Estée Lauder Comapanies

American cosmetics group with its head office in New York, founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Makes and sells skin care, make-up, fragrance and hair care products under brands including Estée Lauder, Clinique, La Mer, MAC and Aveda, runs research and development laboratories working on formulation and skin science and manufacturing plants in the United States, Europe and Asia.