Beauty

From new product launches to inspiring campaigns, discover the trends impacting the beauty sector

Injecting new life into the spa

The doctor’s surgery and the beauty spa are converging into a hybrid offering where customers can get both aesthetic and medical treatments in one place.

An honest approach to shaving

As body positivity gains momentum, shaving brands are adopting a more inclusive language that celebrates men’s and women’s myriad attitudes to body hair.

Intelligent haircare

Brands are looking to skincare science and the potential of technology in order to tap into new market applications for haircare.

K-beauty Lite:

K-beauty retailers are transforming from importers of goods to skincare brands in their own right, with private-label launches inspired...

Beauty : Youth : Retail

Beauty has a responsibility to cater for men of colour:

Blake Rascoe and Patrick Boateng, co-founders of skincare brand Ceylon, explain beauty’s representation problem and why brands need to...

Beauty : New Masculinity : Skincare

How skincare can learn from the auto industry:

Valentin Langen, founder of IONIQ, discusses why beauty brands should focus on cross-sector collaborations to help diversify the skin...

Beauty : Health : Wellness

Skintellectual Haircare:

Drawing on ingredients and formulations found in skincare, new products and rituals are emerging that are designed to improve scalp and...

Beauty : Haircare : Technology

The unmissable products from Cosmoprof 2019:

From cosmetic contact lenses that encourage self-expression to sustainable sun cream that delivers on protection, discover the most...

Beauty : Health : Wellness

Hair Removal Market:

The conversation on hair removal is changing, from the aesthetics of men’s shaving to the way people achieve their hairless look.

Beauty : Wellness : Design

Why SPF alone will no longer cut it:

SPF product sales are rising, but so are cases of skin cancer. Sylvie Giret, founder of Skinergies, explains how suncare needs to move...

Beauty : Skinergies : SPF

Refined Refillables:

Beauty and personal care brands are upgrading the eco-friendly element of refillable packaging to be a little more luxurious.

Design : Packaging : Beauty

Rejuvenation Haircare:

A new generation of haircare tools are actively working to improve hair quality and health, making hair damage from heat styling a thing...

Beauty : Wellness : Haircare

The brands redefining sex care as a beauty category:

With the global sexual wellness market set to grow to more than £23.3bn ($29.4bn, €25.8bn) by 2019, according to Statista, the beauty...

Beauty : Health & Wellness : Packaging

Shaving Rebranded:

As body positivity gains momentum, shaving brands are adopting a more inclusive language that celebrates men’s and women’s myriad...

Beauty : Branding : Wellness

Dr Anjan Chatterjee on humankind’s evolving perception of beauty:

The author of The Aesthetic Brain says multiculturalism is changing our experience of beauty, yet technology is reducing the ability to...

Wellness : Beauty : Global Wellness Summit

Modern Med Spas:

The doctor’s surgery and the beauty spa are converging into a hybrid offering where customers can get both aesthetic and medical...

Beauty : Wellness : Drink

Transgender Beauty:

As identity continues along a fluid trajectory, brands are collaborating with the LGBTQ+ community to create products and services that...

Beauty : Retail : Identity

The hair salons re-inventing what it means to be pampered:

From doing away with stereotypical design cues to creating new moments for socialising, salons are being reconfigured as places where...

Beauty : Interiors : New Masculinity

Self-tanning Market:

Negative associations with reality tv stars and unpredictable results have limited the market scope of fake tans, but new innovations in...

Beauty : Retail : Branding

New Fragrance Frontiers:

With the niche fragrance sector growing exponentially, brands are having to push the boundaries of scent in order to stand out from the...

Beauty : Fragrance : Retail

Hype Beauty:

Beauty brands are subverting the traditional codes of beauty partnerships by aligning with new cultural communities that tap into music...

Beauty : Retail : Fashion

Algorithmic Beauty:

As beauty technologies gain in popularity, social media, artificial intelligence and algorithms are beginning to shape a new beauty...

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Japanese Beauty:

Japanese beauty is taking back the limelight from its South Korean counterpart.

Beauty : Retail : Branding

The J-Beauty products to know about:

Japanese beauty products are finding new appeal in the West thanks to their unique formulations and efficacy.

