Facial Care

New Zealand has a wealth of natural ingredients including manuka honey, totarol – a natural preservative – and harakeke – a native flax claimed to be more hydrating than aloe vera. The surge of natural and organic companies in New Zealand is no surprise, with some brands becoming popular abroad. Trilogy, Living Nature and Comvita are just an example of New Zealand natural companies that are doing well worldwide.

Financially, 2010 proved a middling year for Germany’s C&T market. However recent product launches from international and local brands in fragrance, colour and skin care mean 2011 may prove more successful, despite a rocky year for hair care. Meanwhile Germany’s drugstores dominated retail and luxury outperformed mass

Responding to an upturn in the US economy, department stores and drug stores are improving their beauty product offering and retail spaces, while sectors performing strongly include lip and eye colour, hair care, naturals, fragrance and skin care

Canada's C&T market has been very resilient in the recession and local brands are becoming popular worldwide including homegrown hair care brand Moroccanoil.

Forging ten countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam – into one ASEAN market is a tough task for the southeast Asia cosmetics industry, with potential issues surrounding the harmonisation of standards and technical requirements. But trends like skin lightening and male grooming are strong throughout the ASEAN region

Pharmaca is a one stop shop for all natural health and beauty needs. It comprises complementary health products along with an extensive beauty offering, alongside a traditional pharmacy set-up. Trained practitioners and aestheticians are on staff to advise consumers on their beauty needs. Pharmaca stores now operate in five states across the US with more planned for the future.

The beautiful Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France is becoming increasingly well known for its spa and skin care products, as it takes advantage of the plentiful natural resources at its disposal. Many growers in the region specialise in cultivating olives, rose, thyme and lavender.

Ethnic consumers today are a focus for the cosmetics industry and many mainstream brands are now targeting black and Asian skin. While years ago the choice for ethnic beauty was limited today it has seen something of a revival. It is being increasingly recognised as a lucrative sector with everything from ethnic skin care to colour cosmetics lines making an appearance.

The UK market is recovering with prestige cosmetics enjoying a return to pre-recessionary form, but the industry as a whole may not be out of the woods just yet

Just a few years ago the concept of temporary retail was deemed somewhat revolutionary and was even perceived to be a threat to the future of traditional stores. Nadia Di Martino reports on the evolution and the future of pop-up shops