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British Beauty Council and Sephora UK announce 2026 Student Beauty Shadow Board winners

Five students have been selected to join the programme, led by Unidays, and designed to support the next generation of beauty talent through a grant, mentorship and more

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British Beauty Council and Sephora UK announce 2026 Student Beauty Shadow Board winners

Refy teams up with Sephora to try and conquer the EU

Refy teams up with Sephora to try and conquer the EU

Refy’s entry into Sephora Europe in 13 countries marks the viral make-up brand’s biggest retail expansion to date
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Gym girl beauty is on the rise again as new-age sweat-friendly NPD hits the market

Gym girl beauty is on the rise again as new-age sweat-friendly NPD hits the market

With a plethora of new launches setting out to target fitness fanatics, discover how the gym girl beauty subcategory is working hard in 2026 while consumers work out
Rituals issues warning to community about fake accounts impersonating the brand

Rituals issues warning to community about fake accounts impersonating the brand

The Dutch beauty brand has alerted its consumers about fraudulent social media accounts impersonating the brand and its employees, stating, ‘we take this matter very seriously and are in contact with all affected social platforms’
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault ordered to pay €22.5 million taxes

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault ordered to pay €22.5 million taxes

A court in France has allegedly ruled that LVMH boss Bernard Arnault must pay taxes related to previous years in a long-running dispute
Liberty invites UK artists to design its 2027 beauty advent calendar in open call

Liberty invites UK artists to design its 2027 beauty advent calendar in open call

The luxury department store is asking UK artists to submit their vision for its popular beauty advent calendar, with the winner’s design being used in 2027. This is the first time Liberty has opened the creative process to the wider artistic community
Updated: Vegetable-inspired fragrances are continuing to flourish in 2026

Updated: Vegetable-inspired fragrances are continuing to flourish in 2026

A growing number of perfume brands have been tapping into garden-based scents for their fragrance launches in 2026. Cosmetics Business gets to the root of the trend and explores how this unique fragrance offering is developing
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Glow Hub enters Australia and ‘pivots’ to collectables to accelerate expansion

Glow Hub enters Australia and ‘pivots’ to collectables to accelerate expansion

Known for its sell-out hand sanitisers loved by actress Millie Bobbi Brown, Glow Hub is pivoting towards collectable beauty products and focusing on mass retailers to ramp up its growth
Shiseido unveils research on ring-shaped collagen structure to maintain facial shape

Shiseido unveils research on ring-shaped collagen structure to maintain facial shape

The Japanese beauty giant and a group of select researchers have discovered that facial skin contains a characteristic ring-shaped collagen structure, called Ring Collagen, which generates tension in the skin that serves to maintain a youthful appearance
Meet the winners: Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards 2026

Meet the winners: Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards 2026

The CBIAs celebrate the most impactful innovations across the global cosmetics and personal care supply chain, with winners including Croda, Nuon Medical, Innospec and Symrise

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Colour Cosmetics
Essie enters its ‘cheeky luxury’ era in a bid to target new consumers

Essie enters its ‘cheeky luxury’ era in a bid to target new consumers

As Essie launches its new Cheeky Luxury platform, which acts as a benchmark for branding, marketing and more, SVP and Global Head of Brand Melanie Ioanna reveals all about the 45-year-old heritage nail player’s efforts to enter into a modern era
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Ingredients
AI, skin barrier health and sun protection: key trends from the SCS Annual Conference

AI, skin barrier health and sun protection: key trends from the SCS Annual Conference

Speakers from Coty, Elemis, Unilever and R&D departments across the world shared new ethical test methods, skin health and wellbeing research and the impact of AI on cosmetics formulation
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Skin Care
Cosmetics Business picks: 6 new beauty launches ideal for summer

Cosmetics Business picks: 6 new beauty launches ideal for summer

A fresh fragrance from Dolce & Gabbana, an updated classic from Bobbi Brown and a glazing primer by Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics are among this week’s biggest beauty launches to know
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Marketing
CeraVe’s expands initiative to deliver free dermatological care access to uninsured individuals

