Nominees for the Internationally Renowned Beauty and Spa Award Confirmed

USPA NEWS - The GALA SPA AWARDS will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year. One of the most important beauty and spa awards in the world, the award honours the best luxury hotels, most beautiful spa locations, most innovative beauty products and the most unusual treatments...

The GALA SPA AWARDS will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year. One of the most important beauty and spa awards in the world, the award honours the best luxury hotels, most beautiful spa locations, most innovative beauty products and the most unusual treatments. Only first-class care products and hotels that meet the holistic requirements of the GALA SPA AWARDS 'sanus per aquam - health through water' reach the final stages.

Over the past few months, companies, hotels, and spas have been given the chance to apply for this special commendation. The nominees have now been confirmed. The nine-person expert judging panel, including Judith Rakers and Armin Morbach, as well as GALA editor-in-chief Anne Meyer-Minnemann, presents the nominees for the eight award categories in the current issue of GALA magazine.

The winners of the GALA SPA AWARDS 2016 will be honoured at a glamorous award ceremony at Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa in Baden-Baden on April 2. With more than 170 applications of outstanding quality, the number of product submissions in the anniversary year was higher than ever.

In the 'Luxury Concepts' category, the following products made the final selection :

- Boutique Valmont - Expert of Lights
- Givenchy - Le Soin Masque Dentelle
- Sisley - Supremÿa Baume La Nuit Le Grand Soin Anti-Age

Nominees in the 'Innovation Concepts' category include :

- Dr. Grandel - Beautygen Renew Body
- Filorga - Detox Body Treatment
- La Prairie - Anti-Aging Rapid Response Booster

The following concepts were nominated in the 'Cult Concepts' category :

- Dr. Babor- Doctor Babor Boost Cellular and Ampoule Concentrates FP
- La Roche-Posay - Toleriane Contour Yeux
- Weleda - Skin Food Hautcreme

The 'Men Concepts' category comprises the following products :

- Artemis Skincare GmbH - Oxygen-Boosting Face Care
- Ebenholz - Ebenholz Skincare-Linie
- Skinceuticals - Metacell Renewal B3

Nominees in the 'Organic Concepts' category include :

- Börlind - Beauty Shots Intensiv Konzentrate
- Rahua - Body Amazon Oil and Lotion
- Vestige Verdant - Organic Mask

The nominees in the 'Treatment Concepts' category are :

- Charlotte Meentzen - Natur Pur Balance Chiasamen-Facial
- Clarins - The Art of Touch
- Reviderm - PCA Peel Power Lift

This year's nominees in the 'Luxury Hotel City/Resort' category are :

- One & Only Reethie Ra, Maledives
- Peninsula, France
- Royal Mansour, Morocco

Nominees with a chance to win the prize in the 'Innovative Spa Concepts' category are :

- Cocon Thai Spa / Seerose Resort & Spa, Switzerland
- Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru, Maldives
- Spa Minera, Italy

As a special highlight, this year's 'Beauty Idol' and the winner of the 'Special Prize' will be announced on the evening of the award ceremony. Features that distinguish the 'Beauty Idol' as a spa personality are an attractive appearance, vitality, a positive attitude and a health-conscious lifestyle that corresponds to the spa concept. Previous award winners include Chantelle Winnie, Karolina Kurkova, Alek Wek, Julie Delpy, Vanessa Redgrave, Joseph Fiennes, Ornella Muti and Iris Berben.

With the annual 'Special Prize,' the judging panel honours people who have realised, added to and promoted the spa concept in an outstanding and professional manner. Previous award winners include Johan Ernst Nilson, Philippe Cousteau and Benny Adrion.

Source : GALA

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