Date Posted: Tuesday 20th June 2017
GQ has announced that entries are now open for its tenth annual Grooming Awards. Following a testing and selection process by a high-profile expert panel, the winning products will be announced at an invitation-only event at the beginning of October and will feature in the November issue of GQ. In addition to the categories listed below there are two awards for which the readers of GQ.co.uk can vote: Reader's Award for Best Classic Fragrance, and Best Daily Skincare Range.
The categories eligible for submission are: Best New Gadget, Best New Moisturiser, Best New Eye Serum, Best New Cleanser, Best New Anti-Ageing Cream, Best New Scrub, Best New Shampoo, Best New Razor, Best new Shaving Gel/Cream, Best New Sun Care, Best New Deodorant, The Editor’s Choice Award, Best New Fragrance in Limited Distribution and Best New Fragrance. This year there will also be five new awards – Best Product Development, Best Packaging, Best Gym/Wellness Experience, Best Grooming Experience and Best ‘Innovation’ Award.
To qualify, products will have been launched since October 2016 or will be launched before October 2017, and GQ will only judge new products (exclusion applies to manual razors). Unisex products are eligible for entry.
To enter, please send a product press release with the category you wish to enter in the subject line to the contact listed in the link below. Successful submissions will then be required to send in multiple samples – one per judge. Entries must be submitted by Friday 7 July in order to be eligible.
GQ Grooming Awards in 'awards'
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