Category: TikTok


  • Where does the resilience of UK beauty’s market come from?

    Fifty-five percent of UK consumers say they are cutting discretionary spending. But somehow, beauty, keeps growing anyway. According to Barclays, health and beauty has now posted 60 consecutive months of growth, with UK spend up 10.7% in 2025 alone, in a retail environment where overall growth was essentially flat. The “Lipstick Effect” is real, but…

  • How TikTok shop built a $10bn beauty business in four years and why southeast asia is the template

    According to Charm.io, which tracks performance metrics for every DTC brand online and on TikTok Shop, TikTok generated $10.2bn in beauty sales across 15 countries in 2025, roughly half the size of Sephora. But Sephora was created in 1969 and TikTok shop launched in 2021.

  • Jean Paul Gaultier enters the booming high perfumery segment

    Jean Paul Gaultier launched this week Les Ateliers Gaultier, a six-scent high perfumery collection priced at €260 for 100ml, its first serious move into the upper tier of the fragrance market.

  • From zero to $10bn in four years: TikTok shop’s beauty takeover

    According to Charm.io, which tracks performance metrics for every DTC brand online and on TikTok Shop, the platform generated $10.2 billion in global beauty sales in 2025, up from essentially nothing when it launched at the end of 2022.

  • TikTok Shop: from impulsive clicking to habitual consumption

    The traditional eCommerce landscape in the United States is witnessing a significant structural shift as social discovery begins to outpace conventional search-based retail. According to data from Charm.io TikTok Shop has generated $2.7bn in sales in 2025 in the US, securing its position as the fourth-largest eCommerce retailer in the category nationwide according to Nielsen.

  • TikTok Shop: the economics of the scroll

    Sales for skincare, makeup and fragrance on TikTok Shop in the United States reached $1.55bn in 2025, representing a growth of 103% year-over-year according to data from Charm.io, which tracks key performance metrics for every DTC brand online and on TikTok Shop.

  • TikTok Shop’s $2.7BN beauty boom: takeaways from the new commerce leaders

    TikTok Shop’s US beauty category generated $2.7 billion in gross merchandise value in 2025, according to Charm.io, which tracks key performance metrics for every DTC brand online and on TikTok Shop. Social commerce has shifted from a pilot project to a primary revenue stream.

  • TikTok Shop Q4 25 US sales data shows the platform is maturing beyond viral gimmicks

    According to data from Pattern®, the leading e-commerce brand accelerator, CeraVe has defended its first spot every quarter since early 2023 as the top selling brand on Amazon, but its grip has been loosening. The brand’s share has contracted from 4.45% to 3.85% over three years. Meanwhile, La Roche-Posay has climbed from 2.68% to 3.26%,…