As the demand for natural and eco-friendly cosmetics keeps on growing a new EU-project aims to replace chemical techniques currently used for the production of cosmetics with energy-efficient and eco-friendly biocatalysts. The project is backed by 7 million euros of EU-funding and builds upon a interdisciplinary consortium of 16 partners from eight European countries. Cosmetics companies are increasingly...
Sales of luxury products in 2013 were well short of the double-digit growth that characterised the market between 2009 and 2012 and the trend is set to continue in 2014. The reports presented last week in Milan by the Altagamma Foundation and consultancy firm Bain & Company confirmed the world luxury market has reached a maturity and stabilisation phase with moderate growth expected this year, around...
For Pro-Duo and their trendy, stylish brand Wunderbar, DieterBakicDesign not only created the product design but also managed the whole brand appearance. Wunderbar, range of care products Besides the brand story and the exclusively created colour code for the products, DieterBakicDesign conceived and realized the photoshooting for the catalogue and advertising-campaign. For the PoS, our displays and...
Cosmogen, a French supplier of application system for cosmetic products, has designed the Triball Tube to offer unlimited uses with various skin care products: eye contouring cream, wrinkle reduction cream, scar treatments. According to Cosmogen, the applicator features three stainless steel circulating balls that not only allow even distribution of product, but also provides a cooling effect during...
Creative Beauty Paris, the trade show dedicated to the suppliers of the cosmetic industry is refocusing on its main asset: the full service offer for skin care products and toiletries (design, launch or development of their product ranges). The aim of the organizers is to gather on three days, on September 9th, 10th & 11th, at Porte de Versailles in Paris, all the cosmetic creation partners, from formulation...
LG Household & Healthcare - a subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate LG Group - is considering « acquiring two or three big cosmetics firms, » said a company spokesperson. The list of possible acquisitions includes Elizabeth Arden, added the company. One of the TheFaceShop outlets in Seoul, South Korea LG debuted in the cosmetics market in 1994 with brand DeBON. The company quickly diversified its...
Sothys revealed early February its new colour vision through a new line “L'essence du maquillage.” The brand entrusted the development of its new brushes to Cosmogen. The professional set includes seven brushes. Each has been designed for a specific application, in response to high-level brand requirements. Tuft shapes, hair quality and the pouch coming with each reference, have been designed to provide...
Colep, a supplier of packaging and contract manufacturing solutions for consumer goods, recently launched a new “Natural Foaming Cream with CO2”. The foaming properties of this innovative Natrue certified organic aerosol cream result from the incorporation of CO2 into the formulation, thanks to “a unique mixing technology.” Developed by the company's Healthcare Division, the new and innovative Bag-on-Valve...
FEBEA, the French trade organisation gathering beauty companies, organized a meeting last week between the brands' public relations departments and three influential French bloggers in the fields of cosmetics and fragrances. The aim of the meeting was to exchange on mutual expectations. The importance of individualizing the relationship with bloggers emerged as one of the main factor of success. Capucine...
Costume jewellery brand Agatha has recently introduced its first line of three women's fragrances, on sale from the end of May. The brand entrusted Beauty Concept Expertise (B.C.E.) for this project. The young company, founded by Philippe Founes and Guillaume Teulé, is devoted to assist brands in the development and distribution of high-end perfumes. For the design, manufacturing and filling of the...
Brivaplast, the Italian company specialized in the manufacture of mascaras, lipgloss, eyeliner and lipsticks has probably achieved in 2013 one of the best years amongst its forty-seven years of history with a turnover of € 21 million, i.e., an increase of nearly 40% over the previous year. A success based primarily on a policy consistently focused on development and innovation, but also supported by...
Retrouvé, the cosmetic brand founded by Jami Morse Heidegger and husband Klaus Heidegger, the former co-presidents of Kiehl's, has entrusted Prestige Packaging Industries (PPI) for its external packaging. Through the individual boxes, coffrets and shopping bags, Prestige Packaging Industries sought to recreate “the simplicity and elegance of the luxury brand.” Chipboard made boxes are covered with...
To offer its participants a comprehensive overview of the make-up industry, MakeUp in Paris will be opening for the second year in a row its “ingredients” area, MakeUPigments, a pole of presentation and animation exclusively dedicated to make-up ingredients suppliers. As per last year, exhibitors and visitors will be invited to an educational and sensory discovery of make-up colours. Four pigments...
On the occasion of the latest in-cosmetics tradeshow, Solvay introduced Tixosil Micropearl, a new type of silica dedicated to personal care applications. This highly dispersible non-dusting product has been designed as a safe and sustainable substitute for plastics beads in exfoliating formulations. Solvay Silica has introduced an eco-friendly grade of its Tixosil® range of highly dispersible silica...
In August 2010, Ukraine adopted a new Technical Regulation on the safety of cosmetic products, which is scheduled to come into force in 2014. This text aims at better harmonizing the Ukrainian legislation with the provisions of the European Directive 76/768 that have been reproduced in the new Regulation 1223/2009. Of course, Ukrainian authorities surely have other priorities and emergencies to deal...
Oriflame, the specialist in direct sales of beauty products in over 60 countries worldwide, has opted for a personalized decoration for the launch of "The One IlluSkin Foundation” last March. Fitted with an EvoClassic pump from Aptar beauty home, this new foundation was customized through the coloration in plum of the visible pump as well as the cap, which suggests the “O” of the Oriflame brand as...
Controversy about preservatives, have made the protection of cosmetic formulations against bacterial proliferation singularly more complex. Thus, the role of packaging becomes central and suppliers' solutions are increasingly effective. But are they enough? Following the increase of “paraaben free” claims, recent news about methylisothiasolinone (MIT) has shown that no easy answer exists. Regulatory...
Each makeup brand has its own history and identity. Some are “pure make-up players”, others derive from skincare brands, others capitalize on a brand DNA strongly linked with the fashion or haute couture industry. Promise Consulting, a consulting and research firm specializing in brand value, has tried to identify the most effective leverages in the main markets. “Our findings show that the same strategy...
Although indicators are slowing down, Brazil has confirmed its progress on the world beauty market. Already the world's largest perfume market, it is now ranked second in hair care product sales, and is thus redefining the global context alongside China. At the In-Cosmetics trade show in Hamburg early this April, Euromonitor and Mintel reviewed the next levers of development in a country that is now...
If you thought a finger that glows when you phone home was strictly the preserve of extra-terrestrials, think again: a Japanese firm has unveiled nails that light up when you make a call. Unlike “E.T.” in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film, modern-day Japanese fashionistas need only pick up their Android-powered smartphone to set their finger glowing. Building on the immense popularity of manicure art...