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Lancome is again releasing The Pout a Porter lipstick – the brand has in the past teamed up with rising designers to create a lipstick that reflects their own personal style signature. In the past, Lancome has teamed up with Behnaz Sarafpour, Proenza Schouler, Peter Som and Thakoon, much to the delight of both the brand’s and designer’s fans. Lancome is now working with Chris Benz on a new lipstick that will be featured on all the models in his September 2009 runway show – but this time, the beauty brand reached out to consumers to help name the lipstick. The contest was open to anyone, and Lancome and Chris Benz accepted submissions on the Chris Benz Facebook page and received over 1,000 entries. This is an excellent example (and initial first step for Lancome) of engaging stakeholders – no doubt both Lancome fans and Chris Benz fans will feel a connection to the lipstick, and Lancome is banking on this collaboration with its consumers to drive sales of the latest Pout a Porter release. As well, using the Facebook fan page provides an easy venue for Lancome to communicate with a younger, diverse audience than may typically purchase some its products. All in all, a great first step for Lancome in opening up the process. It will be interesting to see if more companies (and Lancome) continue to engage consumers in additional product development steps – brand stakeholders (and that includes everyone from company employees to consumers) are invaluable resources for feedback on everything from packaging to ingredients to advertisements, and more companies would be wise to engage them before product releases.
Excerpt from Second City Style Blog:
Big news! The Pout a Porter lipstick series by Lancome is back! The skincare and cosmetics brand has already teamed up four times with some of the most influential emerging designers to create a lipstick that embodies their particular style. The previous four lipsticks in this collection were collaborations with designers Behnaz Sarafpour, Proenza Schouler, Peter Som, and Thakoon. So far the limited edition lipsticks have been a huge success with all four selling out quickly once they hit stores. One Proenza Pink lipstick even sold for $122 on eBay!
Link to blog post
Link to Chris Benz Facebook Fan Page
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Lancome and Mass Collaboration – Baby Steps
Lancome and Mass Collaboration
Excerpt from Second City Style Blog:
Big news! The Pout a Porter lipstick series by Lancome is back! The skincare and cosmetics brand has already teamed up four times with some of the most influential emerging designers to create a lipstick that embodies their particular style. The previous four lipsticks in this collection were collaborations with designers Behnaz Sarafpour, Proenza Schouler, Peter Som, and Thakoon. So far the limited edition lipsticks have been a huge success with all four selling out quickly once they hit stores. One Proenza Pink lipstick even sold for $122 on eBay!
Link to blog post
Link to Chris Benz Facebook Fan Page