The Brazilian beauty market is booming, and French cosmetics company Sephora plans to cash in on it. With big plans for more product lines, pop-up shops and brick-and-mortar stores in 2016, the company is investing in bringing prestige cosmetics to beauty junkies across Brazil.

Brits are spending like the recession never ended. But while the purse strings have tightened when it comes to necessities like groceries, products that promise aesthetic perfection are enjoying huge growth. Why do skint 20-somethings feel the need to look good when times are hard?

Why are women restyling themselves as ‘protein princesses’? How is the way we think about old age changing? Why do people want to turn their data into diagnoses, and how are beauty communities disrupting the industry?

The beauty industry has benefited from embracing the internet in recent years, with online sales of beauty and body care set to grow over 8% a year until 2019. But new research shows beauty shoppers are going online for more than just convenience and cheap deals.