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Department store brands will always have a place in our makeup bags, but in recent years, we’ve been just as impressed with the cosmetics coming out of local beauty brands. They come in pretty packaging, offer great quality which matches that of imported versions — and, they’re super affordable, to boot. It seems like about … Read more
Liza Yosephine (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta ● Sun, January 20, 2019 2019-01-20 13:32 1358 75e76da2d15e495661b6357e2e7b69be 1 Art & Culture Indonesian-tradition,Indonesian-traditional-beauty-regime,beauty,beauty-regime,beauty-treatment Free Indonesia’s vast cultural heritage, which is shaped by rich gifts derived from nature, inexorably includes a range of beauty regimens. From top to toe, simple to sophisticated, there are choices for everyone. … Read more
For over 50 years, white skin has been the dominant beauty ideal in Indonesia. Celebrities and models have mostly been white, and most people have aspired to have white skin. But this wasn’t always the case. In pre-colonial times skin colour was thought and talked about in a wider variety of shades: not just white, but also … Read more
Climbing a steep hill in Salatiga, Indonesia, for daily worship at the Mennonite World Conference assembly, Christians heard the Muslim call to prayer from loudspeakers at nearby mosques. To a foreigner like me, who had never heard it before, the Adhan sounded eerie, especially at 4:30 a.m. To a devout Muslim, it signals a daily … Read more
Ni Nyoman Wira (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta ● Tue, January 28, 2020 2020-01-28 17:04 985 7f440ff09e92db75a02bbad20615bbdf 1 Lifestyle beauty-industry,Beauty-trend,Indonesia,skincare,makeup Free For Maria Fifi, makeup and skincare products from local brands have become a daily part in her life. Since 2015, she has used a variety of products, including liquid soap from The Soap … Read more
THE WHAT? Indonesian beauty tech start-up Social Bella has raised US$58 million in an ongoing Series E funding round from Temasek, Pavilion Capital and Jungle Ventures. THE DETAILS The company, which operates the beauty e-commerce site Sociolla, has six physical stores in the country, as well as 30 million online users, according to Reuters. Discussing the funding … Read more
The landmark signing is part of a continued effort to develop the tourism sector and the creative economy in the country DENPASAR, Indonesia, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Marriott International Inc. in Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of The Republic of Indonesia to develop the tourism … Read more
Josa Lukman (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta ● Fri, September 25, 2020 2020-09-25 15:31 744 e22cd4161040e111d73a5626c473a1d7 1 Entertainment paras-cantik-indonesia,web-series,Galeri-Indonesia-Kaya,beauty,Entertainment,series,Indonesia,Women Free A new web series is seeking to explore the meaning of beauty for Indonesian women. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as the saying goes. True beauty lies within, says another. Of … Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Perfect Corp., the leading AI + AR beauty tech solutions provider, partners with Paragon Technology and Innovation, one of the fastest growing beauty companies in Indonesia, to provide AR virtual makeup try-on experience in online stores of the company’s four prominent makeup brands. Consumers shopping at Wardah Beauty, Instaperfect, Emina, and Make Over … Read more
Xendit’s cofounders (L-R): Juan Gonzalez, Moses Lo, Tessa Wijaya and Bo Chen. Courtesy of Xendit Digital payments platform Xendit said Thursday that it had raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by Coatue and Insight Partners, bringing its total amount raised to $538 million. The Jakarta-based firm said other investors in the … Read more
