Retail

James Charles becomes CoverGirl’s first male spokesperson

Refinery29.com

Dr. Pimple Popper Sandra Lee launches first skincare product

Elle.com

MAC Cosmetics launches Helmut Newton inspired limited edition collection

Bustle.com

Boots No. 7 and Soap and Glory to be rolled out across the US in Walgreens

WWD.com

The Honest Beauty Company announces it will create a “cancel subscription” feature on its website after consumer complaints

Gizmodo.com

The Honest Beauty Company to expand into Canada, Western Europe, and Australia

WWD.com

SkinCeuticals announces clinical spa at Klara Beauty Lab in New York City

PRNewswire.com

Huda Beauty now available in France through Sephora.fr

HudaBeauty.com

Caroline Hirons “confirms” return of Sephora in the UK

Metro.co.uk

A review of Forever 21’s $5 USD rainbow highlighter

Seventeen.com

P&G’s Art of Shaving launches Power Brush system

BizJournals.com

Walgreens extends rewards program with launch of ‘Beauty Enthusiast’

BusinessWire.com

Rotating makeup brush blendSMART now available at Sephora

PRWeb.com

Dior launches book “The Art of Color”

LuxuryDaily.com

“How does Walgreen’s ‘Beauty Enthusiast’ program work? Here’s how to rack up points”

Bustle.com

Laurel Whole Plant Organics skincare line to launch at Anthropologie

BusinessWire.com

Boxed.com lowers prices on female-targeted items to fight the “Pink Tax”

PRNewswire.com

“What’s ribbon eyeliner?” A.K.A. Helix eyeliner

Bustle.com

Rituals plans US expansion beyond New York City

WWD.com

Tyra Banks launches skincare line with mini-documentary

Vogue.com.au

EOS launches TOGA a keychain holder for their ball lip balms

PRNewswire.com

MAC Cosmetics store opens in Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas with Selena collection

ElPasoProud.com

Fans line up to buy Selena makeup collection from MAC Cosmetics, sells out in 24 hours

VVDailyPress.com

Glossier reformulates and relaunches Generation G lipsticks

Bustle.com

Former heiress of Kiehl’s, Jami Morse Heidegger, re-enters skincare with new luxury line Retrouve

FashionWeekDaily.com

Splat launches vivid hair dye collection for brunettes

WWD.com

Nigerian brand Kayge Cosmetics and Fat Mamzi collaborate on matte lipsticks collection

BellaNaija.com

A review of Cargo’s waterproof Swimmables collection

Inquirer.net

Nails Inc. launches Face Inc., a collection of 4 sheet masks

WWD.com

Dublin Airport’s duty-free cosmetic area voted “best in the world”

98FM.com

Kylie Cosmetics to launch pumpkin spice themed collection, as well as phone cases

Yahoo.com

Estee Lauder’s Re-Nutriv line turns 60, launches new products. Expected to do $90 million USD in global sales

WWD.com

Celebrities and Interviews

An interview with CoverGirl’s newest spokesperson James Charles

TeenVogue.com

An interview with Annie Jackson, Credo Beauty’s VP of merchandising and planning

BondEnAvant.com

An interview with Bobbi Brown

Telegraph.co.uk

An interview with Huda Kattan in Harper’s Bazaar Arabia

Harper’s Bazaar

“5 Beautyblender hacks from the founder of Beautyblender”

Cosmopolitan.com.au

Daniel Dae Kim talks skincare as Clinique for Men spokesperson

People.com

A review of Jo Malone’s biography, “Jo Malone: My Story”

StyleNest.co.uk

Victoria Beckham reveals one of her skincare secrets is eating salmon every day

People.com

An interview with Lauren Elkins SVP of global marketing for Estee Lauder

WWD.com

Unilever marketing head says generation who didn’t grow up with digital media are “bluffing their way through”

GlobalCosmeticsNews.com

6 beauty lessons from Charlotte Tilbury’s makeup class

People.com

An interview with the former bankruptcy lawyer who founded makeup line Reina Rebelde

Yahoo.com

A review of makeup line Reina Rebelde

Refinery29.com

Asia

New launches from Verite, Etude House, I’m Meme, Pony Effect, Peri Pera, and more!

ChristinaHello.com

LG H&H partners with Farouk Hair Systems on joint venture

KoreaHerald.com

China forecast to surpass US beauty sales

TheStandard.com.hk

Shiseido creates app that puts on virtual makeup for women who telework

Asahi.com

South Korean cosmetic companies enjoying a surge of demand from abroad

YonhapNews.co.kr

AmorePacific hosts marathon to raise awareness for breast cancer in Seoul

KoreaTimes.co.kr

Chinese internet celebrities promote South Korean beauty brands, despite tensions between the two countries

KoreaTimes.co.kr

Incheon becomes hot spot for Chinese tourists

KoreaJoongangDaily.com

China’s luxury consumption tax reduction sees shares rise for AmorePacific, LG H&H, and Cosmax

