‘It is QVC for Gen Z’: How TikTok Live Shopping is changing the way young people buy beauty

The social media giant has revamped an old school selling technique so brands can connect with Gen Z in a ‘raw’ way to boost sales, but does it work?
4 things you need to know about NAD+, skin care’s new darling

Everybody is talking about NAD+. In this article, Isabel Greiner explains its skin care benefits and the best ways of delivering this wonder ingredient effectively
Firmenich opens new China fragrance creation centre inspired by ancient perfumery

The Villa Harmony centre in Shanghai will allow customers to discover traditional Chinese perfumery skills and ingredients to tap into the growing market
Conditioner, but clear: A how-to-make guide

Alomgir Ali, Senior Formulation Scientist, Personal Care at IFF, and Carole Gherardi, Market Segment Leader, Personal Care at IFF explain the science behind clear conditioners
The standout beauty trends from Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2023

These are the best brands, trends and ideas on display at beauty's biggest trade show – including our pick of beauty's rising star
Hair Proud offers free haircuts to homeless young adults in the US

The Gen Z hair care brand is working with charity StandUp for Kids to deliver free cuts to those facing homelessness in America
ECHA opens consultation on PFAS restriction proposal

The six-month consultation period closes 25 September 2023
Dove Men+Care urges men to hug without fear of sweat in new campaign

81% of men would be put off from hugging someone due to worries about sweat, the #HugLikeADoveMan campaign revealed
Lush files complaint with FCA about ex-CEO’s sale of company shares

The retailer has allegedly filed a complaint to the City watchdog about former director Andrew Gerrie’s sale of company shares to Silverwood Brands
Vanessa Hudgens teams up with Amazon to relaunch her skin care brand KNOW Beauty

Just two years after its initial release, the actress has relaunched the brand with a new ethos and single product offering
Beauty has an appetite for food grade packaging and here's why

Why have both food grade and pharma grade become such popular markers of quality for those in the cosmetics industry? Two packaging experts give their insight
Stila Cosmetics appoints Estée Lauder veterans to advisory board to boost growth

Industry execs Daniel Annese and Beth DiNardo will help the make-up brand drive forward its strategic plans to “scale up”
Benefit opens car wash themed pop-up to mark new Pore Care line

The two-week London event is the second of several pop-ups planned, following a three-day one in New York

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Boots boss confesses to trying to sabotage Sephora's UK store opening

Boots boss confesses to trying to sabotage Sephora's UK store opening

Seb James, Managing Director of Boots, said the whole of his team focused on making Sephora's return to British retail 'a disaster'
Christina Aguilera joins sexual wellness brand Playground as co-founder

Christina Aguilera joins sexual wellness brand Playground as co-founder

The Beautiful singer joins the company founders who first created Playground in 2021
Clinique enters the metaverse with immersive virtual Clinique Lab

Clinique enters the metaverse with immersive virtual Clinique Lab

Inspired by the ELC-owned brand’s bricks-and-mortar stores, the digital retail concept allows consumers to explore the brand, product and ingredien...
Cactus beauty products are fast becoming a summer must-have

Cactus beauty products are fast becoming a summer must-have

Cactus-infused beauty products are having their moment in 2023 with beauty lovers unafraid to embrace the prickly plant
The Fragrance Shop champions individuality in new #BeYourself campaign

The Fragrance Shop champions individuality in new #BeYourself campaign

The retailer’s year-long initiative encourages customers to express themselves through fragrance and is accompanied by a myriad of activations
How beauty giants can stay ahead of the competition

How beauty giants can stay ahead of the competition

The beauty industry can be complex for larger scale corporations, but Cosmetics Business has a number of resources that can help.
The wellness trends that will be everywhere in 2023

The wellness trends that will be everywhere in 2023

As part of a spring refresh, Pinterest's Head of Beauty, Tom Spratt, reveals to Cosmetics Business what 2023 has in-store for wellness
Is beauty's celebrity creative director trend all style and no substance?

Is beauty's celebrity creative director trend all style and no substance?

