The beauty news you need, the essential info you want: does skincare equals self-love? What do you need to survive the Holidays (and the long, dark winter) AND holiday travel? Also: a few facts about sustainability that’ll surprise you! It’s the hottest beauty news and posts in November!
Beauty News
Estée Lauder buys Korean company Dr. Jart. (I guess to strengthen their game in Asia, and also building a stronger skincare portfolio, because makeup sales are declining.) (Bloomberg)
Coty buys majority of Kylie Cosmetics (because they like to buy prestigious brands?!?!?)
New Sephora counters in Germany!
Sephora.de starts stocking Pat McGrath Labs.
Nars stops using badger hair for brushes – yay! (NY Post)
New York’s going to open a Make-up Museum! (Business Insider)
Beauty Stories
Victoria Beckham partners with Augustinus Bader for the launch of a makeup primer with Bader’s patented peptide complex. (Refinery)
Skincare=self-care=self-love? That equation doesn’t work, Indy Week’s writer Sarah Morris thinks.
Sustainability
A New York congressman wants to change an 81-year-old law that defines ‘natural’ cosmetics. Good luck with that, Sir, and I say that with a lot of respect. We, as consumers, do desperately need a clear definition of both ‘natural’ and ‘clean’ when it comes to cosmetics. (The Fashion Law)
I’m all for learning new things, and in this article was a lot of info I didn’t knew of before: SOME packaging is needed when it comes to groceries. This falls into the category of ‘things are never as easy/clear-cut as a lot of people want to make it seem’. (The Conversation)
A New Zealand fashion designer wants to do everything right. She learns along the way that this makes fashion items nearly insanely expensive. VERY eye-opening! (Fashionista)
Live, love and everything else
You want to survive the Holidays? Read this. (My fave tip: when it comes to gifting, use the ‘burn it, eat it, drink it, spend it’ rule.) (NY Times)
You want to survive winter? Read this. (Kottke.org)
This is so great, and why not do it right now, because it’s nearly Christmas and you should treat yourself like royalty: My week of eating like the Queen. (The Kitchn)
Also really, really good: Why you should check in your bag. VERY good travel advice in there! (gay.medium)
On the Blog
The hottest beauty posts in November on the blog: Easily the most read post this month: I tested Augustinus Bader’s The Cream. Maybe my most honest and most extensive review. We also had a LOAD of posts dealing with various aspects of sustainability: sustainable manis, sustainable periods (go for Astrid’s excellent GIF use, stay for the info!), and why advent calendars aren’t that sustainable (shocker, I know). Also: the greatest gift guide I’ve ever written, and why a fragrance sample service might be a really good idea.
