Day: 25 September 2018

The Monte-Carlo Aesthetics Live is a major congress in the beauty industry. We visited the event at the Grimaldi Forum between 20th and 23rd September.

Under the high patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, the venue for a second time provided an excellent and interactive approach, showing live demonstrations on the stage of Auditorium Prince Pierre.

The MCA-Live conference gathered the best international specialists, doctors, professors, leading brands and latest technologies in the field of anti-aging medicine.

The conference consisted of the several complementary sectors. Pre-congress on 20th September was named “ONE2ONE” and was a hands-on training for facial aesthetics that gave an opportunity to sharpen the injection skills under the direction of a private tutor.

The favorite facial zones chosen by young professionals to practice were lips – pumped with hyaluronic acid fillers; foreheads – numbed by botulinum toxin; and “the 5 minutes” nose jobs – a fast emerging trend that replaces the need for traditional plastic surgery. The effect lasts about a year or two.

The other part of the congress was VISAGE, theoretical and practical part (21-23 September), where attendees gained skills and competence in the facial anatomy, various rejuvenation techniques associated to aesthetics and, nevertheless, complication prevention knowledge.

Every participant received a certificate from the European Council for Continuing Medical Education and Sunday’s groups even continued their internship at the Head and Neck Institute in Nice.

The most interesting topics presented by distinguished anti-aging experts like Prof. Claude Dale, Dr. Thierry Besins, Dr. Philippe Kestemont and Dr. Cecile Winter were: sexual antiaging, non-invasive fat removal, acne scar treatment, profiloplasty and regenerative stem cells ethical use.

For local Monaco spectators, even with a simple VISITOR’s PASS you could have an exciting tour around the exhibition area, where well known “beauty magnates” exposed their goods.

Average visitors were able to try beauty machineries like CO2 lasers, LED lamps and other “forever young” equipments. Some of the industry giants like CROMA, Universkin, Teoxane and Filorga revealed their bespoke products and offered an exhibition price for keen-to-buy guests.

If you missed this educational event, you still have a chance, as something even bigger is coming up in the April 2019. Get your early bird ticket (till 31/10/2018) for an annual AMWC. Every year, this highly awaited event attracts more than 10,000 participants coming from more than 120 countries. More than 300 leading international cosmetic companies, showcasing the beauty procedures on the three-floor exhibition Grimaldi Forum’s area. See you there.

The 31st edition of LUXE PACK MONACO will run from 1st to 3rd October 2018 in the Grimaldi Forum. Decision-makers from the beauty sector’s luxury brands will find gems of innovation and inspiration there over these three intensive days.

Just like every year, many exhibitors will be presenting products specifically dedicated to the beauty sector. Glass, plastic, card, metal, fabric: all materials used in the packaging of perfumes, cosmetics or make-up will be represented. Better still, most of the exhibitors will be unveiling their latest innovations at the show.

Tense Tube applicators from Cosmogen; the latest Dior perfume, JOY, with packaging produced by Verescence and Pivaudran; the astonishing packaging of the new BENEFIT foundation manufactured by PRP; Albea lipstick from La Bouche Rouge; packaging for the niche perfume from La Distillerie de Paris by Quadpack; the Carolina Herrera Men and Women 212 VIP Party Fever line produced by Heinz Glas: these and many others will be waiting to be discovered on the stands. Not forgetting all the innovations in terms of decorations, finishings and new technologies that are throwing wide open the range of possibilities for brands.

The LUXE PACK Launch Pad – Who’s doing What by Formes de Luxe will offer visitors, at a glance, a global overview of exhibitor know-how concerning all these new products.

To give the professionals food for thought in a pragmatic way, LUXE PACK is keen once again this year to propose conferences and debates largely focused on feedback from the field.

A conference on indie brands, for example, will give the floor to the likes of Merci Handy and Gallinée, in association with their industrial partners (Tuesday 02/10 at 9:30 AM, LUXEPACK conference room).

A roundtable on beauty tech will present the different faces of connected beauty, concerning brands such as Laboratoire Officinea – Clean Beauty, Romy Paris and Cosnova, in the presence of NXP (Tuesday 02/10 at 2:00 PM in the LUXE PACK DIGITAL VILLAGE conference room).

Chanel will talk about the integration of additive manufacturing in the design and production of its latest model of mascara, to prompt a debate involving internationally-recognised experts  (Tuesday 02/10 at 10:45 AM in the LUXEPACK conference room).

Not forgetting the LUXE PACK Fragrance Forum, a session wholly devoted to perfume, on the morning of Wednesday 03/10 in the LUXEPACK conference room.

Monaco Impact and MonacoTech have announced a collaboration agreement to help start-ups and innovative projects to develop in the Principality.

Peter Kutemann, President of Monaco Impact, and Fabrice Marquet, Director of MonacoTech, signed the agreement, aimed at creating targeted links between members of Monaco Impact, who will be able to act as mentors and/or investors, and interested MonacoTech project leaders.

Monaco Impact is a network of philanthropists and entrepreneurs who, by drawing on their experience and involvement in the Monegasque economic environment, wish to offer assistance to newly established companies that have a “social impact” in Monaco and that meet today’s environmental challenges.

The main aim of this network is to promote Monaco as a centre for socially committed businesses.  Its members provide education, promote joint action and share new approaches with start-ups and young entrepreneurs.

MonacoTech is an incubation and acceleration programme, co-founded by the Principality of Monaco, Monaco Telecom and Xavier Niel, with the aim of helping innovative companies and projects with high growth potential to establish themselves in Monaco over the long term, so they can fully benefit from the Monegasque ecosystem while being in line with Monaco’s vision and strategy. MonacoTech supports the creation and development of start-ups by providing a favourable environment and access to the skills, tools and methods that are essential to the success of any project.