The British Beauty Council

Bridging Beauty: UK Brands & Chinese beauty retailer
2025-11-24 14:15 - 15:00 (Europe/London)
Join the British Beauty Council, leading UK beauty brands, and Chinese retailer Harmay for an insider’s look at China’s fast-changing beauty market. From consumer trends to cross-border collaborations, this session explores how British heritage and innovation can thrive in partnership with one of China’s most influential retailers.
Millie Kendall OBE, Founder & Chief Executive, British Beauty Council will host a panel discussion on China’s fast-changing beauty market at CBBC’s flagship China Consumer 2025 event on 24th November in London.
Don’t miss this opportunity. Register now to ensure you secure your place at what promises to be an insight-packed day full of networking opportunities.
Explore the full agenda here and book into this panel discussion.

British Hairdressing Awards 2025
2025-11-24 18:00 - 2025-11-30 23:30
HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional are recognised globally as the ultimate accolade, and since their launch in 1984, the Awards have recognised the most credible names in the industry as both finalists and winners.
Date to be confirmed.

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WGSN: Key Strategies for Beauty Leaders
2025-11-26 08:30 - 10:30 | Mortimer House
What’s next for beauty and wellness? Join Clare Varga, VP of Content at WGSN, as we unpack the forces shaping the industry in 2028
and beyond, from navigating the era of AI ordinary to embracing a sensorial reset that reconnects people to touch, texture and emotion.
Get ready to turn uncertainty into a catalyst for innovation and growth at this exclusive WGSN x British Beauty Council event.
8:30am – 10:30am on 26th November 2025 at Mortimer House, London
This event is by invitation only.

Top tips on content creation for an international audience
2025-11-26 10:00 - 11:00
This webinar is part of the Strategic Horizons in Export: Expanding the female digital frontier series, helping women entrepreneurs and leaders of small businesses in the digital economy learn how to scale digital businesses globally. It is delivered in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade’s Digital Commerce Team.
This session is devoted to providing you with advice and guidance on how to tailor your content on your various marketing channels to increase your cross-border sales and international growth of your business.
Personalising content is a powerful strategy for businesses looking to scale internationally. This webinar will delve into the techniques and tools for creating tailored content that resonates with diverse audiences across different regions. We will discuss the challenges of personalising content for a global audience and how to leverage technology to streamline content creation and distribution.
Whether you’re starting to expand your business internationally or seeking to optimize your current strategies, this session will provide invaluable insights and practical tips to help you succeed
What you’ll learn:

learn how to identify and cater to the preferences of different regional audiences to enhance engagement and sales.
how to creating tailored content that resonates with international audiences and drives brand loyalty.
discover the best technology, tools, and platforms to streamline the process of creating and distributing tailored content across borders

Webinar Details: Wednesday 26 November at 10:00AM
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Building the Future of Beauty: Investing in A-Beauty Innovation
2025-11-27 10:00 - 11:00
The “Black Beauty Market” is valued as a significant economic force, yet a critical funding and logistical gap prevents African beauty brands from achieving their global potential. This exclusive 45-minute panel, perfectly aligned with British Beauty Week’s focus on future-proofing the industry, challenges the status quo and demands strategic investment in this vital movement.
This session will confront the industry’s blind spots, addressing the lack of venture capital funding and the logistical hurdles such as export challenges and meeting international standards—that limit the availability of high-quality African products outside the continent. The discussion will outline a clear roadmap for creating equitable sourcing pathways and scaling these heritage brands.
What you’ll learn

Identify Strategic Investment Opportunities: Understand the size and growth rate of the A-Beauty market and identify specific strategies to bridge the venture capital gap for high-impact brand innovation.
Implement Ethical Supply Chain Models: Outline a roadmap for building equitable sourcing pathways and overcoming logistical barriers to help A-Beauty brands meet global export standards.
Champion Product Safety & Sustainability: Articulate A-Beauty’s crucial role in offering a safer, sustainable alternative.

