Luxury Beauty: The Best Makeup Products of 2024

Often, more expensive makeup translates to more quality ingredients and increased efficacy, making that bottle of light-refracting designer foundation, tube of perfectly pigmented cream blush, or ridiculously velvety loose powder pot worth it. And then there’s the mental aspect of treating yourself to a small indulgence: in a world where prices just keep going up, a fancy lipstick or a silky eye pencil are a piece of the luxury pie most can take part in now and again, which isn’t always the case with, say, a designer bag or pair of shoes.

By Glamour
November 12, 2024

Hazardous chemicals found in 6 per cent of European cosmetics, agency says

Hazardous chemicals were detected in six per cent of cosmetic products tested across 13 European countries, according to a new investigation.  The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) identified 285 products containing chemicals banned by European regulations due to their risks to health and the environment. The agency inspected nearly 4,500 cosmetic items in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Romania and Sweden between November 2023 and April 2024. Many of the banned compounds were per or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) also known as “forever chemicals”.

By Oceane Duboust
October 31, 2024