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NPD: Global Prestige Beauty Ends 2012 With Mixed Results

In the U.S., prestige beauty posted a 7% gain, generating $10.2 billion; challenging economic conditions contributed to sales declines across many European countries

Skin care as self-care is a leading trend in the COVID-19 era.

Q1 Prestige Beauty: Mixed Results

In a down market, clean beauty is posting double-digit growth.

Celebrity Fragrances Lose Appeal

Market over-saturated with new products; Euromonitor International forecasts move toward premium products and central role for ingredients...

Exploring Brazil

A Q&A with Philippe de Carvalho, General Manager Brazil, Coty

Prestige Beauty in the US Clocks in at $3.5 Billion for Q4 2013

The NPD Group’s BeautyTrends report found Q4 category sales performance for the U.S. prestige beauty market up for makeup and skin care.

Louis Desazars appointed President & CEO of Shiseido Europe Region and of Beauté Prestige International

Shiseido Co. Ltd announced the appointment of Louis Desazars as President and CEO effective September 1st, 2015.

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Executive Joins Shiseido Group EMEA

To help improve and progress the Shiseido Group business in the EMEA region, a new executive was hired on to begin Jan. 1, 2018. An additional announcement from the company involves a new business execution system with new titles and responsibilities.

Live from New York: Russian Middle Class Grows

Symrise presents economic discussion on Russian consumer tastes for fruits and florals in flavors and fragrances; Givaudan revisits its roots.

Missing Opportunities in Marketing Men's Sports Fragrances?

An analyst for The NPD Group questions why more male, sports-oriented fragrances aren't launched during the autumn, the height of football season.

Head Wash- Fragrance Free

Comprehensive Cranium Care Caters to Bald, Shaved and Buzzed Heads

C3's Head Wash was "designed specifically for the bald dome" and can be used for daily cleansing of the head, face, neck and beard.

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India’s Growing Cosmetics Market

India’s cosmetic market growing at a compound annual growth rate of 17.06% over a five-year period and is expected to grow more than double that amount by 2021.

CEW, NPD Trend Presentation Looks at Growth of Prestige Market in 2012

The NPD Group's Karen Grant noted, "growth remains positive for both the prestige and mass channels." However, "The trend of prestige beauty outpacing mass beauty continues to be evident since the recessionary period of 2009 and will likely continue into 2013."

U.S. prestige makeup sales increased 18% in 2022, comprising the most sales revenue gains of all the prestige beauty categories.

2022 US Prestige Beauty Sales Defy Economic Concerns

“Regardless of whether consumer confidence was up or down, growth in the prestige beauty market remained strong."

Fragrance and joy (which are often interconnected) are driving growth in beauty in 2025.

What's Driving Resilience in the 2025 Beauty Market? Joy and Scent.

Circana's new "Eat Play Love" report highlights a desire for comforting and "nourishing" beauty products that offer "mini moments of bliss," as the company puts it.

Sniffing Out Trends

Understanding a broad range of trends and consumer lifestyles will lead to fragrances that unlock the essence of a brand.

Sniffing Out Trends

Understanding a broad range of trends and consumer lifestyles will lead to fragrances that unlock the essence of a brand.

The standalone sun care sector totaled $1,663,022,313, representing a 6.7% gain versus 2021.

2022 Mass (XAOC) Beauty Sales Rise, Unit Sales Drop: NielsenIQ

While prestige unit sales climbed in 2022, XAOC sales dropped 3.5% in 2022, even as average unit prices climbed 9.1%.

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Mass Picks Up Slack from Premium’s Decline

Emerging regions and mass sales bolster flagging sales, while interest in niche fragrances develops as a backlash against the commoditization of fragrances and the explosion of celebrity perfumes.