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BEST IN BEAUTY: MEET THE CEW BEAUTY INSIDER AWARD WINNERS

06-04-16 | Posted by Nancy Weinberg Simon

Curious about what beauty insiders picked as the best beauty products of 2016? The winners of the prestigious 22nd Annual CEW Beauty Insider Awards are in, and as always, Beautyinthebag editors cast our votes and some of our favorites won. (See the products with an *).

Held at the beautiful Waldorf Astoria in New York City, Tony Award winning actress, Laura Benanti hosted the event, the single beauty awards program in which the winners are determined exclusively by industry insiders. CEW’s more than 6,000 U.S. members whittled the potential winners down to 212 finalists from more than 800 entries. Then the winners were chosen by CEW’s Board of Governors and a select group of beauty industry experts.

“Thousands of beauty products are launched every year. With so many options to choose from, it can be challenging for a shopper to distinguish between them,” says Carlotta Jacobson, President of CEW. “Because these winners are selected by industry insiders, the award seal helps the consumer identify and trust that these are the most innovative products in beauty.” Cosmetic Executive Women, Inc. (CEW) has over 8,000 global members, both men and women, from over 2,250 companies in the beauty and related industries. Based in New York City, CEW has associated organizations in France and the UK.

This is also the second year in a row that CEW, under the direction of Andrea Nagel, Director of Content, has also created a Beauty Insider Awards Digital Magazine to help consumers discover the hottest new products. This digital magazine features both the winning and the finalist products as well as expert tips, trend forecasts, videos and even clickable icons to purchase products from retailer partners.

This summer, there will also be two limited-edition Birchbox Beauty Awards collections featuring finalists that always sell out fast, and in July, QVC will feature select finalist and winning products live on air during a CEW Beauty Awards Show.

The moment you’ve been waiting for is here. The 2016 CEW Beauty Insider Award winners are:

BATH AND BODY
Does A Body Good (Bath and Body Mass)
NIVEA – In-shower Body Lotion

Does A Body Good (Bath and Body Prestige)
Fresh – Cocoa Body Exfoliant *

SKINCARE
Blemish Busters (Acne Treatment)
Kate Somerville – EradiKate Mask Foam-activated Acne Treatment *

Turn Back Time (Anti-Aging Mass)
Sonia Kashuk – Detox Purifying Black Mask

Turn Back Time (Anti-Aging Prestige)
GLAMGLOW – Flashmud™ Brightening Treatment *

Keep It Clean (Cleanser & Scrub)
Simple® Skincare – Micellar Cleansing Water

Eye On The Prize (Eye Treatment)
IT Cosmetics – Your Skin but Better™ CC+ Eye™ Cream SPF 50+ *

Lip Service (Lip Treatment)
Fresh – Sugar Nourishing Lip Balm Advanced Therapy

Device Advice (Skincare Tools)
Clarisonic – Alpha Fit

Bring On The Sun (Sun Product)
St. Tropez – Gradual Tan in Shower Lotion

S.O.S. – Save Our Skin (Moisturizer Mass)
NEUTROGENA® – Hydro Boost Water Gel

S.O.S. – Save Our Skin (Moisturizer Prestige)
Clinique – Dramatically Different Moisturizing Cream

HAIR
Dying For Color (Hair Coloring Product)
Oribe Hair Care – Airbrush Root Touch-up Spray *

The Mane Attraction (Hair Shampoo/Hair Conditioner)
Living Proof – Perfect Hair Day (PhD) Dry Shampoo

Hair-spiration (Hair Style/Hair Care) – THREE WAY TIE!
Bumble and bumble – Don’t Blow It (H)air Styler
Drybar – Triple Sec 3-in-1 *
Living Proof – Blowout

DIY Style (Hair Tools)
T3 Micro, Inc. – PROi Professional Hair Dryer

MAKEUP
All Eyes On Me (Eye Product Mass)
L’Oréal Paris – Voluminous Superstar Mascara

All Eyes On Me (Eye Product Prestige)
Dior – Diorshow Mascara *

#NoFilter (Face Product Mass)
Sonia Kashuk – Undercover Liquid Concealer

#NoFilter (Face Product Prestige)
Laura Mercier – Silk Crème Moisturizing Photo Edition Foundation

Seal It With A Kiss (Lip Product Mass)
FLOWER – Lip Radiance High Shine Lip Lacquer

Seal It With A Kiss (Lip Product Prestige)
Charlotte Tilbury – Matte Revolution

MAN-MADE (MEN’S GROOMING)
Clinique – Clinique for Men Charcoal Face Wash

SCENT
Male Attraction (Men’s Scent)
Dior – Sauvage
Perfumer – Christian Dior

It Makes Scents (Women’s Scent Mass)
Sonia Kashuk – Eau de Toilette in White Etheriana
Perfumer – Robertet

It Makes Scents (Women’s Sent Prestige)
Yves Saint Laurent Beauté – Black Opium
Perfumer – Firmenich

NAILED IT (NAIL PRODUCT) – TWO WAY TIE!
butter LONDON – Patent Shine 10x™ Nail Lacquer *
essie – Gel Setter