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Makeup: What are the main growth leverages for prestige brands?
Each makeup brand has its own history and identity. Some are “pure make-up players”, others derive from skincare brands, others...
The quest for green actives boosts cosmetic innovations
The growing array of green actives is spurring innovation in the cosmetics industry, found Organic Monitor. However, novel green...
What will be the face of the organic cosmetics market in 2025?
Two weeks ago, Cosmebio and Organics Cluster unveiled the results of a new prospective study: Organic Markets in 2025. About forty...
Exports drive the growth of the Italian cosmetics industry
While its domestic market carries on declining, the Italian cosmetics industry stands on exports to fuel its growth. The recession of...
What do beauty bloggers expect...
FEBEA, the French trade organisation gathering beauty companies, organized a meeting last week between the brands’ public relations...
Men’s cosmetics boom in BRIC countries
We spoke to Catherine O’Connor, Senior Analyst at research firm Canadean, to get the lowdown on how the men’s grooming and cosmetics...
The perfumery industry faces a harsh regulatory environment
"Fragrances, a threatened indulgence?" This was the theme that gathered more than 100 insiders of the French and European cosmetics...
High tide for marine cosmetics
The sea is enriched with an infinite variety of actives. It offers products whose performance is now widely recognized, and is steeped in...
AS Watson restructures Marionnaud
Hit by weak consumer spending and intense competition, selective beauty retail chain Marionnaud, a subsidiary of AS Watson, the...
Access to genetic resources: the European Parliament votes new rules
On 11 March 2014, the European Parliament voted to adopt the “Regulation on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable...
