Retail
The most popular beauty brands by US state
StyleCaster.com
Galderma’s OTC retinoid Differin to sell for $13.99 for a 30 day supply next month in the US at retailers like Walmart
WWD.com – Paywall
Storybook Cosmetics (who have yet to release a product) teases Star Wars inspired makeup brushes
Inquisitr.com
“The next big beauty innovations to expect in 2017”
Allure.com
A preview of the ColourPop x Amanda Steele collaboration
Bustle.com
A preview of Too Faced’s Peanut Butter and Honey palette
Yahoo.com
A preview of Tarte Cosmetics’ Maneater palette
Bustle.com
Molly Cosmetics’ SiliSponge releases new version with a rounder shape
Seventeen.com
Bluermercury store to open in Virginia Beach
PilotOnline.com
“12 weird but brilliant beauty products trending all over YouTube beauty hauls”
Bustle.com
“Is Beauty Pie worth it? The new beauty membership program could change the game”
Bustle.com
Quantum Beard Lights releases beard ornaments
PRNewswire.com
Celebrities and Interviews
“Zsa Zsa Gabor was the original queen of makeup”
HollywoodReporter.com
An interview with celebrity dermatologist Dr. David Colbert
WMagazine.com
An interview with Jamie Kern Lima founder of IT Cosmetics
NYMag.com
“8 beauty rules Princess Diana swore by”
MarieClaire.com
Margot Robbie’s beauty tips
MarieClaire.co.uk
“Things I learned from copying Martha Stewart’s intense beauty routine”
Refinery29.com
Hailey Baldwin is obsessed with watching online beauty tutorials
WMagazine.com
An interview with beauty vlogger Laura Lee
Yahoo.com
An interview with Huda Kattan of Huda Beauty
BusinessofFashion.com
An interview with Mona Kattan of Huda Beauty
HollywoodLife.com
An interview with makeup artist Sali Hughes
TheGlobeandMail.com
An interview with beauty vlogger Georgie Aldous
IrishExaminer.com
An interview with Susanne Langmuir of Bite Beauty
TheGlobeandMail.com
An interview with BadMedina’s Doralie Medina
BET.com
An interview with Melody McCloskey of StyleSeat
Forbes.com
Asia
Caolion Cosmetics and Skin Food will be in 220 outlets and the online store of Boots UK
KoreaBizWire.com
Priyanka Chopra signed by Pantene as global brand ambassador
HindustanTimes.com
70% of surveyed Korean men say makeup is essential for job interviews
Chosun.com
Shin Se Hwi chosen as model for Cellapy cosmetics brand
AllKPop.com
3ina now carried by Asos.com
Asos.com
‘Charcoal grey is not even a real shade!’ Indian comedian lampoons fairness cream advertisements
Scroll.in
Market
“Department store makeup counters are struggling too”
BloombergQuint.com
Clean-shaven look for men may be back for 2017
PRNewswire.com
Retailers like MAC Cosmetics test GPS advertising through Google Maps
SearchEngineLand.com
UK shampoo sales fall by £23 million
DailyTimes.com.pk
Outreach
US FDA approves Eucrisa for topical eczema treatment
FDA.gov
Youtuber Bubzbeauty raises over $100 000 to help educate children
PRWeb.com
New Illinois law will teach hairstylists to look for signs of domestic violence and sexual assault
Glamour.com
Make-up and suncream will be exempt from UK’s microbead ban
TheTimes.co.uk
UK’s Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom, pledges to ban plastic microbeads
Sky.com
Target to remove ‘unwanted chemicals’ from its own-brand cosmetics by 2020
ChemicalWatch.com
Brazil’s Anvisa updates regulations regarding labelling of sun products
Anvisa.gov.br
Corporate
Unilever acquires 100% of Living Proof, Jennifer Aniston leaves company
TheDrum.com
Bobbi Brown steps down from Estee Lauder’s Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
Forbes.com
Memebox raises additional $60 million USD in funding round extension and adds additional advisor
PRNewswire.com
L’Oreal rejects claims its hair relaxers are dangerous and unsafe in lawsuit
Buzzfeed.com
Alan Ennis forms strategic start-up Glansaol and buys Julep, Laura Geller, Clark’s Botanicals
PRNewswire.com
Sandoz acquires AmLactin brand of skincare from Upsher-Smith
DrugstoreNews.com
The Estée Lauder Companies completes its acquisition of Too Faced
BusinessWire.com
Groupe Rocher acquires cosmetics company Sabon
Globes.co.il
Unilever opens factory in Dubai’s Industrial Park
GulfBusiness.com
Meitu beauty app raises $629 million in its IPO
Bloomberg.com
Novartis to acquire dermatology research group Ziarco
Pharmabiz.com
Lahore’s IRS finds tax evasion from juice and cosmetics manufacturer
BRecorder.com
Interesting Reads
48 die in Russia after drinking boyarishnik an alcoholic cosmetic product
UAToday.tv
UK modelling agencies fined £1.5 million for price collusion
TheGuardian.com
“Fingers leave tell-tale clues about you on your phone”
ScienceNewsforStudents.org
“Are makeup remover wipes bad for your skin? The experts explain” (No, if used infrequently)
Bustle.com
“Your beauty routine today versus how it would look in the 1800s will show you how twisted things used to be”
Bustle.com
“The sneaky manipulative history of why women started shaving” (It was advertising)
Bustle.com
