Tuesday, November 1, 2011

The 28 Most Frequently Mispronounced Fashion and Beauty Words


YVES SAINT LAURENT
eve sanh la-rahn


OLIVIER THEYSKENS
oh-liv-ee-yay tay-skins


SHU UEMURA
shoe-eew-ay-murah


SHISEIDO
she-say-doe


RUCHING
roosh-ing


ROCHAS
ro-SHOSS


RALPH LAUREN
ralf LOR-uhn


PROENZA SCHOULER
pro-en-za skool-er


ORIBE
or-bay


OMBRÉ
om-bray


NARCISO RODRIGUEZ
nar-SIS-oh rah-DREE-gez


LOUIS VUITTON
lou-ee VEE-tonn


LOUBOUTIN
loo-boo-tan


L'OCCITANE
lox-ee-tan

(Don't worry—you're not the only one who has gotten that one wrong.)


LANVIN
lahn-vahn


LA ROCHE-POSAY
la roshe po-ZAY


KÉRASTASE
care-a-stoss


ISSEY MIYAKE
EE-say me-AH-kay


ILLAMASQUA
ill-ah-moss-kwa


HERMÈS
air-mez


GUERLAIN
gair-lahn


GIVENCHY
zhee-von-she


FRÉDÉRIC FEKKAI
fred-er-riq fehk-eye


EMPIRE
(as in empire waist)
em-pire OR ohm-peer (They're both correct!)


DÉCOLLETAGE
day-cole-ay-taj


CLE DE PEAU BEAUTÉ
clay duh poe BO-tay


CAUDALIE
koh-da-lee


BULGARI
BUHL-guh-ree

Via Allure

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