Held on October 22, 2019, the awards, which coincide with CEW’s 65th anniversary, honored 65 independent beauty businesses ranging from $1 million to $1 billion in size. The list of brands was curated by an advisory board comprised of CEW board members and additional key industry stakeholders such as retailers and financial advisors, CEW explained.

CEW President Carlotta Jacobson, stated, “For more than six decades, CEW has served as a resource for the beauty industry at large, helping brands and individuals gain access to invaluable business information. We’ve observed the indie brand segment within CEW membership grow exponentially and are proud to continue serving as an industry resource—providing support to drive their businesses forward.”

According to CEW, indie brands currently represent 15% of its membership, up from 6% three years ago. As a way of spotlighting indie brands, CEW has created The Indie65 Report.

Honored brands include:

Under $5 million

• Alchimie Forever
• Alpyn Beauty
• Lawless Beauty
• Loli Beauty
• Pinrose
• Saint Jane
• Sara Happ, Inc.
• Uma Oils
• Unsun Cosmetics
• Yuni Beauty

$5 million to $10 million

• Aquis
• Augustinus Bader
• Dose of Colors
• Hey Honey
• Jouer
• Kjaer Weis
• Mented Cosmetics
• One Love Organics
• Urban Skin RX
• Youth to the People

$10 million to $20 million

• Dermaflash LLC
• Dr. Barbara Sturm Skincare
• Makeup Geek
• Patchology
• Summer Fridays
• The Honey Pot
• Winky Lux

$20 million to $50 million

• Briogeo
• Farsáli
• Frank Body
• Grande Cosmetics
• Invisibobble
• Milk Makeup
• Nudestix
• Ofra Cosmetics
• Ouai
• Peach & Lily
• Prai Beauty
• Raw Sugar Living
• RMS Beauty
• Rodial
• Wander Beauty

$50 million to $100 million

• Amika
• By Terry
• Charlotte Tilbury Beauty
• Coola/Bare Republic
• Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare
• Tata Harper
• The Balm

$100 million to $150 million

• Beautyblender
• Drunk Elephant
• Glossier
• Olaplex
• Pacifica
• Pixi Beauty
• Sunday Riley

$150 million to $200 million

• Chantecaille Beauté
• Josie Maran

$250 million to $300 million

• Caudalie

$300 million to $350 million

• Beautycounter

$400 million to $450 million

• Revolution Beauty

$500 million to $1 billion

• Huda Beauty
• Kylie Jenner Cosmetics
• Sisley

More than $1 billion

• Rodan + Fields

During the awards, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shared key trends in the beauty industry spurring the growth of indie brands.

According to BCG, top consumer trends include:

• Social influence;
• Personal­ization and curation;
• Health and wellness (“better for you” products);
• Multicultural beauty;
• Experience and engagement; and
• Convenience.

Retail trends include:

• The continued rise of digital;
• The transfor­mation of the physical store; and
• Multi-channel growth.

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The 2019 Achiever Awards Honorees are:

• Sylvie Chantecaille, Founder & CEO, Chantecaille
• Megan Grant, President, L’Oréal USA LUXE Division
• Carisa Janes, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Hourglass Cosmetics
• Artemis Patrick, Chief Merchandising Officer, Sephora
• Jadzia Tirsch, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Shiseido Americas
• Tracey Travis, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies (the first presented to a woman in finance)

In addition to honoring the six Achievers, CEW presented its first Leadership Excellence Award to Alex Keith, CEO, P&G Beauty, who successfully transformed the company’s global business and became the first female CEO this past July of a major beauty company.

Finally, Saskia Wilson‑Brown, Executive Director & Founder, The Institute for Art & Olfaction, was honored with the Scent Innovator Award, presented by IFF, for her devotion to experimentation and education in perfumery through film and her community-based nonprofit.

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Linda Wells, Carlotta Jacobson and Louis Licari

The use of plant-based active ingredients stood out among Beauty Awards Winners. Shiesido’s Ultimate Power Infusing Concentrate (Anti-Aging Prestige winner) powers its formula with botanical extracts of reishi mushroom and iris root; Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Complex (Best Seller Prestige winner) taps into a variety of fruit extracts including apple, watermelon and chamomile; Drunk Elephant C-Tango Multivitamin Eye Cream uses extracts from cucumber, strawberry, apple and kiwi; and Beauty by Popsugar Be Sweet Tinted Lip Balm SPF15 (Indie Makeup winner) contains extracts from green tea, blueberry and hibiscus flower.

