Voice of the Industry

Beauty on Bilibili: Why this untapped channel is becoming an important platform for brand marketing in China

27-Oct-2021 By Amanda Lim

Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili is steadily becoming a key marketing channel for beauty brands targeting Gen Z consumers as beauty-centric content grows on the platform.

Price hikes to come: P&G Q1 ‘22 net sales rise but ‘challenging’ costs hit profits

20-Oct-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Personal care giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) has reported a net sales rise for the first quarter (Q1) of fiscal 2022, though profits suffered due to a challenging cost environment – an ongoing issue it plans to overcome with price hikes.

‘Create lasting value’: NZ’s Emma Lewisham aiming to cut product carbon footprint ‘close to zero’ by 2030

11-Oct-2021 By Amanda Lim

Emma Lewisham has laid out targets to reduce its product carbon footprint as “close to zero as possible” by 2030 after achieving its goal of becoming a carbon positive beauty brand with a 100% circular designed business model.

PODCAST – Innovation in progress: Earth Rhythm CEO on why she takes an active role the NPD process

08-Oct-2021 By Amanda Lim

The CEO of New Delhi-based beauty brand Earth Rhythm joins the Indie Pioneers Podcasts to discuss her passion for NPD, the brand’s innovation process and talks about why she takes an active role in the creation of products.

Shopping spree: India’s Good Glamm Group earmarks U$100m to acquire four to six more beauty brands

07-Oct-2021 By Amanda Lim

India’s newly-formed digital cosmetics outfit Good Glamm Group is planning to acquire four to six more digitally-led beauty brands after receiving an infusion of funding.

‘Emerging powerhouse’: Gen Z and millennial insights key to Amorepacific taking 38.4% stake in COSRX

06-Oct-2021 By Amanda Lim

Knowledge of the Gen Z and millennial consumer combined with a burgeoning global reputation are two of the reasons Korean major Amorepacific has taken a 38.4% stake in cult K-beauty brand COSRX, as it looks to expand its own footprint overseas.

Five 2023 beauty ‘personas’ to watch: Think frugality, sustainability, gender fluidity and creativity, says WGSN

05-Oct-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The next two years will see five cohorts of beauty consumers take centre stage - skinimalists, refillutionaries, beautopians, super basics and skillusionists - drawing a sharper focus on core desires around frugality, sustainability, gender fluidity and...

Strengthening the core: Shiseido CEO on why skin care set to become ‘even bigger’ post-pandemic

05-Oct-2021 By Amanda Lim

Japanese beauty major Shiseido is throwing its full weight behind skin care with its CEO believing there are “emerging segments” that it can capitalise on in the next few years.

‘Just the beginning’: L’Oréal ‘committed’ to expanding green e-commerce parcel initiative in APAC

04-Oct-2021 By Amanda Lim

Beauty and personal care giant L’Oréal says that it is committed to plans to scale and expand on its sustainable e-commerce delivery initiatives it has launched in the Asia Pacific region, with Indonesia and the Philippines next in its sights.

WGSN ‘big ideas’ for beauty in 2023: Progress, frugality, wellbeing, tech and community to shape the future

24-Sep-2021 By Kacey Culliney

As beauty edges out of the COVID-19 pandemic, brands and retailers must take the opportunity to reset and recreate an industry that is more ethical, inclusive and sustainable, says a WGSN exec.

Beauty Broadcast Video Series

WATCH – ‘Ageless beauty’: Shiseido and Native Extracts on how inclusivity and acceptance is changing skin ageing developments

24-Sep-2021 By Amanda Lim

On this episode of the Beauty Broadcast, we are exploring how the changing perception of ageing is pushing cosmetic companies such as Shiseido and Native Extracts to rethink the ‘anti-ageing’ skin care category entirely.

Strength in skin care: China’s media crackdown on ‘sissy idols’ unlikely to have large effect on robust men’s category

22-Sep-2021 By Amanda Lim

Awareness on the importance of skin care among men is likely to protect the male beauty category from the recent media crackdown China has mandated against those who do not fit into the masculine stereotype.

‘Zero tolerance’: E-commerce firms urged to combat sale of mercury-laden whitening products and plastic pollution

20-Sep-2021 By Amanda Lim

E-commerce companies such as Shopee and Lazada are being urged to lead the fight against the sale of adulterated whitening products and the problem of plastic waste pollution.

The skin microbiome brainstorm: Tech, claims and trend-driven NPD

16-Sep-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Skin microbiome science and innovation is fast-evolving, with a plethora of tools, ingredients and research efforts spotlighting key areas of opportunity. But where exactly is the sector headed? And what might next-generation NPD look like?

‘Brimming with opportunities’: Chlitina to focus on health-related product development to strengthen R&D capabilities

13-Sep-2021 By Amanda Lim

Taiwanese beauty company Chlitina will be shifting its product development to focus on areas such as the microbiome and regenerative medicine in order to tap into the increasing emphasis on health post-pandemic.