Retail
Class-action lawsuit claims EOS lip balm can cause damage to skin
– TIME
Can EOS lip balm really cause severe skin reactions
– Allure
Ardell and YouCam app team up to allow customers to try on virtual false eyelashes
– Ardell
French brand Embryolisse to be carried by Target
– Brit.co
More items from the Urban Decay x Gwen Stefani collaboration will be available by the end of the month
– OC Register
Kismet launches ‘Lovely Illuminator’ a subtle illuminating cream
– The Gloss
UK customers can get free gifts from Starbucks and Benefit in collaborative campaign #BestFriends
– The Drum
Walgreens CFO announces they will be bringing more Boots No. 7 and Soap and Glory products to their US stores
– TheStreet.com
Nivea transfers a hug miles away with a nanotech infused fiber, as part of its ‘Second Skin Project’
– Creativity Online
AXE body spray revamps its branding image, and asks guys to “find your magic”
– PR Newswire
H&M launches ‘Conscious’ beauty line with organic ingredients and recyclable packaging
– Cosmoplitan UK
RMS Beauty Master Mixer is designed to be mixed with your other makeup
– Allure
Fiona Stiles launches new makeup collection at Ulta
– Glamour, Hollywood Reporter
Nugg expands skincare line with new mask for face, eyes, and lip. Available at Target
– WWD – Paywall
Ariana Grande stars in the new MAC Viva Glam campaign
– MAC
Shay Mitchell becomes brand ambassador of Biore’s new baking soda skincare line
– Examiner
‘Coronation Street’ actor Michelle Keegan becomes Revlon’s newest mascara spokesperson
– DailyMail UK
Max Factor taps Candice Swanepoel to launch Marilyn Monroe inspired lipsticks
– DailyMail UK
Stila launches new Spring 2016 collection ‘The Impressionist’
– Stila
DollarShaveClub.com launches new men’s skincare line ‘Big Cloud’
– WWD – Paywall
Becca Cosmetics launches new line of bright, under-eye correcting concealers
– Refinery 29
Guerlain creates new line of makeup and nail polish, ‘La Petite Robe Noire’, available February in Europe
– Premium Beauty News
Yves Rocher’s Riche Creme becomes 8 product line
– Premium Beauty News
Essie launches exclusive red nail polish, exclusively sold at Hotel Costes in Paris
– WWD – Paywall
Ulta becomes exclusive carrier of Skinfix’s Healthy Skin Face Collection line in the US
– WWD – Paywall
DS Laboratories expands globally with JD.com, VIP.com, and Costco.com
– Globe Newswire
Schwarzkopf becomes new sponsor of Eurovision 2016 Song Contest
– Eurovision
The International Dermal Institute and Dermalogica open new education center
– American Spa
Jaclyn Hill and Becca Cosmetics collaboration “Champagne Pop” highlighter is now a permanent item
– Bustle
Besame, a vintage inspired makeup collection, has Lady Gaga’s make-up artists buzzing
– Fashionista
LISA, “the Uber for beauty”, launches in Chicago
– Built in Chicago
Drunk Elephant to launch new hydration gel and night cream
– Wallpaper
Demi Lovato launches ‘Lovatics’ line of cosmetics with NYC New York Color
– US Magazine
Nadkin, moist towelettes for male undercarriage, launches in the US
– Details
EcoTools launches new products in 2016, including new brushes and a brush cleaning shampoo and tool
– PR Newswire
Emma Cosmetics, which creates kits with makeup-artist tutorials on the packaging, launches at Macy’s
– WWD – Paywall
Oxford Biolabs launches copper based hair supplement, Melaniq, purported to restore or slow down hair greying
– Oxbio Labs
LipKitbyKylie by Kylie Jenner back-ordered, fans take to Twitter to complain
– Inquisitr
More luxury retailers like Sephora, Lululemon, and Muji coming to Australia as influx of Chinese tourists set to increase
– Courier Mail AU
Asia
The LINE x Missha collaboration hits stores
– Mashable
New skincare launches from Missha, illi, Touch in Sol, VONIN, and more!
– Kinseng
New makeup launches from 3 Concept, Etude House, SU:M37, and more!
