The first submissions are coming in for the Beauty Industry Awards so you don't want to miss out on getting your own entries into this industry leading competition that will that highlight the very best in ingredients launches, indie beauty products...
The trend forecasting consultancy has just released its annual beauty futures report, which includes a list of color cosmetic, skin care, and hair care ingredients that are on the rise.
The package maker announced plans this month to conduct research and gather consumer data that TricorBraun designers will then use to create functional, compelling packaging solutions for lip care.
The color standards company, based in Carlstadt, New Jersey, has teamed up with color cosmetics brand Butter London on a collection of product, featuring the 2017 Pantone color of the year.
Joanna Chan, research analyst at Euromonitor International, reveals her picks of the major global trends in beauty and personal care tipped to drive the industry in the coming period.
Data released this month on cross channel beauty and grooming product sales shows where consumers are buying various categories of product as well as what they like more about in-store retail than ecommerce and vice versa.
Last week at the Hearst Tower in New York City, the two business women shared insights, wisdom, and anecdotes from their decades of success in the cosmetic, fragrance, and personal care industries.
The media and social networking company sees all things digital moving from the desk top to mobile devices. And Facebook seems to hope that its newest data on beauty consumers will encourage brands to build content and campaigns accordingly.
This summer the skin care and device brand commissioned a Harris Poll to assess how people globally feel about their skin and how skin conditions influence their social choices. Now, the results are in.
To keep up with online cosmetic and personal care product orders, the company is preparing to build a new facility in the Western US. And Fresno, California, is the likely site.
The industrial biotech and chemical maker will sell its ingredients under two new names, meant to foreground the premise that the ingredients are sustainable alternatives to those made using fossil fuel.
The Mobile Marketing Association’s 2016 Smarties awards singled out top campaigns from every industry, and companies including L’Oréal, Unilever, and Coty were among the winners.
For this installment of Two Views, Cosmetics Design asked science communicator Louise Hidinger, Ph.D. and indie brand founder Kari Gran about what consumers know and want to know about chemical ingredients in personal care and cosmetic products.
This coming February, the B2B color cosmetics event will open its doors. With the beauty business on the West Coast growing by leaps and bounds and color doing so well for the cosmetics industry, MakeUp in Los Angeles is sure to be quite dynamic.
At this month’s IFSCC event in Orlando, Florida, two suppliers incorporated VR technology into their booths to attract the attention of chemists and formulators. The experiences were quite different one from the other, and how VR can best serve the beauty...
Company leaders from IT Cosmetics, Bite Beauty, and BECCA Cosmetics spoke in New York City on Tuesday evening at the organization’s final Beauty Insider event of the year. And according to the experts, the future of color is bright.
Over the past months, Cosmetics Design has reported on the beauty business trends that continue to shape the industry. Here, we look back at a selection of that coverage.
Symrise, global fragrance and ingredients supplier, has been picked out for its efforts in sustainability, with the company having been nominated for the 2016 German Sustainability Award.
Data gathered at the behest of Kari Gran, for the eco-luxe skin care and color cosmetics brand’s second annual Green Beauty Barometer Survey, indicates that millennial interest in naturals is huge and the mass market is falling short of consumer expectations.
In New York City on Thursday, the non-profit membership organization is hosting an award event to recognize Baxter’s distinguished contribution to the fragrance industry.
Cosmetics made with non-synthetic or ‘clean’ ingredients sourced from nature are quite popular just now. For this installment of Two Views, Cosmetics Design asked Wendi Berger of Pour le Monde Parfums and Corina McDonnell of Flynn&King to comment...
At the recent in-cosmetics Latin America event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Cosmetics Design caught up with Belinda Carli who highlighted some of the most important launches at the event, as well as the huge impact of the sensory trend in both Brazil and the...
In New York City Friday, Cosmetic Executive Women hosted the 2016 edition of its annual luncheon honoring individual women for their leadership and innovation in the personal care and beauty business. And, CEW gave out a Women’s Empowerment Award—a new...
