High End Beauty Market in China
Today High-end Beauty brands take a great lead in the Chinese market. Chanel lipstick let women experience luxury with fewer expenses, compared with those saving that you will need to pay to purchase a pair of Christian Louboutin or Hermès handbags. Moreover, without taking into account the power of establishing a relationship between a brand and consumers of the young generation, luxury cosmetic lines are already lucrative in and of themselves.
Premium Cosmetics Brands in China
Premium cosmetic brands in China are becoming more and more demanded by the post-95 generation, which is becoming the main buying force for cosmetics in China.
What was highly demanded in the world of high-end beauty products in 2017?
The leading players were approaching different targets, in terms of anti-aging products in ultra-glamorous packaging they were selling by European luxury brands, in contrast, Asian brands targeted their products more on the younger generation by providing natural beauty products with a lighter luxury style.
Top 10 Marketing Strategies for High-End Beauty Brands in China
Read also: Top Strategies for Beauty Brands in China
1. China Red Campaign by Chanel
This Christmas French brand, well-known for its red lipstick, Chanel launched a highlighted 4 limited edition red lipstick collection called The Numeros Rouges, each of them being placed in a “rare red-lacquered click case”. Chinese consumers’ taste was completely and successfully catered with the all-red theme and in Chinese social media has been called “中国红” (China red). Chinese actress Liu Shishi (刘诗诗) in July 2017 has been signed to promote the makeup lines of Chanel.
2. KOL Campaign by Dior
Gold is the other color that is favored by Chinese consumers, while Chanel is a classic red. In their new limited edition, the Diorific lipstick line (350 RMB) they added five limited edition shades. The dior package which is called a “jewel-like gold case” reflects two conjoined light bulbs. Moreover, the lipstick itself in terms of the novel-looking case has been shaped in a crayon shape. Represented by the Dior holiday edition marked “powder lipstick” Diorific Khol features a long-lasting formula. The actress Wang Luodan (王珞丹) this year joined to ads set off the Dior campaign in the south of France.
3. Beauty Ambassador Campaign by Guerlain
In 2017 a new luxury edition Rouge G was represented by Guerlain, instead of the original silver case, the new collection of luxurious lipsticks was covered in the black case.
Moreover, such great beauties and brand ambassadors as Yang Yang (杨洋), Wang Ziwen (王子文), and Fan Bingbing (范冰冰) were paid big money by Guerlain for the purpose of representing the brand.
4. Special collection ” L’absolu Rouge” goes viral by LANCOME
Especially designed collection L’absolu Rouge collection for the holiday season in 2017 was represented by Lancome, which included three new outstanding shades, nude red, orange-red, and mauve red with sparkling and golden-flake shadings. Customers had the opportunity to enjoy lipsticks in sleek black and gold cases. Lately, the famous actress Liu Tao(刘涛) at the beginning of 2017 joined LANCOME’s Spring Festival campaign in order to promote the brand.
5. Online Celebrity Campaign by Estee Lauder
The new skincare collection Re-Nutriv was represented by EsteeLauder in 2017. The innovative skincare contains anti-aging and skin-sculpting diamond truffle extract. The new collection was packaged in black, and ornamented with silver and gold. In terms of the price, the cost for 25 ml Re-Nutriv essence is 3,800 RMB. The primary brand ambassador of EsteeLauder is Mi Yang (杨幂), besides that Estee Lauder was engaged with other celebrities such as Guo Jingjing (郭晶晶), an Olympic diving gold medalist.
6. E-reputation with Beauty Bloggers by Helena Rubinstein
In contrast, Helena Rubinstein in terms of creating a limited-edition line in China is not into rush lunch that type of special products. Besides that, the brand launched a Christmas set of day and creams called The Re-Plasty, which contained featured anti-aging and self-repairing cosmetics. The whole set cost around 3,480 RMB. Helena Rubinstein brand has lots of good relationships and cooperations with a wide range of beauty bloggers, though in China Jia Jingwen (贾静雯) is the brand ambassador.
7. Storytelling by Shisheido
In 2017 Shisheido launched a new Waso skincare line, in creating of which Shisheido was inspired by the philosophy of Japanese traditional cuisine. In fact, Waso was derived from Wasoku, the traditional Japanese cuisine that involves only fresh ingredients and less amount of seasoning in order to improve the food’s flavor itself. In terms of the packaging, it is more simple than the ones that were represented by other brands. Was also less aimed to target consumers of the younger generation. As ambassadors of Shisheido in 2017 were Huang Xuan (黄轩) and Tang Yan (唐嫣). Lately, Gao Yunxuang (高云翔) also joined the campaign of Shisheido’s sunblock line.
8. Weibo KOL Campaign by Cle De Peau
A High-end Japanese brand Cle de Peau being inspired by “Chinoiserie” launched a new set of lipstick called “Clé de Peau Beauté Rouge Allegro n”. Customers can enjoy the 14 creamy and rich shades. In addition, classic CDP mazarine and gold angular designs were involved in lipstick packages. In 2017 the campaign of Cle de Peau joined Wang Luodan (王珞丹) and Wang Lihong (王力宏), and was a retweeted by KOL on Weibo.
9. Engage with Succesful Microinfluencers Campaign by Sulwhasoo
Korean cosmetics products constantly pursue the skin “brightening” feature. The new Sulwhasoo collection’s highest-priced item is Snowise EX Whitening Serum (1,340 RMB/50ml). In order to express a sense of purity and nature, the package was embellished with a white silver top in combination with a pearl-like texture at the bottom. Moreover, rare traditional and natural herbal ingredients were involved to create such featured cosmetic items.
Compared with other brands, Sulwhasoo chose successful women from various spheres such as writer Zhang Xiaoxian (张小娴), Olympic medalist Wu Minxia (吴敏霞), and singer An Yixuan (安以轩).
10. Advertise Innovation by HERA
The anti-aging cream with narcissus essence Signia ampoule (1,800 RMB/50ml), was presented by HERA. In comparison with Sulwhasoo, which is attracting consumers with plant extracts, Signia ampoule is pursuing to be involved with more high tech products.
It is packaged in a tall, long bottle embellished with dark gold with two various textures. In order to endorse HERA beauty line products, model He Sui (何穗) and actress Wang Ou (王鸥)worked with that brand, shared by other influencers on Chinese Social Media.
Need Brand activation in China?
Do you want to promote your beauty brand in China? And you need a smart Agency?
Contact us now if you have a project, or need information.