Discover how the right alliances can move diversity from words to results. This session reveals how The Colors and dsm-firmenich built a partnership designed not only to drive change in beauty, but also to create tangible value for both their own networks of partners.

Two brands, two paths, one vision for inclusive innovation.

For consumers with textured hair, the right care means more than styling. It’s about health, protection, and confidence. This session showcases two brands raising the bar with products that respect hair’s natural structure, protect against damage, and meet the highest standards for safety, performance, and cultural relevance.

The Colors Vanguard is a creative label for beauty, championing perfumers as artists and brand-builders. In this session, discover creators blending cultural roots with global ambition, crafting fragrances designed to become enduring favorites and building strategies to grow a loyal audience in today’s fragrance landscape.

What’s really at stake for perfumery and cosmetics?

The beauty industry is navigating a period of accelerated change, driven by digital disruption, evolving consumer behavior, and a new generation unafraid to challenge long-standing norms.

This session addresses several high-impact challenges that are raising concerns across the sector:

• The rise of dupes and scent hacking, putting pressure on pricing power and brand differentiation

• The growing role of AI in formulation and storytelling, raising questions around creativity and authorship

• The risk of viral backlash and reputational damage, where missteps in communication can rapidly escalate

• The fear of missing key strategic shifts, particularly as consumer profiles, purchase habits, and cultural expectations evolve rapidly

Are these real threats or simply signs of an industry in transition?

Through expert insights and open dialogue, we’ll distinguish between genuine structural risks and overblown narratives. The goal: to help business leaders make informed decisions, anticipate change, and transform uncertainty into strategic advantage.

Designed for professionals who prefer clarity over alarmism, this session offers a grounded perspective on what the beauty industry should rethink and what it should confidently reframe.

Spotlighting the must-have fragrances and beauty for multicultural consumers

As the day comes to a close, join us for a networking cocktail designed to connect industry decision-makers, press, and entrepreneurs around the most exciting launches shaping the future of multicultural beauty and fragrance.

Curated by The Colors, this exclusive showcase features a handpicked selection of standout brands and creations presented by their founders. Attendees will have the opportunity to discover, test, and discuss them in a direct, informal setting.

This selection was crafted with one goal in mind: to spotlight retail-ready, traffic-driving offerings for multicultural audiences, whether you’re building in-store discovery or online conversion.

For retailers, it’s a chance to identify innovations that meet real demand across diverse markets.

For press, it’s an insider view into the most culturally relevant and trend-forward debuts of the season.

A not-to-miss moment to taste the future, network with key players, and source what matters now.