Happy new year! I hope all is well with you. Let’s start 2023 with a quick recap of what’s happening in the makeup world – onto the beauty news in December!
Beauty News in December
As a former lover of all things MAC I saw with a small twinge of sadness that they’re stopping their Back To Mac program. (You can read their email to subscribers here.)
Deciem will back out of colour cosmetics and discontinue their foundations and concealers. (Cosmeticsbusiness)
We have a new Colour of The Year! 2023’s colour will be Viva Magenta (at least Pantone says so). (CNN)
The Inkey List raises prices, cites higher costs. (The Industry)
The troubles at Morphe seem to be piling up: there’re rumours that they’re filing for bankruptcy soon as their (rumoured) debts seem to be around $600 millions. Yikes. (British Beauty Blogger)
Beauty Stories
We all have celebrity beauty brand fatigue. (No kidding.) Fashionista thinks that brands of beauty professionals (think Danessa Myricks or Lisa Eldridge) are on the rise instead.
Elle gives you the skincare trends we’ll see in 2023. (Glutathione is the new tranexamic acid, apparently.)
Brands start to cash in on products geared towards menopausal women. Goop is one of the forerunners. (Cue my eyeballs rolling towards the back of my head.) (NYT)
Beauty influencers rack up debts or go broke. Can we start to call for a change in influencer culture?! (Refinery29)
Sustainability
Greenpeace found hazardous materials in Shein products.
L’Oreal launches a new product labeling system that shows consumers how “environmentally friendly” any given product in their range is. (Glossy.co)
The European Union’s ban on single-use plastics comes for mini toiletries in hotels. (Independent)
Life, Love and Everything Else
Some airports are rolling back liquids restrictions due to new scanner technology. (Lonely Planet)
Do you need a new “inspirational” (coughcough) calendar for 2023? What about hot Italian priests?! (Guardian)
I did like this Allure article a lot: how chronic pain impact your body image. As someone who grapples with chronic pain as well, I found the struggle to acknowledge that you simply can’t do certain things any more very relatable.
On the Blog
I reviewed a very mixed bag of products: Lush’s new range of candles, Isdin’s nail strengthener pen and the Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil (big love!). If you want to know which Paula’s Choice booster is the one for you, you’ll find out here. Same with eyeshadow sticks: did you ever wonder which ones are ACTUALLY dupes? Wonder no more!
