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An Urban Decay Naked Palette, for 50 percent off — could it be? This Black Friday, it could, as the beauty industry’s full embrace of the season’s promotional spirit collides with a major slowdown in makeup sales. At Macy’s and Ulta Beauty, for example, Urban Decay’s Naked 3 Palette will indeed be 50 percent off, at $27. The Tarte Dare to […]
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Act + Acre, a wellness-infused hair-care brand, has opened a concept shop on the Lower East Side. Located at 54 Eldridge, Act + Acre carries the brand's cold-pressed hair-care products, refill stations for the brand's hair cleanse and conditioner products, and has a consultation chair where customers can get free scalp analyses with a proprietary device. There is also a […]
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MILAN — La Perla Fashion Holding NV, which operates the Italian luxury lingerie label La Perla, has launched a subsidiary dedicated to the beauty business. Named La Perla Beauty, the latest addition in the company structure will focus on developing luxury fragrance, cosmetics and skin care, leveraging the opportunity to engage with a broader consumer audience. According to a statement, […]
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E-commerce platform Grove Collaborative, which sells natural cleaning supplies and home products, has launched a clean beauty concept called Roven. Roven, which went live today, is both a web site attached to Grove Collaborative's main site and a flagship on Abbot Kinney in Los Angeles, marking Grove's foray into brick-and-mortar. At launch, Roven carries 30 brands across the skin-care, makeup […]
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A documentary highlighting the lax regulation in the U.S. cosmetics industry was at the forefront of Sunday's "Meet the Press" Film Festival in Washington, D.C. "Toxic Beauty," directed by Phyllis Ellis, features women who are living with or have since lost their lives to ovarian cancer that directly correlates to the use of talc, alongside a makeup-loving medical student who […]
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Here are the latest executive moves in the beauty industry, coming from Coty Inc., which has appointed two new board members, and more. Coty Appoints Two to Board At Coty, Pierre Denis and Beatrice Ballini have joined the board. Denis has been the chief executive officer of Jimmy Choo since 2012, but also has extensive beauty industry experience. He started […]
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MAC Cosmetics has a new senior executive. The company announced today that it has appointed James Aquilina as senior vice president and general manager for international and global commercial, a role previously held by Mary Renaud, who retired in August after 35 years with MAC. Aquilina has spent 13 years of his career with The Estée Lauder Companies. He was […]
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With all the buzz surrounding the Gossip Girl reboot, Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) has been top of mind this week. Fans of the iconic headband-wearing ‘Queen B’ will know that since the show wrapped in 2012, Leighton married O.C star Adam Brody (Seth Cohen) welcoming daughter Arlo Day in 2015. The 33-year-old has also dabbled with a slate of hairstyles – shaking off her upper east […]
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The naked manicure is one of this season’s chicest nail trends. From warm beiges to soft pinks – and cool taupe tones. There’s a nude manicure or neutral nail art design for everyone. The secret? Finding a colour with an undertone that suits your skin tone. While the search for the perfect nude nail polish is seemingly endless when it comes to defining the ultimate barely-there hue a few classic nail polish options come to mind; Essie’s Ballet Slippers, OPI’s Samoan Sand and Zoya. Opting for gel […]
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LONDON — In the U.K., beauty means business, according to a report set to be released this month by the newly formed British Beauty Council, and seen by WWD. In 2018, the sector generated 27.2 billion pounds in consumer spending, contributed 28.4 billion pounds to the nation’s GDP and supported 590,500 jobs. The report, “The Value of Beauty,” aims to […]
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