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Perfect Pronunciations

December 5, 2011
If you’ve ever struggled with the pronuncation of a beauty brand, you’re not alone! From French to Japanese, here are some of make-up’s most infamous tongue-twisters along with their phonetic spellings so you can look AND sound like a pro:
Stila = Stee – lah
Shiseido = She – say – doe
Chantecaille = Shan – teh – kigh
Yves Saint Laurent = Eve – Sahn – Lorr – ahn
Kinerase = Kigh – ner – ace
Lorac = La – rock
Guerlain = Gher – lahn
Decleor = Deh – clay – ore
Caudalie = Kow – deh – lee
Lancome = Lahn – comb
L’Occitane = Lox – ee – tahn
Korres = Core – ezz
reVive = Ray – veev
Shu Uemura = Shoe – Oo – eh – moor – ah
Omorovicza – Oh – more – o – veet – za

Courtesy of RealSelf.com

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  • Anonymous

    Thanks for posting these pronunciations. It’s very helpful.

Beauty

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