Fragrance in Asia - a segment worth investing in?

According to Florence Bernardin, CEO of 'Information & Inspiration', an agency that specializes in all that is cosmetics in Asia; fragrance in China, Japan and Korea is generally viewed as appealing when used in hair care or body lotions, rather than traditional perfumes like in Europe or the US.

She says it's actually the fragrances present in shampoos, conditioning treatments and hair mists that is establishing brand loyalty with consumers.

"In China, fragrance has not traditionally been worn and awareness is still low and in Japan and Korea consumers fear others impression as there's this image of seduction,​” Florence tells CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com.  

Kanebo leading the way as to how to cater to this market...​

Japanese personal care giant Kanebo claims 30 years of success with it's Sala hair care range which features more than 90 types of natural extracts, a popular concoction that the brand markets as “a scent which lasts forever”.​

"The floral​ fragrance is so popular that the line expanded from basic shampoos to hair mists and colouring and styling products. Kanebo then moved the scent into a skin care range, incorporating shower gels, moisturizers, body powder sprays and deodorant​," Florence reports.

According to Kanebo's in house studies the range made; “82% of men wish to turn around to smell it”.

Chanel has also tapped into this trend by developing hair mist versions of its Coco Mademoiselle, Allure and Chance perfume brands.

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Now in its seventh edition, this series looks at how best to enter Asia's markets and hones in on specific consumer trends and behavioural pattern breakdowns with our experts on the ground, in the region.

Florence Bernardin is the CEO of 'Information & Inspiration', an agency that specialises in all that is the cosmetics industry in Asia, and will be back on the region next month reporting on what matters.​

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