Parfums Christian Dior

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Parfums Christian Dior is the perfumery and cosmetics (makeup and skincare) line of the French fashion house, Christian Dior SE. However, the line belongs to the perfumes and cosmetics portfolio of the world's largest luxury group, the LVMH Group. [1] Nevertheless, both Christian Dior SE and LVMH are headed by chairman Bernard Arnault, and Christian Dior SE is the major shareholder of LVMH. [2]

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History

Beginning in 1947 with the introduction of the women's Miss Dior 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 Paris, France.Recently the headquarter moved to Neuilly sur Seine in a modern new building called Kosmos. [1]

Makeup

Makeup offerings fall into the following categories:

Dior and other prestige cosmetics at Life Pharmacy at Westfield Albany on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand Life Pharmacy Westfield Albany cosmetics 2013.jpg
Dior and other prestige cosmetics at Life Pharmacy at Westfield Albany on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand

Products include:

Dior makeup is used to prepare models backstage for Dior fashion shows.

Skincare

Skincare offerings fall into the following categories:

Products include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Parfums Christian Dior". LVMH. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  2. "LVMH – Reference Document 2009" (PDF). LVMH. pp. 237–238. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010. 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.
  3. Jericho Men