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...

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...