K-Beauty Skincare Brand: Sephora US Prestige Channel Launch
Sephora US prestige channel launch for a Korean skincare brand with Clean at Sephora ingredient certification, Beauty Insider sample program, and Sephora Squad creator partnership across 614 standalone Sephora stores plus the Sephora at Kohl's footprint.
Growth in Conversions
Content Optimization
Organic Traffic
1682%
Dramatic Increase
Project Overview
Korean prestige skincare brand needed Sephora US placement at the prestige tier with Clean at Sephora ingredient certification, plus integration into the Beauty Insider loyalty program and a Sephora Squad creator partnership to drive trial against entrenched J-beauty and US prestige incumbents in the skincare aisle. FDA cosmetic facility registration with the brand's Korean manufacturing partner sat on the critical path, and the launch had to coordinate the standalone Sephora assortment with the parallel Sephora at Kohl's shop-in-shop footprint, which serves a different mass-prestige hybrid shopper than the standalone door.
Execution
MOART navigated Clean at Sephora ingredient reformulation across 6 SKUs to meet the program's exclusion list, completed FDA cosmetic facility registration with the brand's Korean manufacturing partner, secured 4 Sephora Squad creator partnerships for the launch-window content cycle, negotiated Beauty Insider sample program inclusion for both the standalone and Sephora at Kohl's footprints, and coordinated the Korean shade and texture adaptation against US dermatologist panel feedback.
Project Results
6 Clean at Sephora-certified SKUs live across 614 standalone Sephora stores plus the Sephora at Kohl's footprint within 16 months, with 38% Beauty Insider sample-to-purchase conversion driving the launch hero SKU to top-200 skincare ranking in the prestige set.
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