Markets & trends
France: Sales of prestige perfumery negatively impacted in 2015 by Paris attacks
Sales of prestige perfumery brands dropped by 0.9% in value in 2015 in France, according to figures released by The NPD Group. However,...
US beauty consumers increasingly turn to technology during their shopping experience
Beauty retailing in the US is evolving as consumers increasingly turn to technology during their shopping experiences. A new research...
Beauty Success welcomes their first steps in Africa
Beauty Success opened their first point of sale in West Africa last December in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Thanks to this inauguration, the...
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna: A 49th edition more global than ever
The 49th edition of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, the world’s biggest beauty trade fair, will take place in Bologna, Italy, on 18th-21st...
Makeup and fragrances boost sales of prestige beauty products in the U.S.
The U.S. prestige beauty industry reached US$16 billion in 2015, a 7 per cent increase over 2014 sales, according to global information...
The complex marketing of “probiotic” cosmetics
For the majority of consumers the vocabulary related to probiotics, prebiotics, post-biotics, microbiome is still a bit obscure or have a...
Body contouring procedures drive growth of the cosmetic surgery industry globally
Cosmetic surgery is on the rise globally, with the industry growing by 8.2 percent in 2015. The sector is growing particularly rapidly in...
A first perfumed edition for Tranoï
The first edition of Tranoï Parfums was held on 23-25 January 2016 at the Cité de la Mode et du Design, in Paris, the newly added venue...
Cosme Tech and Cosme Tokyo get bigger and increasingly international
The Cosme Tech and Cosme Tokyo events took place at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition centre on 20-22 January 2016. This edition was marked...
BASF identifies 2017 beauty colour trends
BASF Care Chemicals division has launched its “Color Trends 2017” collection, a vast range of colour and effect pigments, actives, and...
