Retail

Tarte Tarteist Quick Dry Matte Lip Paint now available

Allure.com

Pravana launches heat tool that bleaches hair blonde in seconds

TeenVogue.com

Storybook Cosmetics teases a ‘Mean Girl’s Burn Book eyeshadow palette

TeenVogue.com

Wet ‘n Wild launches limited edition Color Icon Loose Pigments

Allure.com

Anastasia Beverly Hill launches additional deeper-toned stick foundation shades

Allure.com

Redditor /u/GayLatte’s ‘Chocolate Mauve’ hair sparks new trend

TeenVogue.com

Primark unveils £4 skincare range

Independent.co.uk

HiMirror now available for $189 USD, the smart mirror analyzes skin health and appearance

TechCrunch.com

Smashbox pairs its lipsticks with Wildfox’s sunglasses in new collaboration

Nylon.com

Cher’s face mask that she helped develop for Dr. Barbara Sturm Skincare is now available

Observer.com

Bobbi Brown launches Long-Wear Liquid Eyeliner

Allure.com

Amber Rose and Estee Lauder’s Flirt Cosmetics collaboration launch face stickers

Refinery29.com

Harry Potter wand makeup brushes launched by Storybook Cosmetics

WizardsandWhatNot.com

L’Oreal to exercise caution regarding price increases in the UK due to weakening pound

Bloomberg.com

New York pharmacy charges men a 7% tax to counter the “Pink Tax”

Independent.co.uk

NYX launches limited-edition collection the L.A. Library Set

Yahoo.com

“Little bite of the Big Apple: A Kiehl’s skincare experience in New York”

Stuff.co.nz

100% Pure launches new skincare line for sensitive skin

OrganicAuthority.com

L’Occitane partners with CollectPlus, allows pickup of purchases at 5 800+ locations in the UK

PostandParcel.info

How influencer marketplace Octoly has generated $8.6 million USD in earned media value

Forbes.com

Kat Von D’s Tattoo Liner sells 4000 units on the first day of UK debut

CosmeticsBusiness.com

Too Faced announces Peanut Butter and Honey eyeshadow palette

TeenVogue.com

Tesco pulls Unilever products from online retail as prices rise due to weakening currency

FT.com

Dermatouch releases four new anti-aging tools

PRNewswire.com

The best-selling beauty products at Whole Foods

WellandGood.com

Shodai by Justin Brown to bring Japanese skincare essentials to men

LATimes.com

Mary Kay launches “I Can” campaign featuring its own salespeople

PRNewswire.com

Avon survey finds most women “want to be their own boss”

PRNewswire.com

“Are Glossier’s Generation G lipsticks vegan?” Yes.

Bustle.com

Carrefour partners with apps to make checkout lines more efficient

ESMMagazine.com

Celebrities and Interviews

Zac Efron and Chris Hemsworth wear nail polish in support of a campaign against violence against children, is this a new trend?

GQ.com

An interview with Rag & Bone founder Marcus Wainwright and his journey into perfumes

WMagazine.com

Lo Bosworth launches feminine hygiene brand

WMagazine.com

Robbie Williams discusses the cosmetic procedures he had to look young

DailyMail.co.uk

Ciara who was named after Revlon’s perfume, becomes their latest brand ambassador

WWD.com

Jo Malone on ending ‘lazy’ shopkeeping and refreshing the retail experience

MarketingWeek.com

Gabourey Sidibe on how stylists shield stars from the realities of the red carpet

Refinery29.com

Charlotte Tilbury won’t be joining the no makeup movement

Allure.com

How Melt Cosmetics CEO Lora Arellano used social media to reach Rihanna and Ciara

NBCNews.com

Julia Roberts shares behind-the-scenes snap of Lancome commercial

AgeIn.com

Celebrities like Kobe Bryant and Kim Kardashian turning to platelet rich plasma treatments for health and beauty

Elle.com

Birchbox co-founder Hayley Barna speaks at conference about breaking the Silicon Valley glass ceiling

Forbes.com

Charlize Theron talks about how motherhood changed her beauty routine

HelloMagazine.com

Asia

K-Beauty Expo 2016 kicks off

KoreaBizWire.com

“The state of Asian Beauty”

WWD.com

Chinese customs rejections of South Korean cosmetic imports soar in August

YonhapNews.co.kr

Ryu Joon Yeol praised for helping push new laws that will help ban microplastics in South Korea

AllKpop.com

Singaporean officials looking into microplastics in cosmetics

AsiaOne.com

South Korean cosmetic companies are going global

KoreaTimes.co.kr

South Korean cosmetics cash in on Jeju mineral water

AsiaOne.com

TonyMoly’s Megacos to open a new factory in China

Reuters.com

Korean cosmetics makers eye new opportunities in the Middle East

KoreaHerald.com

Ladies Professional Golf Association announces Leaders Cosmetics as their latest corporate sponsor

