All news articles for January 2018

Skin Microbiome Conference set for May 2018

Skin Microbiome Conference set for May 2018

By Deanna Utroske

The B2B events company Kisaco Research is hosting a Skin Microbiome Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, this spring. The two-day conference program will feature research, trends, regulations, and other topics that pertain to commercially viable beauty...

Henkel awards its best US suppliers

Henkel awards its best US suppliers

By Henkel awards its best US suppliers

Henkel has recognized some of its leading suppliers in the personal care and home care segments as part of the annual American Cleaning Institute Annual Meeting and Industry Convention.

Sustainable Cosmetics Summit NYC focuses on green materials

Sustainable Cosmetics Summit NYC focuses on green materials

By Simon Pitman

The New York Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will take place in May and the team at Ecovia lntelligence have chosen to focus on green materials, as well as sourcing and marketing issues as key features of the two-day conference.

Indie Beauty Profile Gretchen Chevalier ittsē

Indie Beauty Profile

Gretchen Chevalier, ittsē

By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Gretchen Chevalier, founder of ittsē, explains how her work in beauty manufacturing led her to develop a distinctive color cosmetics brand around functional, stylish packaging. And, she shares practical yet daunting advice...

4 indie beauty ingredient trends to watch in 2018

4 indie beauty ingredient trends to watch in 2018

By Deanna Utroske

Last week at the Indie Beauty Expo in Los Angeles, California, 150 brands specializing in cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance were on hand for the two-day event, which attracts top media, retail buyers, and consumers alike. Cosmetics Design was there...

On-the-go skin care resonates with US women – Mintel

On-the-go skin care resonates with US women – Mintel

By Simon Pitman

US women are looking for effective skin care products that are simple to use and understand, while also being designed for convenience and on-the-go application, latest research from Mintel finds.

C’est Moi, a beauty brand for teens, relaunches for spring 2018

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C’est Moi, a beauty brand for teens, relaunches for spring 2018

By Deanna Utroske

Over a year ago the brand was acquired by the children’s consumer products company JAKKS Pacific. Now this week, after being reinvented and repackaged, C’est Moi is launching an online retail business and exhibiting at the Indie Beauty Expo in LA as well.

Indie Beauty Profile Melisse Shaban Virtue Labs

Indie Beauty Profile

Melisse Shaban, Virtue Labs

By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Melisse Shaban, founder of Virtue Labs, concisely discusses the science that makes her brand’s hair care products distinctly different from other shampoos, conditioners, and hair styling products. And, she’s quite candid about...

2017: The Year of Pepper Accents

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2017: The Year of Pepper Accents

By Lisa Wilson

Pink pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Sichuan pepper…2017 was the year of pepper accents in fragrance—again. Here, I explore the technical and aromatic nuances that peppers have added to fine fragrance over the past year.

Beauty packager Qosmedix zeros in on sample sizes

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Beauty packager Qosmedix zeros in on sample sizes

By Deanna Utroske

Several recent packaging trends like travel-friendly beauty, active beauty, waste-not want-not brands, dose control, and beauty boxes have led package makers like Qosmedix to offer brands more options when it comes to tiny containers for cosmetics and...

Coty personal beauty assistant launches on Amazon Echo Show

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Coty personal beauty assistant launches on Amazon Echo Show

By Deanna Utroske

The multinational cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance company is debuting its Amazon Echo skill Let’s Get Ready for all Echo devices this month. Voice services, chat bots, and virtual assistant tools like this are on the rise; and Coty is an early...

Estée Lauder partners with travel site Expedia

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Estée Lauder partners with travel site Expedia

By Deanna Utroske

Experiential retail, the travel blog phenomenon, and influencer marketing all seem to have converged for this latest consumer engagement initiative from the prestige beauty giant. It’s the first time Estée Lauder has teamed up with a travel company, and...

Mary Kay annual leadership conference in full swing

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Mary Kay annual leadership conference in full swing

By Deanna Utroske

The event brings together thousands of the beauty company’s independent sales directors every year bolstering the local community in more ways than one. The 2018 conference got started on Sunday and continues through tomorrow in Atlanta, Georgia.

BeautyX Summit debuts this month in Los Angeles, California

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BeautyX Summit debuts this month in Los Angeles, California

By Deanna Utroske




The new educational event for cosmetics and personal care entrepreneurs, takes place January 22nd and 23rd in LA. BeautyX panels, courses, and networking opportunities for this first edition of the summit will focus on media and...

Shiseido Americas acquires biomaterial tech company Olivo Laboratories

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Shiseido Americas acquires biomaterial tech company Olivo Laboratories

By Deanna Utroske

This month, the personal care and cosmetics company announced having bought “substantially all of the assets of Olivo Laboratories,” a venture led by CEO Amy Schulman. The deal includes Olivo’s so-called second-skin technology, which Shiseido plans to...

Indie Beauty Profile Lori Machiorlette Worth Beauty

Indie Beauty Profile

Lori Machiorlette, Worth Beauty

By Deanna Utroske

In her Indie Beauty Profile, Lori Machiorlette, founder of Worth Beauty—the company behind the blendSmart mechanically rotating makeup brush—talks about how her business has progressed to become a “spinning revolution” around the globe. And she reminds...

Avon launches wellness brand Espira and gets into the supplements business

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Avon launches wellness brand Espira and gets into the supplements business

By Deanna Utroske

The North America – based New Avon LLC announced a line of beauty-from-within products this week. But Espira is more than simply ingestibles for hair, skin, and nail health; the brand also has product lines for overall nutritional support as well.

Crown Laboratories acquires self-tanning brand Vita Liberata

Crown Laboratories acquires self-tanning brand Vita Liberata

By Deanna Utroske

Late last week the pharmaceutical and consumer products company announced it has acquired the organic sunless tanning and skin care brand founded by CEO Alyson Hogg. Crown Laboratories sees the global brand as a fitting addition to their existing sun...

kathy ireland Health & Wellness to launch CBD skin care products

kathy ireland Health & Wellness to launch CBD skin care products

By Deanna Utroske

This week Level Brands, the licensed brand marketing firm where Kathy Ireland serves as chairman emeritus and chief brand strategist, announced a partnership with Isodiol that is being touted as ‘a multimillion-dollar cannabidiol (CBD) products deal’.

New Skintuition tech on display at CES 2018 today

New Skintuition tech on display at CES 2018 today

By Deanna Utroske

The optical technology platform developed by Cambridge Consultants is bringing top-of-the-line skin data analysis in to the hands and homes of beauty consumers. Cosmetics Design caught up with Edward Brunner, head of Asia consumer business for the company,...

Beautycounter secures investments to fund accelerated growth

Beautycounter secures investments to fund accelerated growth

By Deanna Utroske

The skin care and cosmetics company launched and led by Gregg Renfrew announced receipt of new funding from Mousse Partners that will facilitate her brand’s expansion and, by extension, further her mission to overhaul the beauty and personal care industry’s...

Indie Beauty Profile Tran Wills and Ali Elman Base Coat

Indie Beauty Profile

Tran Wills and Ali Elman, Base Coat

By Deanna Utroske

In their Indie Beauty Profile, Tran Wills and Ali Elman, founders of the nail color and nail care brand Base Coat describe how the brand evolved as a natural complement to their Base Coat nail salons. And Elman advises prospective indie brand founders...

BH Cosmetics acquired by MidOcean Partners

BH Cosmetics acquired by MidOcean Partners

By Deanna Utroske

Late last week the private equity firm announced that it had acquired stake in the direct-to-consumer beauty brand. Plans now are to increase BH Cosmetics’ reach in current markets as well as to expand in to new markets.