FORECASTING, Trends & Consulting in Beauty Innovation
WE ARE TREND HUNTERS
WE ARE BEAUTY BRAND MAKERS
we plant SEEDS OF INSPIRATION FOR all your beauty PROJECTS
We identify the trends that catalyse future innovations. We transform data and insight into inspiration and actions, enabling our clients to achieve their innovation goals.
Leveraging our multidisciplinary expertise, we help brands develop an innovative growth strategy, whether it is through helping build upon an existing portfolio or a complete renovation.
We know the value of a good communication platform. We transform our clients’ ideas into relevant and resonating marketing messages to effectively achieve identified goals.
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We Sow Inspiration Seeds.
As a global team of Beauty strategists and industry experts, we decipher the latest trends to inspire your next challenge.
With our unique expertise across brand development, marketing, strategy, content, culture and graphic design, we help our clients understand the beauty ecosystem, shape strategy and support the innovation journey.
We track emergent beauty trends using a combination of qualitative data, consumer insights, market analysis and social media research.
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BOOK AN INSPIRATION TOUR!
Cities are where the magic happens.
Our Inspiration Tours are bespoke guides to the world’s biggest Beauty capitals. Each tour is an opportunity to immerse your team in the local retail and creative scene, as we walk you through the latest store openings, pop-ups, spas, restaurants, galleries and museums. Tailored to meet your individual needs, Inspiration Tours are designed to inspire your team to their next innovation.
So whether you want to unearth the latest K-beauty trends, dive into West Coast cool or explore cult Brit brands - we have the guide for you.
A made-to-measure Inspiration Tour book is created for each project.
OUR BEAUTY TROTTING AGENDA
Travel is integral to our role as researchers and strategists and we have the pleasure of regularly traversing the globe, all in the name of Beauty. From conferences to exhibitions, round tables to panels, we also have the privilege of being regular speakers at leading international beauty events.
Click here for more information on our past appearances.
Future Events
Los Angeles: INSPIRATION TOUR
December 1- 10, 2024
Los Angeles: Makeup in Los Angeles
February 12 & 13, 2025
Past Events
New York: Inspiration Tour
July 1-7, 2024
New York: Makeup in New York
September 18-19, 2024 - Beauty Talk & Inspiration Bar - Booth A488.
London: Inspiration Tour
June 10, 2024
Paris: CEW - Journée de la Beauté
June 5, 2024 - Introductory Keynote of Leila Rochet with Remy Oudghiri (Sociovision)
Paris: MakeUp in Paris
May 29-30, 2024 - Inspiration Bar - Booth T4. Meet us for the Conference: Higher Futures - The Transformative Impact Of A Science-Centric Approach To Beauty And Future Perspectives - on May 29 at 1:30 pm. Book a meeting here
Paris: SupBiotech, école de biotechnologies
March 26, our Scientific & Product Expert Enora LE ROUX will be speaking as part of the academy's conference, La High-Tech Embellit: La Cosmetique.
Los Angeles: Makeup in Los Angeles
February 14-15, 2024 - 4 Beauty Talks & Inspiration Bar.
Los Angeles: Inspiration Tour
February 12-16, 2024.
MakeUp in NewYork - Discussion with Danessa Myricks
CEW - La Journée de la Beauté 2024 - Presentation with Remy Oudghiri - Anatomy of a change
Makeup in Los Angeles 2024 - Beauty Talk: Extra-vagance, Bringing the extra-ordinary into the everyday - with Annie Jackson - CEO of Credo
More about past events here.
OUR WORK WITH UEBT
Preserving biodiversity is one the most prescient issues facing the world today and a cause that we passionately believe in. We are proud to have worked with UEBT for over 10 years, supporting their mission to help companies develop ethical sourcing strategies that protect the fragile biodiversity of the planet.
Each year, UEBT produces The Biodiversity Barometer - a quantitative survey conducted by IPSOS that reveals the latest shifts in consumer attitudes towards biodiversity. CIC is proud to collaborate with UEBT to prepare, analyze and design the report, which has become essential industry reading.
Visit the UEBT Biodiversity Barometer website here
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Inspiring article on the evolving Chinese Zeitgeist. A series of Chinese buzzwords swept across various aspects of society, shaping trends, influencing behaviour, and reflecting the dynamic cultural shifts in modern China. https://t.co/XlRXRHcGdR
— cosmeticseeds (@cosmeticseeds) November 22, 2023
