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Cosmetics Business Packaging Live 2019: Agenda revealed

The first Cosmetics Business Packaging Live summit comes to Barcelona this October for two days of expert analysis that will bring to life the latest trends, innovations and updates in the beauty packaging world.

Cosmetics Business reveals the 5 biggest fragrance trends in new report

Cultural shifts and environmental concerns are taking the world of perfumery into new directions. This report reveals how fragrance brands can stay relevant

One to watch: Why Jennifer Lawrence's make-up artist took matters into her own hands by launching a cult organic beauty brand

Jillian Dempsey talks to Cosmetics Business about how life has changed as an MUA and why she ventured into organic make-up

From K-beauty to G-beauty and beyond: Has beauty's country inspired obsession gone too far?

Categorising brands and products may create media hype, but in the process is the complexity of a brand's history and product development being reduced to a stereotype?

Cosmetics Business reveals the 5 key beauty ingredient trends in new report

Confusion and mistrust about beauty ingredients is a significant issue for the industry. This report reveals how brands can re-build consumer trust, and highlights the ingredients that will trend in 2020

Counter culture: 5 ways to Gen Z-proof your beauty store

Today’s bricks-and-mortar shopping experience is all about likes, shares and hits, but how do you get Gen Z beauty fans offline and in-store? Kseniya Sharin, Strategist at brand and retail consultancy FITCH, shares the design tricks of the trade

3 things that you didn't know about Unilever's luxury skin care brands

In association with CEW UK, Cosmetics Business chats to Vasiliki Petrou, Executive VP at Unilever Prestige, to discover little known facts about the beauty industry

"Do men pick their deodorant brand based on social issues? Probably not."

In the run up Father's Day, brand owner Sam Farmer explores whether societal marketing by male grooming brands is enough for time-poor dads

7 products heating up the sun protection category

May marks the launch of The British Association of Dermatolgists’ Sun Awareness campaign and #SunAwarenessWeek, a national-wide programme which offers advice on prevention and detection of cancer, but how is the beauty sector innovating to keep us safe in the sun?

Beauty fridges: The trend taking beauty to a new level of cool

Beauty fridges have become the coolest trend on social media, giving a whole new meaning to the #shelfie, but which products are they most useful for? Cosmetics Business investigates

Geisha Chic: Does beauty have a problem with cultural appropriation?

After Fenty Beauty offended fans with its 'racist' highlighter, Cosmetics Business investigates beauty's relationship with cultural appropriation and the brands breaking social boundaries

Beautyworld Middle East: 4 global trends to look out for from the Arab world in 2019

The largest beauty trade show in the Middle East, nearly 2,000 exhibitors flocked to Dubai for the three day exhibition in April

Entries now open for the 2019 Pure Beauty Awards London

The Pure Beauty Awards will be returning for an evening filled with glamour to celebrate the best in beauty

Pure Beauty Global Awards 2019: Winners revealed!

The winners of the Pure Beauty Global Awards 2019 have been revealed at an ‘Art Deco’ themed evening at Dubai’s Four Seasons Resort at Jumeirah Beach

Cosmetics Business reveals the top 5 trends disrupting men's care in new report

As stereotypes are banished and wellness moves in, brands are now addressing more of the very real needs men have

From plastic-free to re-inventing the box, 4 trends impacting the packaging sector

According to Mintel, the rapid development of e-commerce and commitments to sustainability have influenced the trends

Cosmoprof Bologna 2019: 5 trends from beauty's global trade show

Cosmetics Business visited the professional beauty industry exhibition in Italy to discover innovative products, unique brands and the top trends of 2019

Cosmetics Business reveals the 5 biggest beauty M&A trends of 2019 in new report

Beauty M&A is still thriving. Which brands and segments will top acquirers' shopping lists this year?

6 ways consumers are interacting with multipurpose beauty products

From skin care to make-up, multifunctional products are having a moment

Making it in the Middle East: Meet the make-up brand for Arab women, by Arab women

In an interview with Cosmetics Business, Areej Sultan Al-Essa, founder of K7L make-up, discusses why western brands need to up their game in the Middle East

What’s the excuse for single-use? Brands fighting the war on wet wipes

Cosmetics Business finds out the brands that are tackling one of the beauty industry’s biggest environmental downfalls

Cosmetics Business reveals the 5 biggest skin care trends of 2019 in new report

Forget the buzzwords and jargon, skin care brands that rise above the noise with straight talk and transparency will win today's consumer

Stop and smell the flowers: How rose perfumes are making a comeback for millennials in 2019

Rose fragrances have long been associated with quaint grandmothers, rather than on-trend fashion, but these beauty brands are changing all that

Beauty blossoms as in-house floristry is the latest trend to spring up in 2019

From luxury department stores to ethical soap brands, the retail flower shop movement is driven by the fragrance industry

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