Packaging & Design

Pack Peek: This summer's innovations

Pack Peek: This summer's innovations

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Skin care, hair care, color cosmetics, make-up; this summer has been no stranger to a range of new pack types, whether it be dispensers, bottles or brushes.

The very latest in sustainable cosmetics packaging

The very latest in sustainable cosmetics packaging

Sustainability has become almost synonymous with cosmetics packaging, which is underlined by recent news concerning Unilever’s deodorant innovation, beauty packaging designed from wood and a new petroleum-free plastic material.

BB trend helped boost dispensing and packaging sector

BB trend helped boost dispensing and packaging sector

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

The BB trend helped more than just skin care manufacturers; it boosted cosmetic packagers as well, as demand for effective packs to harness these products boomed and the dispensing sector saw real interest in innovations.

Pack Peek: Summer lovin’, having a blast…

Pack Peek: Summer lovin’, having a blast…

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

The summer is here and we have been blessed with some glorious weather, but what do the latest sunscreen and SPF make-up product packs look like? This gallery gives you the chance to take a look…

HCP reveals 3 key packaging trends for 2013/14

HCP reveals 3 key packaging trends for 2013/14

By Michelle Yeomans

Global packaging supplier, HCP has developed an innovative packaging range around spring, summer and winter trends that proves the face of colour cosmetics doesn't have to be boring.

Unilever’s sustainable deodorant pack push pays off

Unilever’s sustainable deodorant pack push pays off

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

Unilever’s decision to roll out compressed versions of its Sure, Vaseline and Dove deodorants was a good one according to the latest consumer research and may set the standard for other size reduction initiatives in other consumer goods categories.

Wood-n’t it be nice if beauty packaging was sustainable?

Wood-n’t it be nice if beauty packaging was sustainable?

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

In a world in which waste is becoming an ever greater problem, packaging comes under the spotlight as one of the biggest contributors, and with the beauty industry being no stranger to the sustainability question, one packaging firm believes it may have...

Differentiation is the big challenge to beauty packaging

Differentiation is the big challenge to beauty packaging

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

The big challenge to the beauty packaging industry is differentiation as it becomes more difficult to make a product stand out, according to Mintel’s senior global packaging analyst, Benjamin Punchard.

Luxe Pack New York 2013, in pictures

Luxe Pack New York 2013

Luxe Pack New York 2013, in pictures

By Simon Pitman

Luxe Pack New York 2013 was billed by the event organizers as the biggest show to date. The additional exhibition floor space providing for an extra 20 exhibitors, combined with an extended conference program and Mintel's Innovation Zone combined...

Capturing Cosmopack 2013: the show in pictures...

Capturing Cosmopack 2013: the show in pictures...

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

All the sectors of the cosmetics industry were represented in the six areas of the Cosmoprof Bologna exhibition, with Cosmopack running as a 'show within the show'. Here CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com takes a look at images of the cosmetics packaging...

Avon invests in new packaging systems to offer 'superior' products

Avon invests in new packaging systems to offer 'superior' products

By Michelle Yeomans

The Mexican division of the cosmetics giant has teamed up with a label system specialist to create a shrink sleeve solution for its lipsticks, mascaras, and eyeliners in an effort to deliver more superior products at a lower overall cost.

Pack Peek: Cosmetics packs that have caught the eye

Pack Peek: Cosmetics packs that have caught the eye

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

This gallery takes a look at some of the news and highlights in personal care packaging, focusing on what is trending, and how cosmetic firms are kitting out their latest products.

Global packaging sales to hit $133 billion by 2017

Global packaging sales to hit $133 billion by 2017

By Michelle Yeomans

According to the latest findings from market researcher Lucintel, the global packaging industry is expected to reach an estimated $133 billion in 2017, growing at a CAGR of 5.3 percent over the next five years.

Consumers in awe of powerful packaging

Consumers in awe of powerful packaging

By Andrew McDougall

How a product is packaged is as important as the product itself, and luxury packaging succeeds best by filling the consumer with the feeling of awe, according to a market analyst.