Global intelligence agency, Mintel, recently provided an insight into seven of the latest exciting and innovative facial masks to come out of Asia, with many manufacturers adopting different approaches to their creations.
As facial masks have become "an integral part of many consumers’ regular skin care routines throughout the Asia Pacific region", we asked Sharon Kwek, Senior Innovation and Insights Analyst, Beauty and Personal Care at Mintel what is driving...
The turnout for the Reed Exhibitions-organised event rose by 17% as in-cosmetics Asia welcomed more professionals from over 70 countries around the world.
Chatbots inside messenger apps have been described as the ‘must have’ innovation for brands wanting to drive sales within South East Asia’s burgeoning ‘social commerce’ economy.
We continue to delve into the hallmarks of Southeast Asian personal care formulations, and their potential in the near future with Kunal Mahajan, Project Manager for Chemicals and Energy at Kline.
In the second part of our interview with Pranktik Mazumdar, Managing Partner, Happy Marketer, we explored how chatbots and customer experience tools are building engagement, loyalty and sales.
With the technological landscape becoming more and more diverse, we caught up with Pranktik Mazumdar, Managing Partner, Happy Marketer to find out how brands can best utilise these channels to market their brands and new launches.
We spoke with Florence Bernardin, Founder of Information & Inspiration, about the rising popularity of immersive and experiential shopping throughout Asia.
Perfume, parfum, eau de toilette, cologne, body spray, essential oils—all of these are coming into conversation with the natural beauty movement. And earlier in the fragrance supply chain natural sourcing initiatives are getting very interesting.
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Asia’s leading personal care ingredients event will celebrate its 10th instalment by welcoming first-time speakers and exhibitors, and unveiling recent product launches.
Shiseido Group’s, luxury brand, Clé de Peau Beauté, launches its limited edition, holiday season ‘Coffret Synactif’ from its premium product range ‘Synactif’.
Following the release of its anti-pollution and blue light study protocols earlier this year, along with its newly-launched, ex vivo model, Véronique Newton, Preclinical Laboratory Manager, CIDP, and Jessen Curpen, Biophysics Manager and Head of Clinical...
With social video on the up, we asked Alexandra English, Director of Marketing at Pixability, how this compares with text-based marketing, what approaches brands should take to be a winner at video marketing, and how they can get ahead of their competitors....
Japanese multinational personal care company, Kosé Corporation, unveils its Decorté name, as it enters into an exclusive distribution agreement with Selfridges, located on Oxford Street, London, UK.
With DIY and customisation becoming huge buzzwords in 2017, we spoke to Florence Bernardin, Founder of Information & Inspiration about why this trend has really got off the ground now.
We explored how brands can ensure they appeal to their target audiences, the possibility of using influencer marketing and the ability for niche indie names to compete with the big global players in the second part of our interview with Alexandra English,...
As Pixability’s latest study reveals the power of YouTube, we sit down with Alexandra English, Director of Marketing at Pixability, to delve into the social video landscape.
We caught up with Nicole Fall, Founder of Asian Consumer Intelligence, to speak about what makes Southeast Asian hair care trends unique, their widespread appeal, and how these are set to change.
The Japanese beauty brand with quince seed extract at the heart of its product formulations has plans to expand its retail presence in the States by focusing on the wellness community. For now, however, LenaJapon is only available to US beauty consumers...
We continued exploring the changing personal care space with Mário Braz de Matos and Joël Céré of Flying Fish Lab to delve into the opportunities available for SMEs and ask what the future of personal care innovation has in store.
Marketing its open innovation consultancy and ahead of its presentation at the upcoming in-cosmetics Asia event, we caught up with Mário Braz de Matos and Joël Céré of Flying Fish Lab to ask about the company’s success to date and its approach to tackling...
In the final part of our interview with Philip Hwang, Brand Strategy Director at Brandimage, we explore the importance of provenance in cultural marketing messages and what the future of fragrance in APAC may look like.
In the second part of Cosmetics Design’s exploration of Dow’s explicit work in anti-pollution skin care, Fabienne Bizeray, marketing manager of skin and sun at Dow, and Marc Eeman, a skin care application designer at the company, discuss the regional...
In its 4th annual beauty study, video advertising technology company, Pixability, reveals its latest beauty space social insights and adds personal care video ecosystems findings to its report.
We talked to Philip Hwang, Brand Strategy Director at Brandimage some more about how APAC is embracing the fragrance sector and how brands can leverage cultural heritage to make an impact.
The specialty chemical maker is putting time and money into the research, development, and marketing of skin protection ingredients. Cosmetics Design checks in with Fabienne Bizeray, marketing manager of skin and sun, and Marc Eeman, a skin care application...
While APAC remains behind the US and Europe in terms of habitual fragrance use, we asked Philip Hwang, Brand Strategy Director at Brandimage, how the region is developing the sector.
Since early this year, Cosmetics Design has been publishing the Indie Beauty Profile column weekly, showcasing the inspiring work of cosmetics and personal care entrepreneurs and their innovative brands. Now after nearly 30 installments, we pause to reflect...
Khyathi Nirmal Kumar, a digital marketer, trainer and speaker from Digital Marketer, unveils how APAC brands can successfully incorporate influencer marketing into their strategies.
This year’s upcoming in-cosmetics Asia, the region’s leading personal care ingredients event, will delve into the colour cosmetics space and highlight just why the APAC market is expected to surpass the US.
This year’s upcoming in-cosmetics Asia, the region’s leading personal care ingredients event, will delve into the colour cosmetics space and highlight just why the APAC market is expected to surpass the US.
Unilever’s platform for startups and innovators to engage, collaborate and explore business opportunities with Unilever and its 400-plus brand portfolio has launched its Foundry 30 SEAA community.
We continued our conversation with Laurel Gu, Research Director, and Jessica Jin, Associate Beauty Director, both of Mintel, on the Chinese economy and how selective spending habits are causing a thought-provoking stir for brands.
A panel of experts speaking at last week’s MakeUp in New York color cosmetics trade show shared data, insights, and anecdotes explaining why and how the Korean beauty trend is growing in the States.
Market research agency, Mintel, reveals how urban Chinese consumers are more selective spenders in 2017, so we caught up with Laurel Gu, Research Director, and Jessica Jin, Associate Beauty Director to find out why this is and the impact this is likely...
After exploring how new experiences are set to dominate K-beauty in the US, we spoke to David Tyrrell, Global Skincare Analyst, Beauty & Personal Care at Mintel about how innovations using social media, cultural influences and educational messages...
Experiential beauty, anti-ageing and moisturisation benefits, along with the safety of cosmetics are hot points of interest for the US markets, David Tyrrell, Global Skincare Analyst, Beauty & Personal Care at Mintel revealed.
With natural actives becoming a commonplace element of many formulators' ingredient lists and as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO 16128 provides guidelines on definitions for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients, we...
Depending on whom you ask, personal care and cosmetic regulations in the US are overly nuanced, too convoluted, or not exacting enough. All the same, trends and marketing strategies have collided in recent years to make ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ beauty...
With Japan making waves in the simple make up segment, we continued our conversation with Shannon Romanowski and Sharon Kwek from market research company, Mintel, on how brands can successfully market their products and which labels, in particular, are...
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