[gallery] Cosmoprof, Cosmopack North America Announce 2019 Award Finalists

Jul 9th, 2019
Eden Stuart

Finalists have been announced for the 2019 Cosmprof and Cosmopack North America Awards.

The awards “recognize the absolute best in beauty products, celebrate innovation and honor excellence in packaging design and formulation.”

Categories for the Cosmoprof North America awards include hair, make-up, skin care, natural and organic, and tools; Cosmopack North America award categories include make-up formula, make-up packaging design, skin care formula, skin care packaging design and sustainability.

Finalists were selected in partnership with global beauty industry reference Beautystreams and a jury of international experts and beauty industry players. (All jurors from the United States unless otherwise noted.)

Cosmoprof North America Awards jury:

  • Stephan Kanlian, chairperson, master’s degree program: cosmetics & fragrance marketing and management, school of graduate studies, Fashion Institute of Technology
  • Flynn Matthews, principal industry analyst global beauty, Google
  • Sanjiv Mehra, co-founder and CEO, eos; chairman of the board, ICMAD
  • Lori Monaco, president, U.S. beauty, NPD
  • Michael Nolte, creative director, Beautystreams
  • Karine Ohana, managing director, Ohana & Co
  • Andrew Shore, managing director, Moelis & Co
  • Ida Wong, vice president, global product development—skincare, Clinique
  • Yuli Ziv, managing director, U.S., Lanchmetrics

Cosmopack North America Awards jury:

  • L’Oréal USA packaging innovation team
  • Krystyne Biser, vice president, product development, Stila
  • Jessica Blanco, vice president, product development, Milk Makeup
  • Sam Cheow, chief product innovation officer at Global Cannabinoids; founder, Necessary Luxury
  • Jeb Gleason-Allured, editor in chief, Global Cosmetic Industry magazine
  • Sarah Kugelman, CEO and founder, Skyn Iceland, LLC
  • Elie Papiernik, founder and CEO, centdegrés (France)
  • Jill Scalamandre, president, bareMinerals, Buxom, global development, Shiseido Makeup
  • Elana Drell Szyfer, CEO, ReVive Skin Care; operating advisor, Tengram Capital Partners
  • Lan Vu, founder and CEO, Beautystreams
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