Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) celebrated this year’s breakthrough beauty products on May 15th at the 21st Annual CEW Insiders’ Choice Beauty Awards. CEW awarded 38 products across 37 categories, including cosmetics, hair care, bath and body care, skin care, lip products and more.
The Insiders’ Choice Beauty Awards is the only beauty awards program in which the winners are determined exclusively by industry professionals who know the best in beauty. CEW’s 6,000+ U.S. members selected 210 finalists from more than 750 entries. Winners were selected from the finalists by CEW’s Board of Governors and a select group of industry experts.
New this year is the launch of the CEW Insiders’ Choice Digital Beauty Guide, the ultimate guide for consumers for what’s best in beauty. This interactive digital magazine includes winning and finalist products, expert tips from beauty industry insiders, trend forecasts and clickable icons to purchase products from retailers. An online version of the guide is available on CEW.org and an app version is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play by searching “CEW Beauty Awards Insiders’ Choice Guide”.
“Every year there are countless innovations and advancements in the industry and we rely on these Beauty Awards to feature the very best,” says Carlotta Jacobson, President of CEW. “Our list of winners represents the most groundbreaking products, perfectly curated by CEW experts. We are thrilled to bring consumers the first-ever Insiders’ Choice Digital Beauty Guide to help them discover the most innovative products of the year and make informed purchasing decisions.”
A full list of winners can be found below and online at www.cew.org
The 2015 CEW Beauty Award winners are:
Acne Treatment:
Estée Lauder – Clear Difference Targeted Blemish Treatment
Anti-Aging Mass:
La Roche-Posay – Pigmentclar Dark Spot Correcting Serum
Anti-Aging Prestige:
Shiseido Cosmetics America– Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate
Bath and Body Mass:
Jergens – BB Body Perfecting Skin Cream
Bath and Body Prestige:
Urban Decay – Naked Skin Body Beauty Balm
Best Seller Award Mass:
Coty Inc. – Sally Hansen Miracle Gel
Best Seller Award Prestige:
MAC Cosmetics – Mineralize Skinfinish Natural
Cleanser & Scrub:
GLAMGLOW – Powermud Dualcleanse Treatment
Eco Beauty Awards presented by Givaudan:
COOLA Suncare
Marula | Pure Beauty Oil™
Eye Product Mass:
FLOWER – Eye 2 Eye Eye Marker & Volumizing Mascara
Eye Product Prestige:
Lancôme – Grandiôse Mascara
Eye Treatment Mass:
L’Oréal Paris – Revitalift Miracle Blur Instant Eye Smoother
Eye Treatment Prestige:
Shiseido Cosmetics America – Benefiance Wrinkleresist24 Pure Retinol Express Smoothing Eye Mask
Face Product Mass:
Laneige – BB Cushion
Face Product Prestige:
Charlotte Tilbury – Wonderglow Instant Soft-Focus Beauty Flash Primer
Hair Coloring Product:
L’Oréal Paris – Superior Preference Mousse Absolue
Hair Shampoo/Hair Conditioner:
Living Proof – Curl Conditioning Wash
Hair Style/Hair Care:
Living Proof – Instant Texture Mist
Hair Tools:
T3 – Whirl Trio Interchangeable Barrel Styling Wand
Iconic Beauty Award Mass:
Crest – 3D White Whitestrips
Iconic Beauty Award Prestige:
Estée Lauder – Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex
Indie Brand Beauty Award presented by Piper Jaffray & Co.:
Nudestix
Lip Product Mass:
Sonia Kashuk – Dewy Luxe Lip & Cheek Balm
Lip Product Prestige:
Dior – Addict Fluid Stick
Lip Treatment:
Fresh – Sugar Lip Serum Advanced Therapy
Men’s Grooming:
LAB SERIES Skincare for Men – Age Rescue+ Water-Charged Gel Cream
Men’s Scent:
Dior – Homme Eau for Men
Perfumer for Men’s Scent:
Parfums Christian Dior
Moisturizer Mass:
Laneige – Water Sleeping Mask
Moisturizer Prestige:
GLAMGLOW – Thirstymud Hydrating Treatment
Most Buzzed About Mass:
L’Oréal Paris – Advanced Suncare Quick Dry Sheer Finish Spray SPF 50+
Most Buzzed About Prestige:
Lancôme – Grandiôse Mascara
Nail Product:
Coty Inc. – Sally Hansen Miracle Gel
QVC Beauty Quest Award:
Scalisi Skincare
Skincare Tools:
FOREO – Luna™ T-Sonic™ Cleansing and Anti-Aging System
Sun Product:
Shiseido Cosmetics America – Ultimate Sun Protection Spray SPF 50+
Women’s Scent Mass:
Coty Inc. – Love 2 Love Jasmine + Sparkling Mimosa
Perfumer for Women’s Scent Mass:
Firmenich
Women’s Scent Prestige:
Coty Inc. – Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream
Perfumer for Women’s Scent Prestige:
Firmenich
The CEW Beauty Awards are the industry’s highest recognition for manufacturers and brands, and serve as a trusted guide for consumers to the most innovative new products of the year. For the first time in award history, there was a tie in the Eco Beauty Award category, between COOLA Suncare and Marula | Pure Beauty Oil. This Award, sponsored by Givaudan, is given to a brand that has moved further toward the goal of sustainability.
