August 1 - September 30, 2023
Own Your Beauty Award 2023

< MISSION >

Own Your Beauty Award, began with a wish of people to live beautifully, healthy, and freely.
This award is not a competition, but is intended to share American and Japanese beauty & wellness products globally.
Our mission is to support the development of beauty and health worldwide, and achieve prosperity for our society.

< CONCEPT >

The 4 concepts for Brooklyn Beauty/ Fashion Labo (BBFL) are the following:
BBFL wishes to become a bridge between your products and your unseen fans of them!

< ABOUT AWARD >

Based on our concept, we will carefully select and nominate
​beauty-related products from Japan for the OWN YOUR BEAUTY Award.
The nominated products will be exhibited and sold
in Brooklyn, New York for two months from August to September 2023.

VISIT GALLERY

< List of Judges​ >

Linda Mason（Makeup Artist）

Hitoshi Sagaseki
​（Brooklyn Beauty /Fashion Labo)

Jonina Skaggs
​（skaggs creative）

​Tomoe Hirohata  
​(Lucia Eye Lash)

Joann Montalto
​（Brooklyn Bar Body & Bath ）

< GOLD WINNER​ >

７NaNatural color stick

The product is made of 100% natural ingredients and does not contain seven chemical ingredients, providing high pigmentation that could not be seen in other natural cosmetics! The multi-use stick, which is great for lips, eyes, and cheeks or anywhere else, is sized to be used up in order to reduce cosmetic waste. Empty containers are collected by using return envelopes for recycling.

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Colors are pure and fun and the packaging is pretty and playful.
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-Linda Mason

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Metallic and silver lipstick colors must be popular with New Yorkers.
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- Tomoe Hirohata

< SILVER WINNER​ >

FRENAVA Emollient Oil 25mL

​This beauty oil is formulated with the organic sake lees oil extracted from the organic sake lees powder using the squalene as a solvent. It absorbs easily and leaves your skin feeling moisturized. When applied overnight, it gives your skin bounce and elasticity. Keeps your skin feeling fresh and moisturized.

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"Microbiome" x "Fermentation" x "Plants" are fused by skillfully using Japanese raw materials.
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-Hitoshi Sagaseki

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"Absorbed easily", "bounce and elasticity", in a skin emollient is every woman's dream. 

-Joann Montalto

< BRONZE WINNER​ >

YOKIHADA SOAP

Gero Ointment, a traditional medicine of Gero Onsen (Gero Hot Spring), was developed in the pursuit of health and beauty by focusing on the herbal ingredients of Gero Ointment. It is a cute soap that can be taken out by breaking open a balloon, just like jade yokan. It is a jelly-like soap that gently washes your face and body. It is free of preservatives, synthetic dyes, and synthetic fragrances.

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They have such a great brand story + packaging!

-Jonina Skaggs

In New YORK

Brooklyn
8／1～ 9／30／2023

Brooklyn Beauty/Fashion Labo /  Open Daily from 11am to 7pm
300 7th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215
(347) 987-3217 ​