Clinique

A Vogue article turned into a skincare line sold by women in white coats, with no celebrity face until 2020.

Big name·Global·Founded 1968·Members

At a glance

Founded
April 1968, with 117 products at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, by Wikipedia's account.1 The company's own page says it was founded in New York City in 1968.2
Founded by
Built inside Estée Lauder. Leonard Lauder led its creation and his wife Evelyn named it, while the former Vogue beauty editor Carol Phillips and the dermatologist Norman Orentreich shaped the launch and the formulas.3
Home
New York City.2
Owned by
The Estée Lauder Companies, which launched it in 1968.3
What it sells
Skincare, make-up and fragrance, in 107 countries.12
Size
One Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+ sold every seven and a half seconds worldwide, by the company's count.2

How it got here

1967

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Vogue runs an article by the beauty editor Carol Phillips, written with the dermatologist Norman Orentreich, on whether great skin can be created, and Evelyn Lauder brings it to Estée.1 The company's own page dates the question to 1968.2

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Sources for what is above

  1. 1CliniqueWikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
  2. 2CliniqueThe Estée Lauder Companies · elcompanies.com
  3. 3Our HeritageThe Estée Lauder Companies · elcompanies.com

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