A sunscreen scare, the meaninglessness of ‘clean’, new luxury brands, anti-asian hate that’s disguised as beauty trends, upcycled fragrances and – a talking dog?! And more beauty news in May below.

Beauty News

beauty news in May 2021

Luxury fashion house Valentino launches beauty line (this looks – rather old-fashioned and rather boring?). It’s licensed to L’Oreal. (Elle)

Benzene in sunscreen?!?!??!??! Please go to Kind Of Stephen’s story highlights, he puts it into perspective.

K-Beauty staple Innisfree to leave the US market. (Business of Fashion)

Naomi Osaka launches sunscreen – now that’s someone I’d buy a sunscreen from! (The Cut)

In the USA, you can now get cosmetics delivered by Uber Eats (right now it’s brands from the Estée Lauder umbrella). I can see that being a hit for forgotten birthdays etc. (Cosmetics Business)

If you’re a fan of Dolce & Gabbana beauty, stock up your favourites: its rumoured to sever ties with Shiseido, who manufactures it. (Business of Fashion)

Beauty Stories

new makeup and skincare launches

Allure does a ‘melanin edit’, a whole issue dedicated to melanin-rich skin. You can browse a lot of the issue, do so, the pictures are stunning!

The Washington Posts gets behind changes in the perfume landscape, both for fragrance manufacturers and consumers. It’s the best one I’ve read in a long while covering fragrances. Read it!

Anti-Asian hate disguised as beauty trends. Educate yourself, y’all. (Refinery29)

Harpers Bazaar tackles the meaninglessness of ‘clean’ beauty.

Sustainability

sustainability beauty news May

Vogue gets in on the trend of finishing beauty products, oh la la!

Ahem, so upcycled fragrances (meaning there’re some ingredients involved that would normally be discarded) are apparently the next big thing and I can’t help but thinking it’s solely PR and actually resolves very little.  (The Zoe Report)

Life, Love and Everything Else

lifestyle and wellness news

An article that stayed with me for a long time, because it’s wonderfully and poignantly written: blob girl summer. (Insider)

The New York Times portrays women who don’t want to have children, and it’s wonderful and heart-warming and positive.

Bunny, the talking dog. You should totally follow her on IG, she brightens my day. (Salon)

On the Blog

best blogposts May

I finally tried The Inkey List’s haircare and here’s the good and the less good. I also compared two tinted sunscreens (both mineral based), and there’s a clear winner. Speaking of sunscreen/tinted moisturiser hybrids: Astrid discovered a great one! Also, some Zara fragrances I tried from their Jo Malone collab, and the best drugstore dupes right now. I reviewed Lethal Cosmetics new multichrome eyeshadows, and was rather disappointed. And finally, a sunscreen mousse. Yes really, and it’s rather good!