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Pure Beauty Awards 2016 winners revealed

Published: 28-Oct-2016

The Pure Beauty Awards celebrated its 15th anniversary with a sell-out La-Boheme themed awards ceremony . First published in Pure Beauty Magazine, the leading magazine for NPD and high street trends. Information and how to subscribe.

The winners of the Pure Beauty Awards 2016 were announced at a lavish red and black ‘La Boheme’ themed ceremony hosted by comedian of the moment, Katherine Ryan last night.

Over 300 industry guests were in attendance, including premium, mass and niche beauty brands and leading UK beauty buyers from department stores such as Debenhams and Harrods.

Popular high street names also joined in with the celebrations with both Boots and Superdrug winning awards for their own-brand products and leading e-retailer feelunique scooping the award for Best New Retail Innovation of 2016.

Other popular high street retailers on the guest list included The Perfume Shop, TK Maxx, Poundland, Argos, Space NK, Oliver Bonas and River Island, as well as e-retailer essentual.com and TV shopping channel QVC.

Tanning brand Sunkissed sponsored this year’s Best New Retail Innovation and Best New Special Innovation categories for a second year running.

There were 35 awards categories in total with a number of new ones for 2016, including Best New British Brand, Best New International Breakthrough Brand, which were sponsored by leading specialty chemical distributor Univar.

The Pure Beauty Awards celebrated the growth of the UK ethnic beauty sector with the introduction of a Best New Ethnic Beauty Product category.

The male grooming sector is also going from strength to strength and to reflect this there were three new male grooming categories – Best New Male Hair Product, Best New Male Shaving & Beard Product and Best New Male Skin Care & Body Care product.

There was also a new award for the Best New Trade Advertising Campaign and the winner was chosen by Pure Beauty’s expert judging panel.

The Pure Beauty Awards 2016 winners are:

