[video] What Winning a C&T Allē Award Means

Jan 5th, 2023

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"[It's] like a Nobel Prize for cosmetics," "It has absolutely meant the world," and, "To say that we are surprised that we won the award is an understatement," are some of the responses we got when we asked C&T Allē Awards recipients what winning has meant to them and their product development teams. Check out the below video montage to hear more.

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