M.A.C Cosmetics will soon be returning to Toronto’s Queen Street West. The brand is slated to open its doors at 368 Queen Street West, just east of Spadina Avenue, at the end of October. This new location is about a block from M.A.C’s former space at 363 Queen Street West, which closed in 2015 and is now occupied by fast-growing L’Oréal makeup brand NYX.
Read MoreCanadians will soon have access to the entire Dermablend range of high-coverage professional cosmetics. Beginning this September, all products from the L’Oréal-owned camouflage makeup brand will be available at select Shoppers Drug Mart stores in English Canada.
Read MoreLG Corp., one of Korea’s largest cosmetics makers, has announced that it will convert 26 Canadian locations of The Face Shop and Fruits & Passion into a new “one-stop shop” concept, called Nature Collection.
Read MoreAfter soft-launching last month, Make Up For Ever has officially opened the doors to its new ProLoft in downtown Toronto, located at 12 St. Joseph Street. Although the Paris-born, LVMH-owned beauty brand already reaches consumers across Canada through its presence at Sephora, this new retail space will cater to the brand’s original fans: professional makeup artists.
Read MoreGwyneth Paltrow’s much buzzed-about cosmetics debut is coming to Canada. Beginning May 8, the Juice Beauty Phyto-Pigments makeup collection will be on counters at select Holt Renfrew stores and at holtrenfrew.com.
Read MoreTeeez Cosmetics, a trend-driven makeup brand aimed at millennials, is set to arrive at seven Hudson’s Bay locations within the next two months, including Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. The retailer has the Canadian exclusive on the Rotterdam, Netherlands–based brand, which has also landed at thebay.com.
Read MoreToday, Chanel launched All-Access Beauty, a consumer event at Holt Renfrew Bloor in Toronto, to promote Rouge Coco Stylo, a new line of lip colours with gloss-like shine and a balm-like feel.
Read MoreToronto-based makeup artists and hairstylists have a new way to connect with clients. As of this month, on-demand beauty app beGlammed has expanded to Toronto, its first international market. The L.A.-based company already operates in 19 American cities.
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