The beauty industry is many things, but balanced isn't one of them. Even though access and connection to other cultures are at an all-time high (thanks in no small part to social media), the West ...

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Artika Sari Devi looks the part of a beauty queen with her million-dollar smile and hourglass figure. And she dreams of becoming Indonesia’s first Miss Universe. There is only one ...

Beauty pageant contestant Mahniwati was born into a strong Indigenous community on Indonesia’s Lombok Island. During her pageant activities, Mahniwati saw that despite their wealth of natural ...

Medan, Indonesia – On any given day, Exanti, a beauty consultant for Indonesian cosmetics brand Wardah, wears what she calls a “full face” of makeup, including eyeshadow, eyeliner, foundation, ...

JAKARTA: Sluggish household spending has weighed on Indonesia’s retail sector, with estimated growth below 5 per cent in 2025, but the beauty industry continues to post solid gains and is projected to ...

SINGAPORE, July 6 (Reuters) - Indonesian beauty startup Social Bella, which operates beauty e-commerce platform Sociolla, said on Monday it had raised $58 million from its existing investors, ...

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 course, beauty is ...