Drag queens, the queen of lipstick, vanity (or not), the scandal of the month and the worst year in history – the year is coming to an end, the link love is going on.
Beauty News
Another day, another scandal: L’Oreal sues Drunk Elephant for patent infringement. (After reading a lot of ‘poor DE – they don’t stand a chance going up against a billion dollar company like L’Oreal!’ I want to say that neither copyright nor patent infringement is cool. Come up with your own ideas!) (VOX/ The Fashion Law)
Sephora Deutschland opens a two-storey store on Frankfurt’s busiest shopping street – I’ve been there, and it’s HUGE. I’m impressed.
Lisa Eldridge, the makeup artist with the soothing voice, releases a line of red, matte lipsticks. They look nice!
Lush’s Christmas campaign is rather different and involves drag queens. (Hello Giggles)
K-Beauty favourite cosrx is now available in Indonesia!
Illamasqua now offers student discount. Go forth and buy stuff, children.
And for shits and giggles: Thank you, Lab Muffin!
Beauty Stories
On the subject of “vanity”: Allure claims that selfies are rather self-affirmative, and Lux Alptraum shines a light on the time and effort women take to look ‘natural’. (It’s an excerpt from her book Faking it: The Lies Women Tell About Sex – and the Truths They Reveal and it’s excellent.)
Copies or dupes? Global Cosmetic New’s article says it’s not so clear-cut.
The skincare industry is still ignoring people of colour – but a lot of indie brands don’t. (Guardian)
Progress! China now allows three cruelty-free brands to sell without animal testing the products, as they do usually. (GCN)
The Beauty of Human Imperfection: When you’re worrying about your looks on a random Monday evening again, think about this instead – the whole human evolution stands on errors and imperfections. And you wouldn’t be you without those quirks. (Psychology Today)
Anyone still interested in MAC’s Shiny Pretty Things Holiday LE? Glam and Shine found a pretty spectacular dupe for one of its flashiest, most covetable items.
Don’t have a curling wand? An empty water bottle might do! (TeenVogue)
Life, love and everything else
Do you think 2018 was the most horrible year, ever? Think again: scientists have found that 536 was, in fact, the worst year to be alive. (Science Mag)
At the end of the year: 20 signs that you’re doing better than you think. (Thought Catalog)
The changing language of science, self-optimisation, and how to exploit women’s fears and insecurities with a shiny new app: how the Silicone Valley comes up with new ways to understand the body. (The Atlantic)
Baking bread. Simple, right?! But no, it actually is much more than flour, yeast, salt, water and heat. I loved this article at Eater, and it covers a lot without coming to an easy conclusion. It’s about how women and men do things, apps, the technical vs. intuitive approach to things, public recognition, and relationships. And baking bread, of course.
On the Blog
Relevant to Black Friday – 10 questions to understand your beauty shopping habits! Also, what I think about when I buy from those rather controversial beauty brands.
Because we still need sunscreen all year round: I found a good one! Not as good: Three A-Beauty cult cleansers I found rather meh. Meh again?! The Benefit Hello Happy Foundation, and my experiences when I tested it.
Definitely not meh: My fave winter nail art that absolutely everybody can do. And finally, the beauty course that promises to give you a leg up in the industry for $1000. But does it?!
