Retail

Estee Lauder opens Christmas gifting store in London

CosmeticsBusiness.com

People and TODAY reveal their Beauty Awards 2016 winners

Today.com

Sephora’s Virtual Artist app to expand into Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia

WWD.com – Paywall

Refinery29 announces its Beauty Innovator Awards winners

Refinery29.com

Glamour’s guide to the best male grooming products

GlamourMagazine.co.uk

Molly Cosmetics launches Silisponge, a transparent silicone makeup sponge

TeenVogue.com

“Curology wants to treat your acne over the Internet”

Racked.com

Star Wars collaborates with KeepMe to launch a line of themed fragrances

KeepMeGroup.com

Eyeko and Colette collaborate on mascara

Allure.com

Makeup used on and inspired by the Gilmore Girls return

DailyMail.co.uk

InnovaDerma raises money to expand Skinny Tan across the US

ProactiveInvestors.co.uk

Unilever launch new deodorants and antiperspirants with “anti-marks” technology

PRNewswire.com

A review of Tarte’s Athleisure line

Popsugar.com

Essie launches Gel Couture nail polish line

PRNewswire.com

Icelandic skincare line Soley Organics do debut in the UK

Wallpaper.com

“Sephora NZ customers left in dark with undelivered orders and no customer service”

Stuff.co.nz

Top 8 women-led beauty companies

Forbes.com

8 best British beauty buys

Vogue.co.uk

5 Too Faced Unicorn Tears lipstick dupes to try

Allure.com

Palmer’s Cocoa Butter starts its Winter Cocoa Tour across the US

PRNewswire.com

“Why the new moisturising soft lotion by La Mer is worth every penny”

Forbes.com

“A new mask from AmorePacific that keeps you glowing and helps you sleep”

Forbes.com

Uma Oils launches in Space NK

WWD.com – Paywall

Celebrities and Interviews

An interview with Birchbox co-founder Katia Beauchamp

TheGuardian.com

An interview with Victoria’s Secret Angel Taylor Hill

Elle.com

“Why the Victoria’s Secret Angels are obsessed with this gold mask”

Glamour.com

“The ‘Melaniin Goddess’: Meet the model whose skin tone made her a social media sensation”

CNN.com

An interview with Dr. Sandra Lee aka Dr. Pimple Popper and her best acne tips

TeenVogue.com

Jo Malone launches her book ‘My Story’

PRNewswire.com

Make Up For Ever and Jessie J team up for a year of artistic collaborations

PRNewswire.com

Pitbull launches his third fragrance line

PRNewswire.com

Kylie Jenner is giving away a car to celebrate the opening of her pop-up store

Bustle.com

Hailey Baldwin at the launch of her collaboration with ModelCo

Rescu.com.au

Mariah Carey at the launch of her collaboration with MAC Cosmetics

TheSun.co.uk

Asia

Cyber-breach at Shiseido’s IPSA store potentially leads to 420 000+ leaked customer details

Mainichi.jp

Shiseido unveils new products targetted at the Chinese market

Nikkei.com

L’Oreal Japan invents device that converts hair damage into sound

Nikkei.com

@cosme announces winners of its The Best Cosmetics Awards 2016

PRNewswire.com

Survey finds growing South Korean cosmetics popularity among Chinese youth

Nikkei.com

B2LiNK eyes global K-beauty market beyond China

KoreaTimes.co.kr

South Korea to ban cosmetics that don’t use alternative testing (if available) by February 2017

ChemicalWatch.com

LG H&H partners with Farouk Systems on joint venture

PRNewswire.com

Kolmar Korea takes over Canada’s CSR Cosmetics

PulseNews.co.kr

“Why there’s a really good chance you’re working a K-beauty trend”

Glossy.co

Sheetmask retailer Petaluma & Co launches subscription box

PRNewswire.com

Son of China’s richest man Wang Jianlin backs beauty-brand Ningyue

ChinaMoneyNetwork.com

Anil Kapoor reveals his skincare secrets

GQIndia.com

Market

Facebook releases data on beauty consumers

FB.com

Estee Lauder taps millennial employees to help direct marketing and retail

FT.com

Skincare devices market projected to grow at a CAGR of 10% from 2014 to 2020

DigitalJournal.com

“Why influencer marketing is the new inbound marketing for retailers”

TheDrum.com

“Cult-like followings and exclusivity are driving beauty boutique growth”

PRNewswire.com

Outreach

Amnesty International says child labour involved in palm oil harvesting supplied to Nestle, Unilever, and others

Forbes.com

Shiseido announced as a partner at the 12th Women’s Forum for Economy and Society

WorldPressOnline.com

France issues regulations to label goods from Israeli settlements

Haaretz.com

DoTERRA donates to assist the Ghana Make a Difference Program, supporting orphans in Ghana

PRNewswire.com

Microfibers from clothing emerging as new environmental threat after countries move to ban plastic microbeads

NationalPost.com

Planned train line in France may endanger Chanel’s flower fields

HollywoodReporter.com

Corporate

Avon’s CIO Tom Conophy leaves after 6 weeks

WSJ.com

Glossier raises $24 million USD to open stores and go international

Forbes.com

How Glossier raised its latest round of funding

IntoTheGloss.com

“Glossier is building a multimillion-dollar millennial makeup empire with Slack, Instagram, and selfies”

QZ.com

Shiseido appoints Serena Giovi as SVP of Buxom

GlobalCosmeticsNews.com

Jamie Wilson named CFO of Avon

PRNewswire.com

L’Occitane International reports profit rise 34 per cent in the fiscal half year

SCMP.com

Davines achieves B Corporation certification

BCorporation.eu

Interesting Reads

“Where beauty means bleached skin”

NYTimes.com

How a cat’s tongue works to detangle fur and hair

PrinceGeorgeCitizen.com

“The beauty blogger shaving cream hack everyone is freaking out over” (Using it as makeup remover)

Allure.com

“Premium Beauty: What is it and why is it so important right now?”

TheFashionLaw.com

Woman receives damages and legal fees after being burned by her high-end skin cream

Herald.ie

“A hairy man’s guide to skincare”

GQ.com

“The wasabi lip-plumping hack isn’t as genius as you might think”

Allure.com

Skincare experts blast wasabi lip-plumping tip

DailyMail.co.uk

£650,000 worth of cosmetics stolen in ‘get rich quick’ scam

ManchesterEveningNews.co.uk

Moroccan state TV show apologises after showing segment showing how to use makeup to cover signs of domestic abuse

TheGuardian.com

#FaceFullofFoodChallenge has beauty bloggers using mac and cheese powder as makeup

TeenVogue.com