Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling Study: The Comparison of Cosmetics Product Online Reviews

Authors

  • Meizhen Hannah Zahirah School of Economics and Business, Telkom University, Jln. Telekomunikasi No 1, Bandung, 40257, Indonesia
  • Tri Widarmanti School of Economics and Business, Telkom University, Jln. Telekomunikasi No 1, Bandung, 40257, Indonesia

Keywords:

Comparation, Online Customer Review, Sentiment Analysis, Topic Modeling

Abstract

In the competition, companies must orient themselves to serve clients, engage with rivals, and launch products to build a dynamic and competitive corporate environment. The need to meet basic requirements such as clothes, food, and boards, which were formerly straightforward, became increasingly complicated. This can be proven by the development of the cosmetic industry which is marked by the variety of cosmetics on the market. There is currently a need for brand comparison in the business competition since it can make it simpler to understand the strengths and weaknesses of rival companies and serve as a model for enhancing the quality of well-liked items and marketplaces. Indonesia is a very attractive cosmetic market where cosmetic sales data are consistently rising from year to year. Due to the rapid advancement of information technology, buyers now write reviews on social media in addition to conducting online shopping. These online reviews can be helpful for comprehending the shopping process and discussing a product, and affect the customer's plans to make additional purchases in the future. This study compared customer perception of three cosmetics products: powder foundation products from local brands that are Make Over Powerstay Matte Powder Foundation, ESQA Flawless Powder Foundation, and Luxcrime Blur&Cover Two Way Cake, using an online review that was extracted and scraped from a website through the Octoparse Windows program version 8.5.0. This study uses sentiment analysis and topic modeling to compare online reviews of customer perceptions of the three cosmetic products. The result shows the sentiment comparison among three cosmetics brands. The first position is the ESQA brand, followed by the Luxcrime brand, and the last rank is Make Over, with the smallest positive sentiment. The positive brand topics of the three products, in general, are about formulas that are long-lasting and have good coverage, while the negative brand topics, in general, are about formulas that must be reused and transferred when wearing masks.

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2022-09-25

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Meizhen Hannah Zahirah, & Tri Widarmanti. (2022). Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling Study: The Comparison of Cosmetics Product Online Reviews. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 64(1), 50–65. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/14579

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