Skin care

The 2016 in-cosmetics NA Formulations Challenge: An inside view

20-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

At the Reed Exhibition’s trade show earlier this month, Cosmetics Design was in the lab during the reality-TV style competition among accomplished cosmetic and personal care formulation teams, and now we’re spilling the beans.

A look back at MakeUp in NewYork 2016

19-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

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.

in-cosmetics made its North American debut this month, and here’s what happened

19-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

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...

Revlon’s developments so far in 2016

19-Sep-2016 By Michelle Yeomans

Multinational cosmetics firm, Revlon has seen a fair amount of role re-structuring higher up the chain and M&A activity in 2016. Here, we take stock of the most newsworthy movements…

L'Oréal names NEXT Generation Awards finalists

15-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The beauty company’s Women in Digital Program honors and encourages entrepreneurs in the tech space. And the NEXT Generation Awards honor women whose tech innovations have the greatest potential to influence beauty and culture.

Noteworthy skin care ingredient launches of 2016

15-Sep-2016 By Michelle Yeomans

Skin care developments have been at the helm of North America’s cosmetics R&D focus this year. Here, we take stock of some of the most interesting and innovative advances.

Beautycounter brings in new executive leaders

14-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The ‘safer skincare’ and ‘cleaner cosmetics’ company announced this week that four men, with significant industry experience, have joined the Beautycounter team. And, one company-founding executive is on her way out.

L’Oréal calls attention to advanced research on predictive evaluation models for safety and efficacy

14-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

This year in Nature Scientific Reports, a team of scientists working in partnership with L’Oréal and the University of Central Florida published findings that improve on the company’s work towards an in vitro ‘human-on-chip’ assay system.

Revlon completes Elizabeth Arden acquisition

13-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

It’s a done deal! Revlon confirmed last week that the acquisition was successful and that the combined company—a “global beauty enterprise”–now operates with Revlon as the parent company and is traded on the NYSE as REV.

e.l.f. Beauty announces IPO terms

13-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The cosmetics, skin care, and beauty tools company filed an amendment with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday, outlining e.l.f.'s market value, price per share, and number of shares to be available.

Ulta Beauty’s omnichannel consumers are changing the business for the better

13-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

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.

Formulating for rapid results

13-Sep-2016 By Belinda Carli, director, Institute of Personal Care Science

As consumers become increasingly demanding of great results from their personal care products, how can you best formulate a product to ensure your consumer gets the rapid results they are looking for?

Winners announced for the 2016 Cosmetics Design “Best Ingredient Made from Recycled Materials Award”

12-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

At the inaugural in-cosmetics North America event in New York City last week, Cosmetics Design announced the finalists, runner up, and honoree for the award, which recognizes the work ingredient developers are doing to make beauty products more ecologically...

Advancements in nanotechnology and what it means for the industry

12-Sep-2016 By Michelle Yeomans

Nano particles are widely used in the cosmetics and personal care industry, particularly in the sunscreen and anti-aging categories. Here, we take note of major scientific advancements in this area in 2016.

Eve Pearl eyes the next stage in the development of her beauty empire

12-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

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...

Is interactive email the next big thing in digital beauty sales?

08-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

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.

Brands heralding the best digital strategies so far this year…

08-Sep-2016 By Michelle Yeomans

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…

Allies of Skin shakes up skin care with out of the box product claims

08-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Allies of Skin got a lot of attention at the recent Cosmoprof North America. We caught up with company founder Nicolas Travis to find out more about his new skin care range and the highly creative product claims that seemed to catch everyone's eye. 

What happens to sustainability policy during political or economic crisis?

07-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Pursuing sustainability goals can often prove both time-consuming and costly for cosmetics and personal care companies to implement, so what is the best course of action during a crisis?

Evonik develops new sensory tool for skin care formulators

07-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

Getting the sensorial qualities of a skin care product just right is make or break, which is why ingredients provider Evonik has developed its Sensory Kaleidoscope tool.

Why Primal Pit Paste won Beauty Pitch 2016

07-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

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...

FDA rules on anti-bacterial soaps: “no scientific evidence that they are any better than plain soap and water”

06-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The announcement, coming late last week from the US Food and Drug Administration, requires personal care manufacturers to remove 19 ingredients from anti-bacterial washes.

CD Buzz: in-cosmetics North America opens this month

02-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The two-day event makes its New York City debut this month. And in this latest CD Buzz video, Cosmetics Design Senior Correspondent Deanna Utroske covers what attendees can expect and which educational seminars and training sessions are not to be missed.

Johnson & Johnson buys into bacteria for skin care

01-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The consumer side of J&J signed a research agreement, just last month, with Xycrobe Therapeutics to explore how engineered bacteria can be used in personal care and skin treatment products.

Natura’s head of R&D opens up about formulating with actives

01-Sep-2016 By Simon Pitman

We spoke with Alessandro Mendes, research and development director at Brazilian cosmetics giant Natura to find out about how the evolution of active ingredients has impacted the company’s formulation team.

Two Views: In the beauty business, people sell product

01-Sep-2016 By Deanna Utroske

In this installment of Two Views, Lisa Marie Ringus, EVP of global sales and business development at the creative staffing and recruiting firm 24 Seven, and Alexa Tonner, SVP of influencer marketing agency Collectively consider the impact that passionate,...

Fresh launches Vitamin Nectar product collection

31-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Keeping the food trend in beauty alive and well, the first product of the new portfolio from Fresh is a face mask that looks and feels something like marmalade. The launch coincides with the brand’s 25th anniversary and is perhaps the next chapter of...

“Deodorant is the gateway to natural personal care and beauty”

31-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

That’s what Ursa Major, a natural skin care company out of Vermont has found. And it makes sense; once consumers find a reliable product in a category as essential as deodorant, they believe that clean and green beauty can be effective.

