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Lighting, cropping and other techniques can, intentionally or not, manipulate the appearance of efficacy in clinical testing.

The Misleading Beauty Befores and Afters That Even the Pros Miss

There are many variables that can and should be controlled, and good studios will always provide both a full-face image and close crops.

Pictured here is a clinical test subject before/after captured by Visia skin analysis. This image was created during a clinical test of RoC Skincare RoC 35 protocol users. All tests were conducted at clinics in France, with participants aged 45-plus, who reported their skin looked an average of 9.6 years younger after 90 days.

Beauty Before-and-Afters: How Better Imagery, AI, Social Media and Testing Are Changing the Game

“A high-quality before and after image offers a huge range of benefits. It pushes transparency. You’re no longer stating a claim, you’re demonstrating it."

Consumers are testing the limits of beauty innovation like never before, demanding elevated value, efficacy, sustainability and experiences, from product to branding and packaging to marketing and social engagement.

Global Cosmetic Industry Reveals 2025 Beauty Themes

From skin and hair health to emerging technologies and manufacturing trends to the latest packaging and ingredient innovations, 2025's information agenda will equip brands to compete in a dynamic, competitive marketplace.

A new report from Kline argues that the application of emollients and moisturizers, delivery systems, fragrances and essential oils, texture modifiers, and exfoliants can boost sensorial experiences to elevate everyday products and create “indulgent rituals that engage the senses” and emotions while also differentiating products in a crowded and dupe-riddled beauty market.

Clinical Eclipses Clean: Ingredient Trend Tracker

Efficacy, expert-backed claims and third-party certifications are the keys to beauty shopper engagement in 2024.

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Consumers Are Willing to Pay More For Brand Candor

Global Cosmetic Industry caught up with Peter Littell, research and marketing director at Pure Branding, to discuss how brands can become more transparent, what is spurring consumers' transparency expectations and the positive outcomes of being honest with consumers.

Targeted Beauty Testing

Ensure your beauty products’ claims mean something.

Consumer Behavior Change Key to Sustainable Beauty Growth

Making sustainability a bigger force in beauty through materials, processing/manufacturing, and education was the key focus at the 2013 North American edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit, held in New York.

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The Beauty Business is Not for Sissies

Launching a successful beauty brand takes more than just a good idea. It takes a well thought-out plans and strategy for your brand to be a genius—and not a disaster.

Consumer Studies: Pumping the Lifeblood

Understanding consumer preferences is critical to the success of any product. There are key concerns and critical test aspects that need to be considered in developing and conducting consumer studies that lead to this understanding.

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