Every year Marie Claire magazine announces it’s annual superstar beauty products at the prestigious Marie Claire Prix d’Excellence de la Beauté awards. This year’s contenders were tough cookies, but we’re glad to see that StyleScoop favoured brand, OptiPhi won the local hero category. We’re also big fans of Chanel lip products, so glad to see they nabbed an award too!
Care category winner:
Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector & Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus and UV Damage Corrector
Both of these creams are aimed at creating flawless skin. One smoothes out wrinkles with the power to rival dermatological laser procedures and the other achieves even skin tone with the power of a leading prescription ingredient for hyperpigmentation.
Other contenders in this category (in no particular order) included:
- La Prairie Cellular Radiance Concentrate Pure Gold Cream
- Decléor Aroma Night Beauty Cream – Regenerating
- Comfort Zone Range
Make-up category Winner
Chanel Rouge Coco Lipstick in 05 Mademoiselle
This colour was created to be flattering to all skin tones and complexions. Also, it boasts a creamy, hydrating and vibrant, long-lasting pigment
Other contenders in this category (in no particular order) included:
- Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish Mineral Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15
- Sensai Bronzing Gel SPF 6
- Maybelline Superstay 24H Makeup Micro-Flex Stretch Formula SPF 19
Local Hero winner:
Optiphi Range
Can I get a high-five for OptiPhi? I’m so glad that they won this category as they truly are an amazing brand. Local is definitely lekker and I love, love, love this range!
A hi-tech cosmeceutical range to treat and delay the signs of ageing as well as sun damage.
You can see all the local and international winners featured in the April issue of Marie Claire magazine in a supplement sponsored by Edgars. The local winners we’re chosen by some of SA’s most respected beauty editors, including:
- Zanele Kumalo, Marie Claire
- Mariska van Rooyen, Sarie
- Candice-Lee Kannemeyer, Fairlady
- Deevya Vasson, Cosmopolitan
- Nicolene Strydom, Cosmopolitan
- Ingrid Wood, Destiny
- Tamlyn Jacks, O, The Oprah Magazine
- Elaine Nixon Campbell, Rooi Rose
Oh, and if you head on down to selected Edgars stores, you can get get to sample the award winning beauty products at the Edgars and Marie Claire beauty workshops.
- Johannesburg (Edgars Melrose Arch) on 24 March,
- Durban (Edgars Gateway) on 31 March,
- Cape Town (Edgars V&A Waterfront) on 5 April.
Over 300 participating readers and Edgars Club members will receive beauty advice, sample products and enjoy canapés and cocktails. To book a place at any one of the workshops, e-mail edgarsevents@2rsvp.co.za or call 071 490 3002.