A Scent & Style for Every Mood

A Scent & Style for Every Mood


Everything from luxury and artisanal candles to quirky holiday products are lighting up the home fragrance market. read more →
By Lisa Samalonis, Associate Editor

Read More About Dispensers, Fragrance, Glass


Limited edition fragrance Tiara, from the luxury haute parfumerie, House of Sillage, is dressed up in a finely jeweled bottle. read more →
By Lisa Samalonis, Associate Editor

Read More About Caps, Fragrance, Glass

By customizing its nail polish packaging and point-of display, Duri Cosmetics allows the products to shine. read more →
By Lisa Samalonis, Associate Editor

Read More About Bottles, Glass, Packaging

Sun Bum’s sunscreen packaging is designed for people who like to play in the sun. read more →
By Lisa Samalonis, Associate Editor

Read More About Bottles, Packaging

A larger size air-tight package meets the demand from physicians and customers alike. read more →
By Lisa Samalonis, Associate Editor

Read More About Metal, Packaging, Plastic

Popular mobile barcodes, such as QR codes and SnapTags, are designed to drive offline-to-online engagement. read more →
By Lisa Samalonis, Associate Editor

Read More About Beauty Packaging, beauty product packaging, Packaging

How do you stack up to your peers? Following are the stats that will enable you to get a good picture of a cross-section of the cosmetics/beauty/fragrance packaging industry. One piece of good news that emerged: More than 62% of respondents indicated that they were feeling “very secure” or “secure” in their current job. read more →

Read More About Beauty Packaging, Fragrance, fragrance packaging

Celebrity fragrances remain on a roll, but new ideas in marketing can increase profits generated from using the personality spin. read more →
By Jamie Matusow, Editor

Read More About Beauty Packaging, beautypackaging, beautypackaging.com

The Slow and Steady Recovery of Hair Care read more →
By IBISWorld Analyst Caitlin Moldvay

A new trend allows customers to get deluxe beauty product samples delivered directly to their door. read more →
By Lisa Samalonis, Associate Editor

Read More About Beauty Packaging, Fragrance, Packaging

Value had become a thing to want and seek out, acquire and enjoy. Global brands have responded by offering similar effective products with a lower price tag. read more →
By Sophie Maxwell


If At First You Don’t SucceedSymphonyIRI’s Victoria Gustafson says “marginal innovation was just not enough” to turn hair color around—and looks at what made the category grow after years of decline.
Packaging Research is NOT the EnemyPerception Research Services' Jonathan Asher explains why research is an incredibly valuable insurance policy.
There’s A Shopping App for ThatWendy Liebmann, founder of WSL Strategic Retail, explains how smartphones are getting shoppers off the couch and into where presentation can again have impact on buying decisions.
Power-Modernism—The Future of Beauty PackagingRobert Bergman, founder and creative director of Mpakt, suggests there’s a need for a new visual vocabulary in packaging design.
Natural Plastic Resins Emerge in Cosmetics PackagingWilliam Hitchon provides an update on new green-sourced resins available in the beauty market.

Jan 29 - Feb 2: Extracts at the New York International Gift Fair
Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
New York, NY

Phone: 800-272-SHOW (7469)
Web: www.extractsny.com

Jan 30: ICMAD: Expand Your Business Internationally: The EU Market
Location: TBA
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Contact: www.probeauty.org/isselb

Jan 30-31: Elements Showcase 2012
Location: 500 West 36th Street, New York NY
Phone: (212) 268-6148
Email: info@elements-showcase.com
Web: www.elements-showcase.com

Feb 7: Beauty Industry West February Monthly Meeting
Location: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
1700 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Email: info@beautyindustrywest.org
Web: http://beautyindustrywest.roundtablelive.org/