Guardian's 49th Anniversary & Guardian People's Choice Award 2016 @Nexus, Bangsar South City

Last month, I am honoured to be invited to the Guardian’s 49th Anniversary & Guardian People’s Choice Award (PCA) 2016 at Nexus, Bangsar South City. Guardian PCA 2016 brings the crème de la crème of brands under one roof and awards them for their amazing products ranging from personal care and cosmetics to health care and confectionery. Beside rewarding recognitions to the best brands and products in Malaysia, People’s Choice Awards is also a platform for the consumers to pick their favourites amongst the many brands in the market. The competition will help to improve the integrity of their brands as brand owners constantly keeping up with the evolving needs of customers. 

Initiating the glamorous night was the opening performance by the talented electric violinist Dennis Lau, who awed the audience with his musical skill and grace. 

The night was definitely a merry affair as major companies and friends of Guardian were treated with a scrumptious feast, special performances and even chances bring more prizes home with lucky draw.

Heavyweights of the health, beauty, and pharmaceutical industry received appreciation for their most popular products, where category winners took home the sought after Guardian PCA trophy. Aside from awarding the People’s Choice Awards to the respective winners, leading brands were saluted for their outstanding success with the Guardian’s Special Recognition award. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Sdn. Bhd. proved to be the contender of the year, and was given the nod for Best Supplier for Personal Care as well as the grand title of Best Overall Supplier. Taking home the Best Supplier for Health title is Abbott Laboratories (M) Sdn Bhd, known for providing the best range of nutritional supplements in the market. The Best Supplier for Beauty award went to the brand that proved to be the undefeated household name, Ginvera Marketing Ent.Sdn.Bhd. Remaining fresh in people’s minds and hearts, the Best Innovation title went to Reckitt Benckiser (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. for Dettol.

Back for the 16th edition this year, Guardian the leading pharmacy, health and beauty retail chain in Malaysia introduces a new online-based voting system for the People's Choice Awards. With the new system, we could cast our votes on the 57 participating categories with ease. The participants with the highest accuracy matches won amazing weekly prizes.  The competition, which run from 28 April - 25 May 2016, featured close to 250 products from numerous household names such as Maybelline, Johnson & Johnson, Nivea, and many more. 

GUARDIAN PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2016 WINNER'S LIST 

