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Product Projections 2016: Beauty

From transformative stick-on beauty and hyper-personalisation, to data-driven formulas and the fusion of cosmetics and skincare, Stylus reports on the key trends shaping the beauty product market in 2016.

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7 Dec 2015
BY: Alice Leeburn
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