Retail

NYX launches Liquid Suede lipstick vault

Allure.com

MAC to launch ‘Liptensity’ line of lipsticks

Temptalia.com

ModiFace app’s new update can now detect skin conditions like rosacea, hyperpigmentation, and dryness

DigitalJournal.com

Glossier launches The Supers Serum

TeenVogue.com

Aldi launches Lacura in Australia, a sub $20 skincare line

InStyle.com

e.l.f. cosmetics to open three stores in California

WWD.com

Victoria Beckham and Estee Lauder collaboration debuts at New York Fashion Week

Nine.com.au

SiO 24-hour system launches, claims to reduce wrinkles on décolleté overnight

PRNewswire.com

Avon launches #MorningFace campaign, to launch rebranded Avon True cosmetics

CampaignLive.co.uk

Caroline Flack becomes new face of Cetaphil

PRNewswire.co.uk

Beauty Beneath, a beauty supplement, launches in Boots in the UK

WWD.com

Taraji P. Henson’s MAC collection sold out so fast, her mom couldn’t even buy it

Essence.com

Cindy Crawford’s daughter Kai Gerber brought on as the face of Marc Jacobs Beauty

Elle.com

Frank Ocean’s mother Katonya Breaux launches Unsun, an inorganic sunscreen with less white-cast

MadameNoire.com

Jeffree Star announces Lip Ammunition line

AltPress.com

An update on Glow Recipe after their appearance on Shark Tank

GazetteReview.com

A review of elf’s new Beautifully Precise brush collection

Glamour.com

Jane Doe, a patented product for women hunters that masks scent

PRWeb.com

LXMI skin-care brand to sell sustainably-sourced shea butter at Sephora

WWD.com

Lupita Nyong’o’s hairstylist Vernon Francois launches haircare line

WWD.com

Steve Harvey partners with beauty subscription box SugarBash Box

PRNewswire.com

Snapchat filters make an appearance on New York Fashion Week runways

Look.co.uk

Microskin launches app to help customers pick out a foundation shade

ModernMedicine.com

Asia

Fake cosmetics, including Cetaphil, seized in NBI raid in the Philippines

Rappler.com

Innisfreeworld hosts sale to celebrate 2nd year anniversary

Soompi.com

South Korean government encourages beauty firms to offer ‘customised’ products

KoreaPortal.com

South Korean government unveils plan to become global leader in cosmetics, bio-technology, and medicine

YonhapNews.co.kr

China’s ‘face-kinis’ get trendy new designs

Mashable.com

An interview with JuE Wong, president of Elizabeth Arden

ChannelNewsAsia.com

HSBC study finds young and wealthy Chinese spend on entertainment, travel, and health over shopping

Yonhapnews.co.kr

The Face Shop to expand into India

IndiaTimes.com

Duty-free sales slump in Japanese department stores

Nikkei.com

Korean beauty brand Lagom recommends you take a skincare break on weekends

NewBeauty.com

Coconut oil-based line Kopari to launch on Sephora.com

WWD.com

OBJ’s micro-array eye wand tool to launch with Olay YouthActiv eye cream in China

News.com.au

“Inside the project to find out how your sheet masks are made”

Racked.com

“6 innovative new beauty products trending in Korea”

Soompi.com

Shiseido partners with FABERNOVEL to become the “most digitally advanced company in beauty”

BusinessWire.com

“What’s new in K-Beauty”

NYMag.com

Two Lyanaz Beauty Care products from Borneo found to contain Mercury

BorneuBulletin.com.bn

AmorePacific begins cosmetic production in Malaysia

Nikkei.com

Too School For School and Harson form joint-venture in China

KoreaHerald.com

Mandom Co. holds educational seminars for companies concerned that their staff smell

Telegraph.co.uk

New Japanese department store Isetan to open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kyodonews.jp

LG Home & Household to exhibit History of Whoo at duty-free event in Cannes

DFNIOnline.com

Kao opens new research facility, will use fMRI to study emotional connection to branding and cosmetics

