Following the release of its anti-pollution and blue light study protocols earlier this year, along with its newly-launched, ex vivo model, Véronique Newton, Preclinical Laboratory Manager, CIDP, and Jessen Curpen, Biophysics Manager and Head of Clinical...
With social video on the up, we asked Alexandra English, Director of Marketing at Pixability, how this compares with text-based marketing, what approaches brands should take to be a winner at video marketing, and how they can get ahead of their competitors....
Japanese multinational personal care company, Kosé Corporation, unveils its Decorté name, as it enters into an exclusive distribution agreement with Selfridges, located on Oxford Street, London, UK.
Straight off the back of their attendance at this month’s in-cosmetics North America, we spoke with Véronique Newton, Preclinical Laboratory Manager, CIDP, and Jessen Curpen, Biophysics Manager and Head of Clinical Study Design, CIDP, about CIDP’s quest...
With DIY and customisation becoming huge buzzwords in 2017, we spoke to Florence Bernardin, Founder of Information & Inspiration about why this trend has really got off the ground now.
Flavour and fragrances company, Givaudan, enters into a strategic alliance with extract ingredients manufacturer, Draco Natural Products, to explore the power of traditional Chinese medicine in product development.
We explored how brands can ensure they appeal to their target audiences, the possibility of using influencer marketing and the ability for niche indie names to compete with the big global players in the second part of our interview with Alexandra English,...
As Pixability’s latest study reveals the power of YouTube, we sit down with Alexandra English, Director of Marketing at Pixability, to delve into the social video landscape.
Indian organic skin care manufacturer, Azafran Innovacion, teams up with one of the country’s largest supermarket retail chains, Aditya Birla’s More Megastore, to grow its presence throughout India.
We caught up with Nicole Fall, Founder of Asian Consumer Intelligence, to speak about what makes Southeast Asian hair care trends unique, their widespread appeal, and how these are set to change.
We continued exploring the changing personal care space with Mário Braz de Matos and Joël Céré of Flying Fish Lab to delve into the opportunities available for SMEs and ask what the future of personal care innovation has in store.
Marketing its open innovation consultancy and ahead of its presentation at the upcoming in-cosmetics Asia event, we caught up with Mário Braz de Matos and Joël Céré of Flying Fish Lab to ask about the company’s success to date and its approach to tackling...
In the final part of our interview with Philip Hwang, Brand Strategy Director at Brandimage, we explore the importance of provenance in cultural marketing messages and what the future of fragrance in APAC may look like.
We talked to Philip Hwang, Brand Strategy Director at Brandimage some more about how APAC is embracing the fragrance sector and how brands can leverage cultural heritage to make an impact.
While APAC remains behind the US and Europe in terms of habitual fragrance use, we asked Philip Hwang, Brand Strategy Director at Brandimage, how the region is developing the sector.
The leading provider of insights and analytics, Clarivate Analytics, reveals in its 2017 State of Innovation Report: The Relentless Desire to Advance report how patented inventions from China have slowed down and R&D investment has reduced.
Since early this year, Cosmetics Design has been publishing the Indie Beauty Profile column weekly, showcasing the inspiring work of cosmetics and personal care entrepreneurs and their innovative brands. Now after nearly 30 installments, we pause to reflect...
Unilever’s platform for startups and innovators to engage, collaborate and explore business opportunities with Unilever and its 400-plus brand portfolio has launched its Foundry 30 SEAA community.
We continued our conversation with Laurel Gu, Research Director, and Jessica Jin, Associate Beauty Director, both of Mintel, on the Chinese economy and how selective spending habits are causing a thought-provoking stir for brands.
Market research agency, Mintel, reveals how urban Chinese consumers are more selective spenders in 2017, so we caught up with Laurel Gu, Research Director, and Jessica Jin, Associate Beauty Director to find out why this is and the impact this is likely...
While personal care conglomerate, Shiseido, ramps up its facial expression project with a new face skin care cream, it also announced the voluntary recollection of its Integrate Killer Wink Gel Liner.
After exploring how new experiences are set to dominate K-beauty in the US, we spoke to David Tyrrell, Global Skincare Analyst, Beauty & Personal Care at Mintel about how innovations using social media, cultural influences and educational messages...
Indian consumer goods company, Hindustan Unilever, officially inaugurates its new manufacturing unit in Doom Dooma in the Tinsukia district in the state of Assam, India.
Experiential beauty, anti-ageing and moisturisation benefits, along with the safety of cosmetics are hot points of interest for the US markets, David Tyrrell, Global Skincare Analyst, Beauty & Personal Care at Mintel revealed.
In our second look at the new beauty player on the digital Malaysian marketplace, we profile mySmink’s business and marketing strategy to explore how it plans to harness its introduction and growth.
With Japan making waves in the simple make up segment, we continued our conversation with Shannon Romanowski and Sharon Kwek from market research company, Mintel, on how brands can successfully market their products and which labels, in particular, are...
Packaging material producer, Tekni-Plex, injects $15 mn (€12.4 mn) investment into its production plant as part of its global supply network commitment.
As streamlined beauty regimes lead to reduced growth for the colour cosmetics sector, we spoke with Shannon Romanowski and Sharon Kwek from market research company, Mintel, about why this trend for less is gaining such notoriety.
Hailed as “the first of its kind in the Japanese cosmetics industry”, personal care conglomerate, Shiseido, launches its digital counselling mirror and next generation cosmetics counter at its recently-renovated Ginza Siz store.
As the field of “medical beauty” strengthens, we continue to talk to skin care and beauty salon, and Tongji University partner, Chlitina, and look at how this industry is gathering supporters and overcoming the strict regulatory environment.
Chemist Dr. Chen Wugang is the founder of Taiwanese skin care and beauty salon franchise, with Joanna Chen now at the helm of Chlitina as the CEO. Ryan Chao, Chlitina’s Chief Operating Officer for the Greater China area, talks about the latest developments...
With the K-beauty cosmetics craze generating sales of $225 mn (€190.7 mn) in 2016 in the US alone, one tech entrepreneur is releasing the “Facebook of Korean beauty”.