#BeautyRecap: April 26th, 2017

Retail

A look at the Kylie Cosmetics collaboration with Kim Kardashian West
HollywoodLife.com, Look.co.uk, People.com, Bustle.com, Bustle.com, Elle.com, WMagazine.com, Glamour.com, Allure.com, Elle.com

Hourglass Cosmetics to open store in New York City
WWD.com – Paywall

The bestselling beauty products at various retailers
Coveteur.com

A review of the Clarisonic Smart Profile Uplift tool
Elle.com

Maybelline is relaunching Great Lash in the shade Royal Blue
Allure.com

EPARA is the “first” luxury line aimed at people of colour
Refinery29.uk

ColourPop had a custom highlighter bar at Coachella
Allure.com

NYX to launch Genius Holographic Sticks
Allure.com

Pretty Vulgar to launch at Sephora
Allure.com

A look at the Kandee Johnson x Too Faced palette collaboration
Allure.com

A look at Urban Decay’s Naked Skin Shapeshifter palette
Glamour.com, TeenVogue.com, Allure.com

A look at Australia’s Forty Fathoms skincare using algae extracts
Vogue.com.au

A look at the Glossier Phase 1 Set
Bustle.com

A look at the Kiehl’s x Jeff Koons Midnight Recovery Collection
Bustle.com

A look at Milk Makeup’s solid Matcha Toner
Allure.com

Milk Makeup launches holographic lip gloss in Mars and Supernova
Allure.com

27 beauty products Allure editors use everyday
Allure.com

Evaus is a brand created by Suave to test luxury and Millennial appealing packaging
Glamour.com, TeenVogue.com

Ever Lavish Ultra Rich Body Butter has a 2000 person waiting list
Allure.com

The Coloured Raine Queen of Hearts Eyeshadow Palette sold out in 4 minutes
Allure.com

Chrissy Teigen shows how she helped develop her Becca highlighter
Essence.com

Madison Reed and the AI of hair colour
Pymnts.com

HydroPeptide launches new collagen support cream with discoverer of collagen type II
Youtube.com

A review of the Herbivore Lapis Face Oil
StyleCaster.com

A review of Flirt Cosmetics’ Dot Dot Dot eyeliner
NYMag.com

Urban Decay is now in Selfridges
Look.co.uk

Marks and Spencer’s Absolute Sleep Cream has a 7 500 person waiting list
HarpersBazaar.co.uk

Bath & Body Works launches bath bombs
Allure.com

Why you should double cleanse, featuring Caroline Hiron x Pixi’s Double Cleanse
PopSugar.uk

Townley Cosmetics acquires Play-Doh license for bubble baths
WWD.com – Paywall

IT Cosmetics launches Confidence in Your Glow a gradient highlighter, bronzer, and brush compact
JetMag.com

Gwynewth Paltrow’s Goop to open pop-up store in NYC selling fragrances
WWD.com – Paywall

A look at the MAC Cosmetics Summer 2017 collection
Refinery29.com

Parisian apothecary L’Officine Universelle Buly is opening in NYC
Vogue.com

Maybelline to launch two rainbow highlighters
Allure.com

CVS adds a trend wall to its beauty aisle
PRNewswire.com

Target to begin carrying suncare range from Pacifica
WWD.com – Paywall

Best-selling products from the Sephora Collection
Popsugar.com

Follain relaunches, offering “non-toxic” beauty products
Mic.com

A review of the Philosophy Purity Mask for blackheads
Refinery29.com

Frank’s Body launches a shimmery body scrub
TeenVogue.com

My Trusty goes on sale in Tesco and Superdrug. All proceeds go back to the UK’S NHS
SalisburyJournal.co.uk

10 cannabis based beauty products worth the hype according to W Magazine
WMagazine.com

Gregory_X reviews various face masks
GlamourMagazine.co.uk

Banana Boat launches Kids Sport and Dry Balance sunscreens
PRNewswire.com

Celebrities and Interviews

Cara Delevingne’s Rimmel mascara ad banned for misleading use of false lashes
Telegraph.co.uk, TeenVogue.com, Glamour.com, Allure.com

Jeffree Star calls out Too Faced founder for underpaying NikkieTutorials
TeenVogue.com

Jeffree Star feuds with Too Faced founder over ‘unicorn’ makeup
Refinery29.com

Rihanna wears a highlighter from her Fenty Beauty line
Elle.com

An interview with makeup artist Val Garland
WMagazine.com

Kylie Jenner isn’t the cause of the latest lip injection trend according to a plastic surgeon
WMagazine.com

