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Histoires de peaux

English translation: A tradition/legacy of skin care


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French term or phrase:Histoires de peaux
English translation:A tradition/legacy of skin care
Entered by: LaraBarnett
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21:25 Jun 18, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Cosmetics, Beauty / skin care
French term or phrase: Histoires de peaux
I need help with the title for this article which is about Clinique and it's skin care products. It tells a bit about its history and the new products that are out.

The title is: Clinique, Histoires de peaux....

So what should we say? Clinique, _________________

Here is some context to give you an idea about what they say:

Depuis sa création dans les années 1960, Clinique, pionner de la dermatobeauté, jouit d'une notoriété à part dans l'univers des cosmétiques. A l’instar de ses produits phares, la plus francophile des marques américaines n’a pas pris une ride.

Offrir à tous une très belle peau, telle est, depuis plus de 40 ans, la mission de Clinique.
Derrière ce nom typiquement français, se cache pourtant une marque américaine née … dans un magazine ! Nous sommes en 1967. Un article paru dans Vogue USA défraie la chronique. Il est signé de la rédactrice en chef, Carol Philips.......
Donovan Libring
Local time: 02:34
A tradition/legacy of skin care
Explanation:
This phrase definitely does not work in English translated literally IMO.

Using "tradition" or perhaps "legacy" implies the same idea of years of experience in producing skin-caring products, and also has a very English flow.
Selected response from:

LaraBarnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:34
Grading comment
A legacy of skin care definitely sounds best for how this article goes... thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3Skin deep...
Stéphanie Denton
4 +1A tradition/legacy of skin care
LaraBarnett
3A question of skin(s)
LauretteT
3All about skin
SolenFillatre
3 -1beauty care with a French touch
ormiston
3 -1always there for your skinBrigitteHilgner


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A tradition/legacy of skin care


Explanation:
This phrase definitely does not work in English translated literally IMO.

Using "tradition" or perhaps "legacy" implies the same idea of years of experience in producing skin-caring products, and also has a very English flow.

LaraBarnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
A legacy of skin care definitely sounds best for how this article goes... thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dieezah
1 day2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Skin deep...


Explanation:
Witty yet to the point?

Stéphanie Denton
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda Broad: Clever wording!
6 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  LauretteT: The title Histoire de peaux reminds the title of an erotic movie of the late 70's Histoires d'O, there was also "Deep throat", so ... skin deep ...
9 hrs
  -> Thanks
neutral  ormiston: barely a neutral - it's [vs. its!] the best so far, as long as you don't consider its common meaning (i.e. superficial, beauty is only skin dep sort of thing).
12 hrs
agree  Dieezah: I was thinking of something along those lines before I spotted your answer...
19 hrs
  -> Beat you to it ;) Thanks for the agreement
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
always there for your skin


Explanation:
-.-

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 02:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Dieezah: It has nothing to do with the source sentence's meaning.... Still, it's an article, in advertising there's a thing called formats... Your sentence just doesn't fit the format anymore than it does the meaning...
11 hrs
  -> This is about advertising and PR!
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All about skin


Explanation:
or "All about the skin"

SolenFillatre
France
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A question of skin(s)


Explanation:
Je pense qu'il sera difficile de garder l'allusion au film, le problème de **skin deep** c'est que cela n'annonce pas un déroulé de thèmes sur la peau... si c'est ce qui va suivre dans le texte....

LauretteT
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
beauty care with a French touch


Explanation:
I think it is more appropriate to go by the content & register of the text than to attempt to find a parallel or witticism. As they go on about beauty rather than skin and the brand's 'Frenchness' this might work (although maybe too wordy?)

ormiston
Local time: 02:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 25

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Dieezah: I think you missed an important element here "histoires" is there to let you expect a tale about how the Brand came to be what it is.... Can"t overlook that part altogether as you do !
4 hrs
  -> given that the French 'clin d'oeil' cannot be rendered it might be better to avoid talking about skin (hi)story
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Changes made by editors
Jun 25, 2011 - Changes made by LaraBarnett:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Jun 19, 2011 - Changes made by writeaway:
FieldOther => Marketing


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