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Editor In Chief & Publisher Ritoo Jhha Managing Editor Kanishka Ramchandani

EDITORIAL Features Editor Isha Gakhar

Dear Friends

Here’s wishing you a ‘Beautiful’ New Year 2019!

As we approach 2020, it will be wise to recall the World Economic Forum’s insight that the Skills You Need To Succeed In 2020 which include- Complex problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, people management, coordinating with others, emotional intelligence, judgement and decision making and Service orientation as the 4th Industrial Revolution begins to set in.

Whilst all these developments will involve massive reskilling and upskilling, it also looks great for the industry that thrives on creativity.

Back in India, we are fast approaching the deadline of the 10 million that the Government’s PMKVY scheme had aimed to skill by 2020. The BWSSC has been active creating opportunities in this direction. However, the real training platforms need to align to ensure that the skills are actually at par with global standards. The skill gap remains a huge issue in the salon business and companies need to work with right minded professionals for real results.

As for the customer - the emerging conscious consumer will challenge the standards of the business like never before. The products businesses need to invest with a foresight. Every tier of the supply chain should be about lowering carbon footprints and norms like cruelty free, no human trafficking, gender neutrality etc. Such brands will thrive in the future.

As we enter 2019, we have definitely recognised that the K Beauty creativity is emerging in India too and we plan to bring you our insights soon. The celebrity led KKW continues its journey in the US, HUDA beauty enters India and Estee Lauder announces an Indian celebrity face for its brand- definitely the Indian industry is turning the corner now.

Indie salon brands like Brillare are recognised for their brilliance and quietly grabbed by Emami Ltd. Godrej Pro gets all bullish about the professional hair business. Whilst the established brands like L’Oréal Professional continues with a philosophy deeply rooted in education, and seamlessly merging technology with its future strategies.

Our forward-looking piece on business in Anniversary Issue 2019, called the Roadmap, will give you a sneak peek into changes the the industry is likely to see this year. Whilst Samir Modi, the genius behind the Colorbar phenomena details his plans for his brand, we are equally delighted to present an exclusive piece by the leaders in salon business Enrich’s Vikram Bhatt, on growth defining strategies in salon business from conception to scaling up. And of course we have the God of Long Hairdressing, Patrick Cameron, gracing our sixth anniversary issue cover with another one of his brilliant creations. There’s much to be read and pondered over in the following pages, so without much ado, turn over the page!

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CONTENTS Portfolio 58 Expert Talk 60

On The Cover

Brand Talk 62

Schwarzkopf Professional’s AW Inspire Collection Knowing Sherri Jessee New on the Block

Beauty Preview 66 Cover Girl 68 Fragrance Preview 70 Brand Inspiration 72 Skincare 74 Event Preview 76 Expert Talk 78

What’s New in Beauty: The Latest in Skincare & Make-up RJing Across Borders New Year Scents Si Passione for the Woman of Substance Ace your Winter Skincare Regime The Make Up Week 2019 Med Makeover

Sizzling styles by the God of Long Hairdressing – Patrick Cameron

Regulars News Updates 23 Education 26

Road Map 34 Leaders Speak 36 Biz Talk 38

Quick Updates on What’s Happening in the World of Beauty The Special Effects Course by MUD

Business

Anniversary Special

Event Preview 80

2018 - An Overview - 2019 - A Forecast

Retail Front 82

Samir Modi and Colorbar – An Incredible Journey Go Natural!

Education 83 Analysis 84

Professional Beauty Bengaluru 2019 Open for Business The Nail Art School by R Nail Lounge The Beauty Trends & Consumers Looking Forward Global & Indian Directions Discussed

Hair Preview 40

Hair at this Moment: Get All the Latest Updates of Hair Industry!

Color 42

The latest Wonder in Hair Color is Here!

Trend 46

Parisian Cool Colour Collection

Color & Care 48 Cover Feature 50 Care 56

Fashion Colouration Now Possible with No Ammonia Style‘em Sultry Scalp Care for Winters

Masterclass 87

Hindi Supplement

Quick updates on what’s happening in the world of beauty

L’Occitane buys eLeMis fOr $900Mn L’Occitane International S.A., the leading manufacturer and retailer of natural cosmetics with a portfolio of premium beauty brands, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ELEMIS. The deal for the number one luxury British skincare brand has been settled for $900 million in cash. Founder-led since 1990, ELEMIS is a world leader in prestige skincare. It was launched in 1990 and is headquartered in London. Its products have cross-generational consumer appeal as they are quite popular amongst the Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomer consumers.

ELEMIS offers four award-winning skincare franchises that mirror the consumer journey. It also

harnesses the power of the most efficacious natural ingredients and latest in scientific innovation.

ELEMIS capitalises on its five strategic distribution channels – digital, retail distribution, QVC, professional spa and maritime – to drive awareness, trial, conversion and retention across the omnichannel. It is available at over 1600 spas, salons, stores and multiple e-retailers worldwide. ELEMIS is being sold by Steiner Leisure Limited, a portfolio company of L Catterton, the largest and most global consumer-focused private equity firm.

Reinold Geiger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of L’OCCITANE said, “We are pleased to welcome the ELEMIS business, brand and people to the L’OCCITANE family. It is a major step forward for L’OCCITANE in building a leading portfolio of premium beauty brands. ELEMIS is well positioned for continued global growth due to the brand’s broad appeal, award-winning product portfolio, robust new product development pipeline and effective consumer-focused digital and brick-and-mortar distribution strategy. We have long admired ELEMIS for their commitment to natural ingredients and scientific innovation, and we look forward to utilising our expertise in the category to expand the brand’s footprint around the world.”

L’OréaL unveiLs a new prOtOtype L’Oréal has introduced a prototype of the latest innovation from the L’Oréal Technology Incubator at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show. My Skin Track pH by La Roche-Posay is the first-of-its-kind wearable sensor, which features an app to measure personal skin pH levels and create customised product regimens. It has been honoured with a CES 2019 Innovation Award and named as ‘Best of Innovation’ winner in the Wearable Technology Products category.

The pH scale provides a range from acidic to basic i.e., 0-14. For a healthy skin pH levels should be maintained

GLObaL cOsMetic Market is On the rise The global cosmetic skincare market is likely to experience fast growth during the forecast period between 2016 and 2024, as per a Transparency Market Research (TMR) report. Along with research and development being the key strategies, the players are mainly focusing on manufacturing organic cosmetics.

Companies such as Unilever Group, Procter & Gamble, Beiersdorf AG, L’Oréal S.A., and Avon Products held 45% share in 2015.

According to TMR, the global cosmetic skin care market is projected to rise at healthy CAGR of 5.1% over the forecast period from 2016 to 2024. Expanding at this rate, the global cosmetic skin care market is likely to touch US$200 by 2024. In 2015, the valuation of the market was US$127.1 bn.

Considering the growing demand for multi-utility skincare product among the consumers would cause the global cosmetic skincare market to lead during the forecast period. Various factors would play in driving up the demand such as improvement in the quality of the products and approval from government organisations such as FDA, EPA, and others that helps to increase shelf life of the products.

Asia Pacific is expected to lead the global cosmetic skin care market in developing economies in countries like China and India.

between 4.5 and 5.5. When pH balance is compromised, it can trigger inflammatory responses. Such responses can cause or exacerbate common skin concerns including dryness, eczema, and atopic dermatitis.

The micro fluidic sensor when placed in the wearer’s inner arm for 5 to 15 minutes captures the necessary information such as the wearer’s local sweat loss. The pH levels are reflected on the app which further assesses skin health and makes customised La Roche-Posay product recommendations for skincare and balances the pH levels.

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Make-Up Designory laUnches MUDshop.in

skin project introDUces tanban Skin Project, a niche luxury brand by entrepreneur Meghna Ghodawat, has launched Tanban – anti-ageing scarves.

After several attempts to create the thinnest fabric with maximum amount of UV protection, they have introduced the world’s first ever range of anti-ageing scarves, which is made using the thinnest, anti-UV scarf made from 100% natural organic Bamberg satin fabric. Tanban scarves are made using the world’s first range of Anti-Ageing fabric, the thinnest fabric yet to sport UV protection. The fabric is engineered in a way that it does not allow any UV rays to penetrate through to your skin and acts as a natural shield against sun rays to provide a natural skin cooling effect. It provides protection up to UPF 50+ and up to 98%+ UVA-UVB Radiation Blockage. The scarf is available at Le Mill, Mumbai and Four Seasons, Worli as well as on www.skinproject.in and www.amazon.in. The Tanban scarf is available in five unique designs and is priced between `6,099-`6,999.

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Make-up Designory (MUD) has launched an e-commerce website for quick selection and prompt delivery options for make-up artists, salons, beauty professionals and beauty enthusiasts. Displaying a wide range of sheer and satin lipsticks to professional liquid and cream foundations, MUD also has an exclusive range of eye shadows, cheek colours and contour products. In the accessory category, MUD has a wide range of professional make-up brushes, Airbrush Kits, tools, cases, bags and in distinct demand ‘Empty Palettes’ that have a magnetic base to hold all refills strongly for the ease in travel with your make-up. MUD gives you an opportunity to select from case packs to refills with selecting options of shades and ranges as never seen before. MUD has also started supplying customised kits as an offline model for salons and make-up artists for their different services. Make-Up Designory cosmetics are manufactured in the USA and is available in over 200 cities worldwide.

bath & boDy range FroM the boDy shop

DenteM hosts a session with Dr blossoM kochhar Dr Gunita Singh and Dr Tanvir Singh hosted an afternoon for a Talk Session by Dr Blossom Kochhar on Grooming and use of Essential Oils at Dentem Center in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi.

Attended by the team of doctors and patients of Dentem Clinic, the session had Dr Kochhar sharing some useful tips and tricks about the usage of Essential Oils to keep skin and mind healthy and stress free. On the occasion, Dr Gunita Singh said, ‘’We should keep our mind and body healthy and fresh by healing ourselves with these essential oils and Dr Blossom Kochhar recommends Dentem, and says that no grooming is complete without a healthy smile.”

The Body Shop recently hosted the launch of their new limited edition Christmas Collection of Bath and Body products at The Roseate, New Delhi. The range is available in three variants — Berry Bon Bon, Vanilla Marshmallow and Peppermint Candy Cane.

Aradhika S Mehta, Marketing Head, The Body Shop India said, “The new range is inspired by the winter forest and enchants your senses with its most invigorating scents and textures. To add to that, this winter, any purchase at The Body Shop, will help you give back to the planet- protecting and re-wilding 10 million square metres of forest in India, England and Armenia. The rewilding project of The Body Shop India is working with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) at Garo Hills to conserve this Biodiversity hotspot and the majestic elephants, by engaging local communities and supporting the essential health care needs that are vital for 50 villages.”

Manish Malhotra collaborates with MyglaMM

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European make-up brand, MyGlamm, has partnered with Bollywood’s acclaimed fashion designer, Manish Malhotra, to create a luxury make-up collection.

It’s called ‘Manish Malhotra Haute Couture Makeup’. The celebrated designer found a new muse for his debut makeup collection in the fresh-faced ingénue Alanna Pandey. “I needed someone who was yet not an actor but interesting, was unconventional, who was pretty, confident, someone who enjoyed wearing makeup, and looking good and feeling good most importantly,” explains Malhotra. The collection features 9-in-1 and 4-in-1 eyeshadow palettes, that deliver statement colour in three luxurious finishes—foil, metallic and matte.

It also includes 12 decadent glossy lipsticks, long wear blushes and highlighters that give you a lit-from-within glow, lip glosses with polychromatic particles and 18 gleaming nail enamels. It’s a collection where fashion and make-up come together to create the perfect amalgamation of beauty and glamour. This collection is launched exclusively on MyGlamm.com, Amazon.in and offline at Shoppers Stop locations across India.

Known for its natural marine ingredients, Algotherm was launched at the Residence of France in December 2018. The company has also inaugurated its new training centre in Old Rajender Nagar, New Delhi. The French brand goes back to 1962 and its products are based on the unique practice of Algotherapy. This training centre would help the employees to learn the know-how and to understand the right techniques to use and apply the products. Gilbert Jain Laboratory Pvt. Ltd. aim to train 500 people for these brand products across India through beauty salons, which will be a part of various training centres. A range of 70 products will be available from April 2019 and will also be available online on their website for the customers. The online retailers like Amazon, Flipkart and Nykaa will be targeted later in the year to sell their products.

