Thursday 13 May 2010

COPRA Award winners announced

The Cosmetics & Perfumery Retailers' Association (COPRA) held its annual lunch yesterday and also presented coveted COPRA Awards. There are six awards relevant to products launched during the previous year: Best New Skincare Product/Range; Best New Makeup Product/Range; Best New Male Fragrance, national distribution; Best New Male Fragrance, limited distribution; The Look Award for Best New Female Fragrance, national distribution (voted for by the readers of Look magazine) and Best New Female Fragrance, limited distribution. As well as the Gordon Whitehead Award for personal contribution to the beauty industry, the final award is the Supplier Service Award for the company that the Copra members feel has given the best and most consistent service throughout the previous year.

Here is a full list of winners and nominees:

Best New Premium Skincare Product / Range:
Lancôme Genefique (Winner)
La Prairie Platinum Rare
Sisley Supremya

Best New Premium Skincare Product / Range:
Lancôme Genefique (Winner)
La Prairie Platinum Rare
Sisley Supremya

Best New Premium Cosmetic Product / Range:
Guerlain Rouge G Lipstick (Winner)
Benefit Smokin Eyes Kit
Bareminerals

Best New Male Fragrance:
Diesel, Only The Brave (Winner)
YSL, La Nuit De L'Homme
Givenchy, Pi Neo

Best New Male Fragrance in Limited Distribution:
Tom Ford, Grey Vetiver (Winner)
Gucci, Gucci Pour Homme
Bond No 9, Harrods For Him

Best New Female Fragrance in Limited Distribution:
Narciso Rodriguez, Essence (Winner)
Victor and Rolf, Eau Mega
Chanel, Cristalle Eau Verte

Look Magazine Award for Best New Female Fragrance:
Gucci, Flora (winner)
Nina Ricci, Ricci Ricci
Boss Orange, Woman
Benefit ,Crescent Row
Armani, Idole
Marc Jacobs, Lola
D & G, Rose The One

Suppliers Service Award:
Clarins

The Gordon Whitehead Award:
Simon Kippin – Publisher Glamour Magazine