In our round-up of the recent trend developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care market, we highlight the latest insights from Perfect Dairy, Sanfe, KATE and more.
Amorepacific is taking a three-pronged approach for growth in 2022, including strengthening its branding and digital efforts, while also restructuring the business.
The acceleration of wellness and self-care trends during the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the eradication of the beauty consumer’s long-held desire to completely erase the signs of ageing.
There is potential in moving microbiome skin care beyond sensitive skin and acne treatments into the anti-ageing segment, where more consumers are searching for solutions that target the root causes of skin ageing.
In our round-up of the top five stories trending on our socials, we highlight our 2022 beauty trend predictions, a Gen-Z fragrance brand from Myanmar, and dentist-backed solid toothpaste tablets.
We breakdown three exciting areas of research that are set to have a major impact on cosmetic product development this year, with expert analysis from industry insiders.
As we move into the new year, we reveal the consumer and market shifts that are going to have a major impact on the beauty and personal care industry in Asia Pacific in 2022, spanning science, hybrid beauty, waterless products, delivery innovation and...
Retail major A.S. Watson has grown digital beauty engagement across Superdrug and ICI PARIS XL with an AI-powered skin advisor tool co-developed with Finnish beauty tech firm Revieve – an innovation it plans to rollout across Asia next year.
In this round-up of the top five stories on the beauty tech and digital developments in the cosmetics industry, we feature Indian e-tailer Purplle, NFC-enabled packaging, and more.
In our round-up of the top five stories trending on our social channels, we highlight new research showing Indian Sandalwood as a CBD alternative, NFC-enabled smart packaging, and more.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has shaped and accelerated consumer priorities in beauty, and self-care, skin nourishment and playful colour have gained ground as key movements industry must consider, says Avon’s global trend forecaster.
From hybrid cosmetics to menopause beauty to upcycled ingredients, CosmeticsDesign’s global editors take you through the top 15 global trends to watch for 2022.
Here we reveal the top stories on the digital developments and beauty tech in the cosmetics industry, featuring innovations from Shiseido, Amorepacific, Foreo, Watsons, and more.
Here’s our 2021 biggest stories on product developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care market, featuring global brands to beauty start-ups alike.
In this 2021 round-up, we list down the biggest cosmetic packaging and design stories featuring smart packaging solutions, new sustainability initiatives and more.
In our round-up of the recent product developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care market, we look into Kao’s waterless space shampoo innovation, LG H&H’s first vegan make-up brand, and more.
We round up our five most-read stories relating to one of the hottest topics in beauty today, featuring innovative solutions to the sustainable beauty movement coming from Asia Pacific.
Male consumers worldwide are showing serious signs of increased interest in beauty and cosmetics, so brands must take note and invest in inclusivity efforts for this group, and beyond, says a trend expert.
We round up our most-read stories on the activities of the big-name beauty brands in the region, featuring news updates from Estée Lauder, LG Household & Health Care, Hindustan Unilever and more.
Kao Corporation is preparing to send a waterless shampoo sheet to the International Space Station in 2022, a move that is being predicted will give waterless beauty the exposure it needs to shift long-held water habits.
In our round-up of the top five stories trending on our social channels, we highlight a DIY innovation from beauty start-up Go Play, a sustainable packaging material made from mushrooms and more.
In our round-up of the recent trend developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care market, we highlight the rise of oral beauty, LG H&H’s first vegan make-up brand and more.
Kosé Corporation has entered a partnership with spa group Aman Group to showcase Decorté in a series of exclusive facial and body treatments as it strives to turn the brand into a global prestige beauty powerhouse.
Japanese beauty and personal giant Shiseido will be making “aggressive marketing investments” in the fourth quarter to capitalise on what it believes is the beginning of market recovery from this year’s COVID-19 resurgence.
In the latest episode of the Beauty Broadcast, our guests from Lovebyt and Vedix explain how the oral care sector is progressing from meeting basic health needs, to becoming a beauty and lifestyle essential.
In our round-up of the recent product developments in the Asia Pacific beauty and personal care market, we look into a new multitasking serum on the market, a DIY lipstick system and more.
In this round-up, we dive into our most-read stories on cosmetics science, formulation and R&D, featuring Sandalwood as a CBD alternative, Himalaya’s study on neem acne face wash and more.
In this round-up of financial results, M&As and funding drives in the cosmetics industry, we highlight the reasons behind Amorepacific’s stake in COSRX, L’Occitane Q2 sales rebound and more.
Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido has recorded a 194.8% surge in operating profits as sales grew in all regions except for its home market thanks to its skin beauty and prestige brands, as well as the strength of its e-commerce business.
In this round-up of the top five stories on the digital developments and beauty tech in the cosmetics industry, featuring Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili, Biotech start-up Sequential Skin and more.
The Estée Lauder Companies recorded organic net sales growth of 10% in Asia Pacific despite the wave of COVID-triggered lockdowns that hit the region, driven by the strong performance of China and South Korea.
The brand behind a skin oil derived from black soldier fly larvae extract is looking to expand into China and Macau following its recent launch in Hong Kong.
Japanese cosmetics firm Kosé Corp is expecting the performance of Tarte Cosmetics to be “better than expected” this year and has plotted strategies to maintain the brand’s post-pandemic recovery.
We round-up our five most-read stories relating to one of the hottest topics in beauty today, featuring innovative solutions to the sustainable beauty movement coming from Asia Pacific.
On this episode of Indie Pioneers, we chat with Dan Terry, the founder and creative director of Oo La Lab to discuss the potential of niche Asian fragrance brands in the global market and talk about the importance of scent to heritage and culture.
NFC-enabled packaging can help to minimise the environmental impact of product packaging, in addition to boosting engagement with consumers, claims a company that has recently worked with Paco Rabanne.
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