Markets & trends
US beauty sales slow in Q1-2024 but continue to grow, Circana reports
The U.S. beauty market remains dynamic. Despite a slowdown in the first quarter of 2024, sales within the prestige channels increased by...
As Xi Jinping visits France, luxury brands seek to overcome trade tensions
The rise in trade tensions between the European Union and China worries luxury brands who fear being the target of retaliatory measures....
Bollywood-inspired ’Asoka makeup’ trend puts Indian beauty under the spotlight
If you’re a regular on social media, you’ve no doubt noticed the rising trend for "Asoka" makeup. Drawing its inspiration directly from...
TikTok beauty trends: the ’L Shape’ blush hack promotes a fresh, radiant look
Blush, blush and more blush. For months now, social media users have been showing the love for this beauty essential. And the latest tip...
Brazil: Prestige beauty expected to continue growing at a double-digit path
Last year was marked by double-digit growth in sales of prestige beauty products in Brazil, according to Circana. The market was driven...
Removal of taboos against women is shaping new cosmetics offering
From intimate care products to food supplements tailored to menstrual cycles, today’s cosmetics offering is opening up to long hushed and...
Indian consumers are embracing longer haircare routines, Mintel finds
Despite stagnant growth in the haircare category in the country, Mintel sees new opportunities for brands as Indian consumers are...
Trade shows: The 10 brands you had to see at Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna
Once again, Cosmoprof Bologna delivered an impressive performance, totalling 3,012 exhibitors from 69 countries (+4% compared to 2023)...
Indie brands shine at Vivaness 2024 as German natural beauty market recovers
In a difficult market context for organic and natural beauty and personal care brands, the 2024 edition of the Vivaness trade fair...
French parliament backs bill against hair discrimination affecting black women
France’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill forbidding workplace discrimination based on hair texture, which the draft...
