Retail

Sephora launches makeup lessons for teens

PRNewswire.com

La Mer to launch Skincolor de La Mer makeup collection in the US on October 3rd

WWD.com, LATimes.com

ColourPop garners criticism for naming darker contouring shades “Yikes”, “Typo”, and “Dume”

Essence.com

Macy’s partners with beGlammed to provide at-home beauty services

Reuters.com

Colourpop apologises for contouring shade name choices

Buzzfeed.com

Too Faced brings back Peanut Butter palette

Yahoo.com

Kim Chi and Sugarpill Cosmetics collaborate on donut-scented lipstick

TeenVogue.com

Vintage-inspired cake mascara is making a comeback

Cosmopolitan.com.au

Patent issued to Therapon for silicon particle claimed to provide a potential SPF of 5000

PRNewswire.com

CVS is hoping to compete with Ulta and Sephora

Fashionista.com

LXMI Pure Nilotica Melt, the balm from a Sephora Beauty Beautcamp entrepreneur

Forbes.com

Dupont and SIMP develop new mascara brush

Dupont.com

Ireland Baldwin, Corinne Foxx and Alessandra Garcia star in Wet n’ Wild campaign

WWD.com

Geneu offers DNA-matched beauty products

HuffingtonPost.co.uk

Nail contouring is now a thing

Yahoo.com

Birchbox turns 6 years old, to revamp mobile website

WWD.com

Esquire and Farouk collaborate to launch the Esquire Ultimate Grooming Collection haircare

MarketWired.com

Lingerie company Land of Women launches skincare collection

WWD.com

Dirty Little Secret Cosmetics partners with app Perfect365

Businesswire.com

AOBiome launches clinical teledermatology trial to study bacterial treatment for acne

PRNewswire.com

How social media stars are changing the way L’Oreal markets

TheDrum.com

K-Y Duration Spray, is coming soon – so you don’t have to

PRNewswire.com

Bobbi Brown and Uber team up to give 10 minute makeovers in New York and Los Angeles

WWD.com

CosmoSafe, a self-education and certification platform, receives prize in Miller Lite “Tap The Future” competition

PRNewswire.com

Swatches of the new NARS Unrestricted Eyeliner

Bustle.com

Credo to open store in Williamsburg, New York

WWD.com

Lovelyloot app helps you organise your beauty collection

Fashionista.com

Review of Victoria’s Secret Velvet Matte lipsticks

HarpersBazaar.com

Chloe Morello and Ciaté London expand availability of popular eyeshadow palette

WWD.com

Kylie Jenner to launch second Kyshadow palette “next month”

SundayWorld.com

Celebrities and Interviews

“How Jessica Alba created a $1 billion empire”

News.com.au

Victoria Beckham goes to Selfridges London to launch her collaborative makeup line with Estee Lauder

WWD.com

Kim Kardashian West livestreams her make-up routine, hints at possible future products

Popsugar.com

Paris Hilton has a new perfume, and a skincare line is in the works

Allure.com

An interview with David Beckham about his tattoos and his love for Biotherm Homme

VanityFair.com

An interview with Uzo, makeup artist for Nars

Allure.com

Jaime King and Jamie Chung attended WEI Beauty’s Detoxifying skincare line launch

WWD.com

Asia

South Korea agency to define criteria for ‘natural’ and ‘organic labels for cosmetics

PulseNews.co.kr

“Retailers big and small want a piece of the thriving Korean beauty business”

FastCompany.com

Spider enzymes developed by South Korean researchers makes its way into skin care products

AsiaOne.com

Shiseido launches new makeup brand ‘Playlist’ targetted at people in their 20s and 30s

WWD.com

Shiseido hosts 4D exhibition in Hong Kong to promote Ultimune line

Marketing-Interactive.com

Japan tourist boom not enough to boost sales at Japanese department stores

Bloomberg.com

Japan’s Sensai launches two new products for wrinkle treatment

TheNational.ae

Mary Kay opens Administrative Management Centre in Shanghai

ShanghaiDaily.com

Drew Barrymore explores the South Korean beauty market on trip

Chosun.com

Cos9, owned by Claires Korea (makers of Guerrison), wants to become a top 3 contract manufacturer with new underground factory

KoreaHerald.com

Etude House plans to have more than 345 overseas stores by 2020

KoreaTimes.co.kr

Indonesia’s LiveWell Global to meet with South Korean beauty companies

ACNewswire.com

Kanebo unifies skincare products under one brand

NationMultimedia.com

South Korean beauty companies jump into contract manufacturing

YonhapNews.co.kr, KoreaHerald.com

Wipro Consumer Care acquires Chinese FMCG firm Zhongshan

FinancialExpress.com

Song Jae Rim “gifts” cast of ‘Our Gab Soon’ Laneige skincare products, who he models for

AllKpop.com

Indian FDA finds mercury in L’Oreal products

IndianExpress.com

L’Oreal India rejects Indian FDA’s claims that mercury was found in its brands’ products

IndiaTimes.com

Priyanka Chopra rumoured to spend over 80 000 Rs a month on her beauty regime

AryNews.tv

Australian Olympic swimmer launches Milk & Co. skincare line for swimmers in India

MensXP.com

Market

Women own 50% of health and personal care businesses in Israel

Hamodia.com

African-American buying power reaches $1.3 trillion USD

Yahoo.com

NDP Group report: Internet marketing surpasses print and broadcast for makeup

PressReleaseRocket.net

“Are cosmetic procedures becoming normalised for young Australians?”

