‘Tis the season to be jolly and reflect on what a jam-packed year it’s been.
Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas, professional beauties!
It’s been a jam-packed year of beauty excitement, from product launches to brand makeovers and fun-filled industry events, we were there breaking the news for you, as it happened.
So let’s take a look at the year that was, in the land of all things beauty…
The year kicked off with the Chinese Food and Drug Administration announcing it would abolish animal testing on domestically manufactured cosmetic goods, then the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery took to Surfers Paradise, Queensland for its annual conference while ethnic hair and beauty salon Ebony & Ivory celebrated ten years of success in the beauty biz.
Bio Sculpture International announced it was opening a new manufacturing facility in South Africa and industry body HABA introduced general protection workplace complaints to allow salon employees to express breaches of workplace rights and entitlements.
The events scene was buzzing this year in beauty, with the fifth instalment of Salon Melbourne proving a success while Cosmoprof Asia 2014 saw its biggest year ever and Beauty Expo and IMATS both got industry professionals frothing at the mouth.
Australian brand Bodyography launched into the NZ market and Total Beauty Network made new appointments to cater to its ongoing expansion.
Meanwhile the Australian labour party opened public discussion on animal testing in cosmetics and BLC introduced a business portal for stockists to place orders and keep track of deliveries.
PZ Cussons’s CEO, Michelle Feeney stepped down to pursue personal projects and Dermalogica attempted to ‘Face Map Our Nation’ as HHB were announced as the sole distributors of BeeBio in Australia and Kerstin Florian partnered with The Escarpment Group.
HABA announced a three per cent wage increase to national minimum award wages while Get Threaded expanded into Queensland and new appointments poured in across the board for brands including Hawley, Solaire, Caronlab and Inskin.
Adore Tanning announced it would distribute Jbronze while industry stalwart Pam Stellema launched Salon Coach and milestone birthday celebrations continued to be popular this year, with Eminence celebrating ten years in Oz, Advanced Skin Technology celebrating 20 and Thalgo ringing in a whopping 50 years in the biz.
True Solutions launched Elizabeth Arden Pro and makeovers were the thing to do in 2014, with brands including Medik8, Image Skincare and Naked Tan all undergoing revamps.
Phyt’s launched a new website while Gorgeous Cosmetics signed a record-breaking deal in the U.S and Alpha-H began a new three-year distribution partnership with BLC.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
What a year it has been. We’ve had so much fun being a part of this ever-evolving industry and bringing all the latest and greatest developments to you this year.
Wishing all the professional beauties out there a very merry Christmas and safe and prosperous New Year, from all the team at Professional Beauty magazine.
Hope Santa is good to you!