Beauty industry

Kim Kardashian is hot on Korean beauty concierges, so are Singaporeans

Such services are booming in South Korea’s lucrative medical aesthetics tourism industry

A survey of aesthetic plastic surgeons across 32 locations in the world found that almost 38 million aesthetic procedures were performed last year.
HEALTH & WELLNESS

A global shift towards facial surgery

Most face and head procedures show year-on-year growth globally, with a 4.3 per cent increase to over 7.4 million

The investment in Lan comes after L’Oreal paid US$62 million for a 6.67 per cent stake in Chando.

L'Oréal buys second Chinese skincare stake as C-Beauty brands snare market share

The move highlights how central China is to the company’s global strategy

The beauty company is offering a two-year floating-rate note, a five-year fixed-rate note and a long 10-year fixed-rate bond.

L’Oréal starts three-part euro bond sale for Kering Beauté deal

The Kering Beauté acquisition marked the latest in a string of deals for the beauty giant

The Emerging Enterprise Award recognises startups and young businesses across Singapore and Asia by providing resources to boost their growth.
EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARD 2025

Transforming everyday life through creativity and innovation

These Emerging Enterprise Awards finalists are using technology, design and creativity to reshape how people eat, live and connect

For Kering’s new chief executive officer Luca de Meo, the sale shores up the company's finances and provides some breathing room until he can get Gucci, his biggest brand, firing on all cylinders.

Kering buys time for Gucci’s revival with beauty unit sale

L’Oreal’s product innovation and marketing skills could help Gucci win over shoppers for cosmetics and fragrances

The four billion euros deal aims to accelerate growth for Kering, which owns fashion brands including Gucci.

Kering agrees to sell beauty division to L’Oreal in partnership

[PARIS] Kering has agreed to sell its beauty division to L’Oreal as part of a long-term strategic alliance, with chief executive Luca de Meo seeking to turn around the French luxury giant’s fortunes.

L’Oreal has a license with Armani to market its fragrance, makeup and skincare products until 2050.

L’Oreal only interested in Armani’s profitable beauty business

The Italian fashion mogul’s death this month at the age of 91 has triggered intense speculation and analysis about which company would make the most sense as a buyer

Products such as Botox offered in South Korean clinics are priced as low as around US$30 for 100 units, or about 20% of what So-Young charges.

China’s consumer price wars are coming for Botox and skincare

Chinese companies’ continuous price cuts to lure customers have led to a state of “involution”, in which hyper-competition is fuelling ever-diminishing returns