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10/19/2026

🚨Well, look at this:

The FDA approves a new sunscreen ingredient (the first in 25 years!) from where?
Ahhhhh, yes. ✔️Europe.

A very important read:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19fXhbYkKr/?mibextid=wwXIfr

This is but one example of why I have spent my entire spa and salon career carrying mostly European brands.

The FDA approved a new sunscreen ingredient for the first time in 25 years, and it's already arriving on store shelves. Here's what makes it different: http://www.kare11.com/article/news/nation-world/first-new-sunscreen-type-in-25-years-on-sale/507-807fbb07-d391-43eb-9b19-f20582ba7b13?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KARE_11

10/16/2026

Eye Contour Care and eye cream promo:

https://stormsisterspatique.blogspot.com/2026/10/eye-contour-care.html

The products promise younger-looking skin. The salespeople promise special deals. But customers at skincare stores across the country say they’ve walked away with something else entirely: thousands of dollars in unexpected charges and purchases they can’t return.

Over the past year, NPR investigated complaints from shopping malls in Michigan to hotel spas in Hawaii, where customers reported being pressured into spending thousands of dollars on skincare products they never wanted. The stores had different names and different owners, but shared a common connection.

NPR’s Monika Evstatieva and Caley Fox Shannon interviewed more than 50 people, reviewed hundreds of consumer complaints and examined court records and internal documents. Their reporting led them to Mazal Group, a California-based company run by a family originally from Israel that controls dozens of skincare brands sold in independently operated stores around the world.

More than a decade ago, federal agents documented what they called a “credit card overcharge scheme” at stores selling some of the same brands. Their investigations also uncovered immigration and money-laundering crimes that led to more than a dozen guilty pleas.

Yet customers continue to report similar tactics at stores across the country. So NPR set out to trace the connections between the stores, the products and the family business behind them.

Reporters: monika1681 • Monika Evstatieva/NPR, Caley Fox Shannon/NPR
Producer: Bronson Arcuri/NPR 10/15/2026

The layers to this story are extraordinary!

A beauty scam that encompasses A LOT of luxury brands out there.

I have actually heard of one of the brands mentioned and have rolled my eyes 🙄at its claims.

It’s sad to hear of so many elders getting scammed. Please be careful out there.

Thanks to NPR for this incredible reporting.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DefrMQht3O3/?exln=MWZuZG1uem5tYzRreA==

You know whose brands are NOT included in this story?😉

The products promise younger-looking skin. The salespeople promise special deals. But customers at skincare stores across the country say they’ve walked away with something else entirely: thousands of dollars in unexpected charges and purchases they can’t return. Over the past year, NPR investigated complaints from shopping malls in Michigan to hotel spas in Hawaii, where customers reported being pressured into spending thousands of dollars on skincare products they never wanted. The stores had different names and different owners, but shared a common connection. NPR’s Monika Evstatieva and Caley Fox Shannon interviewed more than 50 people, reviewed hundreds of consumer complaints and examined court records and internal documents. Their reporting led them to Mazal Group, a California-based company run by a family originally from Israel that controls dozens of skincare brands sold in independently operated stores around the world. More than a decade ago, federal agents documented what they called a “credit card overcharge scheme” at stores selling some of the same brands. Their investigations also uncovered immigration and money-laundering crimes that led to more than a dozen guilty pleas. Yet customers continue to report similar tactics at stores across the country. So NPR set out to trace the connections between the stores, the products and the family business behind them. Reporters: monika1681 • Monika Evstatieva/NPR, Caley Fox Shannon/NPR Producer: Bronson Arcuri/NPR

Photos from StormSister Spatique's post 10/14/2026

These new skincare rituals from Phytomer are perfect gifts of beauty this holiday season!

https://stormsisterspatique.blogspot.com/2026/10/gifts-under-tree.html

10/13/2026

Skincare for ALL the girlies❗️

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10/13/2026

The results speak for themselves✨

With Phytomer’s premium Pionnière XMF anti-aging range, get immediate and long-lasting results on wrinkles, radiance, and skin firmness.

Add it to your fall beauty bag❗️

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