Retail
Lip Smackers is running a contest to have a fan create the next flavour
PRNewswire.com
Taste Beauty launches ‘Bye Felicia’ Felicia the Flamingo lip balm at Sephora
PRNewswire.com, NYMag.com
Immunocologie’s Vital Clay has a 3000 person waiting list
HarpersBazaar.co.uk
Anthropologie launches skincare line Puristry with founder of 100% Pure
Refinery29.com
5 Canadian beauty brands you should know
Coveteur.com
A review of Caudalie’s Vinoperfect Concentrated Brightening Essence
Refinery29.com
A look at the Kandee Johnson x Too Faced Collaboration Collection
Glamour.com, Allure.com, TeenVogue.com
The Kandee Johnson x Too Faced Collaboration is available September 3rd, 2017
Bustle.com
23 of the hottest beauty launches selected by Popsugar
Popsugar.com
Eclipse MicroPen® Elite cleared by Health Canada
PRNewswire.com
7 best water-resistant foundations for the summer
Elle.com
A review of the Frank Body Shimmer Scrub
Glamour.com
Saks Fifth Avenue unveils beauty window display Glam Gardens 2017
PRNewswire.com
Online “dollar store” makeup retailer ShopMissA.com hits $1 million USD in sales a month
WWD.com
Milk Makeup to host photoshoot at Beautycon New York 2017
TeenVogue.com
Verb to launch in Urban Outfitters
WWD.com – Paywall
A look at the custom shade Kevin Aucoyn Sensual Skin Enhancer
Allure.com
Jeffree Star Cosmetics to launch a Velour Liquid Lipstick Vault
Allure.com
8 retinol products selected by Vogue
Vogue.com
8 dupes of the Kim Kardashian West x Kylie Cosmetics collaboration
Allure.com
Celebrities and Interviews
Jaclyn Hill is developing a cosmetics line
Bustle.com
Trendmood launches a beauty news Youtube channels
Allure.com
Best beauty looks from the Met Gala 2017
Vogue.com, WMagazine.com, Allure.com, VanityFair.com
OFRA relaunches the NikkieTutorials Collection for individual sale
PRNewswire.com
Khoudia Diop becomes face of the Make Up For Ever #BlendInStandOut campaign
Allure.com, Essence.com
Huda Kattan cancels Dubai Mall appearance over security concerns
TheNational.ae
An interview with Marla Beck, CEO, Bluemercury
HuffingtonPost.com
Catherine Zeta Jones unveils her beauty routine
BodyandSoul.com.au
Nicole Richie talks about her beauty routine and recommendations
WMagazine.com
Tati Westbrook of GlamLifeGuru says she will no longer feature Too Faced products
Revelist.com
Jarrod Blandino’s sister jumps into the Jeffree Starr feud
Allure.com
Kehlani becomes face of new Makeup Forever campaign
PRNewswire.com, Elle.com
Celebrity dermatologists describe subtle and effective uses of facial filler and Botox
Elle.com
Priyanka Chopa talks about skin-lightening
HollywoodLife.com
Jauan Durbin was disowned by his mom for wearing makeup
Seventeen.com
Sheet masks celebrities used to get ready for the Met Gala 2017
Racked.com
Skincare treatments celebrities used to get ready for the Met Gala 2017
Allure.com
People are confusing swatches of the Kim Kardashian West x Kylie Cosmetics collaboration for bacon
Allure.com
“Makeup tricks I learned from Victoria Beckham”
Elle.com
Asia
Memebox US drops sales, shifts to reviews and content
Racked.com, WWD.com
L’Oreal’s Shu Eumera to be pulled from the UK, as head company focuses on other luxury brands
WWD.com – Paywall
A look at The Face Shop x The Simpsons collaboration
Bustle.com, Refinery29.com, Bustle.com
A look at the Missha x Minions collaboration
Popsugar.com
A look at the Etude House x Disney’s Dumbo collaboration
Shemazing.net
A beauty shopping guide for Seoul from Vogue Indonesia
Vogue.in
Shiseido signs gender equality agreement with the UN
ShiseidoGroup.com
Demand for Giant African snails from Nigeria is growing
AfricaNews.com
The contouring trend spreads to Japanese beauty
Nikkei.com
Japanese beauty pop-up to open in Paris at the Maison de la Culture du Japon
WWD.com – Paywall
Shiseido opens new Cle De Peau Beaute Store in Ginza Six
ShiseidoGroup.com
13 best ‘skin transforming’ K-Beauty products selected by StyleCaster
StyleCaster.com
LG Household’s Q1 net up 12.5% on high-end cosmetics sales
KoreaHerald.com, YonhapNews.co.kr
Olive Young’s Seoul Myeongdong location gets over 10 000 visitors a day
KoreaHerald.com
China denies import approval for S. Korean foods, cosmetics amid THAAD deployment
YonhapNews.co.kr, Arirang.co.kr, UPI.com
Bretman Rock debuts makeup looks on Meitu MakeupPlus
PRNewswire.com
It’s Skin largest shareholder changes to Hanbul’s CEO
TheInvestor.co.kr
38 tonnes of counterfeit cosmetics seized in Cambodia
PhnomPenhPost.com, CambodiaDaily.com
A review of the Oriflame Eco Beauty range
IDiva.com
Outreach
Widely-reported study on fish and plastic microbeads might have been faked
Gizmodo.com
Personal care among most counterfeited products in the US
Yahoo.com
Why do men hold the majority of leadership roles in the beauty industry?
Entrepreneur.com
NY wants to require cleaning products to disclose all ingredients
NewsDay.com
California health officials warn of high mercury levels in La Tía Mána face cream
CBSNews.com
La Roche-Posay supports the oncodermatology clinic at George Washington University
PRNewswire.com
Bill banning minors from tanning beds goes to governor of Oklahoma
TulsaWorld.com
Top marine biologist says Ireland should ban plastic microbeads
IrishTimes.com
Market
Bustle.com surveys 1 800 of their beauty readers
Bustle.com
67% of shoppers buy beauty products from 4 or more sites
FierceRetail.com
US consumer spending stalls in March for second month
Standard.net
A look at the cannabis beauty market
HollywoodReporter.com
Corporate
Valeant Pharmaceutical closes sales of three skincare brands from L’Oreal earlier than expected
BenchmarkMonitor.com
Target lease in new New York development prevents Sephora and Ulta from leasing space
NYPost.com
Borghese names Mariacarla Boscono to help restage brand
WWD.com – Paywall
Interesting Reads
Vlogger uses flossing picks to extract blackheads from her nose
Allure.com
Why Gwyneth Paltrow and other celebrities shouldn’t be your source for science
IWF.org
The sin of wearing red lipstick: a social history of the modern make-up industry
ABC.net.au
“How eyeliner defines my womanhood”
Bustle.com
Amy Jones accuses Lush of fat shaming
The-Pool.com
Research group decodes genome of tea plant
BBC.com
A look at the whitewashing controversy surrounding SheaMoisture
TheRoot.com, TheRoot.com
“Why I’m not ready to cancel SheaMoisture just yet”
HelloBeautiful.com
A look at SheaMoisture’s response to the recent whitewashing controversy
CampaignLive.com
Sunscreens that dermatologists themselves use
Refinery29.com
Dr. Pimple Popper Sandra Lee explains how to safely pop pimples at home and when to see a derm
TeenVogue.com
“Should I be using clay masks to treat acne?” Sure, if it works for you
Elle.com
A look at platelet rich injections for thickening eyebrows
Allure.com
Woman receives third-degree burns after tanning with essential oils on her skin
TeenVogue.com