Brand Innovation

Mintel’s top 2023 trends: Beauty offers ‘no rules environment’ for experimentation

18-Nov-2022 By Lynda Searby

There are opportunities for beauty brands to help counter fatigue through self-care, provide experimentation and empowerment and support consumers as they seek to reinvent themselves and express their individuality, according to Mintel.

Helping hands: Scent Journer develops prebiotic hand sanitisers to keep up with post-COVID premiumisation

09-Nov-2022 By Amanda Lim

A fragrance label from Singapore has released a line of hand sanitisers with prebiotics to keep up with the post-pandemic premiumisation of the hand care category.

Pure and Cimple moves into US to introduce consumer-friendly minimal beauty

02-Nov-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

UK-minimal skin brand Pure and Cimple is moving into the US market in hopes of bridging the gap between standard and single-ingredient beauty.

Read about expert viewpoints with CosmeticsDesign's new hot topic category

25-Oct-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

CosmeticsDesign features hundreds of articles with insight from the industry's leading experts which readers can now find in a new hot topic category.

Beauty in the Metaverse: Web3 expert encourages beauty brands to make ‘first small steps’ into the future

20-Oct-2022 By Amanda Lim

Beauty brands big and small are being urged to experiment with Web3 concepts such as NFTs and the Metaverse in order to “get ready for the future”.

Read about trends and emerging markets on CosmeticsDesign

18-Oct-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Explore CosmeticsDesign's new Hot Topic category "Trends and Emerging Markets" to learn about what's next in the cosmetics world.

Wound-healing vitamin’: Is Vitamin K set to become the next ‘hero’ skin care ingredient?

18-Oct-2022 By Amanda Lim

The skin-repairing and strengthening abilities of vitamin K, coupled with the insatiable demand for new and exciting ingredients, will spur interest in the “wound healing vitamin”, according to one skin care brand.

Big Brand Talks – In Conversation with Today’s Beauty Leaders

Unilever exec: We need to create ‘the next big thing’ in deodorants by 2030

11-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Unilever wants to continue to plug consumer needs in deodorants and antiperspirants and hopes to deliver its next big breakthrough technology by 2030, says the company’s R&D head of personal care.

‘Evolving quickly’: Video selfies will enable beauty companies to offer more accurate smartphone-enabled skin analysis

06-Oct-2022 By Amanda Lim

Getting your skin analysed from static selfies is set to become a thing of the past as beauty tech firms move to develop new technology to analyse skin and even hair with videos taken with your smartphone.

IFSCC CONGRESS 2022 LONDON, UK

Brain waves: Amorepacific says ‘real-time emotion estimation’ is the future of customised beauty

05-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

South Korean beauty major Amorepacific has developed highly personalised bath bombs by measuring consumers’ real-time emotional responses to fragrances and colour, designing formulas with algorithms to match individual moods.

Bottoms up: LG H&H’s Dr. Groot brews up microbiome-friendly shampoo to mitigate hair loss

04-Oct-2022 By Amanda Lim

South Korean hair care brand Dr. Groot has launched a shampoo with brewer’s yeast that claims to benefit the microbiome and alleviate hair loss symptoms.

WATCH: Three trends CosmeticsDesign saw at MakeUp NYC 2022

21-Sep-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

MakeUp NYC brought the trends in color cosmetics formulation, packaging and design to the Javits Center.

Care and colour: Shiseido’s Prior to launch eye shadows with skin ageing care benefits

21-Sep-2022 By Amanda Lim

Shiseido-owned beauty brand Prior is set to launch a line of eye shadows with skin-loving ingredients that it claims can counter signs of ageing for women over 50.

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Consumers look to custom beauty to address inclusivity gaps says Mintel

20-Sep-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

While custom beauty might be a fun new product type, Mintel says consumers are also using it to address needs that may not be easily addressed by traditional products.

Shiseido files patent on heating method to improve post-makeup UV protection

16-Sep-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty giant Shiseido has developed a heating device that improves absorption of UV protective formulas, assuring protection after the application of makeup on top.

‘Outpacing the plan’: Orbis U relaunch surpasses initial sales expectations – Japanese beauty giant

12-Sep-2022 By Amanda Lim

The relaunch of Orbis’ flagship U series has exceeded initial sales expectations and is expected to reach its first-year sales target of JPY2.5bn (USD17.6m), claims the firm.

Dive deeper on The Honest Company announcement on moving into Chinese market with SuperOrdinary

07-Sep-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

The Honest Company announced it will move into the Chinese market with SuperOrdinary and it's a good time to learn more about the companies and the move the new market.

Meet with CosmeticsDesign at MakeUp NYC

07-Sep-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

MakeUp NYC will be the CosmeticsDesign editor's last trade show of 2022, which means it's companies' last chance for an at-show interview.

Perfect Corp YouCam app used machine learning to create beard try-on technology

25-Aug-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

If beards are makeup for men, then a recently launched digital tool is here to prove it, at least from the virtual try-on perspective.

L’Oréal files patent on tinted sunscreen for dark skin phototypes

19-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has developed a tinted cosmetic sunscreen formulation with UVA and UVB protection suitable for dark phototypes five and six, plugging an important market gap, it says.

CEO Q&A

Getting intimate: Joylux CEO on creating a brand around intimate health for aging women

16-Aug-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Joylux is a personal care brand focusing on a part of aging generally not addressed by the industry, sexual and intimate health for women going through menopause.

Rebrand aims to turn Commodity into the “modern American perfumery”

10-Aug-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

After a recent acquisition, fragrance brand Commodity is ready to rebrand to both hover between niche and mainstream perfume and innovate for American consumers.

5 current and possible future uses of the Aryballe fragrance technology

10-Aug-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

New technology is hoping to turn some of the human experience of scent into data in hopes of streamlining processes in fragrance and other sectors.