Jill Scalamandre and Agnes Landau

The naturals trend continues to bloom as the demand for these types of products becomes more global. Musc Impérial by Atelier Cologne (Niche Fragrance winner) developed its formula from 89 percent renewable natural origin ingredients from Robertet; method sea + surf (Men’s Grooming winner) is completely made from naturally-derived ingredients; Kopari Beauty Coconut Shower Oil’s (Bath and Body Prestige winner) naturally-derived formula contains 100 percent pure, organic, sustainably-sourced coconut oil; and, Weleda’s Skin Food Body Butter (Bath and Body Mass winner) boasts a seal from NATRUE, created by the International Natural and Organic Cosmetics Association to certify natural and organic cosmetic products.

In cosmetics, long-lasting options that keep makeup locked-in-place was a key trend. Shiseido’s Kajal InkArtist 4-in-1 liner (Eye Product Prestige winner) promises 12 hours of waterproof wear; L’Oréal Paris’ Longwear Waterproof Brow Gel (Eye Product Mass winner) offers an impressive 48 hours; and, bareMinerals’ BAREPRO 16-Hr Full Coverage Concealer (Face Product Prestige winner) is designed to be crease-proof and waterproof for up to 16 hours.

Hydration was also a trend among Beauty Awards winning products, ranging from hair to skin care. Living Proof Restore Dry Scalp Treatment (Hair Shampoo/Hair Conditioner winner) uses hyaluronic-acid with the goal of providing moisture to the scalp, while Rodan + Fields Enhancements Active Hydration Body Replenish (Bath and Body Prestige winner) uses the ingredient in its formula to lock in skin’s moisture; Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask (Indie Skin care winner) features a blend of vitamins, ceramides and antioxidants to hydrate thirsty, stressed-out skin; and, Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Lip Bath (Lip Treatment winner) is designed to enhance and moisturize lips using marine collagen.

In response to the growing wellness industry, which the Global Wellness Institute estimates to be a $4.2 trillion global market, CEW added new award categories for Beauty Wellness Supplements and Aromatherapy. HUM Nutrition Inc. took home the Beauty Wellness Supplement award for Collagen POP, a dissolvable collagen and vitamin C tablet that aims to firm and hydrate skin. The Aromatherapy award was given to Naturopathica for its Chill Aromatic Alchemy, an essential oil blend designed to promote relaxation.

Another new category, Rising Influencer Awards, was added this year in partnership with Preen.Me. The awards, which acknowledge up-and-coming influencers in makeup and skin care verticals, were given to Alina and Inessa of The Vike Twins (@theviketwins) and Kate Fleming (@the.skincare.diary), respectively.

Alina and Inessa of The Vike Twins (@theviketwins) 

Beautycounter was awarded the highly-coveted Indie Brand Award, which awards the brand with a complimentary spotlight booth at 2019 Cosmoprof North America, a $5,000 value. And, LOLI Beautywas presented with the Sustainability Excellence Award, which recognizes a brand taking steps towards sustainability within the beauty industry.

Award winners will be able to display CEW’s Beauty Awards seal on product packaging, collateral, as well as social and e-commerce platforms, to distinguish their product as beauty’s best.

“After 25 years, the CEW seal of approval continues to help consumers navigate the beauty aisles to make informed purchase decisions. As the only awards program selected by industry insiders, we provide winners with credibility and have become the industry’s most important recognition,” said Carlotta Jacobson, President of CEW.

The 2019 Beauty Awards winners will be able to participate in several exciting partnerships to reach consumers and gain visibility. All winners will remain on CEWAwardWinners.com throughout the year with shoppable links, and will be promoted via PR Newswire following the awards, garnering 75 million impressions. On May 24, select winning products will be featured in Taxi TV’s NYC Taxis, garnering 70,000 impressions. In July, the winners will be featured in a QVC Beauty Show. There will also be major consumer-facing press outreach through both traditional and online outlets, including bloggers and social media.