Speaking about his experience in India, Eric Bourgeois, CEO, Gilbert Jain Laboratory said, “We are not coming to India for short term, but we want to build true Brand value with Algotherm and its product and I know we will achieve this with the Help of the family values that the Jain Group brings along with this joint venture that knows the Indian generation.”

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The All India Hair and Beauty Association (AIHBA) Delhi Chapter conducted AIHBA Guruvey Namah 2018 on 19th of December at Dilli Haat Janakpuri. The event was to honour all the unsung heroes and heroines of the skill industry. The chief guest of the event was Swati Maliwal, Chairperson, Delhi Commission for Women. The guests of honour for the event were Alka Lamba, MLA and Bhavna Gaur. The event also promoted tourism by inviting the male supermodels of 34 countries. Each supermodel promoted the event in his country thus making it a global event. AIHBA is India’s largest organisation of industry members in Hair and Beauty. AIHBA focuses on educating and uplifting hair and beauty standards across India.

The event was super successful and received a massive attendance. More than 150 skilled masters were felicitated. AIHBA Delhi also honoured Swati Maliwal, Alka Lamba and Bhavna Gaur with Women’s Icon Award. AIHBA’s Delhi chapter, Delhi Association of Hair & Beauty (DAHB), planned and executed this grand event.

Nykaa, India’s beauty retailer, exclusively launches Flower Beauty in India. Flower Beauty is the brainchild and mission of Drew Barrymore and her straightforward, no nonsense philosophy of empowerment.

Flower Beauty range consists of 24 exciting shades of Petal Pout Lip colour, 6 colours of Warrior Glitter Shadow, Flower Pots Powder Blush, Blush Bomb, Wanderlust Eyeshadow Palette and many more. All the products will be exclusively available at Nykaa.com and Nykaa on Trend retail stores.

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The Special Effects course by MUD

The Special Effects course by MUD is conducted for the first time in India with the facility of an International renowned educator conducting the entire course.

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ake-up Designory (MUD) is globally well-acclaimed for the ‘Special Effects’ course and will soon be introducing these courses in India.

The sessions will be exclusively conducted

by Kimber parrish, an accomplished makeup artist with over 15 years of experience.

Course Title: Special Make-up Effects Total Course Hours: 70 Language: English pre-requisites: Successful completion of Make-up Designory’s 84 hour Beauty Essentials course or equivalent experience. course Description: This in-depth Fx course starts with out-of-the-kit

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effects that are the staple of professional make-up artists.

Learn their craft in a hands-on course that covers two-dimensional and threedimensional techniques to simulate injuries, aging and other effects. In addition, learn how to apply the latest materials used by prosthetic make-up artists. our team of professional make-up artists will walk you through the process of applying and properly coloring silicone GFA’s, foam latex prosthetic appliances and prosaide transfers.

The course begins on 11th Feb 2019 and there are only limited seats available for this exclusive course due to a capacity of personalized education and training.

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Anniversary Special / Road Map

2018 -An overview

2019 -A forecast

Everyone is gung-ho about the exponentially growing Indian salon industry. But is it really growing in the right direction? Is it a notional growth or a cumulative evolution for all the stakeholders? In our 6th anniversary special, as the gatekeepers of the industry, Beauty Launchpad gives you a lowdown on how the market progressed in 2018 and how things stand as we prep up to gallop our way through 2019.

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eople are constantly using the words ‘exponentially growing’ to describe the Indian beauty industry. We, too, used it right here in the introduction to this article. But what does it exactly mean? If you consider figures, as per a report

by KPMG Wellness Sector in 2015, India’s beauty and wellness market was pegged at Rs 80,370 cr by 2017-18. On the basis of revenue generated, TechNavio’s analysts forecast the Professional Salon Care market in India to grow at a CAGR of 27.07 percent over the period 2014-2019, as per a report published in 2016. However impressive these figures might look, we still are unable to get a clear picture of this sector’s growth. Allow us to simplify things a little more. The Indian health and beauty industry has been growing faster than the markets in the US and Europe over the last decade. Now, that’s saying something, isnt’ it?

As per a report titled Beautification: An Empirical Study On Market Segments And Target Groups published in 2018 in the International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics - the rising affluence of various segments, the change in needs, Smartphone revolution, social media pressures and also the peer influence has changed the consumption pattern of beauty services. The market is big enough for many players.

In recent years, the industry has witnessed many changes including rise of unisex salons, franchising models, private equity, venture capital investments, and so on.

Trend drivers The biggest market driver today is increased urbanisation. Metros are leading the fray in setting trends and supporting the development of satellite townships. Tier II and III cities in India are witnessing a seismic shift in beauty spends, thanks to the substantially increasing disposable incomes. Today, you don’t have to stay in a metro to lead an urban lifestyle. Your lifestyle choices are right there in your hand, on your Smartphone.

Online shopping has made high street and designer fashion available to all.

Perfect grooming and beauty experience comes a close second in making consumers urbane and trendy. And this trend is a common factor between both men and women.

In terms of how business is conducted, the Indian salon industry has come a long long way in the past decade.

Here are some of the key findings from the research Beauty Launchpad conducted in 2018:

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Smartphone Apps: Everything from food to fashion can be searched about, bought and rated through apps. The salon industry has also taken up Smartphone application as a means to have better interaction with customers. From developing their own apps to driving offers and discounts through third party vendors, customer engagement over phone has increased substantially in 2018.

Home services: With major salon brands such as Enrich and Jean Claude Biguine investing in home services, this trend, which caught wind in 2017, has been sailing smoothy in 2018. Companies like Urban Clap have made this segment lucrative for the staff and convenient for the customers. In fact, home services is no longer a trend, it is an established and profitable arm of the beauty industry.

Nail bars: The nail market has opened to reveal a moneyspinner at its core and it’s called nail art. Hitherto limited to manicure and pedicure counters, the nail section in a salon is today a creative mood board of nail art.

Nail extensions, stateof-the-art tools and evovled artistry has made nail art a highly lucrative option. Not only has it become a must for salons, but standalone nail studios are also flourishing at a good pace, too.

Systems and Operations: There is a conscious move to make the industry more organised*.

Every new salon is starting off with proper back-end operations in place. Existing ones, especially in the B and B+ categories, are realising the importance of computed systems for data, stock, staff and customer management. Equal weightage is given to the trained staff working on the floor and salon managers and inventory keepers.

Career avenues: The salon industry is now seen as a sector that promises a creative career and handsome remuneration.

Hairdressers, beauticians, spa therapists and nail technicians are all reaping the benefits of the industry’s growth.

On the other hand, people aspiring to be part of this sector have better opportunities with improved education, better salon brands and good pay packages. The change in perspective of the society towards hairstylists and beauticians is also a major contributing factor to the industry’s upward trajectory.

* read the exclusively authored business story by vikram Bhatt, enrich salons on pg- 36

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Hurdles and cHallenges In spite of the rapid growth, the Indian salon industry is not without its set of challenges. Lack of trained professionals is perhaps the foremost contender in our list. Though every major salon has an academy attached to it and there have been a steady growth in the number of standalone academies, there is still a demand gap of skilled hands. One of the key reasons for this is lack of motivation for continued education on the part of the employee, while the other reason is unwillingness on the employer’s part to invest in advance training of their staff. This is deterrent to the salon’s growth and the industry’s capacity to fulfill customer demands.

One of the most disturbing aspects in the industry’s progress report is the pestering menace of staff poaching. Top salon owners in Mumbai took up this issue and raised a voice against it. In a bid to create awareness, Natasha Naegamvala, Creative Director, Nalini of Nalini and Yasmin Salon, Bandra, posted about it on her Facebook wall. Her thoughts and endeavour were wholeheartedly supported by industry pioneers such as Asha Hariharan of Beyond the Fringe Salons, Hakim Aalim of Hakim’s Aalim Hair n’ Tattoo Lounge, Avan Contractor of BBlunt Salons and Academy, Placid Braganza of Placid Hairdressing and Skin, Roopa Ambekar of Roopa Ambekar International Institute of Cosmetology.

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Natasha wrote, “The hairdressing fraternity used to be a good, united industry, where certain understandable things were happening and it was taken with a grain of salt. We from the industry have never been unreasonable about this. For example, the moving of staff from one establishment to another. Or for that matter starting a salon of their own. This was a given and acceptable, too. In fact, it is completely an evolution we know and expect.

And are at complete peace with it. What we do have an issue with is how they leave.

Things like clients following staff with them when they move salons, too, was understandable as the prerogative is the client.

And most of us do empower our people to become strong capable stylists. The gamut of work in a salon can and will only increase if that were the case. But it’s when salons/stylists do things like directly reaching out to clients and lure them into their new place of work with things like lower prices etc.”

She continued, “We aren’t saying salons should not do their own activities and promotions. But recently, certain things like outright mass poaching, stealing of intellectual property and plagiarism should be unacceptable. Or even things like not being clear and honest about when they are in the process of starting a salon of their own and they do not disclose this to their present employer.

Some of us like-minded salon owners, hairstylists, and staff are in the process of trying to coming up with some ethical codes of conduct. Something like what one of us has recently said. She won’t hire unless she has a letter from the past employer and the notice of leave served. This sort of practice is the way it should! Appointments should be taken at the desk and via the salon not personally. This leaves some control with the salon as it is the salon, too, that supports the team. And there needs to be a mutually good and beneficial relationship between the salon, stylist and client.”

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e hope that the upward moving graph of the industry, as seen in 2018, continues to grow in 2019, while the necessary corrective measures are taken to keep the beauty business above petty and myopic malpractises. After this evaluation of the year gone by, it’s time now to look at what lies ahead. Beauty Launchpad ropes in beauty business heads to give us a sneak peek into the upcoming year.

Driving growth factors Which new services and products will we see this year?

2019 will see the championing of hair cuts and colour services at Jean Claude Biguine salons. With our Paris HQ, we will create unique looks for spring summer and fall winter aimed at the Indian client. There is a bit of an emerging segment for green hair care, which we will pilot through launch of treatments and home care.

Hair tools and accessories are a fast growing segment, though premium but coming from Jean Claude Biguine, they are of top quality and effectiveness. We see launches and consumer buying here.

Beauty will see Go Green with our organic range of beauty treatments for face and hands and feet. These are French origin and certified organic treatments, which we have just introduced and we intend to build stronger with our clients. Launch of beauty devices are also a fast growing segment, which will give better results that we intend to pilot this year.

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Jean Claude Biguine will continue to drive its obsession for its consumers. We will work towards discussing and working with our clients to understand what they seek in 2019.

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What are your plans for Jean Claude Biguine in 2019?

What are your expansion plans?

In 2019, we will continue to expand in Mumbai and Bengaluru markets and also research entry into newer regions for 2020.

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Given a very strong foundation of French expertise that promises both style and international quality standards, Jean Claude Biguine occupies an unparalleled space within the Indian salon industry. Blending French expertise with a deep understanding of the Indian consumer has enabled us to gain widespread loyalty that is only set to grow in the near future.

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What forward-looking statement would you like to make about Jean Claude Biguine’s position in the Indian salon industry?

SamiR SRivaStava, CEO, Jean Claude Biguine Salons

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What are your plans for the Shahnaz Husain product brand and the salon brand as well as franchisee in 2019?

The Shahnaz Husain online store www.shahnaz.in has become a popular shopping destination. Our plans include applying Artificial Intelligence for helping the selection of customised beauty products. Artificial Intelligence is ideal for us, as our treatments are customised and also prescribed. My experience has been in Ayurvedic beauty care.

We have also become known for our therapeutic products for specific skin and hair problems. Ayurveda may be an ancient system, but it is relevant to modern needs.

Today, we can combine Ayurvedic Inheritance with Artificial Intelligence. We can prepare data bases and make an online program, taking individual details into account, like country, climate, skin tone and texture, allergies, blood picture, haemoglobin, past and current treatments, etc. The customer can refer to an Online Form and fill in the details. Thus, with the help of Artificial Intelligence, we can formulate a custom-made product for each individual, while the customer finds a personal skin or hair profile and buys a personalised product online.

We have recently launched our Flower Botanic range and several other organic products. We will be introducing more organic products. We have also adopted a new logo.

Which new services and products will we see this year at Shahnaz Husain?

We will continue launching new organic products, like our Mixed Fruit Facial Kit and Papaya Facial Kit, along with their 7-steps procedures of use. Our Oxycare range for hair care of covered hair will also be introduced.

