SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Diem Xuan Nguyen was instantly hooked on cushion foundations when a Korean friend of her mother gave one to her last year. “I love how light it felt, especially in the summer,” said the 27-year-old Vietnamese-American living in Seoul. “Foundations can be like a layer of ganache, but a [...]
SEOUL, Jan.14 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a report from ABC news, American First Lady Michelle Obama’s dress received more attention than President Barack Obama’s last State of the Union address. While President Obama was giving his speech, tweets and comments about the mid-length yellow dress worn by Michelle Obama spread like wildfire on the [...]
SEOUL, Dec.17 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean cosmetics brand Tonymoly announced that it has recently opened a flagship store in Macau. The first Tonymoly store in Macau opened on December 7 at Senado Square. A large screen was set up outside the store to draw the attention of customers. ‘FUN’ line products, which have unique containers, [...]
SEOUL, Nov.13 (Korea Bizwire) – In an interesting discovery, the results of a recent study suggest that garlic can decrease male armpit body odor, increasing their desirability to women. According to The Telegraph, a British daily journal, research teams at Stirling University in Scotland and the University of Prague in the Czech Republic conducted a [...]
The proportion of those who have a distorted body image was 18.8 percent among females and 13.4 percent among males. (Image : Pixabay) SEOUL, Nov.10 (Korea Bizwire) – Under a social atmosphere that pressures Korean girls to have slender bodies, even young girls are forcing themselves to follow strict diets. In addition to teenagers, children [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – AbleC&C’s cosmetic brand MISSHA has opened a new store in Barcelona, Spain. It was a first among Korean cosmetic brands to open a store in Spain. This is the second store MISSHA opened in Europe, after a store in Ingolstadt, Germany, which opened this February. MISSHA has ‘shop in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A new trend in the cosmetics industry is seeing companies launch products with antioxidant effects. Antioxidants prevent and suppress active oxygen from being formed in the human body. Each brand is pointing out that antioxidants are needed to keep the skin healthy when seasons change and the skin’s natural oil [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A traditional Hanbok (traditional Korean outfit) designed by a young Korean designer caught the eyes of visitors at a fashion show in Hong Kong. Designer Jo Jin-woo displayed traditional and modern Hanbok at the Korea·Hong Kong Fashion Exchange held at PMQ Hong Kong. Jo Jin-woo is a designer for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The apparel industry is channeling clothing into ‘strategy’ and is starting to offer image consulting services to businesses. Samsung C&T announced that it will launch a professional fashion coaching service called ‘Gentleman Company Project’. Gentleman Company Project is a business-to-business (B2B) project in which Samsung C&T, owner of various [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Amore Pacific, South Korea’s top cosmetic maker, said Wednesday it will step up its foray into overseas markets beyond Asia, such as the Middle East and South America, with a focus on the world’s burgeoning megacities. Founded in 1945, Amore Pacific has leveraged the growing popularity of Korean pop [...]