Products and Reviews
A look at male weaves for balding men
WYSO.org
PZ Cussons launches Being, aimed at Generation Z
TheDrum.com
Three Nigerian sisters behind Bolden, a sunscreen for women of colour
HuffingtonPost.com
Kylie Jenner previews an upcoming Kylie x KoKo collection featuring lip and face products
Elle.com, Bustle.com, Glamour.com, Allure.com, TeenVogue.com
Swatches of the Kat Von D Shade and Light Glimmer Palette
Allure.com
A preview of Becca’s upcoming holographic cosmetic lineup
Allure.com
A look at the colour-shifting Social Claws Luminaura Powder for nails
TeenVogue.com
Benefit launches the POREfessional Pore Minimizing Makeup
Bustle.com
A look at Miranda Kerr’s new skincare line KORA
Allure.com
A review of the Cocokind Organic Sea Moss Exfoliator
TeenVogue.com
A compare and contrast of ColourPop’s matte lip products
Allure.com
Storybook Cosmetics teases new cosmetic shades and a future collaboration
Bustle.com
A review of the Stellar Cosmetics Lip Powder Palettes
Essence.com
Jamba Juice adds collagen to some of its new smoothies
FastCasual.com
A preview of Becca’s Light Chaser Highlighters
Bustle.com
A look at Tarte’s upcoming Tight & Bright Clay Multi-mask
Allure.com, TheDebrief.co.uk
A look at the MAC Cosmetics Fruity Juicy collection
VancouverSun.com
Makeup Geek launches new In The Nude collection
PRNewswire.com
20% of the proceeds from Lime Crime’s kitten themed collection will benefit a cat rescue in Los Angeles
VegNews.com
A review of Ole Henriksen Balance Sauna Scrub
TeenVogue.com
A look at Capital Vices Skull Lip Balm
Refinery29.com, Allure.com
GQ reviews their favourite lip balms, FOR MEN!
GQ.com
A review of Dermalogica Nightly Lip Treatment
Bustle.com
Retail
Fake Kylie Cosmetics are popular in India’s Connaught Place mall
IndiaTimes.com
Forever 21 to open Riley Rose cosmetics stores across the US
CNBC.com
Lotti London is launching in the US at Ulta
Allure.com
Nairain is combining Armenian folk remedies with modern pharmacology in this skincare range
SmithsonianMag.com
Biome Eco stores opens in Australia, a bulk-bin style beauty store
SporteLuxe.com
An Ulta in Jacksonville, Florida is accused of pouring bleach on discarded cosmetics to deter dumpster divers
ActionNewsJax.com
Sephora to open new location in Sydney, Australia’s Macarthur Square
CanberraTimes.com.au
8 sunburn skin remedies selected by Vogue.com
Vogue.com
5 dandruff treatments that work according to TeenVogue.com
TeenVogue.com
Celebrities and Interviews
Mariah Carey rumoured to be launching her own beauty company with a store in Beverly Hills
PageSix.com, PaperMag.com
Jesinta Frankling shares her beauty regime
HarpesBazaar.com.au
An interview with model and embroidery artist Sheena Liam
TeenVogue.com
An interview with Austrian beauty guru Susanne Kaufmann
WMagazine.com
An interview with Lopo Champalimaud about Treatwell, a beauty booking platform
Yahoo.com
US court maintains injunction on Hillair Capital from using Kardashian name to sell cosmetics
Law360.com
An interview with Liz Earle about beauty, health, and diet
Refinery29.uk
Jeffree Star revealed Kylie Cosmetics’ new shades before she did
TeenVogue.com
An interview with Victoria Tsai, CEO of Tatcha, and her skincare routine
TheCut.com
An interview with Jamie O’Banion, creator of the GloPro
Forbes.com
Asia
Despite Kim Jong-un’s efforts the North Korean cosmetic industry isn’t growing much
TheInvestor.co.kr
AmorePacific researcher wins prize for his work on the effects of short wavelength visible light on the skin
KoreaTimes.co.kr
Reviews of Glow Recipe’s Watermelon Glow Sleeping Mask
TeenVogue.com, PopSugar.com, Vogue.com, Glamour.com
The Glow Recipe co-founders share their DIY watermelon beauty recipes
Vogue.com
A review of Starskin’s Master Cleanser Mask Detoxing Sea Kelp Leaf Face Mask
Allure.com
Chinese real estate developers are betting big on cosmetic surgery hospitals
Bloomberg.com
Japan’s Maz World opens research lab in Hong Kong’s Science Park with a focus on developing cosmetics
Nikkei.com
It’s Hanbul’s shares will slump, but pick up when production in China kicks off
TheInvestor.co.kr
AmorePacific to open a Sulwhasoo store in Paris, France in September 2017
YonhapNews.co.kr, PulseNews.co.kr
AmorePacific is looking beyond China into international expansion