Best New Skin Care Product

Commended: nspa Deep Cleansing Facial Oil

Bronze: Sanctuary Spa Foaming Micellar Cleansing Water

Silver: STARSKIN Red Carpet Ready Hydrating Bio-Cellulose Second Skin Face Mask

Gold: Montagne Jeunesse 7th Heaven Charcoal Masque


Best New Premium Skin Care Product

Commended: Gazelli Bi-Phase Makeup Remover

Bronze: bareMinerals Skinlongevity Vital Power Infusion

Silver: Germaine de Capuccini Timexpert Lift Vector Lift Master Firmness Serum

Gold: Nu Skin ageLOC Me


Best New Skin Care Treatment

Commended: Verso Reviving Eye Mask

Bronze: Natura Bissé NB Ceutical S.O.S. Instant Rescue

Silver: Murad Advanced Blemish & Wrinkle Reducer

Gold: Skin Doctors Beelift


Best New Anti-Ageing Product

Commended: Derma V10 Anti-Ageing Eye Cream

Bronze: Manuka Doctor ApiRefine Gold Dust Firming Serum

Silver: Timeless Truth Glacial Snow Algae Bio Cellulose Sheet Mask

Gold: Medik8 Hydr8 Eye 360 Total Anti-Ageing Eye Cream


Best New Premium Anti-Ageing Product

Commended: Heaven Skincare Gold Bee Venom Mask

Bronze: Luxury Gold Cosmetics Etern’elle Serum Youth & Vitality 24K Gold

Silver: Neal’s Yard Remedies Frankincense Intense Eye Cream

Gold: Elemis BIOTEC Skin Energising Day Cream


Best New Organic Product

Commended: INIKA Cosmetics Truly Organic Enriched Rosehip Oil

Bronze: Dr. Organic Hemp Oil 24 Hr Rescue Cream

Silver: NAVEEN Hydrating Mask

Gold: Surya Brasil Exotic Animals Organic Nail Polish Remover


Best New Natural Product

Commended: Aqualyte Skin Renewal Boost Treatment

Bronze: Seascape Island Apothecary Uplift Awake Oil

Silver: Yes To Grapefruit Rejuvenating Body Wash

Gold: Pacifica Coconut Crushed Pearl Bronzing Body Butter


Best New Natural Face Product

Commended: SELF All Day Dreamer Day Cream

Bronze: Liz Earle Superskin Face Serum

Silver: Gratiae Renewing PURE Skin Care

Gold: Burt’s Bees Cleansing Oil With Coconut & Argan Oils



Best New Hair Care Product

Commended: Hair Today More Tomorrow Multi & Omegas

Bronze: Andrew Barton No Weight Hydrate Shampoo

Silver: TRESemmé Beauty-FULL Volume Reverse System Pre-Wash Conditioner

Gold: label.m Diamond Dust Shampoo


Best New Hair Styling Product

Commended: Scunci No Bumps Styling Comb

Bronze: The Curl Company Enhance & Perfect Curl Cream

Silver: Philip Kingsley PK Prep Plumping Cream

Gold: Remington Keratin & Macadamia Radiance Curling Wand CI63W6


Best New Hair Colouring Product

Commended: Lee Stafford Bleach Blondes Kiss of Colour Playful Pink Treatment

Bronze: Schwarzkopf LIVE Lightener + Twist

Silver: Charles Worthington Instant Root Concealer Powder

Gold: Superdrug Colour Fix Instant Root Cover Spray


Best New Electrical Product

Commended: StylPro Makeup Brush Cleaner and Dryer

Bronze: Magnitone London The Full Monty Vibra-Sonic Total Skincare Multi-Brush

Silver: TONI&GUY Style Fix Straightener

Gold: ARBONNE Genius Ultra Device


Best New Body Care Product

Commended: Malée Conditioning Body Scrub

Bronze: Salt of the Earth Natural Foot Deodorant Spray

Silver: Palmer’s Raw Shea Body Lotion

Gold: Dove DermaSpa Youthful Vitality Body Lotion


Best New Bath & Shower Product

Commended: Rituals Cosmetics The Ritual of Sakura Shower Foam

Bronze: Potionshop Shower Gel With Organic Orange Rose Geranium & Sweet Orange

Silver: Dr. Organic Moroccan Glow Body Polish Pre-Tan Exfoliator

Gold: Radox Feel Ready Shower Gel With Pomegranate & Red Apple Scent


Best New Hair Removal Product

Commended: Remington Smooth & Silky Cordless Bikini Trimmer BKT4000

Bronze: Smooth Appeal Microwave Formula Water Soluble Wax For Legs and Body

Silver: Philips SatinShave Prestige Wet and Dry Electric Shaver

Gold: Wilkinson Sword Quattro For Women Raspberry Rain


Best New Deodorant Product

Commended: Impulse Why Not? Body Spray By Charli XCX

Bronze: Dr. Organic Hemp Oil Deodorant

Silver: Soft & Gentle 0% Aluminium Anti-Perspirant Deodorant

Gold: Sure For Women Antibacterial Odour Protection


Best New Dental Product

Commended: Janina Activated Charcoal Ultra White Whitening Toothpaste

Bronze: BlanX White Shock Instant White Toothpaste

Silver: Oral-B Genius 9000

Gold: Philips TongueCare+


Best New Sun Care & Tanning Product

Commended: Boots Soltan Protect & Repel Moisturising Suncare

Bronze: Fake Bake Flawless Coconut Tanning Serum For Face & Body

Silver: Sunkissed Bronze Professional Once A Week Self-Tan Mousse

Gold: Eco By Sonya Face Tan Water


Best New Hands & Nails Product

Commended: Sampure Minerals Glamorous Nail Polish

Bronze: Prismologie Jade & Vetiver Hand Exfoliant

Silver: Little Ondine Reimagining Nail Polish

Gold: True Brit London Luxury Nail Polish Remover


Best New Lip Product

Commended: Nudestix Intense Matte Lip + Cheek Pencil

Bronze: W7 Tinted Kiss Tinted Nourishing Lip Oil

Silver: Beauty Junky Lush Lips Jewel Rose Gold Lip Balm

Gold: Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Flip Balm Juicy Watermelon


