Issue 02 · September 2026 · For the next 8–12 weeks

Winter is not a shelf swap — except last December, when only nineteen of the fifty carried over from November.

Take the sunscreen step down without cutting the line. Put December depth behind one proven mask and two proven lip SKUs. Place two small tests.

US K-Beauty Buyer Report, Issue 2, September 2026

In the specimen

  • This month's verdict, in full
  • The shape of the order board — not the SKUs
  • The charts that carry the argument

In the full issue

  • The eighteen calls, by name
  • Last month's calls, graded
  • The number that would reverse each call

From the specimen

  • September 2026 — The verdict

    The verdict

  • September 2026 — The order boardSpecimen

    The order board

  • September 2026 — The correctionSpecimen

    The correction

August's calls were graded in this issue