Cosmetics brands and retailers build kits to create customer engagements, but in a DTC world kits also offer a shopping experience outside of a physical store.
Luxe Pack LA and MakeUp LA took place last week, and between packaging and contract manufacturing exhibitors, sustainability and style were prevalent across the trade show.
In the cosmetics and personal care business today, DTC mailing and retail drop shipping are not uncommon, especially not since the Coronavirus pandemic. But sustainable beauty packaging remains elusive. Founders Rebecca Percasky and Kate Bezar believe...
For the skin care startup Victorialand Beauty, inclusive beauty is accessible beauty. And in recent months, the brand has improved website functionality and product packaging design to better serve consumers with vision impairments.
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 annual Pratt Institute event is a fundraiser for the Marc Rosen Scholarship and Education Fund for Packaging by Design; but it is also a chance to celebrate the innovation of brands and suppliers.
Manufacturing in a sustainable way is undeniably good business for any industry that hopes to outlast the current moment. But what ‘sustainability’ is and how to make it an accurate description of the beauty product packaging supply chain is another matter...
The physical properties of packaging material can have as much to do with the success of a beauty product line as the formulation, distribution, and marketing do. Design expert Leslie Sherr weighs in on packaging material options.
Beauty conscious Brazil is set to drive growth in the plastics packaging industry according to a new report from UK-based market research company Canadean.
Luxe Pack New York continues to develop into one of the most important events for the North American beauty packaging industry, with a bigger than ever event planned for this year, incorporating a number of new features.
Although many initiatives have been introduced by cosmetics companies to reduce their carbon footprint in recent years, new research suggests packaging is an area where things are still lagging behind.
The big challenge to the beauty packaging industry is differentiation as it becomes more difficult to make a product stand out, according to Mintel’s senior global packaging analyst, Benjamin Punchard.
Market researcher will be discussing key packaging trends such as brand enhancement, environmental concerns and designing for seniors in a series of presentation at next month’s Pack Expo.
Schulman has revealed it has acquired the Massachusetts-based company as it aims to expand into the personal care sector, where ECM has a strong presence.
As the Luxe Pack New York luxury packaging event enters its tenth year in 2012 when it opens its doors today, the CosmeticsDesign.com team will be present at the show conducting interviews, attending conferences and finding out about product launches...
Many personal care companies are currently facing the dilemma of making further investment in sustainability and becoming greener against a backdrop of rising costs and inflation.
The global beauty firm’s US subsidiary has made inroads to reduce the environmental impact of its beauty product packaging by introducing two new assessment tools to its package design process.
A new guide on how to boost recycled content in plastic packaging highlights practical solutions for overcoming common technical challenges, said the Sustainable Packaging Coalition.
Greater awareness about environmental disposal hazards and more stringent government regulations are predicted to drive the global market for sustainable packaging to reach $142.42bn by 2015, according to market research group Global Industry Analysts...
Euromonitor International has pinpointed ‘cocooning’ as a major new trend in cosmetics packaging. The term refers to a lifestyle shift in which people are increasingly interested in indulging in at-home treatments.
The fastest-growing segment within the sustainable packaging sector over the next five years is anticipated to be plastic-based packaging, according to market intelligence firm, Pike Research.
With sustainable packaging rapidly becoming a priority for cosmetics companies, the buzz is around renewable and eco-friendly materials like bioplastics.
Health & Beauty America closed its doors on September 29 having
given the industry a peek into some of the most ground-breaking and
pioneering offerings. The CosmeticsDesign.com team was busy
unearthing some of the highlights...
Reflecting economic uncertainties both Avon and Estee Lauder have
reduced their earnings expectations for financial year. The
continued rise in oil price is hitting manufacturing costs, while
the resulting economic uncertainty is...
A new acrylic coating claimed to guarantee seal retention in humid
environments has encouraged Colgate-Palmolive to introduce a new
line of soap-bar packaging. The new film, Bicor MBR666, is believed
to be ideal for the design of...
