Retail
Kiehl’s and Derek Zoolander team up for the “Derek Zoolander Center for People Who Don’t Age Good”
411Mania.com
Kylie Jenner’s Lip Kit sells out in under 30 minutes, line expected to expand into full cosmetics line
WWD.com, Bustle.com
L’Oreal Professional taps into the denim hair trend
Cosmopolitan.com
Estee Lauder launches special Year of the Fire Monkey limited-edition versions of its products
EsteeLauder.com
Marc Jacobs Beauty names lipstick shade after Princess Charlotte
WWD.com
Lancome debuts a cafe in Dubai
SavoirFlair.com
Of A Kind launches personal care marketplace
Racked.com
Elizabeth Arden virtually debuts its products on YouCam
PRNewswire.com
New Milk Makeup line to be available on Sephora and Urban Outfitters
Fashionista.com
Dickinson’s Witch Hazel celebrates 150 years and launches new products
PRNewswire.com
Jessica Alba’s Honest Beauty line to launch at Ulta
WWD.com
Boots UK fixes gendered pricing differences on razors and eye roll-on after Change.org petition
Boots-UK.com, Change.org
Kristen Stewart becomes new face of Chanel beauty
Vogue.co.uk
MAC announces Select, its reward program, in the US and soon the UK
MacCosmetics.com, TeenVogue
Mac Future Forward to feature collaborations with rising stars like Tinashe, Dej Loaf, and Halsey
Popcrush.com, Allure.com
NARS teams up with Facebook to launch 360 degree commercial
Forbes.com
Unilever drives two giant clay lips around the world to promote Vaseline
MarketingMagazine.co.uk
Dermaflash razor sells out on QVC
PRNewswire.com
Marinello School of Beauty closes all locations after US federal funding cuts
ModernSalon.com
“Your complete guide to drinkable beauty products”
Stylecaster.com
Jean Paul Gaultier releases “Fragrance Factory” advertisement
Youtube.com
Galderma launches “Mom Genes” campaign, presenting results of survey on mother-daughter skin ageing
PRNewswire.com
Tarte launches separate lines for Sephora and Ulta
WWD.com
Asia
Shiseido to open new plant in Japan, populated by robots
Bloomberg.com
“Beauty and the East: China’s plastic surgery boom”
WSJ.com
New makeup launches from Modi x Unistella, 3 Concept, Holika Holika, and more!
Kinseng.org
New skincare launches from Apieu, Mamonde, Euphytos, Hanyul, and more
Kinseng.org
Preview of events and lectures at Makeup in Seoul
WorldPressOnline.com
Lotte Duty Free plans expansion in South Korea and Japan
MoodieReport.com
Animal masks are top sellers at Skin Garden in Japan
BusinessWire.com
AmorePacific and LG Household aim to knock Shiseido off the top spot
Nikkei.com
Kao’s full-year net profit jumps 24.2%
WWD.com
South Korean regulations may be hindering development of cosmetics
KoreaHerald.com
3 South Korean beauty secrets for blackheads
Brit.co
Halal Cosmetics and Personal care conference to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MalaysianDigest.com
France to invest 1 billion in India. L’Oreal CEO wants Indian regulations aligned with Europe’s
HindustanTimes.com
Indian survey finds men are buying more products than women
Business-Standard.com
Indians’ willingness to spend on beauty and cosmetics on an upward trend
BusinessWireIndia.com
Research and Technology
Antiperspirants and deodorants change your armpit’s microbiome
Popsci.com
Beiersdorf study shows effect of complex in Eucerin against atopic dermatitis
Beiersdorf.com
Cosmetic safety and testing in a post-animal testing world
CandT.com
Research optimizes sun protection and Vitamin D production
Plos.org
Study looks into the role of stem cells in hair loss and ageing
Sciencemag.org
Outreach and Sustainability
Australian retailers commit to phase out microbeads
ChemicalWatch.com
German study examines carbon footprint of glass vs plastic cosmetic packaging
PremiumBeautyNews.com
New liver cell culturing technique leads to new animal-free toxicity testing methods
MedicalXpress.com
Singaporean scientists develop animal-free automated kidney toxicity test
StraitsTimes.com
Market and Trends
Is crowdsourcing the next big beauty trend?
Refinery29.com
Is 2016 the year of algae?
Israel21C.org
California’s Prop 65 to list Aloe Vera, whole leaf extract as a potential carcinogen
CandT.com
Emollient esters market projected to reach $226 million USD by 2020
BusinessWire.com
Sucrose esters market projected to reach 74.6 million USD by 2020
PRNewswire.com
BASF raises Vitamin A products reflecting global supply and demand
FeedNavigator.com
Turkey restricts use of UV filter, 3-Benzylidene Camphor, in cosmetics products
Lexology.com
Russian cosmetics market expected to bounce back
CosmeticsBusiness.com
Corporate and Finance
Rachel Zoe’s DreamDry and Spruce and Bond merge
PRNewswire.com
Shareholders initiate investigation into Coty for potential wrongdoing
OctaFinance.com
The Honest Company is working on an IPO
Racked.com
Consumers revive class action suit against Hain Celestial corp. over “natural” skin care claims
Law360.com
Estee Lauder reports second quarter results
MoodieReport.com
LVMH releases 2015 earnings report, revenue up 16%
LVMH.com
Estee Lauder’s sales increase 3% on strength of haircare. Lowers forecast for per-share earnings
WWD.com, WSJ.com
Interesting Reads
Man wearing Jack Sparrow wig steals £650,000 worth of cosmetics
Mirror.co.uk
US presidential candidate make-up artist, campaigns against the opioid epidemic
ABCNews.com
“All the differences between a $200 skin cream and a $20 one”
Refinery29.com
“Why I spend Saturday nights naked with my neighbours in a sauna”
Bustle.com
Mauritius bets o the beauty business
CNN.com
“Why I obsessively wash my face four times a day”
Allure.com
“How to practice self care” by Marina Watanabe
Bustle.com
