Retail
Nordstrom opens at the Toronto Eaton Centre
PRNewswire.com
Marie Claire UK launches beauty store ‘Fabled’ online and in-store in the UK
MarieClaire.co.uk
Glossier launches “The Supers” a collection of three serums
Brit.co
Walgreens launches teledermatology platform
BusinessWire.com
“Why Lush Cosmetics thinks it can launch a TV channel”
DigiDay.com
Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada now carries Pixi Beauty
WWD.com
Michelle Phan’s IPSY hosts creators day in New York
WWD.com
Etsy brand Herbivore Botanicals now available at Sephora and Nordstrom.com
WWD.com
In second part of #BreakTheWalls campaign, Shea Moisture challenges concept of ‘normal hair’
HuffingtonPost.com
A preview of Tanya Burr’s new makeup collection
Mirror.co.uk
Venus Concept unveils Venus Freeze Plus in US for treatment of wrinkles
PRNewswire.com
Charlotte Tilbury debuts in Scotland at House of Frasers
DailyRecord.co.uk
Swatches of BECCA’s Blushed with Light palette
Bustle.com
Beautycounter collection debuts at Target
Allure.com
Smashbox collaboration with Erin and Sara Foster debuts
HollywoodReporter.com
Caudalie Face Lifting Soft Cream: What happens when a Harvard scientist makes a cream
ForexTV.com
Milk Cosmetics addresses foundation shade range controversy
Yahoo.com
L’Oreal announces Youtube “Beauty Squad”
TenEightyMagazine.com
Trest Beauty app leverages social reviews to recommend hair salons for textured hair
WWD.com
“7 beauty discount codes from Youtubers”
Bustle.com
LVMH opens perfume workshop in the city of Grasse
LVMH.com
Saks Fifth Avenue to open new location in New York Financial District
WMagazine.com
Asia
China’s medical aesthetic industry grows to $75 billion USD
CRI.cn
Song Hye Kyo featured in new campaign for Laneige lipsticks
TheHansIndia.com
New launches from Innisfree, Laneige, Etude House, and more
ChristinaHello.com
Chinese tourist caught stealing cosmetics from duty-free counter in Bali
Coconuts.co
LG Household & Home fine-tuning plans for new plant in Cheonan, South Korea
KoreaHerald.com
Changhi Airport ranks 3rd in world in shopper spending
StraitsTimes.com
K-Beauty gaining market share in the UAE
PulseNews.co.kr
Kolmar Korea acquires U.S. cosmetics maker PTP
PulseNews.co.kr
KIKO opens flagship store in India
IndiaTimes.com
South Korean plastic surgery clinic gives Pikachu make-over
RocketNews24.com
K-Beauty expo to be held in Bangkok
YonhapNews.co.kr
Review of Cle Cosmetics Melting Lip Powder
TeenVogue.com
Market
Ken Research finds all sectors of skincare grew moderately in the US
TheHansIndia.com
Study of how Kenyan women spend money finds beauty comes second to food
Nation.co.ke
Emerging trends affecting the serum market from Technavio
BusinessWire.com
“Beauty and fitness continue to merge”
WWD.com
Regulation
Pallone and Lance reveal new regulation proposal to strengthen the US FDA
House.gov
Smuggled cosmetics discovered in bid to evade taxes in Bangladesh
BusinessNews24BD.com
L’Oreal’s Softsheen-Carson hair relaxer subject of lawsuit over claims of baldness
Yahoo.com
Outreach and Sustainability
Dr. Bronner’s resigns from Organic Trade Association to focus on other causes
PRNewswire.com
Canadian organizations create #DayofAction campaign to end cosmetic animal testing
HuffingtonPost.ca
L’Oreal highlights its research work on developing non-animal testing methods
LOreal.com
L’Oreal building solar projects at Kentucky and Arkansas manufacturing plants
ABCNews.com
Rosie Batty partners with Lancome for domestic violence campaign
SMH.com.au
Corporate
Unilever acquires Seventh Generation
WSJ.com
Bitch Slap! cosmetics acquired by PDC
CosmeticsBusiness.com
Coty appoints Publicis as its lead media agency globally
PRNewswire.com
Unilever offers $1 billion for Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company
Bloomberg.com
Mode Media shuts down, leaving many bloggers unpaid
WSJ.com
“e.l.f Beauty’s IPO is not very attractive”
SeekingAlpha.com
Beautycounter hires new executives
WWD.com
John Lewis sees 75% drop in profits, despite rising sales in beauty
Independent.co.uk
Interesting Reads
“3 Brand Building Secrets From Beauty Expert Michelle Phan”
Entrepreneur.com
“Unilever Buying Jessica Alba’s Honest Company Is Latest Old Company Trying to Find New Life”
TheStreet.com
“DIY beauty: the return of the apothecary trend”
Standard.co.uk
“Are skin serums miracle workers or the purest distillation of beauty industry BS?”
TheGuardian.com
“5 makeup tips from Kevyn Aucoin”
ForexTV.com
“Extreme beauty treatments, like IV drips”
Yahoo.com
Michel C. Bergerac, former CEO of Revlon, dies
NYTimes.com
ASOS criticised for using Black model as “prop” in foundation photo
GlobalCosmeticsNews.com
