Markets & trends
Economic downturn hit U.S. spas hard
Accustomed to years of double-digit growth, U.S. spas have entered a more mature growth phase. Revenues fell by 15% in 2009, compared to...
“We are in an era of greater limpidity of the complexion,” Damien Dufresne
Several makeup artists have been invited to participate in the first edition of MakeUp in Paris. The Paris event of the early summer...
Foundations: key factors of success
What are the consumers’ expectations towards a product? To find out, Premium Beauty News has gone through blogs and comparison sites in...
Cosmoprof Bologna: taking stock
In exclusivity for Premium Beauty News, Aureliana De Sanctis, CEO of SoGeCos, the company organising Cosmoprof shows, takes stock of the...
U.S. make-up users want simplicity from their brands
U.S. consumers describe their experiences with various cosmetics brands and reveal their shopping habits in a new survey from Market...
Fiabila: successful strategy in the nail polish segment
With 10% of its workforce fully dedicated to research and development, Pierre Miasnik, President and founder of Fiabila, wants to take...
ADA and Marietta join forces to serve international amenity market
Europe’s leading supplier of cosmetic amenities and one of the first North American hotel cosmetic producers co-operate to better address...
Biodiversity: lack of trust in the cosmetics industry
As the United Nations proclaimed 2010 to be the “International Year of Biodiversity”, public opinion is increasingly aware of the...
Marionnaud relies on private labels and exclusivities to boost sales
The European leader in selective distribution of fragrances and cosmetics, and subsidiary of the AS Watson group of companies, intends to...
Perfume industry professionals want to react against the crisis
The CEW France organized last week a debate backed by a study conducted for nearly two years by its Fragrance Committee presided by...
