China's Perfect Diary woos cosmetics shoppers via social media

Its three keys to success: speed, price and big data

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Perfect Diary opened a physical location at this shopping center in Guangzhou, China. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)

TOMOKO WAKASUGI and YUSUKE HINATA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/GUANGZHOU -- Yatsen Holding, the Chinese startup behind the fast-growing Perfect Diary cosmetic brand, owes its dizzying ascent to a laser focus on the social media generation.

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