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Gillette Venus on their #SayPube campaign, partnership w/ Princess Nokia

09-Aug-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Gillette Venus has just launched the latest partnership of its #SayPube campaign, centered around the pubic care product line and how women talk about body hair.

'Real-time mapping': Colgate-Palmolive files patent for at-home AI oral health device

08-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Colgate-Palmolive has developed a mouth guard shaped smart device designed to measure oral health properties using a series of multispectral sensors.

Three reasons to watch the Beauty from Within webinar today

01-Aug-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Ingestible beauty is growing and there’s a lot to keep up to date with, which is what the Beauty from Within webinar is here for.

Engage and excite: P&G aims to keep consumers excited with new and improved virtual shopping experience – SVP

27-Jul-2022 By Amanda Lim

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is launching a new version of its virtual shopping experience on South East Asian e-commerce marketplace Shopee in bid to keep up with today’s rapidly evolving consumers and keep them excited about its host of...

CEO Q&A

Nexgel CEO on low-chemical hydrogel, future of delivery system

26-Jul-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

As some parts of the industry turn to removing water from formulation, others are embracing the hydration-packed hydrogel delivery format.

Founder

Three ways the Beautyfluent app wants to change beauty advisor training

21-Jul-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

A new app brings brands and beauty advisors together in a digital space, hoping to solve retail problems for both.

BIG BRAND TALKS – IN CONVERSATION WITH TODAY’S BEAUTY LEADERS

Parfums Christian Dior: ‘We really need to collectively address the biodiversity and climate emergencies’

19-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty must hasten sustainability action in the face of current biodiversity and climate crises, and collaboration will be a critical way forward along with focus on regenerative agriculture, says the chief sustainability officer at LVMH’s Parfums Christian...

‘Asian wisdom’: Foot care startup Clapoti wants to bring Korean sauna culture to mass beauty

15-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Indie brand Clapoti has launched a line of Korean-inspired foot care products that aims to breathe life into an old-fashioned category and encourage wider uptake across Europe, its founder says.

The online 'look': L’Oréal files trio of patents for AR virtual makeup app

12-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L'Oréal has developed a digital makeup software offering virtual cosmetics and makeup artist recommendations for highly personalised augmented reality (AR) ‘looks’ to be used across online video streaming services and image...

Catch up on plastic waste solutions for Plastic Free July with CosmeticsDesign

07-Jul-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

While Plastic Free July is primarily a consumer initiative, it's a good time to learn more about what the industry is doing about plastic waste.

‘This is our heritage’: Medical cannabis firm launches CBD-hemp skin care brand Fuss Pot

06-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Australian medical cannabis expert Cann Global has forayed into skin care with a natural CBD and hemp skin care brand Fuss Pot, launching in France this month.

Big beauty tech ideas 2022: Tinder for cosmetics, printable tattoos and NFT jewellery

05-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty tech is a fascinating and innovative space spurring a wealth of innovation across products, tools and services, and there’s plenty to watch in smart personalisation, self-expression and immersive platforms.

Founder Q&A

Juicing it: Joos founder on creating superfood skincare brand

30-Jun-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Superfoods are to health foods as botanicals are to natural cosmetics, and skincare brand Joos wants to bring those worlds together.

Founder

Hawaii-based Project Reef founder on taking stand for marine health in SPF

29-Jun-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

As a ban on chemical UV filters goes into effect later this year in Maui a Hawaii-based sunscreen brand partnered with Four Seasons to start protecting reefs now.

Brand story: The recent APAC developments from the biggest names in beauty

24-Jun-2022 By Amanda Lim

We round up our most-read stories on the big-name beauty brands of the region, featuring news updates from L’Oréal, Coty, Kosé and more.

Filling a grey space: K-beauty giants see mega demand for shampoos that conceal grey hairs and prevent hair loss

22-Jun-2022 By Amanda Lim

South Korean cosmetic titans Amorepacific and LG Household & Healthcare (LG H&H) have both recently launched shampoos that can conceal grey hairs to great success, signalling a huge demand for anti-ageing hair care products.

‘Surprise and delight’: Beauty brands can use NFTs to reinforce connection with ‘super fans’

21-Jun-2022 By Amanda Lim

Beauty brands are being tipped to join the non-fungible token (NFT) bandwagon to forge closer bonds with their most loyal customers, something that is becoming increasingly difficult to do today, according to a Web 3 expert.

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Less for more: Waterless beauty trend ‘bound’ to become mainstream – Lush Cosmetics

20-Jun-2022 By Amanda Lim

Lush Cosmetics’ Singapore director believes beauty is ready to be ‘100% waterless’ based on rising consumer education and its own innovations.

Unilever and Genomatica enter €114 million initiative to develop plant-based feedstocks

17-Jun-2022 By Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

Global beauty and personal care supplier Unilever and biotechnology developer Genomatica (Geno) have launched a €114 million ($120 mn) venture to scale alternatives to palm oil and fossil fuels and seek sustainable ingredients for personal care product...

Indie Pioneers Podcast

‘It’s a numbers game’: Is the inclusivity movement in beauty all just for show?

14-Jun-2022 By Amanda Lim

The CEO of an Asian-led make-up brand is questioning the ‘performative inclusivity’ she sees in the beauty industry, claiming it can hurt smaller, less well-funded brands that are trying to solve the frustrations of specific target consumers.

‘No other product like it’: Biologi’s ‘most exciting’ serum launch features wild-harvested extract that protects against pollution

13-Jun-2022 By Amanda Lim

Australian clean cosmeceutical brand Biologi has introduced what it believes is its most exciting launch to date – an anti-pollution serum that features a wild-harvested extract that contains vitamin C, niacinamide, and salicylic acid.