How do you think the industry is going to progress this year? What challenges will it face?

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As we step into 2019, the beauty business in India is not only booming, but is expected to treble in the next five years. Going organic and eco-friendly are the trends that will mark the coming year, as far as the beauty and wellness business is concerned. We will see skin and hair care products going organic, with a definite shift towards natural products.

One of the challenges is vocational training in beauty and wellness, since spa treatments are being included in salons. There will be a demand for qualified personnel in the beauty and wellness business. E-commerce and the Internet have changed the way we do business. We are definitely going to see further growth in this aspect in the coming year, with online beauty portals becoming popular shopping destinations. The challenge will be to prepare data bases for customised beauty care.

Shahnaz huSain, Founder, Chairperson and Managing Director of The Shahnaz Husain Group

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What forward-looking statement would you like to make about Shahnaz Husain’s position in the Indian salon industry?

I introduced an integrated system of salon treatments and products, which rely on each other. In fact, our products grew out of our clinical treatments. Today, we have become known not only for general beauty care and beauty services, but also for specialized treatments of specific skin and hair problems, like acne, pigmentation, scars, premature ageing, dandruff, hair loss, hair damage, alopecia, etc. We offer facials and treatments that are specially devised by me, like salons offer treatments and premium facials, all devised by Shahnaz Husain, like 24 Carat Gold, Diamond, Pearl, Plant Stem Cells facials, the revolutionary Platinum Facial, Thermoherb, Veg Peel, Body Polish, Hair Spa, Foot Spa and so on. In the salons in 5-star hotels and other such prestigious locations, the premium facial offered is the ‘Shahnaz Husain Facial’. Therefore, there is no doubt that the Shahnaz Signature Salons have been the leaders in the Indian salon business.

Newer avenues What are your plans for 2019 in terms of expanding the footprint of the brand and introducing new products and services?

In 2019, we will continue to widen as well as deepen our reach in the 14 countries across Asia and East Africa, where we currently have our direct company-managed operations, both in term of opening new VLCC Wellness Centres and VLCC Institutes as well as expanding our retail reach for skin-care, hair-care and body-care products.

• VLCC Institutes We currently operate 80+ VLCC Institutes of Beauty & Nutrition in India and Nepal.

We plan to add 100 new institutes in the coming three years, not just in India but also in overseas markets like the Middle East and Africa.

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We currently operate 330+ Wellness centres across South East Asia, the GCC region and East Africa. We intend to further increase our number of centres in these countries while opening new territories. This expansion will be through a mix of company-operated and franchise operated centres.

Between India and overseas franchise centres, we plan to double the count in the next three years, if not earlier, that is, go up from current 84 to about 170 franchise centres.

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• Wellness Centres

• Personal Care Products We currently manufacture over 250 skin-care, hair-care and body-care products in company-owned GMP-certified manufacturing facilities two in India [Haridwar and Goalpara (Assam)] and one in Singapore. The phase one of our manufacturing facility in Goalpara, Assam went on-stream in 2017 and we will be starting its next phase of expansion by the middle of this year.

We had launched a slew of new products in the Ayurveda, Sun-care, Body-care, Hair-care categories in 2018, which have been very well received.

• On-Demand Beauty Services At Home As you may be aware, we recently acquired VanityCube, on-demand beauty services at home start-up in India. We have already expanded its services coverage from two cities to four, and will further scale it to cover another 6 cities in the next 18 to 24 months.

What forward-looking statement would you like to make for VLCC for the year 2019?

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The latest addition to our business portfolio, VLCC Wellscience, a direct seller of nutraceuticals has grown significantly in the last 12 months and expanded its network across North and East India and also made gains in the West and South where it was not present till last year. Not only have we successfully introduced into the network several new products like Cadalmin, which is a unique sea algae and sea weed based weight management supplement developed by the reputed Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), for which we have the global sales rights, but have also nearly doubled the number of associates in the network.

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vandana LuthRa, Founder, VLCC Healthcare Ltd

The year 2019 marks the 30th year of VLCC s operations, since its inception in 1989. Our journey in these 30 years has been path breaking with many milestones being created. I am confident that in 2019, we will surpass our achievements to date and breach new frontiers that will take the organization to its next level of growth. We will also be well ahead of the 1,000 crore mark by the thenext fiscal.

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Anniversary Special / Leaders Speak

Samir Modi and – an incredible journey Established nearly 15 years ago by Samir Modi, Colorbar commands a formidable presence in colour cosmetics category in India with a premium positioning and cutting edge formulations. As Colorbar goes rolling into 2019, complete with a new logo designed in Paris, we catch up with Samir Modi, Managing Director, to better understand its new direction and hues.

— By Ritoo Jhha The Brand Today It has been 15 years since I started the initiative, we are now No. 3 in the industry. We are also known for introducing the largest number of SKUs in a year, and we have the largest number of innovations in the country as far as India is concerned. And we are introducing close to about 300 SKUs every year. We are currently undergoing a new packaging, colour and logo change. We have also have signed up a brand ambassador – name to be revealed soon! As a business, we are very gung ho about the beauty industry.

numBer of PoS We have 86 stand-alone stores and 1,178 shop-in-shops.

Change in foCuS We are changing the focus of what we want to be. So we want to be in the business of making people feel good whilst we also happen to be in the business of makeup. My main concern, therefore, becomes what a woman or a man feels when they enter our store.

• Our new look and feel that echoes our new brand story, is being rolled out now - put together by a design company from Paris that designs for Hermes and Cartier.

• In the next 4-6 months our entire look and feel and brand

approach to the consumer will evolve to a more prestige level.

• Colorbar can compare to the prestige positioning of a Tom

Ford but at affordable prices. Formulations are as good as luxury wherein premiumising the current look and feel. We don’t make anything ourselves but we don’t buy anything that the top luxury brands are not making.

• Our products either carry a completely new innovation or they are products that are comparable to any established luxury brand.

nail Colour revoluTion We have the largest number of shades in the world. In our own stores, we have 500 plus shades. Manufactured in India by the No. 1 international nail polish manufacturer, ours is the safest and the most advanced formulation out there.

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The MD’s Regime Beauty Launchpad’s quick power shots of the personal care and wellness choices of industry leaders. Get up close and personal with Samir Modi...

SamiR modi, MD, Colorbar

Skincare: I use almost nothing. I am lazy! On hands, I use my own cream – its called Fruit Drop. Its Earth C7 Argan Oil, a blend of argan oil, almond oil, jojoba oil, sesame oil, walnut oil, tulsi extract oil, and wheatgerm oil, is a fast-absorbing oil. It can be used on skin, hair and nails.

Wellness: Shopping and long walks keep me happy and fit since I travel extensively, 15 days in a month. Everyday I walk an average of 17k to 22k steps. My last year’s average was 11,000 steps. I prefer to get an oil massage 4 times a month.

Every month an event of Modicare with 5 to 6 hours on stage, motivating the community of Modicare partners (anywhere between 500 to 35,00 partners at one go!) keeps me fairly fit both in body and mind.

Fragrance: Polo Blue or Polo Blue Red & White. Very old school in these choices but it works well for me!

Salon: I like to go every two weeks but generally my barber visits me at home. He has been cutting my hair since 1986.

The regime once a month includes shave, head oil massage and haircut. Now I am growing my beard, so I trim it every day.

Yoga & Meditation: My wife does the meditation – I enjoy the fruits! We diligently follow Sadhguru.

The poweR of 1001

patented Sun Genius formula for extended wear with UV hardening qualities, with keratin and calcium for nail strength, sweet almond oil for nourishment and what we refer to as the 7-Free Formula – Free from Toluene, Formaldehyde, DBP, Formaldehyde Resin, Xylene, Camphor and Parabens. Iit is 100% vegetarian and cruelty free and 70% halal compliant as well.

The Sun Prodigy formula is not available with any other brand and besides, the products are EU, US Japan FDA approved. Colorbar’s 1001 Nail Lacquer Range represents the largest global launch by an individual brand and establishes Colorbar as the singular owner of the largest portfolio of Nail Lacquer.

SkinCare Skincare is currently 10 per cent of our business, we are further expanding that – preparing to launch a men’s line in skincare.The range is inspired by the innovative and impactful formulations from K Beauty comprising of 6 SKUs.

innovaTionS We thrive on innovations. For instance, our Matt Jumbo Pencils – 21 colours in one go, eyeliner pencils (we sell one pencil every second anywhere in the world), shimmer brick of Bobbi Brown thats the same as our shimmer bar, which is a highlighter cum bronzer. It’s an amazing product for glow and highlighting. The metallic flip (we rub it on the lips it becomes a glitter), nail polishes that harden with sun / UV exposure, and many others.

diSTriBuTion We are present across all tier 1 and 2 towns and online on Nykaa, Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra and our own website. In the next 3 to 5 years, we aim to have 250 company owned stores and selective shop in shops. All our stores are beauty adviser manned who are trained almost like make-up artists, as we don’t want to do non-assisted selling. And even with the smallest footprint we are No. 3. We want to maintain that. Our BAs are all trained internally and its all about continual education. Internationally, we have a small presence in Abu Dhabi and Dubai but once new branding is in place, we will start expanding internationally.

2019 and Beyond We want to be a global brand going forward from 2019. In the next 5 years, we should be counted amongst the top 5 global brands. We will be bringing a major shift in the makeup industry – in the way make-up is done, the way it is sold.

With the global launch of its 1001 Nail Lacquer Range, Colorbar introduces the widest palette featuring every colour possible. From an exciting selecting of 19 shade families arise colours such as passionate red and crimson, poetic coral, pink and lilac, intriguing mauve and plum, feisty gold, mysterious grey or silver, vibrant bursts of orange and yellow, soothing blue and green, timeless tones of black and white, and pristine touches of nude. When applied on its own without a top coat, the nail lacquer with its unique formula allows the highly pigmented, high-gloss colour to remain intact for upto 6 days, while strengthening and nourishing weak and brittle nails.

The products have matte texture finish and have been formulated keeping in mind every occasion in your life.

Each shade is infused with a unique, class patented Sun Prodigy Formulation from France, which is not available to any other brand. Colorbar’s 1001 Nail Lacquer Range represents the largest global launch by an individual brand.

The lacquers are equipped with an ergonomically designed handle and brush, for easy, error free and quick application.

Anniversary Special / Words of Wisdom

How to build an investable salon business Truth be told, a salon business is one of the more difficult businesses to run successfully, because each aspect of it has a significant degree of hardship. It is a service business with a human rather than products at both ends – a service provider and a Customer.

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t looks glamorous from the outside, and at first glance it seems like the margins must be humungous. But if you look at everything that you have to do to create and sustain the Customer’s experience and the related costs, you realise that the margins are thin. Then again it is a treadmill business, meaning that you have to be at it all the time, you cannot run very fast and you cannot stop. But the saving grace is that each of these can become a sharp differentiator and entry barrier for competition, if you are able to get it right – and consistently. So, if you have chosen to be in this business or are in it already and wondering how to grow profitably, here is a list of things to think through from Vikram Bhatt of Enrich Salons, that has closed their second round of capital infusion and are on the way to their next wave of expansion.

Have a vision: Build the best from the first brick, so you have a solid platform in place. In our early years, we had an idea that we wanted to create a professional set up. We, therefore, ensured that in the framework we created ground up – registering a company in place of partnerships, having a no salary advances policy, ensuring that there was transparency in the way that salaries and incentives were calculated, ensuring that salaries were paid on the same date every month without fail, and extending the same policies to the landlords for the properties that our salons are located at. A lot of this has to be done from the start, as it can be very much of a challenge to make changes later.

Have a strategy in place: Build a business not a salon. It is creditable to make a single salon successful. But in order to make it investable you have to build a business – the essential difference being you need a business model and you need to have systems and processes in place. It means having a plan and a metric/ benchmark for each aspect of the business and knowing how to maintain it. This way each additional salon should be easier and faster to set up and operate. If you have a business model in place, you can keep optimising it as you get better at the business. This then becomes the key input for your investment model later. At Enrich, within the first few years we decided that this was a business that we want to be in for the long haul. That helped in taking thought through measures rather than go with work arounds or temporary solutions for each area of the operation Decide what you want to be known for and drive it with purpose: It is not

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enough to just build a business, you have to build a brand. And for that you have to decide what you want to be known for.

Arrive at your positioning. And that doesn’t mean being the best you have to identify which aspect of the business you want to be best at, for which segment of Customers. Because you can’t mean everything to everyone.

