MAC Cosmetics, stylized as M·A·C, is a Canadian cosmetics manufacturer founded in Toronto in 1984 by Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo. The company has been headquartered in London since becoming a subsidiary of Estée Lauder Companies in 1998. MAC is an acronym for Make-Up Art Cosmetics.
MAC lipstick and eye shadow products
MAC Cosmetics store in Westfield Carousel shopping centre in Western Australia
The Estée Lauder Companies
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is an American multinational cosmetics company, a manufacturer and marketer of makeup, skincare, perfume, and hair care products, based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is the second largest cosmetics company in the world after L'Oréal. The company owns a diverse portfolio of brands, including La Mer, Jo Malone London, Clinique and Tom Ford Beauty, among many more, distributed internationally through both digital commerce and retail channels.
Founders Estée and Joseph H. Lauder in 1971
The large Estée Lauder cosmetics counter at MYER Sydney City
Small-medium-sized pre-2013 style counter at New Zealand retailer Farmers
QUIT activists protesting Estée Lauder Companies, 2004.