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Cosmetics claims and labelling not up to scratch, finds French govt body

17-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The French Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and the Prevention of Fraud has released a report that states that labelling claims in the country for cosmetics are ‘poorly controlled’.

Technical access to 30,000 personal care ingredients: new programme announced

15-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

in-cosmetics, a B2B events series for personal care ingredients, has announced its collaboration with SpecialChem, the B2B digital marketing company specializing in chemicals and materials.

Will cosmetics and personal care ingredient trade between Australia and the US come undone in the age of Trump?

15-Feb-2017 By Deanna Utroske

To find out how business on the ground is fairing since this country’s new President had his ‘worst call by far’ with a foreign leader, Cosmetics Design caught up with Jacqui Rathner of Naturally Australian Products.

What customization means to the personal care industry

13-Feb-2017 By Belinda Carli, director of The Institute of Personal Care Science

Customization is set to be one of the biggest trends for personal care in 2017 – so just what does it mean to the Personal Care industry and what should brands and formulators be doing to customise their offerings? Here are a few options to consider…

Clean beauty trend: does it have a future?

10-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

A backlash against the trend of ‘clean eating’ has begun. Does this mean the end for the clean beauty trend?

L’Oréal 2016 results: The Body Shop review for sale confirmed

10-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

L’Oréal released its 2016 results this week, and with it confirmed reports that the global beauty giant is considering a sale of its ethical skin care brand, The Body Shop.

What’s new in cosmetic green chemistry?

09-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

We caught up with Dr Barbara Olioso, founder of The Green Chemistry Consultancy, to get her take on the latest in green cosmetics chemistry.

Our anti-pollution forum: two weeks to go

08-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

With just two weeks to go before our free to attend, hour-long anti-pollution forum, we are getting set to consider some of the major questions around the trend.

Will L’Oréal sell The Body Shop?

08-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The global beauty giant is said to be considering a £1bn sale of the ethical British skin care business, as the retail unit continues to slump in contrast with L’Oréal’s wider performance.

Extension for Beauty Industry Awards submission deadline

07-Feb-2017 By Simon Pitman

The Cosmetics Design has extended the deadline for the Beauty Industry Awards, giving interested parties another week to make their submissions. Watch this video to find out more and to clue in on the categories where we most want to see more submissions....

Amorepacific: expansion into the Middle East

03-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

A leader among Korean beauty players, AmorePacific Group, has announced its expansion into the Middle East region.

BareMinerals expands to offer a more inclusive colour cosmetics range

03-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

bareMinerals has launched a new campaign to highlight the expansion of its foundation range to include 12 new shades, allowing the brand to better cater to a more diverse consumer base.

L’Oreal wins recognition for gender diversity

02-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

L’Oréal has received a Grand Prize for gender diversity, picked out as a winner of the first Gender Diversity Awards to be held by Ethics & Boards and the Institut du Capitalisme Responsable (ICR).

Benefit and neuroscientist develop ‘brow reading’ tech

01-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Benefit, LVMH-owned beauty brand, has announced the launch of a new bit of tech that can analyse a photo of brow to ‘read’ what a person is feeling.

Brexit industry advice: CTPA releases position paper

01-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The UK Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery association has released a position paper that considers the main implications of Brexit onto the beauty and personal care market.

Innovation Corner: new blendSMART makeup brushes look to push boundaries

01-Feb-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

In the first of our new monthly Innovation Corner series, we take a look at blendSMART, a makeup brush line from Worth Beauty: the company calls it the world’s first automated rotating makeup brush.

LVMH posts ‘record’ annual results

31-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, a major luxury goods group, has released its 2016 annual results, recording a revenue of EUR 37.6bn in 2016.

Yves Saint Laurent Beauté announces new global beauty director

27-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

YSL, L’Oréal-owned beauty brand, has announced that Tom Pecheux, an industry leader, has been appointed as its new Global Beauty Director.

Beauty buzzwords for 2017 from industry commentators

27-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

With the industry already off to a flying start with innovation in 2017, we take a look at what industry commentators are predicting as the major trends for the year ahead.

Smashbox expands in the UK: omnichannel retail in focus

26-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Smashbox Cosmetics is set to expand its physical presence in the UK, with a new store opening this February in Birmingham.

Want to get the latest, global perspective on the anti-pollution trend?

25-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

CosmeticsDesign is gearing up to host an interactive web forum with global industry experts on the ongoing rise of the anti-pollution (or protection) trend.

Beauty boxes hitting the streets in Europe: do they have a future?

25-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

In a sign that the subscription beauty box model may have life in it yet, major player Birchbox has opened its second store in France.

L’Oréal reveals its top 5 beauty startups

24-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The beauty giant has announced the first selection of beauty tech startups to come out of its beauty accelerator.

Consumers urged to find their ‘perfect’ foundation via new website concept

20-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

As the consumer hunger for personalisation in colour cosmetics continues to mount, brands and companies are increasingly offering innovative ways to meet this demand.

Animal testing: Switzerland follows EU approach with ban

20-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Switzerland has introduced an official ban on the retail of cosmetics that have been tested on animals, bringing it closer in line with the EU ban on animal-testing in the industry.

