Clinique Laboratories,

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department stores. It is a subsidiary of the Estée Lauder Companies. As of 2019, Clinique has over 22,000 customer consultants worldwide.

History

In 1967, American ''Vogue'' magazine published an article called "Can Great Skin Be Created?", written by beauty editor Carol Phillips with

Norman Orentreich Norman Orentreich (; December 26, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was a New York dermatologist, a biogerontologist, a foundational innovator in cosmetics, and the father of hair transplantation. Orentreich created Estée Lauder Companies' Clinique ...

, discussing the significance of a skin-care routine.

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, daughter-in-law of Estée Lauder, read the article and brought it to Estée's attention. Both Carol Phillips and Orentreich were recruited to help create the brand, and in April 1968, Clinique premiered as the world's first allergy tested, dermatologist-driven line at

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, US, launched with 117 products. Evelyn Lauder, an executive at Estée Lauder and member of the Lauder family, created the Clinique

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and developed its line of products. Lauder worked as the training director for Clinique. She was the first person to wear the trademark white

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, now worn by Clinique Consultants worldwide. Clinique was the third brand that was "born" from the Lauder Group after Estée Lauder and

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. In 2008, Clinique announced a partnership
with

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, the maker of Botox and former

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partner of

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, with the result being a new line called Clinique Medical. The line is only available in physician's offices. The five-product set is designed for pre- and post-operation skin care, and targets complications such as redness, tightness, burning, irritation, discoloration, among others that "slow the healing process."
In January 2020,

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became the brand ambassador of Clinique. In 2022, Clinique launched in the

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and released a new NFT campaign. In 2024, Clinique formed a partnership with New York’s

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to establish a research dermatology centre.

Awards

In 2019, Clinique was "awarded Best Ecommerce Experience at the inaugural Glossy Awards Europe." In 2020, Clinique publicly announced British actress

as their first Global Ambassador.

References

External links

Clinique's Official International Website
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