Marie Claire Beauty Excellence Award 2026: Mimétique, Winner in the Emerging Brand Category
Mimétique Wins the Marie Claire Beauty Excellence Award 2026
On February 2, 2026, Mimétique received the Marie Claire Beauty Excellence Award in the Emerging Brand category.
Up against the biggest names in the cosmetics industry, there are eight of us. Self-funded. Relentless. Obsessed. Convinced from day one that skin is the most advanced R&D that exists—and that our role is to mimic it to restore its full potential.
28 international beauty editors tested, analyzed, compared. They chose Mimétique. Not just one product. The entire range. Our approach. Our conviction.
What the jury recognized
The SMR-C5 Complex
3 years of research with the AgroParisTech Chair of Cosmetology to develop the SMR-C5 Complex, combining 5 biomimetic actives naturally present in the skin: L-Carnosine, Oligo-Beta-Glucans, oligosaccharides, amino acids, and minerals.
These molecules mimic the skin’s structure to strengthen its natural mechanisms of protection, hydration, and regeneration.
Clinical result: +28% increase in Procollagen I production.
Clinically measured results
All Mimétique products undergo instrumental clinical testing and user trials under dermatological supervision.
- SKIN REVIVE: -16% wrinkle depth in 28 days (VISIOSCAN VC98, 22 subjects)
- SKIN RESTORE: +20% firmness in 28 days (CUTOMETER MPA 580, 11 subjects)
- CTRL EYE: 100% satisfaction after 28 days (usage test, 22 subjects)
Numbers, not promises.
Total transparency
95% to 100% ingredients of natural origin depending on the product. Over 20% active ingredients in every formula. Real concentrations disclosed. Vegan, fragrance-free, Made in France.
Skin understands molecules—not slogans.
3 years of biomimetic science
2022: R&D on the SMR-C5 Complex with AgroParisTech. +28% Procollagen I production.
2023: Creation of Mimétique.
2024: Launch of the 4-product biomimetic skincare range. First instrumental clinical tests.
2025: Launch of CTRL EYE 2.0: 100% satisfaction after 28 days. The community grows.
2026: Mimétique wins the Marie Claire Beauty Excellence Award, Emerging Brand category.
This award is yours
This award proves that science and empathy can go hand in hand. That high standards and humility are not mutually exclusive.
But this recognition is also yours. Without your standards, we might have compromised—on a concentration, on a cheaper active, on a shortcut. You pushed us to never settle.
Thank you for choosing science with us.
The 7 award-winning face treatments – Marie Claire 2026
Each product in the range was evaluated by the jury.
Here are the 7 awarded treatments:
- SKIN REVIVE – Smoothing and plumping face serum. Smooths, lifts, brightens.
-16% wrinkle depth in 28 days. [Discover SKIN REVIVE] - SKIN RESTORE – Firming and hydrating face cream. Firms, plumps, hydrates.
+20% firmness in 28 days. [Discover SKIN RESTORE] - SKIN RESTORE+ – Rich plumping face cream. Firms, deeply hydrates, plumps.
+8% lipids vs. SKIN RESTORE, 7 ceramides, 2 hyaluronic acids. [Discover SKIN RESTORE+] - CTRL EYE – Eye contour cream. Decongests, lifts, smooths.
100% satisfaction after 28 days. [Discover CTRL EYE] - SKIN CLOUD – Nourishing cleansing balm. Removes makeup, soothes, nourishes.
90% actives, 100% natural-origin ingredients. [Discover SKIN CLOUD] - SKIN BOOSTER – Radiance face oil. Nourishes, smooths, brightens.
100% actives, with Bakuchiol. [Discover SKIN BOOSTER] - SKIN WEB – Hydrating face cream-mask. Regenerates, hydrates, protects.
+11% skin density in 56 days. [Discover SKIN WEB]
The Marie Claire Beauty Excellence Award, a benchmark since 1986
Since 1986, the Marie Claire Beauty Excellence Award has recognized the most innovative and high-performing cosmetic products in the industry. Each year, a jury of expert French and international beauty editors selects the winners from hundreds of tested new launches.
For the 2026 edition, 28 journalists evaluated the Mimétique range and chose to reward our approach.
Thank you for choosing science.
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