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Beautiful Africa: ‘Nuanced’ A-Beauty an emerging space ‘to watch’ - WGSN
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Community, mindset and creativity: Estée Lauder, L’Oréal and Coty discuss future of the metaverse
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‘Measured, tracked and validated’: Estée Lauder outlines ‘green score’ tool for beauty
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‘It needs to be benefits led’: Circular design expert explains why most eco-friendly propositions fail
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Gallinée founder: ‘You can feel it’s the year of the microbiome’
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WGSN beauty ‘big ideas’ in 2024: Care culture, phygital, protopias, people power, accessibility and creativity
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‘Conquer the heart’: Japan brand Meeth international adopts ‘fascinate first’ approach to international expansion
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Efficacy, education, investigation: three takeaways from anti-aging self-esteem study
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The future of beauty tech? The metaverse, NFTs and blockchain, says Mintel
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Blue light, pollution and stress: ‘Multifunctional’ products now key in protective beauty
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Mibelle founder: Biotech innovation is ‘where we need to go’ in beauty
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‘Recycling has to end’: Beauty industry needs to focus on reuse and refill to tackle packaging predicament
