The Beauty Brand Names You’re Pronouncing Wrong
Ever splurged on a beauty product with a fancy brand name you couldn’t pronounce? We’ve been there.
The good news is it’s nothing a cheat guide can’t fix. From Lancôme to L’Occitane, we’ve narrowed down the brands with most perplexing pronunciations and broken them down phonetically so that you’ll no longer have to mutter SK-II under your breath.
You’re welcome!
A
A’Kin: /uh-kin/
Acqua di Parma: /aqua-dee-parma/
Aerin: /eh-rin/
Aesop: /ee-sop/
Alaïa: /a-lia/
Avene: /uh-ven/
B
Batiste: /bat-east/
Biologique Recherche: /bee-oh-loh-jeek reh-shersh/
Biossance: /bio-sonce/
Bvlgari: /bull-ga-ree/
Byredo: /bye-ray-doh/
C
Caudalie: /caw-dah-lee/
Chantecaille: /shan-teh-kigh/
Christophe Robin: /krist-off row-bahn/
Ciaté: /see-ah-tay/
D
Davines: /da-vi-ness/
Diptyque: /dip-teek/
E
Embryolisse: /em-brio-lease/
Esmi: /ez-mee/
Eye Of Horus: /eye of or-us/
G
Givenchy: /jhee-von-shee/
Glossier: /gloss-ee-ay/
Guerlain: /gher-lahn/
H
Hermés: /er-mez/
I
Inika Organic: /in-ee-kah organic/
J
Jeuneora: /jen-aw-rah/
Jojoba Company: /ho-ho-bah company/
Jurlique: /jer-leek/
K
Kérastase: /ke-rah-stahs/
Kiehls: /keels/
Klorane: /kloh-rahn/
Korres: /core-ezz/
Kevyn Aucoin: /kev-in aw-kwan/
L
L’Occitane: /lock-si-tahn/
Lancôme: /lon-cohme/
La Prairie: /lah preh-ree/
La Roche Posay: /lah ro-sh poh-say/
Leif: /lay-f/
Le Labo: /leh lah-boh/
M
Malin + Goëtz: /may-lin + gets/
Mario Badescu: /mah-rio bah-des-koo/
Minenssey: /min-en-say/
Murad: /mew-rad/
O
Ole Henriksen: /oo-lah hen-rik-son/
Oribe: /aw-bay/
Ouai: /way/
S
Sachajuan: /sah-sha-hwahn/
Shu Uemura: /shoo oo-eh-moor-ah/
Shiseido: /shi-say-doh/
Sisley: /sis-lay/
Sukin: /soo-kin/
T
Tatcha: /tah-chah/
V
Vida Glow: /vee-dah glow/
W
Weleda: /weh-lay-dah/
Photography: Rose Garnett
The Beauty Brand Names You’re Pronouncing Wrong
Ever splurged on a beauty product with a fancy brand name you couldn’t pronounce? We’ve been there.
The good news is it’s nothing a cheat guide can’t fix. From Lancôme to L’Occitane, we’ve narrowed down the brands with most perplexing pronunciations and broken them down phonetically so that you’ll no longer have to mutter SK-II under your breath.
You’re welcome!
A
A’Kin: /uh-kin/
Acqua di Parma: /aqua-dee-parma/
Aerin: /eh-rin/
Aesop: /ee-sop/
Alaïa: /a-lia/
Avene: /uh-ven/
B
Batiste: /bat-east/
Biologique Recherche: /bee-oh-loh-jeek reh-shersh/
Biossance: /bio-sonce/
Bvlgari: /bull-ga-ree/
Byredo: /bye-ray-doh/
C
Caudalie: /caw-dah-lee/
Chantecaille: /shan-teh-kigh/
Christophe Robin: /krist-off row-bahn/
Ciaté: /see-ah-tay/
D
Davines: /da-vi-ness/
Diptyque: /dip-teek/
Photography: Rose Garnett
E
Embryolisse: /em-brio-lease/
Esmi: /ez-mee/
Eye Of Horus: /eye of or-us/
G
Givenchy: /jhee-von-shee/
Glossier: /gloss-ee-ay/
Guerlain: /gher-lahn/
H
Hermés: /er-mez/
I
Inika Organic: /in-ee-kah organic/
J
Jeuneora: /jen-aw-rah/
Jojoba Company: /ho-ho-bah company/
Jurlique: /jer-leek/
K
Kérastase: /ke-rah-stahs/
Kiehls: /keels/
Klorane: /kloh-rahn/
Korres: /core-ezz/
Kevyn Aucoin: /kev-in aw-kwan/
L
L’Occitane: /lock-si-tahn/
Lancôme: /lon-cohme/
La Prairie: /lah preh-ree/
La Roche Posay: /lah ro-sh poh-say/
Leif: /lay-f/
Le Labo: /leh lah-boh/
M
Malin + Goëtz: /may-lin + gets/
Mario Badescu: /mah-rio bah-des-koo/
Minenssey: /min-en-say/
Murad: /mew-rad/
O
Ole Henriksen: /oo-lah hen-rik-son/
Oribe: /aw-bay/
Ouai: /way/
S
Sachajuan: /sah-sha-hwahn/
Shu Uemura: /shoo oo-eh-moor-ah/
Shiseido: /shi-say-doh/
Sisley: /sis-lay/
Sukin: /soo-kin/
T
Tatcha: /tah-chah/
V
Vida Glow: /vee-dah glow/
W
Weleda: /weh-lay-dah/
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