Lucky us got to attend the HBA Global Expo and see hundreds of beauty and packaging professionals this week!  Part of the expo features an award ceremony, in which it honors the year's most innovative packaging in several categories, including cosmetics, fragrances, personal care, skin care and sustainability. Just recently, sampling/travel size products and at home devices and tools have been added to the program.

Who judges the awards? Let's just say it's a large committee (of 100) who are industry pros, designers, suppliers and members of the media and they have much to evaluate, such as originality, design concept, creative use of new materials, components and decorating processes, technical competency and effective brand messaging.

The HBA IPDA Awards are sponsored by Beauty Packaging and HAPPI magazines.

Let's get to the winners already, right?! The winners are...

HBA GRAND AWARD
Sephora Collection Brush Wand by Sephora
CATEGORY WINNERS
Cosmetics Mass
pH Matchmaker pH Powered Bronzer, Blush & Lip Gloss by Physicians Formula
Cosmetics Prestige
Burberry Cosmetics Line by Intr Parfums
Fragrance Mass
Embleme Fragrance by Zermat International
Fragrance Prestige
Too Too by Betsey Johnson
Personal Care Mass
Just for Men AutoStop by Combe, Inc.
Personal Care Prestige
Love. Lust. Light Body & Boudoir Candle by Naked Princess
Skin Care Mass
bebe de foret by Yuhan-Kimberly
Skin Care Prestige
MAC Lightful Marine Bright by MAC
Green Packaging
MudPot by Black Rock Mud Company
Sampling/Travel Size Packaging
It Kit by vbeaute
Tools/At Home Devices Packaging
Sephora Collection Brush Wand by Sephora

Any surprises here, let us know what you think! Congrats to everyone!