L'Oréal Paris' latest campaign breaks down racial barriers in beauty

By Perdita Nouril, 30-08-2016+, Telegraph, Lifestyle, beauty, Skin

It's no secret that the lack of diversity in make-up shades is the beauty industry's biggest flaw. This week, L'Oreal Paris has stepped up to the plate with its new campaign for the True Match Super Blendable Foundation. The beauty giant has enlisted 23 celebrities and influencers with a range of skin tones, including Cheryl Fernandez Versini, the beauty blogger Amena Khan, the fitness expert AJ Odudu and the philanthropist and TV presenter Katie Piper.

L’Oréal manages to match 98% of UK’s skin tones!

Finally a foundation for everyone, created by the number one beauty brand in the world with their mission to bring the best in beauty to every woman, no matter their ethnicity or background.

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LF Beauty: meeting Asian consumers' needs has 'never been more challenging'

By Lucy Whitehouse +, 13-Jul-2016, cosmeticsdesign-asia

The president of LF Beauty, a third party manufacturer and supplier, has spoken of the challenges and opportunities being posed for beauty by the Asia market.

The article outlines that it has never been more challenging, while there have never been more opportunities for brands to satisfy the customers’ needs. According to Raymond “Asian beauty is now setting the pace for the world”. China’s customers have a rising demand for K-beauty products, whereby Korean brands face the challenge of acting with insider knowledge of the Chinese market.

Indeed, the Korean International Trade Association found out that Korean companies accounted for 22.1% of China’s imported cosmetics in 2015, closing the gap with the French who have a market share of 30.6%. During the first seven months of the year, China’s imports of cosmetics products rose 36.1% to $1.67 billion.

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Luxe Pack Monaco will feature a new focus on digital luxury

By Simon Pitman+, cosmeticsdesign-europe, 06-Jul-2016

This year’s Luxe Pack Monaco event will feature a combination of highlighted show features from previous years, complete with a new focus on how to connect luxury through digital mediums.

Connect to Luxury (C2L) is the name of the showcase for the 2016 event, which will take place on September 21st at the Grimaldi Forum in the center of Monaco. Specialized on conferences and exhibitions, the three-day event emphasizes on digital transformation, the latest creative approaches and the promotion of luxury products, including fragrances and cosmetics.

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Melanin synthesis discovery prompts hope of new cosmetics applications

By Simon Pitman+, cosmeticsdesign-europe, 07-Jul-2016

New research that has deciphered the formation process for melanin could lead to further development of its use in a number of applications, including cosmetics.

The article points out that melanin is well-known for falling into the categories: Anti-ageing, skin conditioning and tinting.
However, through advanced biotechnology, researchers found the secret enzyme tryosinase, a core trigger in the synthesis process, which has an important impact on the development of cosmetics, medicine and environmental technology.

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What is halal skin care and makeup, and what are the trends?

By Lucy Whitehouse +, cosmeticsdesign-europe, 06-Jul-2016

Halal is becoming big business for the beauty industry globally, and particularly in Asia: a central focus for this week’s in-cosmetics Korea event, we take a closer look at the trend.

Kunal Mahajan, project manager of Chemicals & Energy at Kline - top management consulting firm serving the Chemicals industry globally – explains in the article that “halal” can not only be associated with food and beverages, but that its denomination is equally appropriate for pharmaceuticals, personal care, skincare and hair care products.

But what makes a product halal and why does “halal” become a trend in cosmetics?
Mahajan outlines the answers in detail in his article: The key contributors to this trend is economics and the changing consumer lifestyle.

According to Mahajan, top growth regions for halal products will be the Middle East and Asia, particularly South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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A NICE AND UNBELIEVABLE STORY

During a visit of a factory Saké in Kobe (Japan), Japanese scientists find that the hands of sake brewers, constantly immersed in sake yeast ferments during the manufacturing process, are incredibly soft and young, and contrast with their faces marked by old age.

Discover in this eye-catching movie the story of Sucess Key of SKII, a Japanese skincare brand born in 1970.

Click to watch the short video about the Saké brewers

1970- Discover of the Pitera, the ingredient component of th SKII anti-ageing cream

1990- SKII is bought by Procter & Gamble. This is the beginning of an incredible story with a sales development all over the World: Asia, Australia, Spain, UK, USA and South America.