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Skinification is sweeping across the body. Moisturising alone is no longer enough. New body care products increasingly offer added value: anti-ageing, anti-dark spot, repairing, purifying, sensitive skin…

Guerlain launches a new Terracotta Le Teint Glow foundation

Terracotta Le Teint Glow by Guerlain is a new fluid foundation that combines make-up and skincare. What makes it unique? Its long-lasting, transfer-free formula, made with 95% natural ingredients, spreads radiance both inside and outside the skin.

The new Lanolips Milk & Honey Hand Cream

Looking for solutions to dry hands this winter? Lanolips Intense Milk & Honey Hand Cream will help you welcome the cold season with peace of mind… and soft hands!

Epigenetic anti-aging

These anti-aging technologies of the future have laboratories in a frenzy. The science of epigenetics takes into account the impact of environment and lifestyle on gene expression. It lies at the heart of the mechanisms of youthfulness. Cosmetics research is discovering new plant ingredients that reactivate the skin’s youth genes. Eucerin, Skin Diligent and Clarins are among the first to use them.

Dr.Jart+ launches a new mask that reduces skin temperature by 11°C

Another coup from the Koreans! Dr.Jart+ Cryo Rubber Illuminating Face Mask with Vitamin C, inspired by cryotherapy, illuminates the complexion by reducing skin temperature by 11°C!

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Anti-ageing turns crimson!

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Ruby red, cherry red, carmine almost as raspberry red…the new cosmetic anti-ageing products go as red as a beetroot! In their flashy colours or their ...

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

The price of a cosmetic

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Does a price guarantee quality? One often gets the impression that “the more expensive it is, the better”. Otherwise, why would it be more expensive? ...

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

BB creams: the cosmetic Swiss army knife

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BB creams have spread the world over, even going from skin-care to hair-care. A study by DataMonitor analyses this phenomena, a mix of cutting-end tec...

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

The exfoliating mask

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Ideal to prepare one’s skin for tanning and to clean it prior leaving for holidays, or to maintain its fitness all-the-year-round, this two-in-one, sm...

Monday, June 17, 2013

Make-up: Summertime in Technicolor

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Tangerine orange, blue lagoon, spring green, sweet pink, lemon yellow…over and done with smoky eyes and the nude simplicity; make-up is prickly for th...

Friday, May 24, 2013

Springtime for organic cosmetics

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While the latest surveys show that the organic cosmetics market does not meet its expectations with consumers, new launches are labelled as fine weath...

Friday, May 10, 2013

Body care: leave-on or rinse-off? A focus on two new movements

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Is the traditional body scrubbing performed in the shower, followed by the dry application of a moisturising lotion coming to its end? Revived, the bo...

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Locavore cosmetics: soil and some kind of utopia?

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The locavore movement, which favours the consumption of locally-produced products, expands now to cosmetics. Active ingredients from the region, local...

Friday, December 7, 2012

Black perfumes: are they ambivalent?

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Black juices, ebony-like bottles, night scores … Peculiar, not that festal, the black wave that storms these year-end perfumes vacillates between the ...

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

BB Creams: Moisturizing? ... Not that obvious!

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BB Creams, more and more trendy, are said to be "all-in-one" products, and pile up claim after claim: up to eight different claims, from a complexion ...

Friday, October 26, 2012

The lotion comes with a brand-new face

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Do not mistake it for a common water-based toning lotion. Rich and textured, the care lotion is a true “pre-care”. A new cosmetic way, not-to-be-misse...

Thursday, May 31, 2012

The delusion of "semi-permanent polishes" in parlours

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The "semi-permanent polishes" launch shatters the world of the nail salons. The nail addict’s life as well. OK, but at what cost, and what are the con...