2018 COSA Finalists Announced
Every fall, Cosmetics and leaders in the beauty industry come together to honour the best customer service in Canadian beauty retail at our Cosmetics Outstanding Service Awards (COSAs).
This year, we received over 1,400 nominations, and we’re pleased to now announce the finalists for the 2018 COSA Awards (#COSA18).
From the list below, winners in 19 categories will be selected by our panel of judges. Our winners will be honoured at a gala dinner, attended by more than 400 beauty industry members, sponsors and media/PR:
The 2018 Cosmetics Outstanding Service Awards (#COSA18) will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Toronto.
To inquire about event tickets please contact Jim Hicks at jhicks@cosmeticsalliance.ca.
Please join us in congratulating all our 2018 finalists:
Team Finalists
Shoppers Drug Mart, Dieppe, N.B.
Shoppers Drug Mart, Richmond, B.C.
Rexall, Hamilton, Ont.
Shoppers Drug Mart, Woodbridge, Ont.
Shoppers Drug Mart, Waterloo, Ont.
Lancôme, Hudson's Bay, Oshawa, Ont.
Clinique, Hudson’s Bay, Kingston, Ont.
Chinook Mall, Hudson’s Bay, Calgary, Alta.
Murale, Vancouver, B.C.
Clinique, Hudson's Bay, Surrey, B.C.
Pharmaprix, Montréal
Clarins, Hudson's Bay, Ville D'Anjou, Que.
Individual Finalists
Adele Kaminsky, Elizabeth Arden and Biotherm, Hudson’s Bay, Saskatoon
Alicia Mitchell, Victor & Rolf, Hudson’s Bay, Toronto
Alisa Usher, Elizabeth Arden, New Westminister, B.C.
Alva Mawdsley, Michel Germain Fragrances, Brampton, Ont.
Alysha Yao, Chanel, Hudson’s Bay, Richmond, B.C.
Amira Awar, Clarins, Hudson’s Bay, St. Catharines, Ont.
Amy Lu, Fragrances, Hudson’s Bay, Burnaby, B.C.
Ana Furda, Hammam Spa Inc., Toronto
Ana Trivino, Le Mer, Holt Renfrew, Toronto
Andrea Cook, Ladies Fragrances, Hudson’s Bay, London, Ont.
Andrea Richards, Chanel, Hudson’s Bay, Burnaby, B.C.
Anish Bahri, Shoppers Drug Mart, Markham, Ont.
Annamaria Carvalho, Narciso Rodriguez, Hudson's Bay, Toronto
Anne Bradford, Shoppers Drug Mart, Tsawwassen, B.C.
Annette Noseworthy, Shoppers Drug Mart, Stephenville, Nfld.
Arax Khachadurian, Chanel, Hudson’s Bay, Toronto
Audrey Donnate, Shoppers Drug Mart, Dieppe, N.B.
Barb Barr, Shoppers Drug Mart, Victoria, B.C.
Bessy Parthimos, Estée Lauder, Hudson’s Bay, Quebec
Bonnie Dielschneider, Fragrances, Hudson’s Bay, Mississauga, Ont.
Bonnie Dilag, Shoppers Drug Mart, Moncton, N.B.
Carmen Peron, Shoppers Drug Mart, West Kelowna, B.C.
Carole Kallies, Clinique, Hudson’s Bay, Nanaimo, B.C.
Carolyn Black, Shoppers Drug Mart, Toronto
Chelsea Bice, L'Oréal, Montréal
Chelsea Maclean, Shoppers Drug Mart, Vancouver
Christelle Bernier, Clarins, Hudson's Bay, Laval, Que.
Christina Iannello, Coty Canada, Toronto
Cindy Falconer, Shiseido, Hudson's Bay, St. Catharines, Ont.
Cindy Hinde-Saulnier, Aspire Esthetics, Yarmouth, N.S.
Cindy Mosquera, Shoppers Drug Mart, Brampton, Ont.
Courtney Tessier, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sudbury, Ont.
Danielle Dreger, L'Oréal, Montréal
Daphne Morton, Shoppers Drug Mart, St. John’s, Nfld.
Debi Tomlinson, Clarins, Hudson’s Bay, Winnipeg
Djurdjevka Koruga Milosevic (Jill), Fragrances, Hudson’s Bay, Calgary
Elaine Ko, Chanel, Hudson’s Bay, Burnaby, B.C.
