Industry and brand news round-up

A round-up of the latest moves and changes in beauty. For more information and contact details, visit our Industry and Brand news pages. 

Coote Connex welcomes The Lip Lab
Coote Connex welcomes The Lip Lab back to their beauty arm, with the launch of their Blend Your Own Foundation by The Lip Lab. 

They also welcome charity organisation Pink Hope to their lifestyle arm – with Pink Hope’s Pinky Promise and Bright Pink Lipstick Day campaigns, for 2017. 

Polly Viska has returned from maternity leave
Viska PR director Polly Viska has returned from maternity leave and is now managing the PR for Hypoxi.

Stephanie Scicchitano joins Cosmax as PR Executive
Stephanie Scicchitano has joined the team at Cosmax as their new PR executive, and will be representing ALL brands. 

NewsLocal launching Season Magazine
Season magazine will be distributed the week commencing Monday, March 6th with select NewsLocal publications.

The magazine will feature an extended what’s on guide of what people can look forward to in Sydney in the coming months, alongside 36-pages of lifestyle, food and fashion content.

L'Oréal's Georgia Reid returns from maternity leave
After 14 months of maternity leave, Georgia Reid has returned part time to the role of head of communications for Maybelline NY and essie. Sharing this position with Georgia is Jacqui Forman, who was previously group brand manager for Maybelline NY prior to her maternity leave.

Weleda launches Bee B&B initiative
Weleda is delighted to announce the launch of The Weleda Bee B&B Hotel initiative. The project gives schools an opportunity to turn their kitchen garden into a place for native solitary bees to take shelter and rear their young. The 'bed' is the bee hotel and the 'breakfast' is the school garden.

According to a press release from the brand understanding the importance of bee habitats is the first step towards protecting it and regenerating it. The initiative is also an opportunity to help educate the next generation about biodiversity and the role we can play in boosting bee populations.

Schwarzkopf brings Omegaplex to retail
Schwarzkopf brings the salon to you, with the first home hair colouration with professional anti-breakage technology Omegaplex, for damage-free colouring.

Inspired by the salon revolution - Colour Specialist delivers long-lasting colour intensity and perfect grey coverage, while protecting and reinforcing the hair bonds. Colour Specialist from Schwarzkopf is exclusive to Pharmacy and will be available in 9 shades. 

SkinCeuticals to be distributed by L’Oréal Australia from April
L’Oréal Australia’s Active Cosmetics Division is delighted to announce that the brand SkinCeuticals will be integrated into their portfolio from April 1st 2017.

The brand will be available through select dermatologists, cosmetic clinics, plastic surgeons, medi-spas, salons and online. With over 40 retail products available, the extensive portfolio is complemented with professional sizes used in and around professional in-clinic treatments.