Die Deutschen bevorzugen kürzere Routinen, aber junge Männer treiben die Evolution der Körperpflege voran. Klimaangepasste Schönheit, Wellness und stimmungsaufhellende Kosmetik und Körperpflege sind die Zukunft.
Susanne Krenz, Associate Director – Beauty, Personal Care and Household
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- What you need to know
- Opportunities
- Outlook
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OPPORTUNITIES
- Target men with makeup and easy-to-use face care
- Multipurpose face care for men
- All-in-one face care inspiration from Asia
- Male makeup needs to be subtle
- Borrow inspiration from Asian men's makeup
- Educate consumers about climate-adaptive skin care/beauty routines
- Educate consumers about changing skin/haircare needs
- Seasonal facial care resonates with German consumers
- APAC inspiration: seasonal beauty products
- Hotter summers make suncare even more crucial
- Younger Germans are better educated about UV-associated skin health issues
- Help consumers prioritise self-care/wellness
- Mood-enhancing ingredients captivate Germans
- Neurocosmetics redefine skincare and emotional wellness
- Mine the emotional connection between good skin and wellbeing
- Scented homecare for additional pampering
- Connecting inner and outer beauty
- Collagen powders are especially popular
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CONSUMER
- Beauty regime: consumer personas
- Identifying key beauty/grooming personas – cluster analysis
- Routines differ sharply from urban Glow Getters to rural Comfort Zoners
- Catering to Glow Getters and The Goopers
- Catering to Beauty Hippies, the No-Nonsense Crew and Comfort Zoners
- Frequency of performing beauty and grooming tasks
- Women pay more attention to their facial care, and men to cleansing their hair
- Skincare is a daily occurrence for the majority of Germans
- Graph 1: frequency of doing facial beauty/grooming tasks, 2024
- Women are more diligent than men with facial skincare
- More women than men use facial skincare and cleansers
- Younger men are much more face-care-oriented than older males
- Almost half of German men aged 16-34 use makeup
- Frequency of applying makeup is increasing, especially among younger men
- Graph 2: frequency of applying makeup, 2023-24
- Opportunities for subtle makeup designed for male skins
- Germans are more likely to brush or style their hair than wash it every day
- Graph 3: frequency of doing hair grooming tasks, 2024
- Men wash their hair much more frequently than women
- Personal grooming is shaped by convenience, perceived necessity and time commitment
- Graph 4: frequency of doing hand/body grooming tasks, 2024
- Germans like to use fragrance and bodycare; nailcare is a lesser priority
- Women go for less frequent but more elaborate nail care rituals
- Women are more likely than men to remove underarm/leg hair
- The daily showering tradition is losing relevance
- Graph 5: frequency of taking a bath/shower, 2020-24
- Time spent on the beauty routine
- Squeezing beauty routines into everyday life is most important to younger women
- Graph 6: importance of structuring a beauty/grooming routine to fit a daily routine, by gender and age, 2024
- Beauty routines are getting shorter
- Graph 7: time spent on appearance on an average day in the morning, 2020-24
- Graph 8: time spent on appearance on an average day in the evening, 2023-24
- Germans are spending less time on grooming in the morning
- Morning and evening routines are getting shorter
- Men dedicate less time to their daily grooming
- Graph 9: time spent by men on appearance on an average day in the morning, 2020-24
- Graph 10: time spent by women on appearance on an average day in the morning, 2023-24
- Evening routines shrink, but less so for women
- Graph 11: time spent by women on appearance on an average day in the evening, 2023-24
- Graph 12: time spent by men on appearance on an average day in the evening, 2020-24
- Women spend more time than men getting ready for special occasions
- Graph 13: time spent on appearance when getting ready for a special occasion, by gender, 2024
- Beauty products worth spending the most money on
- Germans are most prepared to invest in their oral health
- Graph 14: types of beauty/grooming products worthy of spending the most money on (ranked), 2024
- Face care has much higher priority among women
- For older Germans, oral care takes priority
- Graph 15: consumers who rank oral care as the most important beauty/grooming product worth spending money on (rank 1), by gender and age, 2024
- Government investment in oral health education is paying off
- Attitudes and behaviours
- Beauty serves as the ultimate lifestyle motivator
- Graph 16: level of importance of select lifestyle/lifestage aspects of a beauty/grooming routine, 2024
- The impact of lifestyle on appearance is widely accepted
- Graph 17: agreement with select attitudes towards beauty and grooming routines, 2024
- Ingestible beauty is on the rise
- Seasonal beauty routines are still in their infancy but are poised to become mainstream
- Graph 18: level of importance of select aspects of a beauty/grooming routine, 2024
- Overconsumption faces consumer disapproval
- Graph 19: agreement with select cost-related attitudes towards beauty and grooming routines, 2024
- Germans are critical and like value for money
- Germans take some convincing to buy new products
- Reduce waste with highly concentrated and multipurpose products
- Nearly half of Germans like to be 'high maintenance to be low maintenance'
- Graph 20: agreement with select time-related attitudes towards beauty and grooming routines, by gender and age, 2024
- An investment-driven approach to beauty pays dividends
- Younger Germans believe most strongly that high-quality products reduce the need for cosmetic procedures
- Brands can educate consumers about their skin/hair needs
- e.l.f. Cosmetics x Anastasia Pagonis
- Long-term results can win over sceptical Germans
- Graph 21: agreement with select attitudes towards beauty and grooming routines, 2024
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MARKET DRIVERS
- 2025 will be a political and societal challenge
- Graph 22: consumer perception of the German cost-of-living crisis, 2024 vs 2025
- The cost-of-living crisis continues to worry Germans
- Graph 23: harmonised consumer price index, by category, 2022-24
- 'Lipstick effect' to the rescue?
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APPENDIX
- Abbreviations and generations
- Abbreviations
- Generations
- Methodology – consumer research
- Consumer research methodology
- A note on language
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