Retail
Cocoa Swatches app shows what makeup will look like on dark skin
Cosmpolitan.co.uk, MadameNoire.com
Galderma launches qilib a new line to prevent hair loss
BusinessWire.com
Lancome announces collaboration with fashion designer Sonia Rykiel
PRNewswire.com
A preview of the Charlotte Olympia x MAC collaboration
Popsugar.co.uk
Paramore’s Hayley Williams to launch new hair colour line
Popsugar.com
Lancome taps Isabella Rossellini as new face
PRNewsWire.com
Lucky Blue Smith and Lewis Hamilton are the new faces of L’Oreal Men Expert
ElleUK.com
MAC reveals new Caitlyn Jenner collaboration shade
Telegraph.co.uk
Revitalash celebrates its 10 year anniversary with packaging refresh
EyelashMag.com
Ruby Rose is the newest face of Urban Decay
People.com
OXY launches app to challenge people to use its products and skin care regime for 28 days
PRNewswire.com
Skinceuticals opens its first aesthetic center in Washington
PRNewsWire.com
When will ColourPop launch their eyebrow products? March 10th
Bustle.com
Sephora and MAC some of the new stores to open in Disney Springs at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
ChainstoreAge.com
Keranique the “women’s hair growth experts”, continues launch at Sephora
PRNewswire.com
Kleancolor recalls mascara due to potential bacterial contamination
FDA.gov
ghd and Blowout and Go team up to provide beauty services on-demand in the UAE
PRNewsWire.com
FaceCake launches virtual app for Cargo cosmetics
BroadwayWorld.com
Goop debuts own-branded skin care line
PRNewsWire.com
Neostrata launches new product at American Academy of Dermatology conference
Happi.com
L’Oreal turned down Donald Trump offer to create cologne in 20014, Estee Lauder picked him up 2012
Politico.eu
CVS to launch Enlite body and skin care collection
WWD.com – Paywall
OCC launches lip tar capsule collection at Urban Outfitters
WWD.com
CoverGirl launches new virtual mirror app, BeautyU
MimiChatter.com
Jackie Robinson foundation to honor makeup-artist Bobbi Brown
PRNewsWire.com
Mapo face mask, which tracks the condition of your skin, reaches Kickstarter funding goal
MarieClaire.com
Neutrogena launches new global campaign, “See what’s possible” focused on the empowerment of women
AdAge.com
Galderma launches new campaign for just approved Restylane versions, and Dysport
PRNewsWire.com
Galderma petitions US FDA to allow Adapalene gel to be sold over-the-counter
Happi.com
Joya Fragrance to offer factory tours to the public
CosmeticsBusiness.com
Go90 funds second season of “Defining Beauty” a series focusing on fashion and beauty
StreamDaily.tv
The most popular eyeliner on Pinterest is from Stila
TeenVogue.com
Unilever launches new campaign to celebrate Latinos, #100PorcientoTu
PRNewsWire.com
Asia
Japan to ease up visa regulations for foreign cosmetic workers
Nikkei.com
Hong Kong beauty companies launch self-regulatory group
SCMP.com
Experts say brands should launch tailor-made products if they plan on launching in the Middle East
KoreaTimes.co.kr
AmorePacific to launch in the largest cities in the Middle East this year
KoreaTimes.co.kr
Dara and G-Dragon featured in matching boxes for Moonshot makeup
KPopStarz.com
Sales drop in Hong Kong continues for 11th month
Reuters.com
Kose acquires more shelf-space for popular brand Sekkisei
Nikkei.com
P&G lead researcher reveals what Asian beauty consumers want
AsianScientist.com
New Chinese regulations may hamper sales of South Korean cosmetics
Donga.com
Bangkok to host “Beyond Beauty Asean-Bangkok” beauty trade show in September
NationMultimedia.com
TonyMoly to open capsule shop inside Parisian Sephora
Chosun.com
Watsons offers “beauty takeaway” service in select cities in China
RetailNews.asia
Chinese cosmetics outsold foreign competitors in 2015
ChinaDaily.com.cn
Chinese consumers are switching from Western and European brands to South Korean and Japanese ones
ChinaDaily.com.cn
MakeUp in Seoul tradeshow to focus on male grooming and makeup
MakeUp-In.com
Dignity kits, which provide personal care supplies, now mandatory during disaster relief in the Philippines
Rappler.com
Why K-pop has men wearing makeup
Medium.com
West is catching on to the cushion trend
BangkokPost.com
Seoul stocks drop due to missile crisis, however cosmetic industry may see growth
Bloomberg.com
India predicted to be largest advertising market in 2016
IndiaTimes.com
Amazon begins selling luxury brands in India
IndiaTimes.com
Market
Study finds personal care a big contributor to the US economy
PRNewswire.com
What are people buying through Amazon Prime?
