Retail
L’Oreal and Michelle Phan split ways, due to lower than expected sales | WWD.com
H&M releasing new beauty line ahead of the holidays | RetailDive.com
For the first time in 5 years, Shiseido reformulates Cle De Peau products | WWD.com – Paywall
Galderma, makers of Cetaphil, launch new skin care line Excipial. The range is for dry skin and also contains a supplement for bruising | PRNewswire.com
Superdrug opens Braid Bars in the UK, where you can get your hair braided | Telegraph.co.uk
Dorco launches the 7 blade razor | Nasdaq.com
Mink’s makeup-printer is now available, create custom colours with an app | HelloMink.com
Nu Skin launches new skin care dispensing device and beauty supplement | PRNewswire.com
L’Oreal taps blogger Kayture as brand ambassador | WWD.com
Hello Kitty gets polished in collaboration with COTY’s OPI nail lacquer brand. The polishes will be available between January and April 2015 and stock won’t be replenished | CosmeticsBusiness.com
Gillette launches new campaign featuring the new James Bond 007 ‘Spectre’ film | Businesswire.com
L’Oreal India’s marketing director plans to ‘democratize’ personal care in India. Move from the type of consumption from “hygiene” to “care” | Business-Standard.com
Australian brand Cherry Blooms scores full distribution deal with Nordstroms | SmartCompany.com.au
Victoria’s Secret launches Fantasies Fragrance Studios where you can custom mix 19 different fragrances | Cosmopolitan.com
Nude LUSH “Go Naked” campaign pulled from stores after complaint from concerned mother | News.com.au
Cult online beauty brand / most hated company on the Internet, Lime Crime, offers new way to shop – matching lipsticks to pastel hair | PRNewswire.com
Countdown to Christmas with these beauty advent calendars from brands like The Body Shop, Benefit, and L’Oreal | Euronews.com
Lancôme launches in Sri Lanka | Island.lk
Interesting Reads
Rise in genomics and other technologies may lead to more effective beauty products | Nature.com
Photographer travels to North Korea to photograph women as part of her global beauty project | RT.com
Meet Lucia Pica, the makeup artist behind Chanel’s 2016 collection | Vogue.com
A crash course on Korean multi-masking | Refinery29
Ulta is set up to fail | SeekingAlpha.com
A review of Lisa Eldridge’s new book ‘Face Paint: The Story of Makeup’ | IBTimes.co.uk
Outreach
Dove launches new self esteem campaign with hashtag #NoLikesNeeded. This was in response to a survey that found young girls felt worse about themselves if their photos didn’t get likes | Bustle.com, Campaign Video – Youtube.com
Breast Cancer Action group warns over dangers from donated cosmetics, due to parabens | NYDailyNews.com
Researchers use Google ads to target would-be-tanners and educate them on the dangers | WashingtonPost.com
Clearasil teams up with teachers for “Let’s Be Clear” campaign, hoping to remove stigma and anxiety over acne | PRNewswire.com
Markets and Corporations
Suncorp survey finds Australians are spending $100 billion a year to look good | CourierMail.com.au
Kline releases new report on cosmetics industry in China | PRNewswire.com
Personal care segment will see biggest growth in the botanical supplements market | DigitalJournal.com
Could acquisitions be the solution to Estee Lauder’s declining margins and market share? | Trefis.com
Australian survey finds that women spent twice as long on their beauty routine – but men spend more on beauty and fashion purchases. More than ¼ of men surveyed purchased a makeup product! | FraserCoastChronicle.com.au
Clariant furthers hold in India with investment in Vivimed Labs | Nasdaq.com
Sustainability and Regulation
California governor signs microbead ban into law | Examiner.com
There are over 460 “green” labels, making it difficult for consumers to choose and trust what they are buying | QZ.com
Gillian Anderson urges India’s Union minister to ban animal testing | TimesofIndia.com
Danish EPA says most preservatives in cosmetics are safe | ChemicalWatch.com
L’Oreal launches sustainable quinoa sourcing program, the plant’s extracts can be used as an exfoliant and polyphenol source | LOreal.com
Unilever CEO says a hygiene index should be part of the UN’s sustainable development goals | Exchange4Media.com
Canada to declare microbeads as “toxic”, companies will be required to complete survey if they used or manufactured microbeads last year | Gazette.GC.ca
Clairol’s Nice ‘n Easy ad featuring Christina Hendricks banned in the UK. The ad was filmed in reverse, misleading | Consumerist.com
Cosmetic mica still mined by child labourers in India, despite increased monitoring. “I think for companies, the situation has become a kind of passing the buck…” | ChannelNewsAsia.com, NewsweekPakistan.com
The $60 billion dollar US cosmetic industry is shockingly unregulated | Finance.Yahoo.com
Rwandan government announces plan to help wipe-out counterfeit beauty products | AllAfrica.com
Research, Ingredients, and Patents
Nanophase receives patent for metal oxide coating technology, that could create more stable and safer titanium dioxide and zinc oxide sunscreens | Nasdaq.com
P&G patents hair dye delivery system that provides more even results with oil | FreePatentsOnline.com
Croda releases data on how well its split-end product works | Croda
Provital Group releases Agascalm, an anti-inflammatory ingredient from the Mexican Giant Hyssop | CosmeticsandToiletries.com
Solix launches an astaxanthin product made from microalgae | PRNewswire.com
Croda opens testing lab for skin and hair to cater to African market | Croda
Asia
Nature Republic CEO arrested for multi-million dollar charges of illegal gambling | KoreaObserver.com
Haircare industry booms as Koreans experience hairloss in increasing numbers | Chosun.com
¼ of duty free transactions in Japan during Chinese holiday were due to beauty and personal care purchases | Nikkei.com
Givaudan opens perfumery school in Singapore | BusinessTimes.com.sg
LG’s brand Cathy Cat Cosmetics teams up with the Finnish cartoon Moomin | KoreaHerald
South Korean men are buying cosmetics to compete in looks-driven culture | CNN.com
Swiss retailer hopes to make it big in Japan with its food and personal care products | KyodoNews.net
GigaMedia terminates US $93.1 million agreement to purchase StrawberryNet.com an online beauty retailer | PRNewswire.com
Singaporean consumer campaign “We Breathe What We Buy” demands for more sustainable palm oil production | TodayOnline.com
Ginza Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo re-opens after renovations and new brand lineup | Fashion-Headline.com
Expert says Thailand and Vietnam’s cosmetic industry must collaborate before AEC economic integration | TuoitreNews.vn
Despite drop in consumer spending in China, luxury purchases have doubled. Could be good for online retailers like Alibaba and JD, if they can reduce counterfeits | Bloomberg.com
Shilla opens new duty-free beauty boutique in Singapore’s Changi airport | DFNIonline.com
Despite increase in tourists during Golden Week, sales fell almost 10% at Hong Kong department store Sa Sa | TheStandard.com.hk
