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Bath Accessories Beauty buffs can keep themselves well groomed and polished to perfection with Bath Accessories' Spoiled Girls nail clippers, nail files and tweezers. Each fashionably fabulous grooming accessory features a different gal who dons her own style of dress. The nail clipper's lineup of fashionistas includes Naomi, Susie and Rosie while the tweezers trio includes Kiko, Caitie and Kae'lani. As for the nail files, it's Nurse Elizabeth, Francesca and April who keep glamour girls looking neat and trim. Each colorful accessory comes equipped with a handy suction cup, which is magnetized and can conveniently display the tools on vanities or bathroom mirrors. SRP: $10 Rachel Colwell, 510.785.0634, rachel@bathaccessories.com, bathaccessories.com Soap Baubles Designed and created on a sprawling 45-acre farm in Vermont, Soap Baubles offers a feminine array of colorful soaps and bath products that are crafted using fine-grade essential oils and fragrance oils. Wrapped delicately in colorful, elegant packaging, the delectable soaps are ideal for gift giving or accenting the bath. The enticing Bauble Bar collection offers a menu of dainty dessert-style bath bombs and truffles, as well as guest soaps and botanical melts. Bath enthusiasts can place one of these yummy items in a warm bath to indulge in an at-home spa experience. The items are sold in case-pack quantities. Retailers can set up their own Bauble Bar in-house, enabling customers to select individual bath products to create their own customized gift boxes. SRPs: $3 to $6 Jennifer Hoar McBride, director, 802.226.7152, jhoar70@hotmail.com, soapbaubles.com Serene House Devoted to altering moods and enhancing the air, Serene House debuts an innovative collection of aromatherapy products for use anywhere people seek serenity, clarity and, of course, fine scent. The company's extensive collection of scents can accent any environment. Developed specifically for use with 100% natural essential oils, the collection is divided into four categories: Refreshing, Relaxing, Uplifting and Comforting. Serene House's fragrance specialists have collaborated with Swiss designer Peter Wirz to develop Stellar's In Car Diffuser, which fills car space with refreshing fragrances such as Forest Breeze, which is inspired by the lush scent of the outdoors. Scent buffs simply add a few drops of the essential oils to promote a greater sense of well-being through air care. SRPs: $40 diffuser; $15 to $25 5 ml. essential oils 262.886.2198, americas@serene-house.com, serene-house.com ■ Regina Molaro is a freelance journalist based in New York City. Best New Personal Care + Wellness Products Awarded at NY NOW Six companies were named Personal Care + Wellness Best New Product Award recipients during the summer 2013 debut of NY NOW—the Market for Home & Lifestyle, formerly known as the New York International Gift Fair of which the beauty-products area was called EX•TRACTS. As part of NY NOW's LIFESTYLE Collection, Personal Care + Wellness was held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City and featured about 100 companies that offered a targeted mix of cosmetics, perfumes, skin care, bath & body care, beauty accessories, hair care, natural/organic products and well-being lines. The award recipients and finalists were selected from 65 products, according to Personal Care + Wellness sales manager Melissa Engongoro. The winners and finalists are: BEST OF SHOW Winner: Soap & Paper Factory (Congers, New York)—Deco Collection Hand Stirred Soap hand wrapped in bold designs and finished off with a wax seal BATH & BODY Winner: Agraria (Los Angeles)— Agraria Bath Bar Collection 100% vegetable-based soap that is triple-milled, contains olive oil, vitamin E, shea butter, yucca oil, kukui oil, grape seed oil and sea fennel Finalist: Porcelain Co. (Huntsville, Alabama)—Elemental Gift Set "RESERVED" Finalist: Olivina Napa Valley (Franklin, Tennessee)—Sandalwood & Amber Body Butter BEAUTY ACCESSORY Winner: Shelley Kyle Parfums (Atlanta)— Large Powder Puff, a body and linen powder with powder puff set Finalist: Naked Princess (Beverly Hills, California)—Naked Shine Lip Gloss Finalist: Lady Primrose (Grand Prairie, Texas)—Tryst Powder Jar COSMETIC & FRAGRANCE Winner: LOVE NATURE NYC (Brooklyn, New York)—The Bohème Candle Collection, each of which is hand-poured and made with natural soy wax, a cotton wick and a phthalatefree essential and fragrance oil blend Finalist: Serene House (Sturtevant, Wisconsin)—YOYO Black Finalist: Shelley Kyle (Atlanta)—Tiramani Fragrance by Shelley Kyle 18 November 2013 | beautystorebusiness.com NATURAL/ORGANIC Winner: Anjolie Ayurveda (Hastings on Hudson, New York)—The Botanical Collection: Eau de Parfum made with essential oils, botanicals and woods Finalist: Lotus Love Beauty (San Diego) for Lotus Love Beauty Holiday Bath Salts Finalist: Worker B (Minneapolis)— Worker B Beeswax/Camelina Oil Candle PACKAGING Winner: K. Hall Studio (St. Louis)— Barr-Co Soap Shop soaps covered with colored paper covers Finalist: Dollars & Scents (Jamaica, New York)—Fraiche Finalist: Boîte à Savon-La Maizon (Simi Valley, California)— Mondrian Collection Winners and finalists were elected by by a panel of editors based on several criteria, including innovative design, creative use of materials/construction and use of new materials/technology. The Best New Product Award judges were Jean Warshaw, "Beauty & The Law" columnist for Beauty Store Business; Tina Benitez-Eves of Gifts & Decorative Accessories; Pan Demetrakakes of Giftware News; Nancy Jeffries of Happi magazine; Paula Kajankova of Insiders Guide to Spas/Spirituality & Health; Patricia Norins of GIFT SHOP; Candice Sabatini of Beautynews NYC; Jolene Turner of American Salon; and Victoria Wurdinger of Salon Today.