Heritage and beauty house · United States · Since 1968

Clinique

United States

Allergy-tested skincare sold by consultants in white lab coats, and two perfumes: the bright citrus-floral Happy and the patchouli-heavy Aromatics Elixir.

In 1967 a Vogue article asked whether great skin could be created. Estée Lauder's company hired its authors, editor Carol Phillips and dermatologist Norman Orentreich, and opened Clinique at Saks Fifth Avenue in 1968. Its first perfume, Aromatics Elixir, came in 1971.

Owned by

The Estée Lauder Companies, which created the brand in 1968. Clinique makes its own perfumes. Checked October 2026.

Where this comes from

The sentence · clinique.com · en.wikipedia.orgThe story · en.wikipedia.org · elcompanies.comOwned by · en.wikipedia.orgThe perfumes that made it · en.wikipedia.org · nstperfume.com

2 of the 14 perfumes its own site lists are here.

All 2 here

2 perfumes · the best known first

Happy1997 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Premium $$$Ruby red grapefruit, mandarin and bergamot over Hawaiian wedding flower and dewy orchid, drying to mimosa and clean, light woods.Aromatics Elixir1971 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Mid-range $$Rose and orange blossom over jasmine and ylang-ylang, drying to earthy patchouli and oakmoss with a hint of vetiver.

Its perfumers here: Rodrigo Flores-Roux and Jean-Claude Delville, Bernard Chant.