2019 Indie Beauty News Highlights 24-Dec-2019 By Deanna Utroske As we look ahead to 2020, let’s not forget the stellar year that 2019 has been for the independent beauty movement. Here Cosmetics Design reviews 10 top 2019 news items about all things indie.
![Shopee says Vietnam has become a key market for K-beauty brands. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/wrbm_tiny/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/shopee-k-beauty-orders-to-vietnam-increase-more-than-five-fold-in-the-last-three-years/17319014-1-eng-GB/Shopee-K-beauty-orders-to-Vietnam-increase-more-than-five-fold-in-the-last-three-years.jpg)
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![Th recent trend developments in the APAC beauty market. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/wrbm_tiny/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/market-trends/what-s-trending-top-stories-on-apac-beauty-market-and-consumer-insights2/17319701-1-eng-GB/What-s-trending-Top-stories-on-APAC-beauty-market-and-consumer-insights.jpg)
![Native Extracts is seeking opportunities to work with China beauty brands. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/wrbm_tiny/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/article/2024/04/11/native-extracts-aims-to-collaborate-with-c-beauty-brands-with-advanced-chinese-botanicals/17318852-1-eng-GB/Native-Extracts-aims-to-collaborate-with-C-beauty-brands-with-advanced-Chinese-botanicals.jpg)
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![Zoeva is returning to Asia with a new range of makeup innovations and vegan iterations of its makeup brushes. [Zoeva]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/wrbm_tiny/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/brand-innovation/zoeva-returns-to-asia-with-new-makeup-products-vegan-upgrade/17283731-1-eng-GB/Zoeva-returns-to-Asia-with-new-makeup-products-vegan-upgrade.png)