Elizabeth Janzen, Philosophy, Brampton, Ont.
Emily Brown, Shoppers Drug Mart, Halifax
Evelyn Hardy, Shoppers Drug Mart, Halifax
Gina Villanueva, Clinique, Hudson’s Bay, Winnipeg
Grace Chahwan, Rexall, Ottawa
Hannah Clausen, Shoppers Drug Mart, Wolfville, N.S.
Helena Bourgeois, Shoppers Drug Mart, Shediac, N.B.
Holli Meade, Shoppers Drug Mart, Wolfville, N.S.
Jean Surette, Shoppers Drug Mart, Yarmouth, N.S.
Jeanette Jensen, Lancome, Vancouver
Jennifer Knezevic, Elizabeth Arden, Kitchener, Ont.
Jennifer Lavoie, Shoppers Drug Mart, London, Ont.
Jerri Diogenous, Shoppers Drug Mart, Markham, Ont.
Jessica Perry, Shoppers Drug Mart, Brantford, Ont.
Jessica White, Shoppers Drug Mart, Dieppe, N.B.
Joan Armstrong, Chanel, Hudson’s Bay, Ottawa
Joanne Tovey, Dermablend, Vichy and La Roche Posay, Locust Hill, Ont.
Jody Chisholm, Shoppers Drug Mart, Kamloops, B.C.
Johane Charron, Biotherm, Hudson's Bay, Pointe-Claire, Que.
Josey Falco, Dior, Hudson’s Bay, Hamilton, Ont.
Judy Wong, Estée Lauder, Hudson’s Bay, Calgary
Julie Sherren, Shiseido, Markham, Ont.
Karis Nagy, Shopper’s Drug Mart, Toronto
Kasia Bielak, Estée Lauder, Hudson’s Bay, Winnipeg
Kristy Kenney, Shoppers Drug Mart, Windsor, Ont.
Krystle Peluk, Platinum Esthetics Luxury Salon and Spa, Beausejour, Man.
Leslie Fullerton, Shoppers Drug Mart, Fall River, N.S.
Lili Song, Shiseido, Hudson's Bay, London, Ont.
Lisa Shi, Guerlain, Holt Renfrew, Mississauga, Ont.
Lyne Larivée, Pharmaprix, Montréal
Megan Owens, Fragrances, Hudson’s Bay, Scarborough, Ont.
Megan Sheppard, MAC, Hudson’s Bay, Vernon, B.C.
Melissa Kayser, Shoppers Drug Mart, Abbotsford, B.C.
Michel Coulombe, Laura Mercier, Markham, Ont.
Moc Mien Nguyen, Shiseido, Hudson's Bay, Ville D'Anjou, Que.
Myra, Shiseido, Hudson's Bay, Banff, Alta.
Myranie Mongrain, Pharmaprix, Laval, Que.
Nousha Sezavar, Narcisso Rodriguez Fragrances, Toronto
Odette Newton, Rexall, Ottawa
Patricia Gillen, Clinique, Hudson’s Bay, Winnipeg
Pina Delzotto, Biotherm, Montréal
Rachel De Vera, Shoppers Drug Mart, Toronto
Rebecca Bertucci, L'Oréal Academy, Toronto
Rhonda Legault, Clarins, Laval, Que.
Rola Haimour, Philosophy, Hudson’s Bay, Calgary
Roxanne Mick, Men's Fragrances, Hudson’s Bay, Kelowna, B.C.
Sandra Beliveau, Mugler Fragrances, Hudson's Bay, Montréal
Sarah Ballistoy Mitten, Elizabeth Arden, Hudson's Bay, Winnipeg
Shane Fukala, Shoppers Drug Mart, Halifax
Shauna VanDerKley, L'Oréal Academy, Toronto
Shellon Carroll, Guerlain, Hudson’s Bay, Mississauga, Ont.
Sovanda Jolie Chin, Pharmaprix, Montréal
Suzanne Singh, Shoppers Drug Mart, Burnaby, B.C.
Tiziana Bonito-Schultz, Shoppers Drug Mart, Winnipeg
Vincent Xiangjian Guan, Shiseido, Hudson's Bay, Toronto