– Kinseng
Cosmetics are a bright spot in South Korea’s stock market
– Korea Herald
Prestige beauty brands must rebrand to attract younger customers. “A recent marketing event held by a popular cosmetics brand at a department store only attracted customers in their 60s and 70s…”
– Korea Bizwire
Founders of Peach & Lily talk about the biggest South Korean beauty trends for 2016
– Harpers Bazaar
South Korean researchers create surfactant free emulsion with ultrasound
– Arirang
Shiseido’s new campaign embraces diversity
– Straits Times
2016 may be the biggest year of South Korean IPOs since 2010
– Bloomberg
Avon appoints Asson Chang as new general manager of China, tasked with turning around shrinking profits
– ChinaDaily
How brands can attract customers in a slower China
– Forbes
TonyMoly coming to European Sephora stores in April, 2016
– Korea Herald
China’s Natural Health Trends’ shares surge after rumored government raid
– Reuters UK
Opinion piece on South Korean cosmetic TV Show ‘Let Me In’ as it premieres in Thailand
– Bangkok Post
Toothpaste-less toothbrush wins design award in Japan
– PR Newswire, Misoka
Sasa’s turnover down 14.2% year over year, falls to $2.14 billion HKD
– AA Stocks
Travel tips: Myeongdong in Seoul, South Korea
– KBS
Chinese-speaking workers in demand in Japan during the holidays
– Nikkei
“Dark side of cosmetics industry is beyond the pale” an opinion piece on the Seoul Secrets controversy
– Bangkok Post
Major increase in imported South Korean goods to China, as Chinese import tariffs lower over the next 20 years
– ECNS
Singapore researchers develop cellular imaging platform for testing kidney toxicity
– Xinhua Net
Taiwan FDA to ban estradiol, estrone and ethinyl estradiol in cosmetic products ahead of schedule in May
– Chinapost
Cosme Tech Japan, International Cosmetic Development Expo, opens its doors January 20th to 22nd
– Cosme-I
“China’s love of white skin is cosmetic conceit with possible genetic roots”, Yonden Lhatoo
– SCMP
Singaporean drinkable cosmetic Indie Go-Go fails to receive funding after 2 months
– Indie GoGo
H&M to open its largest store in India at DLF Mall of India
– India Times
Regulation and Sustainability
Just how sustainable is H&M’s new ‘Conscious’ beauty line?
– DailyLife AU
Santee Cosmetics recalls Diamond Color mascara over mold contamination concerns
– FDA US
“Is the global cosmetics industry moving towards cruelty free?”
– Business of Fashion
Online organic cosmetic science school Formula Botanica receives accreditation
– Formula Botanica
Sephora launches ‘Accelerate’ a beauty-incubator for women-founded companies
– Sephora
An overview of warning letters issued by the FDA, in 2015, for “drug-like” claims made by cosmetic company websites
– JD Supra
Banned skin lightening creams containing hydroquinone and tretinoin seized in East London
– Standard UK
Market and Trends
BASF announces its 2017 Color Trends forecast
– BASF
The Middle Class and new product innovations are driving the premium beauty industry
– Premium Beauty News
2 out of 5 Millennials are heavy cosmetic shoppers
– eMarketer
Cosmetics and fake tan most likely items to be shoplifted in Irish pharmacies
– The Journal IE
In-Cosmetics and MakeUp in New York collaborate on upcoming trade shows September 6th to 7th
– Makeup In
Men’s grooming is now a multi-billion pound worldwide industry
– Independent UK
“As the axe falls on ‘the Lynx effect’, a look at creating brands for the modern man”
– The Drum
North American dermatological devices market to be worth $4.8 USD by 2019
– PR Newswire
North America airport retailing market worth $9.90 Billion by 2020
– PR Newswire
Australian beauty and fashion brands that are making it big
– Daily Telegraph AU
Global premium nail polish market to grow to $2.9 billion USD by 2019
– PR Newswire, Cosmetics Business
Global salicylic acid market predicted to grow 9% annually
– Econotimes
Global fatty acid ester market to reach $2.44 billion USD by 2022
– Econotimes