CNBC.com
Shiseido to open a research center in Singapore
TodayOnline.com
Haircare brand Ryo courts Taiwanese celebrities and business leaders
BusinessKorea.co.kr
South Korea’s Beesen Bio to supply bee venom cosmetics to China’s DIA Group for 2 years
PulseNews.co.kr
MAC Cosmetics taps Korean fashion brand Steve J Yoni P for collaboration
SCMP.com
Rising demand for cosmeceuticals are bringing pharmaceutical companies into the market
KoreaBiomed.com
Malaysian public warned against using 7 cosmetics with banned ingredients like mercury
TheSunDaily.my, TheMalayMailOnline.com
30 tonnes of counterfeit cosmetics seized in second raid in Cambodia
PhnomPenhPost.com, CambodiaDaily.com
An interview with designer Min Liu about fashion and her MAC Cosmetics collaboration
VancouverSun.com
Its’Demo launches Pokemon themed makeup collaboration
AramaJapan.com
Son Ye-jin, Skin Inc. beauty ambassador, reveals her beauty secrets
TodayOnline.com, FemaleMag.com.sg
South Korea is seeing a demand for safer and more natural products
KoreaBizWire.com
Shiseido releases its 2016 annual report
ShiseidoGroup.com
Stocks hit by the China and South Korea THAAD row expected to bounce back
KoreaTimes.co.kr, Nikkei.com
Dr. Jart+ to open 10 outlets in China
TheInvestor.co.kr
Cosmopolitan Australia discovers bubble masks
Cosmopolitan.com.au
League of Legends team EDward Gaming partners with Gillette
PG.com
Halal gelatin may soon be on the market thanks to research into camels
TheNational.ae
Bureau of Indian Standards labels plastic microbeads as unsafe for cosmetics
DNAIndia.com
BeYu plans to open 300 stores across India by the end of 2017
BusinessWorld.in
How India’s Patanjali has evolved over the years
BusinessWorld.in
Outreach
Cosmetic, Toiletry, & Perfumery Association releases statement on sunscreen safety and testing
TheFactsAbout.co.uk
EWG releases their 2017 guide to sunscreens
EWG.org
Benzophenone-3 limited to 6% in European Union sunscreens
OpenPR.com
CVS launches Long Live Skin campaign to raise skin health and sun awareness
PRNewswire.com
PRAI Beauty to cover adoption fees at specific shelters in the US on May 27th, 2017
Refinery29.com
European Commission approves professional lash dyes
Europa.eu
Indian FDA petitions to make steroid-based skin lightening creams prescription only
Mid-Day.com
Woman working in New Haven, Connecticut Schick factory becomes tangled in machinery
NHRegister.com, WTNH.com
L’Oreal’s Biolage R.A.W. receives Cradle to Cradle certification from MBDC
MBDC.com
Amazon and The Skin Cancer Foundation partner to raise awareness
SkinCancer.org
Market
“Indie beauty brands are booming, but heritage brands are beginning to find their footing”
BusinessofFashion.com
“Will Millennials buy skincare if you make them Millennial Pink?”
Racked.com
Is matcha the next big beauty trends? A look at products currently available
WMagazine.com
A desire for safer ingredients and more knowledge is likely driving the natural skincare boom
FastCompany.com
How Nykaa launched successfully in the online Indian beauty retail space
Inc42.com
Cosmetics are the new battleground for sales for Australian retailers
TheIslanderOnline.com.au
“Inside the Unicorn economy”
FastCompany.com
Corporate
DevaCurl acquired from Tengram Capital Partners by Ares Management
BusinessWire.com
Former Lush partners go to court after relationship “deteriorates”
BournemouthEcho.co.uk
Unilever acquires Columbia’s Quala to fuel personal and home care growth in South America
FT.com
L’Occitane acquires stake in LimeLight by ALcone USA
Reuters.com
Interesting Reads
Researchers develop a non-toxic blue pigment, it’s now headed to market
OregonState.edu
Some skincare ‘hacks’ Reddit users have shared, and why you might not want to do them
Allure.com
100 years of movie makeup
Allure.com
“How to reapply your sunscreen over makeup”
Allure.com
A reminder on good sun protection habits from the CBC
CBC.ca
5 “life-changing” skincare tricks for people of colour from Seventeen.com
Seventeen.com
Dermatologist Dr Phillip Artemi believes that makeup can help in anti-ageing by blocking IR and visible light
SMH.com.au
“Do cannabis skincare products work? Dr. Robert Dellavelle weighs in”
Coveteur.com
“The most dangerous products marketed to women in the last century”
Bustle.com
