It is hard to believe that the internet was once dismissed as a fad and many believed it would fade out by the early 2000’s. Fast forward to 2022 and the internet is becoming one of the most influential aspects of our day to day lives. As the internet becomes more immersive, beauty and fashion…
New Year’s Eve may only feel like yesterday, but we are already in February and 2022 is well underway. With 2022 set to be one of the best in a while, many of us set out to take better care of ourselves this year. February can be a pretty dreary month. The cold, dark nights…
Over the past two years the world has changed drastically in a way that none of us could have expected and its impact on the ever-changing beauty landscape has been huge. If like us you are wondering what happened to 2021, then the prospect of looking into the new year may seem crazy. However, we…
With Christmas just a few weeks away, many of us are seemingly scrambling to find gifts for what seems like an endless list of friends and family. From your mum, who has everything and claims there is nothing she needs, to your bestie who is super picky and returns everything, Christmas shopping is often a…
The hustle and bustle of airport terminals fell silent over the past year and a half and many of us missed the opportunity to travel the world. The drastic fall in airport traffic also hit beauty brands from Clarins to Estee Lauder as much of the holiday sales they would expect to make through travel…
In recent years, the African beauty business has grown significantly and is predicted to continue to grow by $1.26 billion over the next four years. Despite this demand for both luxury Western brands and homegrown beauty labels, Africa has been underserved by online retailers. Enter Jendaya, a new e-commerce platform launched this year which aims…
La Beauté Française is the first BtoB (Business to Business) marketplace specifically dedicated to Made-in-France, responsible cosmetics and indie brands. Aiming to better facilitate the relationship between independent cosmetic brands and retailers and distributors, this start-up uses a simple business model to provide a site that seamlessly caters to the needs of professionals. The launch…
It is often easy to forget the power we hold as consumers and that the decision to shop from an independent brand rather than a larger chain can have a huge effect on the success of smaller business owners. It can even go so far as making a significant social change and becoming an anti-racism…
Douglas is the leading premium beauty platform in Europe. Offering more than 130,000 beauty and lifestyle products in online shops, the beauty marketplace and more than 2,000 stores. The German retailer offers the largest product portfolio in Europe, from premium industry brands, high-quality exclusive brands, independent trend and niche brands, the retailer certainly has something…
The beauty industry continuously sees new innovation with countless new brands and an array of new products and ingredients. Possibly the most interesting change has been how we buy beauty products. Beauty shopping once meant a trip to the beauty floor at a department store to browse the counters and trial products. As online shopping…