CeraVe’s expands initiative to deliver free dermatological care access to uninsured individuals

The L’Oréal-owned brand has expanded its partnership with the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) with a long-term initiative which will provide free skin checks to those in underserved communities in America, launching on World Skin Health Day
Body Care
Unilever promotes Hanny van Amerongen to Chief R&D Officer for Personal Care

Unilever promotes Hanny van Amerongen to Chief R&D Officer for Personal Care

Van Amerongen, who has worked for Unilever for more than 14 years, will now oversee research and innovation in the consumer goods giant’s personal care division, which includes brands Dove, Rexona, LUX and Axe
Hair Care
SLG Brands sells Colab and Johnny’s Chop Shop to Thriving Brands

SLG Brands sells Colab and Johnny’s Chop Shop to Thriving Brands

Right Guard owner Thriving Brands will take on hair care brands Colab and Johnny’s Chop Shop as SLG Brands looks to its core licensing business future growth initiatives
Packaging
Charlotte Tilbury on beauty dupes: ‘When you dupe, you dupe the consumer’

Charlotte Tilbury on beauty dupes: ‘When you dupe, you dupe the consumer’

The make-up artist who founded Charlotte Tilbury has spoken out against beauty dupes once again in a new interview with BBC News, stating that copycat items are ‘not performing the way my products do’
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Digital
Charlotte Tilbury and Maybelline are the beauty brands winning at AI optimisation

Charlotte Tilbury and Maybelline are the beauty brands winning at AI optimisation

New insights have revealed the best-performing brands across artificial intelligence (AI) platforms ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude, with Charlotte Tilbury, Maybelline New York and e.l.f. Beauty leading the way
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Regulatory
The EU's cosmetic labelling shake-up – what beauty brands must do before 31 July

The EU's cosmetic labelling shake-up – what beauty brands must do before 31 July

The European Union will begin the enforcement of Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 next month, a significant change to fragrance allergen labelling. Jaclyn Bellomo from Registrar Corp dives into the change in the opinion piece below
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Manufacturing
K-beauty’s dark side revealed as surge in fake products puts consumers at risk

K-beauty’s dark side revealed as surge in fake products puts consumers at risk

As the K-beauty market continues to grow and evolve, the issue of fake products is only growing more apparent. But what needs to be done to stifle the rate of fakes in beauty to help keep consumers safe?
Male Grooming
Dior unveils beauty suite at Cannes Film Festival

Dior unveils beauty suite at Cannes Film Festival

The Riviera-themed 350 square meter space also nods to the art of film costume design, and will host celebrities and Dior Ambassadors throughout the festival

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Purity testing reveals 100% failure rate in grapeseed oil

Purity testing reveals 100% failure rate in grapeseed oil

The Soapery tested the purity of grapeseed oil from 5 leading retailers and found that none of the samples were 100% pure. Do you know what your grapeseed oil bottle...
ERHA Unveils Skin AIdentify, an AI-Powered Skin Advisor Developed with Revieve, Bringing Dermatology-Grade Personalisation to WhatsApp

ERHA Unveils Skin AIdentify, an AI-Powered Skin Advisor Developed with Revieve, Bringing Dermatology-Grade Personalisation to WhatsApp

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PPWR: The new european regulation requiring cosmetic packaging compliance

PPWR: The new european regulation requiring cosmetic packaging compliance

Sustainability is no longer simply a branding strategy—it is becoming a legal obligation. The new EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduces new...
Haut.AI launches AI-powered body analysis amid rising consumer demand for personalised bodycare

Haut.AI launches AI-powered body analysis amid rising consumer demand for personalised bodycare

Haut.AI launches its new AI-powered Body Analysis platform for beauty and wellness brands, a first-of-its-kind technology enabling to conduct objective, quantitative skin...
Award-winning iRomaScents builds on international retail success with global AI retail expansion

Award-winning iRomaScents builds on international retail success with global AI retail expansion

Retailers, distributors and fragrance brands interested in bringing proven AI-powered fragrance retail technology to their own markets are invited to meet the iRomaScents...
Sharon Personal Care Officially Becomes Eternis Personal Care

