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Cosmoprof Bologna 2026 in 5 trends

For its latest edition, Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna presented its CosmoTrends report, developed in collaboration with the trend forecasting agency Beautystreams. After analyzing hundreds of submissions from exhibitors, five major trends have emerged, ranging from longevity and biotechnology to hair care innovations and sensory experiences taken to the extreme.

Is the beauty and personal care section in supermarkets really holding up?

On March 13, 2026, at the Beauty Business event organized by CEW France, Emily Mayer, Director of Business Insights at Circana, presented a review of the 2025 beauty and personal care market in mass retail. According to her, the market is stabilizing in terms of volume but is clearly experiencing a slowdown in value growth.

Is the pharmacy the beauty destination of the future?

On March 13, 2026, at the Beauty Business event organized by CEW France, Nicolas Grélaud, CEO of OpenHealth, provided an overview of the pharmacy sector as a beauty distribution channel. According to him, the pharmacy has entered a new era.

When sunscreen gets a makeover

Based on data from online research and social media, the trend forecasting agency Spate highlights a shift in the solar care market. This category of skincare products is now focused on how they look on the skin and their ease of use.

The cosmetics market in the face of change

At the Rencontres Ingrecos event held in Paris on March 17, 2025, Jean-Marc Giroux, President of Cosmed, presented an overview of the current state of the cosmetics industry. Here is a summary of the key points of his presentation.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Cosmetics in boxes

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For several years, beauty boxes have been gradually entering the cosmetics market. And it works! So much so that the Glossybox brand recently publishe...

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

In short - Is the tide turning for Elizabeth Arden?

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A comment from Nicholas Micallef, Industry Analyst – Beauty & Personal Care Research at Euromonitor International on the latest financial year res...

Monday, May 11, 2015

Oil texture color make-up aims to deliver skincare claims

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The boundaries between make-up and skincare are blurring and as oil texture is increasingly popular in facial skincare, it is now expanding to color c...

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Asian shades of skin care (Euromonitor)

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It is perhaps unsurprising that Asia Pacific – the generator of over half of skin care’s global revenues in 2014, and the expected source of over 75% ...

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

The cosmetics market in Belgium

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The Observatoire des Cosmétiques initiates a partnership with Business France (national public operator at the service of the internationalisation of ...

Monday, May 4, 2015

Distribution key to success of green brands

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Green brands need to focus on distribution if they are to widen appeal of sustainable products. An Organic Monitor research finds the most successful ...

Monday, April 27, 2015

Givenchy links flavour and scent and partners with a cocktail mixologist

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At a time when the fragrance industry is looking for ways to increase authenticity and creativity, exploring the fine link between flavour and fragran...

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Four trends in skin care in 2015 (Euromonitor)

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According to Euromonitor, four top trends in skin care are seen in 2015: technology and beauty devices, Asia’s beauty influence, niche becoming mainst...

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

More oral hygiene products for children are being launched in Europe

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In spite of rising launches of toothpastes aimed at children, European parents are still confused about which toothpaste to purchase… An analysis by M...

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The most valuable cosmetics brands of 2015

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The world’s top cosmetics companies of 2015 published by The Brand Finance have been ranked by the value of their brands for a unique annual study. L'...

Monday, April 6, 2015

Children: the wave of water-based varnishes

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Children's water-based nail polishes banish controversial ingredients, adapt to the morphology of small nails and remove without dissolving. They repr...

Thursday, April 2, 2015

The cosmetics industry was the 2nd biggest exporting sector in 2014

In a press release published on 31 March 2014, the FEBEA (French Federation of Beauty Companies) reveals the results of the cosmetic sector. In 2014, ...