You have to make choices – positioning is an exercise in sacrifice. You are taking a call on what you will invest in and what you will not. Once you make this choice drive it purposefully and consistently. At Enrich, we want

you are in, is the key. In many cases, it will mean expertise that the Promoter/Founder does not have. It takes emotional maturity to identify, hire and motivate such talent. There are also times when you will have to create the team ahead of time, and that’s an investment that you need to make.

Build a culture that people can identify with and belong to: Companies like families are made up of

to be known for a consistent premium service experience delivered at a price that is lesser than what a Customer would expect for such a service level. We want to be the go-to place in the catchment area for our Customers for their regular beauty regimen. This means being in tune with the Customers expectations that might change over time. For example, we introduced salon services at home for women, or gel nails and nail art as Customers needed these. It is always on attempt to anticipate and meet the changing needs of their beauty regimen.

Create for scalability, begin early: There is an insight (and a book too) that goes – ‘What got you here won’t take you there’. What that means is that what you can pull off as an individual, or through sheer passion, can get you to a certain stage. But to scale up to 10 or 20 or even 100 salons, you will need a different strategy and skillset all together. Think systems, processes, partnerships, teams and more. Being aware of this and making investments in each of these regularly is important. It also means evolving constantly and taking calls on build vs buy options. Having a scalable model is all about having a proven product and a business model that can then multiply revenue with minimal cost. We had already started investing in each of these areas and that’s what got us our first round of private equity funding in 2010 that helped us scale up our business and take it to the next level.

Plan initiatives for creating momentum: A loyalty programme is an initiative that will create traction/ pull for you. There can be many such initiatives that can directly or indirectly create traction for your salon. Several years ago, we started a process of sampling the experience for all our new salons, then a Quality (Process & Hygiene) Audit, a Customer Experience Audit and so on. Each of these can work like a magnet creating customer pull in interesting ways. This momentum then goes a long way in creating sustainable value for your business and brand

Invest in a team that can drive implementation: A plan is only as good as the team that is in place to implement it. Creating a team with strengths that are required for the stage of the business

people. Like families have values that its members live by, so should companies. Identify what values that you want your company to stand for and live by.

These values then become the guiding lights for all your people practicesand we know that businesses are all run by people. The advantage of having a strong culture is that your own employees and business partners know what to expect of you. More importantly, it is also a significant differentiator and motivator for prospective employees to want to work in your team.

Also in trying times it is the belief in the culture of the place that keeps the Customers and also your team with you. Recently, when demonetisation was announced and there was scarcity of notes, at Enrich we rolled out unconditional credit to Customers – they could avail services and settle their invoices in their next visit or within a few weeks. Our Customers also rose to the occasion and out of thousands of them who availed of this offer, we had almost no unpaid invoices. That apart we also rolled out half a dozen more payment options and thanks to all of these, we were able to bounce back and it was business as usual within a few weeks.

Create an ecosystem of win-win partnerships and collaborations: Are you a part of the A team in your domain? It is important to have partnerships with the key players in the market, be it product partners, equipment suppliers or even auditors. Having this means that you have additional like-minded hands to do the heavy lifting.

Having a win-win partnership means being responsible for your business partners success, too. This is one aspect that goes a long way in building long term sustainable partnerships that will see you through thick and thin. Enrich has several such long standing partnerships that have contributed in several ways during the two decade long journey.

Have your financials and metrics in place: Is it enough to have just a great investable business in place? How will a potential investor know this? For this you have to have all your numbers in place, along with the metrics, the compliances – that is your track record that will be studied by the potential investors. Because what they’re looking for is a proven business opportunity that can be scaled up further with a great deal of predictability. That comes with having all our numbers – past, present and forecasts all in place. To add for good measure – be prudent and realistic when you forecast, because you and your team are the ones who have to deliver the numbers. If you are more than 5-10% off your forecasts either way, you have to relook at your forecasting 10. Ensure that your company will outlive you: For any investment to be profitable it must be encash-able. Similarly the business you build must have a possible exit plan for the investor. Think, therefore, of building an institution that will not just survive but flourish long after you. It is also a great driver to reduce dependencies on the key skills that you as the Promoter/Founder bring to the table.

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Anniversary Special / Biz Talk

Go natural!

Beauty Launchpad in an exclusive interaction with Megha Asher, Co-Founder, Juicy Chemistry, which is Certified Organic by ECOCERT GREENLIFE under COSMOS Standard.

— By Kanishka Ramchandani What led to the creation of Juicy Chemistry?

Juicy Chemistry was co-founded by me and Pritesh Asher in 2014. It was sheer happenstance. It all started with a routine Sunday visit to the mall.

After suffering from hyper-sensitive and acne-prone skin for over a decade, and consulting with numerous dermatologists, I found that the products simply lacked efficacy. Disappointed I wanted to try the organic route. While at the mall, Pritesh was approached by a salesperson with a brand new product launched into the market, claiming that it was all natural.

While checking the product, a few of the ingredients caught his attention as they used them as a raw material in their manufacturing processes at their family-run petroleum products plant.

We started looking out for pure and natural products but in vain. It increasingly became clear that there was either little awareness about the chemicals present in skincare products and their adverse effects on us or there was no alternative available for consumers to switch to a skin care brand that was truly natural.

Juicy Chemistry was born with a goal to provide effective skincare products formulated with the purest and the most nutrient-rich ingredients nature has to offer.

What kind of market research did you do before launching the brand?

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under the ‘key’ or ‘main’ ingredients section.

This ‘greenwashing’ of ingredients is a major concern as companies are only putting out half-truth about the harmful effects these chemicals have on us and the environment. Skincare is the most basic luxury, which should be without any collateral damage.

Our philosophy is pretty simple. It’s in our motto, too – ‘simplified skincare’. Our no-nasty promise is something that we loudly and proudly talk about because our customers deserve nothing less.

Unlike commercial brands that often mislead consumers about the ‘greenness’ of their products, our products are both clean and effective and give our clients a cosmetic experience as close to what nature intended.

What is the brand’s philosophy?

At Juicy Chemistry, we believe that everything we need for healthy and beautiful skin is available from nature’s lap,

and to believe that labs can produce better ingredients than Mother Nature is just a fad.

We understand the physical and chemical properties of each ingredient and how they complement each other during our formulations. As a result, our products offer maximum therapeutic benefits upon application.

What is your marketing strategy for it?

What’s your vision for it for 2019?

Given the nature of our products, forward integration will form an integral part of our growth strategy and we plan to start our exclusive stores in Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai by next financial year.

A large percentage of our clients prefer to shop online and this is an area we will look to strengthen. We are working with multiple online platforms who share a similar synergy to retail our products and widen our online customer base.

In a short span, we have managed to cater to over 10,000 customers in over 25 states in India and 20 countries globally.

Though our primary business model concentrates on B2C market we are now getting offers for distribution of our products from various cities for domestic and international markets. We have also been approached by various spas and high-end destination resorts for supplying products.

Juicy Chemistry product portfolio The products range from serums, day creams, body butter, scrubs, foot creams, toners, anti-aging cream, lip butter and scrubs, shampoo bars and gourmet soaps.

IMAGE: MALLORY CROSS, AURORA, CO, AVEDA INSTITUTE DENVER; PHOTOGRAPHER: KEITH BRYCE; WARDROBE STYLIST: LOGAN PRETORIUS; MAKEUP ARTIST: BRAND VAN DYKE

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Hair / Showcase

Hair

What’s new in ad hair-town? Re ore! on to know m

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Queen Cleopatra’s secret opened Global Beauty Secrets brings to you Queen Cleopatra’s beauty ritual – Egyptian Honey and Castor Hair Oil. This Egyptian elixir works wonders on your hair and boosts its overall health.

Honey moisturises and conditions, while castor oil strengthens the hair follicles, promotes hair growth and fights hair fall. This oil reportedly has been prepared through the cold pressed method to ensure that the purest and best benefits of the ingredients have been safeguarded. Available at Discovergbs. com, Nykaa.com, Amazon.in, Flipkart.com and Myntra.com.

TBC unveils Charcoal Black Treatment Shampoo Dyson launches the Airwrap styler After the success of the Dyson Supersonic hair dryer, Dyson unveils its second piece of beauty technology: the Dyson Airwrap styler. The Dyson Airwrap styler uses jets of air to allow you to achieve voluminous curls, natural waves and smooth finish at home. Powered by Dyson V9 digital motor, the Dyson AirwrapTM styler along with its unique styling barrels has been created by an in-house team of experts to use air to style hair, without the need to rely on extreme heat. The Dyson Airwrap styler comes in three different variants with specific attachments, designed with different hair types and desired looks in mind. The speciality of the airwrap truly lies in the ease to use and the results it provides. Available at the Dyson Demo stores in DLF Promenade and Select City Walk in New Delhi and VR Mall in Bangalore, Dyson online (www.dyson.in), and through InHome Demo Service in NCR, Bangalore and Mumbai and through online partners – Nykaa and Amazon.

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TBC by Nature has launched the Charcoal Detoxifying Shampoo.

It is ideal for oily hair due to its ability to absorb debris, excess oils, and even bacteria. Excellent for the scalp, helping to fight clogged pores, dirt, and grime that builds at the base of the hair follicle. Great for sensitive scalps that suffer from psoriasis and eczema. Charcoal, derived from coconut shells, combines with lemon and grapefruit oils to eliminate impurities. It’s available in a 200ml pack, across all leading departmental stores across India, and on Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon.

Sephora to house OUAI soon OUAI has been created for real women and includes products that are simple, affordable and classic. OUAI means ‘Yes’ in French and it is about saying yes to real hair for real life and to looking chic. The brand has been created by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin. Jen has worked with some of the most influential celebs such as Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Katy Perry and Jessica Alba to name a few. The products claim to be sulfatefree and employ smart keratin to repair and improve hair strength. The range comprises shampoos, conditioners, hairstyling products, anti-frizz sheets, treatment masque and rose hair and body oil. The shampoos and conditioners employ smart keratin to repair and improve hair strength. In India, the products are priced between `1,800 and `3,200.

Color Care range by Paul Mitchell Paul Mitchell, America’s top high performance hair care brand, introduces the Color Care range in India. The range consists of Color Protect Shampoo, Color Protect Conditioner for hair care and Color Protect Locking Spray and Color Protect Treatment for styling. This range uses sunflower extract, which provides intense UVA & UVB protection that prevents the colour to fade due to harsh sun rays, while the conditioning agents and extracts work on the overall nourishment and treatment of the chemically treated hair adding natural moisture and shine. The styling range specifically for coloured hair helps keep the style intact and also repairs and protects the hair from any further damage.The Color Care range of Paul Mitchell is available at leading salons in Mumbai and Delhi. It is distributed in India by Lewanna.

Micro Crimper by Mr.Barber Mr.Barber Micro Crimper glides smoothly over your tresses for fabulous styling experience. The titanium plates delivers negative ions and infrared hear for smooth and shinny hair. It reportedly has professional 3 mtr swivel cord for comfortable use. The crimpers has autosleep mode, which automatically activates after 60 minutes of inactivity It has styling temperature of upto 220° C. Priced at `4,800, the product is distributed by Esskay Beauty Resources.

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Hair / Color

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espite the never-ending options that professional hair colors and colorists offer today, consumers are always looking out for something new.

Their increasingly discerning choice in hair color is what led to the huge boom in the ammonia free color market over the last couple of years. However, in today’s time is just being ammonia free good enough?

Due to the surge of content on the net, easy access to international trends, Indian consumers are more cautious than ever and are demanding more from their hair color. Just being ammonia-free does not make the cut, today they are increasingly looking for a variety of shades that are fashionable, wearable, and compliment their skin tones. They want ammonia free color that doesn’t dry their hair and they want the color to last long.

The latest

Wonder in hair color is here!

MATRIX launches Wonder Color Ammonia Free, its first ever ammonia free fashion hair color palette! 10 exciting shades, specially formulated to suit dark hair and Indian skin tones.

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Hair / Color

Keeping all these consumers demands in mind, MATRIX launches for the first time ever - Wonder Color Ammonia Free Fashion Hair Color Palette. From Reds, Blacks, Browns, Plums, Golds, specially created for dark hair, Wonder Color Ammonia Free offers fashionable, yet natural shades, that complement various skin tones perfectly.

Why do we recommend Wonder Color Ammonia Free?

