News & Analysis on Cosmetics Innovation
Discover how beauty brands can leverage financial intelligence to navigate the complexities of the 2025 holiday season, ensuring resilience amidst tariff challenges, fraud risks, and supply chain disruptions.
The company highlighted a big win as the Sun Care category shone with an 11.5% increase despite higher costs.
Cetaphil’s new product range is specifically formulated for pre-ageing sensitive skin, with a focus on supporting natural skin cell renewal.
The 150-year-old Brazilian brand known for its exotic fragrances is angling to tap into the US beauty market by timing the expansion just before the holiday season.
As unverified LED devices surge, official bodies and experts are urging for compliance and clarity from manufacturers, brands and retailers in this space.
Acquisitions, financial reporting, and pushes into digital beauty tech have dominated headlines in the past 30 days. In case you missed it, here is a roundup of CosmeticsDesign’s latest beauty business coverage.
Higher regard for ingredient efficacy, innovations in biotechnology, and a stronger sense of individuality were each identified as key drivers in the evolving US prestige beauty market.
In this month’s Q&A, CosmeticsDesign spoke with beauty industry brand founder and entrepreneur David Chung for his perspective on helping new beauty and wellness startups scale.
From fantasy and celebrity-inspired fragrances to early holiday drops, this month’s launch pad has a wide audience appeal.
Estée Lauder Companies aims to drive faster DTC innovation and personalized omnichannel experiences with new Shopify partnership.
Mintel analysts outlined three key trend areas: Metabolic Beauty, Sensorial Synergy, and Beyond the Algorithm, each with implications for how brands approach innovation, communication, and consumer engagement.
Sydney-based biotech firm Vow has set foot into the functional cosmetic ingredients space with an upcoming debut of its cultured exosome targeting skin regeneration at a biological level.
This month’s installment of CosmeticsDesigns’ global roundup examines shifting regulatory landscapes, financial news, and breakdowns of industry analysis reporting.
Updates to Saltyface’s packaging reflect a shift toward lighter, more durable, and easier-to-recycle materials—decisions the brand says were made directly in response to how customers use and experience their products.
Financial discipline and supplier trust are driving Revlon’s recovery, according to CosmeticsDesign guest author Ragini Bhalla.
The digitally native brand’s latest sub-brand aims to modernize masculine scent with clean formulations and inclusive branding.
Panelists at the recent conference outlined how brands can adapt to shifting consumer behavior and market pressure amid a growing need for e-commerce-first strategies.
Targeting faster trend response and brand expansion, the retailer’s invite-only platform opens a new channel for invited brand partners while maintaining Ulta’s unified shopping experience.
As consumer demand for individualized, wellness-driven beauty grows, Coresight Research’s latest report explores how AI, biotech, and intent-based retailing are transforming the US beauty value chain.
As Sephora’s parent company LVMH sees sales rebound, the firm’s CFO has shed more light on whether Amazon Beauty could be a serious competitor for Sephora’s crown.
From long-wear hybrids to biotech pigments, Mintel’s recent webinar outlines the product features and suppliers’ strategies shaping the future of the global color cosmetics category.
With 83% of active users relying on generative AI for product insights, beauty industry stakeholders face a new era of digital engagement.
From Youthforia’s shutdown to OTC reform and California’s plastics law, these were the most-read CosmeticsDesign US stories shaping the beauty industry in Q3 2025.
Walmart has added four of Ritual’s multivitamin formulas to its shelves and online store, expanding its wellness assortment with products positioned around clinical validation and ingredient transparency.
This month’s launches showcase a blend of biotech-driven innovation, teen-focused skin care, and retail rollouts designed to meet evolving consumer demand.
Direct-to-consumer fertility supplement brand Bird&Be is entering more than 300 Ulta Beauty locations across the United States, aiming to make clinically supported reproductive health products more accessible through mainstream retail channels.
This month’s roundup of CosmeticsDesign’s global coverage includes an in-depth look at scientific developments, sustainable innovation, and notable brand launches.
Brand activations, product updates, and partnerships defined this month’s marketing moves.
“US manufacturers should interpret...the surge in Korean-made skin care launches in the US...as a signal to accelerate innovation, focus on efficacy, and consider partnerships or co-development with international brands to stay relevant,” said Andrew...
The K-Beauty World retail platform is bringing a curated lineup of Korean skin care brands to Ulta Beauty Mexico, expanding its footprint after a successful US launch in July 2025.
A comprehensive consumer review analysis from insights platform Yogi points to an ongoing shift in anti-aging skin care: while consumers still trust legacy actives like retinol and AHAs for visible results, growing concerns over skin irritation are...
Shiseido Travel Retail looks to build on its strategic cross-industry partnerships, on the back of a well-received campaign centred around sun care brand ANESSA in Thailand.
In a sign of how far AI skin diagnostics have come, and how fast expectations are rising, Neutrogena has relaunched its Skin360 platform with a behind-the-scenes upgrade: clinical-grade skin analysis delivered entirely through a smartphone camera.
In this article, CDU guest author Dr. Ebru Karpuzoglu, CSO and CEO of skin care brand AveSeena breaks down the evolution of the ‘Lipstick Index’ and the realignment of consumer indulgence in beauty.
In this month’s column, CDU guest author Ragini Bhalla, head of brand at Creditsafe, explores how supply chain disruptions are challenging the resilience of the beauty industry.
Vintage glamour, gothic revival, and “out of season” pastels are trending - what cues can beauty manufacturers take from this season’s biggest trends?
South Korean skin care brands Torriden has officially launched in Sephora US, while Anua is cementing its presence in the UK through a rapid increase in brick-and-mortar locations.
NatureWell, a skin care brand under AX Beauty Brands, has introduced a new line of lip care products as part of its broader strategy to position itself at the intersection of wellness and affordability.
TikTok beauty trends are set to shape a host of new autumn/winter 2025 launches. Here’s what you need to know and why ignoring TikTok could cost you your next beauty campaign...
Celebrity brand expansions, skin care formulations for the unique needs of Gen Z and Gen A consumers, and drops from major brands like Neutrogena and Cetaphil characterized this month’s NPD roundup.
This monthly snapshot of the latest CosmeticsDesign coverage from around the world includes regional retail launches, trend research and analysis, and regulatory insights.
With Gen X responsible for 25% of total beauty spend in 2025, the data shows that “winning strategies must align with real market dynamics, addressing the distinct preferences of this diverse and ever-changing consumer group,” said Tara James Taylor,...
‘Treatonomics’, strategic appeals to mass and prestige markets, and ongoing restructuring programs each exerted pressure on these beauty industry giants in fiscal year 2025.
How does an indie beauty brand founder integrate their personal history into brand identity? Bed Head co-founder Kyara Mascolo tells CDU how she wove her story into the launch of new brand Freakin’ Genius.
The move expands the visibility of menopause care in clean beauty, while giving Stripes a national distribution platform both online and in Credo’s 15 U.S. stores.
Recently released survey results show the current beauty shopping landscape is falling short for consumers who desire calm shopping environments or simpler purchasing options.
The brand, formerly popular with Gen Z consumers, failed to recover after missteps with its shade 600 launch last year.
With the integration of augmented reality and consumer data, sampling is rapidly evolving into a comprehensive marketing asset, says Will Glynn-Jones, Founder and Managing Director of Send Me a Sample.
The Senate HELP Committee’s unanimous passage of S.2292 moves the Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Amendments closer to enactment, with provisions to modernize testing standards, streamline sunscreen approvals, and expand consumer access.
This roundup highlights the global regulatory actions, innovative ingredient launches, and compelling trend analyses dominating the beauty and personal care industry news cycle.