Pymnts.com
Men Rock acquires majority stake in Carsons Cosmetics
MenRock.com
Beauty blogger Hayley Carr conducts Twitter poll to find out what customers want from beauty boxes
ImogenMatthews.co.uk
Caprylic acid market to reach $4.4 million USD by 2022
PRNewsWire.com
Canada’s Rexall pharmacies sold for $3 billion CAD, by McKensson Corporation
BNN.ca, TheGlobeandMail.com
Global packaging market to grow from $2700 billion USD to $3750 billion USD by 2020
EconoTimes.com
Global cosmetic partnering report released
PRNewswire.com
Market research report on how British consumers shop for health and beauty released
PRNewsWire.com
Men are obsessed with their hair, but prefer to be educated and purchase online
WSJ.com – Paywall
Technology and Research
Salmon roe enzyme as an alternative to glycolic acid, research sees effect on photodamage
JDDOnline.com
Research finds drop in chemicals after product switch in teen girls
Berkeley.edu
Retrospective study in the US examines link between talcum powder use and ovarian cancer
LWW.com
Waste sheep wool turned into keratin for hair and cosmetics
AustraliaNetworkNews.com
Evolva and Takasago reach research milestones ahead of schedule in partnership
Evolva.com
L’Oreal patents carbonated hair care
FreePatentsOnline.com
Researchers discover mitochondrial decline that occurs in age
JIDonline.org
Nestle Skin Health appoints Dr. Johannes J. Baensch as chief scientific officer
BusinessWire.com
Critics say new US FDA sunscreen guidelines fall short
ChemicalWatch.com
Marilu Valente develops new packaging polymer made out of gum. Currently used to create gum recycling containers, that provide the raw material for more containers
SustainableBrands.com
Researchers begin to identify the genes that might give rise to a unibrow and other characteristics
DiscoverMagazine.com
INOLEX to launch new flexible polymers at PCHI Tradeshow in Shanghai
Sepawa.com
Beiersdorf finds licorice extract licochalcone A and 4-t-butylcyclohexanol skin care regime beneficial for those with rosacea
Wiley.com
Beiersdorf opens dermatologist training and education center
Beiersdorf.com
L’Oreal patents new sunscreen with aerogel silica
FreePatentsOnline.com
Regulation
Bari Cosmetics recalls nail cuticle oil after safety fears
BusinessWire.com
US charges illegal workers at Dead Sea mud mall kiosks
TimesofIsrael.com
Organizations create new sustainability and harvesting regulation for seaweed
WholeFoodsMagazine.com
Wisconsin officials test water, OTC meds and skin care products in mysterious bacterial outbreak
Madison.com
Illegal cosmetic manufacturing plant found in Tanzania
DailyNews.co.tz
Corporate and Finance
Greenpeace releases report saying Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson failing to live up to “no deforestation” campaign
Greenpeace.org
Henkel to acquire hair care brands from P&G
Reuters.com
P&G becomes top advertiser in Warc 100
Warc.com
Forbes lists Liliane Bettencourt as the world’s richest woman
Forbes.com
Souq.com, the Middle East’s Amazon, raises $275 million USD
TechCrunch.com
P&G sells Hipoglos diaper rash cream to Johnson and Johnson
Nasdaq.com
Estee Lauder investments in ecommerce seem to be paying off, online sales increase
Trefis.com
L’Oreal family hires Alexandre Benais to handle investments from share dividends
Bloomberg.com
Unilever relocates local office within Nairobi
The-Star.co.ke
Herbalife misreports new member growth rate due to “database error”
WSJ.com
Avon transfers North American facilities to Cerberus owned affiliate, New Avon, after takeover
StreetInsider.com
Coveris acquires Supraplast, shrink sleeve manufacturer
Coveris.com
Former NFL player Bob Brotzki named new director of sales and marketing of Schneider Packaging
SchneiderPackaging.com
Former Revlon CFO, Roberto Simon, moves to WEX
PressHerald.com
Interesting Reads
Chinese model Liu Wen on the changing face of beauty
NYMag.com
UK criminals deported, reportedly made millions by selling stolen luxury cosmetics and perfumes
Portsmouth.co.uk
Tarte invited 20 beauty bloggers on a 5 day trip to experience their new collection
Refinery29.com
A recount of what happened at Cosmetic Executive Women, a beauty tradeshow
NYMag.com, Examiner.com
“Blackout Day” to promote diversity in beauty
Fashionista.com
A tour inside the new Estee Lauder UK offices
Cosmopolitan.co.uk
Hollywood makeup artists’ tricks to make women look like teens
Refinery29.com
“My perfect nude lip color is actually an eyeshadow primer”
Essence.com