• 10 Exciting Shades – Choose from a range of 10 exciting shades. Its versatile palette of reds, blacks, browns, plums, golds can be used not only to cover greys but also for fashion coloration.

• 8 Weeks Color Lock – The revolutionary color delivery system in Wonder Color Ammonia Free ensures that despite being ammonia free, color is long lasting. The color molecules penetrate uniformly, deep inside the hair fiber resulting in even, vibrant color that stays up to 32 washes.

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molecules layer themselves one on top of the other uniformly, ensuring even distribution of color. This results in color families staying true to tone despite regular washes.

• Well-nourished, Manageable Hair – Consumers often complain of ammonia free color making their hair dry, but with Wonder Color Ammonia Free’s patented coacervation system + 3 oils, hair feels nourished, well conditioned unlike ever before!

• 5X Shine – Smooth, manageable shiny hair is now possible with ammonia free color. Wonder Color Ammonia Free is formulated to give hair 5X shine post coloration.

• 100% Grey Coverage – Use this palette not only for fashion coloration, these natural shades can be used to cover your greys giving you 100% grey coverage.

The Wonder Color Range by MATRIX is available in 10 amazing natural and fashion colours. Shade Numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 3.26, 4.56, 5.25, 5.32, 5.8, 6.65.

Hair / Trend

Parisian

Cool Colour Collection Be effortlessly ‘en vogue’ with L’Oréal Professionnel’s Parisian Cool Colour Collection, which gives us three bespoke cool-tone looks with French Balayage.

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tart off the New Year on a cool note with the swanky Parisian Cool Colour Collection by L’Oréal Professionnel. Unveil the chic Parisian in you with the cool palette of Mocha, Caramel and Burgundy. Not only are these colours compatible with Indian skin tones, but with the French Balayage technique, they add a whole new dimension to the cool tone trend.

The collection has been curated by hair experts at L’Oréal Professionnel.

Cool Caramel Balayage Inspiration: Cool tones of ashgold Styling: Chic and effortless Colours: Majirel 6.13 and the new Dialight 9.02. expert speak: “The look has been inspired by the classic French Girl – her hair colour choice, her fringe and her casual yet stylised expression.”

- loic Chapoix, L’Oréal Professionnel India Dream Team member, and Creative Director, Dessange Salon, Mumbai

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What’s French Balayage?

It’s the French free-hand hair colouring technique, used to create soft, natural-looking results. The looks from the new Parisian Cool Colour Collection can be created using the portfolio of shades from L’Oréal Professionnel’s Majirel, INOA and Dialight colour ranges. The broad spectrum of shades available within these portfolios together with the trending technique of French Balayage give your colourist the opportunity to create stunning bespoke looks for you. #COLORMEFRENCH #FRENCHBALAYAGE The Parisian Cool Trend Collection 2019 comprises the Cool Caramel Balayage, Cool Mocha Balayage and Cool Burgundy Balayage looks.

Cool moCHa Balayage Inspiration: Quintessential Parisian Cafe Mocha Styling: Casual yet classy Colours: INOA Mocha shade of 7.18 and the new Dialight 9.13 expert Speak: “The cool brown Mocha is glossed with Dialight to give a multi-dimension feel to the modern, structured bob.”

- akshata Honawar, L’Oréal Professionnel India Dream Team member and Owner & Artistic Director, Runah Salon, Mumbai

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Cool BurguNDy Balayage Inspiration: Burgundy boldness Styling: Contemporary glam Colours: Majirouge 5.20 and Majicontrast Magenta Red expert Speak: “With the #FrenchBalayage technique, cool reds can be blended for a stunning Parisian look that will make heads turn.”

- Vipul Chudasama, L’Oréal Professionnel Training Ambassador, and Owner & Artistic Director, Vipul Chudasama Salon & Academy

L’Oréal Professionnel’s DIALIGHT is a unique acid-gel cream-based, ammonia free, tone-on-tone colour. It is ideal for coloured and sensitised hair. The pH acid formula of Dialight is close to the natural pH of the hair. Dialight gently colours your tresses, while giving them a glossy finish. It can be used for toning, colour correction and for highlights on sensitised hair. With 14 unique shades for that perfect Parisian Cool look, with DIALIGHT your hairdresser can give you a personalised #FrenchBalayage look.

The new Parisian Cool Colour Collection is exclusively available at L’Oréal Professionnel salons across India.

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Hair / Color & Care

Fashion Colouration now possible with No Ammonia

With the increasing levels of information and awareness regarding hair colouring, it is no surprise that more and more of our clients enter the salon with a very clear idea of what they expect from their colour. It could be in terms of trending shades, techniques or type of product. One growing demand is for ammonia free hair colours.

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hen you talk about hair colouration without ammonia, all hairdressers typically think of levels 1, 2, 3 and 4. That really restricts the colour choices and hair colouring techniques available to clients, making the options really dull and boring.

But with the new Godrej Professional No Ammonia range, we have so many shades which are fashion colours and ammonia free. So now, whether it is for grey coverage or just fashion colouration, you can indulge in beautiful colours, fashion forward colours without the burden of ammonia.

The No Ammonia range has lovely base and fashion shades which ensure an ASHA HARIHARAN exciting & pleasant colouring experience – Education Ambassador no odour or irritation* - while also ensuring Godrej Professional 100% grey coverage and maximum retention. There are beautiful hues at levels 4, 5 and even 6. You can choose from copper to an ash, gold even a violet and all of these without the ammonia.

The Godrej Professional range has been specifically developed for Indian hair keeping in mind the Indian climate, hair texture and melanin content of Indian hair.”

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Crafted for IndIan HaIr Our shades are hues that compliment all varieties of Indian skin tones and colours. Indeed, the Godrej Professional range has been specifically developed for Indian hair keeping in mind the Indian climate, hair texture and melanin content of Indian hair. Indian Hair is different from American, European or South East Asian Hair. It requires Indian expertise. The range developed by Godrej Professional has been developed in India in collaboration with the leading hair dressers of India.

Each product has been rigorously tested to provide superior results for Indian hair.

So now, go ahead with ammonia free hair colours with all the confidence of choice of shades, techniques and the guarantee of delivery and retention on Indian hair. * Patch test is recommended before commencing hair colour process.

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COVER FEATURE

Beautiful belle Big hair is trending... and how! Effortlessly lose strands frame the face adding to the sexiness of this ‘70s look.

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Set the winter fashion scene ablaze with these sizzling styles by the God of Long Hairdressing – Patrick Cameron. Celebrating Beauty Launchpad’s 6th Anniversary, celebrity hairstylist Patrick offers us stunning inspirations to heighten the glory of long hair in 2019.

Creative style

Here’s another big hair do sans the waves. The lengths are tucked below the bun to create an elegant evening upstyle.

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COVER FEATURE

Victorian vibes Patrick gives the quintessential bun a twist here. While the front sports a textured look, the bun at the back has a beautiful design.

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Sleek n sexy

This brilliantly easy updo is both stylish and smart.

It can be played down to be worn at after-hours social ‘do or played up for a red carpet rendezvous.

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COVER FEATURE

Simply stunning Have you seen a sleeker ponytail? We haven’t, for sure! Full of twists and curls, this is yet another way to wear long hair, in a true Patrick Cameron style.

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Hair / Care

Scalp care for winters

Schwarzkopf Professional brings specialised scalp care – BC Bonacure Scalp Genesis – to keep winter woes at bay.

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onacure Scalp Genesis by Schwarzkopf Professional comprises the Holistic Detoxifying Scalp System with StemCodeTM Complex. External factors such as pollution and fast-paced lifestyle have an adverse effect on scalp and hair health. Schwarzkopf Professional understands the needs of clients who come to expert hairdressers with scalp related concerns. The new BC Scalp Genesis range with StemCodeTM Complex instantly rebalances the scalp, while improving and securing the future condition of the hair.

Its a holistic, silicone-free product range that features superior technology to prevent, and work efficiently against, the following scalp imbalances: • Dry and Sensitive Scalps (Soothing Range) • Oily Scalps (Purifying Range) • Dandruff (Anti-Dandruff Range) • Hair Loss (Root Activating Range)

The double-action StemCodeTM Complex with Hydrolyzed Rice Extract and Hydrolyzed Soybean Extract supports the hair´s growth phase in two ways: • Action 1: Stem Cell Protection The stem cell, which is a part of the hair follicle, plays a crucial role in healthy hair growth. It not only delivers the original information about the hair structure and natural hair colour, it is also the starting point for the next generation of hair, after the previous hair falls out.

• Action 2: Root Protection The hair growth in the hair root is protected against oxidative stress on a daily basis.

Key ingredients in the products include Vitamin B3 (Derivate Niancinamid), Vitamin B5 (Panthenol), Vitamin E (Tocopheryl Actetate) and Biotin (Vitamin B7).

“We all want beautiful hair and for this we need a balanced healthy scalp for optimal hair quality”, states Gary Taylor, Care Ambassador for Schwarzkopf Professional in the UK. He goes on to say that “along with an exclusive scalp detox service we can now protect the scalp by tackling the source instead of just targeting the symptoms”.

In-Salon Detox SeRvICe Schwarzkopf Professional has developed an innovative in-salon Detox Service, which enables hairdressers to tackle scalp imbalances at the source, delivering the highest care level to their clients. After a bespoke consultation, the Detox Service combines the BC Scalp Genesis SelfWarming Detox Prep-Treatment with a detoxifying massage, to activate blood microcirculation and to eliminate impurities, product build up and pollution. the BC SCalP GeneSIS RanGe at a GlanCe...

• Self-Warming Detox Prep-Treatment (in-salon exclusive) • Purifying Shampoo • Soothing Shampoo • Soothing Serum

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• • • • •

Anti-Dandruff Shampoo Rebalancing Serum Root Activating Shampoo Root Activating Serum Densifying Foam

Beauty Launchpad gets into an exclusive interaction with Melissa Hughe, Technical Head, Schwarzkopf Professional India.

She gives us a low down on the importance of scalp health and the role played by the new range in maintaining a healthy mane.

Why is scalp health important? How does it affect the quality of hair?

Beautiful hair begins with a healthy scalp. The scalp not only houses the hair follicles, the scalp also ensures the hair follicles are well nourished. The entire hair life cycle is well managed within the scalp and therefore having a healthy scalp is vital for healthy hair and hair growth.

Which services by Schwarzkopf can help people with scalp issues?

The Schwarzkopf Scalp Genesis range, an innovation based on stem code complex technology, promises a well-balanced scalp through detox and rebalancing, protection against oxidative stress and external aggressors, a protected hair bulb for a healthy future growth and a customized solution for the four key scalp disorders – Oiliness, Sensitivity, Dandruff and Hair Thinning. Services customized according to the scalp type with this unique range are available in – salon. Services begin with a detailed scalp analysis using a scalp analysing tool, and is a must do twice a month. Begin your beautiful hair story by restoring your scalps health today!

Checklist for hair care as per changing season.

Ensure a clean and well moisturized scalp in all seasons for healthy hair. Use a treatment on your hair lengths for balanced nourishment and moisturization.

Checklist for hair care as per scalp type.

Melissa Hughe, National Technical Head, Schwarzkopf Professional India

Avoid using very hot water. Cleanse regularly and thoroughly with a scalp specific shampoo. Get a scalp detox treatment once a fortnight.

Use scalp specific treatments to cure existing scalp concerns.

Bonacure Scalp Genesis is a holistic, silicone-free product range that features superior technology to prevent, and work efficiently against different scalp imbalances.

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Schwarzkopf Professional’s

AW Inspire collection Inspire is a shoot, exclusive to the UK Schwarzkopf Professional salon hairdressers. They take the Essential Looks collection as inspiration and create their own looks to produce the inspire collection.

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Hair / Expert Talk

Knowing

Sherri Jessee

Energy, youth ful spirit and amazing talent defines Sherri Jessee. Her abundant skills in hair, make-up and brand building may definitely be the give away for the 36 years she has spent in the industry for her looks are definitely not! — By Ritoo Jhha

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er daughter joins her in the profession and her grand children are all poised too. She has continuously groomed Miss USA Virginia for several years and has an eponymous make-up brand too. We ask her some quick questions on the secret to her success.

How you have inspired your next-gen to join the profession?

Every day in the salon is a great day because my daughter, Amy Lauren works with me! Her 3-year-old daughter, Adaline begs to come to the salon to practice hair and make-up on mannequin heads.

How do you make a profitable salon business?

