Beauty news in March: new releases from Fenty, Huda, Pat McGrath Labs and Hourglass, rumours about Chanel, Asian-led indie brands, how to write better and the new app I love.
Beauty News
Is Lucia Pica no longer Creative Director of Makeup at Chanel?! Speculations abound as she changed her IG info to Makeup Artist and Colour Designer at creative agency Art Partners. We’ll see!
Unilever bans the word ‘normal’ from its marketing materials. (Refinery29)
The Ordinary has struck a deal with Ulta: in the US, its upcoming makeup collections will release only there. (Glossy.co)
New releases: Fenty Beauty Skin Tint, Huda Beauty Brown Obsessions palettes, Pat McGrath Labs Blurring Under-Eye Powder, Hourglass launches first completely vegan red lipstick that doesn’t use carmine (Totally Vegan).
Beauty Stories
Do you want to support some Asian-led indie brands? I bet you do! (The Indie Mood)
Language in the beauty industry: so, look, we all know that ‘clean’ doesn’t mean anything. But so does ‘science-backed’, ‘clinically-tested’, ‘hypoallergenic’ and many more. In spite of this, I think it’s far-fetched to see this as a problem of the beauty industry. Companies pay marketing experts a lot to, well, market, and successfully sells products with these terms. I’d like to see a wider education in customers. DEFINITELY food for thought that I urge you to read. (Medium)
Sue Nabi is the first woman at the top of Coty, and supposed to lead the troubled company back to the top. No biggie (and yes, she’s trans). (FAZ, in German.)
“There’s still a long way to go in industry perceptions of aging”: how beauty influencers over 50 are changing that. (Glossy.co)
Life, Love and Everything Else
Wellness, QAnon and the anti-vaxx movement: a chilling crossover. (Harpers Bazaar)
Drive and Listen: I LOVE this app. ‘Listen to local radio stations while driving through cities around the world.’ You’re basically sitting in a taxi/cab and watch the city you choose go by. It’s great for imagining being somewhere else and nostalgically looking at famous landmarks. (May make wanderlust or homesickness worse.)
Important advice to any writer: sleep around before marrying an argument. YES! (Tressie Substack)
Men resist sustainable behaviour as unmanly. Headdesk. (Scientific American)
On The Blog
Let’s start with skincare! How much Niacinamide, Vitamin C, AHA/BHA and retinol does your skin need? A new sunscreen (that wasn’t right for me), a new brightening serum from Good Molecules (that’s okay-ish for me), and Astrid’s Holy Grail hydrating serum from Niod. And then I FINALLY tackled all my skincare and makeup samples, and here’s how that went (well, surprisingly).
If you need a bright and cheerful pick-me-up that’s cheaper than a ticket to a movie, I can recommend Glam Shop’s effect eyeshadows (they even carry HOLO eyeshadows!). For an upcoming trip (one can dream), Viseart Petit Fours palettes might be the thing. And finally, if you need some reading material for the upcoming Easter days, maybe Astrid’s book review of ‘It’s okay to have lead in your lipstick’ might inspire you.
