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In 1958, Darphin helped revolutionize esthetic care by opening one of the first beauty institutes in Paris for complete body, hair and skin care solutions, custom-tailored to specific, personal needs. While a few hair salons at that time offered facials among their services, Pierre Darphin launched an entirely new entity: a serious, luxurious enclave dedicated to comprehensive, head-to-toe beauty. Discreetly situated at Avenue Matignon (within Paris' elite "gold triangle" bordered by Avenue Montaigne and the Champs Elysée), Darphin's Institute catered to Europe's most fashion-forward and socially prominent women. Son of a renowned hairdresser in playground-to-the-wealthy Aix Les Bains, Darphin was an experienced cosmetologist, kinesitherapist, chemical and medical scholar. He believed that a woman's skin is a mirror, reflecting her life. Genetic predispositions, lifestyle practices, mental state, chronological age, environmental exposures, beauty care choices... all are projected clearly on the "screen" of a woman's skin.
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