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Silver sisters: Grey is hair care's new booming category

Following many women embracing their natural hair colour during lockdown, grey has become the shade of the moment

Cosmetics Business Trends: <br> The anti-stress skin boom

The convergence between beauty and health is accelerating. Each Friday throughout January, Cosmetics Business will release key trend insight on new trends that are emerging in this space

Cosmetics Business Trends 2022: The strengthening of 'skinclusivity'

In this week's trend insight, Cosmetics Business releases the final of 5 key beauty trends that will shape the industry in 2022 and beyond

Cosmetics Business Trends 2022: Climate-positive beauty

In this week's trend insight, Cosmetics Business releases the fourth of 5 key beauty trends that will shape the industry in 2022 and beyond

Cosmetics Business Trends 2022: Beauty's Metaverse takeover

In this week's trend insight, Cosmetics Business releases the third of 5 key beauty trends that will shape the industry in 2022 and beyond

British Beauty Council's Millie Kendall on the UK cosmetic industry's next big opportunity

The entrepreneur, CEO and Pure Beauty's debut Achiever of the Year has achieved a number of landmark firsts for the British beauty sector

Cosmetics Business Trends 2022: Guilt-free beauty

Cosmetics Business has relaunched its Trend Report series to bring you weekly trend insights. Today, the second of the 5 key beauty trends that will shape the industry in 2022 and beyond has been revealed

Virtual goldmine: How NFTs are overhauling beauty's marketing strategies

From fragrance crowdfunding to charity collaborations, the digital collectable art is causing cosmetic brands to reimagine their consumer relationships

Trend forecast 2022: The application of joy in beauty

Cosmetics Business is relaunching its Trend Report series to bring you weekly trend insights for an optimised reader experience. The first series reveals 5 key beauty trends that will shape the industry in 2022 and beyond

Male hair loss stigma: The rise of the 'bald positivity' movement

From acne to body, positivity movements have swept the breadth of the women's beauty sector, but now it's the turn of men's grooming to receive the upbeat treatment

War Paint for Men's rise to the top of make-up for men: 'I'd go back and stoke the fire a bit'

The indie men's make-up brand is frequently compared to Chanel and Tom Ford, but founder Danny Gray reveals how he went from a 'toxic masculinity' PR crisis to a mental health champion

Cosmetics Business reveals 5 new bath and body care trends in latest report

Bath and body care has taken on an elevated status. As consumers take a holistic approach to their wellness, brands can explore a total-body approach to innovation

Winners of the 2021 Pure Beauty Awards revealed

The 20th anniversary of the Pure Beauty Awards, celebrating the best in beauty, was hosted at a starry night-themed event at 8 Northumberland Avenue

From basic hygiene to wellness routine: Oral care has received the skin care treatment

Whether it's toothbrushing, flossing or tongue scraping, oral care has undergone a wellness makeover bringing the personal care category in line with the skin care industry

Let’s hear it for the boys: Co-founder of fragrance brand Boy Smells on bringing ‘genderful’ to the masses

Matthew Herman has a powerful message for fragrance – that it’s sexist. Here, he tells Cosmetics Business how Boys Smells, the brand he founded with his real-life partner David Kien, is breathing new life in the sector with their ‘genderful’ concept

Cosmetics Business reveals the 5 latest hair care trends in new report

Knowledge-thirsty consumers and disruption-hungry innovators are driving a new wave in hair care, and it’s just getting started. This report reveals how brands can get ahead of the curve

'It's the perfume equivalent to taking the knee': Is it the end of oriental fragrances?

Increasingly, fragrance houses are switching the language they use to describe warm, heady and spicy scents from ‘oriental’ to ‘amber’ in a bid for inclusivity. Cosmetics Business explores the history behind the term and the social factors encouraging this change

How the Nobel Prize has influenced beauty products for 120 years

Ahead of the esteemed prize for the scientific community, decided by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and announced in Oslo from 6 October, Cosmetics Business explores how Nobel Laureates have influenced the cosmetics industry

Cosmetics Business reveals key Gen Z beauty trends in new report

From shaping the way brands develop products to how they market them, Gen Z is becoming beauty's most disruptive generation. This report reveals how beauty brands can adapt to, and reach these consumers

Pure Beauty Awards UK reveal the 2021 shortlist

The highly anticipated shortlist has been revealed and voting is now open

How Glow Recipe became the go-to luxury skin care brand for Gen Z

For the launch of its new Guava-fuelled line, Sarah Lee and Christine Chang, K-Beauty pioneers and co-founders reveal Glow Recipe's secret sauce

From The Hut Group to Feelunique: Britain is fuelling a beauty e-commerce deal surge

The UK has become one of the most active e-commerce markets following THG's acquisition of Cult Beauty for £275m and further consolidations are forecasted

Tickets now on sale for the 20th Pure Beauty Awards

Tickets for the highly anticipated 20th anniversary event are now available

Cosmetics Business reveals the 5 latest colour cosmetics trends of 2021 in new report

It may have been beauty's hardest hit sector, but colour cosmetics is bouncing back with an air of celebration. This report reveals how brands can take advantage of the rebound

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