Beauty brands that hope to utilise TikTok as an effective marketing tool cannot rely on the “same bag of tricks” they have employed with other social media platforms.
The demand for cosmetic formulations that marry nature and science is creating vast opportunities for APAC’s blossoming hair care category, according to a leading formulation expert.
The scientific community has had its eyes on the microbiome for years, but for the beauty industry and its consumers, 2022 will be the year the concept really gains important ground, says the founder of Gallinée.
The probiotics category continues to soar, with e-commerce fiercely fuelling growth and presenting plentiful opportunities for cosmetics, particularly products targeting mood, stress and overall wellbeing, says Lumina Intelligence.
Confusion and misinformation regarding the marine safety of sunscreens can ultimately hinder cosmetic formulators’ ability to develop safe and effective UV protection.
From hybrid cosmetics to menopause beauty to upcycled ingredients, CosmeticsDesign’s global editors take you through the top 15 global trends to watch for 2022.
The beauty from within category is resonating in the marketplace as consumers look to maintain a youthful glow and even turn back the clock. The nutri-cosmetics market is forecasted to grow significantly over the next few years and the rising interest...
From major names to start-ups and a dermatologist brand, various new beauty-from-within products using ceramides, pre/probiotics, white tomato extracts, and not forgetting collagen, have made their market entry across APAC in recent months.
ATHR Beauty, the brand Tiila Abbitt is leading to “disrupt the $500 billion beauty industry with clean and sustainable makeup that works,” is in the midst of a funding raise; but it’s not the usual sort.
Dr Isfahan Chambers-Harris was, like so many indie beauty brand founders, inspired to launch Alodia Hair Care out of her own experience—For Dr Chambers-Harris that was an experience of hair breakage and scalp damage that she attributed to chemical straighteners....
Multicultural beauty, sophisticated hygiene and green products for all will take the spotlight next year, as consumers turn to relatable and engaging concepts that fulfil their needs. CosmeticsDesign’s global editors take you through the top 15 global...
Emmy-nominated clean beauty artist Karim Orange rose to national prominence as a makeup artist for ABC’s daytime show The View. In this 5 Insights video, the self-described makeup activist and curator of Gabriel Cosmetics’ newly launched United Shades...
Lori Machiorlette, Co-Founder of the beauty device brand blendSMART, has been importing consumer goods as President in charge of marketing and sales for Worth Products Group for over 15 years. And now in 2020, she’s leveraged her knowledge and contacts...
Stephanie Flor, celebrity makeup and hair artist and Founder of Around the World Beauty, has traveled to more than 30 countries to further the global conversation about beauty. Here, she shares insight on the categories, trends, and people leading today’s...
In this episode of the Beauty Broadcast, we speak to Te Mana Skincare and BASF Care Chemicals about the implications of the clean and ethical beauty trend in the Asia Pacific region.
The main topic of programming at last month’s PCPC Annual Meeting event was sustainability. As part of that discussion, the EWG was invited to speak about how NGOs and beauty industry insiders can best work together.
This month’s PCPC Annual Meeting was all about sustainability. At the event, Cosmetics Design caught up with Szaky to discuss the business of TerraCycle, the Loop platform, and sustainable beauty packaging more broadly.
At last month’s Indie Beauty Expo event in Los Angeles, California, the beauty influencers known on InstaGram as The Vike Twins were showcasing their newly launched brand and category disrupting makeup remover mist.
The Michigan-based commodity chemical company was on hand at the first Uplink Live event of 2020, meeting with indie brand leaders and showcasing a single ingredient: ACULYN Siltouch Rheology Modifier.
Rebecca So founded Sway in 2017 with a collection of underarm care products. Since then, the brand has grown to include skin care, body care, and more. But still at the heart of Sway is a mission to make pits pretty.
“Cheekbone Beauty is all about empowering and enhancing the lives of Indigenous youth,” Founder Jenn Harper tells Cosmetics Design in this video interview, which goes on to explore the Canada-based color cosmetics brand’s vision, financing approach, and...
The Italian Trade Agency partners with legacy and startup brands across categories to help bring the best and latest in Italian cosmetics, personal care, and grooming innovation to consumers here in the States.
10-MINUTE WATCH:TRENDS 2020 BY COSMETICSDESIGN EDITORS
Next-generation vegan, clean & ethical and derma beauty products will take the spotlight next year, amid a consumer green uprising, focus on ingredient circularity and rapid growth in China's fine fragrance market. CosmeticDesign's global...
Long-time entrepreneur Lynette Lovelace launched the Lifetherapy brand in 2008 to “teach women about a positive way of life.” And what is now a neatly curated collection of fragrance, body care, and candles is still just the beginning of a lifestyle brand...
Universal Beauty Products is a privately owned portfolio of brands mostly in hair and men’s categories. Amy Carra joined UBP a little over 2 years ago; and the company’s new Delight Beauty skin care brand is the result of her work.
