The “skin-care collab” is officially a thing. Cleansers, creams, and even skin gadgets are coming from all corners of the celebrity hemisphere: Tyra Banks, Robin McGraw (you may know her as Dr. Phil’s wife), and, of all people, Smokey Robinson (yes, the Motown singer-songwriter famous for “My Girl,” “Cruisin’,” and “I Second That Emotion”). Read more at Allure.
Read MoreFor years, conventional wisdom has dictated that people need antibacterial agents to blast “bad” bacteria from their bodies, and companies have produced a slew of products designed to do just that. Now, researchers are discovering that these antibacterial chemicals are, in many cases, far more dangerous than the bacteria they were designed to kill. Read more at The Guardian.
Read MoreBut, as a reporter, it's my job to be constantly educating myself and my readers. Which is how I found myself enrolling in a Korean beauty academy. For my mission, I went straight to the best, Jung Saem Mool. If you’re Korean, you’re sucking in your breath in awe. For the rest of you, I’m going to skip over having to attempt putting into words the sky-high reputation of the school's founding makeup artist by saying she’s like a Korean Lisa Eldridge in terms of career trajectory and influence. There isn’t a Korean celebrity’s face she hasn’t touched with her magic makeup wand. Read more at Refinery29.
Read MoreIf you want a crystal ball into next year’s popular American beauty trends, look to the South Korean beauty industry. To find out what to expect next in Korean beauty (and, several years later, American beauty), the Cut talked to Alicia Yoon, CEO and co-founder of Korean beauty site Peach and Lily and a licensed aesthetician in Korea and the United States. Read more at The Cut.
Read MoreK-beauty enthusiasts were shocked last week when a woman posted some information on the Asian Beauty Reddit about sheet masks being folded illegally in workers’ homes in South Korea. Further investigation by Racked revealed that not only was this unsanitary practice documented multiple times, it also paid dismally low wages. Read more at Racked.
Read MoreRacked found in a review of Korean press and social media coverage that several brands have been identified as using at-home labor for folding and stuffing sheet masks into their envelopes. Making cosmetics in a private home without a manufacturing license is illegal in Korea, but because there are so many small cosmetic brands it is fairly common. Read more at Racked.
Read More“Products that feature mineral waters from such geologically unique places as the Dead Sea or Icelandic glaciers, botanical waters including rose and artichoke, and, lately, waters that have been steeped in so-called healing energies, are all at the ready. Do these superwaters bring more purity to a product or more skin benefits than today’s typical water supply, or are they just gussied-up, more expensive versions of what's pouring out of your faucet?” Read more at Refinery 29.
Read More“The director of strategic innovation behind the cult favorite brand La Prairie explains exactly what makes that Skin Caviar so expensive.” Read more at W Magazine.
Read More“Can you guess the world’s most popular skin-care brand? Go ahead, hit us Jeopardy style. OK, we’ll tell you: Estée Lauder. And the most talked-about product from the most popular brand: the Advanced Night Repair. Estée Lauder scored the top spot, with the United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, United States, and more showing love for the brand. It hit the top five in more than ten other countries.” Read more at Allure.
Read More“Scientists are just beginning to uncover how toxic air affects the skin’s aging process. And not surprisingly, the big beauty players are stepping in with new skin care products — pollution protection, as it’s called. So what exactly are we protecting ourselves against?” Read more at The New York Times.
Read More“David Beckham has signed on as the first global ambassador of L’Oréal-owned Biotherm Homme in a multi-year partnership. The first campaign advertising the brand’s N°1 moisturizer Aquapower will be released in June but, perhaps more excitingly, Beckham will also collaborate on a range of men’s skin-care and grooming products set to launch in 2017.” Read more at Fashionista.com.
Read More“XAF5 Ointment is a topical cream that’s used under the eyes. Expected to become available some time in 2018, the cream works to fight fat pockets under the eyes, which leads to bags and bulging. The cream was developed by Topokine Therapeutics but was recently acquired by Allergan (the same beauty giant that owns Botox, Latisse and Juvederm) for a reported $85 million.” Read more at NewBeauty.
Read More“The Millennial attitude toward skin care is wreaking havoc in the beauty world, where skin care had long produced impressive year-over-year gains. The views of the younger generation — a beauty-from-the-inside-out approach — represent a sharp departure from the antiwrinkle priorities of their Baby Boomer parents, and that flip is furrowing brows across the sector.” Read more at WWD.
Read More“Anti-pollution is the latest thing in skin care, as a slew of new products have popped up aiming to ward off the irritating and aging effects of the smog all around you with ingredients like yogurt probiotics, algae, turmeric, ginger, zinc and orange extract. But do they really do anything special or is this all a marketing ploy?” Read more at Fashionista.
Read More“Even more hyped than the products themselves, however, is the ultra-elaborate K-Beauty skin-care regimen espoused by popular websites like Soko Glam and Peach & Lily, both of which are run by Korean Americans. Incorporating up to 10 (and sometimes more) steps, the typical regimen kicks off with a “dual cleansing” ritual (via oil- and water-based products), winds its way through a series of sheet masks, essences, serums and rich moisturizers, and wraps up with SPF 35 sunscreen.” Read more at The Wall Street Journal.
Read More“A recent study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology found that higher levels of nitrogen dioxide (one of the main pollutants from traffic fumes) in the air were linked to an increase in liver spots (those hyper pigmented lesions) on the face. These findings are just the latest in a long and steady stream of research into the impact that pollution has on our skin.” Read more at Refinery29.
Read More“This week the indie skin care company announced that Joan Malloy is now chief executive officer and working to grow the brand though R&D initiatives, retail partnerships, and more.” Read more at Cosmetics Design.
Read More“That Francesco Clark—who was paralyzed from the neck down in 2002 after diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool—possesses an almost superhuman strength like his hero Christopher Reeve is well known. But it is his equally strong vision that has made his brand, Clark’s Botanicals, a key indie skin-care player.” Read more at WWD.
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