An interview with Huda Kattan’s dentist, Dr. Michael Apa
Elle.com

Katia Beauchamp of Birchbox says short emails to top-players helped her launch the company
ABCNews.com

Why Bobbi Brown walked away from Bobbi Brown
Self.com

A review of Emma Watson’s beauty routine
Refinery29.com

An interview with Smokey Robinson about his skincare line
EurWeb.com

Youtubers fight consumerism with anti-hauls
Allure.com

An interview with Tracee Ellis Ross by Yara Shahidi
TeenVogue.com

Joan Severance’s beauty routine
Vogue.com

Grace Mahary talks about wrapping herself in a blanket for beauty
NYMag.com

An interview with Mickey Contractor, director of makeup artistry at MAC India
Vogue.in

An interview with Dr. Perricone and his hydrogen water marketing
WMagazine.com

An interview with dermatologist Dr. David Colbert
Forbes.com

Influencers and celebrities get stern warning from FTC for undisclosed sponsorships on social media
NYPost.com

An interview with Bluemercury co-founder Barry Beck
WWD.com – Paywall

An interview with facialist Alexandra Soveral
Vogue.com

An interview with Caroline Solomon of Low Cheekbones
TeenVogue.com

An interview with Teyana Tayor about her beauty regime
JetMag.com

An interview with Chantel Jeffries on her beauty routine
TeenVogue.com

A look at some Muslim beauty vloggers
Elle.com

GlamGlow hires Nick Bateman as new spokesperson
Allure.com

Michelle Phan taps influencers for her Em Cosmetics relaunch
Bustle.com

Madonna bathes in basil, and you should too if you’re a pasta person
Refinerhy29.com

Bobbi Brown talks about her new role at Lord & Taylor department stores
CNBC.com

A look inside Jessica Alba’s Honest Company office
ABCNews.com

An interview with celebrity nail artist Gina Oh
Billboard.com

An interview with model Pippa Christian about having natural hair in the beauty industry
ElleUK.com

Asia

Alibaba tips off police on counterfeit cosmetics, results in seizure
SecuringIndustry.com, WorldIPReview.com

A look at the MAC Cosmetics x Steve J. & Yoni P. collaboration
Allure.com

L’Occitane chooses Threepipe to help promote its brand Erborian
BulldogReporter.com

South Korean beauty exports increased 32.1% in the 1st quarter of 2017
KoreaHerald.com, XinHuaNet.com, YonhapNews.co.kr

AmorePacific’s 1st quarter net income drops 15%
KoreaHerald.com

LG Household & Healthcare takes initiative in promoting K-Beauty
BusinessKorea.co.kr

A look at Hong Kong’s obsession with pale skin
SCMP.com

Dermatologist warns against hot and cold rinses for face-washing
TaipeiTimes.com

K-Beauty still very popular in China, despite THAAD dispute
KoreaTimes.co.kr

Some Chinese influencers have stopped promoting K-beauty products
BusinessKorea.co.kr

Bomibox to offer a new Korean beauty subscription box
PR.com

How a K-Beauty product is made, with Charlotte Cho of SokoGlam
Vogue.in

China requires animal testing on cosmetic products sold in its borders
CNBC.com

Increase in competition over Chinese cosmetic surgery leads to falling prices and lower profits
TodayOnline.com

Some Chinese students are getting cosmetic surgery for better job interviews
Carbonated.tv, GBTimes.com

A review of the Make P:rem Soothing Layering Double Mask
Allure.com

A look at Taiwanese beauty products and brands
Yahoo.com

Netease Kaola commits €3 billion to bring European beauty products to China
PRNewswire.com

The 8 best Korean high SPF BB creams selected by Bustle
Bustle.com

Vietnamese consumers spent over $1 billion USD on imported cosmetics last year
Yahoo.com

Hong Kong cosmetic watchdog group finds MIT preservative in sheet masks
TheStandard.com.hk

Venus One seeks to buy out cosmetics firm Able C&C
TheInvestor.co.kr

Thai women report of Japanese modelling offer scams
BangkokPost.com

Cosmetics top Chinese consumers biggest demands from the US
ChainStoreAge.com

A review of 13 different sheet masks
ElleUK.com

UAE has 7th highest beauty consumption globally
GulfNews.com

Sonakshi Sinha’s beauty secrets
India.com

An interview with Aditi Rao Hydari about her beauty secrets
IndiaTimes.com

“Beauty companies are obsessed with turning Indian men white”
QZ.com

Outreach

Soil Association finds Boots, Korres, Rituals, and others making unverified ‘organic’ claims
TheGuardian.com, HuffingtonPost.co.uk, AlterNet.org, Allure.com, Refinery29.uk

