When the who’s-who of luxury, celebrity and industry converge for Art Basel, there’s ample opportunity for wheeling and dealing. With a history of connecting top-tier executives and scaling businesses, FounderMade seized the moment with a summit for and featuring a wide array of brand leaders.
When the who’s-who of luxury, celebrity and industry converge for Art Basel, there’s ample opportunity for wheeling and dealing. With a history of connecting top-tier executives and scaling businesses, FounderMade seized the moment with a summit for and featuring a wide array of brand leaders.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday brought in big sales, but the real story was consumers’ hunger for beauty deals and no-fuss gifting options.
‘Tis the season for top 10 lists — as well as pondering what 2025 may have in store. While sales numbers say one thing, executives who have their boots on the ground of the beauty industry see a wider range of possibilities.
Traditional beauty wasn’t the main focus at the inaugural Eudēmonia Summit; instead, the spotlight was on the far-reaching benefits of wellness and longevity, which took center stage in the program’s content agenda.
The 2024 beauty holiday shopping season looks good, helped in part by higher-income households, parents of Gen Alpha children, e-commerce purchases, and social media trends fueling consumer interest.
In the first half of 2024, the U.S. prestige beauty market grew by 8% to $15.3 billion, while sales at mass merchants held flat, according to Circana. Below, key highlights across the beauty landscape through the first six months of the year.
The vibe at Cosmoprof Las Vegas 2024 was fresh and modern, as exhibitors showcased everything from experiential products in bright packaging to science-backed formulas for solution seekers to on-trend items meeting the needs of a broad spectrum of generations.
Cosmoprof North America is launching “the biggest week in beauty” planned for October 2025 that looks to unite consumers, influencers, brands, and retailers to deliver networking and education opportunities.
Last year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would delay enforcement of certain requirements under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) until July 1, 2024 to give the industry more time to comply with pending deadlines. At first, that deadline seemed a long time away. But it now looms large, and many companies are scrambling to collect the information needed to register their cosmetics facilities and/or list their cosmetic products (and ingredients) to meet the deadline.
Every month, various beauty industry analysts from Circana write about the latest trends being seen in beauty, based on the firm’s market information and insights. Through an exclusive partnership, Beauty News will publish the blog the day it’s posted. Today’s post discusses the dupe phenomenon, the categories it’s most impacting (makeup and fragrance), and the generations driving this uptick (Millennials, Gen Z).
The tech, tools, and trends you need to know to woo the “always shopping” customer.
In mid-February CEW partnered with cultural intelligence consultancy sparks & honey to deliver insights on the rising epicenters of beauty influence, particularly in markets such as India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa. Here, a topline of what was discussed.
