Shrinking turnaround times and Asian influences continue to be the dominating trends.

By Joanna Cosgrove

Bulgaria and Romania are places to make and market beauty products.

By By Greg Grischenko, Contributing Editor

Domestic consolidation and foreign competition are key issues.

By Anita Shaw

FIT Conference examines what is working in today’s beauty retail segment.

By Janet Herlihy

The Hot Box Mini Makeup Kit by Urban Decay received the 2004 IPDA Package of the Year award.

A unique educational program helps executives be the best.

By By Janet Herlihy, Editor

Graduate students tackle beauty

By Stephan Kanlian, Contributing Editor

By Janet Herlihy, Editor

By Gregory Grischenko, Contributing Editor

Sales of luxury cosmetics, fragrances and personal care items are once again on the rise.

By Janet Herlihy

Boxes, bags, cartons and embellishments can be the “it” factor.

By Joanna Cosgrove

Packaging reflects and reveals brand identity and product formulas.

By Anita Shaw

Creativity makes the difference.

By Janis Goberman

This year’s ceremony was more star-studded than ever as the beauty industry honored the best in fragrance achievement.

Health & Beauty 2004 promises more exhibitors, more education for best-ever exhibition and conference.

Friends create a brand based on gift-giving and colorful creativity.

This emerging nation offers opportunity for marketers and manufacturers.

By Gregory Grischenko

This year’s inductees built their careers in a variety of ways.

By Janet Herlihy

Aluminum, zamac, brass and tinplate steel bring unique attributes to beauty packaging.

By Janet Herlihy

By Gregory Grischenko, Contributing Editor

By Cathy Maisano

Packaging features graphics that communicate mystery, beauty and wellness.

Clever, sophisticated constructions make packaging better than ever.

By Anita Shaw

Suppliers continue to innovate and enhance ways to deliver small packages.

By Timothy Dowd

What's hot in beauty: color, shape, materials and technologies.

By Janet Herlihy

This growth category demands specialized packaging.

By Timothy Dowd

How this leading prestige marketer creates innovative packaging.

By Janet Herlihy

The 2003 Company of the Year: Excellence in Packaging has a long history, a dynamic present and a bright future.

By Janet Herlihy

Japanese company DHC brings its interchangeable cosmetics, fragrances and cases to the U.S.

By By Veronica MacDonald, Associate Editor

Niche line is looking for a broader, more sophisticated audience.

By Janet Herlihy, Editor

Through the efforts of two generations, European tradition has combined with modern American technology and science to create a brand that represents the best of both worlds.

By Janet Herlihy, Editor

Key executives share observations and expectations.

By Stephan P. Kanlian

Enhanced printing technologies offer more choices than ever.

By Janet Herlihy

LDM Finds Solution for Almay’s Nearly Naked

Valois Doubles Congers Capacity