Good news! China inches slowly closer to a ban on animal testing, Lush is going egg-free, sustainability is on the rise and female friendships are going strong. Bad news (for wallets everywhere) – a new beauty line by Hèrmes, Pat McGrath getting a counter at Selfridges, and Sephora branches out. Read more of the hottest beauty news and posts in March below.
Beauty News
Hermès is going to launch a cosmetics line. OMG. Imagine the pricepoint! (Business of Fashion)
Pat McGrath is coming to London (a counter at Selfridges, to be precise), and I’m so excited because I’ll be there!!!
Lush Cosmetics is going egg-free. (Plantbasednews)
Germany gets its second Sephora STORE (Oberhausen Centro).
You can now get a personalised foundation at the Lancome counter at KaDeWe Berlin (Astrid wrote about her experience with the same service in Paris).
Beauty Stories
MAC and Benefit team up with Planned Parenthood in the US. (Allure)
If you’re considering a life as a con woman (hey, I don’t know your life!), take it from the writers of The Outline and take good care of your hair.
A makeup and hair range with added SPF? How do we feel about SPF30 eyeshadow? (Fashionista)
China inches one step closer towards a ban on animal testing for cosmetics. (Plantbasednews)
Skin fasting is the newest skincare trend. I love magazines calling trends – not. Because this has been around for ages, and using three products is the norm, Bustle. That’s what non-beauty junkies do! (It can also truly be liberating as I told you here.)
Life, love and everything else
Shopping on Instagram. Oh girl, no. A world of no. First, living in your bubble much? Second, data. SOMEONE is making an absolute fortune because they know what you like, doesn’t that bother you the slightest? Third, where’s the fun and exploration gone?! (The Atlantic)
I can’t wrap my head around the fact that someone woke up some day and said “influencers promoting medical procedures and medical products – great idea!” No, it’s absolutely, utterly not, and I used to work in the medical field in my first life as an editor. (Vox)
Literary journeys and how to recreate them. Ever fancied to follow Odysseus’ footsteps through the Mediterranean or having an adventure (hopefully without a murder case) on the Orient Express? The Lonely Planet tells you how.
I don’t know why I’m so enamoured of this longread, but here we are. It has: a renegade son, a crusty old art dealer, an unknown Rembrandt. If you’ve ever been to Amsterdam and love art, go and read it. (The New York Times)
The friendship files. How a group of women met on the internet and became friends. Which brought me to thinking about friends I have today, and an overwhelming number of them I made on various messageboards. Thank you, internet! (The Atlantic)
Sustainability
Glossier Play launched, and Emily Weiss has a garbage problem. (Flare)
The second hand market is on the rise, and that’s a good thing. (We’re talking fashion here, not beauty. Ew!) (CNBC)
Sheet Masks might be bad for the environment, Glamour reports. No shit, Sherlock, and you learned about it here on the blog!
On the Blog
Instead of sheet masks, you can switch to overnight masks: I tested two of them this month. One of them is the over-hyped Glow Recipe Watermelon Mask, and the other is cosrx’s Rice Mask. My brush capsule edit is here, and my slightly controversial stance on luxury lipsticks is here.
Astrid and I started to lead a more sustainable lifestyle (I guess you’ve recognised that already), and here’re my top tips to start out. If you’re struggling to shop your beauty stash more, I also shared some fun ideas on how to do it. Also, are Guerlain’s super famous Meteorites truly worth the money?
