Retail
Jason and Avalon Organics brand customers encouraged to join class-action lawsuit settlement | PRNewswire.com
Eucerin launches new in-shower moisturizer for sensitive skin | PRNewswire.com
France’s Parfums Hashtag launches website to entice young shoppers | AirofMelty.fr
Lifestyle brand Zady now sells beauty products | PourElles.org
Indie nail polish brand Recue Beauty Lounge to close | RescueBeauty.com
Spray on polish gives you a manicure in 20 seconds | HNGN.com
How LVMH’s Fresh used monks to become a global beauty brand | WSJ.com
Mary Kay receives social media award | PRNewswire.com
Australian’s upset after Sephora blocks access to US website and raises prices | SMH.com.au
LVMH’s Fresh opens retail store in Paris | WWD.com – Paywall
Derma E launches CoQ10 Super Repair line exclusively on Sally Beauty | SallyBeauty.com
Jean Patou offers elite customers customized couture perfumes | ForbesIndia.com
Winky Lux debuts with luxury products at drugstore prices | BroadwayWorld.com
Sharper Lye’s an automatic cosmetic pencil sharpener | PRNewswire.com
Tesco expands with Halal beauty product lines | FashionInsight.co.uk
Factorie launches first cosmetics line | iAfrica.com
Amway introduces new Hydra-V line | PRNewswire.com
Jessica Alba’s Honest Beauty launches #LetsBeHonest campaign | PrNewswire.com
NudeStix, fuss-free make up in a stick | StraitsTimes.com
Boxycharm aims to shakeup the beauty subscription industry | WWD.com – Paywall
Dove launches curly haired emojis | MakeSnaps.com
Asia
Did Kim Jong-Un’s wife help encourage the advance in cosmetics quality in North Korea? | KoreaTimes.co.kr
Japanese women’s quality of life affected by pigmentation disorders | EINNews.com
TonyMoly appoints new CEO | KoreaTimes.co.kr
New launches from Hera, 23 Year Old, MediHeal x LINE, Round A’Round, A’pieu, SNP, Hanyul, Thank You Farmer, Too School For School, Missha, Lumaca, Lavida, and more | Kinseng.org
Imported cosmetics twice as expensive in South Korea | KoreaTimes.co.kr
During Japan’s RunGirl Night runners put beauty before running | The-Japan-News.com
Bandai launches Ojamajo Doremi inspired cosmetics set | Crunchyroll.com
Beauty brands riding on India’s desire for everlasting youth | ForbesIndia.com
Chinese and international retailers prepare for Singles’ Day shopping spree | NRF.com
Thai FDA to toughen regulations on cosmetic advertising | ThaiVisa.com
Kanebo launches Twany for women over 60 | TheMalayMailOnline.com
South Korean cosmetics are becoming a popular wedding gift for North Koreans | DailyNK.com
AmorePacific and LG Household shine with record earnings | Nikkei.com
Beauty brands need a WeChat presence to be successful in online market | JinDaily.com
Korean cosmetics still the most popular in China | KoreaJoonGangDaily.com
Korean cosmetics textures, fragrances and interactive packaging are behind their success | Mintel.com – PDF
GIC invests over $650 HK in cosmetic firm Bloomage | Reuters.com
Remodeled Japanese duty-free store sees increased beauty sales | TRBusiness.com
Cosmetic surgery rates drop in India | IndiaTimes.com
Are fairness creams a hoax? | IndiaTimes.com
Sustainability and Outreach
From jungle to beauty parlor: Brazil’s murumuru seeds | GlobalPost.com
L’Oreal, Givaudan, and Unilever make it onto sustainability organization CDP’s A list | CDP.net
Unilever will pay a living wage to all of its UK workers | Unilever.com
PETA Bunny goes to Capitol Hill to protest Personal Care Products Safety Act | PETA.org
Galderma’s Cetaphil teams up with Camp Wonder to support children with skin diseases | PRNewswire.com
Croda meets sustainable palm oil goals | Croda.com
Washington state investigates possible cadmium, phthalate violations | ChemicalWatch.com
