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BIR Online (The Beauty Industry Report): October 2020

The Professional Beauty Association presented part two of its virtual Executive Summit, further exploring its 2020 theme of “The Road to Reinvention.” The summit, which continued the organization’s pivot to a digital format due to COVID-19 restrictions, featured deep insights on “Beauty in the Age of COVID,” presented by Denise Herich, co-founder and managing partner […]

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GCI Magazine: ACNE and Consumers (Part 2 of 2)

In Part One of our two part series, we explored the consumer’s relationship with acne, how long acne has been a concern, where on her face and body she struggles with acne, and what products she uses to address this pesky problem. Now in Part Two, read on for a deeper look at the skincare […]

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GCI Magazine: ACNE: 4,000 consumers speak out (part 1 of 2)

Of all the skin issues that plague beauty consumers, none is more universal than acne. A frustrating skin situation that most consumers face at one point or another, acne has been a prime target for beauty businesses and brands for decades, and with good reason: nearly every consumer has, has had, or will have an […]

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GCI Magazine: What Clients Of Color Are Looking For

The Benchmarking Company surveyed more than 2,900 beauty and personal care buyers on their opinions regarding topics such as products, represen­tation, and Black Lives Matter movement for an August, 2020 study. Of those surveyed, 83% of the female beauty consumers supported the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement with more than half of the consumers saying […]

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GCI Magazine: Beauty Gets Personal – Part 3 of 3 – Hair Care

In Part 3 of our series on personalized beauty, you’ll learn more about the growing tide of interest in personalized products for hair, most appealing benefits of customization, top products she’s already using that are personalized, and more. To better understand this flourishing category, The Benchmarking Company conducted a primary research study with more than […]

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GCI Magazine: Beauty Gets Personal – Part 2 of 3 – Makeup

Let’s talk color—personalized color cosmetics and makeup, that is. In our three-part series on personalization and the beauty industry, TBC is taking a deep dive look into everything personal about beauty. Today, we take a closer look at what drives consumer interest and engagement with personalized makeup and color cosmetics, and what that means for […]

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TBC Special Report: Testing in the Time of Covid-19: Why Lab Shutdowns Shouldn’t Sideline your Launch

The beauty and personal care companies are not immune to the challenges faced by others: cash flow issues, lower consumer demand, a reduced retail channel, shuttered stores and manufacturing plants, employee layoffs and supply chain lags and interruptions. Stay at home mandates and social distancing has also created a near shut down in clinical safety […]

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GCI Magazine: Beauty Gets Personal – Part 1 of 3 – Skincare

As a new wave of personalization for beauty products and experiences rolls out, consumers are embracing all things personal. In a three-part series we will take a closer look at beauty personalization and the customized trend, what it means to consumers, and how that translates into actionable insights for beauty brands and companies who want […]

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TBC Special Report: Beauty in the time of COVID-19

The Benchmarking Company conducted original primary research in March 2020 of more than 5,000 beauty buyers to see how their beauty buying (and using) behaviors have changed in the new quarantine reality. Download the full report here.

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CEW Newsletter: CBD Claims – What Brands Can Legally Say in This Hazy New Zone

CBD and hemp products are arguably the “it” ingredients of 2019. As The Benchmarking Company reported in part 1 of its September 2019 Beauty by the Numbers Infographic series, 25% of US beauty consumers[1] have used CBD-based beauty products as of August 2019, up 7% from six months earlier in February 2019, when that figure […]