LPGA.com

Sales data reveals that China purchased almost half of South Korea’s beauty products sold overseas last year

YonhapNews.co.kr

K-beauty industry expected to gain from China’s luxury tax cuts

JingDaily.com

AmorePacific and LG Household & Homecare vying for the top cosmetic spot

HankYung.com

Repairman in Malaysia sentenced to jail for stealing Neutrogena face masks

Bernama.com

Vida Beauty (maker of Qu Puteh) founder Dr. Vida charged for evading taxes

DailyExpress.com.my

Chinese cosmetics and electronics still selling well in India’s Gaffar Market, despite boycott

HindustanTimes.com

India’s ultra-affluent working women driving $9bn market

IndiaTimes.com

Market and Trends

PiperJaffray survey finds teens are buying more denim, cosmetics, and athletic wear

BusinessWire.com

“Beauty travel retail market is volatile and sensitive”

WWD.com

Latin America remains enticing and elusive for beauty companies

WWD.com

“Why do some beauty salons seem recession proof?”

PhilaSun.com

Men account for 12% of cosmetic surgeries in The Gulf

SaudiGazette.com.sa

“Social media stars have global influence”

WWD.com

Haitian vetiver fragrance exports plunge due to devastation caused by hurricane

WWD.com

“e.l.f.’s ‘fast fashion’ model is perfect for the selfie generation”

MarketWatch.com

Technavio releases report on global face oils market

PRNewswire.com

Technavio releases report on global hair serum market

PRNewswire.com

MarketReportsWorld releases report on color cosmetics market

NewsMaker.com.au

Outreach

Study finds Ottawa River in Canada polluted with microplastics

CTVNews.ca

European health organisations disagree on chromium trioxide’s safety in lipstick tubes

EEB.org

US FTC closes down skincare companies offering deceptive “risk-free trials”

ConsumerAffairs.com

Students can become ‘hand washing champions’ in celebration of Global Handwashing Day

Yahoo.com

doTERRA donates to TJ for Kids Memorial Fund in support of Angela’s House

PRNewswire.com

Homoeopathic teething products pulled in the US still being sold in Canada

TheGlobeandMail.com

US FDA acknowledges its limited authority in regulating cosmetics in letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein

WWD.com

Corporate

Is Drunk Elephant the next big beauty acquisition? Rumoured to be garnering attention from the likes of Estee Lauder

WWD.com

Hatchbeauty brings on L’Oreal general manager Michael Sampson as new president

WWD.com

P&G to buy back up to $1.25 billion USD of its own debt

WWD.com

Coty acquires Ghd for $510 million USD

WSJ.com

Coty’s chief legal officer Jules Kaufman steps down, to be replaced by Greer McMullen

BusinessWire.com

Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon wants to double their market share

CNBC.com

Judge gives final approval to $47 million USD settlement of Nu Skin shareholder lawsuit

SLTrib.com

Legal protection process launched for Latvia’s Dzintars cosmetics company

LETA.lv

Jakks Pacific acquires children skincare and makeup brand C’est Moi

BusinessWire.com

LVMH’s Acqua Di Parma announces Laura Burdese as CEO

Forbes.com

Burberry’s sales drop due to Asia loss, despite Brexit boost

Bloomberg.com

Shiseido creates Beauty Prestige Group to oversee Laura Mercier and other luxury brands

BusinessWire.com

Fingerpaint, a marketing agency, begins creative partnership with Colorescience

AZBigMedia.com

International Flavors and Fragrances appoints Richard O’Leary as CFO

BusinessWire.com

Interesting Reads

“Why Covergirl’s James Charles is breaking beauty boundaries”

TeenVogue.com

“Rubbing vs pressing: Which skincare application method wins?”

MarieClaire.com

Huda Kattan’s lip contouring tutorial

Allure.com

French researchers discover volatile components that give Frankincense its scent

CNRS.fr

“I tried waterproof shower, then took a shower – and it was kind of a disaster”

Seventeen.com

“Do ‘magic ingredients’ in beauty products actually work?’

Telegraph.co.uk

“Do you even moisturise, bro?”

NYTimes.com

“Five men’s makeup vloggers you should subscribe to”

HuffingtonPost.co.uk

“Unmasking my battle with makeup, femininity, and gender”

The-Peak.ca

“10 habits you didn’t know could be causing breakouts”

Yahoo.com

“A linguist who helps crack codes in names to predict ethnicity”

NYTimes.com

“Fall skincare advice from a black-owned Brooklyn apothecary”

Essence.com

“Women try 1920s makeup”

Allure.com