We’re asking members of that community—Beauty Independent’s amazing paid subscribers—to share testimonials for this year’s Beacon Awards nominees. Please give them some well-deserved love.

Brand supporters are able to submit testimonials through Aug. 23. To submit a testimonial, select the drop-down menu on a nominee’s online page on Beauty Independent’s website and click on the desired brand. The menu features the complete list of nominees, and supporters can submit testimonials for nominees across 22 categories lauding packaging, product launches, campaigns, sustainability and more.

The Beacon Awards program, which is sponsored this year by Merit Manufacturing and International Products Group (IPG), leverages the expertise of Beauty Independent’s editorial team to determine the most relevant categories and nominate the entrepreneurs, investors, retailers and brands that represent the innovative and diverse field of independent beauty.

The nominees will be evaluated by one of five expert committees. Each expert committee is composed of four to five industry leaders assigned to their committees based on their knowledge and skill set. No expert will be evaluating a category in which they have a preexisting business relationship with the nominees. The community testimonials will be submitted to expert evaluator committees to help inform the winning selections.