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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).

Monday, November 16, 2015

A look back on the milestones of anti-aging innovation

What are the key dates in anti-aging innovation? Which product families have contributed to shaping this market? At the Cosmetic 360 show, Jean Claude...

Monday, November 9, 2015

Levers in cosmetics innovation

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Today, there are multiple sources of innovation in cosmetics, driven by our lifestyles, the study of the microbiome, aesthetic medicine, cutting-edge ...

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Natural cosmetics: the young generation’s call

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The two-day 2015 Naturkosmetic Branchencongress held in Berlin, Germany, last October 6-7, was an opportunity to make an update on the natural cosmeti...

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Cosmeceutics, realities and consumer perceptions

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An increasing number of cosmetics brands position themselves on the cosmeceutic segment. But what does this term refer to, exactly? What realities doe...

Monday, October 26, 2015

Brands: the keys to success

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How can a brand become a market leader? Which factors can help it differentiate itself and reach the No.1 position? And how can these factors apply to...

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Beauty’s paradoxical trends

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We live in the era of the reconciliation of opposites… which can involve most paradoxical situations. This has implications on the trends underlying t...

Monday, October 19, 2015

Men and beauty: the new cosmetics Eldorado

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Men’s beauty market is bubbling with excitement. Men have become style experts, they can now control their appearance, and they put forward their own ...

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Rare perfumes: specificities, communication strategy and sales arguments

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The market of niche perfumes is booming. What are their specificities? What communication strategy should be adopted to promote them, attract customer...

Monday, October 12, 2015

Trademark: the best practice of protection

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It is essential for brands to protect their trademark – even fundamental. Which one should they choose? What should they pay attention to when filing ...

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The Spring/Summer 2017 Beauty Trends

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What are the major beauty and cosmetics trends for the Spring/Summer season 2017? At the last Beyond Beauty show, Beauty stylist Lucille Gauthier Brau...

Monday, October 5, 2015

Regulations: hot spots in the world

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Just like every year, during a conference at the Beyond Beauty show, Anne-Marie Breton, International Regulations Project Leader at FEBEA (France’s Fe...

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

How pollution disturbs the skin

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Should we give credit to cosmetics claimed to be ‘anti-pollution’? Maybe we should, if they contain the right ingredients for it. Indeed, what is now ...