And the winners are…

Acne Treatment (Blemish Busters)

• First Aid Beauty Skin Rescue Acne Clearing Pads with White Clay

Anti-Aging Mass (Turn Back Time)

• Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Oil

Anti-Aging Prestige (Turn Back Time)

• Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate

Aromatherapy (Scent-sational)

Bath and Body Mass (Does A Body Good)

• Weleda North America Skin Food Body Butter

 Bath and Body Prestige (Does A Body Good) – Tie

• Kopari Beauty Coconut Shower Oil
• Rodan + Fields ENHANCEMENTS Active Hydration Body Replenish

Beauty Tech Award

• Perfect Corp. YouCam Makeup Platform

 Beauty Wellness Supplements

• HUM Nutrition Inc. Collagen POP

Best Seller Mass

• Olay Whip

Best Seller Prestige

• Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Complex

Cleanser & Scrub (Keep It Clean)

• First Aid Beauty Skin Rescue Acne Clearing Charcoal Cleanser with Probiotics

 Eye Product Mass (All Eyes On Me)

• L’Oréal Paris Unbelieva-Brow

Eye Product Prestige (All Eyes On Me)

• Shiseido Americas Kajal InkArtist

Eye Treatment (Eye On The Prize)

• Drunk Elephant C-Tango Multivitamin Eye Cream

Face Product Mass (#NoFilter)

• L’Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Multi-Use Concealer

Face Product Prestige (#NoFilter)

• bareMinerals BAREPRO 16-Hour Full Coverage Concealer

 Hair Coloring Product (Dying for Color)

• Madison Reed Light Works Balayage Highlighting Kit

Hair Shampoo/Hair Conditioner (The Mane Attraction)

• Living Proof Restore Dry Scalp Treatment

Hair Care/Styling (Hair-spiration)

• Drybar Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Mist

Hair Tools (DIY Style)

• Dyson Airwrap hair styler

Home Scent (Scent-Sational)

• Oribe Côte d’Azur Incense

 Iconic Consumers’ Choice Beauty Award – Mass

• essie ballet slippers

Iconic Consumers’ Choice Beauty Award – Prestige

• Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II

 Indie Brand Beauty Award (New Game in Town)

• Beautycounter

Indie Hair (New Hair Game In Town)

• Briogeo Hair Care Be Gentle, Be Kind Kale + Apple Replenishing Superfood Conditioner

 Indie Makeup Beauty Award (New Makeup Game In Town)

• Beauty by POPSUGAR Be Sweet Tinted Lip Balm SPF 15

 Indie Skincare Beauty Award (New Skincare Game In Town)

• Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask

 Ingredients and Formulation: Supplier Award

• KOBO Products Inc. 4 in 1 Multi-Purpose Sunscreen Cream

 Lip Product Mass (Seal It With A Kiss)

• Sun Bum Tinted Lip Balm

 Lip Product Prestige (Seal It With A Kiss)

• MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Lipstick

 Lip Treatment (Lip Service)

• Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Collagen Lip Bath

 Makeup Tools (Tools of The Trade)

• IT Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Bye Bye Foundation Brush #22

 Men’s Grooming (Man Made)

• method sea + surf body wash

 Men’s Scent (Male Attraction) – Tie

• Christian Dior Parfums Sauvage Eau de Parfum
• YSL Beauty Y Eau de Parfum

 Moisturizer Mass (S.O.S – Save Our Skin)

• Olay Regenerist Whip Fragrance Free

 Moisturizer Prestige (S.O.S – Save Our Skin)

• Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Cream

 Nail Product (Nailed It)

• butter LONDON Peel-Off Glitter Lacquer

 Niche Fragrance (It Makes Scents)

• Atelier Cologne Musc Imperial (Robertet)

 QVC 2019 Beauty Quest

• Mineral Air

Rising Influencer Award (Makeup)

• Alina and Inessa, @ theviketwins

 Rising Influencer Award (Skincare)

• Kate, @ the.skincare.diary

 Skincare Tools (Device Advice) – Tie

• BeautyBioscience Rose Quartz Roller
• Clarisonic Mia Smart

 Sun Product (Bring on the Sun)

• Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40

 Sustainability Excellence Award

• LOLI BEAUTY INC.           

 Women’s Scent Mass (It Makes Scents)

• Flower Beauty Pretty Deadly Jasmin Venom

 Women’s Scent Prestige (It Makes Scents)

• YSL Beauty Black Opium Eau de Parfum Intense

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Seven female beauty industry executives were recognized for the impact they are having on the industry when Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) hosted the 2019 Top Talent Awards luncheon, Thursday, April 11, 2019.

