Market Tidbits transcript #5: Male beauty market in China 2020

Allison Malmsten: Hello everyone, welcome to this weeks Market Tidbits on the Male Beauty market in China. I am here today Steffi Noel, one of the project leaders at Daxue Consulting and I am Allison Malmsten, the media manager at Daxue Consulting. This week we are focusing on the male beauty market because its growing […]

Children’s skincare market in China: driven by acne and eczema treatment

children and teen skincare market in China

The children’s skincare market in China is still in the early stages of development. Forecasts show that the market will enter a period of development in the next few years. In 2019 the market share of children’s skin care products has exceeded 13 billion yuan. It showed 20% YoY growth, comparing to 2018, increasing from 10 billion […]

TCM in marketing: meeting the demand for natural ingredients in beauty and personal care

traditional Chinese medicine in marketing China

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a healing approach that originated in China thousands of years ago. Chinese herbal medicine has a long historical tradition. Ancient herbology in China focused on potions whose function was part medicinal and part magical. In China today, traditional Chinese herbal medicine is used alongside conventional pharmaceutical treatment. Many brands have […]

The secret to how CHIOTURE grew by 500 million RMB, nearly three-fold, in one year

Chioture China market strategy

CHIOTURE (稚优泉) is a Chinese cosmetics brand that focuses on becoming a “Global Cosmetic Fashion Catcher”. It is committed to customizing exclusive makeup for every individual. CHIOTURE integrates trendy colors and eyes-catching elements to create a creative cosmetic brand full of vitality “Lifestyle”. Source: CHIOTURE, Brand logo The transformation of CHIOTURE From 2017 to 2018: […]

Comparing foreign vs. domestic brand approaches to cosmetics marketing in China

cosmetics marketing in China foreign vs domestic brands

Foreign cosmetics brands have historically taken a larger market share in China; in 2018 they took 70% of the cosmetics market. However in 2020, Chinese domestic cosmetic brands are giving foreign brands a run for their money. In fact, when it comes to amount of attention received from cosmetics fans, seven of the ten top […]

Marie Dalgar: a Chinese cosmetic brand gaining international momentum

Marie Dalgar: Chinese cosmetics brand

Masa Cui (崔晓红), an engineer for a lighting factory in Foshan, Guangdong Province, grew tired of her boring working environment. So, she brought color to her work life by founding her makeup brand Marie Dalgar, which is now rising quickly to be one of the top domestic Chinese cosmetics brands. History of Marie Dalgar In […]

Marseille and China: A cross-sea bridge connecting France to the middle kingdom

Marseille

Marseille, France’s second largest city is located in southeastern France. Facing the Mediterranean, the exotic atmosphere and bustling economy makes the city a paradise for Chinese tourists and investors. China’s robust economic advancements make traveling to France available for the middle class. The number of Chinese people who traveled to France in 2018 reached a […]

Marketing strategies of foreign cosmetics brands in China

Foreign cosmetics brands marketing in China

Foreign cosmetics brands account for more than half of cosmetic market in China China is the second largest cosmetics market in Asia and the fifth in the world. It has been a profitable paradise for foreign cosmetics brands for a long time. Foreign cosmetics brands in China own around 70% of the market. In 2018, P&G and L’Oreal […]

How Estee Lauder adapted to China with strong e-commerce and R&D

Estee lauder in China

Estee Lauder entered China in 1993. After two decades, Estee Lauder is a well-known high-end cosmetic brand in Chinese customers’ eyes. During the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the sales of the Estee Lauder around the globe broke the record. Notably, Estee Lauder in China, and retail travel channels contributed the most to the brand’s double-digit worldwide […]

COVID-19 impact on China’s beauty sector

COVID-19 impact on China's beauty sector

In the past five years, the beauty sector in China had shown a steady increase, and China had become the world’s second largest beauty market in 2019. However in late 2019 to early 2020, COVID-19 impact on China’s beauty sector played out in many ways, forcing beauty brands to reconsider their China market strategies.  Learn […]

L’Oréal in China: 23 successful brands and 6 marketing methods

L’Oréal in China

L’Oréal, the world’s largest cosmetic company, entered China’s market in 1997. Since then, L’Oréal in China has expanded and become one of the nation’s most loved and purchased luxury cosmetic brands, with China its second largest market in the world. “I believe that one day China will become the No.1 country in the world in terms of […]