Marketing in Brief: Clinique Smudgecicles
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Clinique Smudgecicles: "Silky...pearlized texture" of the firm's new color eye pencils "glides on with creamy ease" while the pencils dry to a matte finish, the Estee Lauder division said. The eye pencils use volatile silicone technology to provide color that "stays put, without creasing, smudging or fading" and is maintenance free, Clinique said. Available in eight shades, the retractable pencils will be on counters in May for $12.50. The company's Superlast lipstick will also be available in May. The lipstick's breakthrough formula "marries long wear with pampering comfort," Clinique claims. The product soothes and protects with jojoba oil and aloe and contains the "treatment complex" (wheat sphingolipid, green olive extract and vitamin E) found in the company's All About Lips. Available now, the lipstick retails for $12.50...