Sunscreen scandals! Beauty myths! Fake reviews! First teaser pics for some Holiday collections! Self-affirmation! In other words, it’s time for the hottest beauty news and posts in August. (Don’t worry, I sprinkled some lifestyle bits into that, as well. In other words, fancy a trip back to 1994?)
Beauty News
A teaser pic for MAC Holiday! Can I hear an Awww for the stars on the lippies?!
Douglas takes over Niche-Beauty (manager magazin), closes 70 stores at the same time (Handelsblatt).
A lab in Canada confesses that it falsified sunscreen studies it conducted. (Dailyvoice)
Milk at Sephora Germany!
Beauty Stories
Mineral oil myths, explained. (No, it’s not bad for you.) (Musicalhouses)
While we’re at it, here’s Michelle’s explanation of those studies you might’ve seen floating around: Skin absorbs 60% of everything you put on it ohmygosh eleventy!!!! (It’s a great post.) (Labmuffin)
Would you wash your hair with acid? It might be a good idea for those with scalp problems! (Fanserviced)
On the heels of the Sunday Riley Scandal (capital S mandatory), Allure asks if all online reviews are fake. I feel like Allure itself is part of the problem with its undeclared #sponcon, but knowingly faking reviews is surely another league altogether. (Honestly, we KNOW that a certain percentage on Amazon reviews are fake, why should that be different in the beauty industry?)
Beauty tutorials: upholding the same boring looks and beauty standards, or fresh and self-realising? (Dazed Digital)
Should you get a UV pic of your skin showing sun damage? I was rather surprised that this is a trend – but mostly to get a new and unique pic of yourself?!??!? (NY Times)
Are injectables now a form of self-care? (I hope not.) (Fashionista)
Sustainability
How sustainable are refillable beauty products really? (Spoiler: not really) (Elle)
Are bio-degradable beauty products really bio-degradable? (Spoiler: not really, sigh) (Elle UK)
How a group of fashion students became the forefront of an anti-consumerist movement in fashion. – I dream about a similar beauty movement… (TeenVogue)
Love, life and everything else
SoulCycle and that money that goes towards a Trump rally, and how in today’s society, it’s nearly impossible to be a responsible consumer. (The Cut)
“I’m 51 and I never looked better.” – I mean, just eff off with your boring beauty standards where young equals beautiful, and old equals invisible, or something to be avoided at all costs. (Glamour)
Magazine covers now and then (1994) and did anything change? (WWD)
Social Media, and forgetting your life. In my generation, it’s still possible not to have a lot of pics from childhood. For the younger ones, not so much. Is that good? Bad? As with all things, it depends. (New Yorker)
On the Blog
Yesyesyes, my favourite post of the year is up! I always love writing the seasonal makeup collection roundups, but Fall is my fave, and so are the collections I featured.
Sunscreen is complicated. First you have to find one that suits you, and then?! It stains your clothes. My life-saving hack to the rescue!
Part 4 of my little series about the first steps into a sustainable beauty lifestyle is online, and it’s about replacing makeup products responsibly.
And here’s an exciting announcement: we will start again to post twice a week on the blog after our summer schedule. Yay!
