Retail
ModiFace update allows users to live swap a makeup look
WWD.com
Urban Decay announces new ‘NAKED Ultimate Basics’ eyeshadow palette
Bustle.com
Victoria Beckham unveils her 18 piece makeup collection with Estee Lauder
USMagazine.com
MAC’s Selena collection will debut at arena event in singer’s hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas
Billboard.com
That hand “supermodel” Ellen Sirot has her own line of anti-aging beauty products now!
Yahoo.com
Dermalogica launches facial oil
WWD.com
Burberry and Pinterest team up to launch new mascara ‘Cat Lashes’
WWD.com
Julep announces partnership with Ulta Beauty
BusinessWire.com
Social media person Doralie “Bad” Medina launches cosmetic line
Benzinga.com
Preview of Kat Von D x Too Faced “Better Together” eyeshadow palette
Seventeen.com
Preview of KathleenLights x Makeup Geek’s highlighter palette
Bustle.com
P&G opens Olympic salon, offering free manicures, shaves, and makeovers for athletes
Olympic.org
Honest Beauty turns 1 year old, taps Daniel Martin to expand colour cosmetics
WWD.com
L’Oreal Kerastase taps illustrator Megan Hess for new promotional campaign
WWD.com
“7 African skincare brands worth knowing”
HuffingtonPost.com
Winky Lux hosts ‘Unicorn Festival’ at Coney Island
TimeOut.com
The Lip Bar sees success despite The Shark Tank snub, soon to be carried on Target.com
DetroitNews.com
NYX announces 5th annual NYX FACE Awards Show, with Kandee Johnson as host
PRNewswire.com
La Prairie adds to caviar lineup, and revamps its Bergdorf Goodman location
WWD.com
Benefit has sale-abration with up to 50% off retail price
Kinja.com
Hrush Achemyan x Tarte Cosmetics launches cheek and eye palette
Allure.com
Temptu launches airbrush root touch-up spray for hair
WWD.com
SiO targets the décolleté with skincare and beauty tools
WWD.com
Cos Bar to expand retail locations with 35 new stores across the US
WWD.com
Asia
South Korean centipede extract used as an antibacterial in topical products for atopic dermatitis
KoreaBizwire.com
Unilever fails to secure rights to ‘Clear’ trademark after battle with AmorePacific
Lexology.com
Shiseido targets beauty-conscious runners with new website
ShiseidoGroup.com
Tariff-free cosmetics a point of discussion at the East Asia Summitt
CosmeticsDesign.com
Kosé launches high-end line under Sekkesei MYV
WWD.com
Memebox raises $66 million USD in Series C funding
WWD.com
How Memebox uses data to keep up with trends
Fortune.com
K-Beauty Expo to take place October 13-16th in Goyang, South Korea
BusinessKorea.co.kr
BeautyMaker will now be available in select Watsons stores in Taiwan
DigitalJournal.com
Baek Ji Young lands endorsement deal with skincare brand Dr. Syul
AllKPop.com
Shiseido’s profits rise from brand and land sale, lowers earnings and sales target due to exchange rate
WWD.com, Bloomberg.com
Is international expansion changing “skin whitening” products in Asia? Doesn’t seem like it
CosmeticsDesignc.om
Myanmar Cosmetics Association expresses worry that international beauty brands will overtake local brands
Consult-Myanmar.com
“So-Ko your skin: why South Korean skincare is serious stuff (despite its cutesy packaging)”
Standard.co.uk
Taiwan’s Dr. Wu skincare makes push into China
WWD.com
CNSC opens new duty-free shopping center in downtown Shanghai
WWD.com
Chinese cosmetics brand Chando sponsors Olympic diving team
Yahoo.com
Nivea promotes anti-perspirant range in Singapore with giant cans
Mumbrella.asia
Herbalife’s Nu Skin receives approval to expand into Chinese areas of Gansu, Ningxia, and Inner Mongolia
Happi.com
Colgate-Palmolive India renews royalty deal with Colgate-Palmolive USA
Reuters.com
India’s Nature’s Essence up for sale
LiveMint.com
Market
P&G cutting back on Facebook ads due to poor response
WSJ.com
“The 6 most innovative brand uses of Facebook Live so far”
PRWeek.com
US health & beauty industry projected to grow to $60 billion USD in revenue
PRNewswire.com
Most women in France buy their cosmetics online
EMarketer.com
“Less than 1 in 2 fragrances samples result in a sale”
ATKearney.com
“What are teenagers buying?”
Pymnts.com
Cosmetic skin care market in the US expected to reach $200 billion USD by 2024
Yahoo.com
BlueMercury sees success by targeting the ‘suburban power woman’
Yahoo.com
Corporate
Avon may move headquarters to New Jersey due to tax incentives
NJ.com
Ulta agrees to $3.65 settlement from overtime class-action lawsuit
RBGG.com
Clorox CEO Benno Dorer also appointed as chairman of board
BizJournals.com
Inter Parfums posts 34% income gain for Q2
WWD.com
Elizabeth Arden posts loss for fiscal year of 2016
WWD.com
Ted Schwarz named president of NuFace
WWD.com
Outreach
Portugal to adopt EU cosmetics regulations
ChemicalWatch.com
Canadian Wildlife Association creates online petition for more control and research on plastic microbeads
CBC.ca
Health Canada and the US FDA team up on digital submission process for new pharmaceuticals and drugs
RAPS.org
L’Oreal USA announces recipients of women in STEM grant
WWD.com
US FDA issues warning letters to Peter Thomas Roth, Freeze 24-7, and many others over drug-like claims
Happi.com
L’Oreal to build solar-power installation at Kentucky manufacturing plant
Cincinnati.com
Interesting Reads
US Olympic synchronized swim team talks about water-resistant makeup
Vogue.com
“The beauty industry gave me my feminist identity”
ElleUK.com
“When diversity in beauty should mean more than just representation”
Allure.com
“How to wash your hair less”
Refinery29.com
“The power of ‘mystic’ beauty: Why we’re buying into crystals over chemicals”
HuffingtonPost.co.uk
Fox News guests debate over whether women Olympians should wear makeup
Refinery29.com
John Mayer shares his skincare routine on Snapchat
People.com
“These roller derby skaters are redefining beauty”
Refinery29.com
Op Ed: Men shouldn’t wear makeup. “Men, run away from the pretty: Mallick”
TheStar.com
