founder jacques courtin clarins headquarters neuilly sur seine france area served worldwide key people christian courtin clarins philip shearer ceo pankaj chandarana cfo 1 revenue 178.9 million 2010 number of employees 282 website clarins.com clarins group trading as clarins is a french luxury cosmetics company which manufactures worldwide prestige skincare cosmetics and fragrances usually through high end department store s and selected pharmacies . contents 1 founding and history 2 company portfolio 3 the courtin arthritis foundation 4 references 5 external links founding and history edit clarins at a cosmetic counter in new zealand department store farmers the family company was founded in 1954 by the medical student jacques courtin clarins who died in 2007 . 2 the son of the company founder christian courtin clarins has been the chairman of clarins since 2000 . in 1957 courtin clarins developed a new approach to face and body treatments and created a few luxury products based exclusively on plants . 3 at the beginning of the 1970s the company started to spread internationally with its first exclusive contracts . the first subsidiary company in the united states was created in january 1981 . but first established in 1987 was the clarins sunscreen which was really the beginning of the company . at the end of 2005 the group has 19 subsidiary companies of distribution in more than 150 countries . serge rosinoer who died in 2014 is credited with the international expansion . 4 virginie courtin clarins claire courtin clarins prisca courtin clarins and jenna courtin clarins act as brand ambassadors . 5 6 company portfolio edit the clarins brand portfolio includes clarins azzaro thierry mugler and my blend . a skin care product range for men clarinsmen has also been launched in 2002 . the group s division clarins fragrance group also includes porsche designs parfums david yurman fragrances and swarovski parfums . it also owns the organic cosmetics brand kibio and is a stockholder in l occitane . in june 2008 the courtin clarins family made a 3.6 billion offer to buy out minority shareholders of clarins sa in order to take the cosmetics company private . the deal was completed in september 2008 . 1 the courtin arthritis foundation edit founded by jaques courtin clarins in 1989 this association made it possible to further the research efforts for polyarthritis and chronic inflammatory rheumatism . also the foundation is responsible for many of the major advances in rheumatoid arthritis research . references edit a b clarins . company profile . hoover s inc. 2010 . answers.com 15 sep. 2010 . http www.answers.com topic clarins 1 http www.nytimes.com 2007 04 06 business 06clarins.html http www.clarins.com.hk en why clarins values history 60thanniversary.html weil jennifer 8 january 2014 . serge rosinoer former clarins exec dead at 83 . wwd . retrieved 8 january 2014 . megan willett february 27 2013 . meet the four fabulous heiresses to the clarins cosmetics fortune . business insider . andrew o hagan february 10 2012 . the fabulous clarins girls . new york magazine . external links edit official site clarins group s official site time magazine christian courtin clarins v t e cosmetics face anti aging cream bb cream botulinum toxin botox concealer cleanser facial facial toning foundation moisturizer permanent makeup primer powder rouge skin whitening toner veil venetian ceruse lips gloss liner lipstick plumper stain eyes blepharoplasty circle contact lens eyelash extensions eyelid glue eye liner eye shadow kohl mascara hair conditioner hair coloring and bleaching removal chemical electric laser ipl plucking shaving threading waxing shampoo styling styling products gel mousse pomade spray wax nails artificial nails buffing manicure nail polish pedicure body body powder cold cream cosmetic surgery peeling skin whitening traditional japanese aburatorigami bihaku hikimayu kumadori ohaguro oshiroi uguisu no fun related topics cosmetic 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