The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors awarded 14 of the beauty industry’s leading independent cosmetic companies with its 2015 CITY Awards during its dinner and ceremony July 13 during the 13th edition of Cosmoprof North America at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
“It is ICMAD’s great honor to recognize these fine innovators in segments from cosmetics, fragrances and hair and body care to marketing, packaging and accessories. Our industry will be stronger for their contributions, and we look forward to the winners using the CITY Award as a platform for expanding their influence in the multibillion-dollar beauty industry,” said Pamela J. Busiek, president and CEO of ICMAD.
Winners were selected from among finalists by an esteemed group of industry-leading experts in the fields of beauty, design and marketing, including Rebecca Bartlett, principal and creative director at Bartlett Brands; Dr. Brooke Carlson of the Fashion Institute of Technology, School of Graduate Studies, Cosmetics and Fragrance Master's Program; Maria Corbiscello, president of Studio MC2; Claudia Lucas, executive vice president of business development for Behrman Communications; and Paula Scandone, vice president and e-commerce merchandise manager of Beauty at HauteLook.
Founded in 1995 by ICMAD, the CITY Award is considered one of the highest honors in the independent beauty industry; a gold-standard award for breakthrough beauty products. The awards program is open to all who seek to represent the best in cutting-edge products, beautiful design and brilliant marketing.
The 2015 CITY Awards winners:
Product Innovation
Product Color Cosmetic: Cover FX, Contour Kit
Product Facial Skin Care: COOLA Suncare, COOLA SPF 30 Organic Makeup Setting Spray Product
Bath & Body/Fragrance: Liberta Co., Baby Foot Socks Set
Product Haircare: Living Proof, Perfect Hair Dry (PhD) Night Cap Overnight Perfector
Product Accessories & Tools: FOREO, ISSA Revolutionary Electric Toothbrush
Package Design Innovation
Package Color Cosmetics: Stowaway Cosmetics, Stowaway Cosmetics
Package Facial Skincare: Iontera, FlashPatch Eye Gels Package
Bath & Body/Haircare: amika, amika Un.Done Texture Spray
Package Fragrance: Terra Continens, Eau De Parfum-Esprit Kanak
Package Accessories & Tools: Artis, Artis Elite Mirror Collection
Marketing/Advertising Innovation Print
Print: amika, amika sexture campaign
Social Media/ Grass Roots Marketing: NYX Cosmetics, 2014 NYX Cosmetics FACE Awards
Member’s Choice Product
Lisa Hoffman Beauty, Brazilian Begonia Fragrance Bracelet
Member’s Choice Package
Nanokeratin Systems, REPLENISH Colour Preserving Mask for coloured hair
[Image courtesy of ICMAD]