Markets & trends
Sample subscriptions significantly influence makeup purchases, reports NPD
Samples are an efficient means to make consumers test new beauty products and influence their purchase decisions; all product categories...
US lip cosmetics market set to reach $1.4 billion this year
Sales of lip cosmetics (lip balms, lipsticks, lip glosses, etc.) grew by 9% between 2012 and 2014. The segment is the one that posts the...
Women pay more and more attention to their eyebrows
In Europe and in the USA, women consumers are increasingly concerned by the brows, which are now a firm part of the beauty ritual, as it...
Beauteam settles its "MakeUp In" concept on four continents and launches “MakeUp in Action”
MakeUp in Paris celebrated its fifth anniversary, MakeUp in New York, in three weeks, will enter in its fourth year, MakeUp in Seoul is...
United Kingdom: Mass-market colour cosmetics to challenge prestige products
Sales of mass-market colour cosmetics in the United Kingdom are set to hit £1 billion in 2014, reports Mintel. While prestige colour...
“The natural cosmetics market needs strong brands”, Elfriede Dambacher
Natural and organic cosmetics have had ample growth rates for years and are distributed through all retail channels. But where are these...
Russia: sales of cosmetics keep on fast-growth path
While increasingly mature, the Russian perfumery and cosmetics market continues to record impressive growth figures, in particular when...
Cosmetic innovation: China - Brazil, the winning match
At first sight, the idea of making a parallel between a Chinese or Japanese and a Brazilian woman consumer may sound odd. At first, it...
Customization of perfume bottles, a trend of the times
What was yesterday the privilege of few persons is becoming an affordable pleasure. Today, more and more brands of perfumes are offering...
For Iran’s women, makeup speaks volumes
With a female population of more than 38 million, Iran is the second-largest cosmetics market in the Middle East in terms of revenue,...