Kao.com

Kang So Ra chosen as spokesperson for pH Pharma’s Tria line

AllKPop.com

Sa Sa focuses on social media and digital to lure Chinese shoppers

CNBC.com

Upscale tampon brand Fémme hopes to ‘revolutionise’ the market in China

TheDrum.com

POSCO Daewoo signs agreement to promote exports of Caolion and JJ Young

KoreaTimes.co.kr

6 400 employees of Kelti Group, a Taiwanese cosmetic distributor, set to tour South Korea and Japan

YonhapNews.co.kr

Indonesian city Yogyakarta exports about $700 000 essential oil and perfume products to France

Tempo.co

L’Occitane launches ‘Reine Blanche’ illuminating skin care line in India

IndiaRetailing.com

Outreach and Sustainability

Two New Jersey lawsuits against J&J that alleged their talc products caused ovarian cancer tossed due to lack of evidence

Bloomberg.com

Mary Kay donates $100 000 USD to Look Good Feel Better

NewsWire.ca

Julep agrees to pay $1.5 million in restitution to customers after lawsuit alleging they made it difficult to cancel subscriptions

WWD.com

L’Oreal launches Canadian Women of Worth grant program

EdmontonJournal.com

Aura Cacia recalls Milk & Oat Bath product due to microbial contamination

FDA.gov

How Sephora is helping budding female entrepreneurs

Fortune.com

Industry leaders gather to launch educational initiative ‘Science and Sustainability of Beauty’ at Rockefeller University

PRNewswire.com

Regulation

Class-action lawsuit filed against Babyganics (recently acquired by SC Johnson) for deceptive marketing claims

BusinessWire.com

Health Canada to change regulation over cosmetics and health products deemed ‘low risk’

TheGlobeandMail.com

New cosmetic regulations proposed in South Africa

CosmeticsBusiness.com

Research and Technology

XCellR8 receives grant to further development of animal-testing alternative using donated cells from cosmetic surgery patients

X-CellR8.com

Corporate

e.l.f. sets terms for IPO, aims to raise $153 million USD

BizJournals.com

Algneist builds management team after being acquired by Tengram

WWD.com

Revlon completes acquisition of Elizabeth Arden

BusinessWire.com

The Honest Company rumoured to be courting consumer giants like P&G and Unilever for potential sale

Recode.net

Kaya acquires “beneficial interest” in 2 UAE skincare firms

FinancialExpress.com

An interview with Ulta Beauty’s CEO, Mary Dillon

WWD.com

Avon Colour rebrands to Avon True

GlobalCosmeticsNews.com

Jose Armario joins the Avon board of directors

PRNewswire.com

Interesting Reads

“5 things to know about dry masks”

Elle.com

Artificial intelligence judged Beauty.ai contest slammed for perceived prejudice

Stuff.co.nz

How Peta Granger turned around Lush in Australia

AFR.com

“Would you put urine on your face for better skin?”

Refinery29.com

“Truth, lies, and hair products”

TheVerge.com

Extreme eater puts plastic microbead face wash on his cereal because he likes the taste

DailyStar.co.uk

11 beauty lines that are philanthropic

Refinery29.com

“The latest products favoured by the New York Fashion Week elite”

Forbes.com

“Why the Honest Company shouldn’t sell to a big publicaly traded company”

INC.com

Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix shares her beauty secrets

NewBeauty.com

An interview with Charlotte Tilbury and Guido Palau

WWD.com

“5 ‘skintertainment’ products to try”

MarieClaire.com

Drama as celebrity makeup artists and stylists take to social media

Fashionista.com

“Why construction works need more than just a thick skin”

SHPonline.com

“Are John Mayer’s skin care secrets complete B.S.?”

Fusion.net

“What happened to my skin after I cut out dairy”

Refinery29.com

“Here’s what it feels like to use a $1000 skincare regimen”

Yahoo.com