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(makeup and skincare) line of the French fashion house,

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. However, the line belongs to the perfumes and cosmetics portfolio of the world's largest luxury group, the

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. Nevertheless, both Christian Dior SE and LVMH are headed by chairman

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, and Christian Dior SE is the major shareholder of LVMH. Financière Jean Goujon, "a wholly owned subsidiary of Christian Dior", held 42.36% of capital and 59.01% of voting rights within the company at the end of 2010.

History

Beginning in 1947 with the introduction of the women's

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perfume, Parfums Christian Dior has since come to include men's fragrances and a variety of cosmetics sold at Dior retail stores and fine cosmetics counters worldwide. It was headquartered at 33 Avenue Hoche in the 8th arrondissement of

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.Recently the headquarter moved to Neuilly sur Seine in a modern new building called Kosmos.

Makeup

Makeup offerings fall into the following categories: * Face: Foundations, concealers, powders, blush, and sun makeup * Eyes: Mascara, eyeshadow, liners, eyebrows * Lips: Lipstick, gloss, lipliners, lip balm * Nails: Nail lacquers and manicure * Accessories: Brushes Life Pharmacy Westfield Albany cosmetics 2013

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Products include: * Dior Addict (lip makeup) * DiorSkin (face makeup) * Dior Rouge (lip makeup) * Backstage Makeup (theatrically inspired makeup, mainly eye makeup) * Diorshow (mascara) Dior makeup is used to prepare models backstage for Dior fashion shows.

Skincare

Skincare offerings fall into the following categories: * Face skincare: Hydration and protection; premium anti-aging skincare; global anti-aging skincare; wrinkle correction; firmness correction; cleansers, toners, and masks * Body care: Hydration and refining * Eye care: Specialist eye treatment * Suncare: Self-tanners, sun protection, after-sun * Men skincare: Shaving, relaxing; repairing, nourishing Products include: * Dior Homme (men's skincare) * Dior Bronze (suncare) * Hydra Life (hydration) * Diorsnow (whitening skincare) * Capture XP (anti-wrinkle skincare, wrinkle correction, discontinued) * Capture Youth * Capture V (sold in Asia) * Capture Totale (global anti-aging) * One Essential (detoxification) * Dior Prestige (extraordinary, regeneration, perfection & anti-aging skincare) * Dior Prestige White (extraordinary, regeneration, perfection, whitening & anti-aging skincare) * L'or de Vie (skincare masterpiece, anti-aging)

References

External links

Parfums Christian Dior profile on LVMH.com
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