WWD Beauty Inc Awards: 2012 Winners
Photo: Lancôme
Julia Roberts stars in Lancôme's La Vie Est Belle ad, named fragrance of the year.
With a year full of collaborations, innovative techniques and products, celebrity endorsements and digital advancement, the beauty world is on its A game.
According to Women's Wear Daily's prestigious Beauty Inc Awards, the years' top products include Nars' Andy Warhol Collection for makeup, La Mer The Moisturizing Soft Cream for skin care and Lancôme La Vie Est Belle for fragrance.
Sephora and Revlon proved to be the most digitally savvy beauty brands while Yves Saint Laurent Beauté and L’Oréal Paris took home the overall brand of the year awards.
See the complete list 2012 Beauty Inc Awards honorees below:
Visionary Award: Yoshiharu Fukuhara, Honorary Chairman, Shiseido Co., Ltd.
Product of the Year, Prestige:
Color Cosmetics: Nars Andy Warhol Collection
Skin Care: La Mer The Moisturizing Soft Cream
Fragrance: Lancôme La Vie Est Belle
Product of the Year, Mass:
Color Cosmetics: Garnier Skin Revew Miracle Skin Perfector B.B. Cream
Skin Care: Avon Anew Clinical Pro Line Eraser Treatment
Hair Care: Pantene Expert Collection
Brand of the Year:
Prestige: Yves Saint Laurent Beauté
Mass: L’Oréal Paris
Newcomer of the Year:
Prestige: Ciaté
Mass: Hair Rules
Launch of the Year:
Prestige: Aerin
Mass: Red Carpet Manicure
Marketer of the Year:
Prestige: Jane Hertzmark Hudis, Global Brand President, Estée Lauder
Mass: Gina Boswell, Executive Vice President, Personal Care, Unilever
Retailer of the Year:
Prestige: Selfridges
Mass: Family Dollar
Specialty: Cos Bar
Digital Innovator of the Year:
Prestige: Sephora
Mass: Revlon
Corporate Social Responsibility Award:
Groupe Clarins
Ad Campaign of the Year:
Benefit Cosmetics, Glamouriety
Creative Influencer Award:
Frédéric Malle
