Consumers today are enchanted with green beauty, clean beauty, and everything in between. Still there’s a lot to be done in the way of consumer education when it comes to sustainable cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance products. Ventures like The...
At BeautyX in New York City last month, Cosmetics Design caught up with Beauty Heroes founder Jeannie Jarnot to learn more about her passion for Going Blue—a term that describes how forward-thinking businesses are taking steps to give back and actually...
At last month’s BeautyX Summit here in New York City, CEO and founder Rebecca Story spoke on a panel about Fundraising as a Woman of Color. In her video interview with Cosmetics Design, she shares key takeaways as well as insight into how she’s addressing...
Here, Silvija Špehar, co-founder of natural hemp cosmetics brand Hemptouch, explains how cannabis-related products have huge potential in the beauty industry.
In late August, The Fashion Group International hosted a panel discussion for beauty entrepreneurs. Industry experts Ian Ginsberg, Barbara Zinn Moore, Larry Kahn, and Alicia Yoon shared their distinct outlooks and insights on Getting...
Indie founder and influencer Africa Miranda has an impressive social following (47K on IG); she blogs, she acts, and she is about to embark on a nationwide book tour. Her work takes her not only across the US, but around the world as well. And she’s telling...
One of the main focuses of the Familia Luna Farms is the production of botanicals and essential oils, many of which can be used for cosmetics and personal care ingredients.
This week at Indie Beauty Expo in New York City, some 250 independent cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance brands will be exhibiting their products for buyers, press, and consumers. A handful of those brands figure into a swiftly emerging new category:...
In an article today about why women founders and indie brands are leading the way in feminine hygiene, intimate skin care, and hormonal beauty, Cosmetics Design checked in with brand leaders about the new Fem-Hy category that spans facial skin care, body...
Hair care has always been the driving force in the Latin America beauty market, but as the category continues to evolve, the types of products available to consumers are changing, and fast.
Cosmetics Design has tapped into the expertise at market research provider Mintel to bring you the latest hair care launches to hit the Latin American market.
At next month’s in-cosmetics Latin America, Andrew McDougall, global analyst at Mintel, will be giving a presentation that touches on the growing market for probiotic- and microbiome-based hair and scalp care products.
In the third and final installment of our video interview, Kayla Villena, senior analyst in beauty and fashion at Euromonitor, discusses the cosmetics and personal care trends she saw on the show floor at Cosmoprof North America this year, shares insight...
Part two of our video interview with Kayla Villena, senior analyst in beauty and fashion at Euromonitor, is all about how brands are (or should be) adapting to shifting cultural views of aging and new consumer expectations—those of millennials, gen Z,...
Kayla Villena, senior analyst in beauty and fashion at Euromonitor, spoke with Cosmetics Design at the recent Cosmoprof North America event in Las Vegas, Nevada, about the industry’s language and approach to aging over the decades and about what brands...
This summer, the Canadian retailer launched dedicated ecommerce for beauty consumers. The new site features both mass and luxury brands and boasts being “Canada's largest online beauty destination.”
This past Sunday at PBE in New York City, there were plenty of compelling concepts and innovations to be seen; including new ingredient trends such as avocado oil and purée, cucumber seed oil, and alternative sugars like molasses. In this video montage,...
Recent data from market research and consumer trends group NPD shows that just a few key factors boosted Q2 prestige skin care sales for 2018 to $1.3bn—a figure that’s up 12% compared to the same quarter last year.
The woman behind the longstanding June Jacobs spa brand and contract manufacturing labs of the same name launched a consumer skin care collection this week on Sephora.com. And before the month is out, her new Naturally Serious brand will be available...
At Cosmoprof North America last week, Molly Nover-Baker, beauty director at Pour Moi Skincare, sat down with Cosmetics Design editor Deanna Utroske to discuss the brand’s content-forward approach, the importance of accessible consumer education, upcoming...
Most K beauty in the States is skin care, purportedly because of a difference in consumer skin tones between the Korean and US markets. Taking inspiration from the K beauty movement, New York – based Kiss Products Inc. is departing from the norm and launching...
The 16th edition of Cosmoprof North America was an event packed with product innovation, new trends, networking opportunities and business opportunities. The Cosmetics Design team was combing the aisles for all that was new and this photo gallery brings...
At this week’s beauty trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, dermatologist and brand founder Mark Gray spoke with Cosmetics Design about formulation updates, aesthetic design changes, and the strategy behind this New Zealand – based brand’s approach to ethical,...
