'Beauty Oscars' pick best products

June 2, 2011 at 1:25PM
(Randy Salas/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Cosmetic Executive Women's annual awards bash is nothing short of the Beauty Oscars.

The 17th annual show was held recently in New York. Nearly 600 entries covered 26 categories, including cosmetics and hair and skin care.

The judges are beauty professionals whose mission is to let consumers know which products they deem worthy of your beauty bucks.

Here are the winners:

Bath and body (mass retail): Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging body wash.

Bath and body (prestige): Fresh Brown Sugar hand cream.

Facial skin care (acne treatment): Zeno Heat Treat Blemish Prevention Treatment.

Anti-aging (mass): Aveeno Ageless Vitality Elasticity Recharging System.

Anti-aging (prestige): Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector.

Cleanser and scrub: Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Cleansing Foam.

Eye treatment (mass): RoC Brilliance Eye Beautifier.

Eye treatment (prestige): Shiseido Future Solution LX Eye and Lip Contour Regenerating Cream.

Moisturizer (mass): Olay Regenerist Night Resurfacing Elixir.

Moisturizer (prestige): Lancôme Genifique Repair Youth Activating Night Cream.

Hair care product: Bumble and Bumble Mending Masque.

Hair coloring product: Samy Fat Foam hair color.

Hair styling product: Ojon Volumizing Brush-on Mousse.

Eye product (mass): CoverGirl Liquiline Blast eye liner.

Eye product (prestige): Dior DiorShow Maximizer.

Face product (mass): Mark Touch & Glow Shimmer Cream Cubes All Over Face Palette.

Face product (prestige): Clinique Redness Solutions Makeup.

Lip product (mass): L'Oréal Paris Infallible Le Rouge.

Lip product (prestige): Fresh Sugar Plum Tinted Lip Treatment.

Women's scent (mass): Beyoncé Heat from Coty Beauty.

Women's scent (prestige): Gucci's Guilty.

Men's scent: Bleu de Chanel from Chanel.

Men's grooming: Gillette Fusion ProSeries Thermal Scrub.

Sun care: Shiseido Ultimate Sun Protection Lotion.

Best seller (mass): Maybelline the Falsies Volum' Express mascara.

Best seller (prestige): Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector.

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