The Finder Retail Awards recognises Australia's favourite brands across more than 100 retail categories. We survey thousands of real Australians to understand how they feel about their recent product purchases, and use that information to reward the most popular brands.
These are the best brands for beauty in the 2021/22 Awards.
![Image: Finder Best hair straightener brand](https://www.finder.com.au/finder-au/wp-uploads/2022/07/Finder_Retail_award_HairStraightener2021_Finder_500x500.png)
![Image: Supplied Cloud Nine logo](https://www.finder.com.au/finder-au/wp-uploads/2020/12/cloud-nine-heai_logo_supplied_300x300.png)
Best rated hair straightener brand: Cloud Nine
Australians have rated Cloud Nine as the best hair straightener brand in Australia in. this year's Finder Awards. The brand scored highly for ease of use, features and functions and performance.
Finalists
- Remington
- GHD
See Finder's picks for the best hair straighteners in Australia
![Image: Finder Best hair dryer brand](https://www.finder.com.au/finder-au/wp-uploads/2022/07/Finder_Retail_award_HairDryer2021_Finder_500x500.png)
![Image: Supplied Parlux logo](https://www.finder.com.au/finder-au/wp-uploads/2022/07/Parlux_logo_supplied_300x300.png)
Best rated hair dryer brand: Parlux
100% of surveyed Australians recommend Parlux hair dryers, which helped the brand walk away with this year's Finder Award for best hair dryer brand. Parlux also scored highly for ease of use and performance.
Finalists
- Dyson
- Panasonic
![Image: Finder Best Skincare Brand](https://www.finder.com.au/finder-au/wp-uploads/2022/06/Finderretailaward-skincare-Finder-500x500-1.png)
![Image: Supplied Nivea Logo](https://www.finder.com.au/finder-au/wp-uploads/2020/12/nivea_logo_supplied_300x300.png)
Best rated skincare brand: Nivea
Nivea has been rated the best skincare brand in Australia in this year's Finder Awards, ranking well for effectiveness, product range and value for money.
Finalists
- Garnier
- Olay
How we chose the winners
The 2021/22 Finder Retail Awards recognise brand sentiment from customer feedback on different retail product categories. Finder worked with data and insights company, Dynata to conduct thousands of customer interviews around their product purchasing history and satisfaction with their purchased products.
Disclaimer: Please refer to our methodology for more information on how we scored and judged Finder Retail Awards candidates. While we endeavour to assess the majority of product providers in the market, this is not always possible and it may be that not every brand in the market was included for judging.
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