Scalp focus
Haircare is becoming more important than ever for consumers. They now view hair as skin and want to give it the best products and treatments to get it healthy.
Monia
Browns, London
British luxury multi-brand Browns opened its new London flagship store on Brook Street. The company, acquired by Farfetch in 2015, inaugurated a multi-sensory venue on April 2021, combining fashion, fine jewelry, gastronomy and culture.
Makeup brands foraying into skincare
Color cosmetics has been impacted by the pandemic more than other beauty segments. Indeed, the need for makeup when staying at home is less important and consumption habits are shifting to a more natural look (less is more and heavy contouring trends are losing momentum).
5 Halal beauty brands to know about
Halal beauty is already a growing trend in Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia due to various factors, such as Muslim population increase and bigger reach and engagement from Muslim beauty influencers on social media platforms (more here).
Lumenate App
Lumenate App uses research-backed stroboscopic light sequences from your phone’s flashlight to neurologically guide you into an altered state of consciousness between that of deep meditation and classic psychedelics.
Gondola Dining
As movement restrictions are easing up in many countries, people are looking forward to enjoying activities they were deprived of. Outdoor dining is one of them and companies have come up with innovative strategies to make the experience safer and fun.
Photo booth in Asia
If most people in Asia have cellphones to take pictures and selfies they still enjoy going to photo booth a lot. It is called Purikura in Japanese and it looks like your classic photo booth but with upgrades, like props, changing backgrounds and filters or stickers to edit the pictures.
Skin icing
Models and celebrities swear by skin icing and the testimonials from some in the TikTok community say that it’s changed their skin for the better in just one week.
Dover Street, Paris
The multi-brand Dover Street Market concept, launched in London in 2004 and then duplicated in New York and Beijing, now has an eighth address. A store opened on February 27 in Paris, called “Dover Street Little Market ».
Superfood in skincare
Superfoods are nutritionally-dense fruits and vegetables, healthy oils, and spices, that contain amino acids, anti-inflammatories, and antioxidants.