Monthly Archives: May 2009
Are food grade parabens acceptable for skincare?
Are food grade parabens acceptable for skincare?
Insight by Andrea
I was extremely surprised to find food grade parabens in several California Baby products (complete ingredients lists are available at Drugstore.com but not fully disclosed on their website). Click on the image below to find out the information. Once on the site, click on the ingredient’s tab. [...]
“Design It Yourself” Skincare: Deciphering The Differences In Sea Salt
“Design It Yourself” Skincare: Deciphering The Differences In Sea Salt
Shared by Andrea
Interesting post! There is so much talk about sea salt. Learn about the different salts used in formulations. Posted on Twitter by @bathbodysupply.
CHANEL N˚5 promoted via short film again!
CHANEL N˚5 promoted via short film again!
Insight by Andrea
Train de Nuit, the new CHANEL N˚5 short film starring Audrey Tatou has been released. Following the tradition started with Nicole Kidman the brand created a short film, leveraging the upcoming movie about Coco Chanel’s life, to do a great push for this 88 year old [...]
Is natural really better in the world of cosmetics?
Is natural really better in the world of cosmetics?
Insight by Leah
Is natural that much better? I think we need to be realistic when making choices. In the end of the day we want only the best, but we need to be safe.
The upcoming conference organised by the UK Society of Cosmetic Chemists hopes to tackle [...]
Beauty Industry No Longer Immune
Beauty Industry No Longer Immune
Insight by Andrea
What happened to the lipstick index? Is everything just different about this recession?
Sales fall for Revlon, P&G, and Sally Beauty.
BEYONCE: top female of this decade? + new commercial
L’Oreal: Empowering Women with Beyonce
Insight by Andrea
Beautiful ad by L’Oreal Paris to empower women and support the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Beyonce looks amazing and quite inspiring. The website is well designed and has solid content on the project and winners. It also keeps momentum by inviting users to nominate others for this year’s [...]



Freida Pinto [Slumdog Millionaire] Signed to L’Oréal