MakeUp in NewYork opens next week

31-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The sixth edition of the B-to-B event takes place Wednesday 7 September and Thursday 8 September in New York City and will again be bringing together manufacturers, suppliers, formulators, packagers, makeup artists, innovators, trendsetters, and more.

Dr. Hauschka to launch oral care collection

30-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The longstanding skin care company announced today that at the end of the week Dr. Hauschka’s personal care and beauty product portfolio will include an assortment of natural oral care products.

Trend Spotting: Innovations and ingredients you missed at IBE NY 2016

30-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

At an energetic and well-attended show like IBE, some of the most pertinent beauty trends get overlooked. Here, Cosmetics Design highlights three trends you may have missed and a selection the cosmetics and personal care brands leading change in the industry.

Should ‘quality’ ingredients matter more than ‘natural’ ingredients?

30-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

At least one skin science and personal care research consultant thinks so. And, Cosmetics Design spoke with Nava Dayan about the formulation challenges and toxicity concerns that exist when the two attributes overlap.

Indie Beauty Expo 2016 outdoes itself

29-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

This year marked the second annual IBE event in New York City. And the show, catering to the trade, retail buyers, press, and consumers, firmly established itself as the newest go-to event for trend spotting, business deals, and much more!

What happens when ingredient innovation, premium skin care, and indie beauty converge?

25-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Immupure just may be the brand to answer that question. Formulated with the components of colostrum, the skin care collection brings consumer education, product benefits, and agile business to the fore in a fresh, contemporary way.

Formulating, marketing, and innovating skin care in the age of good bacteria

25-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Public appreciation of the skin’s microbiome is on the rise, and while the personal care and cosmetics industry has been working in this area for years, there’s much more to learn and a responsibility to educate the consumer, says Marie Alice Dibon.

100% Pure, one year on from winning Beauty Pitch 2015

25-Aug-2016 By Simon Pitman

It's been a big year for natural skin care player 100% Pure. One year on from winning the Cosmoprof Beauty Pitch 2015 award, which afforded them a cash prize and one year of tutelage, from Shark Tank star Mark Cuban, we find out what this meant for...

Estée Lauder year-end and Q4 results show a lift in sales

24-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Late last week the beauty and fragrance manufacturer announced its most recent financial results, with sales up in all categories, makeup performing best, and a net sales increase across the region—in Canada, the States, and Latin America.

Kathy Cullin is now general manager of Bare Escentuals US

24-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

On Monday, Cullin took on her new role leading the brand’s commercial business and customer experience. The general manager position itself is also new for Bare Escentuals US, and in it Cullin reports to Marc Rey, president and CEO of Shiseido Americas.

Cosmoprof Vegas organizer talks about the biggest show to date

24-Aug-2016 By Simon Pitman

Cosmetics Design caught up with Cosmoprof North America show organizer Daniela Ciocan to find out about how the show has evolved in 2016, what was new on the show floor and what to expect in 2017.

Lancôme expands custom color cosmetics offering in US market

23-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The luxury beauty brand is investing further in the personalization trend and showcasing its proprietary shade-matching technology more widely by offering Le Teint Particulier Custom Made Makeup in new key markets across the States.

Canadian indie beauty brand makes skin care and soap from icebergs

23-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

East Coast Glow uses glacial water and other local ingredients in its collection of personal care products. It’s a concept, right in line with several current industry trends, that the company hopes will sustain sales beyond tourist season.

Is Joey New York now focusing on injectables rather than skin care?

22-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

Just days before the popular ‘90s skin care brand ended trading on its reverse stock split, Joey new York announced a new deal with the company behind The Labb Aesthetic Beauty Bar, which provides injectables in a medical-office-meets-salon setting.

Perfect365 makeup app partners with Naked Cosmetics

22-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The digital makeover tool business continues to expand. Perfect365 is a case in point, teaming with beauty bloggers and YouTube stars for a new feature, adding patriotic looks to coincide with the Rio Olympics, and partnering with evermore brands.

Coty Q4 and year-end results

18-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The cosmetics, skin care, and fragrance company announced its latest financials this week, showing a decline in revenue for the year, better numbers on a quarterly basis, and optimism about integrating the beauty brands that Coty is acquiring from P&G.

Beauty makes an appearance on this year’s Inc. 5000

18-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The popular magazine for entrepreneurs and business owners ranks the fastest growing private companies, and three beauty industry firms made the grade for 2016.

Two Views: Smart science makes beauty better

18-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

In this edition of Two Views, industry experts weigh in on how science improves and enhances cosmetic, fragrance, and personal care products. Christina Agapakis, Creative Director of Gingko Bioworks, explores the value of sourcing cosmetics and personal...

CD Buzz

CD Buzz: Indie Beauty Focus

18-Aug-2016 By Simon Pitman

Ahead of the Indie Beauty Expo in New York City this month, the Cosmetics Design takes a look at what to expect at the event, as well as what's happening in the fast-paced world of indie beauty, where the innovation is at and how these players are...

New report looks at where beauty is at now and where it’s going

17-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

The Benchmarking Company is a consumer research firm specializing in cosmetics, fragrance, personal care, and related sectors.  And, at next month’s MakeUp in New York event, company co-founder Jennifer Stansbury will present up-to-date data on the state...

An update on cosmetics consumer buying behavior

17-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

This year’s TABS study shows specialty channel growth, online sales decline, and includes a lot more data about who’s buying beauty, where women shop, and the trends and products that inspire purchasing.

‘90s skin care brand Joey New York plays the market

16-Aug-2016 By Deanna Utroske

This month RAR Beauty LLC, the company that owns Joey New York, made a large number of shares available—a move that could set the personal care company in a good position for growth going forward.