The Makeup Artist of the Year category seeks to find a makeup artist who has shown exceptional artistic and creative prowess in the field of practice, with not less than 3 years of experience.

• Must be a specialist in the various makeup categories
  • Celebrity
  • Bridal
  • Editorial
• Must have Social Media Influence
• Must not be LESS THAN 3 years in the industry
• Must have imparted knowledge to others in the industry

The Most Glamorous Celebrity category seeks to award a celebrity who has shown exceptional and flawless style across different categories of public apperances.

• Must be flawlessly styled across the following channels:
  
  • Television
  • Print
  • Events
  • Social Media

The Best Beauty/Makeup Blog category seeks to find the best and most influential blog covering the makeup industry in Ghana across diverse content topics.

• Must have relevant original content on the makeup industry across the following content topics:
  
  • Tips & Tricks and How Tos
  • Industry News
  • Coverage of latest trends
  • Interviews & Features
  • Articles and Long Form content
• Must publish content frequently
• Must have the ability to engage readers
• Must be influential on social media
• Content submissions must be for content created between March 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016

Proof of Eligibility (Started before March 31, 2015). A screenshot of your blog dashboard, webhost, etc.

Content Category 1:Tips & Tricks and How Tos

Your Two (2) Best blog posts providing makeup tips, tricks, step by step guides, etc

Content Category 2: Industry News

Your Two (2) Best blog posts providing news about the makeup industry, events, brands, etc

Content Category 3: Latest Trends

Your Two (2) Best blog posts about latest makeup trends (techniques, styles, products, equipment)

Content Category 4: Interviews & Features

Your Two (2) Best blog posts interviewing or featuring people or brands from the makeup industry

Content Category 5: Articles

Your Two (2) Best in-depth articles or long form content covering an industry brand, issue or trend

The Best Beauty/Makeup Vlog category seeks to find the best and most influential online video blog covering the makeup industry in Ghana across diverse content topics.

• Must have relevant original content on the makeup industry across the following content topics:
  
  • Tips & Tricks and How Tos
  • Industry News
  • Coverage of latest trends
  • Interviews & Features
  • Articles and Long Form content
• Must publish content frequently
• Must have the ability to engage readers
• Must be influential on social media
• Content submissions must be for content created between March 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016

Proof of Eligibility (Started before March 31, 2015). A screenshot of your video blog dashboard, webhost, etc.

Content Category 1:Tips & Tricks and How Tos

Your Two (2) Best video posts providing makeup tips, tricks, step by step guides, etc

Content Category 2: Industry News

Your Two (2) Best video posts providing news about the makeup industry, events, brands, etc

Content Category 3: Latest Trends

Your Two (2) Best video posts about latest makeup trends (techniques, styles, products, equipment)

Content Category 4: Interviews & Features

Your Two (2) Best video posts interviewing or featuring people or brands from the makeup industry

Content Category 5: Articles

Your Two (2) Best in-depth video content covering an industry brand, issue or trend

The Best TV Makeup category seeks to find the Television station with the best makeup consistently across it's portfolio of programming on the station.

• Station must have it's presenters and newscaster flawlessly styled.
• Station must have consistency across it's portfolio of programs
• Station must submit a compilation consisting of at least five (5) of it's presenters across diverse content programming.

Video Submission 1:

A video clip of up to sixty seconds (60 secs) extracted from a TV station broadcast 'as aired'
Please upload your video to any video site or cloud storage of your preference and share the link.

Video Submission 2:

A video clip of up to sixty seconds (60 secs) extracted from a TV station broadcast 'as aired'
Please upload your video to any video site or cloud storage of your preference and share the link.

Video Submission 3:

A video clip of up to sixty seconds (60 secs) extracted from a TV station broadcast 'as aired'
Please upload your video to any video site or cloud storage of your preference and share the link.

Video Submission 4:

A video clip of up to sixty seconds (60 secs) extracted from a TV station broadcast 'as aired'
Please upload your video to any video site or cloud storage of your preference and share the link.

Video Submission 5:

A video clip of up to sixty seconds (60 secs) extracted from a TV station broadcast 'as aired'
Please upload your video to any video site or cloud storage of your preference and share the link.

The Best Special Effects Makeup Artist (Movie/Theatre) category seeks to find the makeup artist who has shown exceptional skill in special effects makeup for a movie or theatre production.

• Must be creative and artistic
• Makeup must seem real and believable
• Makeup must fit the context of the scenes and production.

Special Effects: Project 1

A photo submission for the special effects work done on this project for this nomination.  

Special Effects: Project 2

A photo submission for the special effects work done on this project for this nomination.  

Special Effects: Project 3

A photo submission for the special effects work done on this project for this nomination.  

The Best Editorial Makeup Artist category seeks to find the best makeup artist for the use of makeup to enhance artistic expression across different subjects or visual themes in a publication or exhibition.

• Must have avant-garde elements (new and experimental ideas and methods) in at least one of their submissions
• Must be creative and artistic
• Must have worked on this in the context of a project (photo shoot, magazine editorial or exhibition)

Editorial: Project 1

A photo submission for the work done on this project for this nomination.

The Best Bridal Makeup Artist category seeks to find the best makeup artist for the use of makeup in a bridal context.

• Must be creative and artistic
• Must enhance the beauty of the bride
• Must have a good social media presence

Bridal: Project 1

A photo submission for the work done on a specific bridal project for this nomination.

Bridal: Project 2

A photo submission for the work done on a specific bridal project for this nomination.

