Retail

KFC introduces a fried chicken scented sunscreen

PRNewswire.com

Lancome’s custom foundation to be offered at 9 additional Nordstrom locations across the US

PRNewswire.com

Honest Beauty launches haircare products

InStyle.com

Hailey Baldwin to launch cosmetics line with Model Co.

Refinery29.com

Estee Lauder launches Flirt Cosmetics with Amber Rose and Donald Robertson

WWD.com

German cosmetics brand Catrice launches in the US

Racked.com

Kylie Jenner buys $4.5 million USD mansion, to turn it into cosmetic headquarters

VanityFair.com

MAC Cosmetics store opens at World Trade Center in New York City

NYMag.com

Tracey Norman returns to front Clairol campaign

People.com

Charlotte Tilbury creates 360-degree advertisement with Kate Moss for new fragrance ‘Scent Of A Dream’

Youtube.com

Flirt Cosmetics launches false eyelash cluster applicator

Refinery29.com

FaceCake launches GlamScout app, which allows virtual augmented makeup try-ons

PRNewswire.com

Lancome launches Grandiose Liner with ball-swivel jointed applicator

CosmeticsBusiness.com

Adore Cosmetics opens store in Ottawa, Canada

PRNewswire.com

Clarins takes “bold” step into nude lipsticks

WashingtonTimes.com

Cruelty-free eye drops now available

PETA.org

Men’s subscription box The Gents Pack closes down

TheGentsPack.com

Unilever hires Youtuber Leanne Lim-Walker to front Impulse fragrance campaign

TheDrum.com

Rimmel London celebrates 15 years of Kate Moss partnership with 6 new lipsticks

Nine.com.au

H&M launches full 700 piece beauty collection in the UK

GlobalCosmeticsNews.com

Morroccanoil signs Jasmine Sanders as spokesperson

WWD.com

Diptyque expands facial care range with rose formulations

WWD.com

Indie Beauty Expo to exhibit in New York on August 24-25th

WellandGood.com

Youcam and Paul Mitchell team up to bring virtual hair colour makeovers to app

Allure.com

BinSina pharmacy chain expands in Dubai and Middle East

KhaleejTimes.com

Asia

Kanebo’s Evito’s rose-shaped foam cleanser dispenser

Nylon.sg

Strawberrynet bug reveals private customer information to anyone

TheRegister.co.uk

AmorePacific partners with eBay Korea to strengthen online business

TheInvestor.co.kr

Japanese trend of infra-red blocking cosmetics expands to glasses and windshields

JapanTimes.co.jp

Meitu launches #FacesofFashion with David Gandy, Niall Horan, Hu Bing, and more

PRNewswire.com

Chinese tourists in Japan choose cosmetics over electronics

Bloomberg.com

Tiffany of Girls’ Generation replaced by yet to be announced spokesperson for IPKN

Soompi.com

The Face Shop’s Kakao Friends collaboration launches in China

KoreaHerald.com

5 beauty tips from ‘Get It Beauty’

AsiaOne.com

Wolfgang Baier becomes CEO of Singaporean beauty distributor Luxasia

StraitsTimes.com

Korean Youtuber Holy does a “power of makeup” video

RocketNews24.com

Nippon Paper to expand cellulose nanofiber production capacity

Nikkei.com

Song Joong-Ki attends Proya promotional event in China

Yibada.com

Marie Claire Thailand publishes Best of Beauty Awards list

MarieClaireThailand.com

AmorePacific’s Sulwhasoo celebrates 50 years, launches reformulated ginseng cream

Sulwhasoo.com

NEC helps develop plant bioplastic that mimics Japanese lacquerware

NEC.com

Shiseido Hong Kong hires Zaheer Nooruddin to oversee digital advertising

HolmesReport.com

“The rise of the sheet mask”

Independent.co.uk

Henkel strengthens e-commerce partnership with Alibaba

Henkel.com

Police capture member of group that stole $30 million rupees worth of cosmetics in India

Geo.tv

“Unilever’s hypocrisy: New Dove ad breaks stereotypes, but what about Fair & Lovely?”

