Retail

ModiFace update allows users to live swap a makeup look

WWD.com

Urban Decay announces new ‘NAKED Ultimate Basics’ eyeshadow palette

Bustle.com

Victoria Beckham unveils her 18 piece makeup collection with Estee Lauder

USMagazine.com

MAC’s Selena collection will debut at arena event in singer’s hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas

Billboard.com

That hand “supermodel” Ellen Sirot has her own line of anti-aging beauty products now!

Yahoo.com

Dermalogica launches facial oil

WWD.com

Burberry and Pinterest team up to launch new mascara ‘Cat Lashes’

WWD.com

Julep announces partnership with Ulta Beauty

BusinessWire.com

Social media person Doralie “Bad” Medina launches cosmetic line

Benzinga.com

Preview of Kat Von D x Too Faced “Better Together” eyeshadow palette

Seventeen.com

Preview of KathleenLights x Makeup Geek’s highlighter palette

Bustle.com

P&G opens Olympic salon, offering free manicures, shaves, and makeovers for athletes

Olympic.org

Honest Beauty turns 1 year old, taps Daniel Martin to expand colour cosmetics

WWD.com

L’Oreal Kerastase taps illustrator Megan Hess for new promotional campaign

WWD.com

“7 African skincare brands worth knowing”

HuffingtonPost.com

Winky Lux hosts ‘Unicorn Festival’ at Coney Island

TimeOut.com

The Lip Bar sees success despite The Shark Tank snub, soon to be carried on Target.com

DetroitNews.com

NYX announces 5th annual NYX FACE Awards Show, with Kandee Johnson as host

PRNewswire.com

La Prairie adds to caviar lineup, and revamps its Bergdorf Goodman location

WWD.com

Benefit has sale-abration with up to 50% off retail price

Kinja.com

Hrush Achemyan x Tarte Cosmetics launches cheek and eye palette

Allure.com

Temptu launches airbrush root touch-up spray for hair

WWD.com

SiO targets the décolleté with skincare and beauty tools

WWD.com

Cos Bar to expand retail locations with 35 new stores across the US

WWD.com

Asia

South Korean centipede extract used as an antibacterial in topical products for atopic dermatitis

KoreaBizwire.com

Unilever fails to secure rights to ‘Clear’ trademark after battle with AmorePacific

Lexology.com

Shiseido targets beauty-conscious runners with new website

ShiseidoGroup.com

Tariff-free cosmetics a point of discussion at the East Asia Summitt

CosmeticsDesign.com

Kosé launches high-end line under Sekkesei MYV

WWD.com

Memebox raises $66 million USD in Series C funding

WWD.com

How Memebox uses data to keep up with trends

Fortune.com

K-Beauty Expo to take place October 13-16th in Goyang, South Korea

BusinessKorea.co.kr

BeautyMaker will now be available in select Watsons stores in Taiwan

DigitalJournal.com

Baek Ji Young lands endorsement deal with skincare brand Dr. Syul

AllKPop.com

Shiseido’s profits rise from brand and land sale, lowers earnings and sales target due to exchange rate

WWD.com, Bloomberg.com

Is international expansion changing “skin whitening” products in Asia? Doesn’t seem like it

CosmeticsDesignc.om

Myanmar Cosmetics Association expresses worry that international beauty brands will overtake local brands

Consult-Myanmar.com

“So-Ko your skin: why South Korean skincare is serious stuff (despite its cutesy packaging)”

Standard.co.uk

Taiwan’s Dr. Wu skincare makes push into China

WWD.com

CNSC opens new duty-free shopping center in downtown Shanghai

WWD.com

Chinese cosmetics brand Chando sponsors Olympic diving team

Yahoo.com

Nivea promotes anti-perspirant range in Singapore with giant cans

Mumbrella.asia

Herbalife’s Nu Skin receives approval to expand into Chinese areas of Gansu, Ningxia, and Inner Mongolia

Happi.com

Colgate-Palmolive India renews royalty deal with Colgate-Palmolive USA

Reuters.com

India’s Nature’s Essence up for sale

LiveMint.com

Market

P&G cutting back on Facebook ads due to poor response

WSJ.com

“The 6 most innovative brand uses of Facebook Live so far”

PRWeek.com

US health & beauty industry projected to grow to $60 billion USD in revenue

PRNewswire.com

Most women in France buy their cosmetics online

EMarketer.com

“Less than 1 in 2 fragrances samples result in a sale”

ATKearney.com

“What are teenagers buying?”

Pymnts.com

Cosmetic skin care market in the US expected to reach $200 billion USD by 2024

Yahoo.com

BlueMercury sees success by targeting the ‘suburban power woman’

Yahoo.com

Corporate

Avon may move headquarters to New Jersey due to tax incentives

NJ.com

Ulta agrees to $3.65 settlement from overtime class-action lawsuit

RBGG.com

Clorox CEO Benno Dorer also appointed as chairman of board

BizJournals.com

Inter Parfums posts 34% income gain for Q2

WWD.com

Elizabeth Arden posts loss for fiscal year of 2016

WWD.com

Ted Schwarz named president of NuFace

WWD.com

Outreach

Portugal to adopt EU cosmetics regulations

ChemicalWatch.com

Canadian Wildlife Association creates online petition for more control and research on plastic microbeads

CBC.ca

Health Canada and the US FDA team up on digital submission process for new pharmaceuticals and drugs

RAPS.org

L’Oreal USA announces recipients of women in STEM grant

WWD.com

US FDA issues warning letters to Peter Thomas Roth, Freeze 24-7, and many others over drug-like claims

Happi.com

L’Oreal to build solar-power installation at Kentucky manufacturing plant

Cincinnati.com

Interesting Reads

US Olympic synchronized swim team talks about water-resistant makeup

Vogue.com

“The beauty industry gave me my feminist identity”

ElleUK.com

“When diversity in beauty should mean more than just representation”

Allure.com

“How to wash your hair less”

Refinery29.com

“The power of ‘mystic’ beauty: Why we’re buying into crystals over chemicals”

HuffingtonPost.co.uk

Fox News guests debate over whether women Olympians should wear makeup

Refinery29.com

John Mayer shares his skincare routine on Snapchat

People.com

“These roller derby skaters are redefining beauty”

Refinery29.com

Op Ed: Men shouldn’t wear makeup. “Men, run away from the pretty: Mallick”

TheStar.com