Webinar Details: Thursday 27 November at 10:00AM

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There's Beauty in Wellness
2025-12-04 10:00 - 11:00
As people seek to enhance their overall well-being, they are buying more beauty products that empower self-care.
In this webinar hosted by Circana in partnership with the British Beauty Council, learn how consumers are leaning into beauty as a part of their wellness routine. We will highlight global trends, with a closer look at what’s happening in the UK. We will also explore generational differences in mindsets and purchase behaviours and uncover consumer preferences in categories including skincare, makeup, hair, fragrance, and more. The webinar will conclude with predictions on the future of beauty and wellness, globally and at home.
Have a question? Send it in, and our panelists will answer it.
Register here and submit your questions.

Curly Christmas by TreasureTress
2025-12-05 - 2025-12-07
TreasureTress champion afros and textured hair all year round, and their annual Curly Christmas event is the perfect time to toast the inclusive community they’ve built.
They’re bringing together beauty lovers,TreasureTress-approved brands and industry insiders for an immersive weekend of wonder. Each day features unmissable panel talks, expert-led masterclasses, exclusive first-looks at new launches, interactive games with unmissable prizes, and more.

Event Details:

Shoreditch, East London
5th – 7th December

Find out more and register today.

The Future of AI Shopping Panel: How Verified Product Data Boosts AI Recommendations
2026-01-13 15:00 - 16:00
The future of shopping is here – and it’s powered by AI.
Join Provenance Founder Jessi Baker MBE alongside Brock Simon (Partner at Bain & Company, advising retail giants like Tesco and Kroger on AI strategy) Giles Pavey (Unilever’s Global Data Science Director), and Jennifer Blease-Williams (Marketing Lead at global beauty & wellness Brand Faith In Nature) for an exclusive panel on the future of shopping, revealing how verified product data can help win the battle for AI-recommended shoppers. Discover the data-backed strategies that are already giving early movers a competitive edge—and why waiting could cost you some of the most valuable customers in retail.
Join Provenance Founder Jessi Baker MBE alongside Brock Simon (Partner at Bain & Company, advising retail giants like Tesco and Kroger on AI strategy),
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The Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026: How to get involved
2026-01-20 13:30 - 14:30
In 2026, the British Beauty Council’s Sustainable Beauty Coalition will re-launch The Great British Beauty Clean Up initiative to tackle beauty and bathroom waste. Following its 2025 debut, the campaign will return to champion reuse and refill systems, increase recycling of beauty empties, and expand its network of partners – now over 50 brands and retailers.
Join the Sustainable Beauty Coalition on the 20th January 2025 at 1:30pm to learn more about how to get involved.
Launching in March (exact dates to be announced), the Coalition urges all UK beauty businesses to get involved. If you are a retailer, brand or professional and want to learn more about the initiative, click below to register your interest. This session is a vital lunch-and-learn for brands already signed up to the initiative and any that might be interested in joining up.
If you are interested in finding out more about the campaign and taking part ahead of the event, fill out this form to download the toolkit and register your interest.

Sign up for the webinar today

Travel Retail: Cruise 101 with Harding Retail and DFNI Frontier
2026-01-22 10:00 - 11:00
Join the Department for Business and Trade, DFNI-Frontier and Harding+ to explore commercial opportunity in the Cruise Ship Industry.
Whether you’re a brand looking to expand your presence at sea, or simply curious about how cruise retail works, this session offers a practical, insider view of how to enter and succeed in this uniquely dynamic retail channel.
This webinar will cover insights including:

The major cruise lines and retailers
Which categories are performing fastest onboard and why
Where to connect with cruise retail teams, from key ports to priority trade shows
Which regions and markets are seeing the strongest growth

Also, hear from a UK brand currently trading onboard, as they share how they entered the cruise retail space, the opportunities they’ve unlocked, and the realities of operating in a ship-based environment.
Who is this for?
Registered UK Companies: Accessories, Clothing, Food & Drink, Beauty, Tech or Personal Digital Brands.

Date: Thursday 22 January
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 GMT

Register now.

