• Shinzo Maeda

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    President and ceo Shinzo Maeda has been restructuring Shiseido’s domestic business. Now he’s setting his sights on international markets.

  • Shiseido’s original headquarters

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    Shiseido’s original location and Japan’s first Wester-style pharmacy.

  • House of Shiseido interior

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    The facade of the House of Shiseido library.

  • House of Shiseido library interior

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    House of Shiseido’s library where beauty and design books are on public display.

  • Eudermine red bottle product

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    Eudermine, Shiseido’s first beauty product.

  • Tsubaki product line

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    Hair care megabrand Tsubaki is a big hit in Japan.

  • Skin care megabrand Aqua Label products

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    Skin care megabrand Aqua Label is very popular in Japan.

  • Shiseido megabrand Elixir Superieur

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    Shiseido megabrand Elixir Superieur.

  • Carsten Fischer of Shiseido

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    Carsten Fischer, the highest-ranking foreigner in Shiseido history, is responsible for the company’s operations in the U.S., Europe and much of Asia. In January 2008, he will take the lead Shiseido’s China division, the company’s fastest growing area.

  • Nars lipstick

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    Nars is key to Shiseido’s global color cosmetics plan.

  • Angelina Jolie as Shiseido’s face in Glamour

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    Angelina Jolie is the face for mass makeup line Integrate. This ad in Glamour magazine touts its new lipstick.

  • Supreme Aupres product line

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    Shiseido’s new high-end skin care line Supreme Aupres is exclusive to China.

  • Maquillage eyeshadow

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    Prestige makeup line Maquillage is part of Maeda’s megabrand strategy.

  • Heidi Manheimer

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    Heidi Manheimer, ceo of Shiseido Cosmetics (America) Ltd., is gaining shares in skin care.

  • Artistic director Dick Page

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    Artistic director Dick Page.

  • Shiseido The Makeup

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    Summer offerings from Shiseido The Makeup.

  • White Lucent product line

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    Shiseido White Lucent is a top-selling brightening line in the U.S.

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