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PPWR got you puzzled? ICONS America Provides Packaging Solutions
ICONS America has a wide range of packaging options designed to meet Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) guidelines.
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AI is moving upstream from content creation and search into trend discovery, consumer insight and innovation strategy. This session will focus on how teams can distinguish early signals from market noise and use those insights to inform future product development and positioning.
How to Spot Beauty Trends Up to 12 Months Before the Competition
Tracking emerging beauty trends before they reach the mainstream across skin care, hair care, sun care and color cosmetics in 13 global markets.
Sep 17th, 2026
Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach
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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.
Aug 31st, 2026
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AI Wants to Tell You What’s Next in Beauty
Sep 14th, 2026
Profound helps brands understand how AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity see and describe them.
Think Like a Machine: Estée Lauder Takes GEO Global With Profound Partnership
Sep 14th, 2026
Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach
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Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach
Aug 31st, 2026
Gen Z already represents roughly one-quarter of the world's population and is projected to surpass Baby Boomers in annual global spending within the next five years, reaching an estimated $12 trillion according to NielsenIQ. Meanwhile, Gen Alpha is entering the beauty market earlier than previous generations.
The Next Generation of Beauty Packaging: Designing for Gens Z and Alpha
Sep 9th, 2026
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From precision root touch-ups and discreet gray blending to tactile dispensing systems and climate-responsive formats, the latest innovations point to a category where how a product is delivered is becoming as important as what it delivers.
Hair Care’s Next Move: Gray, Sensory and Climate-Ready
Sep 9th, 2026
Prestige hair care is growing on both dollars and units, while mass shoppers are tightening their budgets, making value, format and performance the new battlegrounds.
Hair Care Splits in Two: Value Wins at Mass, Treatments Take Off in Prestige
From value-packed basics to $120 longevity serums, hair care is rewriting the rules.
Sep 9th, 2026
Cosmetic Droppers: inside Lumson's engineering approach
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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.
Aug 31st, 2026
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Briogeo Founder Launches New Hair Care Brand, Soulstice
Sep 2nd, 2026
'There’s no such thing as a 'Gen Z brand' anymore,' says Simran Suri, principal on the investment team at Maveron. 'As the same social media apps have proliferated across all ages, the same marketing campaigns are reaching all audiences.'
Customer Love Isn’t Enough. This is What Investor Simran Suri Really Wants in Beauty.
Frank insights into improving investor decks, improving elevator pitches, the most overhyped and underestimated beauty concepts, and more.
Aug 31st, 2026
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Innersense Expands with its Overnight Repair Serum
Innersense launches The Overnight Repair Serum, bringing a targeted, restorative approach to damaged hair, turning a simple nighttime ritual into an opportunity to nourish, repair, and protect strands.
Aug 27th, 2026
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Olaplex Shape Set Hairspray Eliminates the Hold vs. Hair Health Tradeoff
Aug 27th, 2026
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amika Bridges the Gap Between Color Services and Color Care
Celebrity stylist Laura Rugetti and amikas Chief Marketing Officer Nilofer Vahora unpack how The Protector Collection is shifting the conversation around color protection.
Aug 27th, 2026
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Climate-Adaptive Hair Care Brand The Potion Studio Announces Retail Expansion Into Ulta Beauty
New Retail Partnership Brings Ulta Beauty's First Black- and MiddleEastern-Owned Brand, Expanding Access to Luxury Hair Care for Multi-Ethnic, Clean-Conscious Beauty Enthusiasts
Aug 24th, 2026
Beauty’s commitment to inclusion is holding up better as a brand value than as a business practice.
Beauty’s D&I Progresses on the Shelf, Retreats in the C-Suite
Formal diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategies, budgets and targets have collapsed since 2023. Inevitably, what isn't measured doesn't grow.
Aug 23rd, 2026
Luxury fragrance was particularly strong, with double-digit growth across the portfolio led by Le Labo, Tom Ford and Kilian Paris.
Estée Lauder’s Fiscal 2026 Results: Fragrance Leads a Broader Beauty Recovery
"Our One ELC operating model is increasingly enabling the entire organization to move at speed and with discipline.”
Aug 19th, 2026
As obesity treatment broadens from weight loss to whole-person outcomes, a consumer-facing layer could emerge around the physical, emotional and aesthetic dimensions of transformation. This would create demand across skin, scalp, hair, body care, nutrition, aesthetics, movement, fragrance, cosmetics and self-expression.
From Weight Loss to Whole-Person Beauty
As the definition of successful obesity treatment expands, a transformation-care market may emerge across pharma, beauty and consumer health.
Aug 14th, 2026