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Horizon 2045: four scenarios to prepare for the future

To mark CEW France’s “Journé de la Beauté 2026”, an innovative session broke with the usual round-table format. Olivier Parent (Director of Prospective Studies at Comptoir Prospectiviste), Frédérique Lenglen (Strategic Communications Advisor) and Karine Cottin (Senior Advisor, Inspire Positive Change) presented the Biotech 2045 Forecasting Capsule, a project initiated by Jean-Yves Berthon, Chairman of Greentech, in partnership with Burson and Comptoir Prospectiviste. The task: to imagine four po...

Retail in the age of the experience

To mark CEW France’s Beauty Day 2026, a round-table discussion brought together Catherine Spindler (President of Sephora for Europe and the Middle East) and Hubert de Malherbe (Director of the design agency Malherbe Paris) to address a single question: what will the shop of the future look like in ten years’ time? Their answers both centre on experience and emotion.

Impact, comparison, brand and stocks in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on 12 June 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Ecological Transition Officer, and his team addressed the key issues raised by the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices amounting to greenwashing. The final section of their presentation covered claims of carbon neutrality, comparison services, brands and product names, and the is...

Claims in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on June 12, 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Delegate for Ecological Transition, and his team addressed the main issues raised by the implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices that amount to greenwashing. The second part of their presentation focused on generic environmental claims and future environmental claims.

Sustainability labels in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on 12 June 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Ecological Transition Officer, and his team addressed the key issues raised by the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices amounting to greenwashing. The first major section of their presentation focused on sustainability labels (and the subsequent question-and-answer session).

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Minimalism takes over cosmetics

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More and more consumers now are demanding ethical products from the cosmetics industry that are good for their skin and nature. Professionals in the s...

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Prestige fragrances: trends and outlooks

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During a conference given at LuxePack Monaco 2018, Mathilde Lion, Europe Industry Beauty Expert of the market research firm NPD, presented the trends ...

Monday, November 5, 2018

"Tailor-made" in cosmetics: an unavoidable trend

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“Personalization”, everyone swears by that term nowadays. Faced with the plethoric cosmetic offer, more and more consumers are looking for treatments ...

Monday, October 29, 2018

Brexit in practice: what to be prepared for... now!

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On either side of the Channel, the arrival of the Brexit, and the uncertainties surrounding it, continue to worry. As a “Hard Brexit” (an exit of the ...

Monday, October 22, 2018

When beauty meets artificial intelligence

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At first glance, the beauty sector is not the most technophile, but it would be a good idea to reconsider. Indeed, the advantages of artificial intell...

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Natural and organic cosmetics: the growth drivers

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How do consumers perceive natural and organic cosmetics and what are the profiles of those who are convinced of their interests? What are the motivati...

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Industrials, monitor your impact on the environment!

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Today, no one can ignore anymore the worrying state of the planet. Everyone is responsible for this issue, including the beauty industries. Pascale Ro...

Monday, October 8, 2018

When Instagram dictates its law

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No one escapes anymore the flood of social networks, not even the industry. Not only have they changed the way we communicate and consume, they also r...

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Cosmetics: when less is more... but how?

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Recurrent doubts about the safety of some ingredients, repeated denunciations of the hazards that cosmetics would represent for health and the environ...

Monday, October 1, 2018

How to whisper in the ear of the 50-year-olds

Skin aging is no longer the number one public enemy. From now on, it is the pro-age (or aging well) that is in high demand, and that is good. But this...

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Z&Q Generations: when semiology is involved

Z, Q,…For each age group a letter, a denomination and very specific characteristics. The beauty industry has also been involved in this segmentation. ...

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Smile, you're getting old!

Until now, the cosmetics industry has not yet found a way to stop skin ageing. Instead of mourning and bitterly regretting our early years, why not ta...