TheNewsMinute.com

Market

Survey finds facial hair transplants on the rise for men with sparse facial hair

PRNewswire.com

US college students reveal what beauty products they’ll be using

WWD.com

Beauty boxes still flourishing

WWD.com

Beauty boutiques still thriving in New Zealand

Stuff.co.nz

Beauty companies make appearance on Inc.’s list of fastest-growing private companies

CosmeticsDesign.com

Outreach and Regulation

Feinstein-Collins bill put forward in the US will force cosmetic firms to pay fees and report ‘adverse reactions’

NYTimes.com

Five ingredients highlighted in Feinstein-Collins bill which could cost the cosmetic industry $20 million in fees

Yahoo.com

Mary Kay teams up with Texas representative Pete Sessions to fight new FDA regulations

DallasNews.com

“Will cosmetic regulation kill independent beauty brands?”

SCPR.org

NC State endocrine researcher Heather Patisaul supports the Feinstein-Collins bill for more US cosmetic regulation

TechnicianOnline.com

Truth in Advertising organisation threatens to report Kardashians to FTC for non-disclosure

TheFashionLaw.com

EWG requests US FDA comment on whether or not antioxidants can boost SPF. FDA and cosmetics council says ‘No’

WWD.com

European Chemicals Association (Echa) proposes categorization of titanium dioxide as a carcinogen

ChemicalWatch.com

Australian man Jake Martin-Herd found guilty of providing tanning services

ABC.net.au

Kiehl’s annual motorcycle ride raises $150 000 USD for amfAR and HIV research

PRNewswire.com

Henkel and BASF join with Solidaridad to support small sustainable palm oil growers in Indonesia

BASF.com

US EPA recognises L’Oreal as a green power user

PRNewswire.com

US FDA sends warning letter to Michael Todd Beauty over drug-like claims

FDA.gov

Kat Von D to remove animal-derived carmine from her beauty line

Yahoo.com

Millions could be paid out from the WEN haircare lawsuit

NYMag.com

ICMAD supports legislation to modernise US FDA’s oversight on cosmetics

ICMAD.org – PDF

Report from The Cornucopia Institute finds ‘toxins’ in popular toothpaste brands

Cornucopia.org

Mary Kay to donate grants to shelter programs in Canada

Newswire.ca

Hain Celestial investigated by investors over accounting irregularities

PRNewswire.com

Christian Louboutin wins counterfeit case in Russia over fragrances

TheFashionLaw.com

Research and Technology

J&J and Xycrobe collaborate to study human skin microbiome

PRNewswire.com

Study finds plastic microbeads could be turning the fish we’re eating toxic

ScienceAlert.com

MDRejuvena, Inc. publishes study showing its sodium copper chlorophyllin complex can help repair photoaged skin

PRNewswire.com

Corporate

Shiseido announces Kathy Cullin as general manager of Bare Escentuals US

BusinessWire.com

Coty posts a $31 million USD loss as it deals with merger

WSJ.com

Retra Holdings Limited receives £400,000 in funding to expand cosmetic manufacturing and distribution

TheTelegraphandArgus.co.uk

Estee Lauder delivers strong fiscal year 2016 results

Businesswire.com

Avon announces closing of senior secured notes offering

PRNewswire.com

Pakistani beauty startup BeautyHooked raises $280 000 USD

Tribune.com.pk

Joey New York and 4BG LLC form joint venture

PRNewswire.com

Interesting Reads

“The hidden cost of shea butter, according to Sleigh Bells’ singer Alexis Krauss”

WellandGood.com

“Can bacteria make your skin healthier?”

TheDailyBeast.com

“No, New York Times, the FDA should not ‘have the power’ to mandate national recalls of shampoo”

Reason.com

Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin puts waterproof makeup to the test in Buzzfeed video

Buzzfeed.com

“The best makeup secrets only beauty editors know”

Allure.com

An interview with Ole Henrikson

Racked.com

An interview with Wende Zomnir, founder of Urban Decay

Independent.ie

An interview with Marla Malcolm, founder of Bluemercury

Fashionista.com

An interview with Francois Nars

Popsugar.com

An interview with Aerin Lauder

Forbes.com

“A better way of talking about beauty”

PSMag.com

“Does cleanser go bad? Here’s what you need to know…”

Bustle.com