Spring 2025 Editor’s Choice Award Roundup

We’re saying goodbye to Spring, but not without first shouting out our 10 Spring 2025 Editor’s Choice Award recipients! With products ranging from jewelry to skincare, haircare, and fragrance, as well as some sweet services to boot, we have got you covered with a list of tried-and-true brands that deliver.


CONQUERing

Spring 2025 Editor's Choice

Award Category: Design & Innovation

CONQUERing is selected for creating the perfect blend of jewelry that is both fashionable and functional, often sporting uplifting reminders as a bonus.

Tammy Nelson, CEO and Founder of CONQUERing

“This recognition reinforces what our customers tell us every day—our jewelry helps them feel grounded, confident, and seen,” said Tammy Nelson, CEO and Founder of CONQUERing. “We’ve proven that function doesn’t have to compromise beauty. It’s an honor to see industry leaders affirm the impact our designs are making.”

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HighOnLove

Spring 2025 Editor's Choice

Award Category: Exceptional Design & Ingredient Integrity

HighOnLove is selected for its dedication to using high-quality, safe, and effective ingredients, while also prioritizing attractive design that anyone would be happy to display.

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Leland Francis

Spring 2025 Editor's Choice

Award Category: Clean Fragrance

Leland Francis is chosen for its clean fragrance, Franklin, that strikes the perfect balance between delicate and enduring, feminine with an alluring woods-and-incense vibe, and its suitable-for-all design and packaging. With a reasonable gifting price, this thoroughly unique and memorable, chemical-free fragrance hits all of the right notes.

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LRN Beauty

Spring 2025 Editor's Choice

Award Category: Best Hidden Gem Hair Salon

LRN Beauty is the whole package when it comes to salons: adorable decor, fabulous staff, and of course, the most professional hair care you could ever hope to find.

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NABAYA Beauty by Margo

Spring 2025 Editor's Choice

Award Category: Best Luxury Clean Skincare Brand

NABAYA Beauty by Margo is the luxury skincare line that you can afford! Oh yeah, and it works. Those with sensitive skin can rejoice, because Margo’s carefully crafted formulas treat the skin without irritation.

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privé

Spring 2025 Editor's Choice

Award Category: Clean Beauty in Professional Haircare

Founded by a female race car driver who is always on the move, privé is a dependable line of haircare products made with high-quality ingredients that leave your hair looking and feeling healthy.

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Sia Silk

Spring 2025 Editor's Choice

Award Category: Best Sleep & Skincare Accessory 

Sia Silk’s products make you look and feel like royalty, from the stunning silk sleep masks to the lavender oil roll-on applicator.

 

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STEM Natural Intelligence

Spring 2025 Editor's Choice

Award Category: Impressive Efficacy & Innovation

STEM Natural Intelligence products enhance your skincare routine with a sense of confidence. Why? Dr. Nathan Newman not only backs these products, but he oversaw their creation himself.

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The Shelbourne Dublin

Award Category: Best Luxury Spa Experience

The Shelbourne Dublin’s spa is easily one of the top spa experiences one can hope to have in a lifetime. Their staff goes out of their way to make you feel pampered, and they utilize only the best, most natural products along the way.

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VOESH

Award Category: Commitment to Clean Ingredients

VOESH brings the spa experience back into the home, offering a clean product suite that spans shower, body, hand, and foot care.

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The team at Beauty News NYC Official wants to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all nominees and winners of our 2025 Editor’s Choice Award. Stay tuned for late September for our Summer 2025 Editor’s Choice Award Roundup!

Gemma Lolos

Editor’s Choice Director | Social Media Manager | City Pulse Editor & Staff Writer

Gemma Lolos is a fiercely proud native New Yorker who is devoted to the arts in all its many forms. She loves to sing and listen to music, read great literature, experience inspiring theatre and film, and stream addictive television. She works full-time as a Marketing professional in New York City and does freelance writing on the side. In her free time, Gemma tries to immerse herself in the New York arts scene as much as possible, eat great food, and travel whenever she is able.