French cosmetic industry group FEBEA issues warning on black peel-off masks, as potentially irritating and not following French regulations
FEBEA.fr

Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act passes second senate reading in Canada
HuffingtonPost.ca

Lush’s packaging peanuts are edible
Refinery29.com

Coppertone has its sunscreens independently assessed
PRNewswire.com

CVS to remove parabens and phthalates from its in-house cosmetic products
Reuters.com, NYMag.com, TeenVogue.com

NSF launches cosmetic product quality and safety verification service
NSF.org

L’Oreal announces sustainability accomplishments and future initiatives
PRNewswire.com

Recalls of EU personal care and household products rise 60%
ChemicalWatch.com

Walmart aims to reduce a gigaton of carbon from its supply chain
GreenBiz.com

Market

Quinoa and seaweed may be the next beauty trend, due to their healthy appeal
MarketWatch.com

How automated cosmetic kiosks can benefit the beauty industry
Pmnyts.com

Brands testing shoppable videos in Instagram Stories
DigiDay.com

Why beauty brands are banking on incubation
Racked.com

Report finds online beauty shoppers not loyal to retailers
ChainStoreAge.com

The “selfie generation” is fueling cosmetic sales
Independent.co.uk

Americans spent $16 billion USD on cosmetic surgery in 2016
Allure.com

Corporate

Natura and CVC said to be in next round of bidding for L’Oreal’s The Body Shop
Bloomberg.com

LVMH which owns Christian Dior Beauty to acquire Christian Dior Fashion
LiveMint.com

Urban Decay’s CEO Tim Warner rumoured to be heading to Drunk Elephant
WWD.com – Paywall

Gillette’s lawsuit against ShaveLogic dismissed
FoxBusiness.com

Guthy-Renker invests in DERMAFLASH
PRNewswire.com, WWD.com – Paywall

J&J reports 1st quarter financial results
PRNewswire.com

Coty appoints Sabine Chalmers from Anheuser-Busch to board
WWD.com – Paywall

L’Oreal reports 1st quarter financial results
Yahoo.com, Nasdaq.com

Paula’s Choice picks Bohemia Group as new Australian media agency partner
CampaignBrief.com

L’Oreal to increase local manufacturing in Egypt
DailyNewsEgypt.com

J&J, Takeda among those interested in Brazil’s Hypermarcas, sources say
Nasdaq.com

Puig inks deal with Clarins for distribution in Oceania
WWD.com – Paywall

L’Oreal Paris appoints Nicolas Hieronimus to deputy chief executive
Reuters.com

Sephora to takeover Tekin Acar stores in Turkey
DailySabah.com

Debenhams unveils its turnaround strategy
TheIndustryLondon.com

Interesting Reads

“Why are my daughter’s beauty apps othering brown girls?”
Glamour.com

“Unicorn beauty is ruining unicorns”
Allure.com

A timeline of the unicorn beauty trend
Elle.com

Shea Moisture issues apology after ‘whitewashing’ backlash
BBC.com

Is Shea Moisture being whitewashed?
WearYourVoiceMag.com

Inside the minds of makeup addicts
Racked.com

A look at the Tatar beauty industry 100 years ago: Black teeth, sour shampoo, and boob pills
RealnoeVremya.com

“Why anti-ageing skincare is over”. Because we’re all about positivity now.
ElleUK.com

“Opening a Black beauty supply store? You might want to learn Korean”
BizJournals.com, MPRNews.org

Tips for newborn skincare from J&J’s David Mays
Romper.com

Houston, Texas spa owner accused of performing illegal cosmetic procedures
ABC13.com

The proper order to apply your skincare products according to experts
ElleUK.com

“Why I only use products in ugly packaging” Because she thinks they’re more effective
Refinery29.com

A look at at-home facial peels from Elle
ElleUK.com

JAMA research paper looks at anti-inflammatory effects of topical cannabis
Refinery29.com

“4 simple ways to get out of a beauty rut” Consume. Shop. Buy. Purchase.
Vogue.com.au

When you should consider Botox according to a dermatologist
Allure.com

Youtuber applies blackhead peel off mask to her entire body
Allure.com

How oxybenzone sunscreen might be damaging to coral reefs
Allure.com

Watch an infected dermal filler get squeezed out
Allure.com

Woman uses her boyfriend’s balls as a Beautyblender
Allure.com

Mom’s thankful letter to Sephora goes viral
Allure.com

“Bath bombs may not be great for your vagina”
Self.com

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