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...

This week’s Recommended Reads

Fashionably Marketing.Me says traditional PR is dead – do you want to survive? The New York Times analyses the image of beauty as the Beauty...

Beauty industry: Business News

My round-up of the headlines relevant to the beauty industry: Forbes looks at why Saks is leading the way in luxury retail’s recovery E-cons...

The history of beauty – shaping our future

I have long been inspired by make up artist Lisa Eldridge – she is so skilled and passionate about her work and I love watching her tutorial...

An interview with... Noelle O Connor, MD of TanOrganic

"Even though I would rather stick pins in my eyes than go on national TV, it was going to be massive PR for TanOrganic"   Years i...

Shock, horror - beauty products that ACTUALLY work!

Nip+Fab Frown Fix currently has an 8,000 strong waiting list at Boots Today the Daily Mail reported on the latest ‘miracle’ beauty product c...

Just how important are Facebook & Twitter to beauty brands?

Most brands now know that they should have a presence on Facebook and Twitter. But do they know why? A good way to work this out is to think...

Beauty industry: business news

My round-up of the headlines relevant to the beauty industry: The Independent reveals that as Aquascutum vacates its 11-year Regent Street h...

Beauty industry: business news

My round-up of the headlines relevant to the beauty industry: Reuters reports that Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has acquired a soc...

BBC2's Britain’s Next Big Thing – what are Boots buyers looking for?

Boots is the Holy Grail for many beauty brands hoping to make it big – their nationwide accessibility on every high street creates brand rec...

Beauty industry: business news

My round-up of today's headlines relevant to the beauty industry: Brand Republic reports on Rimmel’s new digital campaign that uses adap...

Press launches: personality & approachability go a long way

Paul Smith chats to beauty bloggers in his office (pic credit: Really Ree ) When I met with my lovely friend and fashion/beauty blogger Real...

This week’s recommended reads

Following my recent blog post where I encouraged you all to keep up with beauty news and innovation , here is my first of a regular series o...

Do your research!

Do you research what’s going on in your industry regularly? You should do. Whatever sector of the beauty industry you work in, you will alwa...

Who should look after a brand’s social media?

Social media is big news and brands are cottoning on to the fact that it is a very powerful medium and should be incorporated into their mar...