Markets & trends
Haircare is a serious business for men, study finds
Beauty may be a largely female-focused industry, but a new survey has revealed that men are also very attached to their looks -...
Vegan makeup brands in the spotlight this summer
Vegan makeup is gaining traction in the beauty world, as consumers increasingly seek out cosmetics based on botanicals and free from any...
“Face yoga”: the new anti-aging skincare trend?
The health and beauty benefits of practicing yoga have been well documented. For some time now, ’Face Yoga’ has been making a name for...
Skincare-inspired benefits in high demand among colour cosmetics users in the USA
The overall US colour cosmetics market experienced moderate growth in 2017 with lip, facial and eye cosmetics growing around two percent...
Lipsticks: What are the preferences of consumers around the world?
Millennial pink is the hottest trend around the globe, found Perfect Corp in a study based on the analysis of YouCam Makeup user...
Jelly: beauty’s latest obsession
Jelly, a word long-associated with children’s party food and Vaseline, is the beauty buzzword of the moment. Elastic, gelatinous textures...
Colour cosmetics continue to boost the UK beauty market
Sales of colour cosmetics are set to reach £2 billion (EUR2.3 billion) this year up to 7.2% from £1.8 billion in 2016 according to a...
France: Sales of prestige lipsticks reach new records
About 3.2 million lipstick tubes were sold in France in the prestige retail channel from May 2016 and last April, reveals The NPD Group....
The European cosmetics market slows down in 2016
2016 saw the European cosmetics and personal care industry - already a major contributor to the European economy - continue to grow to...
Facial masks remain a coveted beauty item among urban Chinese consumers
It seems Chinese consumers love for the sensational facial mask shows no signs of slowing. Indeed, recent research from Mintel reveals...
