07.27.16
Last night at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, ICMAD revealed the 14 independent cosmetic companies that won coveted 2016 Cosmetic Innovator of the Year (CITY) Awards.
The 2016 CITY Awards Winners are:
Product Innovation
Product Color Cosmetics: Cover FX, Cover FX Custom Cover Drops
Product Facial Skincare: BioMimetic Laboratories, Inc., Erasa XEP30
Product Bath/Body/Fragrance: Vita Liberata, Vita Liberata 3-In-1 Self-Tanning Dry Oil SPF 50
Product Haircare: HatchBeauty Products LLC, Body Breakthrough Volume Boosting Hairspray
Product Accessories & Tools: Temptu, Temptu Air
Package Design Innovation
Package Color Cosmetics: HCT Packaging, Lilah B. Divine Duo Lip And Cheek
Package Facial Skincare: Elizabeth Arden, Elizabeth Arden Superstart Skin Renewal Booster
Package Bath/ Body/Fragrance: Thymes, Frasier Fir Ceramic Poured Candle 3-Wick
PackageHaircare: World Wide Packaging, StriVectin Hair N1A114 Technology
Package Accessories & Tools: invisibobble, invisibobblePOWER
Marketing/Advertising Innovation Print
Best Cause Marketing: Obliphica Professional, Obliphica Professional
Innovative Launch Campaign: Gavee Gold Collection, NewBeauty Innovative Launch Campaign
Member's Choice Product
Flip-It! Cap Company, Flip-It!
Member's Choice Package
Hynt Beauty, Aria Pure Lipstick
Master of ceremonies, Harlan Kirschner of The Kirschner Group, and keynote speakers Tish and Snooky Bellomo, founders of Manic Panic NY, announced the winners in each of the 14 categories at a gala dinner and awards ceremony.
"It is ICMAD's great honor, and one of the highlights of our year, to recognize these visionaries in industry segments from cosmetics, fragrances, hair, and body care, to marketing, packaging, and accessories. Our industry is made stronger with innovative contributions such as these, and we always 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, ICMAD.
The winners were selected by a group of industry-leading experts in the fields of beauty, design and marketing, including; Jérôme Bérard, Principal, Berard Associates; Dr. Brooke Carlson, Fashion Institute of Technology, School of Graduate Studies, Cosmetics and Fragrance Master's Program; Maria Corbiscello, President, Studio MC²; Claudia Lucas, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Behrman Communications; and Ron Robinson, Founder and CEO, BeautyStat.
The 2016 CITY Awards Winners are:
Product Innovation
Product Color Cosmetics: Cover FX, Cover FX Custom Cover Drops
Product Facial Skincare: BioMimetic Laboratories, Inc., Erasa XEP30
Product Bath/Body/Fragrance: Vita Liberata, Vita Liberata 3-In-1 Self-Tanning Dry Oil SPF 50
Product Haircare: HatchBeauty Products LLC, Body Breakthrough Volume Boosting Hairspray
Product Accessories & Tools: Temptu, Temptu Air
Package Design Innovation
Package Color Cosmetics: HCT Packaging, Lilah B. Divine Duo Lip And Cheek
Package Facial Skincare: Elizabeth Arden, Elizabeth Arden Superstart Skin Renewal Booster
Package Bath/ Body/Fragrance: Thymes, Frasier Fir Ceramic Poured Candle 3-Wick
PackageHaircare: World Wide Packaging, StriVectin Hair N1A114 Technology
Package Accessories & Tools: invisibobble, invisibobblePOWER
Marketing/Advertising Innovation Print
Best Cause Marketing: Obliphica Professional, Obliphica Professional
Innovative Launch Campaign: Gavee Gold Collection, NewBeauty Innovative Launch Campaign
Member's Choice Product
Flip-It! Cap Company, Flip-It!
Member's Choice Package
Hynt Beauty, Aria Pure Lipstick
Master of ceremonies, Harlan Kirschner of The Kirschner Group, and keynote speakers Tish and Snooky Bellomo, founders of Manic Panic NY, announced the winners in each of the 14 categories at a gala dinner and awards ceremony.
"It is ICMAD's great honor, and one of the highlights of our year, to recognize these visionaries in industry segments from cosmetics, fragrances, hair, and body care, to marketing, packaging, and accessories. Our industry is made stronger with innovative contributions such as these, and we always 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, ICMAD.
The winners were selected by a group of industry-leading experts in the fields of beauty, design and marketing, including; Jérôme Bérard, Principal, Berard Associates; Dr. Brooke Carlson, Fashion Institute of Technology, School of Graduate Studies, Cosmetics and Fragrance Master's Program; Maria Corbiscello, President, Studio MC²; Claudia Lucas, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Behrman Communications; and Ron Robinson, Founder and CEO, BeautyStat.