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CEW Names Best Beauty Products Of The Year

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By: Jamie Matusow

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Online Exclusive: CEW Names Best Beauty Products Of The Year
Industry leaders select 2012’s product breakthroughs at the Insiders’ Choice Awards.

Cosmetic Executive Women recognized the most innovative beauty products of the year on May 18th at the 18th Annual CEW Beauty Insiders’ Choice Awards. The award-winning products ranged across 29 categories including cosmetics, hair care, skin care, the newly-added nail category and more (see below for a complete list of the winning products).


High Performance Products

With Mario Cantone is a mix of bloggers and online influencers who helped present the awards.

The CEW Beauty Awards is the only awards program where the winners are determined exclusively by beauty industry professionals. More than 4,600 CEW members, whose business it is to know beauty’s best, selected the winners. The CEW Beauty Awards signify the industry’s highest recognition for manufacturers and brands, and serve as a well-respected guide to the most innovative new products for consumers.

“When it comes to buying beauty products, women are looking for proven performance and claims they can trust,” says Carlotta Jacobson, CEW President. “The CEW Beauty Awards seal helps consumers cut through the clutter so they can make an informed decision about the best products in the marketplace. A CEW Beauty Award winning product signifies the ultimate endorsement from beauty industry insiders, providing the peace of mind the customer needs.”

In addition to recognizing product innovation, CEW announced the winner of the Indie Beauty Award for the brightest new start-up in the world of beauty. This year’s winner is Supergoop! The CEW Best Seller Award recognizes the product categories with the most growth in sales and the best-selling product in that category for both mass and department stores. Winners are based on retail sales data from Symphony/IRI and NPD. This year’s winner is Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips for mass and Lancôme Visionnaire [LR 2412] Advanced Skin Corrector for department stores.
This marks the first year for the CEW Nail Product category. The award was created based on the strength of the nail category in the marketplace. This year’s winning product is Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips.

Highlights

Also new this year, CEW invited top beauty bloggers and online beauty thought leaders to present at this year’s CEW Beauty Awards. Mario Cantone, comedian and star of Sex and the City 2, hosted the awards, which had more than 625 entries and 146 Finalists. There were 29 product categories including: Bath & Body Mass, Bath & Body Prestige, Acne Treatment, Anti-Aging Mass, Anti-Aging Prestige, Cleaner & Scrub, Eye Treatment Mass, Eye Treatment Prestige, Moisturizer Mass, Moisturizer Prestige, Hair Care Product, Hair Coloring Product, Hair Styling Product, Eye Product Mass, Eye Product Prestige, Face Product Mass, Face Product Prestige, Lip Product Mass, Lip Product Prestige, Nail Product, Men’s Grooming, Men’s Scent, Women’s Scent Mass, Women’s Scent Prestige, Sun, Indie Beauty Award, Eco Beauty Award (sponsored by Givaudan and vetted by The Natural Step) and Best Seller Mass, Best Seller Department Stores.

CEW highlights the winning products through national retail partnerships with CVS/pharmacy, QVC, Beauty Bar and HauteLook. Throughout the year, the 2012 Beauty Award Winners will display the Winners’ seal and be showcased with custom promotions in store, online and on TV. In addition, a value priced gift box of finalist and winning products will be co-branded with Beauty Bar, allowing consumers to try some of the most innovative new products. The winning products will also remain posted on www.cew.org throughout 2012.

The 2012 CEW Beauty Awards is sponsored by Allure, Givaudan, CVS/pharmacy, Crest 3D White, Veet, QVC, Kotex, Beauty Inc, Arcade Marketing, HauteLook, HBA Global Expo, RPG, MaCher, Albéa, Rpr Marketing Communications, Restylane, Script to Screen, Beauty Bar, KraftWorks, Consultancy Media, Suite K, Raw Media Network, Proof Seven, and WWD. Categories are defined by NPD and votes are tabulated by Ernst & Young LLP.

The 2012 CEW Beauty Awards winners:

The winners collage: these products earned the CEW seal.

BATH AND BODY
Bath & Body Mass
Burt’s Bees® Richly Replenishing Cocoa & Cupuaçu Butters Body Lotion

Bath & Body Prestige

Shiseido Cosmetics America Replenishing Body Cream

FACIAL SKINCARE
Acne Treatment
Kate Somerville Skin Care 24-hour Pimple Punisher

Anti-Aging Mass

L’Oréal Paris Youth Code Serum Intense

Anti-Aging Prestige

Shiseido Cosmetics America Future Solution LX Ultimate Regenerating Serum

Cleanser & Scrub
Fresh Sugar Lip Polish

Eye Treatment Mass
Garnier Ultra-lift Anti-wrinkle Eye Roller

Eye Treatment Prestige
Estée Lauder Idealist Cooling Eye Illuminator

Moisturizer Mass
RoC® Multi Correxion® Lift Anti-gravity Day Moisturizer with SPF 30

Moisturizer Prestige

StriVectin TL Tightening Neck Cream

HAIR
Hair Care Product
Ojon Instant Restorative Hair Serum

Hair Coloring Product

Rita Hazan Salon Temporary Color Root Concealer

Hair Styling Product
Bumble and bumble Bb. Texture Hair(un)dressing Crème

MAKEUP
Eye Product Mass
L’Oréal Paris Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara

Eye Product Prestige

Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara

Face Product Mass

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealer

Face Product Prestige

Smashbox Cosmetics Photo Finish Hydrating Foundation Primer

Lip Product Mass

COVERGIRL Blast Flipstick

Lip Product Prestige

Fresh Sugar Passion Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15

NAIL PRODUCT

Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips

MEN’S GROOMING
Lab Series Skincare for Men Max LS Overnight Renewal Serum

SCENT
Men’s Scent
John Varvatos Fragrance and Skincare Star USA

Women’s Scent Mass

Coty Beauty Heidi Klum Shine

Women’s Scent Prestige

Prada Candy Eau de Parfum Spray

SUN
Neutrogena Corporation Wet Skin Sunblock Spray SPF 50

INDIE BEAUTY AWARD
Supergoop!

ECO BEAUTY AWARD
Neutrogena Corporation Naturals Purifying Facial Cleanser
* Sponsored by Givaudan and vetted by The Natural Step

BEST SELLER AWARD

Mass Product
Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips

Prestige Product

Lancôme Visionnaire [LR 2412] Advanced Skin Corrector

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