My motto has long been, “Be nice and do pretty hair.” 33 years as a salon owner later…my business continues to grow each year!

Creating a colour cosmetic brand — how & what’s your vision?

I have my own line of magnetic make-up palettes, which colour cosmetics can be stored in. This way you choose your

Hair & Make-up: Sherri Jessee Model: Himanvi Panidepu, Miss Virginia Teen USA 2018

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favourite colors and carry them all together…”your entire face is in one place.” I also have my own organizing make-up bag. The magnetic palette fits neatly into it and it is large enough to store all of your essentials. My products can be purchased at my website, www.sherrijessee.com. You can also view my blog, to see hundreds of hair and make-up tutorials and videos.

Your involvement with the beauty pageants — how has that been as an experience and when should one get involved with such opportunities?

It is a privilege to work with pageant queens. They are as the saying goes, “beautiful both inside and out!” This gives me an opportunity to work with gorgeous girls and continue to build my editorial portfolio and create step-by-step tutorials for hair and make-up.

Future outlook.

I look on each day as a new opportunity to make the world a better place…one head of a hair at a time.

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Hair / Brand Talk

New on the We at Beauty Launchpad like to keep our readers abreast with latest updates. Our focus for this month is on two brands that are making waves in the industry. streax Ultralights Coffee ColleCtion

The hair colour brand, Streax from Hygienic Research Institute has launched their Ultralights Coffee Collection to make highlighting an easy process.

The collection comes in three rich shades of brown: Mocha, Hazel, and Cappuccino. Each shade, which is a different version of brown, are perfectly suited for the Indian skin tone. Choose to highlight few strands around your face or just opt to do your hair ends; the process is quick and convenient to do right from the comfort of your home. So, no more stress of matching your schedule to that of the salon.

As Streax Brand Ambassador Sonakshi Sinha, adds, “Hair colour highlights is such an exciting way to go in for a new look. Be it the first day at work or a date night, or twinning with your BFF, if you want to make an impression simply brush in a few highlights and welcome the new look. Streax Ultralights Coffee Collection is sure to be a big hit with today’s millennial girl who intends to stand out in the crowd!”

Streax Ultralights Coffee Collection is available across cosmetic stores and ecommerce portals such as Amazon and Flipkart at a retail price of `160.

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Celeb style hair with Kehairtherapy With a wide range of products for in-salon services for all types of hair and extended in-salon use products for aftercare, Kehairtherapy offers complete solution to all hair texture and types.

ULTRA SMOOTH SHAMPOO

ULTRA SMOOTH CONDITIONER

ARGAN OIL HAIR MASqUE

Packed with fruits and other powerful botanicals, this hair shampoo is perfect for every hair type.

With antioxidant and vitamin-rich, Acai Oil and Cupuacu Oil, this exotic and sulfate-free shampoo claims to intensely hydrates, soften and bring back natural shine. The ingredients help to prevent split ends, prolong the life of hair colour, provide great frizz control, restore damaged hair and protect against UV ray damage, and improve scalp health.

A strong combination of the Ultra Smooth Shampoo, the Ultra Smooth Conditioner is the perfect blend of product for every hair type. With antioxidant and vitamin-rich Acai Oil and Cupuacu Oil, the Ultra Smooth Conditioner helps repair and protect damaged hair. This unique formulation provides deep hydration to hair, leaving it soft and smooth. Works for sensitive scalp and helps balance and restore hair with deeprooted frizz control.

Kehairtherapy Argan oil hair masque is enriched with proteins and Keratin and infused with argan oil, derived from the Moroccan Argan tree. Its moisturising properties help to revive and nourish trying damaged hair. The argan oil hair masque is an intensive treatment that helps rebuild strength and restore elasticity in all hair types.

Argan oil hair masque is specially formulated to help improve texture and manageability leaving hair looking healthier shinier.

DAMASCENA OIL

KERATIN INFUSED DEEP CONDITIONING MASqUE

Kehairtherapy Damascena Oil is an aromatherapy oil with natural extracts of Bulgarian Rose that nourishes, balances and conditions the hair. It soothes the scalp, adds luster, moisture, and strength to the hair. It helps to prevent hair breakage and improves hair texture. On coloured hair, it helps the colour last longer and it stimulates the scalp and helps promote blood circulation.

Keratin Infused Deep Conditioning Masque is an intense, nourishing and hydrating treatment that revives hair that has been dried or damaged by the environment or styling stresses. Jojoba, walnut and chestnut oils penetrate deeply into the hair, resulting in unparalleled moisture, strength, elasticity and brilliant shine.

Kehairtherapy Professional was introduced in India by Ccigmaa Lifestyles Pvt Ltd in the year 2016 with product formulation from the USA, it brings to you an all-inclusive range of hair care products of the superior quality.

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Beauty / Off the Shelf

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ng on the beauty block! gi ra d an w ne t’s ha w t Find ou

Skeyndor’s recent launch Lift Contour Face & Neck Cream (Normal to Combination Skin) is reportedly based on anti-age technology [ProGen-in]. An advanced cosmetic that claims to provide a global firming effect and restores facial fullness. Priced at `5,300, the product is available at skeyndor.in.

The Forest Essentials new launch – ‘Soundarya Silkening Shower Wash’ is the latest addition to its iconic Soundarya range.

The shower wash is an amalgamation of all-natural ingredients for smooth skin. It has at its base, the Forest Essentials Advanced Soundarya Age Defying Serum, which claims to be a powerful combination of 24 Karat Gold Bhasma, effective herb infusions, unprocessed oils, pure cow’s ghee, and nourishing roots. Priced at `1,750 for 200ml.

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IBD Clear Gel is ultra-durable, incredibly strong, permanently shine gel used over tips. The clear gel wears naturally on nails and is ideal for tip overlays and sculpting. Available at Esskay Beauty Resources, the gel claims to be odour-free and has a permanent high gloss shine. Priced at `1,800

The feather weight Mattlook Foundation is made in Taiwan.

This oil free mousse to powder formula delivers a feather light finish giving you breathable natural skin, while the weightless formulation hides pores, fine lines & uneven skin tone. It is priced at `549 and is available in 5 shades of natural, satin, beige, ivory and rose.

Oriflame’s the One Browcara claims to be the high-performance gel brow mascara with waterproof fiber formula for instant voluminous brows. Reportedly, it gives a long-lasting hold of up to 10 hours. The mascara is also enriched with natural origin avocado oil and is priced at `599.

The all-new Seaweed Insta Glow face Mask by Skinella is bestowed with detoxifying and cleansing properties, which will help eliminate impurities and toxins from your skin and give you radiant and glowing skin.

The face mask is available in 50gm pack for `215.

A newly launch skincare brand from ITC – Dermafique Cell by Cell has come up with Oleo Restore Hand Serum. This hand cream works overtime to heal dryness and help prevent collagen breakdown to give you younger-looking hands. With 10x Vitamin E* benefit, this cream claims to keep the skin soft, while helping it retain moisture. Priced at `179 for 50gm.

KIKO MILANO’s NEW Valentines Collection is designed to inspire the sweetest memories of love. Delicate, shimmering Baked Blush and Shadow Palettes enhance eyes and cheeks, while new heart-shaped Sweetheart Lipsticks come in six brand new shades.

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Beauty / Cover Girl

RJing

across borders Meet Anushka Arora, RJ, actor and anchor who has taken Bollywood music to fans in the West.

— By Kanishka Ramchandani

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nushka Arora wears many hats.

She’s an actor, radio jockey, video jockey, anchor and a journalist. With a degree in Journalism from the University of Arts, London, this dynamic girl of Indo-British origin received training in hospital radio and local community radio stations before embarking on a full-fledged career as a Radio Jockey. Anushka was nominated as the Best Radio Presenter of the year 2018. Speaking about her nomination, she said, “I am uber excited that industry has marked my talent and nominated for such a prestigious award. I will continue to work and make India proud overseas with such accomplishments and it makes me supremely joyous of how appreciative people have become of different career options!”

She further rose to prominence with her stints as a presenter. She has many shows and tours under her belt – the most recent one being the Shreya Ghoshal Show, as well as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s and Mikka Singh’s show, London, 2018. With Bollywood being her forte, she has interviewed actors such as the Bachchans, Salman Khan, Shahrukh 68 Beauty Launchpad India | 01.19

Khan, Varun Dhawan, John Abraham, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Katrina Kaif, Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, and Manish Paul.

Beauty Launchpad engages anushka arora in a tête-à-tête aBout her work and achievements...

What’s the best part of being an RJ? The learnings are endless – different people everyday, different topics – it only accelerates the career and understanding ability.

Moreover, I get to play my favourite music, talk on mike and make my voice heard.

How is the Indian music industry different from the West and other Asian countries?

What does music mean to you?

Music is the way of life. I love music, not because it is a part of my profession, instead it is the opposite! The love for music, essentially, has taken me to places.

Tell us about your skincare and haircare regime.

Living in London, and especially during winter months, my skin goes for a toss. It gets dry very quickly and requires to be moisturised at least 3 times a day. Once in the morning, later afternoon and then a good wash and moisturising just before bed. My hair is naturally very frizzy, so I have to calm it down once I’ve washed it with frizzease, which makes it look smooth and silky. Shampooing is a pain as I have to wash my hair every other day!

Apart from being bias towards the genre of Indian Bollywood music in general, I think the huge and major difference lies in the versatility of talent the industry is coming up with. It is no more gender dominated and Bollywood in general has become more accepting. Coke Studio, India in itself is a breakthrough.

Which treatments do you like to take at a salon or spa?

How do you maintain a work-life balance?

Any home remedy for skin or hair that you swear by?

This is the beauty of this industry. When attending events or networking or even working per say it really doesn’t feel like work – sometimes it feels like I’m catching up with friends and colleagues.

Yes, I use a haldi (turmeric) and yoghurt face mask. I make it myself and and tend to use that at least once a month.

What is the next step ahead for you?

Creatively speaking, I’d go for a really nice big perm. I’d love to have that done! I love curly hair! I’d keep my natural colour as I’m not a fan of different hair colours.

Getting on screen is something I am looking forward to. It can be Indian or western, depending on my availability of dates.

At a salon whenever I go for a haircut, I love it when the hairdresser washes my hair and then gives a very calming head massage. At the spa, I prefer a hot stone or a deep tissue full body massage to relax the muscles.

If you were to get a creative hair makeover, what changes would you make in your cut, colour and styling.

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New Year Scents

Beauty / Fragrance Preview

Today, Tomorrow & Always by Avon A romantic trilogy fragrance series is here, which strikes a chord with the joy of romance and celebrates the emotion of love.

Today Today is the first fragrance of Avon’s Trilogy. The refreshing notes of citrus, pink peppercorn play along with the base notes of sandalwood and musk.

At the heart of the perfume are magnolia, lily of the valley and jasmine petals. The aroma of white floral is captured in a clear flask with an edgy cap.

Mood: Today celebrates that very first glance, when you look at someone and deep down in your heart you know something is going to happen. It’s a feeling of joy.

Tomorrow Avon Tomorrow is a pleasant, fruity, oriental fragrance with the warmth of African violet, sunset

Begin the New Year with a bouquet of fragrances that will refresh your feelings and amp up your style.

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amber and golden raspberry at its heart. Opening notes are of patchouli, tagetes, pepper and peach and the end notes are sandalwood, musk and Brazilian rosewood. The sensuous woody warmth is captured in a clear oval flask, which highlights the peachy tone of the perfume.

Mood: A fragrance as exciting as the anticipation you feel with the initial energy of new love.

Always The rich and vibrant fragrance of tropical fruits and everlasting flower glorifies the lasting love for women. It’s tropical and summery feel is heightened by green notes, kiwi, star fruit and yellow tulips. The fragrance is bottled in a clear flask, which gives us a peek into the colour of the perfume.

Mood: It is a fragrance that personifies true love, trust and commitment and brings us to the part in our love story where dreams and hopes are realised.

Shalimar Souffle Intense by Guerlain The fragrance is a flight of green lively notes. The luminous heart gives way to an armful of white flowers and jasmine Sambac from India combined with orange blossom and water absolute. Deep inside, the Tahitensis vanilla and the vanilla from Madagascar exalts a balsamed and amber sensuality, whereas the overdose of benzoïn it’s addictive and spicy facet. Shalimar Souffle Intense is captured in a blue flask shaped like armour which depicts the tale behind the perfume.