More beauty brands are teaming up with celebrities not just as ‘faces’ but in creative leadership roles
Fragrance brand Vyrao lands minority investment from Estée Lauder

Fragrance brand Vyrao lands minority investment from Estée Lauder

The beauty conglomerate’s incubation arm, New Incubation Ventures, has claimed a stake in the British perfume company
e.l.f. Beauty partners with American Eagle on denim-inspired make-up collection

e.l.f. Beauty partners with American Eagle on denim-inspired make-up collection

The limited edition collaboration is the make-up brand’s first foray into fashion and is accompanied by a social-first marketing campaign
Meet the buyer: How Counter Culture Store is empowering female-led brands

Meet the buyer: How Counter Culture Store is empowering female-led brands

Wendy Martin, co founder and CEO of Counter Culture Store on stocking sustainable beauty and breaking into new markets in 2023
The future of anti-stress skin care

The future of anti-stress skin care

The beauty industry is working hard behind the scenes to bring scientific proof to stress-relieving skin care
Exclusive: Luna Daily secures £3 million for global expansion, lands deal with Sephora North America

Exclusive: Luna Daily secures £3 million for global expansion, lands deal with Sephora North America

The one-year-old UK intimate care brand will use the funding to expand into the US, build on its product offering and grow its medical team
From dark circles to eye bags, here's how you prove eye care claims

From dark circles to eye bags, here's how you prove eye care claims

Dermaclaim’s Alejandro Pérez Fernández, Lucía Fernández Gómez and David González Fernández discuss eye contour evaluation for cosmetic claims subst...
Kim Kardashian files beauty brand trademark under daughter North West's name

Kim Kardashian files beauty brand trademark under daughter North West's name

The upcoming beauty brand will reportedly sell skin and body care products, along with hair care, make-up and fragrances
4 things you need to know about NAD+, skin care’s new darling

4 things you need to know about NAD+, skin care’s new darling

Everybody is talking about NAD+. In this article, Isabel Greiner explains its skin care benefits and the best ways of delivering this wonder ingred...

In Brief

GEKA presents first post-consumer-recycled fibre filaments for mascara

Sabinsa to showcase curcumin C3 Reduct and other novel ingredients at in-cosmetics Global Expo 2023

EPOPACK unveils its latest inspiration tool: 100 looks of EPOPACK

Cosmetics Business Roundtables: Is traceable the new sustainable for cosmetics?

Innovation to the core: D/scover, Develop and Del/ver

TiMOOD - Neuroactive power to look and feel good

Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) 2023

Inolex Launches Sustainable BTAC Replacement AminoSensyl Ultra MB

BeautySourcing look forward to Beauty Düsseldorf 2023... And not just us!

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New product launch: PET airless bottles

New Yardley London fragrance: Cassis & Gardenia

16th Sun Protection Conference

Re_think: Connecting with the future of beauty

Discover the most stable vitamin C derivative “3-Glyceryl Ascorbate”

Chamomile CO2 extracts for a wide range of applications

Clean Beauty in London

GEKA launches shadow printing service for standout cosmetics packaging

BEAUTYLAB launches new Hyaluronic Acid Intense Serum

Cosphatec launches innovative blend: Cosphaderm absolute

MakeUp in Paris

250,000 attendees and 2,984 exhibitors attended Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2023

Gattefossé unveils Emulium Dermolea MB, - the sensitive skin shield

Discover a cyclic peptide and a total vertically integrated active ingredient

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Cactus beauty products are fast becoming a summer must-have
Cactus beauty products are fast becoming a summer must-have
The wellness trends that will be everywhere in 2023
The wellness trends that will be everywhere in 2023
Meet the buyer: How Counter Culture Store is empowering female-led brands
Meet the buyer: How Counter Culture Store is empowering female-led brands
From dark circles to eye bags, here's how you prove eye care claims
From dark circles to eye bags, here's how you prove eye care claims
4 things you need to know about NAD+, skin care’s new darling
4 things you need to know about NAD+, skin care’s new darling
‘It is QVC for Gen Z’: How TikTok Live Shopping is changing the way young people buy beauty
‘It is QVC for Gen Z’: How TikTok Live Shopping is changing the way young people buy beauty
Beauty has an appetite for food grade packaging and here's why
Beauty has an appetite for food grade packaging and here's why
Could coffee oil be the next star skin care ingredient?
Could coffee oil be the next star skin care ingredient?
‘Don’t be afraid to fail’: Eco marketing experts on swerving the greenwashing trap
‘Don’t be afraid to fail’: Eco marketing experts on swerving the greenwashing trap
Olaplex lawsuit: how to manage a social media crisis and save your brand reputation
Olaplex lawsuit: how to manage a social media crisis and save your brand reputation