Global sales of color cosmetics are expected to reach $48.3 billion in 2018, up 6% from a year ago, according to new research from Mintel. Across the globe, the top five cosmetics markets in 2018 are forecast to be: the US ($12.1 billion), Japan ($6.4 billion), China ($5.1 billion), the UK ($2.7 billion) and South Korea ($2.2 billion). According to Charlotte Libby, Mintel’s global color cosmetics analyst, some of the hottest macro-trends in the category include social media, sustainabi...