Retail
Amazon bans the exchange of positive reviews for free product or incentives
TechCrunch.com
HSN drops Sevinor Skincare Solutions after spokesperson and doctor arrested for buying crack cocaine
PageSix.com
Anastasia Beverly Hills and Mario Dedivanovic launch eyeshadow palette
TeenVogue.com
Smashbox 3D prints limited edition lipsticks
Allure.com
Kik launches beauty and fashion shopping chat bots
PRNewswire.com
Wet n’ Wild speeds up development to catch on to trends. Launches its version of the rainbow highlighter
WWD.com
Sephora US website now accepts Paypal
Sephora.com
Rimmel London launches app with “makeup swap” feature
PRNewswire.com
Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company to remove sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) from its detergents and other products despite claiming they were “SLS free”
WSJ.com
Kylie Jenner launches “Smile” Lip Kit, 100% of proceeds support cleft palette charity Smile Train
PRNewswire.com
Arbonne introduces handheld ultrasonic skincare device, Intelligence Genius Ultra
PRNewswire.com
MAC Selena collection launches in Corpus Christi, Texas. Quickly sells out
Chron.com
New launches from the Estee Lauder family of brands
MoodieDavittReport.com
Lena Dunham and Clinique team up on episode for her podcast
InStyle.com
Drew Barrymore explains why she’s expanding Flower Beauty into a home line
Yahoo.com
A review of Urban Decay’s Full Spectrum palette
TeenVogue.com
Dior tests interactive beauty shop in Paris, France
PremiumbeautyNews.com
The most popular eyeshadow palettes on Pinterest
Glamour.com
New launches in Sephora Middle East
TheNational.ae
Hard Candy launches exclusive line in Walmart
WWD.com
Sephora postpones opening of Iran stores to end of 2017
Reuters.com
A review of Neutrogena’s light therapy mask device for acne
TeenVogue.com
ColourPop renames darker contouring shades after criticism
TheShadeRoom.com
Review of MAC Cosmetics magnetic Spellbinder eyeshadow
TeenVogue.com
Tata Harper launches multi-masking trio
Allure.com
Beautycon partners with Angel Merino and Makeup Shayla on subscription box
TeenVogue.com
Youtuber Bubzbeauty introduces her eyeshadow palette with BH Cosmetics
WWD.com
On-site with Tata Harper at City Chemist in Brooklyn
WWD.com
ColourPop launches Studio 1400 eyeshadow palette
TeenVogue.com
An interview with Victoria Beckham about her Estee Lauder collaboration
HelloMagazine.com
Murad kicks off ‘Connected Beauty Summit’ focusing on holistic beauty and health in New York
PRNewswire.com
Land of Women lingerie launches skincare line
Allure.com
Skinfix launches in CVS
WWD.com
“Five brilliant Irish beauty brands you should definitely know about”
IrishPost.co.uk
Bluemercury opens in Plano, Texas
PaperCityMag.com
Markwin’s Wet n’ Wild launches Color Icon collection, aimed at selfie-taking millennials
WWD.com
Former Net-a-Porter employees launch ‘The Natural Curator’ website for natural beauty products
WWD.com
Robin McGraw and Jessica Wu partner on skincare line, promoted by her husband Dr Phil on his show
WWD.com
Asia
South Korea hosts Sale Festa, offers discounts to tourists on air travel and products
KoreaTimes.co.kr, Arirang.co.kr
Kao licenses its foam hair dye patents to P&G, after P&G’s infringement
Kao.com
AmorePacific toothpastes recalled after South Korean agency discovers banned ingredients
KoreaTimes.co.kr
Consumers demand probe into AmorePacific after it is discovered their toothpastes contain banned ingredients
KoreaTimes.co.kr
Chinese tourists expected to spend $72 billion USD during ‘Golden Week’
QZ.com
Brands offering discounts in Singapore to court Chinese tourists during ‘Golden Week’
BusinessofFashion.com
The Body Shop prepares for “Golden Week” by launching Alipay in its London stores
WireCard.com
China to cut luxury cosmetics tax from 30% to 15%
Bloomberg.com
Korean beauty as explained by Charlotte Cho, co-founder of Soko Glam
Glamour.com
Mirae Asset Daewoo to invest 20 billion won into Celltrion’s cosmetic business
PulseNews.co.kr
Tokyo hosts 15th Diet and Beauty Fair
NewKerala.com
South Korean dupes for high-end makeup
Youtube.com – Beauty Beasts
Etude House updates its brand image from “Princess Fantasy” to “Sweet Dream” to court younger consumers
KokreaJoongangDaily.com
Hong Kong “face readers” say eyebrow grooming can change your fate
GMANetwork.com
Thai franchisee of The Face Shop to open store in Laos
NationMultimedia.com
“Yes, Asia is obsessed with white skin”
Inquirer.net
An interview with Stella Kim, a former SNSD trainee
NextShark.com
“The best cleansing tips from Korean celebrities”
TeenVogue.com
Shiseido, Unicharm, and Lion partner on retail joint-venture, to share shelf space and cross-promote
Nikkei.com
Cosmetic manufacturer Kolmar acquires new warehouse to help its expansion in the US
RecordOnline.com
The story of how traditional Chinese skincare brand Liushen remarketed itself to youth
PRNewswire.com
Korean brand Masqueology expands into US Walmarts
PRNewswire.com
Huma Qureshi in talks to endorse a cosmetics brand
IndiaTimes.com
Oriflame re-launches Giordani Gold line in India
NewKerala.com
Markets and Trends
Study finds brand-produced content falls behind those from social media beauty gurus
WWD.com
Global skin lightener market expected to grow at 9.29% CAGR until 2020
PRNewswire.com
Survey finds 35% of US women plan on purchasing more natural beauty products in the next year
PRNewswire.com
Mass market perfume is “disappearing”
WWD.com
Unilever creates two in-house marketing and content groups, in response to ad-blockers
CampaignLive.co.uk
“Is going ethnic a new trend for marketers in the beauty industry?”
