The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. 2008 Annual Report
[Intro]
[Chairman's Message]
[Chief Executive's Review]
[Fiscal 2008 Highlights]
[Multi-National Expansion]
[Multi-Channel Distribution]
[Multi-Brand Leadership]
[Portfolio of Brands]
[Board of Directors]
[Executive Officers]
[Financial Section]
[Stockholder Information]
[Environmental Profile]
[Form 10K]


makeup products shot Seventy-six percent of women between the ages of 35 and 44 in the United States wear makeup. Somewhere around the world a M·A·C eyeshadow is sold every two seconds, and one lipstick every four seconds. Sales of M·A·C Viva Glam lipsticks and Lipglass lip gloss have raised $125 million for the M·A·C AIDS Fund since its inception in 1994. In U.S. prestige distribution, where M·A·C is the top prestige makeup brand, M·A·C is the number one unit mover.

Bobbi Brown is the internationally renowned beauty expert who sets the trend in wearable, skin-tone-correct makeup for women of all ethnicities. Her brand offers a clean, fresh and modern approach to beauty with a broad collection of prestige products ranging from color cosmetics and skin care to professional artistry tools.

The brand has led the year with two strong initiatives: introducing a beauty collection that lets women customize color palettes based on their personal preferences and establishing an international Bobbi Brown Product Council to identify the specific needs of consumers in Asia and other ethnic markets.

With a growing global business, Bobbi Brown's philosophy is to teach all women how to be their own makeup artists, so that they can look and feel like themselves-only prettier and more confident.