Beauty : Skincare : Cosmetics

Mature Men’s Beauty Market:

Beauty products aimed at an older demographic are skewed towards women, but more and more Baby Boomer men are seeking brands to address...

Beauty : Retail : New Masculinity

Atolla Skin Lab on scaling personalisation in skincare products:

The co-founders of the MIT-based start-up Atolla Skin Lab explain why data-led products are the future of skincare.

Beauty : Technology : Customisation

Why beauty brands need a holistic approach to diversity:

Bridgette Howard, founder of Washington DC-based beauty incubator Parlor West Ventures, on the need for vertically integrated...

Beauty : Inclusive Beauty : Venture Capital

Antonia Opiah addresses the politics of black hair:

The founder of Un-ruly discusses the launch of an at-home hairstyling service and how it reflects the inequalities of the beauty industry.

Beauty : Marketing : Digital

These beauty brands are changing the visual language of CBD oil:

Brands are adopting a more sophisticated and nuanced visual language to sell their cannabidiol (CBD) and hemp products.

Beauty : CBD : Hemp

Cyclical beauty:

Beauty brands are taking inspiration from the wellness industry and creating products aligned with natural human cycles and...

Beauty : Cyclical : Hormones

Do beauty brands need to move beyond the glossy feed?:

In an era of hyper-knowledgeable beauty buyers, eye-candy marketing is no longer sufficient.

Beauty : Branding : Digital

How to cater for the time-strapped beauty consumer:

While multiple-step beauty is popular in South Korea, Western consumers are looking for multipurpose universal products to minimise...

Beauty : Skincare : Branding

The Make-up Movement:

In response to online make-up shaming, beauty brands are challenging industry misconceptions and redefining what it means to wear make-up.

Beauty : Youth : Makeup

Fragrance Market:

The perfume market is changing as consumers continue to shun mass-market fragrances in favour of premium, niche scents.

Beauty : Luxury : Retail

Multisensory Beauty:

From embracing new technology to encouraging ritualised applications, brands are offering new sensory touchpoints for the beauty consumer.

Beauty : Technology : Haircare

Instagram Beauty Market:

By providing a place for consumers to discover new under-the-radar products, Instagram has become a thriving environment for cult...

Beauty : Digital : Social Media

Men’s Beauty Market:

A new kind of male beauty consumer who is not wedded to traditional masculine ideals is emerging.

Beauty : Youth : Branding

How Neutrogena is bringing dermatological technology into the home:

Dr Michael Southall, research director at Johnson & Johnson, and Sebastian Garcia-Vinyard, group brand director at Neutrogena, discuss...

Skincare : Beauty : Technology

Why beauty brands need to invest in connected devices:

Guive Balooch, global vice-president of L’Oréal’s Technology Incubator, and Yves Béhar, designer and founder of Fuseproject, on the...

Beauty : Technology : Health & Wellness

The Future of Haircare:

Brands are looking to skincare science and the potential of technology in order to tap into new market applications for haircare.

Beauty : Digital : Haircare

Could copycat cosmetics re-ignite creativity in beauty?:

In an age when dupe brands offer consumers the same product for less, is there an opportunity for cosmetics brands to reclaim...

Beauty : Branding : Product Design

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Better Not Younger addresses the needs of mature hair

The new haircare brand targets both the signs and the root causes of ageing hair.

Beauty : Hair Care : Ageing

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Thought-starter: Why male beauty has a representation problem

Blake Rascoe and Patrick Boateng, co-founders of skincare brand Ceylon, explain the beauty sector’s representation problem and why brands must be inclusive from the inside out.

Beauty : Skincare : Inclusivity

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Skylar uses subscriptions to build its community

The clean fragrance brand has launched a monthly subscription model, which encourages customers to become part of its community.

Beauty : Fragrance : Retail

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Milan 2019: Rethinking soap as a plastic free packaging material

Designer Mi Zhou has created a sustainable alternative to single-life plastic packaging, which is consistently used by FMCG brands in the health and beauty industries.

Packaging : Beauty : Material Far Futures