Breastmilk soap, a resurrection of a makeup brand, new celebrity brands but make it good, Martha Stewart and super fakes. Yup, it’s time for beauty news in May.
Beauty News in May
Essence recalls a batch of their camouflage concealers due to a possible bacterial contamination. Check your batch numbers!
The resurrection of Mark Jacobs Beauty is nigh!
Biore SPFs are now available at Müller (Germany).
Beyonce releases a haircare brand. Of all new celebrity brands, I think this makes the most sense? (Harpers Bazaar)
Lisa Eldridge’s beauty brand gets a permanent beauty counter at Selfridges (London).
Bella Hadid is Charlotte Tilbury’s new ‘face’. (The brand’s. Not the actual person’s. That would be weird.) (Vogue)
Allure crowned the 2023 best of beauty, and I feel so much meh about nearly every product. WHO the fuck loves the Naked3 (Urban Decay) so much that they VOTE for it?!?!?
Do you want to watch a replay of Labmuffin’s and theecowell’s sunscreen summit, part 2? Yes you do!
Beauty Stories
Sunscreen brands start to challenge ‘reef safe’ claims. Good! (Beauty Independent)
The rise of drugstore prices (in the US). Would you pay $50 for Olay? (Glossy)
New extensions for people with hair loss. Which is awesome, because having extensions isn’t usually possible for people with thinnning or fine hair. (Fashionista)
Ahem: soap made from breast milk?! (Glamour)
Life, Love and Everything Else
Insane: Inside the world of super fakes. (Fake handbags, that is.) (New York Times)
I mean, yay, Martha Stewart, Sports Illustrated, yadda yadda. But is that really a breakthrough for women if the one on the magazine cover looks not a day over 50, is blonde and thin? (Guardian)
The most astonishing natural wonders in Asia. The best post for a bit of daydreaming! (Pandotrip)
Why do so many people have allergies – with numbers rising?! (A surprising article which takes a similarly surprising dark turn.) (Guardian)
On the Blog
Due to my move (honestly, I’m so over unpacking boxes! So. Over. It.) we only had a handful of new posts this month. Regular service will resume shortly!
We love to support local indie brands, and I’ve been loving Beyer & Söhne for a very long time now. So it was extra exciting to test their new retinol booster.
When it comes to SPF, I think most people neglect their hands – but two new sunscreen products targeting sun spots have just been released!
Isdin’s Nail Strengthener was a solid so-so when I reviewed it initially in November. Now, here’s my last and final word on it.
And in a surprising twist, here’s a Paula’s Choice product I absolutely hate: the Lip Booster. Ugh.