Marketing-Interactive.com
P&G marketing chief says they’re not cutting back on Facebook Ads, they’re going to use better targeting
AdWeek.com
Survey finds 50% of consumers turn to Amazon first when searching for products
Bloomberg.com
Global colour cosmetics market forecast to be worth $77.7 billion USD by 2020
DigitalJournal.com
Global emulsifier market to reach $8.44 billion USD by 2021
PRNewswire.com
Generation M, reaching millennial Muslims
GlobalCosmeticsNews.com
Outreach and Regulation
Beauty brands raising funds for Breast Cancer Awareness month
VanityFair.com – Part 1, VanityFair.com – Part 2
Health Canada considers new regulatory scheme for self-care products
ChemicalWatch.com
Customer files class-action lawsuit against Playtex for allegedly falsifying Banana Boat SPF claims
LegalNewsLine.com
Loophole may still allow cosmetics that were tested on animals to be sold in the European Union
Lexology.com
European dermatology association posts call to action to raise awareness for UV protection for workers
PDF
Sephora launches ‘Classes for Confidence’ workshops
PRNewswire.com
15 salons in Abu Dhabi cited for using expired products
KhaleejTimes.com
EOS partners with Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on fundraising campaign
Convio.net
Lime Crime customers report “discoloration” of their Superfoils
Reddit.com
Research
New drug dupilumab for atopic dermatitis (eczema) is successful in two large clinical trials
NYTimes.com
Avon Foundation funded breast cancer study finds Black women dying at higher rates than White women
PRNewswire.com
Plastic microbeads for cleansers isn’t the only contributor to micropollution in the oceans, so is your laundry
Gizmodo.com.au, TheGuardian.com
P&G and New Zealand’s Honeylab form partnership to explore benefits of honey
Stuff.co.nz
L’Oreal and Poeitis 3D print hair follicles, technology could provide insight into potential hair loss treatments
3DPrint.com
Kerastem completes Phase II clinical trial investigating hair loss treatment using late stage cell therapy
SmarterAnalyst.com
Corporate
Sally Beauty CFO Mark Flaherty resigns
TheStreet.com
Cosmetics Corp J.A. sells 1 457 901 shares of e.l.f. Beauty stock
TheCerbatGem.com
Coty completes P&G brand merger deal, becomes 3rd largest beauty company
BusinessWire.com
Shiseido strengthens its cyber-security with Centrify Global Authentication
BusinessWire.com
P&G sets 3.9 exchange ratio for its spinoff during Reverse Morris Trust merger to Coty
WWD.com
Estee Lauder overhauls its corporate website
WWD.com
Hyland Media marketing retains Coty and adds P&G as client through their merger of brands
AdNews.com.au
Vaseline Healing Project helps provide medical supplies to people in areas of crisis
Vimeo.com
Perfumery company Douglas appoints Michael Raunch as CFO
WWD.com
Claudia Poccia named chief marketing office of Bare Escentuals
BusinessWire.com
Interesting Reads
New digital magazine Skin Deep focuses on makeup and women of colour
Fusion.net
Global brand president of Clinique Jane Lauder has 3 tips for those in the beauty industry
Fortune.com
Reddit’s SkincareAddiction hates St. Ives Apricot Scrub
Slate.com
“8 most common mistakes dermatologist see”
Bustle.com
“How brows became the beauty obsession of the decade”
TheGuardian.com
Why Lisa Eldridge hires older models for her Youtube tutorials (She thinks makeup is for everyone)
Yahoo.com
US FDA approves new cohesive gel breast implants from Allergan
Glamour.com
Skincare myths a cosmetic chemist wants you to stop believing
NewBeauty.com
“The underground economy in prison is way more sophisticated than you might think”
BusinessInsider.com
“The best moisturisers to wear under makeup according to the pros”
Allure.com
Huda Kattan’s best beauty secrets
TeenVogue.com
Interview with Joshua Esnard inventor of the Cut Buddy, a plastic template for men’s haircuts
GQ.com
“Eyelash extensions for beginners”
Elle.com
“18 artist selfies that get under the skin”
WMagazine.com
