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14 Apr

Is transparency the wonder industry’s newest trend?

The organic beauty industry is growing, with latest ‘natural’ brands cropping up left, right and centre, but are the entire ingredients used actually organic, or are we being ‘greenwashed’ into spending our money on uncertified products? Warning: this text may ignite a real-life Mean Girls Regina George Kalteen bar type realisation, except you haven’t unknowingly been eating carb bars on the reg. It’s less about what you’ve been putting into your body, and more to do with what you’ve been putting on it – for instance, that ‘all-natural’ argan oil face cream you’ve been slathering on thick and fast… The organic beauty industry is growing. In keeping with the Soil Association Certification, sales in...
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2 Apr

The Beauty Industry’s Wage Gap Problem

As a rising young executive within the personal-care business, Carol Hamilton dressed entirely in Brooks Brothers suits—complete with tie—for a full 12 months with a view to secure a promotion. Hamilton earned that promotion—and way more. Over the course of her 35-year profession, she has successfully scaled the chief ranks of beauty, and today is group president of acquisitions at L’Oréal USA. While her wardrobe has also evolved considerably—today, she wears the likes of Saint Laurent, Valentino and Oscar de la Renta, amongst others—what hasn’t modified is the length that many ladies still should go to with a view to reach the senior-most levels of corporate management in the wonder industry. Despite beauty being a category that is essentially marketed for ladies,...
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19 Mar

Why disability stays the sweetness industry’s next inclusivity frontier

In the previous few years, the sweetness industry has got higher at starting conversations about products made for those with disabilities, but all too often these projects never go beyond talk With the constant influx of recent beauty products released on daily basis, you'll think shopping for products could be a breeze. Nevertheless, for the 1.3 billion people diagnosed with various types of disability, the experience is entirely different. From hard-to-open lids and brushes with no grip, to unidentifiable products in aisles, the design of a product holds an enormous weight on the subject of usability and plenty of products are inaccessible to those with disabilities. In the previous few years, the concept of...
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22 May

Data Provider Circana Breaks Down The Beauty Industry’s Growth

“It’s very nice to be speaking with an industry that’s growing,” said Circana’s president of thought leadership, Don Unser. After tracking declines in unit — and in certain cases, dollar — sales across several consumer goods sectors, beauty and its cross-channel resilience is a “glad place” for him, he quipped. “You're the one industry that has been growing by each units and dollars,” said Unser, while Circana’s vp of beauty, Larissa Jensen, added: “Whenever you take a look at the whole industry, inclusive of mass and prestige, it’s a really healthy market — it’s up 13 percent.” While the industry’s performance overall is promising, the expansion of prestige beauty particularly — which is up in each unit sales and dollar sales,...
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