Estée Lauder Companies

Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. (pronounced /ˈɛsteɪ ˈlɔːdər/) is a manufacturer and marketer of prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The company has its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company began in 1946 when Joseph Lauder and his wife Estée Lauder began producing cosmetics in New York City. They first carried only had four products: Super-Rich All Purpose Creme, Creme Pack, Cleansing Oil and Skin Lotion. Two years later they established their first department store account with Saks Fifth Avenue in New York. Over the next fifteen years they expanded the range and continued to sell their products in the United States. In 1960 the company started its first international account in the London...