The Top Talent Awards honor the performance and achievement of women who are making a mark on the beauty industry. What makes these awards unique is that the recipients are nominated by a CEW Board member or senior executive within their company and reviewed by a special CEW committee of the Board of Governors. Each nominee is looked at for the impact they have on their companies and the greater beauty industry, as well as their future leadership potential.

CEW Top Talent Awardee Megan Crokos of Bath & Body Works with Symrise’s Carlos Vinals, Julianne Pruett, Achim Daub and David Apel

The 2019 honorees included:

• Jennifer Cohen, Senior Director, Makeup, Sephora
• Megan Crokos, VP, Product and Fragrance Development, Mast Global Beauty and Home, Bath & Body Works
• Marcie Hoklas, Senior Director/DMM Beauty Company, Walgreens-Boots Alliance
• Rachel Painter, Vice President, Research and Development, The Estée Lauder Companies
• Suzanne Pengelly, SVP, U.S. Sales and Education, bareMinerals
• Mary F. Rodrigues, SVP, Marketing and Ecommerce, RéVive Skincare 
• Salina Urben, Senior Regional Education Manager, Clarins

“For 65 years, CEW has helped women in the beauty industry achieve, advance and inspire,” says CEW President, Carlotta Jacobson. “We are delighted to honor these seven inspirational women for their achievements and look forward to hearing them share their stories during our awards ceremony.”

CEW’s other programs to recognize achievement include the Achiever Awards, which honor outstanding female leaders in the beauty industry, and the Female Founder Awards, which acknowledge entrepreneurs for their leadership and innovation. Like the Top Talent Awards, their purpose is to inspire future leaders, as well as support the advancement of women in the industry.

The sold-out event was held at The Union League Club in New York City. Sponsors include Marie Claire, Symrise, 24 Seven, Simple, Milani, L’Oréal, Imtech graphics, COVERGIRL, Yonwood/PKG, QVC, Revlon, Beauty Inc, WWD, Moblty, Kaplow Communications and Marketing Solutions Inc.

About the 2019 honorees:

Jennifer Cohen serves as Sephora’s Senior Director of Merchandising for Makeup and is responsible for scouting and incubating emerging brands, as well as discovering trends and category opportunities. Since joining the company in 2008, Jennifer has helped advance Sephora’s makeup brand portfolio by nurturing brands from infancy to become top performers, including Marc Jacob’s Beauty, Kat Von D Beauty, Huda Beauty and Fenty Beauty. On the latter, Jennifer played an integral role in orchestrating Sephora’s history-making first global beauty brand launch. Jennifer began her beauty journey at Nordstrom selling makeup and skincare behind the Clinique makeup counter. During her 10-year tenure at Nordstrom, Jennifer’s passion for beauty led her to roles that supported all beauty categories and to become an accomplished merchant leader.

 Megan Crokos is Vice President of Product & Fragrance Development for Mast Global Beauty and Home, Bath & Body Works. In this role since 2013, she leads ideation and defines big picture strategies for all Bath & Body Works beauty, personal care and home products, with more than 1,200 new skus with more than $4 billion in annual sales. Megan joined Mast in 2007 as Director of Creative Product Innovations for Beauty Avenues. In 2009, she was promoted to AVP of Product and Fragrance Development for all of its personal care products in the US and Canada, and in 2012, she added Creative Fragrance and Innovations of Product Development. Prior to Mast, Megan spent more than 20 years creating and marketing cosmetics, skincare, body care and home products for brands including Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, Jo Malone, La Mer, L’Oreal/Lancôme, Calvin Klein Beauty and Revlon.

 Marcie Hoklas is Senior Director/DMM Beauty Company, Walgreens-Boots Alliance.

In this role, she continuously challenges herself to bring to life new formats, new
designs and enriched customer experiences. Marcie began her career at Nordstrom at the Clinique counter, while attending classes at Columbia College Chicago, eventually leading the Nordstrom Beauty department. Later, she moved to Walgreens, where she held a variety of roles, most notably in buying and category management. Marcie’s passion and expertise have allowed her to create enormously transformational change, both at Walgreens and in the industry. Her contributions including growing Cosmetics from $800M to $1.2B in sales and more recently, doubling growth of Dermatological Skincare.

