What do our retail expert friends predict to be the ultimate beauty gifts and winter bestsellers of 2025?

The Catalysts is an event created to spotlight the leaders and ideas redefining the industry through innovation, agility, and vision.

As we head into a new year, Global Cosmetic Industry assembled thought leaders in the worlds of ingredients, marketing, packaging, manufacturing and more to decode where product innovation and consumer behaviors are heading in 2026.

Here are the newest launches designed to help your skin regenerate from the inside out.

Behind The Scenes At Beauty New York

Sweet Chemistry has raised $1 million as beauty investors hunt for the next big thing in science-powered skincare and peptides.

Off the clock with the cofounder of the skin care brand Sweet Chemistry

As Rare Beauty Brands attempts to reenergize Kate Somerville, it faces pressure from younger results-oriented competitors like OneSkin, Eighth Day, Sofie Pavitt, Sweet Chemistry and Medik8, the brand acquired by L’Oréal in June.

An Interview With Doug Noll