I've splashed out on a premium version of Astra for Wordpress. Boy am I confused. It doesn't seem to do anything in a straightforward way.

I get why Lush opted for the Barbie tie-in. But I'd have gone with an Oppenheimer Bath Bomb.

MoCRA is coming..... chemistscorner.com/cosmeticscienc…

HP Smart is really rubbish. It's annoying because the printer it runs is really good.

I don't do politics on here, but this sounds like an underestimate to me. theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Biggest sale ever at Body Shop. The lot for for £207M. cosmeticsbusiness.com/news/article_p….

i really needed this today

So finally Goodbye to the Body Shop.

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A client has just sent me a box of leg bronzers without any notes. I imagine they want them to be used as benchmarks in a development project. But I suppose I can’t rule out the possibility that they just want my legs to look nice.

Not a very nice move on the part of the new owners. Not a very good move for an ethical brand's public image either.

The Body Shop’s fair trade suppliers left with ‘more than $1m’ of ingredients buff.ly/3UKN4Rv

What does the claim 'anti-ageing' mean to you?

Letting your cosmetic brand get mixed up with politics doesn't strike me as a smart move.

theguardian.com/society/2024/m… Good.

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It's probably beyond being proven, but Anita Roddick attributed her poor health to contracting hepatitis from a blood transfusion. She may well have been one of the victims of the current scandal.

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