Lise Watier Snapshot
Lise Watier wants women the world over to be free to express themselves, cosmetically speaking. Lise Watier Cosmétiques makes and markets more than 350 skin care products, cosmetics, and fragrances. The line, including its La Toscana collection, is sold through more than 1,300 drugstores and department stores in Canada (Jean Coutu, London Drugs, The Bay), in Saudi Arabia at Gazzaz department stores, and online and at select retailers in the US and Europe. The company also produces informative how-to videos, which broadcast on Canadian television and at counters where products are sold. Founded in 1972 by ex-TV host Lise Watier, the business is owned by Toronto-based private equity firm Imperial Capital Group.