Stephanie Scott founded First and Last PR six-and-a-half years ago and has seen the cosmetics and personal care industry as well as all things media change substantially in that time. Here, in conversation with Cosmetics Design, she discusses how it was,...
The at-home dermaplaning brand launched another skin care product this summer. DermaFlash already sells a cleaner and moisturizer (bundled with the device or edges refill purchase) as well as resurfacing peel pads. The DermaProtect product is the brand’s...
In a survey conducted by Wakefield Research, US women over 40 reported concerns about the changing look of their hands over time. And, a majority believe “there is nothing that could be done to prevent signs of aging on their hands” –suggesting white...
Cosmoprof North America opens its doors in Las Vegas on Sunday, which is also the same day of the event’s not-to-be missed educational session ‘High On Beauty: The Cannabis Dilemma'.
In this video interview, Cosmetics Design sits down with beauty futurologist Jeanine Recckio of the Mirror Mirror Imagination Group to explore how she works; how smart brands can stay relevant and on-trend by adapting insights from any and every industry...
The beauty maker announced this week that its latest scent from Britney Spears is now available at Walmart. Known as Prerogative, the new fragrance is blended to be gender-neutral, in line with contemporary consumer identity preferences.
Cosmetics Design caught up with The Makeup Show’s top beauty expert James Vincent to find out what looks makeup artists are creating now that will be influencing trends well in to 2019. Cosmetic chemists, product developers, and brand owners might find...
The Unilever brand announced the line extension on Tuesday. And while the surfactant needed to formulate liquid cleansing products often keeps naturals brand out of this category, the company believes they’ve chosen ingredients that doesn’t compromise...
On Monday, the multi-level marketing makeup brand announced the launch of two new products. Skin care is a new category for Crunchi, a company that prides itself on organic ingredients and what it calls toxin-free cosmetics and personal care formulations....
This month, Indeed (the employment search engine) announced its new list ranking the 50 best workplaces. The company rankings are based on employees’ reviews and ratings; and three multinational cosmetics and personal care corporations are included.
In late June, the cosmetics and personal care retailer announced new clean beauty brand standards—a dictionary if you will—that outlines what safe beauty ingredients are and what consumers need to know to make informed purchasing decisions. Cosmetics...
The multinational social-sales beauty brand is continually revamping its business these days. There have been drastic changes in leadership, real estate, product manufacturing…the list goes on. But Avon hopes the move to digital brochures—in 12 countries...
A new report--2018 Makeup In-Depth Consumer Report—from the global market information provider shows that in the US, skin care is not only selling well as a stand-alone category but is also a popular benefit of multifunctional makeup.
The singer songwriter has been working with L’Oréal since 2017; and this is the first time she’s co-created a beauty product collection with the company. Her limited-edition Havana color cosmetics line launches exclusively at Ulta later this month and...
In response to consumer concerns, the legacy feminine care brand Vagisil recently launched a new line of products scented and tested for delicate, sensitive skin.
The Cosmoprof North America event is now less than three weeks away. And featuring a packed education program, one session not to miss concerns the big buzz around cannabis and hemp formulated products.
New Avon, the investor-owned US element of the social-selling company, is running a summer marketing initiative (and circulating press materials) that highlight the disease prevention benefits of its Bug Guard sprays and lotions.
At a gala event late last month, the skin care brand built by Kenna Whitnell around an uncommon hero ingredient—breadfruit flowers sourced from Samoa—won Innovation Guelph’s 2018 Startup of the Year award.
Sales climb when cosmetics and personal care brands provide shoppers with engaging digital and personal experiences, according to the market researcher’s Beauty Retailing USA: Channel Analysis and Opportunities report.
The Unilever brand, acclaimed for its Self-Esteem Project, announced a ‘No Digital Distortion Mark’ initiative this week. In doing so, Dove joins a growing number of brands, retailers, and media that have given up Photo Shopping—and are verifying as much...
Moving beyond its 2020 vision, the fragrance and flavors maker has set new environmental objectives—regarding water, waste, and emissions—that will guide the company into the year 2025.
The life sciences incubator for emerging companies is a project of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, New York State, and the New York Genome Center. All told, there are 26 companies in residence at the facility on 6th Avenue in SoHo. And 3 of those innovators...
Well, not small exactly but niche. The current proliferation of beauty startups means that every brand has to work harder to be distinctive and win consumers over. Cosmetics Design checked in with Melissa Reinking, general manager at Bioclarity, to find...
Last week at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology, graduate students in the 2018 class of FIT’s cosmetics and fragrance marketing and management program presented their capstone research projects to a crowded auditorium of industry leaders....