The television shopping channel has evolved as media and consumer buying habits have. And at the end of October, QVC will debut a new multichannel beauty-only retail network for today’s personal care, fragrance, and cosmetics shopper.
Despite the crushing economic crisis in Brazil, the in-cosmetics Latin America event has gone from strength to strength. Cosmetics Design caught up with the show director to find out about just how much bigger this year's event was and discover how...
This week, the direct-sales beauty company celebrated being named a top skin care brand. Mary Kay believes innovative formulations and product benefits make the brand distinctive.
By Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science
We use personal care products every day, and trial new products as we need or hear about them. What you may not realise is there are some interesting consumer habits somehow hard-wired into our brains that even the most seasoned Cosmetic Chemist finds...
This weekend the L’Oréal brand is running a skin hydration promotion that emphasizes the importance of healthy living and the potential of beauty from within.
Boasting a record number of attendees and high industry engagement, the event organizers are looking ahead to 2017 for another show serving a spectrum of industries from dietary supplements to sports nutrition, and from functional food to personal care.
The company is grouping related brands to gain a larger presence in the market; and this week announced it has hired an LVMH veteran as president of its new Beauty Prestige Group.
In Mintel’s latest report on US beauty consumer expectations and motivations, analysts and data reveal current insights on how to best engage and educate shoppers as well as how to lift cosmetic and personal care sales.
The Texas-based contract manufacturer has been growing exponentially over the past 10 years and company executives point to increased capabilities, new clients, and the global marketplace as reasons why.
Both the NYSCC Suppliers Day event and the North American edition of in-cosmetics have announced plans to relocate to the convention center on Manhattan’s far west side, keeping the region’s cosmetics and personal care industry event scene competitive.
The annual gathering of cosmetic chemists and affiliated beauty industry professionals is just weeks away and the program is packed with scientific educational sessions, technical exhibits, and lively opportunities for networking and recreation.
In collaboration with The National Beauty Science Institute, New York City’s Rockefeller University, which specializes in biomedical research, is now enrolling students for its new consumer-facing educational program.
In June, the beauty company opened new offices in New York City, just two avenues away from the Hudson River. Now the company has partnered with a local nonprofit to install new lighting in Hudson River Park.
Natural beauty and personal care ingredients, sustainable sourcing and manufacturing practices, and consumer interest in ethical business, environmental issues, and wellness lifestyles are the top-level trends tying this Cosmetics Design Special Newsletter...
Indie beauty and the naturals trends are both seeing above-market-average, impressive growth. We take a look at how they connect, overlap and are even helping to boost each others’ sales.
The B-to-B event for the color cosmetics industry, held its 6th annual show (which included a packaging design competition) this month in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, an area where art galleries and creativity abound.
The bustling international cosmetics and personal care ingredient trade show held it’s first-ever event in New York City recently, and the educational sessions, live demos, trends presentations, award ceremony, formulations competition, and over 150 international...
A new app is set for launch that aims to tackle the problem the beauty supplements segment has faced in getting consumers to commit to taking products for the timescales needed to see visible effects.
Speaking at last week’s CEW Transformational Leaders event at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, the company’s CEO Mary Dillon, reveled just how valuable these shoppers are and how Ulta is evolving to meet the needs of all beauty enthusiasts.
Eve Pearl talks about her career in color cosmetics and how television and TV shopping has played such a big part in the development of her beauty empire. She also spoke about the development of her latest skin care line and how the internet is evolving...
One company believes that the programing solution could revolutionize ecommerce for makeup and personal care brands. Cosmetics Design caught up with Joe Teplow, founder of Rebelmail, to find out what’s in store.
Digital strategy is top priority for cosmetics brands looking to better connect with consumers and get ahead of the competition. Here, Cosmetics Design takes a look at some of those clever moves…
It's a catchy name that isn't necessarily synonymous with all things beauty, but maybe that's the very reason why it caught the judge's eye at this year's Beauty Pitch competition. Cosmetics Design caught up with brand founder...