Sharon Personal Care Officially Becomes Eternis Personal Care

Effective July 1, 2026, Sharon Personal Care officially becomes Eternis Personal Care, marking the completion of its integration following Eternis Fine Chemicals Ltd.'s...
Syensqo launches Repel-O-Tex Crystal Premium, a new soil release polymer for modern laundry care

Syensqo launches Repel-O-Tex Crystal Premium, a new soil release polymer for modern laundry care

This new technology supports consumers’ shift to shorter and colder wash cycles without compromising cleaning efficacy
MyMicrobiome certifies Evereden multi-vitamin deodorant as the world’s first microbiome-friendly deodorant

MyMicrobiome certifies Evereden multi-vitamin deodorant as the world’s first microbiome-friendly deodorant

MyMicrobiome AG, the global leader in microbiome certification, today announced that Evereden Multi-Vitamin Deodorant has successfully received the official...
Top Slavic hair care brand coming soon to the UK – OnlyBio is redefining the global beauty market

Top Slavic hair care brand coming soon to the UK – OnlyBio is redefining the global beauty market

The European natural hair care market is on the verge of a significant transformation. Polish brand OnlyBio—one of the most recognised game changers in the hair care...
Symrise Looks Beyond Repair to Long-Term Hair Resilience

Symrise Looks Beyond Repair to Long-Term Hair Resilience

Hair care is entering a new era shaped by performance, longevity, and environmental responsibility in equal measure. Natural and biotech ingredients are giving brands new...
Vytrus launches Toleroxyl™ for urban skin at in-cosmetics Korea

Vytrus launches Toleroxyl™ for urban skin at in-cosmetics Korea

Designed to re-educate hyperreactive urban skin, this biotech active targets Langerhans cells to support immune tolerance, comfort and visible resilience. Discover how...
Free Workshop – Measuring and Characterising Pharma

Free Workshop – Measuring and Characterising Pharma

Anton Paar UK announces 2026 Measuring and Characterising Pharma Workshop in Luton

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Another heatwave? Cooling SPF could be this summer's hottest skin care product

Another heatwave? Cooling SPF could be this summer's hottest skin care product

With scorching temperatures forecast again next week, Maisie Bovingdon finds out whether cooling sunscreen can effectively lower body temperature
Got milk? Beauty’s milky texture trend has entered the SPF chat

Got milk? Beauty’s milky texture trend has entered the SPF chat

Sun care is the latest beauty category tapping the trending texture for its pleasing application experience
Self tan sales rise 43% as sunless tanning enters skin care routines

Self tan sales rise 43% as sunless tanning enters skin care routines

The future of self-tan is ‘tanning skin care’, as brands reposition the category to prioritise skin performance in their latest ingredient-focused launches
Ilia, La Roche-Posay and Kiehl’s are launching mineral SPF serums, but what’s driving the trend?

Ilia, La Roche-Posay and Kiehl’s are launching mineral SPF serums, but what’s driving the trend?

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Roberto Pozzoni Appointed as Purchasing & General Affairs Manager for Brivaplast Group Brivaplast, an Italian family-owned company with 60 years of expertise in application solutions for makeup, is pleased to announce the appointment of Roberto Pozzoni as the new...
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Provital continues to evolve with Nina Esposito as new Managing Director for US and Canada This year, as part of our ongoing evolution, Provital is excited to announce the appointment of Nina Esposito as the new Managing Director of Provital LLC, overseeing our...
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CEO Pascal Vieilvoye of Concept4 wins EcoVadis Outstanding Sustainability Leadership Award 2025 Concept4 Limited is thrilled to announce that CEO, Pascal Vieilvoye, has been honoured with the prestigious EcoVadis Sustainability Achievement Award 2025
Inolex taps Art Knox as President to drive next phase of customer-focused growth and sustainable innovation Inolex is pleased to announce the appointment of Art Knox as its new President. Knox will lead the company’s strategic vision to deepen customer relationships and drive new...
Revive Collagen announces the appointment of Stephanie Pearce as Global Communications Director
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