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Spa-style brand Bliss to relaunch with a vengeance on Thursday

Spa-style brand Bliss relaunching with a vengeance

By Deanna Utroske

The popular skin care brand has undertaken a complete refresh and will be launching online this month and in thousands of doors in the coming weeks. If all goes according to plan, the turnaround will stand as a case study in how to simultaneously respond...

The Fragrance Foundation opens nominations for 2018 awards

The Fragrance Foundation opens nominations for 2018 awards

By Deanna Utroske

Wednesday, the foundation began accepting applications for its annual award program honoring perfumers, newly launched scents, indie fragrance, bath and body collections, packaging, media and marketing campaigns, and much more. This year’s competition...

in-cosmetics North America 2017, in photos

in-cosmetics North America 2017

By Simon Pitman

The second in-cosmetics North America event took place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City last week and the Cosmetics Design was out in force, flying the flag. In this photo gallery we bring you some of the highlights, including the...

Coty repositions color cosmetics brand CoverGirl

Coty repositions color cosmetics brand CoverGirl

By Deanna Utroske

‘Easy, Breezy, Beautiful’ is out and ‘I Am What I Make Up’ is in. The beauty brand has more than just a new slogan and brand voice, there’s a series of newly enlisted spokespeople as well as plans for new packaging and product designs, a shift in the...

First CVS with dedicated K-beauty shop opens in NYC

First CVS with dedicated K-beauty shop opens in NYC

By Deanna Utroske

The retail pharmacy chain intends for its 13,000-square foot drugstore to be a destination where tourists and New Yorkers alike will discover a freshly curated selection of health and wellness products as well as a robust assortment of cosmetics and personal...

Trend Spotting: MakeUp in New York 2017 – Part 2

Trend Spotting: MakeUp in New York 2017 – Part 2

By Deanna Utroske

Part 2 of Cosmetics Design’s look back at last week’s global color cosmetics trade show in New York City is all about the innovative packaging and updated beauty tools shown at the event.

Trend Spotting: MakeUp in New York 2017 – Part 1

Trend Spotting: MakeUp in New York 2017 – Part 1

By Deanna Utroske

Last week, the global color cosmetics trade show was in New York City and Cosmetics Design was there taking inventory of the latest offerings from contract manufacturers, formulators, fillers, and accessory suppliers.

MakeUp in New York opens next week

MakeUp in New York opens next week

By Deanna Utroske

The annual B2B color cosmetics event will be in the city September 19th and 20th. Over 100 suppliers are set to be on hand. And the thousands of beauty industry pros visiting will also have a robust agenda of conference programming to attend, with speakers...

IBE NYC 2017: Trends and highlights

IBE NYC 2017: Trends and highlights

By Deanna Utroske

The Indie Beauty Expo opened its third annual show in New York City last week, and Cosmetics Design was there, meeting with founders, discovering new brands, learning about product launches, and identifying the trends and innovations that are emerging...

Department store beauty retail at Saks 5th Avenue gets digital update

Department store beauty retail gets a digital update

By Deanna Utroske

Saks Fifth Avenue is rethinking its beauty retail and services concepts and opening new digital salons / spas / makeup counters in partnership with renowned hair colorist Joel Warren. The Salon Project will roll out in stores over the next two years.

7 cosmetics beauty personal care brands not to miss at IBE NYC 2017

7 brands not to miss at IBE

By Deanna Utroske

Well over 200 independent cosmetics and personal care brands will be exhibiting at this month’s Indie Beauty Expo in New York City (August 22 – 24). Here, Cosmetics Design features 7 brands that standout from the crowd with products, ingredients, innovations,...

IBE indie beauty expo opens in NYC August 2017 be inspired

IBE opens in NYC next month – prepare to be inspired by beauty

By Deanna Utroske

The leading independent cosmetics, personal care, and fragrance event returns to New York City this August for its third annual show. IBE 2017 promises to be even bigger and better than years past, a measure of just how much the indie beauty category...

Senteurs D’Orient: Soap will never be the same

Senteurs D’Orient: Soap will never be the same

By Deanna Utroske

With all the trappings of a chic, contemporary startup and all the sophistication of a luxury heritage brand, Senteurs D’Orient is soap for the modern market. To learn how this indie beauty brand is revolutionizing the modest category that is solid soap,...

Capsum takes new beauty formulation concept on tour

Capsum takes new beauty formulation concept on tour

By Deanna Utroske

The French cosmetics manufacturer, known for encapsulating active ingredients and designing new materials, is bringing its latest concept, Huile Fraîche, to clients in a series of pop-up events in select cities. When the company opened its temporary showroom...

