Editorial
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New Year, New Beauty Markers
Happy New Year! What better way to celebrate 2020—our 25th anniversary, in fact—than with the exciting announcement that M∙A∙C Cosmetics was voted Beauty Packaging’s readers’-choice “Company of the Year: Excellence i…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 02.05.20
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Italian Beauty: An Historic Base with Forward-Thinking, Wide-Ranging Potential
Welcome to Beauty Packaging’s second annual spotlight on Italian beauty suppliers. From contract manufacturers to full service turnkey providers, industry groups to B2B trade show organizers, you’ll read about these leaders’ pride i…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 12.12.19
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Making the Package That Is Both Sustainable and Upscale
Mixing luxe products and high-end brand image with directives for innovation and environmentally sustainable packaging is a tall order—but one that is rapidly becoming the norm in the beauty world. And numerous suppliers have risen to the chall…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 12.10.19
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Beauty Everywhere
In this month’s issue, we showcase the Top 20 Global Beauty Companies by financial standings for FY 2019. While our list has remained relatively stable year over year, certain rankings have changed. In some cases, earnings turned out to be less…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 11.01.19
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Sustainable Pkg/Practices
Beauty Show Bellwethers
It may have been 114 degrees F in Las Vegas—but Cosmoprof NA (July 28-30) was once again a cool environment in which to get the current pulse of the beauty industry—as Beauty Packaging’s publisher Jay Gorga and I find is true with a…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 08.30.19
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The ‘Green Packaging’ Conundrum
As consumers (beauty and other) clamor for ‘green’ packaging, brands and suppliers aim to provide innovative solutions that satisfy all parties. But while there have been impressive strides, there’s no question that confusion abound…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 07.26.19
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Following Beauty Market Stats
Forecasting is vital for anticipating trends and fluctuations in any industry, but market research in the Cosmetics & Fragrance category appears to be produced at record levels. It’s what you’d expect when the behemoth global beauty a…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 05.29.19
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‘Mindful Beauty’
Recently I went online to purchase a simple white T-shirt, and was surprised by the level of info I saw. Not only did the brand specify fabric and laundering instructions, it also detailed where the materials came from as well as the country in which…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 04.30.19
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Trendspotting for the Year Ahead
Less than six weeks into the year (at press time) and unless there’s an unforeseen global change, it already seems clear what the three overriding Beauty trends will be in 2019: M&A activity; a rapid progression of brands and suppliers espo…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 03.06.19
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Leading in Beauty
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2019—and our eagerly awaited annual issue that announces the recipient of the title ‘Beauty Company of the Year: Excellence in Packaging.’ Toward the end of every year, Beauty Packaging asks our online aud…Jamie Matusow , Editor-in-Chief 01.30.19
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Quality and Integrity Lead the Way in I-Beauty
When it comes to Italian exports, cosmetics outrank pasta!Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 12.12.18
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Beauty with Benefits
Ask almost anyone in the beauty industry and they’re likely to say that things have changed more in the past few years than in the past few decades. Perhaps No. 1 is an aggressive trend by brands large and small, Indie to Legacy, of moving larg…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 12.10.18
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Show Talk: An Industry Barometer
Beauty Packaging’s publisher, Jay Gorga, and I get the opportunity to meet with industry suppliers and attendees at numerous B2B events, and through our many show floor conversations, we are able to get a real pulse of the industry, even outsid…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 11.01.18
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Packaging in the Fast Lane
Just back from Cosmoprof North America in Las Vegas, where Beauty Packaging’s publisher, Jay Gorga, and I spent several days systematically walking the show floor, and visiting with industry suppliers and brands. (For a full review of the packa…Jamie Matusow , Editor-in-Chief 09.01.18
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‘Clean Beauty’ Makes Its Mark
“Clean Beauty” is a descriptive two-word phrase that has edged its way into our everyday vocabulary. The words mark consumers’ passion for “natural” products that are defined as free from animal testing, toxic additives,…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 07.25.18
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Packaging Photo-Ops
When it comes to Beauty, more than ever it’s the look that counts—now, in an entirely new way. There’s an increasing focus on cosmetic packaging—and how well the products photograph in order to capture attention. As with so…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 06.04.18
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Eco Packaging: The Next Frontier for Indies?
As Millennial and Gen-Z consumers express increased concern for the Earth’s fragility, and for the effects of potential materials waste, an eco-consciousness held by many of today’s Indie brands is driving packaging choices in the beauty…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 04.30.18
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Eco-Responsible Packaging in the Spotlight
While Beauty Packaging’s special feature in our upcoming April/May issue will highlight the topic of Environmentally Responsible Packaging in the Beauty World, the topic is worth a look this month, as well, as it will undoubtedly continue to im…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 03.07.18
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Hair Care
Hair Care Heats Up
Following a wave of acquisitions of color cosmetics and skincare brands over the past few years, activity in the hair care category, particularly with prestige and salon brands, began heating up. Among the action in Fiscal 2017 (as detailed in Beauty…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 01.26.18
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Beauty for the Holidays
Online holiday shopping is on the rise this holiday season—but brick and mortar retail is far from dead. In fact, according to The NPD Group, while Beauty remained among the faster growing categories in terms of e-commerce purchase frequency, i…Jamie Matusow, Editor-in-Chief 12.04.17
