Judging panel and process
Jackie May, editor of Marie Claire, says, “The Awards celebrate the latest and best products on the market, selected by the jury. The task is to judge innovation, efficacy and pleasure-to-use. The judging was not easy but we focused our minds on these criteria, giving comments and allocating points to the same criteria for each product.”
Besides the Marie Claire editor, the 2017 South African judges were beauty expert Elsa Kruger, model and beauty influencer Yoliswa Mqoco, radio talk show host Anele Mdoda and beauty director Juana Parathyras.
Hundreds of products were entered into the competition late last year. During the ensuing summer months, the judges were hard at work sniffing, trying and testing piles of bottles, tubes and pots. The weeks of trials and tests ended with a shortlist and followed by an intense day of debate and discussion by the panel of judges. The finalists were selected by a point scoring system.
• Winner - Smashbox Insta-Matte Lipstick Transformer
• Runners Up – Lancome Juicy Shaker Pigment Infused Bi-Phased Lip Oil and Urban Decay Naked Ultimate Basics Eyeshadow Palette
• Winner – MoroccanOil
• Runners Up – ghd Platinum Professional Styler and Gary Rom True Colour Shampoo
• Winner - Biomedical Emporium
• Runners Up – Skinderm Pure Exfoliating Glow Pads and Placecol Illumine Retinol Serum
• Winner – La Mer The Moisturizing Soft Lotion
• Runners-up – Dior Hydra Life Jelly Sleeping Mask and Bioderma Hydrabio Smoothing Care Radiance Booster
• Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream All-Over Miracle Oil
• Shiseido Synchro Skin Glow Luminizing Fluid Foundation
• Chanel La Solution 10 de Chanel
• Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Intensive Recover Ampoules, Revitalizing Supreme+ Global Anti-Aging Wake up Balm & Advanced Night Repair Concentrated Recovery Powerfoil Mask
• Chanel Rouge Coco Stylo
• Filorga Scrub & Mask Reoxygenating Exfoliating Mask
• MAC Pro Beyond Twisted Lash
• Phytodensia Fluid Plumping Mask, Plumping Shampoo & Plumping Serum
“A Prix award not only brings the winning products prestige but acts as a must-have product shop window,” says May.
This year’s Prix was made possible by a partnership with Dis-Chem. “The company’s World of Beauty offers its customers a one-stop, one-shop experience for everyone, therefore partnering with Marie Claire as the title sponsor on the 2017 awards, where we could celebrate these brands and products was a natural fit for us,” says Lynette Saltzman, Dis-Chem director and head of beauty.
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