The Beauty Triangle Festival
2026-01-24
The Beauty Triangle Festival returns to London on Saturday 24th January 2026. The programme brings together the UK’s leading voices in aesthetics, integrative health, mental wellbeing and future-forward beauty innovation and is packed with panel discussions, workshops and taster sessions.
This one-day event invites guests to explore:

Panel Discussions from esteemed experts, including Ruby Hammer, Dr Jenna Macciochi, and Dr Ashwin Soni
Complimentary Treatments & Future-Facing Technologies, designed to elevate inner and outer wellbeing
A dedicated Wellness Studio

WHEN:
Saturday 24 January 2026 at 180 Studios
TICKETS:
Tickets cost £70 for a standard morning or afternoon session; £130 for full-day access. VIP tickets are now sold out. To book, visit here.
All attendees will also take away a goody bag worth £200.

The Future of Beauty - Parliamentary Drop In
2026-01-29 12:30 | British Beauty Council
The British Beauty Council plans to kick 2026 off with another parliamentary drop in. Following British Beauty Week, the organisation will highlight the Future of Beauty to MPs, spotlighting the importance of our sector for creativity, high streets, the economy and advanced manufacturing.
MPs and peers will be invited to experience interactive experiences showcasing the breadth of the industry. This is a unique opportunity to share more about the socio-economic influence of beauty, the importance of the industry for employment, and the power of science and innovation across our sector.
This is a closed event.
If you are Patron interested in getting involved in the event, contact jacqui@britishbeautycouncil.com.

The Ordinary Immersive Experience
2026-02-13 - 2026-02-15 | 118 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3PJ
Discover The Ordinary Immersive Experience – an interactive pop-up in the heart of East London.
Explore the formulations, ingredients and science behind their most-loved products, including their new and (nearly) weightless moisturiser Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion. Discover lab-inspired interactive spaces, free masterclasses, The Ordinary Café and the opportunity to shop the brand’s hero products across these three days.
Event Details:

Friday 13 February (5-8pm)
Saturday 14 February (10.30-7.30pm)
Sunday 15 February (10am-6pm)
Location: Unlocked Shoreditch, 118 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3PJ

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Fuel your business growth: Start your business
2026-02-18 - 2026-03-26
Are you ready to transform your passion into a thriving business?
This series equips aspiring and early-stage businesses with tools to shape and validate their ideas, identify ideal customers, and establish robust foundations for growth. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from seasoned entrepreneurs who will inspire and guide their next steps.
Event details:

Number of events: Six sessions
Start date: 18 February

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Fuel your business growth: SME funding and financial management
2026-02-19 - 2026-03-26
This series enables businesses to develop essential financial knowledge for maintaining a healthy enterprise, discover funding opportunities for expansion, and cultivate strong relationships with financial partners.
Participants will learn from financial experts and successful business owners about practical strategies for managing cash flow and securing investment.
Event Details

Number of events: Six sessions
Date range: February to March

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B2B eCommerce: Is Generative AI something I need to worry about?
2026-02-20 14:00 - 15:00
Want to know more about how Generative AI can help you in your business operations? Find out more about how to implement Gen-AI and Large Language Models into your processes.

What you’ll learn

Understand how Gen-AI can enhance your eCommerce business operations
Identify clear use cases for integrating LLMs into an eCommerce business model
Learn how to ensure compliance when using Gen-AI in your business

This session, in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade’s Digital Commerce Team, will explore effective strategic opportunities and business implications presented by Generative AI (Gen-AI). They’ll also cover how Large Language Models (LLMs) can be integrated into your B2B eCommerce processes, including content automation, customer service enhancement, and advanced analytics.
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A Journey to Reuse: Lunch & Learn
2026-02-24 12:00 - 13:15
This webinar will be your introduction to A Journey to Reuse, a comprehensive playbook to help you take your next steps towards a circular economy – created by the brands and experts who are actually doing it.
In this webinar you will learn:

How reuse systems can cut packaging costs
Choosing the right approach for your brand
How consumer behaviour drives adoption

With a panel of experts from SBC’s Reuse & Refill Task Force co-creators of the playbook:

Jo Chidley (Beauty Kitchen): The entrepreneur who built the Reposit return system from scratch
Ruth Andrade (Lush): From the brand that proved packaging-free beauty could scale
Malaika Oyortey (WRAP): Supporting WRAPs mission to embed circular living in every boardroom and every home through packaging reuse
Harry McIlwraith (Upcycled Beauty): Transforming waste streams into circular beauty solutions

Sign up today here.