SBS.com.au

“Is indie beauty ‘good’ business for women entrepreneurs?”

Yahoo.com

Global aloe market continues to expand

NutraIngredients.com

Global skin lighteners market forecast to grow at 9.29% CAGR from 2016-2020

PRNewswire.com

Global serum market forecast to grow at 3.88% CAGR from 2016-2020

PRNewswire.com

The global hyaluronic acid market is expected to reach USD 13.4 billion by 2024

PRNewswire.com

Indian skin care market expected to double by 2021

Newsmaker.com.au

Virtual shopping, mineral eye makeup, and 3D printing are the top 3 trends impacting the global eyeshadow market according to Technavio

Businesswire.com

Shiseido creates 3-piece exclusive collection for travel retail in Cannes, France

DFNIOnline.com

“Aussie men are not all ugly trolls and they’ve got the receipts to prove it”

Mozo.com.au

Corporate

L’Oreal Clarisonic to outsource manufacturing and eliminate 120 jobs

WWD.com

“Procter & Gamble losing ground in America’s bathroom cabinet”

Bloomberg.com

Estee Lauder interested in Becca Cosmetics after previous deal falls through

WWD.com

e.l.f. cosmetics shares soar 56% after IPO

WSJ.com, Fortune.com

Bellami Hair acquires Mirabella Cosmetics

ModernSalon.com

Clorox, owner of Burt’s Bees, announces annual sales reach $5.8 billion USD

TheCloroxCompany.com

Estee Lauder CEO Fabrizio Freda’s compensation increased to base salary of $1.9 million USD and increased performance compensation

WWD.com

Deirdre Devaney to head up beauty at Aer Rianti International

DFNIOnline.com

Prisma Media acquires Beauté Addict website

PrismaMediaSolutions.com

La Prairie Group appoints Jean-Marc Loi as regional director for travel retail in Asia

MoodieDavittReport.com

GlaxoSmithKline appoints Emma Walmsley as CEO

TheGlobeandMail.com

Unilever plans further investments in Pakistan

Dailypakistan.com.pk

Estee Lauder appoints Beth DiNardo as global brand president of GLAMGLOW

BusinessWire.com

Ron Robinson joins Influence Nation, ahead of their acquisition of his company BeautyStat

WWD.com

Nerium names Deborah K. Heisz as president and COO

PRNewswire.com

Conair acquires SalonQuest, which makes the brands Aquage and Biomega

ModernSalon.com

Sustainability and Outreach

European Court rules that products tested on animals outside the EU still fall under marketing ban

Europa.eu

Tata Harper Skincare receives US FDA warning letter over drug-like claims

FDA.gov

Dr Zein Obagi’s ZO Skin Health receives US FDA warning letter over drug-like claims

FDA.gov

Sarkli Repechage receives US FDA warning letter over drug-like claims

FDA.gov

US FDA requests that dermatologists report adverse effects from skincare and cosmetic products

JAMA.com

Dr Bronner’s to donate $660 000 to campaign to legalise marijuana in US states

Leafly.com

US Senate holds hearing on cosmetics safety

Yahoo.com

US FTC bars Grey Defence from claiming their supplements can prevent or restore greying hair

FTC.gov

Estee Lauder helps light up Johannesburg during Breast Cancer Awareness month

Joburg.co.za

UK shops fined for selling products containing banned O-aminophenol

EnfieldIndependent.co.uk

Malaysia to launch ‘Made by Muslims’ logo for food and personal care products

Breitbart.com

Estee Lauder commits to plastic microbead removal by 2017

ELCompanies.com

European ombudsman looks into complaints raised by PETA UK over animal-testing loophole

PETA.org.uk

L’Oreal USA announces recipients of Women in Science fellowship

PRNewswire.com

Moulded fibre could replace plastics in personal care packaging

GreenerPackage.com

Interesting Reads

“Guys can now get a Scrotox – Botox for wrinkly balls”

Metro.co.uk

Arsenic pills and lead foundation: The history of toxic makeup

NationalGeographic.com

Pantone announces Spring 2017 colour report

Pantone.com

“Talcum powder: a look at the product at the center of talcum powder lawsuits”

DigitalJournal.com

L’Oreal’s technology incubator in San Francisco, makers of the Lancome custom foundation machine

Telegraph.co.uk

“Why the ‘ethnic’ aisle is merging with the ‘beauty’ one”

WashingtonPost.com

Oud, the cosmetic and perfume ingredient that costs $9 200 AUD a kilo

HuffingtonPost.com.au

“Face value: Renée Zellweger and the enduring ageism against women in Hollywood”

TheGlobeandMail.com

“Let’s start making makeup manly”

TechnicianOnline.com

“Beautycounter CEO: Congress must act now to protect the public”

TheHill.com

Why a ‘double cleanse’ is the best thing you can do for your skin

Observer.com

“The issue with ‘exotic’ beauty compliments”

TeenVogue.com

“Dermatologists reveal the skincare products they can’t live without”

TheFashionSpot.com