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598 posts | Last entry Nov 25, 2019
We fill our bathroom shelves with vegan, 'clean' beauty products, but think nothing of expensive 'tweakments' after work – how consumers are polarising the beauty industry.
Nov 25, 2019 | By Carla Buzasi
Wonderful Things, the latest exhibition at London’s V&A museum, offers an immersive look at the fantastical work of British photographer Tim Walker, and includes …
Sep 26, 2019 | By Jane Boddy
We are bored with big business. Our trust in politicians must surely be at an all-time low. Global corporations need to work harder and …
Sep 04, 2019 | By Carla Buzasi
Growth in the sector is the result of a more diverse model of society that transcends stereotypes, including options for different skin tones, likes and needs
Aug 30, 2019 | By Maria Florencia Ameneiros
Introducing The Compressionalists. A time-pressured, decision-averse cohort, who want you to make life easier for them.
Aug 19, 2019 | By Carla Buzasi
On my many trips to the WGSN office in NYC I take carry-on only and no-one’s asked me to buy anything from CVS or Walgreens in ages. Until last month that is.
Aug 09, 2019 | By Carla Buzasi
At WGSN we’ve identified an emerging consumer tribe called the Kindness Keepers who, driven by the casualisation of hate culture, income inequality and narrowing intellectual viewpoints, are fighting back with empathy, local action – and their wallets.
Jul 02, 2019 | By Carla Buzasi
With annual e-commerce transactions now at 40 billion and rising, beauty brands can do their bit to combat #packagingfail. They can also save money …
May 23, 2019 | By Cassandra Gagnon
As the outside world becomes more tumultuous, and consumer stress levels rise, the home is increasingly important as a wellness retreat. This is a …
May 10, 2019 | By Cassandra Gagnon
As our real-time and screen time worlds merge – with many of us spending as much time in digital communication as in human to …
Apr 28, 2019 | By WGSN Insider
In WGSN’s 2021 forecast of big ideas and key opportunities for the beauty industry, a few major themes stood out. Among them, a valuable …
Apr 18, 2019 | By Cassandra Gagnon
Sniffing black pepper, covering myself with sparkly powder and stirring carrier oils in huge vats. The first six months of my job as beauty …
Apr 12, 2019 | By Jenni Middleton