Antipollution trend ‘no doubt here to stay’ in beauty, says Euromonitor

19-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Maria Coronado, ingredients associate with market research firm Euromonitor International, has spoken about the current state of the anti-pollution trend.

Department stores in the UK thank beauty for boosted sales

18-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Debenhams, a leading department store chain in the UK, has used the strong recent performance of its beauty offerings to defend the future of the retail format.

MAC takes beauty influencers up a gear with new global campaign

18-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

MAC is the latest beauty brand to push the boundaries of how beauty endorsers are being used by makeup brands.

L’Oréal uses transgender model in its latest campaign

18-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Beauty giant L’Oréal has continued its push to position itself as a leader when it comes to diversity with the use of a transgender model to front its latest campaign.

European Commission further delays long-awaited nano inventory

17-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

A nanomaterials inventory was due from the EC three years ago this month, however, it is still yet to appear.

Barbara Menarguez takes on top US fragrance and beauty post at Chanel

16-Jan-2017 By Deanna Utroske

Her predecessor left the executive vice president position in December of last year. Now the long-time Chanel finance leader is set to take control of the company’s skin care, color cosmetics, and fragrance business in the States.

Fast Track Your Formulations in 2017

16-Jan-2017 By Belinda Carli, Director, Institute of Personal Care Science

You have a great formulation idea but now that you are about to put that idea into action, what is the best to get it to market as quickly as possible. What's the best approach?

The comfort of hygge set to influence beauty and personal care, says Mintel

13-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Hygge - a Danish idea used to describe the feeling or mood that stems from making every day moments more meaningful, beautiful or comfortable - has become a something of a cultural buzzword in recent months. Now, it’s beginning to influence beauty.

New universal software for beauty smart mirrors launches

12-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

ModiFace, a leader when it comes to smart mirror technology, has announced the launch of a new software platform for universal use.

Maybelline steps aboard the makeup for men bandwagon

12-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Maybelline has followed in L’Oréal UK and Coty’s footsteps in signing a male model to be the face of a colour cosmetics campaign.

Less than four weeks left to submit for the Beauty Industry Awards

11-Jan-2017 By Simon Pitman

The count down to the first ever Cosmetics Design Beauty Industry Awards is well under way and there are now less than four weeks to go for the cut off date for submissions to the three regional competitions.

Pushing for a European standard for natural and organic cosmetics in 2017

11-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Trade group Natrue has said that it intends to push for a harmonised European standard on organic and natural personal care and cosmetics in 2017.

RSPO releases its 2016 impact report

10-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has released its impact report for 2016, taking a look at the question of how far the non-profit association progressed towards global, sustainable palm oil production last year.

Seppic acquires naturals active ingredients division from Bayer

05-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Seppic, a major ingredients player in the beauty and personal care industry, has confirmed the acquisition of Serdex, a division of Bayer.

Yves Rocher expands in Nigeria

04-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

Having launched its first store presence in Nigeria last year, French beauty brand Yves Rocher has taken a step forward with the opening of its second outlet.

EC responds on CMR carcinogens ban in cosmetics

04-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

The European Commission's move last year to clarify how carcinogenic substances in cosmetics are regulated was met with criticism, and the EC has now responded.

L’Oréal kicks off the year with further investment in startups

03-Jan-2017 By Lucy Whitehouse

L’Oréal, an industry leader when it comes to exploring the potential of digital for beauty, has announced it will be investing in an early stage fund managed by Partech Ventures, an international venture capital firm.

The continued rise of multicultural beauty in 2016

23-Dec-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Diversity continues to be a key focus for the beauty industry, as brands big and small increasingly look to cater to a multicultural consumer base. We consider how this evolved throughout 2016.

Omnichannel beauty and wearable tech: how digital transformed the industry in 2016

23-Dec-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Some of the most impressive advances seen in the industry this year have come from the impact of digital, both in the retail space and in the arena of product offerings. We take a look back at some of the highlights.

Beauty festive crackers proving a smash

23-Dec-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Following on from the rise of the beauty advent calendar witnessed in the festive period in recent years, this holiday season has seen beauty crackers step into the spotlight as a popular new opportunity for brands.

Razor-sharp innovation: male grooming roundup for 2016

22-Dec-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Men showed strong engagement with beauty and personal care in 2016, and brand campaigns and launches rose to meet their demand. Here, we take a look back at some of the most innovative industry moves in male grooming.

Each to their own: customisation and its impact on beauty in 2016

22-Dec-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

With smaller, more nimble beauty players doing better than bigger competitors in saturated, developed markets, the need for brands to be responsive to consumer demands became increasingly clear throughout 2016.

Ways to sell: retail channel innovations in 2016

22-Dec-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

With digital taking an ever more central role in the way beauty and personal care brands are retailing their products, we take a look at how consumer demand has shaped retail in the EMEA region in 2016.

Natural formulation innovation highlights of 2016

21-Dec-2016 By Simon Pitman

As rapid growth in natural and natural-based cosmetics and personal care products continues, formulators are under pressure to develop products that meet this demand without compromising efficacy.