There is just one month left to enter the 2020 USA Global Makeup Awards.

This is our inaugural launch for the USA and we know it is going to be just as big as the UK Global Makeup Awards was.

It made sense to expand our awards to different regions across the globe,  There are so many brands out there, and for America all the more so, there are so many great MADE IN THE USA brands!  So it is time to celebrate them.

Beauty Awards are a big thing in the UK.  In fact there are a tonne of them.  We love to celebrate the best of the best new launches and consumers are always looking to find what is the hottest on trend beauty product on the market right now.  But when you look to the USA, things have gone a bit quieter on the beauty awards and makeup awards front?  There are the odd awards by magazines but not many awards that we can see which are independently judged and adjudicated by a team of beauty experts. For two countries with not only a shared language, but also a shared love of beauty products this seems to not align correctly.  So we are delighted that the Global Makeup Awards has branched out and created an awards, just for America. 

Products need to be  available to purchase in America either by post or in shop in order to enter these awards. American beauty products are a huge thing.  In fact - even Cosmo did an article for UK residents on what beauty products to buy in America if they are visiting there as not all are available to buy in the UK, making some products a bit like cult classics....especially when shopping in the famous ULTA and Sephora. I mean, some people even pack an extra suitcase when travelling to the USA just for beauty buys... oh and some Hershey's chocolate.  In fact, in America, these are called the MVP Beauty Players - or in other words, the Most Valuable Player beauty brands.

Did you know Glossier (it's only been around since 2014 can you believe it!?) Drunk Elephant and CoverGirl were all American beauty brands?  That's right.  Some more hot American beauty brands out there right now and perhaps a little lesser known in the UK are BeautyCounter's tinted moisturizer, and RMS beauty un-coverup.

We've all heard of Kylie cosmetics here in the UK and we are hoping they will be entering the 2020 USA Global Makeup Awards. We'd love to try their Stormi palette with its unique periwinkle shade and beautiful butterfly packaging.  Let's see how it rates against the other big palette players like Urban Decay's Naked palette.  The Kylie Cosmetics brand was made famous by the Kylie Lip Kit - which sold both a lippie and a pencil for $36.

There is also Milk Makeup out there, which is an American brand from New York.  They don't currently ship internationally which means it's time to book a flight and a suitcase if you want to get your hands on their Matcha stick cleanser.

Our 2020 USA Global Makeup Awards close in just one month.  That's not much time to get entries in and we can't wait to see which hot hot hot products will be entering this year.  We are of course looking for the best of new launches and are so excited to see who the winners will be in this year's American beauty awards.

Anywho, we will be announcing the winners for the USA Global Makeup Awards on 10th September - so keep an eye out - it's going to be one to watch if you want to keep up to date on the hottest beauty trends on the other side of the pond

The Global Makeup Awards team xx

Ok ok, none of us can resist a bit of beauty scandal!  Especially there team here at the Global Makeup Awards!

If you hadn't heard, Kylie was put in a bit of an awkward situation when her BFF Jordyn is said to have made out with Kylie's sister Khloe. Although Kylie hasn't publicly addressed this news about her best friend, who also lives at her house, there have been some signs that there is tension in the midst.

Jordyn Wood had collaborated in the past with Kylie on a lip kit with a line called 'Jordy'.  The makeup mogul is known for making most of her close to a billion dollar fortune from her makeup line Kylie Cosmetics.  So it doesn't look like the wisest of moves  for Jordyn to not only go against her best friend, but also to jeopardise her relationship with Kylie Cosmetics and her joint line.  Indeed, in a seemingly rebellious move, the Jordyn lip kit line price has been slashed by half price.  Excellent news for those new to the cosmetics line and who are interested in trying out the line for a discount, or for Kylie fanatics who want to grow their collection at a fraction of the cost.  It doesn't seem to be a remainder from the products which were part of January sales, as most of the other products on the website are now back to full price.

The lip kit, Jordy, unfortunately seems to be sold out.  It is not known yet if this range will be re-stocked or not.  It could also have been a master marketing move to take advantage of the scandal!  The makeup in the Jordy line was in raspberry red, including both a liquid lipstick and a matching lip liner.  We think they would be great for the category of best lip liner in the Global Makeup Awards, so lets see if they are entered in next years awards!