Two Major Wins for JustBe & a Finalist Spot
We are absolutely thrilled to share that JustBe Botanicals has been recognised in the Beauty Shortlist Awards, taking home two major wins and a highly coveted finalist position across three categories.
The Beauty Shortlist Awards were founded by Fiona Klonarides and celebrate products that genuinely work, from brands that care deeply about ethics, wellbeing and clean beauty. Being recognised for three different products across three very different categories, is meaningful validation for a small, hand-blended Scottish brand in its early years.
Best Aromatherapy Product - JustBe Energised Chocolate
Our JustBe Energised Aromatherapy Chocolate was awarded Best Aromatherapy Product, recognised for its entirely unique approach to what aromatherapy can be. A milk chocolate bar infused with geranium essential oil and topped with coconut sugar infused with cardamom, it was among the first products of its kind to be formally recognised by a beauty award programme.
The judges described it beautifully:
"The JustBe Energised bar has hints of Turkish delight about it, but the infusion of cardamom gives it an even more intriguing flavour and the subtlest touch of spicy warmth."
That description captures something we've always believed, that aromatherapy doesn't have to begin and end with skincare. It can begin with something you eat.
Best Health / Herbal Tea - JustBe Happy Herbal Tea
The JustBe Happy Herbal Tea was awarded Best Health / Herbal Tea: an uplifting blend that had already become a customer favourite and now had an official seal of approval to match.
Bright and mood-supporting, the Happy Herbal Tea has since gone on to earn a Great Taste Award alongside our JustBe Loved chocolate - recognition from two very different but equally rigorous judging panels that our range belongs in the food and drink conversation as much as the beauty one.
Best Oil or Balm Cleanser - Cleansing Balm Finalist
The JustBe Cleansing Balm was recognised as a finalist for Best Oil or Balm Cleanser. Our Cleansing Balm has gone on to be featured in Vogue's All Star Glamour issue.
Three Products, Three Categories, One Approach to Wellbeing
These three recognitions in one awards cycle: chocolate, herbal tea and skincare, confirmed something we had always hoped: that the JustBe approach to wellbeing, across every sensory dimension, was something the beauty and wellness world was ready to celebrate.
With pride and deep gratitude for every judge who took the time to notice, Gail