The annual international Prix d’Excellence awards celebrate the world’s best beauty products. Prix d’Excellence South Africa, which took place in a stylish ceremony in Johannesburg, on February 6, amplifies this prestigious award, encouraging growth and quality in SA’s cosmetic industry.

Judged by 14 leading South African beauty editors, the best beauty products were selected in categories of best skin care, make-up, haircare, suncare, mass market, innovation and revolutionary product.

Citations were awarded to the winners in each category while the overall South African winner received an international Prix d’Excellence accolade and a one- year membership to the renowned Proudly South African organisation.

The awards went to:
Best skin care: Secret Room’s Raptures range.
Best body care: Woolworths D’Origine Provence range.
Best make-up: Woolworths Gel Lip and Eye Pencils.
Best suncare: Avroy Shlain’s Suncelle
Best haircare: Designer Groups Phat Hair Rubber Blast
Best Mass Market: Foschini’s UR.U Honey range
Most Innovative: Oxygen For Life Aculift.

All of the above winners received citations.

The overall Prix d’Excellence South Africa winner was Environ® Cosmetic Roll-CIT™ . A superb invention by Environ® founder Dr Des Fernandes, the Roll-CIT™ uses micro-needles to safely puncture the epidermis’s horny layer, improving the delivery of vitamins and active skin care ingredients to your skin. Environ®’s  innovation has earned them the sought-after international Prix d'Excellence award and the one-year membership to the Proudly South African organisation.

Marie Claire was bowled over by the splendid entries for this, the fourth highly prized South African Prix d’Excellence. The standard of contestants was not only of the highest calibre, but also of international standard for this we applaud the local beauty industry and congratulate the winners.