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Market Reports
From 'brontouring' to 'blonzing': Is bronzer the new blush?
Look out blush – bronzers are getting a glow-up as beauty brands offer multi-benefit formulas and formats that bring them a long way from the shimmers of the early 2000s
Grip primers: can the latest launches unstick e.l.f.'s viral reign?
e.l.f.'s Power Grip has dominated the primer boom for years. Julia Wray investigates the new challengers, and their benefits
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The Cosmetics Business Roundtables is a series of webinars exploring of the most important and emerging topics within the beauty industry
Doughnut-style applicators are the new lip balm trend
Beauty’s doughnut craze continues, this time with packaging, as plush and squishy ‘doughnut’ applicator tips drive excitement in lip balms and glosses
Soft-matte make-up returns in 2025 with blurred, 'filtered' skin finishes
The 'blurring' beauty aesthetic is back, but this time it's about skin confidence and comfort, writes Nyima Jobe
Cosmetics Business reveals the top 5 make-up trends of 2025 in new report
From blendable bronzers to doughnut-style lip balm applicators and the rise of grip primers, 2025’s make-up trends blend fun and function
How Gen Z is driving a trend for hyper-efficient beauty products
Single-step products jam-packed with high performing ingredients, and all at a low price. Gen Z wants it all, and beauty launches are providing it
Beef tallow: inside Gen Z’s obsession with the skin care ingredient
Ancestral skin care ingredients make a compelling trend on TikTok, but are concerns around beef tallow’s unregulated DIY use overshadowing its potential in cosmetic-grade formulations?
The ‘little treats’ economy: Inside Gen Z’s budget beauty splurges
With finances under pressure but beauty routines as sacred as ever, Gen Z is fuelling a “little treats” economy where lip oils, sheet masks and bite-sized buys deliver maximum joy with minimal guilt
Opinion: UK beauty retailers lead the way when it comes to specialised experiences
With TikTok Shop and Amazon stealing consumers attention online, British Beauty Council CEO Millie Kendall explains how bricks-and-mortar UK beauty retailers remain a relevant and enticing shopping experience
Celebrity beauty is still winning Gen Z in 2025, but how?
Celebrity-owned brands have not only upped their game to win Gen Z consumers, they are reinstating the power and influence of celebrity in the beauty space
Sex sells: the rise of innuendo in beauty marketing
Sex is creeping back into beauty marketing, but in a way that’s distinctly Gen Z
Cosmetics Business reveals the top 5 Gen Z beauty trends of 2025 in new report
Gen Z is reshaping the beauty landscape in new ways, as celebrity brands surge back into relevance, sex re-enters the marketing playbook, and single-step products turn hyper-efficient
Mini but mighty: How beauty miniatures are reinventing the impulse buy
An affordable, low-risk treat, travel-sized 'minis' are outpacing overall beauty sales by driving spontaneous basket additions, both in-store and online
Low prices, high spend: How TikTok livestreams are reviving fast beauty
TikTok may be the home of budget beauty, but livestreams are fuelling bigger order values and faster buys
Own brand beauty is booming in 2025, and this is why
As prestige and mass prices continue to climb, beauty retailers from Boots to Space NK are refining their own-label offerings to appeal to consumers, reports Louise Whitbread
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From Olaplex to Oribe, hair care brands are targeting ‘bond repair fatigue’
New product launches that are smarter, easier to use and offer faster results, are bringing bond building into its convenience area, writes Julia Wray
Cosmetics Business reveals the top 5 hair care trends of 2026 in new report
From longevity to GLP-1-related hair loss, the hair care category is experiencing its biggest shift in years – the move from repair to prevention
Cosmetics Business reveals the top 5 skin care trends of 2026 in new report
K-beauty spicules, barrier hero ingredient beta-glucan and support for cosmetic treatments are among the skin care trends on the rise this year
Cosmetics Business reveals the top 5 K-beauty trends of 2026 in new report
Korean hair care, K-pharmacy skin care and bloom skin are among the biggest trends that will shape K-beauty in the year ahead
Cosmetics Business reveals the top 5 make-up trends of 2026 in new report
From PDRN-infused make-up to next-gen lip tints and reinvented loose powders, these are the trends set to shape colour cosmetics in the year ahead
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