Mood: Precious, sensual and cocooning, Shalimar Souffle Intense epitomises the love story of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Blamage by Nasomatto Blamage by Nasomatto is a fragrance for women and men. Bright, citrusy/woodsy spice delivers an opening reminiscent of previous Nasomatto scents. The notes comprise white wood, leather, birch and musk. The star of the show is the raggedy woody effect of the cap along with the bottle which looks like a stem. The entire packing makes the perfume stand out.

Mood: This powerful, intoxicating, and a little addictive perfume was put together

by Gualtieri when he blindfolded himself and choose four key (and undisclosed) ingredients at random.

Silver Musk by Nasomatto Silver Musk is a fragrance that smells like you have just stepped out of a shower.

It’s cool, breezy and fresh. It opens with citrusy notes that make way for a powedery hearth before bringing in the musky dry down. The perfect skin musk is captured in clear flask with a wooden cap, which aims to evoke superhero magnetism.

Mood: It’s a perfect skin musk that has a huge appeal due to its subtle, sensual nature.

Nyassa’s Eau De Toilette range Nyassa’s philosophy ‘from heaven and earth’ is perfectly encapsulated in its new range of perfumes.

Victorian Rosa Tea replenishes the freshness when jasmine’s bloom, lily of the valley and pink rose buds contrast against the base woody notes of musk, amber and oakmoss. The fragrance is captured in a clear flask with pink roses printed on it, highlighting the essence of it being floral.

The delectable happiness of citrus and fruits, the jasmine bushes entwined with orange blossoms, the floral notes yearning for romance, the richness of oud, leather and amber with the sweetness of vanilla – all come together to create Solitude. The fragrance is captured in a clear flask but the print on it makes you believe the day is about to end but there’s still so much to be discovered.

A whiff of Crushed Roses takes you on a journey through an endless sea of roses, countless and never-ending blooms of desire and delight. The pink and floral packaging highlights the fragrance of sweetness and innocence.

Yes I Do by Etat Libre D’Orange It’s an enchanting floral fragrance for women, featuring orange blossom, lily of the valley, patchouli, jasmine, aldehydes, ambercacao pod, marshmallow and musk.

The fragrance bottled in a pink flask gives the perfect feminine tone to it.

Mood: Imagine unfolding of the story of a mysterious woman – when he asks her, “Do you?” and she replies, “Yes, I do”.

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Beauty / Brand Inspiration

Si Passione At Beauty Launchpad, Si Passione walks away with the Feminine Fragrance Award of 2018. We are delighted with the concept, the story and the authenticity of it all.

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assion is a powerful emotion and manifests in different ways in different people – always fascinating! Sì Passione adds a new dimension to the Sì fragrance personality by exploring this profound emotion.

To add to the drama, Giorgio Armani celebrates the multi-faceted Sì woman by creating a campaign featuring three powerful and strong women — Cate Blanchett, the original face of Si, Adwoa Aboah and Sara Sampaio.

A Deep Authenticity We Love the Feminine Authenticity that Si Passione brings by its sheer representation by these three magnetic personalities.

As a citizen of the modern world, Adwoa Aboah, born from a Ghanaian father and a British mother, has become an inspiring symbol for her own generation and those to follow. An Activist first and then a super model, Adwoa is fearlessly committed to creating her own empowerment, which in turn, empowers others through platforms like Gurls Talk.

This organization aims to provide an online platform for young women to openly address their experiences in a safe environment –by helping them find their voices and promoting empowerment, self-care and community.

“I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to join the Sì Passione campaign. To me, it depicts a world ‘around women’ that are at the same time vulnerable and strong – as well as Armani chic.”

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PhoToGrAPher: Tom munro; VIdeoGrAPher: Tom munro (CATe BLAnCheTT); FABIen ConSTAnT: (AdWoA ABoAh And SArA SAmPAIo)

Australian Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett has been the embodiment of the Sì woman since its creation in 2013. Graced with both authenticity and veracity, she is an actress whose strength lies in the innate ability to embody each role entirely, to constantly reinvent herself and bring a truth to each of her portrayals. She finds a new facet of herself in the campaign for Sì Passione. Blanchett brings a passion and fire to every character; like Sì, she has different sides, different scents that define her different moods.

Sara Sampaio is a Portuguese-born model living in New York City who has appeared on the covers of the most prestigious fashion publications, and has also become a modern-day catwalk icon. She gives off a vibrant energy, with her joyful, free spirit.

She embraces life with open arms. In June 2016, she teamed up with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) to support the fight for homeless animals.

the colour & the notes

The red colour is emblematic of Sì Passione’s attitude and essence - both its olfactory essence and its spirit. Its strong visual identity underscores the vitality at the core of the Sì Passione philosophy.

Coming to life through colour-saturated photos shot

by Tom Munro, the Sì Passione campaign is energized by a palette of emotions and different types of femininity.

The Notes embody a vividness and clear personality – the Black Currant and pear, rose & jasmine & cedar & vanilla – evolve the Si line to a dramatic epitome !

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Ace your winter skincare regime Cheryl’s Cosmeceuticals provides you with an all-round moisturizing solution with HydraMoist.

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he new year brings with it a brand-new opportunity to start over on a fresh note. It’s time to set realistic goals to become the best version of ourselves. Through the chaotic routines of our lives, we often tend to overlook the basic skincare needs that are crucial to feel and look naturally healthy. Considering winter and festive seasons tend to take a toll on our skincare regime, it is essential for everyone to incorporate self-care into resolutions and goals for the new year. It’s easy to treat ourselves to occasional facials and frequent cosmetic products splurges, but religiously following a regular skincare regime combined with a healthy lifestyle is quite important.

A routine approach will help in a long way to keep our skin hydrated, soft and supple.

MoisturizAtioN is the key To ensure that skin gets the required hydration and moisturization even during the dry winter chills, Cheryl’s Cosmeceuticals, a professional skincare brand brings to you HydraMoist. The moisturizing cream provides intense hydration and locks in moisture for long hours, therefore ensuring natural glow from within.

The intense yet light texture of the moisturizer absorbs quickly and retains the same moisture intensity for as long as over 6 hours. It has Vitamin B5, Vitamin B3; oils that include olive oil, jojoba oil and butters, which are infused with herbal and scientific ingredients. The moisturizer rehydrates the skin providing a velvety feel. It also has the winter cherry extract that is known to give protection against infrared radiation (IR) and visible light while helping in collagen repair. experience the revolutionary product by Cheryl Cosmeceutical’s this New year.

“hydraMoist moisturizer gives you a chance to live up to your promise of taking care of your skin. Backed by scientific and natural ingredients, the moisturizer provides a six-hour long moisture lock that protects the skin’s natural oil and hydration balance to promote healthy and radiant skin. it is of great importance to imbibe a powerful moisturizer in one’s skincare routine to look your best always both internally and externally.” – Gunjan jain, national Education Manager, Cheryl’s Cosmeceuticals

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Beauty / Event Preview

The Make Up Week 2019

The Make Up Week (MUW) is set to host its maiden edition on March 25-26, 2019 in Mumbai. Intellectual property of Professional Beauty, the 2-day trade show will present the latest industry trends and makeup looks.

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he Beauty and Cosmetics Industry in India is estimated to hit the USD 2.68 billion mark by year 2020; with colour cosmetic segment being the key driver in accelerating this stupendous growth. And the positive knock-on effect is the rising demand for professional makeup artistry and beauty professionals now looking at make-up as a profitable career option. India has already been tagged as a favoured marketplace by global cosmetic leaders and understanding this trend, the Professional Beauty team launches ‘The Makeup Week’ (MUW) providing makeup enthusiasts an international platform to showcase skills, source products and enhance their technical skills.

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SHOW PLAN The 2-day extravaganza gives you an opportunity to know the latest makeup trends, tips on developing a good make-up kit and a better work portfolio; meet top make-up artists and engage in meaningful interaction with brands. But most importantly, MUW will give you access to state-of-the-art make-up education. The show will be packed with masterclasses and open education sessions that will allow you to hone your technical skills and artistic expertise. MUW will also host an adjoining exhibition, supported by well-known makeup brands from India and abroad. MUW is designed to showcase education, encourage peer networking and enable product

sourcing for all make-up professionals in India under one roof.

STELLAR LINE UP MUW will make its debut on March 25-26 at St. Regis Hotel, Lower Parel, Mumbai, and is set to welcome make-up artists, retail artists, dermatologists, cosmetologists, hair stylists, etc.

With ‘Make Up Studio’ as title sponsor, MUW will comprise high level technical make-up shows over two days on topics such as Importance of Lighting, Prosthetics and Gothic make-up, amongst others.

Each course participant will be awarded a training certificate by the corresponding make-up expert. Entry for one day is `7,000 plus taxes and for both the days is `10,000 plus taxes.

Beauty / Expert Talk

Med Makeover Medical facials are all set to be the next big thing in beauty with their popularity on a steady rise. Isha Gakhar takes a doctor’s appointment to find out all about the various procedures on offer and how effective they are.

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edi facials are gaining popularity at a steady pace with more and more beauty enthusiasts finding comfort in the safety of a medical procedure to enhance their skin’s qualities. Beauty Launchpad recently experienced this new approach to beauty treatments at the MedLinks Clinic in Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi. The appointment starts with a consultation to determine your skin type, identify the issues that can be treated, and finally, recommend the ideal treatment.

Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi at MedLinks comes with vast industry knowledge and experience to make sure your skin is well taken care of. After carefully analyzing my skin, he recommended their signature ‘InstaBright’ facial specially designed for the typical wheatish Indian skin. Speaking about this particular facial the doctor says, “This signature facial has been specially designed at MedLinks for skin type IV and V, and is efficient in the removal of the dead skin. Not only does it do a deep cleansing, but also hydrate the skin and makes it brighter up to two shades in a single session of 60 minutes.”

According to Dr. Chaturvedi, the InstaBright facial is one of the trending Medi Facials available at MedLinks, especially during this party season, as it gives an instant glow to the skin and needs no downtime. I had visited on a weekday, and the clinic was jam-packed with appointments — which support the doctor’s comments on the gaining demand on dermatological procedures among the Indian consumers.

The clinic is said to be equipped with FDA approved machines and the best available technology. The technician who attended to me was knowledgeable and skilled; she made sure every step was explained to me during the facial process. The laser beam technology used might cause some sensations on your skin depending on your skin sensitivity and pigmentation. During the hour-long facial, my experience was further enhanced with an Aloe Vera gel massage. The first impression was that my skin appeared clean and soft after the procedure. Priced at `8,500 (inclusive of taxes), the treatment can be taken in a span of 15-20 days based on your skin type or as advised by the doctor.

Facts by Dr Pankaj ChaturveDi, MD, Director, Consultant Dermatologist & Specialist hair transplant Surgeon, MedLinks What is a Medi facial? It is a facial done under the supervision of a dermatologist, using ingredients, which are skin friendly and dermatologically tested.

What’s the footfall for these facials? We get a lot of women coming especially for medi facials these days due to increasing awareness and globalization. On an average, we do around 50-60 InstaBright facials a month.

What are the top trending treatments? Miami Facial, OxyRevive, Neogenesis, HydraFacial, Power Glow, Nano Vampire Facial and InstaBright. These are extremely popular these days due to instant and long-lasting results, and being very safe even for sensitive skin. We get around 250-300 clients every month for these facials.

What are the popular treatments for men? Gone are the days when skin care was limited only to women, these days around 30% clients coming for these medi facials are men. Having thicker skin and having more sun damage due to more time spent outdoors, most of the men go for more intense facials like Power Glow DNA repair penetrates deep enough to work on a thick skin and Nefertiti Facial which primarily focuses on skin tightening and facelift.

What are the recent technologies and trends in the facial category as well as dermatology category? In facials, OxyGeneo, DermaFrac, Nano Vampire Facial, and HydraFacial are latest technologies. In dermatology, Nano delivery system based therapies like Nano Vampire Facial, Nano PRP for hair loss, Nano Age, etc. are quite popular.

Final thoughts...

Post my experience and detailed discussion with the doctor, I would definitely recommend Medi Facials and can certainly see how the popularity rise has been going steady. The easiest reason for this is that your skin will be in expert hands with medicallysupported procedures to give you instant results. However, keep in mind that these procedures are on the expensive side as compared to regular salon treatments. But, no doubt, they are an investment worth the time and money.

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How do you see 2019 for the Indian dermatology segment?

Indians are getting more and more beauty conscious, and don’t mind spending on a globally popular facial or beauty treatment.

