Why there’s a really good chance you’re working a K-beauty trend

Earlier this month, CosmoProf Asia—a business-to-business beauty convention—offered more than 60,000 buyers and visitors a glimpse at beauty products set to hit the Asian market.

Among them was Yvonne Kai, a beauty blogger and entrepreneur who made the trek to Hong Kong from Las Vegas. “[In Asia], there’s way more emphasis on skincare, more focus on beauty and wellness, and more purchase power and competition—all of which translates to more product effectiveness and innovation,” Kai said, regarding her main reason for attending.

Some of the big trends she noticed were textures in makeup and solid essence in skincare. Considering the rate at which K-beauty trends have been catching on, both are no doubt already on most U.S. beauty brands’ radars.

To read the rest of this story, please visit Glossy.

https://digiday.com/?p=212267

More in Marketing

Digiday+ Research: Half of marketers say ad spend will grow this year

Marketers have big expectations for ad spend this year — just short of half of marketer pros said they agree advertisers will spend more in 2025.

Will a ‘rebrand’ of the CMO create a better balance between brand and performance marketing?

The hope is that the variation of marketing organization makeup will allow marketers — CMOs or whatever the title may be — to continue to swing the pendulum back to brand.

Fragmentation comes to search advertising as marketers grapple with shifting search behavior

Search ads are changing. Here’s how marketers are preparing for a new search landscape.