Markets and trends

Concerning the markets, The NPD Group highlights the impact of SPF on sales of prestige colour and skincare products in the United States. Also regarding the USA, Mintel focuses on the importance of BB creams on the growth of colour products.

As far as Europe is concerned, Canadean puts under the spotlight the contrasted evolution of men’s and women’s fragrances in Germany, the forecast growth of the skincare market in The Netherlands, as well as in Sweden. Regarding the French market, The NPD Group points out the resilience of makeup sales while sales of overall prestige cosmetic products are decreasing, a situation contrasting with the dazzling sales of the British market.

Eventually, according to Canadean, budget-conscious Australian consumers favour bulk deals and offers.

New products

Among the innovations and new products showcased during the summer, Premium Beauty News wrote about Lindal’s new actuator, which aims at eliminating the need for overcap on aerosols and the new mascara applicator launched by Avon, as well as Unilver’s choice to turn to crowdsourcing for trying to lower the environmental impact of our shower practices.

Some other launches are featured in our “Summer 2013” gallery.

Ingredients

On per ingredients, we can note the new range of natural exfoliants by Worlee Cosmetics and the development of new broad-spectrum UV filters inspired by corals and the way they protect from the sun.

Also to be noted the acquisition by Lucas Meyer of new range of a new portfolio of botanical cosmetic ingredients.

Companies

Companies news in Europe were marked by the some major shifts among the suppliers of nail polishes, in particular with the acquisition of Chromavis by Fareva and the one of Dropnail by Intercos. Still on the supply side, let’s note the strengthening by Ateliers Dinand of their business in North America and the entry of Geka in Brazil.

As far as brands are concerned, let’s mention among the several shifts that occurred during the summer, the acquisition of China’s Majic Holdings by L’Oréal and the one of The Colomer Group by Revlon.

Eventually, on the retail side, the major event of the summer is probably the acquisition of Saks by the Hudson’s Bay Company. To be noted also, the bet of Target regarding online retailing.