - https://www.ohklife.us.com/blogs/ohkblog/how-to-get-the-best-nights-sleep

BEST ANTI AGEING PRODUCT SILVER WINNER - Alpha H

Liquid Gold Intensive Night Repair Serum

Alpha H were winners of the UK Global Makeup Awards Best Face Mask Silver Award.
Australian company Alpha H has become a firm favourite with such household names as Marks &
Spencer, Harvey Nichols and premium airlines including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. Its origins
beginning over 20 years ago, Brand owner and director Michelle Doherty has used her own
experiences of searching for the best product for her skin to inform the developments and
innovations of the company.

On their website Michelle shares her own story of extended trouble with chronic cystic acne and her struggle to find suitable products which would
help her as well as a very sad lack of understanding from some professional who should have been
more empathetic. Her success is just wonderful to see and its great to know she’s coming from a
place where she understands the impact skin trouble can have on someone’s life and the difference
the right product can make. Michelle and Alpha-H have shared their gift with the world and that
definitely deserves some recognition.

You can also take a look at some of the positive press Alpha-H have received from the beauty
magazines including Vogue, Marie Claire and Grazia

So, why not take 10 minutes to check out the websites of these wo deserved winners and find out
even more about their missions? There is so much good stuff out there to read and it’s a great way
to fill your break if you’re tired of reading the same old websites every day!

That’s it for now but look out for our next blog coming soon! Thanks for reading! And be sure to look out for our announcement tomorrow for the winners of the 2020 UK Global Makeup Awards..... there are even more exciting beauty and make brands who have made it this year.

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Hi there everybody! This is Dan with another blog from Italy lockdown!
In a minute I want to tell you some exciting news about the imminent launch of the 2020 Green
Global Beauty Awards but first here’s a little update from life in lockdown in the Brescia region of
Italy, one of the areas hit hardest by coronavirus.

Strangely, after over three weeks I feel like I’m getting used to this staying at home malarkey. It’s
definitely a sad time for all of us in Italy and tragic that so many people are losing loved ones.
However, it’s important for us to all stay fit, healthy and, most of all, positive during these
challenging and uncertain times. Some positives which I have taken are:
Doing online fitness classes with my old outdoor fitness gang from London. We used to train
together in the park at 6:30am three times a week, rain or shine. In fact, I remember once after
training through a huge downpour, that the local rugby coach furiously called all his players from the
park to demand why they couldn’t turn up to their training session while we all could! Anyway,
we’ve been training together online and its been great to see friends who I haven’t seen for four
years.

Online Poker – A little less healthy but last night I had so much fun playing with my old school friends
online. We even did it in fancy dress. I’m kind of enjoying experimenting with the freedom lockdown
fashion gives. Anything goes!

Acting – Haha! A close friend and I are also practicing our (extremely) amateur acting skills through
facetime. We’re currently trying to work out what the heck is going on in Waiting for Godot.
Music – Well, I always have time for music but I’m enjoying learning new songs on the ukulele and
trying some beginner flamenco guitar techniques.
Another reported consequence from lockdown has been greatly reduced pollution and reduced
human impact on nature. Sadly, Brescia is one of the most polluted cities in Europe. I’m lucky to live
outside of the city and near the beautiful Lake Garda but the traffic can still get extremely bad here,
especially during the summer with a high volume of tourists and very few alternate route to get
between the towns on the lake.

The environment has been on everybody’s mind for quite a few years, but Greta’s recent campaign
has brought it even more to the forefront. Such a huge achievement!

We’ve already seen a lot of our previous award winners have business models which promote green
practices and this April we will launch the 2020 Green Global Beauty Awards. Entries open April 1 st
and these awards are obviously exclusively for green/clean brands.  The Global Green Beauty Awards comes under the umbrella of the Global Makeup Awards for those brands who want to reflect their greener cleaner side with an awards specifically dedicated at their efforts. 

​ With attitudes changing and people wishing to have a more eco conscious beauty regime, we couldn't think of a better way to recognize industry experts than with the 2020 Global Green Beauty Awards.  Brands are welcome to enter both the Green Awards and the Global Makeup Awards.

There will also be categories for organic products, reflecting the demand from customers to use
more ethical skincare products on their skin. These awards are open to brands across the globe!
Don’t hesitate to enter if your brand strives to create ethical and environmentally friendly products!
That’s all for now folks but I’ll update you again soon! Until then, stay safe!
Dan