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I HOPE.
KANEBO is a global prestige cosmetics brand launched in Japan in 2016 by Kanebo Cosmetics. Centered on skincare, it also offers base makeup and color makeup, with products designed to bring out the skin’s natural beauty. Since its 2020 rebranding, the brand has used “I HOPE.” as its brand message and positioned itself as “a brand that speaks of hope, not beauty.” Its offerings include skincare focused on the skin’s strength and beauty, base makeup and color makeup that bring out individuality, and the top-tier “KANEBO THE EXCEPTIONAL” series. As a brand originating in Japan, it has also expanded overseas, including into Asia and Europe.

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KANEBO is becoming a brand that speaks of hope, not beauty.

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2018
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KANEBO THE EXCEPTIONAL
Beauty and cosmetics

A premium line positioned at the highest level within the brand

“KANEBO THE EXCEPTIONAL” is an official top-tier series derived from KANEBO in 2018, posit

“KANEBO THE EXCEPTIONAL” is an official top-tier series derived from KANEBO in 2018, positioned above its regular skincare and makeup offerings. Centered on translucent beauty, it began with lotion, emulsion, and cream, and later expanded into base makeup. Within KANEBO as a whole, it serves as a premium segment that consolidates the brand’s technologies and formulation development, and is treated as a higher-tier line relative to the standard product range. Official announcements explicitly describe it as KANEBO’s “top-tier series,” and it is still listed as a separate product range on the official website.

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