Retail

e.l.f. Beauty to open new store at Columbus Circle in New York City

PRNewswire.com

Dermaflash and Perricone MD collaborate on ‘Ultimate Exfoliation & Treatment System’

PRNewswire.com

Estee Lauder opens Estee Edit store on London’s Carnaby Street

LuxuryDaily.com

Function of Beauty to hold pop-up in New York City

FashionWeekDaily.com

Dior Beauty opens first store in World Trade Center Oculus in New York City

WWD.com

Kiko Milano opens 28 stores in the US

Racked.com

Target to open ‘flex-format’ store in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City

BizJournals.com

Influenster reveals results of ‘Best in Beauty’ awards

MarketWired.com

Olay quietly launches SkinAdvisor.Olay.com to help shoppers analyse their skin

WWD.com – Paywall

Storybook Cosmetics teases ‘Wizard of Oz’ inspired palette

TeenVogue.com

Woolworths accused of replacing G and M Australian Cosmetics products with cheaper knockoff

ABC.net.au

Beauty 360 to launch line of face masks at Target stores

Allure.com

ASA sides with Space NK on “misleading” sunscreen promotional email

ASA.org.uk

Swatches of Tarte Cosmetics Tarteist PRO Eye Jewels Glitter Liners

Bustle.com

Mush Beauty in Ecuador to offer beauty education courses

PRNewswire.com

Celebrities and Interviews

Marlena Stell of Make Up Geek launches lip products

PRNewswire.com

“Alicia Keys says it took her ‘forever’ to get her flawless complexion”

People.com

Kylie and Chloe Kardashian collaboration sells out in 6 minutes

HollywoodLife.com

An interview with Birchbox’s CEO Katia Beauchamp

USMagazine.com

David Beckham and Biotherm Homme host event to launch new product

PRNewswire.com

Makeup artist Yasuo Yoshikawa recounts working with Hillary Clinton

WWD.com – Paywall

Lucy Watson launches cruelty-free lip brand ‘Basic Bitch’

Reveal.co.uk

Megan McKenna’s new lip products are the same as Nathan Lippitt’s

TheSun.co.uk

Asia

South Korean beauty boom causing non-cosmetic firms to venture into the market

PUlseNews.co.kr

Peach & Lily launches skincare line

PRNewswire.com

“K-Beauty breakthroughs that actually work”

HarpersBazaar.com

Sephora China opens its 200th store in Shanghai

ShanghaiDaily.com

TonyMoly to speed expansion in US and China after success in Ulta and Sephora

KoreaITTimes.com

Australian brands like Jurlique popular with Chinese shoppers during Singles’ Day

TheAustralian.com.au

LG H&H to enter DNA testing market

Nikkei.com

“South Korean firms may not hit jackpot during China’s Singles Day”

SCMP.com

Korean retailers sell big during China’s Singles Day

KoreaHerald.com

Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency helps launch beauty brands in India

NewIndianExpress.com

Kanebo readies for branding relaunch

Inquirer.net

Sa Sa confident in Macau’s prospects

MacauDailyTimes.com.mo

Yoon Dong-han, chairman of Kolmar Korea, donates $2.2 million USD Buddhist painting

KoreaHerald.com

“It’s the 21st century, but can men accept men wearing makeup?”

MalaysianDigest.com

South Korean cosmetic brands still doing well with Chinese Tourists at the Shilla Duty-Free mall

MoodieDavittReport.com

Market

US survey finds top qualities of an SPF product are that it isn’t sticky or leave white streaks

Statista.com

How Ipsy stays up-to-date with social media stars

WWD.com – Paywall

Plastic surgery surges among millennials. The Kardashian effect?

HollywoodReporter.com

Cosmetic pigments market expected to be worth $11.57 billion USD by 2021

PRNewswire.com

“Kay Spanger: Travel-retail beauty needs to evolve”

WWD.com – Paywall

Global facial wipes market expected to grow at CAGR of 9% between 2016-2020

PRNewswire.com

Outreach

Chile’s ‘green gold’ agar-agar algae under threat

ChannelNewsAsia.com

Physician’s Formula named in class-action lawsuit over ‘natural’ claims

LegalNewsline.com

Lush Cosmetics helps activists to make film about ending British Columbia’s grizzly bear hunt

Straight.com

Corporate

Estee Lauder acquires Too Faced Cosmetics in $1.45 billion USD deal

WSJ.com

Nasty Gal files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

StartupSmart.com.au

“Walgreens is hurting rival CVS, but is it helping itself?”

ChicagoBusiness.com

Macy’s strikes deal with Brookfield to redevelop 50 stores

NYPost.com

Coty Inc. reports 1st quarter results

BusinessWire.com

“Coty cites ‘massive ditraction of integration’ for sales decline”

Nasdaq.com

Perricone MD names Jessica Hanson as Chief Marketing & Sales Officer

PRNewswire.com

Key takeaways from Revlon’s 3rd quarter results

Nasdaq.com

Shiseido releases 3rd quarter results

Shiseido – PDF

Rohto Pharma sees profits drop 18%

Nikkei.com

Oriflame releases 4th quarter results

Reuters.com

Edgewell Personal Care releases 4th quarter results

PRNewswire.com

Estee Lauder completes acquisition of Becca Cosmetics

BusinessWire.com

Jonathan Hammond appointed to Unilever’s Foundry

CampaignLive.co.uk

Interesting Reads

“10 American beauty ingredients banned in other countries”

Cosmopolitan.com

“What the heck are splash masks, and do we really need them?”

Essence.com

“Can you really trust dermatologists’ before-and-after photos?”

Refinery29.uk

“I spent a day working at Lush Cosmetics”

Refinery29.com

“How do I just go back to being a beauty editor, after Donald Trump’s election?”

Fashionista.com

“Mom’s skincare secret is semen smoothies”

ParentHerald.com