The excellence of beauty has been celebrated at Cosmoprof India! On 7th December, during the long-awaited Awards and Networking ceremony held at Sofitel Mumbai BKC, the reference exhibition for beauty stakeholders in India rewarded the most outstanding products and services among its exhibitors.

Among the over 150 submitted products, only 5 companies have been rewarded for 5 main categories involving both beauty suppliers (Cosmopack India) and finished product brands (Cosmoprof India).

An esteemed panel of international experts and thought leaders from the industry voted their favourite proposals thanks to their know-how and expertise in trends and consumers' behaviour.

The evening also hosted an exclusive fashion show presenting the collection of the Indian designer Vikram Phadnis, the special guest of the soirée along with both finalists and winners. A special thank goes to the Runway by Cosmoprof India sponsors: ITA - Italian Trade Agency (Platinum Runway Sponsor), Beauty Garage (Runway Sponsor), Streamline (Hair Sponsor).

Cosmoprof India and Cosmopack India Awards is an initiative organized in exclusive partnership with the global trend agency BEAUTYSTREAMS, whose contribute was to shortlist the most impactful products and services in the cosmetics market according to specific criteria set to emphasize innovation, sustainable approach and successful storytelling. Among the over 150 submitted products, only 5 companies have been rewarded for 5 main categories involving both beauty suppliers
(Cosmopack India) and finished product brands (Cosmoprof India).

The distinguished jury members for the Cosmoprof India and Cosmopack India Awards 2023 include:

• Biju Kassim, CEO – Beauty, Shoppers Stop (India)
• Fernanda Pigatto, Global Partnership Director, BEAUTYSTREAMS (USA)
• Florence Bernardin, CEO & Founder, Asia Cosme Lab (France)
• Jayan Sathyan, Group Business Head, Beauty, Lulu Group International (UAE)
• Millie Kendall OBE, CEO, British Beauty Council (UK)
• Nandini Bhalla, Editor, The Word Magazine (India)
• Namrata Soni, Celebrity Make-Up Artist & Owner, Simply Nam | NamrataSoniAcademy (India)
• Rajiv Nair, Group CEO, KAYA Ltd. (Marico Group) (India)
• Spoorthy Shetty, Chief Executive Officer, BBlunt (Mama Earth Group) (India)

The evening also hosted an exclusive fashion show presenting the collection of the Indian designer Vikram Phadnis, the special guest of the soirée along with both finalists and winners. A special thank goes to the Runway by Cosmoprof India sponsors: ITA - Italian Trade Agency (Platinum Runway Sponsor), Beauty Garage (Runway Sponsor), Streamline (Hair Sponsor).

Brand new for the 2023 edition is the Cosmoprof India and Cosmopack India Awards trophy, designed by Aliya Karagayeva, a product design student at Istituto Marangoni Milano, the Italian globally renowned School with 85 successfully years training top professionals both in fashion and design. Fluere is the name of the trophy, a Latin word meaning flow, and representing all the companies of the beauty industry and their products’ creating process. Beauty always moves forward, constantly striving for excellence and novelty.

Made of PLA - AlfaPro material, a bioplastic composed of natural substances and printed with 3D technology, Fluere stands for Beauty, Elegance, Sustainability, Design, Multiculturalism and Union. A design object with a strong identity, just as strong as the identity and recognisability of the products of the winners of this edition.

For the first time ever, winners of Cosmoprof India and Cosmopack India Awards 2023 will have the extraordinary opportunity to showcase their products through a dedicated installation, in a prime location, to the biggest beauty international community gathering at the Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2024, from 21-24 March.

Winners for Cosmoprof India and Cosmopack India Awards 2023 are:

COSMOPACK INDIA:

• MAKE-UP, SKINCARE, HAIR CARE FORMULA: Regi India Cosmetics PVT. LTD., Apple Bite - India
• PACKAGING DESIGN & MATERIALS: ALBEA, EcoFusion Top with Metamorphosis -India
• INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY: MITI Systems Inc, IntoDerma Hyaluron Micro Crystal Essence - South Korea 
• HAIR & NAIL PRODUCTS: Olaplex/Streamline Beauty India Pvt. Ltd (distributor) , Olaplex 4-IN-1 Moisture Mask
• SKIN CARE, BODY CARE, AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS: SKIN1004 (Craver Corporation), SKIN1004 / Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Silky-Fit Sun Stick 20g - South Korea

Cosmoprof Asia is organised by Cosmoprof Asia Ltd, a joint-venture company between BolognaFiere Group and UBM Asia Ltd. UBM Asia Ltd is now trading as “Informa Markets”, a division of Informa PLC.

BolognaFiere Group is the world’s leading trade show organiser in cosmetics, fashion, architecture, building, art and culture. The Group has more than 80 international exhibitions within its portfolio, notably Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, the most important meeting point in the world for beauty professionals, established in 1967 and held in Bologna, Italy. For the 2019 edition, Cosmoprof registered more than 265.000 attendees from 150 countries in the world, with an increase by 10% of foreign professionals, and 3,033 exhibitors from 70 countries. The Cosmoprof platform extends throughout the entire world, with its events in Bologna, Las Vegas, Mumbai, and Hong Kong, China (with Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, Cosmoprof North America, Cosmoprof India, and Cosmoprof Asia). Recently the fifth exhibition of the network has been announced: Cosmoprof CBE ASEAN, in Thailand, will focus on the cosmetic industry in South-East Asia. In 2020, South China Beauty Expo, a new show in Shenzhen, China, will be scheduled in July. The Cosmoprof platform will reinforce its influence in Europe, thanks to the acquisition of the German group Health and Beauty, in South America, thanks to the collaboration with Beauty Fair - Feira Internacional De Beleza Profissional, and in Asia.