As the roles of women evolve in todays aging society, the acceptance of cosmetics has been much earlier and younger. These women favor the new trend of colorful make up style, which they tend to express individual characteristic by using color cosmeti...
As the roles of women evolve in todays aging society, the acceptance of cosmetics has been much earlier and younger. These women favor the new trend of colorful make up style, which they tend to express individual characteristic by using color cosmetics. The cosmetic industry is already under the saturation by branches of low to mid priced brands and their unique positioning strategies. There are many users who introduced from various distribution channels. The researcher has divided few groups of consumers by their lifestyles to discover their actual conditions of color cosmetic usage, and distinct each group?s behaviors when they purchase cosmetics. A hypothesis was introduced for the research. It suggests a subdivided strategy on purchasing behaviors that is based on visual elements in cosmetic packages, and introduce every group will have different perspective on visual satisfaction and package design preference.
This research was conducted by the following method.
The research targeted women in age of 10s to 20s followed by previous studies. Usage of color cosmetic in reality was examined, and we have analyzed the difference in visual effects on the point of purchase. Groups of consumers were divided by their lifestyle, and their preference styles on color cosmetics were surveyed. To analyze consumer?s behavior on the point of purchase regarding its package design, we will name four types of visual elements into ?Luxuries,
Trendiest, Practical, Programmed?. For the statistic analysis, they were named after "pleasure-shopper, thrifty-shopper, not-seeking-shopper, and planned-shopper.
First survey was conducted by 150 women who currently live in Seoul, capital city, district area such as womens high school, university, department store, caf, etc. They were asked few question such as if they have ever purchased color makeup tool, important factors and elements when they buy cosmetics and time in term of purchase.
Second survey bared four different expressive type of stimulus accorded by visual elements of cosmetic packaging. This examination analyzes diversities for consumer?s responses in buying behavior. Following result was carried out by statistic number using Statistic Package for Social Science (SPSS) data coding method.
The result introduce from the highest number, which are pleasure-shopper group, thrifty-shopper, not-seeking-shopper, and planned-shopper. Main features they considers when they purchase color makeup is price and revealed color on the package.
The result of the hypothesis is;
Firstly, each group of consumers shows distinct responses on their satisfaction for visual elements. They consider brand logo, tone of the color, package design including its patterns and illustrations as one of the importance when they purchase cosmetics. Especially planned-shopper considers these three factors the most followed by planned-shopper. Also the study shows, thrifty-shopper was not affected by tone of the color and package design. All four groups of consumers did not show any different in package design, labeling and typography. Meaning, artistic elements is the most considerable factor in color makeup products for its sensitive use.
Secondly, the survey shows Luxuries, Trendiest and Practical groups of consumers having significant difference on the analysis for their buying behaviors. It demonstrates their positive attitudes depend on its visual elements on the package design, not for its shape and material.
Thirdly, groups of consumers show their distinct preference on type of package
designs. Group of thrifty-shopper prefer practical packaging, group of pleasure-shopper favor luxurious and trendy packaging, group of not-seeking-shopper prefer luxurious packaging and planned-shopper favor in trendy packaging. So far, it shows visual elements of cosmetic products influence on all four types of consumers. Also, it demonstrates the positive preference for color cosmetic product packaging, its artistic expression and image they formed make customers impulse buying. The most important in color cosmetic product package design is consumer?s visual satisfactions that lead expectation on the product itself, which will eventually end up with impulse buying.
Although consumers in 10s have the most curiosity, and are interested in beauty aesthetic, they are inspired and affected by their friend with non-typical type they prefer. Most of time they prefer cheaper product, however, they have strong recognition for its design factors. Consumers in 20s seem to prefer unique and practical product, but when it comes to design they favor in luxurious image. Therefore, main visual elements in packaging should associate with glossy and pearl effects.
In the end, the current research, there are a large portion of impulse buying in low to mid priced cosmetic products, which is revealed in distribution channel, involves package design. As package design to be one of the great self-promoted visual communication tools, in a future, consumer analysis and understanding their emotional need for its design will lead progression in cosmetic industry.