About Lancome
The French cosmetic company Lancome is one of the most enduring of all the beauty product brands on the maket. Established in 1935 by Armand Petitjean, who took the name and trademark rose symbol from Le Chateau de Lancosme which he had visited at the time, the company has become a world leader in cosmetics. It started out with five perfume fragrances at the World's Fair in Brussels that same year, and since then the brand has gone from strength to strength. In 2006 for example its Nutrix brand celebrated its 70th anniversary. In 1964, shortly after being launched in the US, the company was acquired by American company Cosmair which changed its name to L'Oreal in 1997. L'Oreal now boasts both professional, consumer and luxury products as well as an active cosmetic research division.