Rachel Painter is Vice President of Makeup Research & Development at The Estée Lauder Companies, responsible for leading total Makeup Innovation. She heads Estée Lauder Brand and Tom Ford Formulation and MAC. She’s committed to delivering consumer-inspired breakthrough technologies and creating new products to drive growth in established and emerging brands. Rachel has worked in many areas of the business during her 25 years with the Estée Lauder Companies. Starting as an Analytical Chemist, she then went into Formulation and developed and patented several technologies, including the first-ever Cushion Compact product. She became Director of Product Development for La Mer and Jo Malone, and went on to lead Estée Lauder Brand, Origins, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, and Aerin Lauder R&D Makeup Formulation. In 2014, Ms. Painter became VP and Site Leader of the Estée Lauder Canadian Innovation Centre.

 Suzanne Pengelly is Senior Vice President, U.S. Sales & Education of bareMinerals & Buxom. In this role, she focuses on the U.S. commercial wholesale strategy & execution. She has nearly 20 years of beauty experience with a proven track record of success in developing business strategies, managing sales, organizing and developing high caliber teams and delivering strong results. Suzanne previously ran the Direct to Consumer division for philosophy, including QVC, ecommerce and freestanding retail stores where sales increased double digits under her leadership. Suzanne also worked with Peter Thomas Roth, launching the business on QVC and leading business development efforts.

Mary F. Rodrigues is a visionary beauty and marketing executive with significant experience in leadership roles. In her current position as SVP, Marketing and Ecommerce, RéVive Skincare, she has been instrumental in extracting and setting up the company as a stand-alone entity. Her guidance and steady focus have helped RéVive to achieve exceptional growth. Mary’s experience includes 15 years with Esteé Lauder and a presidential role at indie brand MDSolarSciences. She was selected to join Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council, where she was a member of the Executive Committee and Co-Chair of the Marketing Committee. Earlier, she led strategic development with creative agency AJ Rodrigues Group and provided digital, social and marketing consulting for a roster of clients.

Salina Urben is Senior Regional Education Manager, Clarins, where she educates advisors, retailers and clients, assisting in content and material development of multi-channel training programs such as instructor-led trainings, e-learning and educational videos, and representing the education department on social media outlets. Salina started her career as a Beauty Advisor at Clinique in 1997 and was soon running her own counter. She proved herself to be a strong leader and business builder for the Prescriptives brand, as well as managing several Shiseido accounts within the New York Metro region before joining the Christian Dior education team in 2005. At Dior, Salina facilitated the educational training and development for sales associates throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets. Salina joined Groupe Clarins in 2011.

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Cosmetic Executive Women Foundation recognized P&G Beauty for its outstanding philanthropy at the Beauty of Giving Luncheon

P&G Beauty was honored for its continued commitment to philanthropy and dedicated support of Cancer and Careers by the Cosmetic Executive Women Foundation (CEWF) at the annual Beauty of Giving Luncheon on Friday, Dec 14th at The New York Hilton Midtown. Alex Keith, President of P&G Beauty, received the award presented by Susan Plagemann of Condé Nast.

All proceeds from the Beauty of Giving Luncheon benefit Cancer and Careers (CAC), CEW Foundation’s sole initiative launched in 2001. CAC’s mission is to empower and educate people with cancer to thrive in their work environment.

Thanking the program’s many benefactors and sponsors, Cancer and Careers’ Executive Director Rebecca Nellis said, “by definition, a movement doesn’t happen alone. Because of our supporters, Cancer and Careers is affecting the day-to-day lives of workers— and workplaces. Together we are making change that will live on for countless survivors in the future.”

A highlight of the luncheon was a live auction of one-of-a-kind experiences and trips, which are sold to raise funds for Cancer and Careers programs. This year’s live auction prizes included:

• Discover The Next Big Thing in L.A;
• Four Seasons Palm Beach Retreat;
• Truffle Hunt Getaway in Umbria;
• Ultimate Coachella Experience;
• Luxury Tahitian Cruise; and
• Escape to a Private Villa in Belize for Eight.

The CEW Beauty of Giving event sponsors included Condé Nast, Pfizer Oncology, Robertet, BeautyKind, Marina Maher Communications, Orlandi, QVC, Tweezerman, Beauty Inc., Consultancy Media, Kaplow Communications, Suite K and WWD.

Cancer and Careers empowers and educates people with cancer to thrive in their workplace. Our innovative programs for survivors and healthcare professionals provide the vital support, tools and information they need to navigate the practical and legal challenges that follow a diagnosis. Online, in print and in person, Cancer and Careers helps more than 525,000 individuals each year, across all 50 states. For more information, please visit www.cancerandcareers.org.    

