Clio Cosmetics

South Korean cosmetics company

Clio Cosmetics

Native name

| ㈜클리오

|

Industry| Cosmetics
Founded| 1993
Founder| Han Hyun-oak
Headquarters|

Seongdong, Seoul

South Korea

Number of employees

| 297
Website| company.cliocosmetic.com

Clio Cosmetics (Korean: 클리오) is a South Korean cosmetics company based in Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea.

## Brands

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* Clio Professional is a professional make up brand since 1993 with the philosophy of "Practical Professional" providing easy-use products but excellent performance.
* Peripera is a make up brand for young girls since 2005 with fun, pop, trendy images of "Instant Beauty"
* Goodal is a Korean natural skin care brand since 2011 using fermented ingredients and infused water.
* Healing bird[1] is a botanical hair and body care brand with silicone free ingredients and various fragrance experiences of flower garden.

## History

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Clio Cosmetics is a Korean cosmetic company founded in 1993 starting a professional make-up brand "Clio Professional".[2]

Over time, the company branched out into other make-up, skin care, hair and body care products. CLIO cosmetics launched Peripera in 2005, Goodal in 2011 and Healing bird in 2017.[3][better source needed]

In 2012, Clio cosmetics opened the stand alone shop Club Clio selling all of its own brands (95 stores as of year end 2016).

In 2016, CLIO cosmetics successfully received funding of 50 million USD from L-capital Asia, a private equity investment firm which is affiliated with LVMH[4]

In July 2016, CLIO Cosmetics went public on the KOSDAQ.[5]

## Spokespersons and models

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Current:

* Jaehyun (2024-)
* An Yu-jin (2022–)[6]

Past:

* Tomorrow X Together (2023)[7]
* Aespa (2021)[8]
* Go Min-si (2021)[9]
* Stray Kids (2021)[10][11]
* Kim Woo-seok (2020–2021)[12][13]
* Krystal Jung (2018–2020)[14]
* Gong Hyo-jin (2015–2017)[15]
* Sandara Park (2013–2014)[16]
* Lee Hyo-ri (2011–2012)[17]
* Kim Ha-neul (2010)[18]

## References

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1. ^ "::CLUB CLIO:: Shop Korean Beauty Products". CLUBCLIO KO (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-20.
2. ^ "LVMH invests $50m in Korean cosmetics maker CLIO". The Korea Herald. 2016-07-25.
3. ^ "CLIO". www.cliocosmetic.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-20.
4. ^ CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com. "LVMH to invest in Korean cosmetic company Clio". CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
5. ^ "Kosdaq IPOs this year largest in 16 years - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea". pulsenews.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-20.
6. ^ Lee, Yunjeong (December 24, 2022). "클리오, 아이브(IVE) '안유진' 브랜드 앰버서더로 발탁" [Clio selected as IVE's 'Ahn Yujin' brand ambassador]. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved December 24, 2022.
7. ^ Komalasari, Dewi (2023-02-10). "TXT Jadi Global Ambassador Brand Kecantikan Korea 'Clio'" [TXT Become Global Ambassadors for Korean Beauty Brand 'Clio']. Archived from the original on 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
8. ^ "에스파, 클리오 새 얼굴 됐다 [공식]". Daum (in Korean). August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
9. ^ Cho, Yeon-gyeong (January 29, 2021). "잘나가는 고민시, 메이크업 브랜드 모델 발탁". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
10. ^ "CLIO X SKZ". Facebook (in Korean). Clio. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
11. ^ Yong, Won-joong (February 1, 2021). "스트레이 키즈, 뷰티돌 등극...클리오 뮤즈 발탁". Single List (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2021.
12. ^ "클리오 '첫 남성모델' 김우석 화보 공개 "이 미모 실화?" 24일부터 신상 출시". Korea Dutyfree News (in Korean). February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
13. ^ "클리오 X 김우석 지난 1년간 많은 사랑 정말 감사합니다!". Twitter. Clio. February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
14. ^ Dimaandal, Red (20 February 2018). "Krystal Jung Is CLIO Cosmetics' New Brand Ambassador". Metro Style.
15. ^ "Gong Hyo Jin is both sweet and sexy as 'CLIO's model". Allkpop. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
16. ^ KpopStarz (2013-09-14). "2NE1 Dara as Gothic Princess for Cosmetic Brand CLIO". KpopStarz. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
17. ^ "CLIO COSMETICS". company.cliocosmetic.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-08-25.
18. ^ "K-beauty attracts investment from international big shots". The Korea Herald. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

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## External links

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* Clio Cosmetics (in Korean)
* Clio Professional (in Korean)
* Peripera (in Korean)
* Goodal (in Korean)