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Impressions from International Salon and Spa Expo (ISSE)
Long Beach, CA, January 28-30, 2012 The vibe at ISSE was decidedly sex, candy, and rock-and-roll. At least half of the exhibitors boasted a hot pink and black palette. Sugar-inspired concoctions were...
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Tough As Nails – Polishing Off Another High Growth Year
It was another tremendous year for nail polishes, with category sales up as much as 60% in select channels in 2011. Nail polish proved yet again to be the fastest growing category in the U.S. beauty...
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Outstanding Nails – New Explosion on the Pro Scene
Global sales of nail care products have outpaced other beauty care segments for the past few years. Contrary to the performance of professional care segments such as skin and hair care, salon nail care...
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Nut Oils, Vitamin C, and More at Top European Professional Beauty Trade Shows
March was a busy period for the professional beauty industry, with two of the largest professional beauty trade shows happening this month: Cosmoprof Bologna and Beauty/Top Hair International...
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Eccentricity, Ethnicity, and Electricity Drive the U.K. Professional Beauty...
Despite the generally challenging economic climate, the U.K. professional beauty market remains among the fastest paced across all European countries. Today’s cautious, more enlightened, and empowered...
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Everything that Glitters is Glam: A Review of the ISSE Long Beach Show
As expected, the ISSE show did not disappoint this year with a theme of glitz, glamour, glitter, and hair extensions. Similar to years past, bare-chested men were in booths attracting customers, nails...
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COSMOPROF 2014 – A New World of Beauty
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna has always been the perfect stage for the latest trends and the most innovative products of the beauty universe, being a reference point for professionals and specialists of...
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Spring 2014: Whimsy and Elegance are in the Air
The change of season is always a good opportunity to welcome new trends. This spring, we see a dichotomy of products, largely skewing toward either a playful, fun side or an elegant, sophisticated...
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Solid and Polished – the Auspicious Landscape of the Professional Nail Care...
Given the maturity of the cosmetics industry, it’s challenging to find a segment that shows double-digit growth these days. A true gem was uncovered in Kline’s first edition of Professional Nail Care:...
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