Have selfies changed the face of cosmetics?

Published: 8-Jun-2015
Colour Cosmetics

Has the selfie changed what consumers want?

You need to be a subscriber to read this article.
Click here to find out more.

For a trend that started with teens on social media, creating a new dictionary definition is quite an achievement. Selfies are now obligatory at almost every event, with celebrities, politicians and even Queen Elizabeth being snapped in one.

Not yet a Subscriber?

This is a small extract of the full article which is available ONLY to premium content subscribers. Click below to get premium content on Cosmetics Business.

Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Sign in here.
See more

You may also like

You need to be a subscriber to read this article.
Click here to find out more.
Research & Development

How artificial intelligence and algorithms are driving beauty towards a future of ‘sameness’

Read more
New data from The Great Beauty Blur, The Future Laboratory’s beauty, health and wellness futures 2026 report, highlights how algorithms and AI are reshaping beauty norms

Trending Articles

  1. The Rhode effect: Hailey Bieber’s beauty brand becomes Sephora UK’s bestseller Hailey Bieber’s beauty brand, which is owned by e.l.f. Beauty, has launched across Sephora’s UK stores and online, debuting as the number one brand
  2. Huda Beauty ends partnership with Huda Mustafa The partnership’s end comes less than a month-and-a-half after Huda Beauty founder Huda Kattan and Love Island USA star Huda Mustafa paired up for the make-up brand’s ‘most requested’ collaboration
  3. Superdrug partners with Just Eat for ‘rapid’ beauty deliveries The British beauty retailer has partnered with the food delivery platform to bring beauty to consumers quicker than ever before
  4. You need to be a subscriber to read this article.
    Click here to find out more.
    From Fenty Beauty to Rimmel London: Beauty brands which could find new owners in 2026 A number of beauty brands are on the market and could soon find new owners. Cosmetics Business looks at what could happen next in an already busy year for beauty M&A
  5. K-beauty make-up brand TirTir launches LA pop-up Themed around the concept of ‘Let’s Radiate’, the space shows off the Korean cosmetics brand’s new logo and recent appointment of V from K-pop band BTS as its new ambassador

Upcoming event

Hair Care Trends 2026: Innovations for the Next Generation of Hair Health

4 and 11 December 2025 | Virtual See all

You may also like

You need to be a subscriber to read this article.
Click here to find out more.
Research & Development

How artificial intelligence and algorithms are driving beauty towards a future of ‘sameness’

New data from The Great Beauty Blur, The Future Laboratory’s beauty, health and wellness futures 2026 report, highlights how algorithms and AI are reshaping beauty norms
You need to be a subscriber to read this article.
Click here to find out more.
Colour Cosmetics

Move over Y2K, Rivals’ 80s glam is party season’s nostalgic beauty trend

The success of streaming service Disney+’s adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s ‘bonkbuster’ could further boost eighties hair and make-up trends
You need to be a subscriber to read this article.
Click here to find out more.
Colour Cosmetics

Feelunique’s Aaron Chatterley to launch teenage skin care and make-up brand Indu

The teenage-focused range, which launches in August 2023, will promote “a healthy relationship with the world of beauty”
Colour Cosmetics

Huda Beauty attracts millennials with limited edition Huda Beauty Must Have set

The new bundle makes up some of the brand’s best selling products via Feelunique
Colour Cosmetics

Feelunique launches platform to help consumers shop sustainably

The new Sustainable Switches page offers more than 200-skus from 50 beauty brands
You need to be a subscriber to read this article.
Click here to find out more.
Colour Cosmetics

Who has beaten Fenty Beauty to be crowned the most popular make-up brand of 2018?

MAC Cosmetics received the most beauty PR coverage of 2018, trumping highly anticipated Rihanna's Fenty Beauty for EMV across print, online and social media
Colour Cosmetics

Colour cosmetics brand trèstiQue makes UK debut with Feelunique

The cult US brand launched three years ago and is designed for on-the-go beauty with its range of 2-in-1 products
Subscribe now