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Adam Sandzer 16 September 2025

This article is adapted from China Playbook, our subscription-based strategy hub for...

Beauty Ecommerce China Playbook View post - China Playbook Unlocked: China’s Beauty Market Sees 17% Growth in Early 2025

Fan Tu-Cerny 16 July 2025

This article is adapted from China Playbook, our subscription-based strategy hub for...

Beauty Marketing China Playbook View post - China Playbook Unlocked: This Beauty Brand Opens a Mental Health Hotline

Jonathan Smith 4 March 2024

Up until recently, with a few exceptions, China required animal testing on all imported...

Beauty News View post - China Beauty: Timeline of Animal Testing Regulations

Jonathan Smith 19 January 2022

UNFULFILLED POTENTIAL During last year’s Singles’ Day, beauty brands came out on...

Strategy Beauty Insights View post - 5 Beauty Brands That Could Improve In China

Jonathan Smith 6 September 2021

Who says advertising can’t be romantic? The Hot Pot China team, never ones to shy away...

Strategy Beauty Retail View post - QiXi 2021: Valentine’s Campaigns sparking passion

Jonathan Smith 8 November 2019

This coming Monday is November 11th. For China this means only one thing – retail. 11.11...

Strategy Beauty Retail View post - 11.11 Singles Day predictions from hot Pot China

Jonathan Smith 6 November 2019

NARS Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary in Shanghai On 10th September 2019, the Shiseido...

Strategy Beauty Retail View post - NARS orgasm collection: Shanghai O2O case study

Jonathan Smith 18 October 2019

Little Red Book, one of China’s foremost UGC (user-generated content) platforms,...

Strategy Beauty Retail View post - What’s next for Little Red Book?