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There is only one week left until entries for the 2024 Pure Beauty Awards close, so make sure to get your application submitted.The awards is so worth your time because it celebrates the best the industry has to offer, from brands both big and indie, and gives your business the recognition it deserves.Plus, we have categories for every sector. Find out more below and let me know if you have any questions about entering 💜

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Morphehas shuttered its UK stores effective immediately to focus on its online and wholesale business.The make-up brand, whose parent company is FORMA Brands, has closed its seven standalone stores in the UK and made a total of 73 employees redundant. Find out why below...

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Shiseido has appointed a new CEO as part of succession plan.Kentaro Fujiwara, President and COO of the Japanese beauty group, will replace Masahiko Uotani who is retiring in December. Find out more in the link below...

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NARS Cosmeticshas tapped celebritiesCiara, Camila Morrone and Pom Klementieff as brand ambassadors to mark its 30th anniversary. The A-list trio will front its new Explicit Lipstick collection and campaign – a reimagining of the make-up brand’s first lipstick product, which launched in 1994. Find out more in the link below...

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THGis cutting 171 jobs as part of the company’s ongoing cost-saving review.The British retail group is expected to make proposed redundancies across six business divisions, including beauty and nutrition, as part of its wider restructure plan.The process is focused on the UK and is likely to be completed by early September. Find out more below...

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Harry Styles’Pleasinghas broken into sun care to further expand its beauty offering. The singer’s gender-neutral beauty and fashion brand has launched two SPF products and a range of complementary headwear accessories to keep consumers safe in the sun.The sunscreen collection will sit alongside Pleasing’s existingcosmetics, skin care,fragrance, nail polish and apparel lines. Find out more below...

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LUSH has opened a standalone fragrance concept shop in London, UK.The Perfume Library in Soho is the beauty brand’s latest retail space, offering visitors a chance to see its new fragrance collection before anyone else.The store aims to showcase Lush’s long history of in-house perfumery. Lush’sFragrance Category Lead Lee Howes gives me the lowdown...

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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.has named Akhil Shrivastava as its new Executive VP and CFO, effective 1 November.The seasoned finance executive succeeds Tracey Travis, who is retiring from the beauty giant next year. Find out more in the link below.

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American Exchange Grouphas acquired US beauty brandfor an undisclosed sum. The accessories and brand management specialist said it will accelerate Indie Lee’s business by expanding beyond skin care and via in-house expansions and licensing agreements. Find out more in the link below.

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