Cosmetrics AI is an original product concept I developed by applying what I've learned about automotive inventory tracking and web-scraped market data to the beauty industry.
01 / The Problem
Beauty brands have limited visibility into how competitors are performing, particularly at the individual product and shade level.
Four Key Gaps
1. Lack of Transparency
- Limited visibility into competitor performance.
- Category trends are often siloed or unavailable.
2. No Daily Inventory Tracking
- Limited access to daily SKU-level stock movement.
- Brands lack visibility into competitor velocity and sell-through.
3. Industry Misalignment
- Retailers, brands, and investors rely on different datasets.
- Trends may only become apparent after they've already happened.
4. Limited Access to Data
- Independent and direct-to-consumer brands often lack dedicated data science teams.
- Enterprise analytics solutions can be expensive or too broad for smaller brands.
02 / Competitive Landscape
I explored three categories of existing solutions to identify where Cosmetrics AI could offer something different.
Market Data & Trend Intelligence