Cosmetics International
Cosmetics International is a British weekly trade magazine covering beauty products and the cosmetics industry.
Last updated August 31, 2026
Overview
Cosmetics International is a British business-to-business magazine focused on cosmetics, beauty products, and the wider personal-care industry. Unlike consumer beauty titles, it serves trade readers such as manufacturers, brand owners, retailers, distributors, suppliers, buyers, and other professionals involved in the development, marketing, and sale of beauty products. Its editorial subject matter is therefore oriented toward industry information rather than consumer advice alone, although coverage of products and brands can also provide market intelligence for professionals. The publication is based in London and has historically operated as a weekly magazine. Public descriptions of the title state that it had been in print for more than 30 years by the time of the ownership and publishing transition announced in 2013, indicating a substantial publishing history even though a precise launch year is not established in the available reference material. Over its life, the magazine has occupied a specialist position within the beauty trade press, providing a channel for news and information about cosmetics and related product categories. Cosmetics International was published by Communications International Group until January 2013. From that point, publication moved to HPCi Media Ltd. The change marked an important corporate and publishing transition while preserving the title as a specialist source for the professional beauty market. The available sources do not establish the terms of the transaction, the identity of any individual founder, or a later ownership structure. The title’s business scope is best understood as trade publishing. Its brand value lies in its specialist editorial identity, its professional audience, and its connection to the cosmetics and personal-care sector rather than in the manufacture or retail sale of beauty products. Typical subject areas include industry developments, product activity, brand and company news, market trends, and other information relevant to participants in the international beauty business. Cosmetics International should not be confused with a cosmetics manufacturer, retailer, or product line bearing a similar name. In the authoritative Wikipedia subject represented here, it is a British weekly beauty-products trade magazine headquartered in London. The available material supports describing it as an active specialist media brand, but does not provide enough information to confirm its current corporate ownership, circulation, detailed publication schedule, executive team, or complete digital publishing status.
History
Cosmetics International developed as a British specialist publication serving the professional cosmetics and beauty-products trade. The available reference material does not identify a precise founding date or founder, but describes the magazine as having been in print for more than 30 years by the time of the 2013 publishing change. This indicates that the title had already established a long-running position in the beauty trade press before that transition. The magazine is headquartered in London and has historically been published weekly. Its audience is primarily professional rather than general-consumer: cosmetics companies, beauty brands, retailers, distributors, suppliers, buyers, and other participants in the personal-care sector. Its editorial role is to report and interpret developments relevant to that commercial ecosystem. The publication’s subject area includes beauty products and cosmetics, while its trade orientation distinguishes it from consumer magazines that focus mainly on product recommendations, make-up tutorials, or lifestyle coverage. During the period covered by the available source, Cosmetics International was published by Communications International Group. In January 2013, publication moved to HPCi Media Ltd. The source identifies the change in publisher but does not provide details about the transaction’s legal structure, purchase price, management arrangements, or the subsequent ownership of HPCi Media. The transition is nevertheless a notable milestone because it changed the corporate publishing context of a long-established specialist title. Cosmetics International’s brand identity is consequently tied to professional information and trade communication within the beauty industry. Its products are principally magazine issues and associated editorial coverage, rather than cosmetics sold under the name. The title can be understood as part of the business media infrastructure surrounding the beauty and personal-care markets: it connects industry developments, companies, products, and professional readers through recurring specialist coverage. The reference material does not establish the exact launch year, historical editors, circulation figures, revenue, current parent company, or detailed archive of print and digital editions. It also does not document specific campaigns, scandals, product launches, or named executives associated with the publication. The available evidence supports a concise history centered on its British trade-magazine identity, London base, long print presence, weekly format, and the 2013 move from Communications International Group to HPCi Media Ltd.
- 2013Publication moved to HPCi Media Ltd
Cosmetics International began being published by HPCi Media Ltd in January 2013, following its earlier publication by Communications International Group.
Products and positioning
A specialist business-to-business publication for professionals in cosmetics, beauty, and personal care.
Cosmetics InternationalBeauty industry trade magazine
A British weekly business-to-business magazine covering beauty products, cosmetics, and the professional personal-care industry. Its intended readership includes companies and professionals across manufacturing, branding, retail, distribution, and supply. The title functions as a specialist editorial product rather than as a cosmetics product or consumer retail brand.
Flagship businesses
- Cosmetics International weekly trade magazine
Brand decisions
- 2013Change of publishing companyStrategy
Cosmetics International had been published by Communications International Group before January 2013. The available source identifies a change in the company responsible for publication.
What changed. Publication of the magazine moved to HPCi Media Ltd in January 2013.
Aftermath. The title continued as a specialist beauty-products trade magazine under its new publishing company. No further operational or financial consequences are documented in the available references.
Recent events
- 2013Cosmetics International moved to HPCi Media
After being published by Communications International Group, Cosmetics International began publication under HPCi Media Ltd in January 2013.
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