Retail

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie becomes new face of Boots No. 7

Vogue.co.uk

Charlotte Tilbury “Magic Mirrors” virtually apply makeup to onlookers

Forbes.com

Smokey Robinson launches a skincare line

People.com

L’Occitane launches new skincare line based on Jania Rubens algae extract

NST.com

Juvederm Volbella XC for lips and perioral lines now available in the US

PRNewswire.com

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics launches primary colours lip tars

Yahoo.com

Colourpop x Hello Kitty collaboration to launch on November 1st

WWD.com

New Zealand Consumer organisation tests high-end and low-end moisturisers

Consumer.org.nz

NeoStrata launches ProSystem Retinol Peel

PRNewswire.com

NYX Professional to open flagship store in Union Square, NYC on October 28th

PRNewswire.com

AllBeauty.com wins UK’s Which? consumer poll for best online skincare and beauty store

Independent.co.uk

Giorgio Armani Beauty opens pop-up shop in Paris

Doctissimo.fr

A preview of MAC Cosmetics’ Helmut Newton collection

Elle.com

EndyMed launches home radio-frequency device Newa at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus

WWD.com

PacSun launches beauty line

Seventeen.com

NYX’s Bright Idea line, drugstore highlighters for darker skin tones

Allure.com

Guerlain launches body and hair shimmer, Souffle D’or de Shalimar

Instagram.com

Pat McGrath Lab releases Metalmorphosis pigment collection

Allure.com

Kat Von D Lock-It Foundation expands range to 30 shades

Allure.com

Review of Sonia Kashuk’s Serpent makeup brush collection

Glamour.com

Belk Department stores add around 25 new beauty brands to lure in Millennial shoppers

WWD.com

“Introducing Very Good Light, a progressive beauty and grooming guide for Generation Z”

Observer.com

8 Beauty Advent calendars

Independent.ie

Maybelline Baby Lips to launch Lip Crayons

Allure.com

The best skincare products for and by people of colour

Vogue.com

Giorgio Armani launches Lip Magnets

Allure.com

Rituel de Fille launches Rare Light Luminizers

Allure.com

Jeffree Star, former friend of Kat Von D, launches black highlighter

TeenVogue.com

Maybelline Super Stay expands range with 4 new foundation shades

Allure.com

Magnets are the newest beauty ingredient

WMagazine.com

Younique launches new beauty and skincare products

PRNewswire.com

Celebrities and Interviews

“The cultural importance of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Boots Beauty campaign”

Forbes.com

Kylie Jenner says her Lip Kits and Colourpop are not the same

SugarScape.com

“Kylie Jenner built a business out of Lip Kits and fan worship”

VanityFair.com

Ciara becomes newest face of Revlon

Elle.com

An interview with Ciara, new ambassador of Revlon

WMagazine.com

An interview with Nannette de Gaspé Beaubien and her dry sheet masks

Yahoo.com

“How Urban Decay conspired to disrupt the beauty industry”

ABCNews.go.com

An interview with Tiffany Masterson, founder of Drunk Elephant

Vogue.com

An interview with Pia Stanchina former creative director at Glossybox

Refinery29.uk

An interview with Caudalie’s Mathilde Thomas

Fashionista.com

Chloe Grace Mortez reveals her beauty secret: Washing her face with olive oil

TeenVogue.com

Inside Khloe Kardashian’s gym bag

Glamour.com

An interview with celebrity skincare expert Shani Darden

WMagazine.com

A look inside: The Art of Color by Dior

WMagazine.com

Huda Kattan uses Vagisil as a makeup primer

TeenVogue.com

An interview with Jory Luster, CEO of Luster Products

RollingOut.com

Market and Trends

How Clinique’s global brand chief Jane Lauder connected a 48-year-old brand to social media

AdWeek.com

“Male beauty bloggers are having a moment”

DigiDay.com

“Makeup for men: Fad or future?”

WWD.com

“Makeup and shade dupes are great for business

WWD.com

US colour cosmetics market expected to grow at CAGR of 3.43% during 2016-2020

NewsMaker.com.au

Global men’s personal care market expected to reach $166 billion USD by 2022

PRNewswire.com

Asia

Hong Kong’s SaSa warns of 45% net profit drop this first half-year

WWD.com

CLIO to target China’s growing colour cosmetics market

KoreaHerald.com

LG H&H’s History of Whoo and AmorePacific’s Innisfree both expected to hit 1 trillion won in sales this year

Pulsenews.co.kr

Japan limits 19 ingredients, including triclosan, from being used in medicated soaps

ChemicalWatch.com

Taiwan bans animal testing on cosmetics, to come into effect in 2019

SPCA.org.tw

Avon Japan seeks to relist on the stock market after profits recover

Bloomberg.com

University of Indonesia collaboration leads to skincare products made from starfruit

TheJakartaPost.com

Glow Recipe joins with Lane Crawford in pop-ups around Hong Kong

BeautyNury.com

New Chinese taxes may spell doom for Hong Kong beauty retailers

EJInsight.com

“Meet all the beautiful people of Seoul Fashion Week”

WMagazine.com

Korean beauty firms boosting sales with social celebrity videos

KoreaTimes.co.kr

Model Hoyeon Jung’s skincare secrets

Vogue.com

“15 cult-favourite Korean beauty products you can buy on Amazon US”

Glamour.com

Japan’s Kose launches Spawake brand in India

IndiaRetailing.com

Philips India survey finds more men are becoming interested in grooming

Business-Standard.com

Indian markets regulator asks United Cosmetics to refund investors money for illegally issued securities

Business-Standard.com

Outreach

US FDA issues warning letter to Bioque, citing ants in the factory and improper ingredient storage

FDA.gov

New legislation giving US FDA more oversight likely to see movement next year

NatLawReview.com

Dove’s latest Twitter campaign #SpeakBeautiful backfires

MarketWatch.com

Dove’s latest Self Esteem Project #Speakbeautiful focuses on negativity on social media

PRNewswire.com

EWG finds thousands of bogus ‘organic’ claims on beauty products

Yahoo.com

SafeCosmetics report claims 50% of kids costume face paints contain toxic chemicals

WomansDay.com

Corporate

Estee Lauder acquires BECCA Cosmetics

Forbes.com

L’Oreal’s Active Cosmetics group is fastest growing segment of the company

Nasdaq.com

IT Cosmetics founders honoured by Goldman Sachs with entrepreneurship award

PRNewswire.com

Walgreens’ Rite-Aid acquisition expected to close in January

WWD.com

Unilever ranked top employer in Kenya

Unilever-EWA.com

Interesting Reads

Mother and daughter charged with stealing $100 000 USD worth of beauty products from ULTA and returning them to JC Penny

App.com

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

Elle.com

“The Contour Song: An anthem for every woman who doesn’t get contouring”

TheScene.com

“The Do’s and Dont’s of microblading your eyebrows before the big day”

Brides.com

“How to remove Halloween makeup”

TeenVogue.com

“Men in makeup: Feminist triumph or capitalist gambit?”

Forward.com

GQ’s definitive guide to washing your hair

GQ.com

“Is your smartphone ruining your skin? What you need to know about HEV light”

Elle.com

“Newer cosmetic surgery procedures, like the Silhouette Soft thread lift and stem-cell hair transplants, tested on celebrities”

Elle.com

“This teacher’s note about a black girl’s hair is extremely offensive”

Glamour.com

“How to KonMari your beauty stash”

PopSugar.com

“6 reasons why you should still wash your hair”

Allure.com

“The truth about Photoshop shaming”

TheFader.com

“7 Latino and Latina beauty pros transforming the face of the industry”

Yahoo.com