Beauty & You India 2024 Winners, Awarded by The Estee Lauder Companies’ NIV

The Estée Lauder Companies’ New Incubation Ventures (NIV) and Nykaa have awarded the winners for Beauty & You India 2024.

This year’s program, themed “Supercharged Futures,” saw more than 660 applicants from more than 50 cities in the categories of skin care, makeup, hair care, fragrance and storytelling. The top 12 finalists showcased concepts ranging from clinically advanced skin care to new breakthrough innovations in hair care and innovative storytelling platforms.

Finalists presented to this year’s jury of 14 industry leaders in a live pitch session at The Leela Palace in New Delhi.

(From L to R): Stéphane de La Faverie, Executive Group President, The Estée Lauder Companies; William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies; and Rohan Vaziralli, General Manager at ELCA CosmeticsBusiness WireSpecial guests included:

• William P. Lauder, executive chairman, ELC
• Stéphane de La Faverie, executive group president, ELC
• Falguni Nayar, founder, managing director and chief executive officer, Nykaa

The jury consisted of:

• Shana Randhava, senior vice president, NIV, ELC
• Rohan Vaziralli, general manager, ELCA Cosmetics Private Limited
• Tarun Tahiliani, founder and director
• Tarun Tahiliani; Anaita Shroff Adajania, stylist, creative director & founder, Style Cell
• Deepica Mutyala, CEO & founder, Live Tinted
• Shruti Chandra, vice president, Invest India and vice chair Women Empowerment, Europe India Council for Business and Industry (EICBI)
• Gianandrea Ferrari, CEO-Europe, Middle East & India, Intercos; Jaffrey Zaman, managing director, Intercos India Private Limited

2024 Beauty & You India Winners

• Grow (In-Market Companies) winner: SkinInspired; Piyush Jain, founder and CEO Prashant Agrawal, founder and CPO.
• Imagine (Pre-Market Concepts) winners include: Not Just Vanilla, Akshay Bawa, founder and CEO Kritika Rathi, founder and CMO, and Amright, Vaishnavi Maganti, founder, Vijay Sivaraju, co-founder.
• Create (Creative Storytellers) winner: Journey of Objects, Alia Allana, founder and journalist

(From L to R): Piyush Jain, Dr. Prashant Agrawal, Falguni Nayar, Kritika Rathi, Vijay Sivaraju, Vaishnavi Maganti, Shana Randhava, Stéphane de La Faverie, William P. Lauder, Akshay Bawa, Alia Allana, Sumit Bhasin, Rosemin M. OpgenhaffenBusiness WireShana Randhava, senior vice president, NIV, ELC, said, “The winners of Beauty & You 2024 represent a diverse blend of creative founders and breakthrough innovation. Their ideas and vision truly exemplified innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit, representative of beauty’s future. For the third year in a row, we witnessed some extraordinary concepts and the winners stand out as pioneers poised to make a significant impact – each bringing a unique perspective to India’s dynamic beauty landscape. We look forward to offering mentorship and support to the winners as they expand their visions, seeking a wider audience both in India and around the world.”

Anchit Nayar, executive director and CEO, Nykaa Beauty, said, “As ELC’s lead partner for Beauty & You since its inception, Nykaa is deeply committed to nurturing the next generation of talent within the beauty industry. This year’s Beauty & You award winners represent the consumer-centric thinking in India, and we are proud to support these founders as they build high-quality brands for the Indian market. At Nykaa, nurturing the next generation of beauty entrepreneurs is core to our mission of making beauty accessible to all. We are proud to partner with The Estée Lauder Companies in this shared vision, as we work together to empower emerging talent and shape the future of beauty in India.”