Maesa and Drew Barrymore Honored at 12th Annual Awards Ceremony

NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FLOWER Beauty was honored today with the "Newcomer of the Year: Mass" Award at the 2013 Beauty Inc Awards in New York City. The award was presented to Co-creators Maesa and Drew Barrymore by Beauty Inc, a Women's Wear Daily special-issue magazine. The cosmetics line is currently an exclusive at Wal-Mart.

Through a revolutionary business model, FLOWER, which launched in 2013, has formulated products and designed packaging at the same level as prestige brands. As an owner of the brand, Barrymore takes pride in promoting FLOWER, which in turn allows the company to put all of its money into the formulations and packaging, and not into advertising. This saved revenue allows FLOWER to spend two to three times more on formulation and packaging than the average mass market brand, resulting in premium makeup of the highest quality at a price women can afford, ushering in a new era of cosmetics. The portfolio consists of more than 190 eye, face, lip and nail products ranging from $4.98 to $13.98, and are available in more than 1,500 Walmart stores and on Walmart.com.

Drew Barrymore stated, "Thank you to WWD Beauty Inc for awarding FLOWER Beauty.  I am so proud to accept this in celebration of women, including my daughter and my future daughter."

"We are truly honored to be recognized for our exclusive beauty line FLOWER with the Newcomer of the Year Award," said Petra Tucker-Moss, Senior Director of Product Development & Marketing at Maesa.  "Drew's passion and knowledge of premium cosmetics combined with the beauty engineering expertise of our team at Maesa has truly allowed us to develop a makeup line that delivers on its promise of bringing premium quality make-up to mass."

Announced at the 12^th Annual Beauty Inc Awards breakfast at The Four Seasons restaurant and in the December issue of the magazine, the "Newcomer of the Year: Mass" Award is an editors' choice award that recognizes a new mass beauty brand which resonates with retailers and consumers alike. Beauty Inc is widely recognized as the premier source of news for the beauty industry and the annual Beauty Inc Awards highlight the year's most notable beauty industry achievements.

For more information on FLOWER visit www.walmart.com/flower. Fans can join the beauty conversation on Twitter at Twitter.com/Flowerbeauty and on Facebook by visiting its FLOWER Beauty page.

About Maesa
Maesa creates and manufactures exclusive beauty products. By combining creativity, entrepreneurial vision and proprietary resources, Maesa designs, develops and manufactures private label and exclusive brands for retailers as well as packaging and turnkey products for beauty brands. With expertise in branding and design, engineering, product development, manufacturing and logistics, Maesa specializes in fine fragrances, color cosmetics, personal care, home fragrance as well as primary and secondary packaging. Maesa's main customers include Victoria's Secret, Wal-Mart, Saks Fifth Avenue, Zara, Elizabeth Arden, K Mart, L'Oreal, Ralph Lauren and Kohl's. Founded in 1997, Maesa has annual revenues of $120 million. With offices in New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Hong Kong Maesa employs over 250 team members worldwide. MAESA ENGINEERING BEAUTY www.maesa.com

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