15/02/2017 · 20:31

Beautyjagd: Organic beauty news in English (Chapters 34, 35 & 36)

Today’s the first day of Vivaness  trade show (yay!) so it’ll be a busy week for me. I’ll publish my official Vivaness review article in a couple of weeks; in the meantime, here are the last three Beautyjagd translations:

In News and Reviews from the World of Organic Beauty (Chapter 34), you can find an article on frangipani absolue, the annual Best of Organic Beauty 2016 review (Julia’s favourite 10 beauty products/brands from last year), a review of French beauty brand Couleur Caramel’s new limited edition “A Sunday in Deauville” and the usual Beauty Notes.

News and Reviews from the World of Organic Beauty (Chapter 35) features a detailed review of Danish brand Nuori’s Supreme-C Serum Treatment, Scandinavia-inspired Beauty Notes, an article about French organic supermarket chain Naturalia’s very cool street art cooperation and, of course, all the latest international organic beauty product launches!

And the highlights of News and Reviews from the World of Organic Beauty (Chapter 36) – which was posted today! – include a company profile of French organic niche beauty brand Graine de Pastel and – my personal favourite! – Julia’s #1pack1day Mask Challenge: a Beautyjagd Theme Week with reviews of seven different face masks (including a peat mask from Finland, a hydrogel mask from Korea, a cream mask from Hawaii and a sleeping mask from France). Enjoy!

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10/01/2017 · 16:24

Beautyjagd: Organic beauty news in English (Chapters 31, 32 & 33)

Before I forget: here are my last three Beautyjagd translations.

In News and Reviews from the World of Organic Beauty (Chapter 31),you’ll find an interview with Anke Kleiner from French colour cosmetics brand Couleur Caramel, a review of five new autumn/winter body lotions, a Beauty Postcard about French brand Boho Green’s Gipsy Eyeshadow Palette and plenty of Beauty Notes about exciting international organic product launches!

News and Reviews from the World of Organic Beauty (Chapter 32) includes a line-up of organic beauty gift set present ideas for Christmas, a Finnish edition of the weekly Beauty Notes (Julia travelled to Lapland in November!), a detailed review/comparison of five manual cleansing brushes and all the usual organic C&T launch info we have come to expect from Beautyjagd ; )

And News and Reviews from the World of Organic Beauty (Chapter 33) offers the second part of Julia’s Oil Library post (+ DIY oil recipes!), a Beauty Postcard article about the Loose Flora Foundation of Australian brand Zuui Organics, a Paris edition of the Beauty Notes, a detailed book review of Imelda Burke’s The Nature of Beauty, an article about Julia’s visit to the Paris pop-up store of French beauty subscription box company Nuoo Box and, of course, a special Christmas-themed Beauty Notes article.

Enjoy!

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30/12/2016 · 20:13

[Brand Profile]: Jath from ENS Korea/Jallon

And here – as promised – is the brand profile about Jath, the new organic beauty brand from Korean natural products manufacturer Jallon. I had met Jallon at Cosmoprof Asia 2016 back in November; the company has recently taken over the marketing for my all-time favourite beauty brand Whamisa. At the trade show, Jallon presented two new organic brands: Nature Belle (you can read my article about Nature Belle here) and Jath.

Jath is a premium anti-ageing face care range which was launched in the summer of 2016. Like its sister brands Whamisa and Nature Belle, Jath is manufactured by ENS Korea, certified organic by German association BDIH (Cosmos) and the entire range is completely water-free: the first ingredient in all five products is aloe vera leaf water.

The Jath line-up includes an eye cream, a face cream and three serums/elixirs which are packaged in glass bottles and jars; the outer packaging is made from stiff cardboard. All products have been scented with a similar blend of essential oils (rosewood, bergamot, geranium and lemongrass) and the fragrance is rather invigorating: zesty citrus notes, aromatic herbals and spicy wood accords.

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20/12/2016 · 13:39

[Brand Profile]: Nature Belle from ENS Korea/Jallon

At Cosmoprof Asia last month I also met one of my favourite organic beauty brands from Korea: Whamisa. Whamisa’s manufacturer ENS Korea was a first-time exhibitor at the trade show, together with organic manufacturer Jallon which has taken over the marketing and promotion for the Whamisa brand.

And Jallon presented two new certified organic product ranges: premium anti-ageing range Jath and children & baby care range Nature Belle. I’ll post a more detailed article on Jath soon. This brand profile is about Nature Belle. Click on the link below for more information, ingredients and pics!

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15/12/2016 · 11:39

Retail notes from Taipei: Fasun [Brand Profile]

I first came across organic Taiwanese beauty brand Fasun a couple of years ago. The packaging is rather cute (also, there are not that many certified organic domestic C&T brands) and the INCI list looks interesting.

When I was in Taipei last month I finally had the opportunity to check out the brand more closely. I’m particularly interested in face care so I bought two products, a foaming facial wash and an intriguing-looking face mask. Click on the link below for more information and pics on Fasun.