Gather and Grow 2026
2026-02-26 | Hyde House
Gather + Grow is an exclusive experience designed for the modern wedding hair and makeup artist. Now onto the 5th event, next year’s event has been thoughtfully reimagined to bring hair and makeup artistry together under one roof, creating a day of inspiration, education, and connection.
Expect live demos from Kasia Fortuna and Kristina Gasperas, an empowering business session with Vicky Owens on building an authentic online presence, and our signature Creative Marketplace, where experts in branding, finance, SEO, mindset and more share invaluable insight to elevate your business.
Enjoy professional headshots, an open Q+A panel hosted by Genevieve Turley and an evening celebration surrounded by the industry’s finest.
Gather + Grow is more than an event, it’s an experience, it’s a day to refine your craft, connect with like-minded creatives, and immerse yourself in a space that celebrates artistry and ambition, ready for the 2026 wedding season!
Thursday, 26 February 2026, 10:00am
Hyde House, Cheltenham, England
Purchase tickets here.

Salon Growth Summit
2026-03-01 - 2026-03-02
Kick-start your year at the Salon Growth Summit London at Olympia London, brought to you by Professional Beauty and Hairdressers Journal International, a dedicated business event designed to help you strengthen your salon or spa for 2026 and beyond.
Access high-impact education from industry experts, hear from inspiring speakers and discover practical strategies you can implement straight away. You can also meet leading professional brands, explore new suppliers and have commercially focused conversations that support smarter investment decisions for your business.
As the first summit of the year, London gives you early access to innovation, expert-led insights and high-level networking, all in a focused two-day experience designed for beauty and hair owners and senior managers looking to grow and future-proof their business.
Event Details:

Date: 1-2 March 2026
Location: Olympia London

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Discount code: COUNCIL20 that offers 20% discount until 20th Feb 2026

Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026
2026-03-03 - 2026-03-07
Sustainable Beauty Coalition’s (SBC) Great British Beauty Clean Up returns in 2026 – focusing on Recycling, Refill, and Reuse.
Following its 2025 debut, the SBC is calling on the industry to unite and rethink its collective packaging impact and relationship with waste. Returning on 2 March 2026, ‘The Great British Beauty Clean Up’ (GBBCU) partners with brands and businesses to promote recycling and take back schemes nationwide, and lead the shift toward reuse and refill.
The Coalition urges all UK beauty businesses to get involved.
If you are interested in finding out more about the campaign and taking part ahead of the event, fill out this form to download the toolkit and register your interest.
With promoting recycling and repurposing waste a core goal of this year’s GBBCU, the British Beauty Council has partnered with MYGroup, a waste management innovator, to create a co-branded recycling box. An easy recycling solution, all items collected will be repurposed, including hard-to-recycle items like compacts, mascara tubes, and pumps or hazardous items such as used hair foils.
British Beauty Council patrons and members will receive 15% off the cost of a take-back box (£74.80) with free collection service using the code BBCOMEMBER15.

Download the toolkit and register your interest.

Beauty & Wellness Law Summit
2026-03-05
The beauty and wellness industry is undergoing seismic shifts, driven by innovation, evolving consumer values, sustainability mandates, tightening regulations, and entrepreneurialism. With a global marketplace estimated at £150bn, it continues to attract a diverse range of players eager to stake their claim in this growing sector.
New companies are emerging at an unprecedented rate, while leading brands are increasingly being snapped up by major players. IPOs are on the rise, with the Beauty Tech Group being the latest to make headlines.
The inaugural Beauty & Wellness Law Summit has been created to keep pace with these trends, bringing top industry players together in a dedicated forum for leaders in beauty and wellness. Business executives, legal advisers, regulatory experts, and brand innovators will gather to tackle the unique challenges of this fast-growing sector and exchange insights that drive the industry forward.
Join Millie Kendall OBE, CEO of the British Beauty Council, Victoria Brownlie MBE, Chief of Policy & Sustainability at the British Beauty Council and Gabriela da Costa, a distinguished competition law partner serving beauty brands and industry coalitions for a panel at 4:10 PM. The panel will share practical insights and collaborative solutions for a strong and sustainable industry.
Event details:

5 March 2026
The Caledonian Club, London

See who is on the panels and register today.

Beauty Bulb Live 2026
2026-03-11
Beauty Bulb Live will return on March 11th 2026. Sign up today to take part in the only global and virtual tradeshow where brands meet sales growth opportunities.
200 + retailers, 1 day, zero travel and 5000 connections made at the last show, proving the show is an efficient, sustainable and affordable way to get your brand in front of a vast, highly engaged beauty retail Buyer network who are actively looking for what’s next.
The March event is already outperforming the last one, with retailer attendee numbers tracking way above our previous event, meaning more qualified Buyers across all sales channels, more meaningful conversations, and more real chances to open doors that lead to distribution.
Virtual booths start at £795. See full details and the show webinar here: Beauty Bulb Live – Beauty Bulb.

FUTURE50: BeautyMatter
2026-03-18 - 2026-03-19
FUTURE50 brings together a high-promise collection of the brands to know and watch as they define the beauty landscape today and tomorrow. Selected by the insights and editorial team at BeautyMatter, FUTURE50 brands are the new trailblazers shaping the future of beauty.
FUTURE50 connects these brands with smart money, outstanding technologies and platforms, state-of-the-art suppliers, and strategic partners with the goal of opening pathways to next stage expansion.
With a thoughtful blend of intimate networking opportunities, content critical to understanding the marketplace today, and direct connections designed to take brands and stakeholders to the next level, FUTURE50 will be a dynamic gathering and catalyst that imagines what is to come and concretises the future.

Event Details:

NEW YORK, NY
Dinner: March 18, 2026
Summit: March 19, 2026

Find out more here.

Unlocking the US luxury market with Nordstrom Marketplace
2026-03-19 08:00 - 17:00
Nordstrom, the luxury U.S. department store, recently launched a marketplace to expand its curated selection of brands and products for its loyal and affluent customer base. This invitation-only platform offers British brands that can meet Nordstrom’s standards a fantastic opportunity to access the UK’s most important export market.
If you are looking to enter, or expand, in the US, and you operate in any of the categories below, join this exclusive webinar to find out more:

Fashion
Beauty
Home
Baby
Kids
Lifestyle

During this free webinar you will learn directly from Nordstrom:

How the Marketplace works
What it takes to qualify for this premium platform
The steps to successfully enter the U.S. luxury e-commerce market

You will also hear from Valet Seller, a platform that assists international brands with entering the US via marketplace channels.

Cosmoprof Bologna 2026
2026-03-26 - 2026-03-29
Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna has been the must-attend event for cosmetics industry professionals for more than 50 years.
Recognised globally, the beauty fair dedicated to the international and domestic cosmetics industry brings together the beauty industry’s innovations, connecting the industry’s top players under one roof and creating networking opportunities.In 2025, 3,128 exhibiting companies from 65 countries and more than 255,500 professionals from 150 nations chose Cosmoprof to optimise their businesses and grow professionally.
Cosmopack, Cosmo Perfumery & Cosmetics and Cosmo Hair & Nail & Beauty Salon, represents all sectors of the cosmetics industry, responding to different business needs with specific distribution channels.
Event Details

March 26-29, 2026
Bologna, Italy, Fair District

Cosmoprof Bologna – DBT Networking Reception 7-9pm
DBT will be hosting a networking reception with the British Beauty Council, Distributors, Marketplaces including Amazon Beauty Team and Walmart and our European Embassy colleagues. If you are a British Beauty Brand exhibiting or visiting Cosmoprof Bologna please RSVP now – Starwood Excelsior Hotel, Bologna 7-9pm.

