Retail
Estee Lauder opens Christmas gifting store in London
CosmeticsBusiness.com
People and TODAY reveal their Beauty Awards 2016 winners
Today.com
Sephora’s Virtual Artist app to expand into Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia
WWD.com – Paywall
Refinery29 announces its Beauty Innovator Awards winners
Refinery29.com
Glamour’s guide to the best male grooming products
GlamourMagazine.co.uk
Molly Cosmetics launches Silisponge, a transparent silicone makeup sponge
TeenVogue.com
“Curology wants to treat your acne over the Internet”
Racked.com
Star Wars collaborates with KeepMe to launch a line of themed fragrances
KeepMeGroup.com
Eyeko and Colette collaborate on mascara
Allure.com
Makeup used on and inspired by the Gilmore Girls return
DailyMail.co.uk
InnovaDerma raises money to expand Skinny Tan across the US
ProactiveInvestors.co.uk
Unilever launch new deodorants and antiperspirants with “anti-marks” technology
PRNewswire.com
A review of Tarte’s Athleisure line
Popsugar.com
Essie launches Gel Couture nail polish line
PRNewswire.com
Icelandic skincare line Soley Organics do debut in the UK
Wallpaper.com
“Sephora NZ customers left in dark with undelivered orders and no customer service”
Stuff.co.nz
Top 8 women-led beauty companies
Forbes.com
8 best British beauty buys
Vogue.co.uk
5 Too Faced Unicorn Tears lipstick dupes to try
Allure.com
Palmer’s Cocoa Butter starts its Winter Cocoa Tour across the US
PRNewswire.com
“Why the new moisturising soft lotion by La Mer is worth every penny”
Forbes.com
“A new mask from AmorePacific that keeps you glowing and helps you sleep”
Forbes.com
Uma Oils launches in Space NK
WWD.com – Paywall
Celebrities and Interviews
An interview with Birchbox co-founder Katia Beauchamp
TheGuardian.com
An interview with Victoria’s Secret Angel Taylor Hill
Elle.com
“Why the Victoria’s Secret Angels are obsessed with this gold mask”
Glamour.com
“The ‘Melaniin Goddess’: Meet the model whose skin tone made her a social media sensation”
CNN.com
An interview with Dr. Sandra Lee aka Dr. Pimple Popper and her best acne tips
TeenVogue.com
Jo Malone launches her book ‘My Story’
PRNewswire.com
Make Up For Ever and Jessie J team up for a year of artistic collaborations
PRNewswire.com
Pitbull launches his third fragrance line
PRNewswire.com
Kylie Jenner is giving away a car to celebrate the opening of her pop-up store
Bustle.com
Hailey Baldwin at the launch of her collaboration with ModelCo
Rescu.com.au
Mariah Carey at the launch of her collaboration with MAC Cosmetics
TheSun.co.uk
Asia
Cyber-breach at Shiseido’s IPSA store potentially leads to 420 000+ leaked customer details
Mainichi.jp
Shiseido unveils new products targetted at the Chinese market
Nikkei.com
L’Oreal Japan invents device that converts hair damage into sound
Nikkei.com
@cosme announces winners of its The Best Cosmetics Awards 2016
PRNewswire.com
Survey finds growing South Korean cosmetics popularity among Chinese youth
Nikkei.com
B2LiNK eyes global K-beauty market beyond China
KoreaTimes.co.kr
South Korea to ban cosmetics that don’t use alternative testing (if available) by February 2017
ChemicalWatch.com
LG H&H partners with Farouk Systems on joint venture
PRNewswire.com
Kolmar Korea takes over Canada’s CSR Cosmetics
PulseNews.co.kr
“Why there’s a really good chance you’re working a K-beauty trend”
Glossy.co
Sheetmask retailer Petaluma & Co launches subscription box
PRNewswire.com
Son of China’s richest man Wang Jianlin backs beauty-brand Ningyue
ChinaMoneyNetwork.com
Anil Kapoor reveals his skincare secrets
GQIndia.com
Market
Facebook releases data on beauty consumers
FB.com
Estee Lauder taps millennial employees to help direct marketing and retail
FT.com
Skincare devices market projected to grow at a CAGR of 10% from 2014 to 2020
DigitalJournal.com
“Why influencer marketing is the new inbound marketing for retailers”
TheDrum.com
“Cult-like followings and exclusivity are driving beauty boutique growth”
PRNewswire.com
Outreach
Amnesty International says child labour involved in palm oil harvesting supplied to Nestle, Unilever, and others
Forbes.com
Shiseido announced as a partner at the 12th Women’s Forum for Economy and Society
WorldPressOnline.com
France issues regulations to label goods from Israeli settlements
Haaretz.com
DoTERRA donates to assist the Ghana Make a Difference Program, supporting orphans in Ghana
PRNewswire.com
Microfibers from clothing emerging as new environmental threat after countries move to ban plastic microbeads
NationalPost.com
Planned train line in France may endanger Chanel’s flower fields
HollywoodReporter.com
Corporate
Avon’s CIO Tom Conophy leaves after 6 weeks
WSJ.com
Glossier raises $24 million USD to open stores and go international
Forbes.com
How Glossier raised its latest round of funding
IntoTheGloss.com
“Glossier is building a multimillion-dollar millennial makeup empire with Slack, Instagram, and selfies”
QZ.com
Shiseido appoints Serena Giovi as SVP of Buxom
GlobalCosmeticsNews.com
Jamie Wilson named CFO of Avon
PRNewswire.com
L’Occitane International reports profit rise 34 per cent in the fiscal half year
SCMP.com
Davines achieves B Corporation certification
BCorporation.eu
Interesting Reads
“Where beauty means bleached skin”
NYTimes.com
How a cat’s tongue works to detangle fur and hair
PrinceGeorgeCitizen.com
“The beauty blogger shaving cream hack everyone is freaking out over” (Using it as makeup remover)
Allure.com
“Premium Beauty: What is it and why is it so important right now?”
TheFashionLaw.com
Woman receives damages and legal fees after being burned by her high-end skin cream
Herald.ie
“A hairy man’s guide to skincare”
GQ.com
“The wasabi lip-plumping hack isn’t as genius as you might think”
Allure.com
Skincare experts blast wasabi lip-plumping tip
DailyMail.co.uk
£650,000 worth of cosmetics stolen in ‘get rich quick’ scam
ManchesterEveningNews.co.uk
Moroccan state TV show apologises after showing segment showing how to use makeup to cover signs of domestic abuse
TheGuardian.com
#FaceFullofFoodChallenge has beauty bloggers using mac and cheese powder as makeup
TeenVogue.com
