BW Confidential has highlighted the winners and nominees of the Cosmoprof and Cosmopack awards in a special edition published today.
The Cosmoprof & Cosmopack Awards were presented at a glittering ceremony on March 21 during the Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna show in Italy, hosted by actor and television author Livio Beshir. Influencer Nikkie De Jager, known worldwide as NikkieTutorials made a special appearance at the ceremony.
The awards recognize the most innovative products and services presented at the Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna event across all beauty sectors, from the supply chain to the finished product. Only new products launched between April 2024 and March 2025 can be nominated. This year, more than 800 applications were submitted for judging in a total of 17 categories.
The Cosmoprof Awards highlight the best picks in 11 categories, including color cosmetics, hair, nail, skincare and beauty salon products. Nominees in the category are judged on innovation, packaging and design, sustainability and ethics, safety, ingredients and formulations, user experience, creativity and product claims and benefits (the criteria for the fragrance category are: the perfumer, notes, storytelling and ingredient sourcing).
The Cosmopack Awards, meanwhile, reward the most innovative and pioneering solutions presented by top companies in the beauty supply chain in six categories. Nominees are judged on innovation, originality, sustainability and ethics, packaging and design, safety, ingredients and formulations, functionality and performance, and quality.
The products nominated for the awards were screened one by one by a technical jury, which resulted in a shortlist of three finalists for each category. A multi-disciplinary jury of experts, brand owners, retailers and media, then carefully analyzed ingredients, formulation, packaging, circularity and the environmental impact of production processes to vote for the winners.
The Life Achievement Award
The ceremony was also the occasion to present the Cosmoprof Life Achievement Award, which is awarded each year to the founder of a company that has made a major contribution to the beauty industry. General Manager of BolognaFiere Cosmoprof, Enrico Zannini presented the 2025 Life Achievement Award to Giovanni Sgariboldi, Founder and CEO of Euroitalia.