GUARDIAN PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2016
Supplement
CATEGORY	BRAND	PRODUCT
Evening Primrose Oil	Blackmores	EVENING PRIMROSE OIL 1000MG 100S PACK-OF-3
Fish Oil	Blackmores	FISH OIL 1000MG 120S PACK-OF-3
Multivitamins	Blackmores	MULTIVITAMINS + MINERALS 120S + 30S (ON PACK)
Vitamin C	Redoxon	EFFERVESCENT DOUBLE ACTION C 1000MG + ZINC 30S PACK-OF-3 + PREMIUM (ON PACK)
Joint Relief	Kordel's	GLUCOSAMINE + CHONDROITIN + MSM EFFERVESCENT 60S
Calcium	Blackmores	CALCIUM + D3 120S PACK-OF-2
General Nutrition
Collagen	Kinohimitsu	J'PAN DIAMOND 50ML X 16S
Slimming and Detox	NH	DETOXLIM CLENX TEA 40S + 10S (ON PACK)
Nutritional Drinks	Ensure	FOS VANILLA 850G PACK-OF-2 RANGE FREE THERMAL (ON PACK)
Over The Counter
CATEGORY	BRAND	PRODUCT
Lens Solution	Bausch + Lombs	FRESH MULTI PURPOSE SOLUTION 355ML BUY 2 FREE 1 (ON PACK)
Muscle Relief	Ammeltz	YOKO-YOKO 46ML/48ML
Muscle Relief	Salonpas	PATCH 40S + 4S (ON PACK)
Cough Relief	Woods'	PEPPERMINT SYRUP CHILD/ADULT 100ML
Digestive Care	Eno	SACHET 2S RANGE
Digestive Care	Gaviscon	DOUBLE ACTION SACHET 5 X 10ML (ON PACK)
Baby & Kids
CATEGORY	BRAND	PRODUCT
Kids Supplement	Scott's	EMULSION ORANGE/ORIGINAL 400ML
Baby Bath	Johnson's	BATH MILK + RICE 1L RANGE
Children Milk Powder	Enfagrow	A+ 360 DHA PLUS S3 1.3KG RANGE
Children Milk Powder	Pediasure	COMPLETE VANILLA/CHOCOLATE 850G
Confectionery
CATEGORY	BRAND	PRODUCT
Chocolate	Snickers	51G PACK-OF-3
Candy	Wrigley's	ECLIPSE MINTS RANGE
Lozenges	Strepsils	6S RANGE
Hair
CATEGORY	BRAND	PRODUCT
Shampoo/Conditioner	Sunsilk	SHAMPOO/CONDITIONER 320ML RANGE
Hair Treatment	L'Oreal Paris	EXTRAORDINARY OIL 100ML RANGE
Hair Colour	L'Oreal Paris	EXCELLENCE HAIR COLOR RANGE
Hair Styling	Gatsby	MOVING RUBBER 80G RANGE
Body & Bath
CATEGORY	BRAND	PRODUCT
Medicated Bath	Dettol	SHOWER FOAM 950ML + REFILL 450ML (ON PACK) RANGE
Beauty Bath	Dove	SHOWER 1L RANGE
Deodorant For Her	Nivea	WOMEN DEODORANT ROLL ON 50ML RANGE
Ladies Fragrance	Enchanteur Paris	EDT 50ML RANGE
Men’s Razor	Gillette	FUSION PROGLIDE TOUCH FLEXBALL RAZOR
Fragrance For Him	Playboy	MEN EDT 50ML RANGE
Deodorant For Him	Nivea Men	DEODORANT SPRAY 150ML RANGE
Oral Care & Hygiene
CATEGORY	BRAND	PRODUCT
Toothbrush	Oral-B	CROSS ACTION PRO-HEALTH TOOTHBRUSH PACK-OF-3 RANGE
Toothpaste	Colgate	REGULAR 250G PACK-OF-2 + TOTAL12 60G
Mouthrinse	Listerine	MOUTHWASH COOL MINT 750ML PACK-OF-2
Pantyliner	Kotex	FRESH LONGER & WIDER PANTYLINER 32S PACK-OF-2 RANGE
Sanitary Napkin	Kotex	SOFT & SMOOTH PROACTIVE GUARD OVERNIGHT EXTRA LONG WING 32CM 10S X 2
Feminine Hygiene	Lactacyd	FEMININE HYGIENE 250ML PACK-OF-2 + 60ML WHITE INTIMATE/REVITALIZE + WIPES 10S (ON PACK)
Hand & Body
CATEGORY	BRAND	PRODUCT
Hand & Body Moisturizer	Rosken	DRY SKIN CREAM 250ML PACK-OF-3
Hand & Body Whitening	Nivea	BODY INSTANT WHITENING FIRMING LOTION SPF15 350ML
Sensitive Skin	Eucerin	WHITENING REGIMEN SET
Sun Care	Sunplay	SUPER BLOCK SPF130 35G
Foot Care	Ellgy	PLUS CRACKED HEEL CREAM 50G FREE 10G (ON PACK)
Face Care
CATEGORY	BRAND	PRODUCT
Face Cleanser	Hada Labo	HYDRA WHITENING FACE WASH 100G
Face Moisturizer	L'Oreal Paris	REVITALIFT DAY CREAM SPF23 50ML
Face Toner	Hada Labo	HYDRATING/WHITENING LOTION 170ML
Face Serum / Essence	Bio-essence	TANAKA WHITE DOUBLE WHITENING 4X FLAWLESS WHITE SERUM 30ML
Eye Care	Bio-essence	24K BIO GOLD PLATINUM DUAL EYE ESSENCE 18G
Acne Care	Oxy	5/10 25G
Mask	Guardian	JEJU FACE MASK 1S RANGE
Lip Balm	Lipice	SHEER COLOR 2G SHIMMER/STRAWBERRY/FRAGRANCE FREE
Men’s Face Care	Garnier Men	POWER WHITE CLEAN & SHAVE 100ML
Cosmetic
CATEGORY	BRAND	PRODUCT
Liquid Foundation	L'Oreal Paris	TRUE MATCH LIQUID FOUNDATION
Face Pressed Powder	Silkygirl	MAGIC BB WHITE POWDER FOUNDATION
2-Way Foundation	Revlon	PHOTOREADY 2 WAY POWDER FOUNDATION
Mascara	Maybelline	VOLUM' EXPRESS HYPERCURL MASCARA
Eye Liner	Maybelline	HYPERSHARP POWER BLACK LINER
Lipstick	Silkygirl	MOISTURE BOOST LIP COLOR BALM
Make Up Remover	L'Oreal Paris	DERMO-EXPERTISE LIP & EYE MAKE UP REMOVER 125ML

Congratulations to all the winners! 

For more information on Guardian People’s Choice Award, please visit www.guardian.com.my.