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Solar innovations 2026

Since sunscreen is now designed for everyday use (rather than just for vacations), packaging, textures, and ease of application are becoming increasingly innovative! While sunscreen sticks are becoming widespread (they’re even available as after-sun products!), we’re now seeing sunscreen drops, microencapsulated filters, and refillable travel-friendly sprays.

Lip stains

These long-lasting, fluid lip stains are this spring’s hottest makeup trend! No more touch-ups or that stiff, cakey look! The best part is that they no longer dry out your lips, they actually keep them soft and plump!

Gold sun oils

“To tan in order to be adored”… This paraphrase of Baudelaire is the perfect way to kick off summer with these versatile, skin-enhancing oils. While they’re most often found in sunscreen lines, some offer protection, while others simply illuminate and/or perfume the skin.

Deodorant is reinventing itself

With its creamy texture—designed to be applied not only to the underarms but also to other parts of the body prone to sweating (chest, feet, back, skin folds, etc.)—this deodorant has become a true cosmetic product, a skincare treatment in a tube, often featuring a formula that respects the skin’s microbiome…

Skincare: cream serums

These clever 2-in-1 products, which combine the effectiveness of a serum with the comfort of a cream, are all the rage! They’re especially handy during the warmer months when you want to simplify your routine.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Springtime for organic cosmetics

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While the latest surveys show that the organic cosmetics market does not meet its expectations with consumers, new launches are labelled as fine weath...

Friday, May 10, 2013

Body care: leave-on or rinse-off? A focus on two new movements

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Is the traditional body scrubbing performed in the shower, followed by the dry application of a moisturising lotion coming to its end? Revived, the bo...

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Locavore cosmetics: soil and some kind of utopia?

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The locavore movement, which favours the consumption of locally-produced products, expands now to cosmetics. Active ingredients from the region, local...

Friday, December 7, 2012

Black perfumes: are they ambivalent?

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Black juices, ebony-like bottles, night scores … Peculiar, not that festal, the black wave that storms these year-end perfumes vacillates between the ...

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

BB Creams: Moisturizing? ... Not that obvious!

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BB Creams, more and more trendy, are said to be "all-in-one" products, and pile up claim after claim: up to eight different claims, from a complexion ...

Friday, October 26, 2012

The lotion comes with a brand-new face

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Do not mistake it for a common water-based toning lotion. Rich and textured, the care lotion is a true “pre-care”. A new cosmetic way, not-to-be-misse...

Thursday, May 31, 2012

The delusion of "semi-permanent polishes" in parlours

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The "semi-permanent polishes" launch shatters the world of the nail salons. The nail addict’s life as well. OK, but at what cost, and what are the con...

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Five cosmetic products to follow

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The cosmetic industry is always innovating, learning from the female beauties the world over, or bringing back long-forgotten recipes. The recent year...

Monday, March 26, 2012

Make-up remover oil, a new beauty tool

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After the dermatological bar, the milk and lotion pair, the refreshing jelly, the cleansing lather and, more recently, wipes or micellar water, oil ma...

Monday, March 12, 2012

A passion for serums

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Cosmetics industry is mad about the noblest - and the most expensive - texture of face care, which is now suitable to all skin types. Serum grabs the ...

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Eye contour cares become more sophisticated

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Thanks to new massaging applicators (roll-on, balls, etc.), eye contour cares, often deceptive, until now, are more efficient. A “smoothing out” surve...

Thursday, December 22, 2011

The gentle "whisper" of organic perfumes

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Mistrusting chemistry in cosmetics, an increasing number of women look at organic perfumes. Good news: they change, are more and more engineered, and ...