Tag Archives: professional beauty
A Look Ahead Into Aesthetic Skin Care Acquisitions
Professional beauty remains a popular hunting ground for acquisition targets, with small and mid-sized brands offering growth potential to their future owners. Both Unilever and Colgate have pursued professional skin care with this strategy in mind, with Unilever’s Dermalogica gaining ground through retail expansion and Colgate-owned EltaMD making progress in the Chinese market. Brand stewards have pursued opportunities in this space including attracting new (younger) consumers and new, advanced products. The recently published 2019 edition of our Professional Skin Care Global Series report indicates that this is still a market filled with vitality, as sales reached $8 billion at the manufacturers level globally in 2019, showing a healthy gain of 5% over the prior year.Continue reading
How Would Coty’s Professional Beauty Brands Look on You?
Wella and its sister brands are on the block again after Coty’s recent announcement regarding its plans to sell its professional beauty division. Ranking #2 in the global professional hair care market, according to Kline’s Salon Hair Care Global Series, makes Coty an attractive business to potential buyers. Drawing on 60 years of knowledge in the beauty industry, Kline analyzes some of its staple brands in the professional hair care segment as well as the potential new owners of them.Continue reading
Kline’s Presentations at Cosmoprof North America
Are you going to Cosmoprof North America? Stop by our booth (#34027) in the Trends Corner as we have some special surprises for you! Don’t miss the chance to give our products a test run, as well as to pick up exclusive educational materials! And there’s more…you can also enter our contest for a chance to win a free beauty report of your choice. View floor plan»
Hear from our team of experts and other industry thought leaders on current and demanding topics. Register here to attend our insightful presentations on Monday, July 29 at the Mandalay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Continue reading
Education Reigns in the Pro Beauty Space, ISSE Confirms
Education continues to reign supreme in the professional beauty industry, and this year’s ISSE show certainly confirms it with most brands stressing its importance. At this year’s show, we noticed a shift from the flashy stage acts to more usable techniques for the modern stylist, with brands demonstrating innovative looks and cutting-edge techniques.
Leading professional hair care brands, such as Redken, Moroccanoil, Olaplex, and Brazilian Professional, were all present at the show with large booths, showcasing their latest novelties. Conair featured its new education program for men’s cutting Barberology, whose single mission is to teach the latest barbering techniques. Indie brands like Amika and Pulp Riot had a huge following on both the technique and product side, with models showcasing the latest trends and runway looks. Continue reading
Small, but Mighty: A Look at the Professional Skin Care Markets in Brazil and Canada
The professional skin care markets in Brazil and Canada can be considered small when compared to the U.S. and European markets; however, these markets post strong growth in both countries, increasing by over 5% and 10%, respectively, in 2015. Sai Swaroop, our professional skin care expert, reveals some interesting particularities about these small, but very dynamic countries for professional skin care products.Continue reading
Skin Care from Head to Toe: All at the 24th ISPA Conference & Expo Show
Skin care experts and enthusiasts converged at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas to attend The International Spa Association‘s annual conference last week. The show’s mantra focused on creativity in aspects of spa business, from ideation to the presentation of products.
The exhibition opening was celebrated with a vibrant introduction from the University of Las Vegas’ drum line. When the exhibit hall doors opened, there were brightly lit booths where spa directors and line representatives sampled the newest products, reviewed line sheets, and placed orders.Continue reading
Dispensing Skin Care Physicians Moving Up to the Next Level
Almost one-fourth of dispensing physicians generate over 15% of their revenue from the sales of skin care products. Nearly three-fourths of dispensing physicians want to increase this proportion in 2014 finds Kline’s survey based on hundreds of in-depth interviews with dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and medical spas that sell professional skin care products to their patients. The survey pinpoints which factors are most important when doctors deliberate whether to continue, eliminate, or adopt a new brand.
Contrary to popular belief, the strongest performance scores do not belong to the most renowned brands in the industry, but to medium-sized brands, some of which are relative newcomers. Continue reading
COSMOPROF 2014 – A New World of Beauty
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna has always been the perfect stage for the latest trends and the most innovative products of the beauty universe, being a reference point for professionals and specialists of the sector.
This year, the show brought together about 2,000 exhibitors and more than 200,000 visitors around the world. Over 90,000 square meters of exhibition space were dedicated to the various sectors of the beauty industry, including perfumery, natural cosmetics, packaging and contract manufacturing, beauty salons and spas, hair, nails.Continue reading
Rejuvenating Trends at the Professional Beauty 2014
For the last 25 years, the Professional Beauty Show in London has been serving as the beauty platform for industry professionals and clients to learn about new trends in skin care products and their most efficient application. This year, the show brought together more than 600 brands from every area of the industry including skin care, aromatherapy, spa, advanced treatments, nails, makeup, tanning, and equipment, increasing the presence of brands from overseas. Major brands chose Professional Beauty as the platform for their new launches; skin care brand Elemis showcased its first treatment machine Biotec, distributor Louella Belle introduced its latest addition IBX to the nail fanatics, and equipment brand 3D-Lipo showed off the much anticipated 3D-Lipolite system.Continue reading