Retail
RoC Skincare campaign predicts the most wrinkle prone cities in the US
PRNewswire.com
Curology secures $15 million USD in Series B funding to expand teledermatology service
PRNewswire.com
Clinique for Men hires Daniel Dae Kim and Levison Wood for new campaign
WWD.com
Biotherm Homme and David Beckham launch new Force Supreme range
PRNewswire.com
Taraji P. Henson and MAC collaborate on new makeup line
Essence.com
Urban Decay to open free-standing store in Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Straight.com
Tarte Cosmetics launches 8 blush palette
Popsugar.com
Kiehl’s to open its first free-standing store in Wales
WalesOnline.co.uk
Blogger Gary Thompson to star in new L’Oreal ad campaign
DailyMail.co.uk
Kardashians win injunction in court case over cosmetics branding
HollywoodReporter.com
L’Oreal Paris launches hair contouring campaign
LOreal.co.uk
Nudestix launches matte collection for Fall
WWD.com
John Lewis plans £9m beauty hall expansion
TheGuardian.com
Sephora opens it 400th store in Chicago
PRNewswire.com
Le Métier de Beauté to double business and expand into the UK next year
WWD.com
Ariana Grande returns to MAC with new Viva Glam collection
People.com
Smith & Cult expands out of nail polish with new eye makeup products
WWD.com
Tangle Teezer and Hello Kitty team up on compact hair brush
Licensing.biz
Lovelyloot app hopes to help consumers find new products with 100 000 item database
WWD.com
Sephora launches Instagram contest to promote its own makeup and beauty collection
LuxuryDaily.com
Doralie Bad Medina & Floyd Mayweather Jr. host launch party for Bad Medina Cosmetics
BroadwayWorld.com
Ulta to open second location in San Francisco
Hoodline.com
Kylie Cosmetics sponsors Kim Kardashian’s Makeup Masterclass in Dubai
TeenVogue.com
Baxter of California launches a men’s grooming video series
PRNewswire.com
You can now buy Proactiv in Ulta stores
PRNewswire.com
Asia
Foreign traders are buying Korean cosmetic stocks, which locals are shunning
Bloomberg.com
“The sheet mask sanitation scandal rocking the K-beauty world”
Racked.com
Ha Ji Won sues cosmetic company for using her likeness
Soompi.com
Exports of hallyu-related goods surge: data
YonhapNews.co.kr
Chinese FDA clarifies new sunscreen regulations. SPF 50+ and PA+++ are the limits
CosmeticsDesign.com
L’Occitane opens augmented reality store in Tokyo
JapanTrends.com
Naruko looks to expand in the Philippines
ManilaTimes.net
Cosmetics manufacturer Englewood Lab to go public in South Korea
KoreaHerald.com
IT Cosmetics now available on Sephora’s website in Malaysia
Elle.my
Market
Why the cosmetics market is booming post-Brexit
Telegraph.co.uk
Sales of consumer goods in the UAE are down
GulfNews.com
Global online beauty and personal care market expected to grow at 17% until 2020
BusinessWire.com
Neem market expected to grow from $720 million USD to $1.8 billion USD by 2021
GlobeNewswire.com
Global ascorbic acid market expected to grow from $820 million USD to $1 billion USD by 2021
GlobeNewswire.com
Indie beauty stores are on the hunt for new brands and more varied makeup shades
WWD.com
Outreach and Sustainability
New Zealand cosmetic companies unhappy with forced animal testing to enter Chinese market
Stuff.co.nz
1/3rd of fish caught in the English Channel have microplastic contamination
TheGuardian.com
Cetaphil supports Children’s Skin Disease Foundation and Camp Wonder
PRNewswire.com
GHD creates beauty tutorial for women affected by hair loss from chemotherapy
Nine.com.au
Unilever, Target, and CVS sign Equal Pay Pledge in the US
WhiteHouse.gov
South African doctor Willem Visser receives grant from L’Oreal to fund Acne keloidalis nuchae research
TheEastAfrican.co.ke
Corporate
e.l.f. Beauty files for $100 million USD IPO
SeekingAlpha.com, WWD.com
“Ulta Beauty has a male investor problem”
Forbes.com
P&G files lawsuit against Edgewell over branding and patent infringements
StreetInsider.com
Egyptian personal care company Dabur achieves 25% sales increase during Q1
DailyNewsEgypt.com
Interesting Reads
“How the camera phone changed beauty”
Vice.com
UK survey finds 4/10 people annoyed by people putting on makeup during commute
Yahoo.com
An interview with Xavier Vey, president and COO of L’Oreal Luxe
WWD.com
An interview with Sweat Cosmetics founder and Olympian Lindsay Tarpley
Aol.com
Inventor James Dyson has more personal care gadgets in the works
Forbes.com
Instagram account @Willitlookgoodonmethough shows makeup on different skin tones
TheFashionSpot.com
“Jessica Alba’s 5 tips to become a beauty boss”
Allure.com
13 Pokemon inspired makeup tutorials
Bustle.com
“The black pageant queens of the ’70s paved the way for new beauty standards”
HuffingtonPost.com
Laura Sanchez wins Vlogger of the Year Award at the NYX FACE Awards
MakeupMag.com
“How natural are ‘natural’ hair dyes?”
TorontoSun.com
Gwyneth Paltrow says Apple helps her stay current with makeup trends
NYPost.com
Glamglow founders buy an Apple 1 prototype for almost a million USD
WWD.com
