Six EX-TRACTS Best New Product Awards Presented at NYIGF
New York, NY — Six companies were presented with EX·TRACTS® Best New Product Awards on Tuesday, with the Bathe Collection – City of Angels Fragrance from Royal Apothic receiving “Best of Show” honors. EX·TRACTS, which is one of 10 divisions of the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), runs through Thursday, August 19, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
Five EX·TRACTS exhibitors received individual category-specific awards: Bath & Body; Beauty Accessory; Cosmetic & Fragrance; Natural/Organic; and Packaging. The winners and finalists were selected by a panel of trade and consumer editors based on several criteria: innovative design; creative use of materials/construction; and use of new materials/technology.
The summer 2010 winners and finalists, selected from 124 products, are:
BEST OF SHOW:
Royal Apothic (Los Angeles, CA) for its Bathe Collection – City of Angels Fragrance, a distillation of gentle marine top notes blended with Night Blooming Jasmine, particular to Southern California, and a crisp base of Eucalyptus. The indulgent formulation provides skincare with next generation hydrators and micronized conditioning ingredients, and is paraben free. www.royalapothic.com
BATH & BODY CATEGORY:
Winner: DayNa Decker® (Los Angeles, CA) for its Couture Body Treatment, offering Body Cleansing Crème, a creamy, lather-rich cleansing crème that gently soothes and nourishes the body with calming extracts; and Hydrating Emulsion, a naturally derived body lotion that combines sultry fragrances with Shae Butter, Gold and Pearl to enhance skin’s radiance and youthful glow. www.daynadecker.com
Finalist: Urban Rituelle® (Sydney, Australia) for its Cocoa Butter Vegetable soaps.
Finalist: Utopia Bath (New York, NY) for its Utopia Bath artisanal bath and body product.
BEAUTY ACCESSORY CATEGORY:
Winner: Archipelago Botanicals® (Los Angeles, CA) for its Pomegranate Purse Set, a sheer lip gloss wand, roll on EDT and travel lotion collection that carry the delightfully fresh scent of pomegranate and are blended with premium ingredients, including Phase II Enzyme boosters that help detoxify and cleanse. www.archipelago-usa.com
Finalist: Twist Body Brands (Denver, CO) for its Lip Presence.
Finalist: Simpatico-Home (St. Louis, MO) for its Charm Necklaces.
COSMETIC & FRAGRANCE CATEGORY:
Winner: House of Lubin (Paris, France) for its Lubin Perfume, a reintroduction of the legendary force in the perfume industry with 10 designer scents and vintage perfumes crafted in the Grasse region, including Gin Fizz, a delicate fragrance of iris and swamp lily, inspired by the luxurious Metropolitan lounges, and Bluff, a new scent drawn from the tonics found in the saloons of the American Wild West. www.lubin.eu
Finalist: Joya (New York, NY) for its Joya Fuss: Parfums.
Finalist: Lothantique (Markham, ON, Canada) for its Om by Miller et Berteaux.
NATURAL/ORGANIC CATEGORY:
Winner: European Soaps LLC (Seattle, WA) for its Rampal Latour, a certified organic soap made with olive oils and sweet almond oils, and natural mineral pigments, excluding preservatives (EDTA) or artificial coloring, that hydrates and delicately perfumes the skin. www.europeansoaps.com
Finalist: Pairfum North America (London, England) for its Canopy Infusion.
Finalist: Flora Napa Valley LLC (Napa, CA) for its Organic Washcloth set.
PACKAGING CATEGORY:
Winner: Altru (Los Angeles, CA) for its Purity Collection, an exotic floral fusing ylang ylang, tuberose, gardenia and magnolia, with base notes of blond woods and tonka bean, in a hammered copper candle vessel, hand-blown glass diffuser and aromatic incense packaged in an antique Japanese kimono print.
Finalist: Seda France™ (Austin, TX) for its Jardine de Seda France.
Finalist: Tatine. (Chicago, IL) for its Ambient.
“Our judges agreed that these products are distinctive for their superlative design, creativity and materials,” said Melissa Engongoro, EX·TRACTS sales manager. “They were impressed by the innovation and creativity presented in each category.”
The Best New Product Award judges were: Hillary Wehrle, Beautifile.com; Candice Sabatini, Editorial Director, Beautynews NYC; Nancy Jeffries, Editorial Beauty Consultant; Meredith Schwartz, Business Editor, Gifts & Decorative Accessories; and Ashley Trent, Associate Editor, Giftware News.
EX·TRACTS features 100 exhibitors of cosmetics, perfumes, skincare, bath & body care, beauty accessories, haircare, natural and organic products and well-being lines. The next edition of EX·TRACTS will take place Sunday, January 30, through Thursday, February 3, 2011, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Information is available online at www.extractsny.com
