3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (368+ words) K-beauty’s influence is moving from Western shelves into the systems behind global product development: L’Oréal is tapping directly into South Korea’s innovation engine through a partnership with Cosmax. While the companies did not announce specific products, brands, investment figures, or…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (986+ words) US President Donald Trump is mad at Canada. Again. His attempt to change Lake Ontario to Lake America may be dominating headlines, but the 50% tariffs he levied on Canada through a series of executive orders on July 20 are casting a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1077+ words) Before K-beauty became a growth engine for US beauty retail, aesthetician and consultant Alicia Yoon was trying to convince buyers that it was a category at all. When Yoon founded Peach & Lily in 2012, she estimated American awareness of Korean beauty…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (265+ words) Unlike Sephoria or Ulta Beauty World attendees, consumers did not necessarily arrive at KCON to shop for beauty. KCON, launched in 2012, has built its audience around a much broader version of Korean culture encompassing music, food, entertainment, fashion, and lifestyle....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (193+ words) WHO: Established in 2002, Silicon2 offers more than 600 brands to over 3,300 customers across 177 countries, primarily through its online wholesale platform, StyleKoreanKbeautyWholesale.com. Its customers include leading retailers such as Boots, Sephora, Ulta, Rossmann, Superdrug, and iHerb, as well as small- and medium-sized…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (199+ words) BeautyMatter Rejuran Maker PharmaResearch to Acquire Cosmetic Group - The South Korea–based regenerative medicine company is strengthening its localization strategy across North America. - The deal will support the demand for Rejuran Cosmetics driven in part by its Sephora launch and…...