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Sephora and other retailers are ramping up efforts to monetize millennial-friendly mobile platforms, including Kik, Snapchat and others. (Bay Area News Group)

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Iconic performer Celine Dion is planning to launch a new lifestyle collection in 2017 that includes beauty and other personal care products.

The singer announced Thursday that she has partnered with Epic Rights and Feeling Productions (Dion's Canadian-based production company) to launch the line in Fall 2017 over an 18-month period, starting with active wear, accessories, eyewear, beauty, and travel products and introducing new product lines over the following three years.

Shiseido has entered into an agreement with Alitcor Inc. to acquire its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gurwitch Products. The Gurwitch portfolio includes the ReVive and Laura Mercier beauty brands. (Bloomberg)

Millennials are buying fewer beauty products online, according to a new survey from TABS Analytics. And the reasons for this behavior explain why spending habits are shifting and why retailers are changing to accommodate these shifts. (Racked)

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Johnson & Johnson is looking to strengthen its position in hair care by agreeing to acquire Vogue International, a privately held personal care products company, for approximately $3.3 billion in cash.

J&J said the acquisition will include the OGX collection of shampoos, conditioners, treatments, styling products, body care and bath products, the FX line of hair styling products, and the Proganix and Maui Moisture hair care lines.

Bringing beauty to life” is Paris Presents’ mantra. For the company, accomplishing this goal — and catering to its millennial audience — means focusing not on products themselves, but on what those products can do for the customer and how they can help her attain her own objectives. For example, applying makeup to achieve a particular look. It also means working with social influencers who understand millennials and their priorities.

French skin care company Caudalie is one of the top beauty brands in the U.S. The Financial Times asked the company's founder, Mathilde Thomas, how a chance meeting led her to create a skin care treatment and move her family from Paris to New York. (Financial Times)

LONDON -- French beauty brand Bourjois is making it easier for consumers to get a professional-style gel manicure at home.