Retail
The 7 best Vitamin C skincare products as selected by Allure
Allure.com
L’Oreal partners with mechanobiology researchers to develop anti-aging massage tool
LOreal.com
Dove launches Baby Dove (for babies) in the US
USMagazine.com, Yahoo.com
Artis brushes now available on the Home Shopping Network
Allure.com
Glossier to be available in the UK at some point this year
Lifestyle.one
Huda Kattan previews new nude shades for her lip collection
Elle.com
Hair colorist Christophe Robin opens pop-up in New York City
VanityFair.com
The best drugstore foundations for combination skin according to Reddit
Allure.com
The best, trendiest metallic lipsticks according to Elle
Elle.com
Ofra to be carried by Ulta
Allure.com, Glamour.com
YSL’s Vinyl Cream Lip Stain is the best-selling lip product at Sephora
Allure.com
A review of the ISDIN Skin Drops Foundation
Refinery29.com
Biore pore strips now come in a floral print
TeenVogue.com
ModiFace to launch live-streaming augmented reality beauty features
WWD.com – Paywall
A review of the Nivea In-Shower Body Lotion
TeenVogue.com
Black Radiances launches #BlackBeautyMatters campaign
HuffingtonPost.com
A look at the ColourPop Sunset collection
Allure.com
A review of the Tan-Luxe Hydra Mousse self-tanner
Allure.com
A look at the MAC x Min Liu collaboration
Refinery29.com, WWD.com – Paywall
Marjani Beauty is an online beauty store tailored to people of colour
Elle.com
The best 8 treatments for undereye bags according to Elle
Elle.com
13 best highlighters selected by W
WMagazine.com
11 best mascaras according to Allure
Allure.com
Tarte announces fan contest to name its name palette
Allure.com
Celebrities and Interviews
Cocoa Brown calls out beauty bloggers for having “no authenticity”
Cosmopolitan.com
Jo Malone made and sold cosmetics as an 11 year to make due
SundayWorld.com
An interview with Michelle Phan on her Em Cosmetics relaunch
Allure.com
An interview with “Germany’s top anti-aging dermatologist” Dr. Timm Golueke
WMagazine.com
Rihanna is auditioning makeup artists for her Fenty makeup line
TeenVogue.com
The “unstoppable rise” of green beauty, and how celebs are getting involved
EOnline.com
An interview with Liv Winther of Wash Your Face
Vogue.com
Michelle Phan previews some products coming from the upcoming Em Cosmetics relaunch
Allure.com
Lou Teasdale previews upcoming products from Bleach London
Allure.com, TeenVogue.com
Black Moon settles with Jeffree Star and Manny MUA
Popsugar.com
Jeffree Star and Manny MUA’s highlighter tip is to use a damp brush
Glamour.com
James Charles responds to his memes with a tutorial
TeenVogue.com
NYX launches 6th annual FACE award search for best beauty vlogger
PRNewswire.com
Asia
Reckitt-Benckiser CEO pay slashed 40 percent in wake of Korean humidifier sanitizer scandal
Telegraph.co.uk
Industry data finds Memebox raised the most money out of all startups
YonhapNews.co.kr
Shilla wins bid to open store over Lotte in Hong Kong duty free
KoreaTimes.co.kr
“K-Beauty from fad to fixture”
BusinessofFashion.com
Korean-themed mall to open in Bangkok
ChannelNewsAsia.com
Japan’s Mandom hosts beauty tutorials for men
Nippon.com
“Cloudless” or low-residue creams are popular in South Korea
Bustle.com
The Face Shop x Disney collection is now available
Allure.com, TeenVogue.com
AmorePacific to launch Essential Creme Fluid, targeted at younger consumers
WWD.com – Paywall
A review of the Petite Amie Emoji Sheet Mask collection
Allure.com, TeenVogue.com
Shinsegae’s E-Mart launches Scentence cosmetics line
KoreaHerald.com
Korean couples now using matching cosmetics and skincare
NextShark.com
Chanel opens pop-up Coco Cafe in Singapore
StraitsTimes.com
Survey finds Chinese women prefer South Korean beauty products
KoreaBizwire.com
CLIO’s stock rises despite China’s THAAD retaliation
KoreaHerald.com
An interview with South Korean model Sunghee Kim
WMagazine.com
Mintel’s prediction of trends in Korea beauty
DrugStoreNews.com
AmorePacific aims to conquer the South East Asia region
KoreaTimes.co.kr
An overview of the Korean brand Labotica
Bustle.com
A quick look at South Korean rubber masks
Allure.com
Nudestix launches in China through Sephora China
Yahoo.com
Gong Yoo to host autograph session in Seoul to fight animal testing in cosmetics
TheJakartaPost.com
Lush Cosmetics doing well in the UAE and Middle East
TheNational.ae
Korean brand Kocostar to launch in the UAE
MenAFN.com
A look at beauty, marriage, and mehndi in India’s Gangaur Festival
Vogue.com
Kiko Milano to open 100 stores in India in the next 5 years
IndiaTimes.com
Maharashtra FDA finds microbial contamination in sample of Fair & Lovely cream
IndianExpress.com
Will ‘Let’s Uncolour’ campaign succeed in making India fairness cream free?
IndiaTimes.com
Outreach
Study finds that people addicted to tanning may have other addictions as well
Allure.com
US FDA to host public meeting on May 25th on International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation meeting
FDA.gov
EU chemical regulations ‘failing’ consumers say member states
ChemicalWatch.com
Market
“Speed is key to retail success”, says elf Beauty President John Bailey. Takes company 20 weeks to bring product from concept to shelves
WWD.com – Paywall
“Technology is disrupting the beauty retail game”, says L’Oréal’s Marc-Alexandre Risch
WWD.com – Paywall
Corporate
Nestle has no plans yet with L’Oreal stake after Lilian Bettencourt passes
TheStreet.com
Allergan sues Dima and Dermavita after they announced they were developing products under the Juvederm name
LifeSciencesIPReview.com
Francois-Xavier Fenart becomes CEO of L’Oreal Italia
Mark-Up.it
Mary Kay Inc. names Dr. Lucy Gildea Chief Scientific Officer
PRNewswire.com
“How small cosmetics companies are changing the face of beauty”
MarketWatch.com
Context raises new growth funding
PRNewswire.com
Feelunique to acquire Beautyst
Businesswire.com
Interesting Reads
People upset with Nivea’s “White is Purity” campaign, Nivea pulls ad
TeenVogue.com, CBC.ca
A mortician describes the embalming and makeup process
Refinery29.com
US survey finds people are planning on spending their tax refund on Botox and fillers
Allure.com
“I didn’t wash my face for a week and here’s what happened…” Nothing
TeenVogue.com
“Why I hate homemade beauty products” She DIY’d for a bit, then got Botox
Allure.com
The last of New York’s master wigmakers
NYTimes.com
7 tips for concealing dark undereye circles from Reddit
Allure.com
“The whitewashing of natural haircare lines”
Racked.com
“How radiant glow-y skin became a beauty trend” It looks healthy
Allure.com
A primer on Propecia, a hair loss drug for men
GQ.com
