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  • The History of Whoo to open luxury Korean beauty flagship store in Canada

    The History of Whoo to open luxury Korean beauty flagship store in Canada

    LG Household & Health Care proudly announces the opening of a first-of-its-kind, The history of Whoo luxury concept store in Canada. The history of Whoo is a best-selling, record-breaking, prestigious Korean skincare brand known worldwide and recognized for its impeccable quality, use of precious ingredients, and unique formulas once reserved for royalty and members of the Royal Court. Each precious formulation is preserved in distinctly luxurious packaging including flacons and vials inspired by the Korean cultural heritage.

    Customers at the new flagship Canadian store can expect the same level of luxury and attention to detail that The history of Whoo has become synonymous with. Upon entering the space, customers are welcomed as guests and invited to experience a truly immersive shopping experience; from elegant gold-plated fixtures to Gani marble floors, mirrored ceilings, and a dramatic custom-crafted chandelier, all culminating into an elegant showcase designed to envelop the senses in luxury and reflect the royal heritage of the brand.

    The new Canadian store will open its doors at 10:00 a.m. on November 20th at Cadillac Fairview Richmond Centre, British Columbia. The first 75 customers will receive a complimentary limited-edition cosmetic case filled with deluxe samples valued at over $100, with the purchase of $8 or more, while supplies last. To ensure a clean, safe, and comfortable environment, Cadillac Fairview Richmond Centre has put all necessary safety and social distancing measures into place.

    Inside the store, highly trained beauty consultants specialized in Korean skincare will offer shoppers personalized one-on-one consultations with customized recommendations from a selection of luxury brands, including:

    The history of Whoo – Launched in 2003, the most luxurious skincare brand from LG Household & Healthcare, Whoo harmoniously balances modern-day technology with Ancient Eastern medicinal principals to deliver the most prestigious traditions to the Empresses of today. The Chinese character “后” (Whoo) translates into Empress.

    For the first time, a brand has uncovered the beauty secrets of the Royal Court, incorporating their rare and delicate nutritious ingredients from Gongjindan – a traditional herbal recipe. Each ingredient originating from the finest sources around the world, carefully blended and perfectly balanced to achieve harmonious, healthy, and youthful-looking skin.

    Its flagship product – Bichup Self-Generating Anti-Aging Essence is an all-in-one secret recipe that increases skin moisturization and improves the appearance of wrinkles for smoother and more radiant skin. According to a Kantar Worldpanel Beauty Evaluation, this globally renowned product has been the best-selling anti-aging essence in South Korea for nine consecutive years1. Each year, the serum is released with intricately designed limited-edition packaging inspired by the Royal cultural heritage, making it one of the most highly anticipated and most valued qualities about Whoo.

    Su:m37 – a traditional Korean luxury brand that utilizes cutting edge fermentation technology to achieve highly functional skincare products. Known for its best-selling “Secret Essence,” created using Cyto-FermTM technology, a three-stage fermentation process, to create a natural and fermented water achieved by aging and fermenting a variety of 80 plants for an entire year. The antioxidant-rich, renewed Secret Essence improves skin elasticity and barrier function to enhance the skin’s own natural strength and resistance.

    O HUI – a luxury cosmetic brand based on the concept of skin science to harmonize the skin and address its condition through the use of cutting-edge biotechnology and natural botanicals. Its iconic Prime Advancer Ampoule Serum contains the brand’s proprietary Skin Core Enhancing technology to help protect the skin’s barrier and improve its resilience to environmental stressors such as pollution and seasonal changes.

  • Harvey Nichols Hong Kong reopens

    Harvey Nichols Hong Kong reopens

    Harvey Nichols Hong Kong has reopened its store at The Landmark following a three-month renovation.

    Originally opened in 2005, the five-storey store now offers the Style Concierge, a personalised service that helps customers with their wardrobe makeover. It also offers makeovers for every occasion, invitations to events, private sales, special offers, gift suggestions, beauty advice and delivery services.

    Harvey Nichols Hong Kong Landmark

    Also new is Mixology, a permanent pop-up area that features new designer labels and fashion trends. Its first showcase is Korean fashion power houses including Customellow, CY Choi, D-Antidote and Solid Homme.

    Harvey Nichols Hong Kong Landmark 2

    More than 30 makeup and skincare labels have been introduced as well, including Addiction, La Mer, Nail & Lash by Per Face, Tom Ford Beauty and Whoo.

    From Copenhagen Fashion Week, Harvey Nichols has introduced designer labels including Han Kjøbenhavn, Henrik Vibskov and Tonsure. These add to the line-up of labels from other international fashion weeks including Hilfiger Collection, Maison Margiela and Vera Wang for women, and Lavin and Marni for men.

    Harvey Nichols Hong Kong Landmark 3

    The store’s facade is a geometric-faceted floating panel sitting prominently with the inherited adjacent architecture, with the abstracted lines from the “H” and “N” creating a pattern that is illuminated at night.

  • Korea’s Whoo to make debut in Cannes

    Korea’s Whoo to make debut in Cannes

    Korean cosmetics brand Whoo is set to make its debut at TFWA Cannes as parent company LG Household & Health Care Co., Ltd. aims to introduce the Asian oriental medicinal cosmetic brand to the world and “take a leap to a global brand”.

    LG Household & Health Care Co., will introduce Whoo to the travel-retail market as it seeks opportunities to expand beyond Asia.

    As it celebrates its 13th anniversary this year, Whoo, which took its brand name ‘后’(whoo) from the image of fiddle, has already experienced rapid growth in Asia. The brand’s products are based on remedies and formulas popular among emperors and empresses of the historical Korean courts.

    The brand has been present in the top ranks of sales among large duty-free shops in Korea, according to the company, and set a remarkable record reaching $20m of monthly sales in just one store  – Lotte Duty Free Shop Sogong. The company stated this trend continues across the duty-free market with retailers in China, Hongkong and Thailand reporting sales have doubled for the brand compared to the previous year.

    The brand’s best seller is the Whoo Bichup Self-Generating (Jasaeng) Essence, which is an oriental medicinal essence that helps to repair skin balance that has been damaged through aging with  three formulas originated from oriental medicinal remedies Gongjinbidan, Gyeongokbidan, Cheongsimbidan, adding to the Chojahabidan formula.

    The Whoo brand was the first Korean cosmetic brand that participated in The 20th French Louvre Museum Wedding Fair held in Louvre Museum, France in October 2014 where it received a good reception with its court stories of emperors and empresses, and sophisticated design exhibiting Korean beauty.