Weekly Links: Beauty, Cleanses & Makeup M&A

Send to KindleTweet Years ago I mocked the mainstream media and big consumer brands when they realized white people aren’t the only beauty and clothing consumers. Now, beauty brands realize black women and spunky ladies buy lip butters too. So let’s start with beauty brands. CoverGirl is building on the recent announcement that they’d signed [...]

Shiseido Reveals New Celeb Partner

Send to KindleTweet Japan’s Shiseido Co. celebrates its 140th anniversary this year and alongside other announcements, revealed a new global spokeswoman, actress Jennifer Connelly. The prestige beauty brand, which was founded in 1872 as the first Western-style pharmacy in Japan, transformed over the years into a cosmetics house. The company has worked with Connelly before, when [...]

Shiseido To Buy Mineral Makeup Line

Send to KindleTweet Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido has inked an agreement with American mineral makeup line Bare Escentuals to acquire the latter for $1.7 billion, in an all-cash deal, with a second-step merger. The boards of both companies approved the deal. Via a U.S. subsidiary, Shiseido will bid to buy all outstanding shares of Bare [...]

Luxe Lash Redux

Send to KindleTweet The eyes are the first thing people see, at least when fully-clothed, so welcome to our roundup on the best new mascaras. For each personality, there is a perfume, mascara, pair of jeans and handbag that fits like no other. For our fellow beauty junkies, fall launches means a variety of new [...]