‘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?
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ECHA opens consultation on PFAS restriction proposal

The six-month consultation period closes 25 September 2023
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
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
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

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Gillette Venus breaks into dermaplaning category with skin care collection

Gillette Venus breaks into dermaplaning category with skin care collection

The P&G-owned brand’s Venus for Facial Hair & Skin Care Collection, in partnership with Olay, is a trio of products for “easy” dermaplaning at-home
Give Back Beauty taps Meri Baregamian to lead its Indie & Talents Division

Give Back Beauty taps Meri Baregamian to lead its Indie & Talents Division

As CEO, Baregamian will be responsible for growing the beauty manufacturer’s talent-led brands, including Millie Bobby Brown’s Florence by Mills
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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
UK exclusive: MAC scraps free lipstick initiative in Back to MAC recycling scheme

UK exclusive: MAC scraps free lipstick initiative in Back to MAC recycling scheme

The model, where customers are gifted a free lipstick for bringing make-up empties back to store, is being replaced with the brand’s ‘Impact for Ch...
Rimmel London names Love Island host Maya Jama as global ambassador

Rimmel London names Love Island host Maya Jama as global ambassador

The British television presenter succeeds Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne and Adwoa Aboah as a face for the drugstore make-up brand
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
Kosé signs baseball star Shohei Ohtani as brand ambassador

Kosé signs baseball star Shohei Ohtani as brand ambassador

The Los Angeles Angels athlete will front campaigns for the beauty company’s flagship brands Decorté and Sekkisei
Fashion brand Brunello Cucinelli breaks into beauty with fragrance launch

Fashion brand Brunello Cucinelli breaks into beauty with fragrance launch

The Italian company has partnered with EuroItalia to develop its first scents – Brunello Cucinelli Pour Femme and Brunello Cucinelli Pour Homme
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
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'
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...
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
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...

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Dermohacking senescence with the eternal power of Altheostem

Vida Glow launches Clear Advanced Repair, a targeted ingestible treatment for acne-prone skin

Cosmewax upcycled cosmetics have been selected by cosmotrends 2023

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

Micromulse Foam

BeautyHealth Co. unveils next generation Hydrafacial technology

Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) 2023

EPOPACK'S G series to be discontinued

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

Vitafoods Europe

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

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

16th Sun Protection Conference

TiMOOD - Neuroactive power to look and feel good

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

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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

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Cactus beauty products are fast becoming a summer must-have
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The wellness trends that will be everywhere in 2023
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Meet the buyer: How Counter Culture Store is empowering female-led brands
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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
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Could coffee oil be the next star skin care ingredient?
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‘Don’t be afraid to fail’: Eco marketing experts on swerving the greenwashing trap
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