NEW YORK, March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. beauty
consumers are invited to choose the winners of the Iconic
Consumers' Choice awards during CEW's 23rd annual Beauty
Insider Awards. The Awards are considered the industry's highest
honor, and selected by CEW members in other award
categories.
Consumers will vote to determine the two Iconic Consumers'
Choice Beauty Award winners – one for favorite mass product, the
other for favorite prestige product – from six finalists in each
category. The finalists, determined by CEW member voting, were
revealed at a breakfast hosted by Meredith Corporation at The
Monkey Bar in NYC earlier today.
Beginning today through April 24,
consumers can vote for their favorites on Meredith's digital
platform at beautybash.me. Every voter can enter into a
drawing to win one of four gift bags filled with more than
$1,000 worth of products presented
during the 2017 Beauty Awards Product Demonstration.
"The Beauty Awards were developed to help consumers discover new
products and innovations," says Carlotta
Jacobson, President of CEW. "This award gives beauty
enthusiasts the opportunity to vote to select the winners,
representing Beauty's most iconic products."
This is the second year that CEW and Meredith have partnered on
the Iconic Consumers' Choice Beauty Award.
"We had a great response to the first Iconic Consumers' Choice
awards last year and we expect this year to be even bigger," said
Nancy Weber, EVP, Branding &
Marketing Partnerships, Meredith Corporation. "Consumer love and
loyalty are what make a product iconic, and we'll be encouraging
our audience of 110 million women to make their voices heard about
the products they love."
Finalists for the 2017 Iconic Consumers' Choice Beauty Awards
were announced earlier today via Facebook Live and are:
- In Mass:
- Aquaphor Healing Ointment
- Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream
- ChapStick Classic Cherry
- Dove White Beauty Bar
- NEUTROGENA® Rainbath Refreshing Shower and Bath Gel –
Original
- Olay Total Effects Anti-aging Moisturizer SPF 15
Fragrance-free
- In Prestige:
- Bumble and bumble Surf Spray
- Clinique Clarifying Lotion
- Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup
- Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment Sunscreen SPF 15
- Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder
- SK-II Facial Treatment Essence
Winners in all categories will be announced at the annual Beauty
Awards Luncheon on May 12.
The CEW Beauty Insider Awards is the industry's biggest
celebration of innovation and creativity, honoring the most
innovative beauty products each year. Established in 1994, they are
the only awards selected by industry executives – CEW members
– who know beauty best.
ABOUT CEW
Cosmetic Executive Women, Inc. (CEW) is a global, nonprofit
professional organization with 8,500 global members, both men and
women, from over 2,250 companies in the beauty and related
industries. CEW brings the beauty community together, at every
stage of their careers, from every facet of the industry. CEW
leads the conversation in beauty, addressing topics that are
shaping the future of the industry and provides unparalleled access
to industry influencers and thought leaders. CEW provides the
connections, tools and leadership development resources to move
careers forward. CEW recognizes professional achievement and
innovation in the industry to inspire the next generation of
leaders. CEW is based in New York
City, and also hosts events for the beauty community in
Los Angeles. Additionally, CEW has
associated organizations in France
and the United Kingdom. The CEW
Foundation supports Cancer and Careers, a comprehensive program for
people balancing work and cancer. For more information, visit
cew.org.
ABOUT MEREDITH CORPORATION
Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP;
meredith.com) has been committed to service
journalism for 115 years. Today, Meredith uses multiple
distribution platforms – including broadcast television, print,
digital, mobile and video – to provide consumers with content they
desire and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing
partners.
Meredith's National Media Group reaches more than 110 million
unduplicated women every month, including nearly 75 percent of U.S.
Millennial women. Meredith is the leader in creating and
distributing content across platforms in key consumer interest
areas such as food, home, parenting and health through well-known
brands such as Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Parents,
Shape and EatingWell. Meredith also features robust brand licensing
activities, including more than 4,000 SKUs of branded products at
5,000 Walmart stores across the U.S. and at walmart.com. Meredith
Xcelerated Marketing is an award-winning, strategic and creative
agency that provides fully integrated marketing solutions for many
of the world's top brands, including The Kraft Heinz Co., Bank of
America, WebMD, Volkswagen and NBCUniversal.
Meredith's Local Media Group includes 17 owned and operated
television stations reaching 11 percent of U.S. households.
Meredith's portfolio is concentrated in large, fast-growing
markets, with seven stations in the nation's Top 25 – including
Atlanta, Phoenix, St.
Louis and Portland – and 13
in Top 50 markets. Meredith's stations produce nearly 700 hours of
local news and entertainment content each week, and operate leading
local digital destinations.
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