Best New Eye Product

Commended: Eye Care Cosmetics Infini-Lashes

Bronze: Benefit Cosmetics Precisely, My Brow Eyebrow Pencil

Silver: Pinky Goat Lashes

Gold: WUNDER2 WunderBrow


Best New Cosmetics Base Product

Commended: Technic Colour Fix Cream Corrector Palette

Bronze: W7 Banana Dreams Loose Powder

Silver: Sleek MakeUP Solstice Highlighting Palette

Gold: Sunkissed Highlights Radiance Cream


Best New Female Fragrance

Commended: Lovely By Sarah Jessica Parker Anniversary Edition Eau De Toilette

Bronze: Bronnley Zealous Flower

Silver: Defineme Delphine Fragrance Perfume Oil

Gold: Yardley London English Bluebell Eau De Toilette


Best New Male Fragrance

Commended: Yardley London 1770 For Men Eau De Toilette

Bronze: Mary Kay Cityscape Cologne Spray

Silver: Mercedes-Benz Le Parfum

Gold: LALIQUE Encre Noire À L’Extrême Eau De Parfum


Best New Male Skin Care & Body Care Product

Commended: Swiss Cream Anti Age For Men

Bronze: Menage Anti-Fatigue Eye Roll-On

Silver: Monroe Moisturiser & Shave Balm SPF20

Gold: Below The Belt Grooming For Men Instant Clean Balls


Best New Male Hair Product

Commended: Scaramouche + Fandango Hair Styling Cream

Bronze: MR. Jamie Stevens Style Paste

Silver: Groomed Styling Gel Extreme Hold

Gold: Percy Nobleman Pomade


Best New Male Shaving & Beard Product

Commended: Pall Mall Barbers Cooling Gel Sandalwood & Clove

Bronze: Philips OneBlade

Silver: The Bearded Man Company 60 Second Rich Repair Beard Conditioning Treatment

Gold: BBA Post Shave Balm


Best New Ethnic Beauty Product

Commended: Tangle Teezer Thick & Curly Detangling Hairbrush

Bronze: Palmer’s Olive Oil Formula Olive Oil Replenishing Conditioner With Jamaican Black Castor Oil

Silver: Charlotte Mensah Manketti Hair Oil

Gold: Sleek MakeUP Cream Contour Kit In Dark


Best New Retailer's Own Label Product

Commended: Asda Andrew Barton No Weight Hydrate

Bronze: Marks & Spencer Pure Marine Active Eye Concentrate

Silver: Superdrug B. Flat Contour Brush

Gold: Boots Tea Tree & Witch Hazel With Active Charcoal 2-Step Nose Pore Strips


Best New Trade Advertising Campaign

Silver: Panasonic ES-WH80 IPL Hair Removal System Influencer Marketing Specialists Come Round Campaign

Gold: Superdrug Hero Hunters Campaign


Best New Design & Packaging

Commended: Gaia Awakening Body Oil

Bronze: Al Asyl Organic Argan Oil

Silver: Xyrena XHS Packaging

Silver: The Hero Project Glow Drops Dry Touch Facial Oil With Vitamin C

Gold: Oh K! Cosmetic Sponge


Best New Retail Innovation

Commended: Aurarius Monobrand Retail Shop Concept

Bronze: Ohklife.com

Silver: Coty ManiMatch Virtual Nail Colour App

Gold: Feelunique Pick N’ Mix Sample Service


Best New Special Innovation

Commended: Alpha-H Beauty Sleep Power Peel With 0.5% Retinol

Bronze: Ingenious Beauty Ultimate Collagen +

Silver: Bronzie Got Your Back Tanning Mitt

Gold: Sigma Beauty Sigma Spa Express Brush Cleaning Mat


Best New International Breakthrough Brand

Commended: Natura Siberica

Bronze: Xyrena

Silver: Jamberry

Gold: Bare Republic

Best New British Brand

Commended: CODE Beautiful

Bronze: Phytomone London

Silver: Sara Hill

Gold: Kiss The Moon




A full breakdown of all the winners will be included in the December issue of Pure Beauty.

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