It’s that exciting time of year when the best in beauty gather for the CEW Beauty Insider Awards. For us beauty geeks, it’s like the Oscars of the beauty industry. Brands are featured in categories including Skincare, Scents, Makeup and more. CEW hosts the beauty industry’s biggest celebration of product innovation, recognizing the year’s best new beauty products. The 24th annual CEW Beauty Insider Awards honored the most innovative new products across 40 categories.
The CEW Beauty Awards are the only awards selected by industry experts who know the beauty industry best. CEW members selected 256 finalists from more than 1,000 entries representing 500 different brands. The winners were chosen from the finalists by CEW’s Board of Governors and a select group of beauty industry experts.
In response to the speed of innovation in the industry, CEW added several new product categories this year, including Indie Hair, Nutricosmetic Product, and Niche Fragrance. And for the first time, the awards include two categories that recognize industry suppliers: Packaging Innovation and Formula Innovation.
The 2018 CEW Beauty Awards were presented during a luncheon at the Midtown Hilton. The New York Times is a media sponsor of the event. Additional sponsors include Firmenich, Beauty IQ, Arcade Beauty, Beauty Inc., Financo, DSM, CVS Pharmacy, KDC/One, RPG, YouCam Makeup, Care Credit, Albea, MaCher, Nielson, Cosmoprof North America, Rpf Marketing Communications, P&G Beauty, Dior, Avon, Groupe Clarins, Consultancy Media, KraftWorks, Suite K, PIMS, Unilever, WWD, Moblty, The NPD Group and EY. Winners of the 2018 CEW Beauty Award will be announced in a full-page ad in The Times on May 27, 2018. The New York Times Sunday newspaper will reach 4.2 million readers.
Shop the CEW Beauty Award Winners today at CEWAwardWinners.com.
Acne Treatment (Blemish Busters):
- Philosophy Purity Made Simple Pore Extractor Exfoliating Clay Mask
Anti-Aging Mass (Turn Back Time)
- NEUTROGENA® Rapid Wrinkle Repair Regenerating Cream
Anti-Aging Prestige (Turn Back Time)
- LANEIGE Water Sleeping Mask
Bath and Body Mass (Does A Body Good)
- Aquaphor Ointment Body Spray
Bath and Body Prestige (Does A Body Good)
- OUAI Haircare Rose Hair & Body Oil
Best Beauty App ((H)appy Beauty)
- Perfect Corp. YouCam Makeup
Best Seller – Mass
- Herbal Essences Bio: Renew
Best Seller – Prestige
- Philosophy Purity Made Simple Pore Extractor Exfoliating Clay Mask
Cleanser & Scrub (Keep It Clean)
- Shiseido Cosmetics America Waso Soft + Cushy Polisher
Eye Makeup Mass (All Eyes on Me)
- L’Oréal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise
Eye Makeup Prestige (All Eyes on Me)
- Urban Decay Naked Heat Eyeshadow Palette
Eye Treatment (Eye on The Prize)
- Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Concentrate Matrix Synchronized Recovery
Face Makeup Mass (#NoFilter)
- NEUTROGENA® Hydro Boost Hydrating Tint
Face Makeup Prestige (#NoFilter)
- NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer
Hair Coloring Product (Dying for Color)
- L’Oréal Paris Colorista Semi-Permanent Hair Color
Hair Shampoo/Hair Conditioner (The Mane Attraction)
- Oribe Gold Lust Pre-Shampoo Intensive Treatment
Hair Style/Hair Care (Hair-spiration)
- Oribe Swept Up Volume Powder Spray
Hair Tools (DIY Style)
- Drybar Wrap Party Curling & Styling Wand
Iconic Beauty – Mass
- Dove White Beauty Bar
Iconic Beauty – Prestige
- Beautyblender The original beautyblender
Indie Brand (New Game in Town)
- Drunk Elephant
Indie Hair (New Game in Town)
- Briogeo Hair Care Scalp Revival Charcoal + Coconut Oil Micro-Exfoliating Shampoo
Indie Makeup (New Game in Town)
- The BrowGal The Weekender
Indie Skincare (New Game in Town)
- Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial
Lip Product Mass (Seal It with A Kiss)
- PIXI by Petra Matte Last Liquid Lip
Lip Product Prestige (Seal It with A Kiss)
- NARS Powermatte Lip Pigment
Lip Treatment (Lip Service)
- Fresh Sugar Lip Caramel Hydrating Balm
Makeup Tools (Tools of The Trade)
- Beautyblender beautyblender Swirl
Men’s Grooming (Man Made)
- Tom Ford Beauty Shave Cream
Men’s Scent (Male Attraction)
- YSL Beauty Y Eau de Toilette
Men’s Scent Perfumer
- Dominique Ropion, IFF
Moisturizer Mass (S.O.S – Save Our Skin)
- Aveeno® Positively Radiant Overnight Hydrating Facial
Moisturizer Prestige (S.O.S – Save Our Skin)
- IT Cosmetics Secret Sauce™
Most Buzzed About Beauty Collaboration
- BECCA Cosmetics Becca x Chrissy Teigen Glow Face Palette
Nail Product (Nailed It)
- Essie Treat Love & Color in Sheers to You
Niche Fragrance
- Derek Lam 10 Crosby Parfum Stick
Niche Fragrance Perfumer Award
- Clément Gavarry, Pascal Gaurin, Yves Cassar and Laurent LeGuernec, IFF
Nutricosmetic Product
- Sakara Life Beauty Chocolates
Skincare Tools (Device Advice)
- Rodan + Fields Redefine Amp MD Micro-Exfoliating Roller
Sun Product (Bring on The Sun)
- Supergoop! Super Power Sunscreen Mousse SPF 50
Women’s Scent Mass (It Makes Sense)
- Pacifica Beauty Aromapower Hardcore Happy
Women’s Scent Prestige (It Makes Sense)
- Gucci Bloom
Women’s Scent Prestige Perfumer
- Alberto Morillas, Firmenich
Packaging of the Year
- Derek Lam 10 Crosby Parfum Stick
Innovation of the Year
- Geltor, Inc. N-Collage
Sustainability Excellence
- NaturaBrasil
QVC 2018 Beauty Quest
- Chuda
About CEW:
CEW is an international organization of 9,000 individual members representing a cross section of beauty and related businesses. The composition of membership includes leading brands, indies, retailers, media and suppliers. CEW’s primary purpose is to provide programs online and in person to develop careers and knowledge of the beauty industry. CEW provides opportunities to connect and gain industry knowledge through networking events, trend reports, industry newsletters, interactive workshops and industry leader talks. For more information, please visit https://www.cew.org/.
-Ron Robinson, BeautyStat CEO & Cosmetic Chemist
