Today Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) recognized the most innovative beauty products of the year at the 18th Annual CEW Beauty Insiders’ Choice Awards. The award-winning products spanned 29 categories including cosmetics, hair care, skin care, nails and more.
The CEW Beauty Awards is the only awards program where the winners are determined exclusively by beauty industry professionals. More than 4,600 CEW members, whose business it is to know beauty’s best, selected the winners. The CEW Beauty Awards signify the industry’s highest recognition for manufacturers and brands, and serve as a well-respected guide to the most innovative new products for consumers.
CEW Host Mario Cantone & presenters
I like that CEW invited several bloggers to present during the event this year. Very cool. Here are the cruelty free beauty products that made the cut. I hope one day to see ONLY cruelty free products in every category!
- Bath & Body Mass Winner – Burt’s Bees Richly Replenishing Cocoa & Cupuaçu Butters Body Lotion
- Acne Treatment Winner – Kate Somerville Skin Care 24-hour Pimple Punisher
- Cleanser & Scrub Winner – Fresh Sugar Lip Polish
- Lip Product Prestige Winner – Fresh Sugar Passion Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15
- Indie Beauty Award – Supergoop!
You can view all of the entrants, finalists and winners here.
The CEW sent me one of the finalist products to review and I’m bummed that this one didn’t win! This instructional eyeshadow palette by Sonia Kashuk for Target is going with me everywhere. It has every neutral and earthy shade I need to get a daytime-natural or nighttime-sexy look.
Sonia Kashuk for Target
Instructional Eye Shadow Palette in Eye On Neutral
Description: This eye shadow palette has 12 matte, neutral shades with an extremely blendable formula that leaves a highly pigmented, velvety finish.
Product Innovation:The palette is fragrance- and paraben-free and has built-in, step-by-step instructions on how to create three different looks, either natural and dramatic.
Packaging: Palette features a built-in, retractable guide with numbered step-by-step instructions on how to achieve three different eye looks from Sonia Kashuk.
I truly love that you do all of the research for us on cruely free brands. While I know of quite a few brands, I would have never guessed that a brand like Kate Somerville was cruelty free. I only say that because I’ve never heard her speak to that point when I’ve seen her selling her products. And because they are so potent, I don’t normally think of cruelty free and/or organic products as being so potent. I guess I’ve always thought that cruelty free and organic go hand in hand, but maybe not? Thank you for all of the information on your site!
Yes – a lot of brands that you wouldn’t consider “natural” or “indie” are cruelty free! 🙂