Shoppers Drug Mart supports cancer patients with beauty event | Newswire.ca
Mary Kay and Debby Ryan team up to help promote healthy social media relationships | PRNewswire.com
L’Occitane partners with Dress For Success this holiday season | InStyle.com
Research and Patents
Dedifferentiated plant cells used to encapsulate cosmetic actives | FreePatentsOnline.com
P&G patents moisturizer that temporarily disrupts skin barrier to increase penetration | FreePatentsOnline.com
L’Oreal patents polymer system for depositing pigments on skin or hair | FreePatentsOnline.com
White Rose and Gartanin derivative as a skin whitening agent | FreePatentsOnline.com
Former L’Oreal patent attorny’s suit against the company thrown out | Reuters.com
VTT develops microchannel plastic technology to deliver fragrances or other cosmetics | VTTResearch.com
Novel non-animal collagen as an alternative for cosmetics | Wiley.com
How cosmetics research should be using neuroscience | CosmeticsandToiletries.com
Finance
Coty’s profits are up, and new organizational structure for Q1 2016 | WSJ.com
Coty still struggling to survive | StreetReport.co, MarketRealist.com
Avon shares tumble at unexpected Q3 loss report | Bloomberg.com
Fund backed by L’Occitane invests in macoron maker Pierre Herme | Reuters.com
Jumei to hold annual general meeting on December 18, 2015 | PRNewswire.com
Elizabeth Arden’s CEO Scott Beattie gives Q3 2015 results – Earnings call transcript | SeekingAlpha.com
Revlon reports third quarter results | BusinessWire.com
Beiersdorf beats Q3 projections thanks to new product launches | Reuters.com
Revlon’s net income fall 57.5% in Q3 | WWD.com – Paywall
Estee Lauder presents strong growth for Q1 2016 | Forbes.com
Hain Celestial on track to meet its 2016 earnings projections | Nasdaq.com
Spurs athlete Tim Duncan says he was duped into bad $1.1 million cosmetics investment | ExpressNews.com
Shares of Ulta see large net inflow | NewsWatchInternational.com
Analysts update Ulta share projections | OTCOutlook.com
Clorox EVP sells $1,085,142.00 in stock | DakotaFinancialNews.com
Avon to host investor’s day on January 21st, 2016 | PRNewswire.com
Almac acquires Arran | AlmacGroup.com
Estee Lauder VP sells 8,112 shares | DakotaFinancialNews.com
Unilever launches ‘Foundry’ in North America, designed to help start-ups become strategic partners | PRNewswire.com
Large outflow of money seen at Helen of Troy Limited | NewsWatchInternational.com
Croda group sales rise 2.3% in Q3 | Nasdaq.com
Market
One of the most searched for terms this year was “man bun”, according to Google | Google.com
41% of men don’t shave daily, and beards are now more acceptable | Mintel.com
ChromaDex and P&G enter exclusive deal for niacinamide ester | ChromaDex.com
Unilever’s Babs Rangaial says there’s a crisis in the advertising industry, and it’s ad blockers | Digiday.com
ACI supports antibacterial use in over-the-counter products | CleaningInstitute.org – PDF
Canadian companies that want to go global need to think long term | FinancialPost.com
Natural and organic personal care market in Europe expected to grow 10% by 2019 | PRNewswire.com
Personal luxury goods market expected to grow 5% by 2019 | PRNewswire.com
Celebrities
Gwen Stefani on why girls are lucky that they can wear makeup | Glamour.com
Portia de Rossi opens up about beauty standards | HelloMagazine.com
The Corrs say the industry is too preoccupied with beauty | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
The one beauty treatment Gigi Hadid won’t do (It’s the Vampire facial) | HarpersBazaar.com
Interesting Reads
Toronto ad agency jabs “femvertising” campaigns | NowToronto.com
Your eyebrows and feminism | Attn.com
Confessions of a brow groomer | Refinery29.com
Why is expensive makeup so expensive? | DailyLife.com.au
