k-beauty
K-Beauty Gets an Expensive Makeover
While affordable K-beauty is losing Chinese consumer affection, its counterpart — premium Korean skincare — is riding high in the market. Read More
How Shiseido Cornered China’s Skincare Market
After 40 years in the market, how did Japanese beauty giant Shiseido beat out global competitors and capture China’s beauty crown? Read More
Another K-Beauty Brand Bites the Dust In China
Amorepacific-owned Innisfree is packing up its bags in China, with plans to shutter about 170 stores by the end of this year. Read More
Is K-Beauty’s Reign Coming To A Close?
Amorepacific's affordable beauty brand Etude House is closing shop in China, showing retailers just how competitive the country’s beauty market can be. Read More
Skin Labs and Consultations are the Newest Chinese Beauty Trend
Skin labs are the hot beauty trend in China, but the big brands are finding tough competition from local brands armed with high-tech beauty accouterments. Read More
6 Beauty Industry Trends in China Brands Must Know
Beauty is booming in China, but there are new developments in this lucrative market that beauty brands should be aware of right now. Read More
Chinese Whispers: Why K-Beauty is Losing Relevance in China, and More
There are clear signs that the popularity of Korean beauty (K-beauty) brands is quickly fading after being trendy for almost a decade in China. Read More
Sulwhasoo Looks Outside China to Mitigate Risk
The brand's emphasis on natural ingredients has served them well in China, but with the challenges of operating there increasing, they are eager to grow other markets. Read More
J-beauty Is Dethroning K-beauty in China
Last year's travel ban, a reaction to Korea's THAAD missile defense system, is only partly to blame. Japanese beauty brands are also seen as higher quality. Read More
Luxury Brands Not “Off the Table” for Soko Glam
Soko Glam co-founder Charlotte Cho told us her miracle formula for establishing a thriving online beauty platform. Read More
