Markets & trends
Global colour cosmetics sales to grow 6% in 2018, forecasts Mintel
Mintel expects global colour cosmetics sales to exceed US$ 48bn in 2018, up 6% from 2017. The market intelligence agency has presented...
Sales of cosmetics in drugstores grow by 7% in 2017 and confirm industry trend
Data from Abrafarma shows that sales of personal care and cosmetic items totalled R$ 14.17 billion in 2017 and accounted for 32% of total...
Pro aging: "Let me be me!"
Although the vocabulary has some difficulty to evolve, cosmetics is gradually leaving the era of anti-aging behind. Today, a majority of...
Brazilian beauty market strengthens
The largest beauty and aesthetics companies in the country showed significant growth last year and will continue to expand in 2018. The...
Beauty Tech: Augmented reality applications take center stage in brands’ multi-channel strategies
The purchase of ModiFace by L’Oréal shows the growing prevalence Augmented Reality and digital technologies are taking in the Beauty...
Trade balance of the Brazilian perfumery and cosmetics industry improves
The first signs of the economy recovery are still considered with caution by the Brazilian Association of the Personal Hygiene, Perfumery...
From the kitchen to the cosmetic counter, food-inspired cosmetics gain popularity in Brazil
Whether in texture, formulation or packaging, there is a growing convergence of food and cosmetics in the Brazilian beauty industry....
“The industry must seek new ways to reach the lower socioeconomic classes,” Leonardo Calegaro, Kantar...
With a drop in consumption of more than 2% in Brazilian households, sunscreens still struggle to recover from the downturn in sales...
Pakistan: Male grooming booms as social media set new beauty standards
Nails are buffed, blackheads scrubbed and coffee sipped to the sound of clipping scissors inside the "Men’s" salon in Pakistan’s capital...
More than skin deep: Cosmetic surgery industry booming
In the never-ending quest for youthful, magazine-cover looks, 8.6 billion euros ($10.7 billion) were spent last year on materials and...