This past week Coty bought controlling stake in Kylie Cosmetics, The Estée Lauder Companies acquired Korea-based skin care brand Dr Jart+, and Olaplex accepted a private equity deal from Advent International. To get a sense of what these transactions...
Late last month the specialty chemical and ingredient supply company welcomed press, local officials, and Vantage team members to an opening event for the newly rebuilt jojoba oil processing facility.
Cosmetic dermatologist Christy Hall opened a medical aesthetics practice in Tucson, Arizona, 6 years ago; and not long after that she launched a cosmeceutical skin care brand. Cosmetics Design recently sat down with Hall to learn about the business, the...
Utopick is a brand new natural nail varnish remover brand out of Colombia, promising an effective solution to removing nail varnish and nail art, without the harsh chemicals.
In late September, the Canadian beauty maker cut the ribbon on a new product development facility meant to bring the company closer to indie beauty brands innovating for the future of cosmetics and skin care. Cosmetics Design editor Deanna Utroske recently...
Nail art, and more specifically nail stamping, have become so big that this year the Belleza Y Salud event in Bogota had a whole floor devoted to the very latest nail technologies and effects.
This month, Cosmetics Design stopped by the Code of Harmony Skin Lab—a combination day spa, retail shop, and skin care production lab in Long Beach, California—to speak with shop owner and indie brand founder Janet Schriever about her business, and her...
At the start of the current indie beauty movement, Brandi Leifso launched a makeup brand called Evelyn Iona. She has since relaunched the business as Evio Beauty, partnered with Aurora Cannabis, raised millions through seed funding and strategic partnerships,...
Yesterday at the SCC Suppliers’ Day tradeshow in Long Beach, California, Miriam Vareldzis introduced 5 new 100% natural fragrance accords to her company’s portfolio. The new scents bring the Palette Naturals collection up to 19 plant-based perfumery accords,...
Kids grow up. And today, they’re growing up with text messages and social media and free-from personal care products. These are the tweens and teens that Risa Barash is reaching with her latest venture TBH Kids. Cosmetics Design spoke with Barash at IBE...
At this year’s IBE NY event, founder and CEO Emily Rudman spoke with Cosmetics Design about the luxury lifestyle brand she’s building, the custom sculptural packaging she created for Emilie Heathe’s debut nail color collection, the importance of company...
The site, founded by Jacqueline Gutierrez, went live late last week and promises to change the way beauty entrepreneurs raise funds, connect with consumers, and disrupt business as usual in the cosmetics, personal care, and wellness industries.
At this year’s IBE NY event, co-Founders Alison Cutlan and Grace Fooden were giving press, influencers, and industry insiders at the show a sneak preview of the probiome beauty brand they are launching this fall. In this video interview with Cosmetics...
In this video interview Ayako Yuki, founder and owner of The J Beauty Collection, talks with Cosmetics Design about how she is helping undiscovered skin care, hair care, and color cosmetics brands from Japan position their businesses for success in the...
Gattefossé is the latest legacy ingredient supplier to delve in to the indie beauty business. The cosmetic and pharmaceutical ingredients company was among an array of exhibitors at the inaugural Uplink Live supply-side tradeshow hosted by the Indie Beauty...
At Cosmoprof North America, Cosmetics Design sat down with Ekhator to learn about Lovinah, a simple skin care brand formulated with bold natural ingredients as well as prebiotics to address what scientists now knows about the importance of the skin microbiome....
At this year’s Cosmoprof North America event in Las Vegas, Nevada, Cosmetics Design spoke with BondiChic Founder and Director Jinee Jung about the concepts and considerations behind the growing brand.
At this year’s Cosmoprof North America tradeshow, beauty entrepreneur April Peck was showcasing her latest venture, a hair treatment brand called Save Me From. Cosmetics Design spoke with Peck at the show to learn about the brand’s damage-repair approach...
Jesse Jimz made its industry debut at Cosmoprof North America last month. And the new premium men’s skin care brand is all about multitasking products that men are already using in their grooming routine, like an aftershave that doubles as a moisturizer,...
Polish beauty entrepreneur Anna Mamczur is on a mission to build a brand with the best anti-aging product in the world. She founded Phenome Organic Skincare in 2009 and D’Alchémy just 2 years ago. At Cosmoprof North America last month, Cosmetics Design...
![[Lush Cosmetics]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/article/2022/06/20/beauty-broadcast-lush-cosmetics-says-waterless-beauty-trend-bound-to-become-mainstream/15458395-1-eng-GB/Beauty-Broadcast-Lush-Cosmetics-says-waterless-beauty-trend-bound-to-become-mainstream.jpg)
![[Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/article/2021/12/15/watch-beauty-trends-2022-global-cosmetic-insights-from-cosmeticsdesign/13094848-1-eng-GB/WATCH-Beauty-trends-2022-Global-cosmetic-insights-from-CosmeticsDesign.jpg)
