An interview with Xen-Tan about developing a beauty brand in the UK

Natalie Roche, MD of Xen-Tan distributor Skin Solutions UK Ltd Years in beauty industry: 9 As Xen-Tan celebrates its 5 year anniversary in t...

European Supermarket Magazine interviews me about social media for its Beauty Report

I’m chuffed to have been interviewed for European Supermarket Magazine’s latest Pan-European Beauty Report, discussing the importance of soc...

Beauty trend: adhesive eyeliner patches

New beauty products launch at an alarming rate, but it’s only every now and then that something comes along that makes me sit up in my chair...

An interview with Weleda about how the natural beauty industry has developed over the past century

Loraine Murry, Weleda Natural Beauty Consultant Years in beauty industry: 32 Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, Weleda pioneered n...

An interview with Jelly Pong Pong about how to create a successful beauty range on a budget

Susan Chyi, founder of Jelly Pong Pong Years in beauty industry: 10 I have had the pleasure of knowing Susan Chyi for years and it's a j...

Nailphilila: a London exhibition dedicated to nail art

Images from 'Nailed', directed by Nick Knight & Marian Newman (courtesy of showstudio.com, full credits at bottom) I was real...

Sampling opportunities for beauty brands

I’ve always liked the idea of sample sizes of beauty products, as it can be difficult to know what products are best for your face or body. ...

An interview with beauty brand Illamasqua about how social media has contributed to its cult status

Alex Cummins, Junior Brand Manager Years in beauty industry: 3 When I met Alex Cummins at Illamasqua’s HQ recently, it was clear to me that ...

Retouching and disclaimers in beauty advertising as ASA bans Lancome and Maybelline ads

Lancome's Teint Miracle advert has been banned by the ASA Regular readers of my blog will know that misleading claims and images in beau...

The beauty products involved in The Apprentice Final

I watched the final of The Apprentice last night on BBC1, where four lucky hopefuls pitched their business ideas to Lord Alan Sugar and his...

BRIC – the emerging beauty markets that beauty brands need on their radar

 While the Western beauty industry has battled against the recession with relative success, I’ve been hearing about an increasing number of ...

Sephora on the Champs Elysees & its mysterious UK departure

On a short trip to Paris last weekend, naturally one of the ‘must see’ places on my list was Sephora’s flagship store on the Champs Elysees....

An interview about branding, website design and E-commerce in the beauty industry

Nic Aylett, MD at Neue Media Years in beauty industry: 5 Specialising in the luxury sector, elevating a company's success to the next le...

BB (Blemish Balm) Creams – the next big UK beauty trend

BRTC is one of the most popular BB Creams in Asia Have you heard of BB Creams yet? If not, you will do soon because mark my words, BB Creams...

An interview with… Imogen Matthews, Owner of IM Associates

"I publish the report each year after conducting extensive interviews with manufacturers, retailers & industry experts" Years...

Good PR practice/bad PR practice - beauty bloggers in their own words

It is common practice for beauty brands to work with beauty bloggers now, as the unbiased nature of beauty bloggers’ product reviews and the...

Everyone’s talking about nails!

I have loved watching the raft of innovation being launched in the nail sector recently – there have been some fantastic things going on tha...