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Xavier Leclerc de Hauteclocque, founder and CEO of IBG, said, 'Webpac and Avantade bring some of the most innovative sourcing and e-commerce technologies in the market—a perfect complement to our current unique offering.'

IBG Takes Aim at Beauty’s Fragmented Sourcing Chain With Webpac, Avantade

The deal is designed to accelerate IBG’s push to build what it describes as the beauty industry’s first end-to-end B2B marketplace.

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Behind every cosmetic dropper lies a complex engineering process. Discover Lumson's approach to designing dispensing systems that combine precision, aesthetics, manufacturing expertise and consistent, reliable performance.

The acquisition brings together Cosmetic Group USA’s more than three decades of experience in U.S. beauty product development and manufacturing with PharmaResearch’s biotechnology, research capabilities and international resources.

Cosmetic Group USA Announces Strategic Acquisition by PharmaResearch to Accelerate Innovation and Expand Global Capabilities

The acquisition is also expected to connect U.S. beauty-market expertise with PharmaResearch’s research and biotechnology platform.

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Taiki headquarter building in Osaka, Japan; the company's reorganization is intended to create a more integrated and scalable platform for international beauty brands while strengthening coordination between Asian and Western markets.

Taiki Group Consolidates Western Operations Under European Hub Ahead of Global Expansion Push

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Today is your last day to secure tickets to the 2026 Alles!

Final Call: Allē Awards Guest List Closes Friday, May 8

GPI Beauty, a global leader in innovative beauty packaging and turnkey solutions, has appointed Erin Tidwell as senior sales director, West Coast.

GPI Beauty Appoints Erin Tidwell as Senior Sales Director to Lead West Coast Expansion

Barnes brings more than 20 years of experience in building and transforming creative organizations across the beauty, luxury, and lifestyle sectors.

Innovative Beauty Group Launches Centdegrés North America; David Barnes Appointed CEO

The move is designed to evolve the traditional agency model, positioning Centdegrés as a brand builder and brand booster for North American retailers and beauty brands.

Each circuit in the U.S. federal court system has its own version of the infringement test, but in essence, they all look at similar factors: (1) the strength of the plaintiff’s trademark or trade dress, (2) the similarity of the goods, (3) the similarity of the marks or designs, (4) evidence of any actual confusion, (5) the similarity of marketing channels, (6) the sophistication of the purchasers or the level of care they likely use, (7) the defendant’s intent, and (8) the likelihood of expansion of the product lines.

Dupe Culture Meets the Courtroom

What the Benefit vs. e.l.f. mascara ruling reveals about the legal limits of beauty dupes.

Any increased costs could theoretically inspire reformulations to cheaper and/or more supply-stable ingredient options.

Beauty, Flavor and Fragrance Brace for Oil Shock

When crude prices spike, the ripple effects hit everything from ingredient sourcing to packaging and freight.

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach

Behind every cosmetic dropper lies a complex engineering process. Discover Lumson's approach to designing dispensing systems that combine precision, aesthetics, manufacturing expertise and consistent, reliable performance.

Tokiwa’s new hair portfolio includes a Hair Slick Gel designed to hold styles without traditional stiffness and a Powdery Finish Hair Mascara for portable gray coverage.

Tokiwa Leverages Decades of Japanese Engineering to Expand into U.S. Hair Care Market

In addition to the hair launch, Tokiwa continues to advance its core makeup business with a focus on "clean glam" and professional-grade consistency.

Founded on deep industry expertise and initially focused on mascara, the company has expanded its portfolio to include a full range of eye, face, and lip products, offering a 360° full-service approach from concept to finished product.

How to Get Your Makeup Brand Refreshed

With over 20 years of expertise, MPlus Cosmetics supports global makeup brands from concept to launch, combining advanced formulations, co-engineered solutions, and end-to-end regulatory and performance expertise.

From groundbreaking cosmetic ingredients to cutting-edge beauty devices, this year’s finalists represent the pinnacle of creativity, science and vision in cosmetics R&D.

Meet the 2026 C&T Allē Awards Finalists – Trailblazers in Beauty Innovation

The 2026 C&T Allē Awards are just around the corner, celebrating the trailblazers of beauty innovation on May 18, 2026, in NYC. This year’s finalists represent the pinnacle of creativity, science and vision. Meet this year's contenders.

Wealthier, asset-confident consumers tend to trade up, seeking science-backed efficacy, personalization, and experiential value, while less wealthy or paycheck-tight consumers trade down, prioritizing clarity, reliability, affordability, and multifunctional performance—though many shoppers move fluidly between the two, mixing premium hero items with value-focused everyday purchases. Across income tiers, both groups increasingly demand transparency, demonstrable results, and smart, efficient solutions, making performance the ultimate currency in a barbell-shaped market.

Beauty in Two Worlds: K-shaped Strategies to Capture Both Premium and Value Consumers

Across tiers, transparency, multifunctionality, and demonstrable performance are non-negotiable.

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Coverpla to Mark 80 Years of Operations and 10 Years of U.S. Subsidiary in 2026

Coverpla’s current offering includes stock bottles, closures, pumps, jars and home fragrance packaging.

Revieve hosted an exclusive AI Beauty Breakfast focused on the evolving intersection of AI, personalization and beauty experience innovation.

Revieve's AI Beauty Breakfast: How AI is Transforming Beauty Retail and Personalization

A breakdown of Revieve's exclusive AI Beauty Breakfast, sharing fresh data and perspective on the evolving intersection of AI, personalization and beauty experience innovation.

In a September 2025 analysis, Circana’s Natallia Bambiza noted that lip liners remained “among the fastest growing subsegments and top gaining contributors to both prestige and mass makeup sales, growing 28% and 36%, respectively, so far this year.”

A Slowing Lip Boom Requires New Innovation: Micro Briefing

'Consumers are no longer just dabbling in supplements—they increasingly believe in the power of ingestibles to influence skin, scalp, and overall beauty outcomes,' says Lorne Lucree, founder, Quiet Coyote. 'The next step is ingredient alignment: the same actives delivered through both a topical serum/cream and an ingestible capsule/powder, sending a unified signal of support to the body.'

2026 Beauty Preview: from Neuro Skin Aging to Cautious Shoppers

Specialists in ingredients, packaging, marketing and more speak out on what's ahead for the industry.