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
