Lipstick

Lippie love: YSL LoveShine launch propels lip gloss sales to record highs in Japan since 2020

24-Apr-2024 By Amanda Lim

Yves Saint Laurent Beauté’s LoveShine launch has sparked a demand surge in Japan, driving the brand’s lip gloss sales to levels not seen since the COVID-19 outbreak.

Consumer shift: Perfect Diary’s new multi-benefit lipstick attracts ‘high-value customers’

13-Dec-2023 By Amanda Lim

Chinese makeup brand Perfect Diary says it has managed to pull in a new group of “high-value customers” which the launch of lipstick that showcases its R&D efforts.

Lipstick inspector: Makeup premiumisation trend in Asia boosts need for AI-powered quality control

05-Dec-2023 By Amanda Lim

The premiumisation of Asia’s makeup market is pushing the need for better quality control which Artificial Intelligence and deep learning can solve, says a software developer.

Film star? Perfect Diary launches lipstick that can ‘reduce fine lines by over 50%’

24-Oct-2023 By Amanda Lim

Chinese makeup brand Perfect Diary has launched a lipstick that it claims have built-on lip essence and lip mask benefits thanks to its latest patented “biolip” technology.

‘Exceptional colour retention’: Shiseido’s latest ‘Water Sensing’ colour tech to debut with Maquillage in November

23-Oct-2023 By Amanda Lim

Japanese giant Shiseido is set to debut a new range of Maquillage lipsticks developed with its new Water Sensing Technology that combines transfer-resistant colour and comfort.

New lipstick concept points to future of the on-the-go color cosmetics

17-Oct-2023 By Simon Pitman

TEARandGO’s is an on-the-go lipstick with a very simple but effective concept that also has an interesting backstory.

‘Stress-free feel’: Beauty consumers seeking out strong lip colours with balm-like comfort – Shiseido

25-Apr-2023 By Amanda Lim

Japanese beauty brand SHISEIDO is releasing a new lipstick that will tap into post-pandemic consumer demand for both strong colours without compromising on comfort.

Return of lipstick: China will lead the growth of Asia’s ‘lipstick comeback’ – Sensient

10-Apr-2023 By Amanda Lim

The Chinese consumers’ willingness to ditch their protective face masks will help to spur the growth of lip makeup more than other markets that relaxed mask mandates earlier.

Staying power: Kosé-owned brand Visée develops new formulation for ‘long-lasting’ lipstick range

29-Mar-2023 By Hui Ling Dang

Japanese cosmetics brand Visée is launching a range of lipsticks specially formulated to elevate colour- and gloss-retaining effects, in a bid to satisfy what it claims are unfulfilled consumer needs for products with strong staying power.

L’Oréal files patent on vegan lipstick

24-Jan-2023 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has developed a lipstick formula that can be made with minimal or zero animal-derived ingredients and beeswax, suggesting it could be used to offer coloured and non-coloured combined lip care kits.

Las Vegas start-up launches lipstick with date rape drug detection

20-Dec-2022 By Lynda Searby

Entrepreneur and women’s safety campaigner Joy Hoover has developed a lipstick with tech that can protect women from assault by identifying the presence of date rape drugs.

Special Edition: Clean & Ethical - 'Better for you, better for the planet' beauty

‘Seemingly unconquerable’: Unilever to open-source vegan replacement for carmine red

07-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Unilever and its prestige brand Hourglass have developed a vegan carmine alternative after years of supplier collaboration – a patent-pending innovation it plans to open-source in the coming year, says the global vice president of R&D for prestige.

Dreaming up Lipstick 4.0: Think smart, refillable and statement 3D colour-printing devices

23-Dec-2020 By Kacey Culliney

The humble lipstick has hardly changed in decades, but one design agency believes there is great scope to transform it into a digital 3D colour-printing machine for sustainable, statement beauty.

Special Edition: Personalised Beauty in a Digital Revolution

Latest: L’Oréal to launch AI Perso lipstick device first in Q1 2021

30-Oct-2020 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal is primed to launch its AI at-home personalised cosmetics device Perso, starting with a beta version of its customised lipstick variant in the first quarter of 2021.

Sustainable lipstick twist: Italian firm develops separable paper-plastic packaging

09-Jul-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Italian packaging specialist Mktg Industry has developed a separable double-layered paper and plastic design for lipsticks, enabling easy refills and simply recycling for consumers.

Virtual beauty: YouTube expands AR Beauty Try-On to smartphone ads

15-Oct-2019 By Kacey Culliney

YouTube has taken its AR Beauty Try-On feature up a development notch, launching an open beta version for use in smartphone ads, enabling beauty brands to fire-up make-up engagement further.

Beauty Industry Award Regional Winners

And the winners of the Regional Beauty Industry Awards are…

09-Mar-2017 By Simon Pitman

The Cosmetics Design team has been left stunned by response to our inaugural Beauty Industry Awards, and the results of the regional competitions are now in.

Is novel lipstick packaging a coming trend?

27-Jan-2015 By Deanna Utroske

International cosmetics packaging manufacturers design lipstick tubes that help brands offer consumers more pleasurable and memorable beauty routines.

Kanebo continues its march beyond Japan by launching in Romania

27-Jun-2012 By Simon Pitman

Kanebo has announced that it will be entering into the Romanian market as it continues to extend its global reach beyond the saturated and stagnant domestic market in Japan.

Risdon creates innovative lipstick packaging for Avon

28-May-2008 By Simon Pitman

Risdon International has created a new lipstick packaging for Avon
- Pro-To-Go -which has been designed to enable the user to apply
the lipstick using one hand.