CNBC.com

AmorePacific shares dropped in response to impending lawsuit over toothpastes

Nikkei.com

Ant Capital Partners acquires Japan’s Sojitz Cosmetics

DealStreetAsia.com

“South Korean companies now develop more skincare related patents than any other country”

CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com

“The amazing techniques I learned at Korean beauty school”

Yahoo.com

More Thai general practitioner doctors performing cosmetic surgery after taking South Korean courses

TodayOnline.com

Japan’s Kose sees 10% profit gain on sales to tourists

Nikkei.com

Cosmetics manufacturer Interwork Korea named 2016’s small to medium manufacturer

KoreaHerald.com

Two South Korean entrepreneurs, including AmorePacific CEO Suh Kyung-Bae, bet big on future generations

KoreaHerald.com

Cosmetic procedures non-Koreans might find “weird”

AllKPop.com

A review of Erborian’s BB Cream

Vogue.com

India’s Gujarat Cow Board claims cow urine and dung can give eternal beauty

NDTV.com

Leading Indian cosmetic company challenges 1 ppm mercury limit in cosmetics

PharmaBiz.com

Ultra-affluent working women driving India’s 9 billion USD luxury market

IndiaTimes.com

Market and Trends

Influencers want narrative control when working with brands in recent survey

RealWire.com

IRI survey finds that promotions fail to increase sales for UK retailers

ESMMagazine.com

How “micro-influencers” are impacting traditional marketing

Business2Community.com

Reportlinker releases global sun care market report

PRNewswire.com

Sustainability and Outreach

Viola Davis partners with Vaseline to improve skin health for Americans

PRNewswire.com

PZ Cussons and Concern Universal launch campaign to promote handwashing in Nigeria

Guardian.ng

L’Oreal Paris announce 2016 recipients of the Women of Worth awards

PRNewswire.com

L’Oreal Brazil launches audio makeup tutorials for the visually impaired

TheDrum.com

Texas doctor warns that over-the-counter costume contact lenses could put users at risk of blindness

PRNewswire.com

Sheamoisture funds study about implicit bias affecting Black women with natural hair

FastCompany.com

Research team discovers microplastics ingested by deep-sea animals

Europa.eu

Class-action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson’s Aveeno gets go-ahead from New York court over allegedly deceptive “natural” branding

Law360.com

Talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson move forward in Missouri court

PRNewswire.com

L’Oreal Australia announces first female majority in executive committee

News.com.au

Australian customs seizes counterfeit cosmetics with “Australian Made” logo

SmartCompany.com.au

Bio-Oil promotes “Be Comfortable In Your Own Skin” campaign to support young burn survivors

PRNewswire.com

Dr. Bronner’s to use 3rd quarter profits to support marijuana and minimum wage reforms

DrBronner.com

Avene launches campaign #AveneHope for eczema awareness month

PRNewswire.com

Creme of Nature launches empowerment campaign #byNature

PRNewswire.com

Founder of natural skincare brand launches the Natural Advisory Council to advocate for more regulations

NYMag.com

“The US Cosmetics Safety Bill, everything you need to know”

Allure.com

Research and Technology

Panasonic Smart Mirror prototype analyzes a viewer’s face then prints out makeup

Engadget.com

L’Oreal patents oily skin treatment using light and hollow silica spheres

Google Patents

Corporate

LVMH’s Benefit Cosmetics in lawsuit after using Miss Cleo persona without permission

DailyBusinessReview.com

Jean-Marc Plisson to join Shiseido from CEO position of Fresh

Yahoo.com

P&G stands by Coty deal despite $1 billion USD drop in price

WWD.com

Nestle brings on Allergan executive Paul Navarre onboard as it begins promotion of Dysport

FiercePharma.com

Trish McEvoy sues Too Faced for use of “the power of makeup” trademark

Independent.ie

Karen Fondu retires from position as president of L’Oreal Paris USA

LOrealUSA.com

“Could competition in affordable makeup market stunt e.l.f. Cosmetics’ growth?”

SeekingAlpha.com

Revlon replaces social media and digital agency GPY&R with Reborn

AdNews.com.au

Avon to webcast 3rd quarter 2016 earnings conference call on November 3rd

PRNewswire.com

Target opens smaller-sized stores to compete with Walmart and Amazon

Nasdaq.com

Interesting Reads

Model Anthea Page gets staph eye infection from dirty makeup brush

Independent.co.uk

“Why Alicia Keys’ #nomakeup look is not quite as ‘real’ as it seems”

TheGuardian.com

Stem cell expert says that topical stem cell products “do not work”

AmericanSpa.com

How young Asian makeup artists are challenging beauty norms

Vice.com

“What it means to be a man wearing makeup in a Masc4Masc world”

Racked.com

“How to perfect your at-home skincare routine, according to a dermatologist”

Bustle.com

“Simon Cowell forced a woman to remove her makeup on X-Factor, and that’s not okay”

Refinery29.com

“Selling shampoo, eye cream, and a chemical crackdown”

NYTimes.com

“Amber Rose’s beauty secret is masturbation”

Glamour

“A totally rational, research-backed argument in favour of shopping”

Racked.com