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How inclusive is Korean make-up?

2025/4/24
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Gloria Achieng
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May Akhtar
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Oceane Comtois
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Soo Min Kim: 我会根据肤色的底色和表色来选择化妆品的颜色,例如我会选择冷色调粉底和粉色腮红。肤色分为表色和底色,底色包括暖色调(偏金黄色)、冷色调(偏粉紫蓝)和中性色调。 在韩国长大,我对护肤很熟悉,但直到最近才意识到韩国美妆品牌色号选择有限。这是因为韩国过去主要针对本土市场,但现在随着出口到全球各地,市场正在改变。韩流(韩剧、Kpop、韩国电影)推动了韩国美妆产品的全球流行,价格合理、质量高,且越来越容易获得,例如丝芙兰等全球零售商销售韩国产品。2024年韩国化妆品出口额超过100亿美元,同比增长20%,中国和美国是最大的两个出口市场。许多公司正在推出深色系产品,以满足全球市场需求。Colmar Korea公司正在进行深入的色彩研究,以开发适合深色肤色的产品,他们发现二氧化钛这种常用成分不适合深色肤色,需要重新调整粉底液配方,并增加更多色号。 Oceane Comtois: 作为一名患有白化病的加拿大美妆博主,我发现找到适合我肤色的化妆品很难,因为市面上很少有足够浅的、冷色调的化妆品。品牌应将自身价值与消费者价值相一致,以满足市场需求。 May Akhtar: 我年轻时很难找到适合我肤色的化妆品,但近年来情况有所改善。过去药妆店品牌的色号范围有限,但现在社交媒体的压力迫使品牌扩大了色号范围。现在虽然我能找到合适的粉底色号,但底色仍然是个问题,特别是对于棕色和黑色皮肤的人来说。我认为韩国美妆品牌可以满足市场对更广泛色号范围的需求,但仍有改进空间,例如有些品牌的粉底中黑色素添加过多。 Adam Triantis: 过去,化妆品品牌通常会针对特定消费者群体设计产品,导致色号范围有限。品牌色号范围的差异归结于经济因素,生产大量色号的风险和成本很高。Decipher公司使用AI技术进行按需调色,以满足客户的个性化需求。 Gloria Achieng: 肯尼亚的韩流文化盛行,韩国护肤品很受欢迎。韩国化妆品公司利用社交媒体和非洲网红进行营销。

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Finding the right shade of makeup can be a struggle, especially if you have really fair or dark skin. But things are changing. Some brands, including Korean ones are looking at their shade ranges and making them more inclusive.

Soo Min Kim, a BBC reporter, takes us through the K-beauty industry and what’s changing.

We also hear from two beauty influencers - May Akhtar and Oceanne Comtois. Have they seen much change and could K-beauty be what the market needs?

Gloria Achieng is a BBC reporter in Kenya - how popular are products there?

And Adam Triantis from Dcypher walks us through why brands having a huge shade range can be hard logistically and whether AI could help.

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