The best social media and digital efforts in beauty

After receiving over 300 award entries from beauty companies around the world, the 2014 #beauty20 Awards finalists have been announced.

Celebrating and honouring beauty brands and retailers’ innovation in eCommerce and digital marketing, judges selected the top five brands from 10 different categories. The public were then able to vote for their favourite beauty brand from each category online at www.beauty20awards.com.

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The beauty industry invests more and more in digital marketing each year with the main goal to get closer to the customer. They want us to like and love your brand. Thus, why don’t we ask the customers who they love the most? Let’s give it a test!” says innoCos - Beauty Innovation Summit director Irina Kremin.

Such competition of global and local brands can be the reality check for beauty brands to show who they really like the most. Now, who will receive the award in New York this year? The battle is on.”

Category finalists include:

Best Twitter

It Cosmetics Beauty

Maybelline New York

OPI

Rimmel London

Best Facebook

Burt's Bees

L'Oréal Paris

Natura

ULTA Beauty

Best Pinterest

BeautyInTheBag

Lime Crime

Mischo Beauty

OPI

Too Faced Cosmetics

Best Instagram

Bath & Body Works

Bumble and Bumble

COVERGIRL

Fresh Beauty

OPI

Best App

Get the Look by Rimmel London

Makeup Genius By L'Oréal Paris

Make up by ModiFace

Mobile Virtual Makeover

Sephora to Go

Best Online Video

Patches

Confession by Dermablend Professional

Make Love. Not War by

Not Sorry by Pantene Pro-V

DollarShaveClub.com-Our Blades Are F***ing Great

Best e-Commerce Website

Dollar Shave Club

(Estée Lauder NZ)

Sephora

Urban Decay

Best Beauty Startup

Beauty Army

Birchbox

Cocotique

Luxe Lacquers

Preen.Me

Best Technology Startup

Dollar Shave Club

Mink

Olapic

Poshly

Powa Technologies

Best Beauty Brand Online

(Bobbi Brown NZ)

Dollar Shave Club

Sephora

Category winners will be announced at the innoCos Digital Summit in New York on September 30.