SEPHORA, the "global cosmetics retail authority", was founded in 1969 in Limoges, France, and joined the global luxury brand company LVMH in 1997. SEPHORA has more than 1,000 stores around the world, with outlets in Paris, Milan, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Warsaw, Lisbon, Athens, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Moscow and other international cities in more than 28 countries.