Cosmetic Chemists! SCC issues call for papers

Cosmetic Chemists! SCC issues call for papers

By Deanna Utroske

In advance of the Society for Cosmetic Chemists’ 71st annual scientific meeting, a call for submissions has gone out. The society is accepting proposals from scientists working across the industry, on the supply side of the beauty business as well as...

new New York City headquarters social selling beauty company New Avon

A new headquarters for New Avon

By Deanna Utroske

After nearly one year as a stand-alone company, the North American social selling beauty company has announced the location of its new offices here in New York City. Soon hundreds of New Avon staff will move from the East Side to Lower Manhattan.

Indie Beauty Expo goes to Los Angeles in January

Indie Beauty Expo goes to Los Angeles in January

By Deanna Utroske

The leading personal care and cosmetics event for independent brands is happening in LA next month and will include a new feature called Indie Connect, an educational and networking forum for founders and brand owners.

Pacifica Beauty partners with Alliance Consumer Growth

Pacifica Beauty partners with Alliance Consumer Growth

By Deanna Utroske

The indie beauty and personal care company announced recently that it has accepted a growth equity investment from ACG, the same firm that’s partnered with Nudestix and Tata Harper Skincare.

Color cosmetics boom shows no sign of slowing, says CEW panel

Color cosmetics boom shows no sign of slowing, says CEW panel

By Deanna Utroske

Company leaders from IT Cosmetics, Bite Beauty, and BECCA Cosmetics spoke in New York City on Tuesday evening at the organization’s final Beauty Insider event of the year. And according to the experts, the future of color is bright.

Rockefeller University debuts beauty science curriculum

Rockefeller University debuts beauty science curriculum

By Deanna Utroske

In collaboration with The National Beauty Science Institute, New York City’s Rockefeller University, which specializes in biomedical research, is now enrolling students for its new consumer-facing educational program.

A look back at MakeUp in NewYork 2016

A look back at MakeUp in NewYork 2016

By Deanna Utroske

The B-to-B event for the color cosmetics industry, held its 6th annual show (which included a packaging design competition) this month in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, an area where art galleries and creativity abound.

The lash category and mascara packaging is on the brink of change

The lash category is on the brink of change

By Deanna Utroske

Innovative mascara applicators, trends and textures out of Asia, and clean beauty looks are all influencing the category, and what ‘volume’ means is changing too.

CD Buzz: in-cosmetics North America personal care ingredient business

CD Buzz: in-cosmetics North America opens this month

By Deanna Utroske

The two-day event makes its New York City debut this month. And in this latest CD Buzz video, Cosmetics Design Senior Correspondent Deanna Utroske covers what attendees can expect and which educational seminars and training sessions are not to be missed.

MakeUp in NewYork opens next week

MakeUp in NewYork opens next week

By Deanna Utroske

The sixth edition of the B-to-B event takes place Wednesday 7 September and Thursday 8 September in New York City and will again be bringing together manufacturers, suppliers, formulators, packagers, makeup artists, innovators, trendsetters, and more.

Indie Beauty Expo 2016 outdoes itself

Indie Beauty Expo 2016 outdoes itself

By Deanna Utroske

This year marked the second annual IBE event in New York City. And the show, catering to the trade, retail buyers, press, and consumers, firmly established itself as the newest go-to event for trend spotting, business deals, and much more!

CD Buzz: Indie Beauty Focus

CD Buzz

CD Buzz: Indie Beauty Focus

By Simon Pitman

Ahead of the Indie Beauty Expo in New York City this month, the Cosmetics Design takes a look at what to expect at the event, as well as what's happening in the fast-paced world of indie beauty, where the innovation is at and how these players are...

direct sales beauty company New Avon LLC moving to NJ or Brooklyn

Where will New Avon LLC go next?

By Deanna Utroske

The privately held direct-sales beauty company will likely remain in the greater New York City area. For its new location, however, New Avon is considering sites and incentives on either side of Manhattan.

beauty company L’Oréal USA moves headquarters across town in NYC

L’Oréal USA moves headquarters across town

By Deanna Utroske

Today for the first time, the beauty leader had employees working out of the company’s new location on Manhattan’s West Side. It’s a move to a new space meant to foster collaboration and inspire the company’s next successes.

Credo Beauty goes bicoastal

Credo Beauty goes bicoastal

By Deanna Utroske

The clean beauty retailer opened a location in New York City on Thursday—a sign not only that the company’s business is growing on schedule but that all things green, natural, and organic are in real demand from cosmetics and personal care consumers.

A New Niche: Green beauty for luxury consumers

A New Niche: Green beauty for luxury consumers

By Deanna Utroske

Today in New York City, an exclusive beauty show is helping to define a new segment in the cosmetics and skin care marketplace, one where ecofriendly and sophistication aren’t mutually exclusive.

Pigments & Organics: Innovation in nail color

Special Newsletter: Color Cosmetics

Pigments & Organics: Innovation in nail color

By Deanna Utroske

Mineral makeup remains popular in the color cosmetics category, while clean beauty alternatives and organic infusions are nudging in on the beauty market. Here, Suzanne Roberta of Adesse New York tells Cosmetics Design how nail care is keeping up.