15 Beauty Brands You Might Be Mispronouncing

15 Beauty Brands You Might Be Mispronouncing
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Walk into Sephora or Ulta and at least half of the brands are from other countries. Even though we love chic Parisian perfumes and advanced Asian serums as much as the next gal, we also feel the fear of God when it comes to actually asking the employees for them. Here, 15 beauty brands that are commonly mispronounced.

ORIBE

Oribe

The wrong way: Oh-ree-bay

The right way: Or-bay

What half of Hollywood uses on their hair.

KERASTASE

Kérastase

The wrong way: Kera-stace

The right way: Care-a-stoss

What the other half uses.

PHYTO

Phyto

The wrong way: Phy-toe

The right way: Fee-toe

Rhymes with neato.

GLOSSIER

Glossier

The wrong way: Gloss-i-er

The right way: Gloss-i-yay

As in, “Yay, my back-ordered lip balm is finally here!”

MACY'S

Lancôme

The wrong way: Lan-comb

The right way: Lahn-comb

Pass the eye cream, dahhling.

SEPHORA

Givenchy

The wrong way: Give-en-chee

The right way: Gee-von-shee

Designer lipstick > designer bags (or so we tell ourselves).

BARNEY'S

Chantecaille

The wrong way: Chan-te-kale

The right way: Sean-tuh-kye

We’d applaud anyone who got that on their first try.

L'OCCITANE

L'Occitane

The wrong way: Loc-say-tane

The right way: Lox-ee-tan

French is hard, oui?

GUERLAIN

Guerlain

The wrong way: Goor-lane

The right way: Gare-lahn

You’ll feel more sophisticated just saying that.

CAUDALIE

Caudalie

The wrong way: Caw-daly

The right way: Ko-da-lee

One of the original purveyors of fancy face mists.

SHISEIDO

Shiseido

The wrong way: Shih-say-doe

The right way: She-say-doe

Or say it really fast so no one notices the difference.

SHU UEMURA

Shu Uemura

The wrong way: Shoe-yoor-ma

The right way: Shoe-ooh-ay-moo-ra

Arigato, Mr. Uemura, for your bomb lash curler.

SEPHORA

Stila

The wrong way: Still-ah

The right way: Steel-ah

Stealin’ our hearts with those liquid lipsticks.

CIATE

Ciaté

The wrong way: See-uh-tay

The right way: See-ahh-tay

Emphasis on the ahh.

KORRES

Korres

The wrong way: Coors

The right way: Coh-rezz

So as not to be confused with the boozy beverage.

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