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About Estée Lauder

When Estée Lauder launched her company, she offered just four skincare items. Queens, New York, is where Josephine Esther Mentzer began her life. Estée is a variant of her former nickname Esty, which she adopted later in life. With the help of hairdressers, Estée launched her business. She and her husband, Joseph Lauder, founded the company in 1946. The industry took on her last name when she got married. The first significant order came from Saks Fifth Avenue only a year later. She pioneered the "Gift With Purchase" marketing strategy at the outset of her business, which was adopted by competing cosmetics brands. Estée chose a light turquoise shade for the jars because she associated that hue with lavishness. She spent a week training the staff of a brand-new Estée Lauder boutique on how to best showcase and sell the company's products. Company operations relied heavily on referrals from satisfied customers.