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06/12/2016 · 12:49

SPC Magazine: Cross-border e-commerce in China

Another one of my articles which appeared in the November edition of SPC Magazine: a feature on the rapidly growing e-commerce sector in mainland China, with a special focus on cross-border retail and the role of e-commerce giant Alibaba and its T-Mall group. A facinating topic.

Copyright belongs to HPCi Media/cosmeticsbusiness.com. Enjoy!

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03/12/2016 · 12:07

CBM Magazine: Retail Focus articles from 2016 [Ainz & Tulpe, Olive Young, Belport, Parashop, Wahanda, Mankind et. al.]

Here are some of the Retail Focus articles I wrote for CBM Magazine in 2016. Retail Focus is a monthly article series of short company/brand/store profiles.

I often write about retailers or stores that I have come across on my travels – like Japanese drugstore chain Ainz & Tulpe, Korean perfumery retailer Belport, Korean drugstore chain Olive Young or French parapharmacy chain Parashop.

This year we also published articles on interesting online retailers, like Vegane Pflege from Germany, UK salon booking company Wahanda (Wahanda also owns the Treatwell and Salonmeister sites) and men’s grooming store Mankind.

Other retailers, like US drugstore chains Ulta or CVS, I’ve never actually visited but still managed to write in-depth company profiles about them (thank you, Internet!).

The copyright to these articles belongs to HPCi Media/cosmeticsbusiness.com.

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24/11/2016 · 09:35

Retail notes from Hong Kong: [Show Report] Cosmoprof Asia 2016

Well, the 21st edition of Asia’s biggest beauty trade show has come and gone. Cosmoprof Asia 2016 took place from 15th to 18th November 2016.

This year, organisers UBM BolognaFiere had divided the trade show into two sections: Ingredients, Machinery/Equipment, Pack & OEM took place from 15th-17th November at AsiaWorld-Expo; Cosmetics & Toiletries, Salon Beauty, Hair & Nails was at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre from 16th-18th November.

Since my focus is retail cosmetics I spent the entire trade show at HKCEC. And like Cosmoprof Asia 2014 and Cosmoprof Asia 2015, Cosmoprof Asia 2016 turned out to be a fabulous show: I discovered interesting new beauty brands and met up with many familiar faces – it was an exciting (and exhausting!) three days.

Click on the link below for some of my favourite brand discoveries!

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16/11/2016 · 00:09

Beautyjagd: Organic beauty news in English (Chapters 28, 29 & 30)

Here are the last three chapters of Beautyjagd (Europe’s biggest German-language organic beauty blog) in English!

In News and Reviews from the World of Organic Beauty (Chapter 28), Julia explains why tamanu oil is so popular amongst French beauty bloggers; there is an article about French eco textile brand Les Tendances d’Emma, a autumn-themed makeup look and extra-long installment of the Beauty Notes which includes reviews of German niche perfumer Annette Neuffer’s elegant and unusual fragrances, an interesting powder clay mask from Estonia, US brand’s Axiology’s new lipsticks and the kajal pens of Indian Ayurvedic brand Soultree.

News and Reviews from the World of Organic Beauty (Chapter 29) offers the first part of the Oil Library (a very informative feature about the properties of different plant oils), Beauty Postcard 7 – US brand Ren Clean Skincare’s cult product Flash Rinse 1 Minute Facial – a company profile about Human♥Nature, an organic beauty brand from the Philippines and a review of the Mangosteen Beauty Drops PM from US niche skin care brand Skinowl. Plus all the usual European and international oeganic brand news and product launches in the weekly Beauty Notes!

And News and Reviews from the World of Organic Beauty (Chapter 30) features an article about facial toners, a review of German colour cosmetics brand marie.w’s new eyeliner brush, very detailed Beauty Notes from Tokyo and Nagoya (Julia was travelling in Japan recently), another installment of the Beauty Postcard article series (the new skin treatment La Cure Peau Nette from French brand Absolution),  a long feature about the new cushion foundations of organic Korean brands Aromatica and Yuri Pibu and an article about Japanese beauty brand Naturaglacé’s new Lip Oil.

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14/11/2016 · 01:50

SPC Magazine: Germany C&T Profile 2016

And here is the PDF version of one of my favourite annual article assigments for SPC Magazine: the big Germany C&T Market Report 2016!

The C&T industry of Europe’s largest market economy condensed into 2500 words – which is no mean feat, let me assure you! The German personal care market is complex and interesting enough for a feature of three times the length. However, since SPC is a print magazine I had a word limit.

Still, I have done my best to include as much info as possible! Check out the article for a run-down of the most important product launches last year, for turnover figures and detailed market data, key trends in individual retail sectors, product categories and distribution channels, brand news, M&As and other stuff that happened in the German retail and beauty industry last year. Enjoy. The copyright belongs to HPCi Media.

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