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US Department Stores Are Losing the Beauty Wars

European and Asian rivals lure beauty shoppers with immersive, curated experiences

(Newser) - American department stores may have their perfume counters in prime real estate, but the shine has been wearing off for a while, reports Beauty of Fashion , which takes a deep dive into the industry. The story notes that UK giant Selfridges just unveiled a revamped fragrance floor—with niche labels,...

Hailey Bieber Unloads Her Beauty Brand for $1B

She'll stay on board as rhode is acquired by e.l.f. Beauty

(Newser) - Hailey Bieber has a lot to celebrate. Not only did she land the cover of Vogue's Summer issue , but her skincare brand, rhode, is joining forces with e.l.f. Beauty in a $1 billion deal that signals a major shakeup in the affordable beauty market. The acquisition—...

Girls Go Into 'Trance' Online, Buy Harmful Skin-Care Products

Dermatologists decry hawking of anti-aging items by social media influencers

(Newser) - When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles. By the time she turned 10, Scarlett and her friends were spending hours on TikTok and YouTube watching influencers tout products for achieving today's beauty aesthetic: a dewy, "glowy," flawless complexion. Scarlett,...

Dior Stood by Johnny Depp. So Did His Fans, via Dior

Luxury brand's Sauvage cologne, which Depp promotes, is flying off shelves

(Newser) - Since 2015, Johnny Depp has been the face representing Dior's Sauvage cologne, appearing in the luxury brand's ads and on its website and social media. Support for the actor from Dior hasn't faltered, even during the weeks he spent in court during his defamation trial against ex-wife...

After Singer's Claim, Sephora to Shut All Stores Wednesday

Chain will be holding 'inclusion workshops' for workers after SZA says she was racially profiled

(Newser) - If you're wondering this Wednesday why the doors of your local Sephora are shut, it may be partly tied back to a tweet from an R&B singer. At the end of April, SZA (real name Solana Rowe) was shopping at a Sephora in Calabasas, Calif., when she says...

Woman Says Trying on Lipstick Gave Her Herpes

She's suing Sephora for emotional distress

(Newser) - Two years ago a woman walked into a Sephora cosmetics store in Los Angeles to try on lipstick and, she says, walked out with herpes. This according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Oct. 26, in which the woman claims Sephora "failed to clearly warn...

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