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, Dec.22 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean cosmetics brands are making a push to enter the Middle-Eastern market. Korean companies are focused on the fact that even though Middle-Eastern women seem to be far from makeup as they typically wear a hijab, they have an urge to express themselves through eye makeup, and have a high [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — K-Beauty is taking things to the next level with a new device that incorporates Internet-of-Things technology. LG Uplus and furniture company Hanssem have signed a MoU to develop and launch a mirror that analyzes skin condition. According to an announcement from LG Uplus on May 24, the mirror will be [...]
GOYANG, Korea, Nov 08 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s cosmetic brand “Tonymoly” will move in to the U.S. market by signing a sales agreement with Amazon. The company said on November 7 it would sell cosmetic items on the Amazon.com site through a U.S. distributor Misemet. A company official said, “With a rapid growth of the global business-to-consumer [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Banila Co., Korea’s cosmetic company, will hold a special discount event to celebrate the eighth anniversary of company launching. It will start selling from October 18 a limited number of eight-item packages consisting of Clean-It Zero, Prime Primer Classic, the Secret Marbling Highlighter, Two Eyes Shadow, Style Eyeliner [...]