Fifth cosmo beauty awards

THE FIFTH COSMOPOLITAN GROUP BEAUTY AWARDS SAW READERS AND CELEBRITY JUDGES VOTE FOR THEIR FAVOURITE PRODUCTS. MOIRA PAULUSZ REPORTS One hundred and twenty products across 20 categories were judged by a panel of industry experts and celebrity judges (Louise Redknapp, Sugababes and Rachel Stevens) for this year’s Cosmopolitan Group Beauty Awards – the fifth to be held. The winners represent the best-in-class for every element of beauty – from hair styling and treatments, to fragrances, skincare, appliances, nails, and sun-protection. The winning brands – Clarins, with five awards, was one of the most successful – can take advantage of their award by creating bespoke sales and marketing initiatives in-store, in print, and online. The beauty editorial promotional programme has already started, and will last until January 2008. Clarins marketing director Dorothy Speed clutches some of the awards the company won for: best cleanser (Clarins One-Step Facial Cleanser/Clean Sweep category); best body scrub (Clarins Smoothing Body Scrub/Bath Bliss); best cellulite zapper (Clarins Total Body Lift Lotion/Body Beautifiers); best facial sun protection (Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Cream/Sun Shields); and, under Men’s Essentials, best eye cream (Clarins Men Undereye Serum) Of the products, 16 were granted the ‘readers’ choice award’ by the magazine’s two million plus readers, who voted for their favourites via the magazine and online. Natural Magic account manager Yvonne Evans with the award for best bathtime candle (Natural Magic Tranquility Calming Candle/Bath Bliss) Elemis director of treatments and product development Noella Gabriel with awards for Best anti-ageing moisturiser (Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream) and best regenerating night cream (Elemis Tri-Enzyme Night Cream/both Age-defying Potions category) Aromatherapy Associations president Geraldine Howard with the award for best bath soak (Aromatherapy Associates Deep Relax Bath and Shower Oil/Bath Bliss) Facialist to A-listers such as Nigella Lawson and Elle Macpherson, Vaishaly Patel was one of the judges Cosmopolitan publishing director Justine Southall, welcomes guests Cosmopolitan publishing director Justine Southall, left, with the magazine’s editor Louise Court Celebrity manicurist Leighton Denny won awards for best nail file (Leighton Denny Quatro File and Buffer/Tool Kit), and best nail rescuer (Leighton Denny Bright & White Treatment/Mani & Pedi Must-Haves) for his own line of products Two of the judges: Cosmopolitan beauty director Ingeborg Van Lotringen and top make-up artist Daniel Sandler