Keeping It Clean: It's More Than a Trend

If there is one word in beauty products that encapsulates the latest trend, it’s “clean." Consumers want products that are free of chemicals, haven’t been tested on animals and are packaged and sold responsibly. When shoppers are considering buying a product that goes on their skin, changes their appearance, and can be absorbed into the bloodstream, they want to know what’s in it, where it came from, and how it’s made. This is especially relevant because of recent news about expired, counterfeit, and low quality products from Amazon Marketplace.

Recently, Asian beauty giant Shiseido purchased clean skincare brand Drunk Elephant. The new brands in the beauty landscape that are all about clean ingredients have been on the radar of the bigger heritage brands. In 2017, Estee Lauder acquired Two Faced, an indie brand focused on clean ingredients. Unilever, who was rumored to be in the bidding for Drunk Elephant purchased Tatcha, also a clean skin care brand in June of this year. Skincare is where it’s at in the beauty biz right now. According to recent research from The NPD Group, skincare sales of prestige brands were up 7% Y/Y in Q2 of 2019. In the same period, makeup sales declined by 4%. In 2018, the skin-care category grew by 13 percent.

While clean is the new buzzword in beauty, expertise still matters. Do the associates on the floor know:

  • The best way to use your product? Which products work well together?
  • Which colors and looks are on trend?
  • Why your brand is better than others?
  • What your competition is up to?
 ThirdChannel’s combination of people and tech can keep any brand’s sales floor looking pretty. From competitive intel on packaging, signage, and labeling, to the data we collect on your sales and inventory, we go way more than skin deep for your brand. Combined with our Brand Reps on the floor educating and engaging shoppers, is a regimen that can make your brand the fairest of them all.
Published by Ashley Triscuit, Director of Marketing November 19, 2019
Ashley Triscuit, Director of Marketing