Bridal: Project 3

A photo submission for the work done on a specific bridal project for this nomination.

The Makeup/Beauty Brand of the Year category seeks to find the most popular consumer brand with the highest industry regard(accolades) for marketing, customer service and support for the makeup industry.

• Must have huge social media presence
• High quality branding, marketing and advertising standards
• Must be popular and highly regarded in the industry
• Good number of distribution outlets & product availability across the country
• Good CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) policies
• Contribution to the industry
• Good sales assistants/technique of sales
• Must have been in existence for at least 5 years

Brand Marketing

Submissions to support the significance of a brand's marketing reach and popularity using social media reach and influence. Provide up to ten (10) brand social media accounts, as applicable.

Brand Visibility

Submissions to support the significance of a brand's visibility within the industry using events sponsorships. Provide your total number of events sponsored and your Top 3 sponsorships with highest brand visibility or impact below.

Distribution Network

Submissions to support the significance of a brand's distribution and sales network within the industry. Provide your total number of distribution outlets and contacts to your Top Regional distributors, providing one per region, if applicable.

CSR Initiatives

Submissions to support the significance of a brand's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within the industry. Provide your total number of CSR initiatives and your Top 3 initiatives with the most significant impact on the industry.

Training Initiatives

Submissions to support the significance of a brand's training initiatives within the industry. Provide your total number of training & empowerment initiatives and your Top 3 initiatives with the most significant impact on the industry.

The Best Beauty Retail Shop category seeks to find the beauty shop or retail chain which most impacts sale of makeup products and consumer services across the country.

• Good mix of beauty brands available
• Good selection of products and product lines of beauty brands available
• Good customer service (sales assistance, technical advice, product presentation, et cetera)
• Good number of distribution outlets available across the country
• Good social media presence

Sales & Customer Service

Provide up to ten (10) representative customers for your business, that the judging panel may contact. You are encouraged to spread these contacts across different retail outlets and across regions, to improve your nomination scores.

Distribution Network

Provide up to ten (10) retail outlet locations for your business. You are encouraged to spread these contacts across different retail outlets and across regions, to improve your nomination scores.

Brand Marketing

Submissions to support the significance of a retail shop's marketing reach and popularity using social media reach and influence. Provide up to ten (10) social media accounts, as applicable.

Brand Visibility

Submissions to support the significance of the retail shop's visibility within the industry using events attended (exhibitions, conferences, et cetera). Provide your total number of events attended and your Top 2 events attended.

The Best Celebrity Makeup Artist category seeks to find the best makeup artist for the use of makeup in a public figure or celebrity context.

• Must be creative and artistic
• Must have worked on multiple celebrities or public figures.
• Must have a strong social media presence

Celebrity Makeup Artist: Project 1

A photo submission for the work done on a specific celebrity project for this nomination.

Celebrity Makeup Artist: Project 2

A photo submission for the work done on a specific celebrity project for this nomination.

Celebrity Makeup Artist: Project 3

A photo submission for the work done on a specific celebrity project for this nomination.

The Most Promising Makeup Artist category seeks to find the best new makeup artist with not less than one (1) year of experience who shows the most promise for exceptional work mixed with innovativation within the industry.

• Must not be less than one (1) year in the industry
• Must have good social media presence
• Must be creative, artistic and innovative
• Must have good customer service

Most Promising Artist: Project 1

A photo submission for the work on this specific project for this nomination.

Most Promising Artist: Project 2

A photo submission for the work on this specific project for this nomination.

Most Promising Artist: Project 3

A photo submission for the work on this specific project for this nomination.

The Best Makeup/Beauty School category seeks to find the best makeup school in terms of the quality of training and the impact of its graduants on the industry.

• Must be properly accredited
• Must have been in existence not less than 5 Years
• Must have a high quality syllabus
• Must have good training facilities
• Msut have trained graduants who are productive and succesfful within the industry

Best Graduants for 2015: Graduant 1

A submission for the accomplishments and achievements of a top graduant for nominee school

Best Graduants for 2015: Graduant 2

A submission for the accomplishments and achievements of a top graduant for nominee school

Best Graduants for 2015: Graduant 3

A submission for the accomplishments and achievements of a top graduant for nominee school

The Most Promising Ghanaian Owned Brand category seeks to find the most popular Ghanaian owned consumer brand with the highest industry accolades for marketing, customer service and support for the makeup industry.

• Must be a majority Ghanaian owned entity
• Must have good social media presence
• Good branding, marketing and advertising to standards
• Must be popular and highly regarded in the industry
• Good number of distribution outlets & product availability across the country
• Good CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) policies
• Contribution to the industry
• Must have been in existence for at 3 years

Most Promising: Brand Marketing

Submissions to support the significance of a brand's marketing reach and popularity using social media reach and influence. Provide up to ten (10) brand social media accounts, as applicable.

Brand Visibility

Submissions to support the significance of the retail shop's visibility within the industry using events attended (exhibitions, conferences, fairs, et cetera). Provide your total number of events attended and your Top 2 events attended, with the most impact on the brand.

Distribution Network

Submissions to support the significance of a brand's distribution and sales network within the industry. Provide your total number of distribution outlets and contacts to your Top Regional distributors, providing one per region, if applicable.

Training Initiatives

Submissions to support the significance of a brand's training initiatives within the industry. Provide your total number of training & empowerment initiatives and your Top 3 initiatives with the most significant impact on the industry.