Berlin studio Look Labs has collaborated with Canadian artist Sean Caruso to launch a digital fragrance encoded into non-fungible token (NFT) artwork to accompany a limited rollout of its unisex perfume, a move it says is a nod to the future of prestige beauty.
On Monday, trinamiX (a BASF brand) and VIAVI announced partnering on a tech development project that will put near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy into consumer hands.
trinamiX GmbH specializes in infrared sensing solutions, while Scottsdale, Arizona – based VIAVI has expertise in network assurance and light management. Together, the tech companies will be developing the tools to put high-speed skin assessment capabilities into smartphones.
Smartphones are about to get a whole lot smarter about what they ‘see’
“We are very excited about VIAVI joining us as a strong partner, whose state-of-the-art optical solutions have been constantly pushing the envelope on what is technically possible within mobile handsets and other consumer electronics,” says Dr. Wilfried Hermes, Director of IR Sensing at trinamiX, in this week’s media release about the international tech partnership.
In CosmeticsDesign-Europe’s fifth
Beauty 4.0 Podcast – a digital series looking at how technology and innovation will shape beauty’s future – we catch up with Lisa DiNatale, senior manager for clinical efficacy and claims at Avon.
Lisa DiNatale, senior manager for clinical efficacy and claims at Avon
In this 25-minute podcast, DiNatale talks about a proprietary high-res imaging system her and the team at Avon developed capture highly detailed images that can be used to refine product formulas, prove efficacy and build product claims across a range of skin care and colour cosmetic products.
Developed in 2015, she said the imaging system was built around three main components – flexibility, power and openness – which enabled her team to capture high-resolution images of skin, irrespective of skin type or tone.
Personal care major Beiersdorf is building a multidisciplinary technology centre at its headquarters site that will merge research, development and production in a move set to drive competition and future-proof innovation, its senior VP of supply chain says.
Announced late last year but in the planning for four years, Beiersdorf’s €60 million investment would see the completion of a technology centre built at its Hamburg site by the end of 2024 – providing existing R&D, production, packaging and marketing teams a space to collaborate and the means to fast-track innovation.
The tech centre would be focused on formulation upgrades, including switching out preservatives, using more natural ingredients, working more with actives, and developing formulas that targeted the skin microbiome. But it would also be sharply focused on packaging re-design and innovation with sustainable and recycled materials, as well as dedicated to incorporating the latest di
“integral to daily beauty routines”, as consumers focused on stress and mental health during COVID-19. Andrew McDougall, associate director of global beauty and personal care at Mintel, told CosmeticsDesign-Europe:
“In unprecedented times, having a sense of ‘normality’ can be really powerful; mentally and emotionally. Brands should focus on being that companion for consumers.”
And this total wellbeing focus formed part of Mintel’s
2021 Global Beauty and Personal Care Trends report that featured four movements to watch: Beautiful Mind, Beauty (Re)Valued, Channel Changers and Beauty Eco-lution.
Beauty wellness and eco-ethical considerations
Mintel’s ‘beautiful mind’ trend reiterated how the concept of total wellness was now integral to beauty routines, offering brands the opportunity to build normality for consumers with