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Annual Achiever Awards Celebrate Beauty MVPs and Inspire Future Leaders

On Friday, September 21st, Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) celebrated the accomplishments of seven industry leaders –six women and one man, with its Achiever Awards Luncheon at the The New York Hilton Midtown.

Now in its 43^rd year, the Awards honor women who have reached the highest levels of the beauty industry. They also serve as inspiration to CEW’s now 10,000-plus members worldwide.

The 2018 Achiever Award honorees are: 

• Danyelle Boilard Paul, EVP & General Manager, Groupe Clarins USA, who has overseen its portfolio of skincare, cosmetics and fragrance brands in the U.S. and Canada since 2002;
• Lynn Emmolo, Chief Global Officer, Rodan + Fields, who has spent 30 years leading beauty brands like L’Oréal, Avon and Rodan + Fields, into new markets internationally;
• Tiffany Masterson, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Drunk Elephant, whose passion for learning about beauty products’ composition inspired the development of trending indie products that improve skin health;   
• Vasiliki Petrou, Global EVP Prestige, Personal Care, Unilever, who has led socially conscious campaigns across Unilever’s Prestige Personal Care portfolio for more than two decades; and
• Tara Simon, SVP, Merchandising, Ulta Beauty, who channeled a love for the industry into her work at Ulta Beauty and a commitment to empowering other women.

In addition, CEW will present the Scent Innovator Award to Shoval Shavit Shapiro, Founder and Chief Creative, Amkiri, for her creation of a long-lasting fragrance ‘ink’ that is applied to the skin as body art.

And, for the first time, CEW will recognize the contributions of a male leader’s advancement of women. The inaugural MEN-tor Award will be presented to Marc Rey, President and CEO, Shiseido Americas, for his role in advocating for and increasing the presence of female leaders.

“CEW was founded with a singular vision of helping women in the beauty industry achieve, advance and inspire,” says CEW President Carlotta Jacobson. “We’re delighted to continue to honor our members’ accomplishments and contributions through our Achiever Awards. This month we reached a significant milestone – 10,000 members internationally – whom we will continue to empower and support as they pursue leadership roles in the beauty community.”   

In keeping with that commitment, CEW has invited the winners of its 2018 Top Talent Awards to share the dais at the Achiever Awards luncheon. The Top Talent Awards, which were presented in April, recognize the accomplishments of women at mid-career.

The 2018 Top Talent Award recipients are: Brooke Banwart, Vice President/DMM, Fragrance, Sephora; Doreen Bucher, Vice President, Global Marketing, Fine Fragrance, Symrise; Barbara Green, Head of Research & Development, NeoStrata Company Inc. (J&J); Molly Landman, Global Brand Director, Love Beauty & Planet and ApotheCARE Essentials, Unilever; Rukeyser Thompson, Senior Manager & Section Head, P&G Hair Research & Development, P&G; Ada Lien, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, La Mer; and Sophie Lilly, Vice President, Global Business Development, Urban Decay (L’Oréal).

The event was sponsored by Meredith, IFF, Arcade Beauty, 24 Seven, Beauty IQ, Nordstrom Beauty, Wells Fargo Securities, Sephora, Tarte, IT Cosmetics, Anisa, Fusion PKG, Beauty Inc, Coty, Array, Stila, WWD, Consultancy Media, Badger & Winters, Moblty, Urban Warrior, Suite K, Walgreens and Kaplow Communications.

CEW is an international organization of 10,000 individual members representing a cross section of beauty and related businesses. The composition of membership includes leading & indie brands, retailers, the 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, visit https://www.cew.org/.

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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 industry experts.

“As innovation in the beauty space grows, so does the abundance of products for consumers to choose from. Now, more than ever, the CEW seal of approval helps consumers navigate the beauty space to make their purchase decisions,” said Carlotta Jacobson, President of CEW. “That’s why the CEW Beauty Awards have become the industry’s most important recognition for brands and manufacturers.”

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 along with Firmenich, Beauty IQ, Arcade Beauty, Beauty Inc., Financo, DSM, CVS Pharmacy, KDC/One, RPG, YouCam Makeup, Care Credit, Albéa, MaCher, Nielsen, Cosmoprof North America, Rpr 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 reaches 4.2 million readers.

You can now shop the CEW Beauty Award Winners at CEWAwardWinners.com

AND THE WINNERS ARE…

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/.

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