Luxury Italian fashion brand has just launched makeup and skin care ranges via a licensing agreement with L'Oréal, but will consumers want to pay the eyewatering price tag to have a piece of Prada?
From a launch inspired by the smash hit Barbie movie to hair, lip, and lash care and more, this month’s Launch Pad is packed with product launches to celebrate the sizzling summer months.
For the first six months of 2023, the French beauty multinational posted a net profit of €3.36bn, up by 4% year on year with growth from both volume and value sales.
Despite a slowdown in growth for LVMH Group, the Perfumes & Cosmetics division was still up 13% thanks to a "highly selective and high-quality distribution policy"
To celebrate ‘Plastic-free July’, we spoke to Stephenson – a pioneering manufacturer of solid formats – about its latest innovations and how sustainability continues to drive sales.
Here we reveal exclusive insights from top skin care companies L’Oréal and Kenvue on the drivers and trends of the rapidly advancing derma skin care category in Asia Pacific.
The multinational is collaborating with the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) in a €4.8m research facility to find a way to prevent the skin disease.
Our recap of the most-read beauty and personal care stories of June 2023 – featuring our analysis on the Thai beauty market, the future of generative AI in beauty, and more.
Aussie skin care brand Plendi adopts a single-product strategy to navigate the challenges of cosmetics start-ups in the local market, including competition with big players and cost concerns.
Unilever-owned Pond’s Skin Institute has debuted two skin care product ranges tackling skin ageing and brightening based on the autophagy process at the 25th World Dermatology Congress (WCD 2023) in Singapore.
Japanese cosmetics giant Kao Corporation has dedicated resources to strengthen the presence of selected brands worldwide, with premium brand SENSAI leading the way through an upcoming flagship store in Shanghai.
French prestige maternity skin care brand Talm has just closed its first round of funding and founder Kenza Keller has revealed her expansion hopes, as well as shedding light about the challenges of formulating for this consumer group.
The advancement of technology will drive personalisation to offer beauty products tailored right down to a ‘daily or weekly basis’, says the VP of a personalised beauty brand.
Earlier this year, Crown Laboratories, Inc. launched the BIOJUVE skin care collection incorporating hero ingredient Xycrobe technology, whose efficacy is backed by clinical results.
Featuring its anti-wrinkle Argireline peptide, Lubrizol’s metaverse AI platform affords PBC product manufacturers the opportunity to interact and engage ‘Inside the Future of Beauty’ to ‘showcase the power of Argireline peptide in a way that has never...
Offering a more targeted and customized approach to addressing consumer skin care needs, Symphony Beauty’s combined formulation, manufacturing, and marketing strategies set its product collection apart from other K-beauty products currently available...
The brand’s multi-functional approach to protective skin care products for men hopes to serve ‘as part of a culture shift in which skin care for men is a staple and not an afterthought.’
While there are many beauty-from-within supplements currently available that feature turmeric extracts, Clear Within is the only option that incorporates highly effective Curcugen in a vegan oral supplement.
Formulated using clean plant-based ingredients and featuring hero ingredient PhytoSpherix, or phytoglycogen, Veriphy’s product collection is designed with an effective unisex approach for a wider customer appeal to address common skin concerns like fine...
Japanese beauty brand SHISEIDO will launch a brand-new foundation in September that claims to bolster and fortify the skin's natural barrier with fermented kefir extract.
The plant-based formulation, developed from ingredients found in mangrove forests, is a biotechnological innovation with the potential to ‘help the skin become more resistant to harmful organisms without harming its natural barrier,’ as detailed on the...
Australia-based beauty product manufacturer Atelier’s platform is the ‘first to use digital twins and the same database tech as Facebook and Amazon’ to help manufacturers ‘develop bespoke products without having to source, establish, or manage their own...
The skin care brand partnered with experiential e-commerce platform Obsess to release a digital storefront that features animations, a custom-designed layout of five rooms featuring different products, and a fully interactive experience for consumer engagement.
Spanish beauty brand Bruno Vassari has been increasing its presence overseas in recent years, and its expansion drive fuelled by extensive NPD shows no signs of slowing.
The company’s proprietary technology and extensive database uses 3D imaging and consumer health data to analyze the user’s skin and hair traits to match the user with the best products to address hair and skin care issues like dryness and sensitivity.
South Korean retail group Shinsegae International has secured exclusive distribution contracts for luxury fragrance brands Heeley and Culti Milano as it seeks to strengthen its position in the rapidly growing category.
The company’s latest video release demonstrates the myriad of ways that the chemical manufacturer has aligned its mission to a commitment to environmental sustainability through its ingredient sourcing.
This unique supplement formulation is the ‘first in North America to use Collactive Collagen and Lycored Lumenato’ and also contains ‘Sea Buckthorn brewed extracts with Omegas rarely found in drinks.’
Italian cosmetics company Pupa Milano is gearing up to take on the ‘huge potential’ of Asia’s beauty market with a new skin care line and new makeup innovations.
Consisting of several products designed to moisturize and soothe skin and aching muscles, the Will Perform collection is currently available online and will be available in stores by the end of this month.
Spanish luxury beauty company Puig says it is focusing on livestreaming, pop-ups, and exclusive launches to engage with younger consumers in the travel retail channel.
Luxury skincare brand Elemis is targeting consumers via micro-influencers, as it aims to raise brand awareness among new audiences using TikTok and Instagram.
DTC healthcare tech company XYON has just launched a new shampoo and conditioner set designed specifically to address hormone-related hair loss in male consumers using natural ingredients like rosemary leaf and clover flower extracts.
UK cosmetics company Lush has invested £2.3m to upgrade its Dorset-based Green Hub, in a bid to boost its efforts to create a circular economy for its business.
NOW’s research and development team focused on formulating with natural and organic hero ingredient calendula as the focus of its clean and gentle baby skin care collection.
To better meet consumer needs, Kaltech combined previously successful photocatalytic technology into a cosmetic device to help consumers better moisturize their skin in a safe and hygienic manner.
In this two-part series, CosmeticsDesign interviews three Gen Z cosmetics and beauty brand leaders who have built platforms to grow trust, foster inclusivity and value diversity among their target consumer demographic.
Canadian food products supplier Fruit D’Or utilizes closed loop cultivation and other environmentally sustainable processing practices to upcycle cranberry seed oil co-products for cosmetic and personal beauty care product manufacturing and formulation.
Having recently exhibited its ingredient formulations at In-Cosmetics Global and NYSCC Suppliers’ Day, Apoena Biotech’s RAMNOCARE, APOBIO Skin, and APOBIO Slim offer manufacturers and suppliers to cosmetics and personal care product companies biodiverse...
K-beauty brand Dr. G is leveraging the international recognition of South Korea boy band SHINee to reinforce the brand’s presence overseas, starting with Japan and Vietnam.
Japanese beauty brand SHISEIDO is releasing a new lipstick that will tap into post-pandemic consumer demand for both strong colours without compromising on comfort.
Personal care major Unilever has developed a low-cost topical formula that delivers a fresh, young and lively look to the skin via a blend of vitamin C and olivine extract.
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