There has been a spike in clients coming for their lip and cheek enhancements and facial contouring. Few years back, we used to get clients who are 30 plus for these procedures, but these days we are having clients who are in their early 20s.

Salon audace, norman, oK; photographer: Shevaun williamS

BUSINESS

Business / Event Preview

Professional Beauty Bengaluru 2019 Professional Beauty India strengthens its position as the one and only B2B beauty show in India that connects the four zones of the country. In its continuous purpose to make sourcing and networking convenient to beauty professionals and help brands reach out to their target customers, Professional Beauty is set to host the 6th edition of its South India Show on March 4-5, 2019 in Bengaluru at Tripura Vasini White Petals.

The gamuT of brands Professional Beauty India holds a mirror to the exponentially growing beauty market in India. It provides a platform for brands and end consumers to have meaningful conversation and fruitful partnerships. But most importantly it is a commentary on the rapid progress made by the stakeholders of this industry in their particular zones. Last year, Professional Beauty Delhi and Mumbai saw thumping success with record visitors flocking to the venues to learn about the latest trends and innovations. For Bengaluru, too, the team is optimistic of a similar outcome given the rapid growth and development in the region.

In keeping with its commitment towards delivering value to the industry, the Bengaluru Show will have brands showcasing their innovative and evolved line-up of products and services as well as constant look and learn education sessions across hair, nails, skin and make-up.

The associaTion The Associate Partner for the Bengaluru show is Ikonic. The list of participating brands include Alan Truman, Aroma Magic, Asbah, Beaute.One, Beauty Essentials, Blossom Kochhar, Bridal Dreams, Europe Girl, Ferrarucci, Glam, Make Up Studio, Marc, Olivia, Ozone, PAC Cosmetics, Rica, Spatex Disposables, Swiss Beauty and The Body Care amongst others. On the visitors side, thousands of buyers across beauty professionals, freelancers, hair stylists, salon owners, salon managers, students, therapists and more will be gathering.

Whether you are a salon owner concerned with inventory management or a beauty professional scouting for newer avenues or an eager learner looking for professional training and education, you simply can’t afford to miss being a part of Professional Beauty Bengaluru 2019: connecting businesses, building brands.

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Professional Beauty takes on South India with its upcoming show in Bengaluru on March 4-5, 2019.

Business / Retail Front

Open for

Business BATH&BODY WORKS IN MUMBAI

Major Brands, one of India’s leading retailer for premier international fashion apparel, accessories and beauty brands, has launched the first Bath & Body Works store in Mumbai at Palladium, Lower Parel. The store is spread over 900 sq. ft. that will allow customers to enjoy an extensive array of fragrances: Body Crèmes, Shower Gels, Body Lotion, Bath Frizzies, Fragrances Mists, Hand Creams, Hand Washes, Hand Sanitizers, Candles and Gift Sets. Making their way to the Palladium stores are the International best-selling fragrance collections Japanese Cherry Blossom, A Thousand Wishes, Vanilla Sugar, Hello Beautiful, etc. They will also launch their gift boxes that will be customised according to festivities.

THE BODY SHOP OPENS ITS FIRST STORE IN RANCHI

The Body Shop opened its first standalone store in Ranchi at Nucleus Mall. This outlet offers a wide range of 100% vegetarian and animal cruelty free products for Skin Care, Bath & Body, Make-Up, Hair, Fragrance, Men’s and Gifts. The store also offers specialist services like skincare consultation and make-up application. Customers can also enroll into The Body Shop Customer Loyalty program, “Love Your Body” for a nominal fee and they will be able to enjoy fantastic member benefits, year round discounts, member’s special offers, VIP access to all important brand events and many other privileges throughout the year.

Speaking on the new commitment, Vishal Chaturvedi, General Manager-Operations, VM and Customer Care, The Body Shop India, says: “We are extremely thrilled to announce our retail presence in Ranchi with our new standalone store. Since the inception of The Body Shop in India in 2006, we continue to be inspired by the thoughts, ideas and ethical passion of Dame Anita Roddick. In our endeavor to expand our horizon and the reach to as many consumers across the country, we have added another store to the brand. With this store, The Body Shop has presence in more than 55 cities and towns across India and we continue to work passionately, campaigning for causes close to our heart and bringing positive impact for thousands of local communities.”

The Body Shop has over 160 stores in India, which include standalone, Shop-in-Shops at Big retail formats, high streets, department stores and airports.

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Education

The Nail Art School by R Nail Lounge

Become a nail art professional at The Nail Art School by R Nail Lounge.

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ith Pinterest, YouTube and Instagram bursting with new nail art ideas every day, it is only natural for a salon’s clientele to want to emulate them. And that’s where R Nail Lounge – one of India’s leading supplier of nail art and extension products – comes into the picture. Apart from supplying the products required for superior nail art, R Nail Lounge also houses The Nail Art School to train beginners and professionals to become expert nail artists.

The nail insTiTuTe Established in 2013, The Nail Art School has has rapidly turned out to be one the widely recognised academies for nail art education.

They have successfully educated more than 10,000 students in this art form and have made nail art education easily accessible to aspiring nail technicians from smaller towns and cities.

The experT direcTion The school falls under the supervision of India’s youngest nail art educator, Dipika Parihar. Before taking up the Director’s position, Dipika was a trainer for OPI India. She has likewise curated the 201617 Lakmé lookbook, which was created at The Nail Art School.

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Talking about why nails are an essential part of style, Dipika says, “It’s easy to showcase your style with your nails. The Indian consumer is becoming more and more conscious of nails as a fashion statement. We already have a huge trend of bridal nails.

Unfortunately, the industry right now has not been able to cope up with the increasing demands. We intend to change that with our academy training and dynamic syllabus.”

MasTer The crafT Under Dipika’s supervision, The Nail Art School has been creating highly professional and trained nail technicians, giving viable career options to many talented hands, and giving the Indian salon industry a skilled workforce for its most dynamic segment – Nails.

The school is associated with various style houses such as Lakmé Salons & Academy, Bounce Salon and Head Turners.

R Nail Lounge also offers franchise opportunities, which allows trained professionals and salons to become official partners with the brand and the academy.

For more information, please visit www.rnailloungeindia.in.

Business / Analysis

The Beauty Trends & Consumers

Looking Forward

Global & Indian Directions Discussed

THE RETAIL SCENE

GUNG HO ABOUT NATURALS

faced with consumer demand for engaging experiences, beauty retailers are adapting their strategies across the board. Traditional retailers are utilizing more in-store technologies while once-online-only exclusives, such as glossier and KKw Beauty, are establishing pop-up or permanent brick-and-mortar retail stores to have a better dialogue with customers. Big-box retailers such as Target tweak their approach by introducing new store layouts and small store formats.

In India, the beauty brands La Roche-Posay’s sensor seem to be bullish about opening device by L’Oréal their own stand alone stores - be they The Body Shop, Innisfree, or the specialised retailers like Parcos & nykaa. whether aI will emerge in 2019-20 as the direct sales channel, which includes e-commerce, social selling brands, and home shopping networks, is up more than 13%.

However, it is cosmetic specialty stores selling a large number of brands, such as Ulta, Credo, and Sephora, that possess the knowhow to see sales in this segment advance by almost 18% at the past full year.

The naturals market continues to grow at above-average rates, increasing by 8.3% in the U.S. and by nearly 10% in the past year in China.

The luxury trade class shines the brightest in both countries, and the truly natural segment continues to expand. while Chinese regulation prohibits truly natural brands from making claims of naturalness on their product labels and advertising their products as “natural,” the truly natural brands in the country collectively grow more than double the rate of the natural-inspired market. In the U.S., the specialty players that provide customer experiences and open-play environments thrive.

Brands like aesop and rituals, registering 40.0% and 100.0% growth rates, respectively, not only attract consumers into their own stores but also expand into department stores. and the natural feel goes beyond physical products. In January 2018, CVS announced that it will stop retouching ads for beauty products, partnering with L’oréal, Covergirl, and Coty on the endeavor. Its “Beauty in real Life” campaign, launched in april 2018, features unaltered photos of women wearing cosmetics. well, India has a bevy of natural brands vying for attention modernised ayurveda - in Samskrt & Svarasya, the phenomena started by aroma magic has flowered into a Soul flower and Indie brands like Jhelum Loves that has taken a step further by combinig it with Bach flower remedies amongst others.

INDIES HO!!

Collectively, Indies grew by more than 15% in 2017, well ahead of the market average of 4.1%. noteworthy brands such as Huda Beauty, glossier, and farsali post record growth, and newbies such as recently launched brands Sauce Beauty, eighth day, and Summer fridays are popping up in the market regularly.

In India, Indies are swift on their feet, innovative and nimble - Samskrt, Spa Veda, nyassa and Soap Square, to name a few.

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GADGETS Sales of beauty gadgets continue to strongly grow globally. The asia region enjoys a massive increase, by nearly 25% in 2017,

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and the U.S. rebounds to a positive growth path with the acne Category posting more than a 40% growth. one of the recent trends is not just about what devices can do but how treatments can be customized. marketers have launched new products along with apps, including the recently released foreo for You app, the Lumea coaching app, and the défderm analyzer and its app, further personalizing skin care routines. Clarisonic recently launched mia Smart with an app. another emerging new trend is an CAGR, 2.7% extension of the connected beauty world: skin scanners. with a handful of skin scanners already available in CAGR, 0.2% asian markets, we see them making their way to the U.S. (neutrogena introduced the Skin360 skin scanner in the summer of 2018). These Hair texturizing Hair styling skin scanners use a combination products products and of hardware (devices) and software sprays (apps) to analyze the condition of the skin. L’oréal launched La roche2017 Posay my Skin Track UV, a batteryfree wearable device with a sensor that measures UVa radiation, the variant that penetrates deeply into skin and causes aging and wrinkling. La roche-Posay has partnered with apple, and the device integrates with apple HealthKit. In professional hair care, smaller independent brands such as Kevin.murphy, amika, eleven australia, and milk_shake are thriving. many are expanding in both salons and retail. oUaI Haircare has experienced international expansion recently; milk_shake has also been expanding internationally, recently entering select middle eastern markets. In India, we saw the inroads by imported brands like moroccan oil (deepening its thrust into the care market), Balmain Hair offering luxury alternatives, and rica Hair announcing a joint venture for greener, natural products for salons. naturally positioned products continue to be more and more visible on the professional haircare market in general, with many products that are traditionally composed of chemicals having more natural ingredients. These include aveda men 5-minute natural grey Blending hair colour service, alfaparf milano Precious nature line, Think Curl from organic Colour Systems, and Hue gloss from no3.

Personalization of products is starting to enter the segment. for one, Kérastase reformulated its reflection range and elevated it to new levels of personalization. Keratin Complex launches Personalized Blow out, responding to consumer demand for customized and personalized treatments. L’oréal Professionnel Série expert Powermix is an in-salon hair treatment that can be customized to customer needs.

Colour care continues to thrive with the increasing popularity of colour depositing products.

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Business / Analysis

PROFESSIONAL SKINCARE with the exceptionally strong growth, we are already seeing in 2018, emerging trends include blue light defense products, pre and post procedure skin care, and the rise of express aesthetic boutiques. fueling growth of the spas and salon channel is the rising popularity of wellness and self-care, which continues to make spas an attractive destination.

ExPRESS AESTHETICS LUxURy aesthetic boutiques or bars specializing in cosmetic microtreatments like alchemy 43 and Skin Laundry not new in 2018 but have been quickly expanding their number of doors in the U.S. They are focused on catering to younger luxury beauty consumers with express treatments at reasonable prices. Some other destinations include Blushington, established in 2011, which is moremakeup application-focused but offers glycolic facial peel treatments as well.

That said, express might be an emerging trend in India but wihtin already established salons with a strong skincare client.

THE PERFECT BODy

Kybella (allergan) with its injectable for submental (under chin) fatreduction, CoolSculpting (allergan) with its fat-freezing technology, SculpSure (Cynosure) with its hyperthermic laser treatment for non-invasive lipolysis, and UltraShape (Syneron Candela) with ultrasound technology for fat reduction.

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Body contouring and anti-cellulite is the fastest growing procedure, increasing by a strong 27%, in the U.S. new technologies have made inroads into the market, such as

New technologies have made inroads into the market, such as Kybella (Allergan) with its injectable for submental (under chin) fatreduction, CoolSculpting (Allergan) with its fatfreezing technology...

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