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Beauty

Foresight Friday: Alice Crossley, principal strategic foresight analyst

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, principal strategic foresight analyst Alice Crossley dives into the product launches disrupting the beauty industry.

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Beauty

The Great Beauty Blur

Beauty has become monotonous, influenced by powerful algorithms that entrench long-standing ideals. Its future depends on embracing complexity, friction and cultural depth to spark genuine connection and consumer curiosity.

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Fashion

Everyday Cosplay

From closet cosplay to character-coded makeup, Gen Z are transforming entertainment into wearable narratives – using clothing and beauty to embed fandom into routine self-expression and community belonging.

Trail Blazers face the Jazz on December 6, 2024. Jaden Coleman / Trail Blazers
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Technology

Innovation Debrief 2025: Automated Accessibility

Although calls to defund diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the US are growing louder, tech innovators continue to develop cutting-edge tools powered by artificial intelligence to improve daily life for disabled individuals. Now, more than ever, designing for inclusion should be a priority.

Glossier and Random Studio, France
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Retail

EQ-Beauty

AI is redefining personalised beauty, shifting from data-driven logic to emotionally intelligent tools that bring empathy, intuition and expert care into the heart of the consumer journey.

Pat McGrath Glass 001 Artistry Mask, US
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Fashion

Skin Fetish: Glass 001 Artistry Mask takes glass skin from runway to reality

Pat McGrath Labs has launched Skin Fetish: Glass 001 Artistry Mask.

Athiya Shetty for Laneige, India
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Retail

India’s Beauty Playground

To tap into India’s booming beauty market, global and local brands are leveraging skincare-infused make-up, men’s grooming innovations and localised marketing to win over 900m potential users.

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Beauty

L’Oréal acquires probiotic and microbiome research company Lactobio

Personal care company L’Oréal has acquired Lactobio, a Danish probiotic and microbiome research company, in a move to boost its beauty ingredient offerings with live bacteria technologies.

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Retail

Dcypher launches AI-driven custom concealer for all skin tones

British cosmetics brand Dcypher has launched the world’s first AI-driven colour match technology and custom concealer for all skin tones.