The Beauty Tech Group debuts on the London Stock Exchange
The Beauty Tech Group, parent company of CurrentBody, has officially launched on the London Stock Exchange with a valuation of £300 million – becoming the first beauty tech company to IPO and the first UK beauty company to list on the main market.
Ruka Hair: Founder Tendai Moyo on driving systemic change via community and education
Ruka – meaning ‘doing hair’ – has been voted the number one Afro hair extensions brand, is the first Black-owned hair extension brand in Selfridges and serves more than 5,500 customers nationwide. Four years into their journey of ‘firsts’, co-founder Tendai shares more on what she hopes for the future of beauty…
Product compliance completed in seconds thanks to new Ai application
Compliance can be a head-scratching, time-consuming and tricky, now Ai could be stepping in to solve the challenges.
Trinny Woodall and Jessica Diner named British Beauty Council Ambassadors
The pair will work closely with the Council on its new roadmap, applying their unique expertise in beauty brands, media, entrepreneurship and more to guide the organisation’s activity and amplify its good work.
The Ordinary addresses misinformation with new scientific platform, ‘The Truth Should Be Ordinary’
‘Today, skincare consumers are more informed than ever, yet access to credible scientific information is often restricted by paywalls or obscured by marketing jargon,’ explains Rita Silva, Science Communications Manager at The Ordinary, speaking exclusively to the British Beauty Council.
Yuty AI: ‘When AI models are built by people who aren’t recognised as diverse, how can they serve every customer?’
Simi Lindgren, CEO and Founder of Yuty – a beauty artificial intelligence model – is a medical school dropout turned award-winning B2B SaaS leader determined to empower brands via AI personalised shopping experiences. Here, she shares her experience unpicking biases in tech
Beauty Ai: Where are we now?
Beauty Ai has become a constant within industry over the last decade, with developments intensifying via virtual try-on and other systems. With the Government launching its ‘Ai opportunities action plan’, where are we with beauty Ai?
TikTok Shop partners with British Beauty Council ahead of British Beauty Week
TikTok Shop has today announced a new partnership with the British Beauty Council to help British beauty brands unlock the power of TikTok Shop and the world of social commerce for success.
Exploring the tech, socials, and strategies making the future of fragrance sweet
According to consumer analytics company Circana, fragrance sales reached $7.3 billion last year – resulting in a 52% rise in its share of the total prestige beauty category. What’s the sector’s secret?
Prada Beauty re-launches combining tech and creativity
Rolling out from August 1st, Prada Beauty is the newest emergence from the L’Oréal Luxe division. Combining overarching technology themes with archival codes, the collection is built in ‘representation of one’s personality, freedom and self-confidence’
