Retail
Urban Decay and Disney team up for “Alice Through The Looking Glass” collection
WWD.com
Estee Lauder partners with Victoria Beckham to develop cosmetics line
Fortune.com
LVMH signs Rihanna to develop a makeup brand
WWD.com
Katy Perry teams up with Covergirl for the Katy Kat collection
StyleCaster.com
Influencer Aimee Song becomes new brand ambassador for Laura Mercier
Yahoo.com
MAC x Selena is to be released in October
Examiner.com
Rimmel to host Snapchat conference with new face Cara Delevingne
Digiday.com
Jeffree Star writes “scathing” review of Kylie Jenner’s lip products
Popcrush.com
Market
Beauty brands eyeing up Iranian market
Reuters.com
Iranian women purchase more cosmetics after sanctions lifted
XinHuanet.com
“Lipstick Effect” sees cosmetic sales rise as South African economy takes a downturn
BDLIve.co.za
L’Oreal sales increase 1.8%
CNBC.com
Research and Technology
Estee Lauder patents technology to create microcurrents in a face mask to deliver skin care ingredients
FreePatentsOnline.com
L’Oreal patents the use of Satureja Montana for the treatment of oily skin
PatentsEncyclopedia.com
NatureWorks to research process to turn methane into lactic acid
BusinessWire.com
Outreach and Regulation
Marionnaud launches recycling program in France, collects used beauty products
Veolia.com
Mayo Clinic issues article warning about dangers from old makeup and sharing makeup
NWAOnline.com
New federal limits on silica exposure could have impact on cosmetic manufacturing
PlasticsNews.com
FTC fines Dr. Joseph Mercola for selling and promoting tanning beds as “safe” and “anti-ageing”
FTC.gov
FaceB4 cited by ASA for unsubstantiated claims that its face wash kills more P. acnes than other leading brands
ASA.org.uk
Asia
K-Beauty brand owners are raking in the dough
KoreaHerald.com
Japan to up its marketing of cosmetics to the rest of Asia
Aninews.in
“Descendants of the Sun” actor Song Joong Ki to become the new face of Forencos Cosmetics
Yibada.com
Li & Fung considering sale of its cosmetics distribution unit
Bloomberg.com
Japanese brand Fancl relaunches in Singapore
StraitsTimes.com
Brands are looking to South Korea for growth, and South Korea is looking right back
TheFashionLaw.com
Shiseido announces Jill Scalamandre as President of Global Makeup Center of Excellence
BusinessWire.com