Find out more here.

The Business of Beauty Global Awards 2026
2026-03-27
The Business of Beauty Global Awards, now in its third year, provides founders with unparalleled exposure and networking opportunities at their annual gathering, The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2026. With over 150 hand-selected senior executives, entrepreneurs and creatives from around the world, founders are able to meet and learn from the best in the industry.
The Global Awards aim to elevate exciting businesses, brands and founders by creating a space to honour and platform some of the new voices shaping the future of beauty and wellness.
They’re also welcoming a new jury of experts assembled from different corners of the beauty industry, including Sephora chief merchandising officer Priya Venkatesh, Rare Beauty chief executive Scott Friedman, Raymond James managing director Vennette Ho, Kayali founder Mona Kattan, Amouage chief creative officer Renaud Salmon and founder and makeup artist Danessa Myricks.
Deadlines to apply:

February 27 — Early bird deadline ($499 application fee)
March 27 — Final deadline ($699 application fee)

To find out more about what it takes for a brand to succeed and how to enter, click here.

China Consumer Masterclass: From Distributor Deals to Brand Growth in China 2026
2026-03-31 09:30 - 17:00
This one-day masterclass is designed for UK consumer brands seeking distributor partners in China or planning to build long-term brand growth. Focused on commercial decision-making, it will help you evaluate the right China entry pathway for your business, understand what Chinese partners actually look for, and prepare for profitable engagement in 2026 and beyond.
What you will gain:

Strategic insight into Chinese consumer dynamics in 2026
Sector opportunity signals that matter to distributors and brand-builders
High-level routes to market and expectations of Chinese partners
Real-world perspectives from marketplaces and business partners
Practical guidance on getting ready for business travel to China

Who should attend:

UK consumer brands seeking distributor deals in China
UK consumer brands aiming to build a sustainable China presence
Founders, MDs, Export & APAC leads

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For the agenda of the day, please find here:
China Consumer Masterclass: From Distributor Deals to Brand Growth in China 2026 | Events | CBBC

Fuel your business growth: Business Skills
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-23
Growing a successful business takes a wide range of skills and great entrepreneurs are always learning. This series of nine webinars cover a wide range of topics aimed at helping your business to grow whatever market or sector you are in.

Event page: Fuel your business growth: Business Skills
Number of events: Three
Dates: 7, 9 and 23 April

AI fundamentals for business
2026-04-10 10:00 - 11:00
A clear, jargon‑free introduction to AI, designed to help businesses understand simple, practical ways to work more efficiently and boost productivity. This webinar cuts through the noise and gives you a practical, jargon-free introduction to using AI effectively in your day-to-day work. You’ll learn how to write prompts that generate genuinely useful outputs, understand the key differences between leading large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, and explore the growing landscape of AI tools available to business teams right now.
What you’ll learn

Understand how leading AI models differ and when to use each one.
Learn how to write effective prompts to get high-quality, reliable AI outputs.
Discover the most impactful AI tools for everyday business tasks.

Event Details:

Event page: AI fundamentals for business
Date: 10 April, 10:00 – 11:00

Exhibition by Jack Eames documenting the work of charity Haircuts4Homeless
2026-04-13 - 2026-04-17
SEEN by Jack Eames is available to view at the Coningsby Gallery, a new photography exhibition documenting the work of charity Haircuts4Homeless. The exhibition proceeds and partner contributions will go directly towards funding the charity’s ongoing outreach efforts, existing not just as a cultural moment, but as a practical way to generate tangible support for unhoused individuals.
This collection of impactful, candid photographs, taken during the many sessions Jack attended with Haircuts4Homeless across the country, is supported by Capture One, his long-term professional photo software brand partner. Stewart and Jack are incredibly grateful to Capture One, the premier photography software company, for sponsoring the exhibition and helping bring this important body of work to a wider audience.
Exhibition Details:

Tuesday 14 – 16th, 12 – 4PM
Location: Coningsby Gallery

Register to visit here
