Beauty news in November 2021: a shade range controversy in 2021 (?!), the brand that’s an MLM now (didn’t see THAT coming!), the millionth celeb brand, the newest “clean” thing, how global warming is affecting your beauty products and – holiday meals?!
Beauty News
Soooo… L’Occitane is an MLM in the US now?! Bummer. (Beautymatter, Angelica Nyqvist talks about it in this video.)
Ultra Violette releases “Skin Tint” in fifty shades of beige and is a bitch about it.
Speaking of performative: Lush deletes some social media channels but not others, cites toxicity. Thanks for nothing, I guess? But great free PR, as all media was reporting on it. (Guardian)
Celebrity makeup release 1567625354 – Harry Styles releases a mixed bag of stuff. *shrugs* (Highsnobiety)
Beauty Stories
So, the manuka honey in conventional skincare brands is very likely NOT manuka honey (the mental gymnastics of the The Eighth Day spokesperson is a thing to behold: “Eighth Day claim they aren’t chasing the healing quality of mānuka that UMF measures, after all (…). “We are really homed in on those immeasurable effects like anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation and stem cell induction,” Dr. Nakhla of Eighth Day tells Fashionista. “UMF doesn’t apply in the case of anti-aging therapy, which is more of an art than an exact science.”)
If you’re on the London Underground, here’re the best tube lines to do your makeup on. (Maybe after the pandamic is over?!) (Standard)
Bustle predicts 2022 skincare trends (oh pleeeaze with the blue light!).
Do you need a guide to celebrity beauty brands? The Cut to the rescue.
One Allure editor just CAN’T with the “clean look” TikTok and insta anymore, and I’ve to agree. It really is “fucking boring” (direct quote) and also elitist and problematic as hell.
Sustainability
Global warming also means that cosmetics will have to be formulated differently, and while the cynic in me rolled her eyes, because how nice for the industry to roll out even more products, the article actually adresses that and the root problem: our consumption. (Elle)
Life, Love, and Everything Else
I don’t know who needs to hear this right now, but you don’t have to “earn” a holiday meal. (Anne Helen Petersen)
Without Katalin Kariko the world wouldn’t have a Covid vaccine. I’m in awe. Speak of “never giving up”! (Glamour)
Is chronic pain mostly mental? As someone whose health somewhat detoriated this year, I read this with a lot of interest. (The New York Times)
Social Media is bad for your mental health. Nothing new here, right? TeenVogue does a deep dive.
On The Blog
Let’s start with a good ‘shop your stash” post: I recently learned about ‘duping the vibes’. Try it! Reviews, reviews, reviews – an iconic Japanese sunscreen with a slight catch, The Inkey List’s Oat Cleanser (it’s a no from me), Lisa Eldridge’s True Velvet lipstick and foundation and Paula’s Choice’s Shine Stopper and the surprising way I use it for. In the “what happened to” series the most surprising turnaround I ever experienced with a product, and finally, the most weird and wonderful gift guide for the Holidays. Speaking of the Holidays, I can’t wait for the year to end. What about you?