UAE and Saudi consumers spent $6.85 billion on beauty and personal care products in 2015 according to new research
– Saudi Gazette
Brazil Cosmetics Market 2015-2019 – Key vendors are Avon, Natura, Boticrio, P&G & Unilever
– PR Newswire
Research and Technology
Yonsei University’s ascorbic acid dissolving microneedle eye patch shows effectiveness in clinical trial
– EMPR
Patent: Temperature controlled emulsifying polymer
– Google Patents
Scientists identify one pathway that nanomaterials may damage immune cells
– Nanowerk
What good are citizen scientists? Community action against microbeads in Ireland
– Irish Times
Does maggot therapy promote wound healing? The clinical and cellular evidence
– Pubmed
Nanomaterials can improve the surface properties and gas impermeability of plastic packaging
– AIMPLAS
Lipotec launches vegetal pearls with Argirelene, purported to mimic effects of Botox
– Happi
Finance
Sysco: A stable dividend growth stock for a volatile market. Sysco recently acquired personal care supplier Gilchrist & Soames
– Seeking Alpha
Beieresdorf sales grow 6.4% in 2015
– Beiersdorf
BioAmber announces public offering of stock
– PR Newswire
ULTA and Sephora survive Amazon’s move into the luxury beauty market
– Investors
Ron Perelman major shareholder of Revlon may be putting the company up for sale, in this hot M&A marke
– Reuters, Bloomberg, Breaking Views
Why Revlon shares are soaring
– Fortune
Walgreens Boots Alliances posts Q1 2016 results. Net earnings grew to $1.1 billion USD
– Walgreens Boots Alliance
Hindustan Unilever’s profits drop 22% in Q3
– First Post
“P&G stands to pamper investors by shoring up its wide moat”
– MorningStar
Corporate
Frutarom acquires Grow Company, a specialist in natural health and personal care products
– Globes
Dolce & Gabbanna and Christina Aguilera fragrances opt out of Coty and P&G transfer
– WSJ
Evonik looking at US acquisitions as pressure mounts
– Bloomberg
Mary Kay’s sales force is becoming younger and more diverse
– PR Newswire
Vera Wang names ex-Estee Lauder exec Veronique Gabai-Pinsky as company president
– Biz Journals
Palatine appoints former St Tropez CEO and PZ Cussons head of beauty, Michelle Feeney, to its Executive Advisory Board
– Telegraph UK
Galderma and Ipsen expand distribution deal to Asian territories for Dysport, a Botox competitor
– The Pharma Letter
Unilever returns to Cuba, forms joint venture
– Forbes
Walmart closing 269 stores worldwide
– Diginomica
CYC chosen to launch public relations campaign for BeYu, a german cosmetic brand available at CVS and Giant Eagle stores in New York
– Holmes Report
Advertising frim Mother rehires Mark Harrison from Karmarama to run its Boots account
– Campaign Live UK
Adidas poaches Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted
– FT
Symrise hires two industry experts to strengthen its cosmetic and personal care offerings
– Symrise
Interesting Reads
The beauty industry casts a shadow on women of color
– KY Kernel
Chang and Lee of GlowRecipe explain why your moisturizer isn’t working for you
– Byrdie
Lawsuit claims hair extensions made from hair cut from corpses
– NY Post
The nostalgic scent of lipstick and makeup
– Vogue
A day in the life of John Curran, an Irish plastic surgeon
– Irish Examiner
“Sure, essential oils smell great. But are they good for anything else?”
– LA Times
Dr. Des Fernandes, “Vitamin A remains the only effective anti-ageing cosmetic ingredient we have”
– Kidderminster Shuttle
“Sorry, wearing makeup to the gym is probably not a good idea”
– Mic
“How I cured my cystic acne by quitting sugar”
– Huffington Post
Vogue Editor, Sarah Brown, names her top beauty experts
– Huffingtonpost
Make-Up Artists and Hairstylists Guild Awards 2016 nominations revealed
– WWD
“Why I don’t love #BlackGirlMagic”, Linda Chavers
– Elle
“There’s nothing wrong with #BlackGirlMagic”, Ashley Ford
– Elle
“Elle Magazine is wrong to call out #BlackGirlMagic”
– Independent
“I spent $11, 537 becoming a blonde”
– NY Mag
“The second coming of Hyaluronic Acid”
– NY Times
Justin Bieber has purple hair
– Cosmopolitan
