Marie Claire - best of brands

Beauty workshops, scheduled for Johannesburg (Edgars Melrose Arch) on 24 March 2011, Durban (Edgars Gateway) on 31 March, and Cape Town (Edgars V&A Waterfront) on 5 April will see over 300 participating readers and Edgars Club members receive beauty advice, sample products and enjoy canapés and cocktails.

Winners

• Make-up category: Chanel Rouge Coco Lipstick in 05 Mademoiselle
  
• Care category: Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector & Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus and UV Damage Corrector
  
• Local Hero winner: Optiphi Range, a hi-tech cosmeceutical range to treat and delay the signs of ageing as well as sun damage

Judges

• 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

New awards

"The local awards are run in conjunction with the international Marie Claire Prix d'Excellence de la Beauté, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year," says Aspasia Karras, editor of Marie Claire. "In a quarter of a century these beauty awards have become a global reference point in the beauty universe and there is no difference in South Africa as they are the most anticipated and coveted beauty awards.

"I want to thank Edgars which partnered us for the third consecutive year of these awards - it is a perfect fit with the widest selection of beauty products and great store footprint," concludes Karras.

Another award was added to this year's competition, the Edgars Award for Retail Innovation, was awarded to Bobbi Brown for its innovative use of retail space and the creative way in which it approaches customer interaction, product presentation and marketing.