Innovative strategies to marketing make-up
A spotlight on creative approaches that make-up brands are using to promote the category Burberry’s...February 25, 2014
Smarter ways to sell color cosmetics
How can retailers and brands improve the way they sell color cosmetics? Make-up is the...February 25, 2014
The latest make-up trends
An analysis of new directions in make-up Intuitive color Make-up that is...February 25, 2014
Budget make-up brands make waves
How low-priced make-up brands are impacting the color cosmetics business Budget make-up brands are garnering more...February 25, 2014
The state of today’s make-up market
BW Confidential analyzes the color category’s performance and looks at recent shifts in the market ...February 25, 2014
A cautious start to 2014
The year 2014 started out on a cautionary note. Christmas sales in many countries in Europe, such...February 24, 2014
What’s new in digital for beauty?
BW Confidential analyzes recent digital initiatives from beauty brands For tech-savvy consumers, the process of...February 18, 2014
The state of Chile’s prestige beauty market
Chile’s prestige beauty sector is seeing good growth, despite a flourishing parallel market, discounting and little development...February 5, 2014
The latest packaging innovations
A review of some of the latest packaging innovations on the market Naya is an...January 29, 2014
Rethinking packaging in today’s challenged environment
How the crisis is affecting suppliers and innovation in beauty packaging The past year has...January 28, 2014
What’s ahead for beauty
In a guest column, UBS Investment Research global consumer staples analyst Nik Modi gives his views on...January 28, 2014
The industry viewpoint on spa industry challenges
Four spa professionals talk about the challenges facing the business Wynne Business...January 28, 2014
The spa industry post-recession
What the spa industry has to gain from the recession The recession has been a...January 28, 2014
Color cosmetics trends
An analysis of six major trends in today’s color cosmetics market There’s an application for...January 28, 2014
The industry viewpoint on selling color cosmetics
We ask two brands and two retailers about the performance and evolution of the make-up category and...January 28, 2014
A look at Amazon’s luxury beauty store business
BW Confidential analyzes online retailer Amazon’s luxury beauty store business, which launched at the end of last...January 22, 2014
Make-up market analysis
Color cosmetics put in a respectable performance last year. BW Confidential analyzes brand and retailer strategies to...January 21, 2014
Industry roundtable: Fragrance creation
We ask six perfumers for their thoughts on innovation and how the fragrance creation process could be...January 13, 2014
Looking ahead in skincare trends
An analysis of the major trends and directions set to drive the skincare market Exotic...January 13, 2014
The impact of today’s fragrance regulations
Increased self-regulation combined with obligations to comply with REACH continue to cause problems for fragrance houses ...January 10, 2014
Back to basics for the fragrance creation industry?
Putting creativity back into perfume making Browse through some of the fragrance blogs and you’ll...January 10, 2014
What’s next for beauty?
In our guest column, Morning Star equity analyst Erin Swanson gives her views on how the market...January 9, 2014
The industry viewpoint on skincare
We ask two brands and two retailers about the development of the skincare business and how the...January 9, 2014
The future of prestige skincare
Prestige skincare continues to grow despite confusion in the category, a decline in high-priced items and competition...January 9, 2014
Practical and portable packaging trends
There is increased demand for small, easy-to-carry and easy-to-use make-up packs with novel application features. BW Confidential...January 3, 2014
Today’s new consumer
In our guest column, Leïla Rochet-Podvin, founder of Paris-based consultancy Cosmetics Inspiration&Creation gives her views on emerging...January 2, 2014
Return to quality for luxury brands
How beauty brands can put the luxury back into their products and services The recession...December 18, 2013
Luxury brands and the internet
Luxury brands have taken a softly, softly approach to the internet. But given the opportunities the web...December 18, 2013
Time to rethink luxury beauty pricing?
How will the pricing of luxury beauty products evolve? With the financial crisis came a...December 18, 2013
A new vision for the luxury market?
Much has been said about the effect of the financial crisis on luxury goods. BW Confidential analyzes...December 18, 2013