Voice of the Industry

Eyes on C-beauty: Beiersdorf believes China’s indie brands hold ‘greater potential’ in the global market

29-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

German personal care multinational Beiersdorf believes China’s domestic beauty scene has global export potential, leading it to expand its NIVEA Accelerator program to help develop innovative beauty tech start-ups.

Brand loyalty: L’Oréal says Shopee brand membership programme spurs members to spend more

26-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Beauty giant L’Oréal has observed that consumers that join its brand loyalty programme on e-commerce platform Shopee have spent 2.4 times more than non-members.

Beauty Broadcast Video Series

WATCH – Masking the problem: Rise of ‘maskne’ highlights the gaps in acne care solutions

23-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

On this episode of the Beauty Broadcast, we dive into ‘maskne’ with two experts to discuss how the rise in cases over the past year has turned the spotlight on the gaps in acne care.

Beauty and the Influencer: ‘It’s definitely here to stay’ – expert

20-Jul-2021 By Kacey Culliney

The plethora of influencer-created beauty content online continues to swell worldwide, and brands should monitor it closely as it provides an important feedback loop that can unlock innovation and power business growth, says a specialist.

Hype-machine: China’s brand collaborations tapping into unlikely pairings, local pride and streetwear for success

20-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Beauty brands wanting to create hype among China’s young consumers’ should tap into unusual partnerships, national pride, and the popularity of streetwear to get themselves noticed.

‘A big step’: The Body Shop believes reuse and refill habit will ‘definitely’ become mainstream in Singapore

13-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

The Body Shop has begun rolling out in-store refill services in Singapore where it believes the reuse and refill habit will become mainstream among beauty consumers.

Indie Pioneers Podcast Episode 21

PODCAST – What men want: Co-founder of Shakeup Cosmetics on why we’re finally ‘on the cusp’ of the male beauty boom

09-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

On this episode of Indie Pioneers, we’re chatting with Jake Xu, the co-founder of male beauty brand Shakeup Cosmetics about the intricacies of the men’s cosmetics category, and how it has been influenced in recent years by social media, pop culture and...

Full speed ahead: Bespoke perfume house Maison 21G accelerates global expansion, targets China in 2022

08-Jul-2021 By Amanda Lim

Singapore-headquartered luxury fragrance house Maison 21G is rapidly expanding its international footprint in markets in Asia and the Middle East, and has its sights set on entering China in 2022.

India’s St. Botanica aiming to achieve sales of $13m this year by bringing global trends to the domestic market

30-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

India-based St. Botanica believes it is on its way to achieving its goal of surpassing U$13m in sales this year as it is set to launch a slew of skin care products that tap into the consumer demand for transparency.

Is clean beauty under attack and what can be done about it?

29-Jun-2021

In recent months a growing body of negative media coverage has served to discredit clean beauty. The honeymoon period is definitely over. In this article CosmeticsDesign-USA (CDU) speaks to Gay Timmons, president of the Natural and Organic Health and...

‘Beauty for all travellers’: Valentino Beauty among new brands L’Oréal will be launching in Hainan to drive growth

24-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

Valentino Beauty will be among the new brands that L’Oréal’s will debut in Hainan, China, as it continues to invest into the lucrative holiday destination.

Mindful growth: Promoting sustainable consumption top-of-mind for waterless beauty brand founded by ex-Amazon VP

16-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

An ex-Amazon VP who founded waterless Singapore start-up Bhuman says early interest from big-name retailers won’t deter its focus on promoting sustainable consumption and insists there is no merit in growing the brand “just for the sake of growing”.

Need-to-know: Upcoming brand Founders Beauty prioritises education-led approach for skin care

15-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

A soon-to-be-launched natural clean beauty brand, Founders Beauty, is aiming to develop a platform that will help consumers make more informed decisions when it comes to skin care.

‘Storming the market’: Natural beauty brand Skinella says sheet mask sales in India are soaring

15-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

Sheet masks are ‘storming the market’ in India according to natural beauty brand Skinella, which is now exploring new launches after its first three variants performed ‘phenomenally well’.

‘Ultimate consumer experience’: How P&G’s SK-II turned to social retail to create contactless engagement with shoppers

08-Jun-2021 By Amanda Lim

Skin care brand SK-II has tapped into social retail to engage with beauty consumers who have increased their time spent online in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.