The Vogue Beauty & Wellness Honours 2026 celebrates the names that made us stop, test twice and take notice. Getting to this list, however, took more than a few enthusiastic swipes of lipstick. Vogue India’s editors spent weeks testing, researching and shortlisting the year’s most compelling launches across over 25 categories spanning skincare, haircare, makeup, fragrance and wellness. The finalists were then put before an expert jury comprising Vogue India’s Head of Editorial Content Rochelle Pinto, entrepreneur and philanthropist Sara Tendulkar, actor Jacqueline Fernandez, makeup artist and educator Puneet B Saini, hair expert Hiral Bhatia, Pilates educator and founder of Radhika’s Balanced Body, Radhika Karle, and dermatologist and medical director of The Bombay Skin Clinic, Dr Batul Patel. At an in-person jury meet, they tested, debated and weighed up the nominees before settling on their favourites.
But beauty is as personal as it is expert-led, so we wanted to know what our readers thought, too. For a month, the same shortlist was opened to voting on our website, giving our audience the chance to champion the products and places that had earned a place in their own routines. The results bring both perspectives together: across all our categories, you’ll find a Jury Winner alongside a Reader’s Choice with select Editor’s Picks also spotlighted. After weeks of thorough testing, a roomful of expert deliberation and a month of readers’ voting, these are the products, innovations and spaces that rose above a very crowded field.
Skincare
Cleanser
Jury Winner – Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Rejuvenating Cleansing Foam
A cleanser may be the quickest step in a routine, but this one made the jury pay attention. Ginseng peptides and amino acids give the formula its skincare credentials, while its ability to cleanse without leaving skin stripped is what pushed it ahead.
Reader’s Choice – Clarins Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser
