# Luxury and cosmetics translation - Link: https://aftraduction.fr/en/luxury-cosmetics-translation/ - Published: 2026-04-05T22:09:50+02:00 - Author: AFTraduction [Specialised translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/specialized-translation-services/) Field 09 of 12 **Luxury and cosmetics translation** The same brand voice, in another language. AFTraduction, a translation agency in Montreuil, on the edge of Paris, translates the texts of luxury houses and cosmetics brands: product sheets, catalogues, collection books, press releases and brand stories. Each text goes to a native translator specialising in luxury and cosmetics translation, who translates into their mother tongue and keeps your brand’s voice; a second linguist then revises the translation. An official document for a French authority or a court? [Sworn translation online, in 75 languages](https://aftraduction.fr/en/sworn-translation-services/) * over 800 * linguists, more than 150 of them sworn * nearly 200 * languages and dialects covered by our network * 2 h * or so to receive your free quote * 5.0 /5 * [92 Google reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/place//data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x56c548b47809555:0x9ad3c0051b507da!8m2!3d48.8655269!4d2.4439645!9m1!1b1) Sworn or specialised? ## Luxury and cosmetics translation or sworn translation? It depends on who will receive the translation. If an authority or a court requires it ### Sworn translation The stamp and signature of a sworn translator. Recognised by French authorities (prefectures, OFII, ANTS, town halls, courts); abroad, an apostille or legalisation may be required. Online from €35 incl. VAT per page, for a standard document of up to 250 words, in English or Arabic; other languages and documents: shop price list or quote. [Order online](https://aftraduction.fr/en/sworn-translation-services/#commander) [Get a quote for a sworn translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=assermentee) Product sheets, catalogues and press releases: specialised translation. Official documents: sworn translation. For your partners, clients and teams ### Specialised luxury and cosmetics translation Product sheets, catalogues, collection books, press releases. A native translator who specialises in the field translates into their mother tongue; a second linguist revises the translation before delivery. Free quote in about 2 hours. **Not sure?** Call us, 24/7, or send the document with your quote request: we will tell you which translation it needs. What we translate ## Which luxury and cosmetics documents do we translate? The documents of a house and its products, from product sheets to press releases. ### Products * #### Product sheets * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=luxe&doc=fiche-produit-luxe) * #### Fragrance product sheets * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=luxe&doc=fiche-parfum-luxe) * #### Product catalogues * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=luxe&doc=catalogue-produits-luxe) ### Collections and press * #### Collection books * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=luxe&doc=dossier-collection-luxe) * #### Press releases * See also: [Marketing and advertising translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/marketing-advertising-translation/) * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=luxe&doc=communique-presse-luxe) ### Brand and online shop * #### Brand stories * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=luxe&doc=histoire-maison-luxe) * #### Websites and online shops * See also: [Website translation and multilingual SEO](https://aftraduction.fr/en/website-translation-seo/) * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=luxe&doc=boutique-en-ligne-luxe) * #### Advertising campaigns * See also: [Marketing and advertising translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/marketing-advertising-translation/) * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=luxe&doc=campagne-luxe) ### Official procedures * #### Official documents * [For submission to a French authority or a court: sworn translation, recognised by French authorities.](https://aftraduction.fr/en/sworn-translation-services/) * [Quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=assermentee) ### For which sectors? 1. **Cosmetics and beauty** 2. **Fragrance** 3. **Fine jewellery** 4. **Watchmaking** 5. **Leather goods** 6. **Haute couture** Is your document or sector not listed? Send us the document: free quote in about 2 hours. The craft ## Translating a house’s codes Luxury and cosmetics translation is the translation of the texts of a luxury house or a beauty brand: product sheets and catalogues, collection books, press releases, brand stories and online shops. The translator keeps the brand’s voice, register and vocabulary from one language to another, and renders descriptions of textures, scents and materials in the language of the market. The names of the house and its products, like the INCI names in an ingredients list, remain as they are in the document. Fiche produit Product sheet X — Eau de parfum X — Eau de parfum La Maison signe une rose poudrée, posée sur un fond de bois de santal. The House presents a powdery rose, set on a base of sandalwood. Notes de tête : bergamote, poivre rose. Notes de cœur : rose, iris. Notes de fond: bois de santal, musc blanc. Top notes: bergamot, pink pepper. Heart notes: rose, iris. Base notes: sandalwood, white musk. Composition : ALCOHOL DENAT., PARFUM, AQUA, LIMONENE, LINALOOL. Ingredients: ALCOHOL DENAT., PARFUM, AQUA, LIMONENE, LINALOOL. X: name of the fragrance; fictional example, no real house or fragrance. **Fig. 2 — **Specimen: a fictional product sheet for an eau de parfum, annotated, with its British English translation. Five marks of a luxury text. 1. **Names** The fragrance’s name stays as the house chose it: it is not translated, and its accents are kept. 2. **INCI names** Only the heading is translated (“Composition” becomes “Ingredients”): the INCI ingredient names stay the same, “PARFUM” and “AQUA” included. 3. **Sensory vocabulary** Fragrance words have established equivalents: a “poudrée” rose is “powdery” (“powdered” would mean ground into powder), and “notes de cœur” are “heart notes”. 4. **The house’s voice** The house refers to itself with a capital letter; the English version follows the house’s own usage, “the House” or “the Maison”, and renders“ signe” as “presents” rather than translating it literally. 5. **French terms kept** Some words stay in French in the English version: “eau de parfum”, and often “sillage” or “savoir-faire”. ### What the translator must keep 1. **Names** The names of the house, its products, collections and shades stay as the house chose them. 2. **Tone** The house’s register, from one document to the next and in every market. 3. **Vocabulary** Materials, textures and notes have established equivalents: calfskin, powdery, heart notes. 4. **Consistency** The same word keeps the same translation, from the press release to the online shop. At each of these marks, one wrong word would be enough to take the text outside the house’s codes. Method ## How does a luxury and cosmetics translation project work? From the document we receive to the translation we deliver, in five steps. 1. ### Analysis 2. You send us the document with your request; we analyse it and reply with a quote. 3. Free quote in about 2 hours 4. ### Choice of translator 5. We assign the project to a native translator who specialises in luxury and cosmetics translation, from a network of more than 800 linguists. 6. Including more than 150 sworn translators and interpreters, long-standing partners 7. ### Translation 8. The translator works into their mother tongue, using the terminology of your field. 9. ### Revision 10. A second linguist revises the translation before delivery. 11. Processes that meet the requirements of the ISO 17100 standard, without external certification 12. ### Delivery 13. You receive the translation. Your client area holds the quote, which you can sign online, the project tracking and the invoice, which you can pay online. 14. Personal access, with a username and password Member of the CNET (French national chamber of translation companies) · Service open 24/7 by phone Check for yourself ## Who translates your brand’s texts? A native translator who specialises in luxury and cosmetics translation and translates into their mother tongue, from a network of more than 800 linguists (translators and interpreters), including more than 150 sworn translators and interpreters, all long-standing partners of the agency. A second linguist revises every specialised translation, and all our translators sign a non-disclosure agreement. What you can check: * **Member of CNET** French national chamber of translation companies[Directory listing](https://cnetfrance.org/places/aftcom/) * **Expert translator sworn before the Court of Appeal of Dijon** Our expert translator: written translation, English and Arabic[Official 2026 directory](https://www.cours-appel.justice.fr/sites/default/files/2026-02/annuaire_experts_judiciaires_v26012026.pdf) * **Google rating 5.0/5** 92 reviews, synced live (Trustindex), published unedited [Read the reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/place//data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x56c548b47809555:0x9ad3c0051b507da!8m2!3d48.8655269!4d2.4439645!9m1!1b1) * **ISO 17100 standard** Processes that meet the requirements of the standard, without external certification_Self-declared_ * **Hosted in France** Website and management software hosted in France, GDPR, encrypted connections[Privacy policy](https://aftraduction.fr/en/privacy-policy/) * **Your client area** Quotes you can sign online, project tracking and invoices you can pay online, with personal access.[Go to the client area](https://erp.aftraduction.fr/my) To check the professional in charge of your translation, see [Service Public’s guidance on approved translators (in French)](https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F12956). ### In which languages? Our network covers nearly 200 languages and dialects across all our services. Good to know ## Luxury and cosmetics translation: frequently asked questions Answers to the questions clients ask before sending us a document. 1. [ Choosing a translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/luxury-cosmetics-translation/#faq-t-choisir) 2. [ Prices and turnaround](https://aftraduction.fr/en/luxury-cosmetics-translation/#faq-t-devis) 3. [ Quality and confidentiality](https://aftraduction.fr/en/luxury-cosmetics-translation/#faq-t-qualite) 4. [ Languages and validity](https://aftraduction.fr/en/luxury-cosmetics-translation/#faq-t-validite) ### Another question? Call us on +33 1 84 74 56 56, 24/7, or request a free quote: reply in about 2 hours. [Request a quote ](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/?service=specialisee&domaine=luxe) Call us +33 1 84 74 56 56 Updated on 22 October 2026 ### Choosing a translation What is luxury and cosmetics translation? It is the translation of the texts of a luxury house or a beauty brand: product sheets and catalogues, collection books, press releases and brand stories. The translator keeps the brand’s voice from one language to another and renders descriptions of textures, scents and materials in the language of the market; brand and product names, and the ingredients list in INCI names, remain as they are in the document. At AFTraduction, each text goes to a native translator who specialises in luxury and cosmetics translation, then a second linguist revises it. Luxury and cosmetics translation or marketing translation: what is the difference? Luxury and cosmetics translation covers the texts that present and tell the story of a house’s products: product sheets, catalogues, collection books, press releases and brand stories. Marketing translation adapts the texts that have to persuade, such as a campaign or a slogan: when a word-for-word version would not have the same effect, the translator recreates the message; this is transcreation. A collection often needs both: tell us in your request which texts can be freely adapted and which must be translated faithfully. [Marketing and advertising translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/marketing-advertising-translation/) Which luxury and cosmetics documents do you translate? Product sheets and fragrance sheets, product catalogues; collection books and press releases; brand stories; online shop copy, for cosmetics, fragrance, fine jewellery, watchmaking, leather goods and haute couture. For a campaign or a slogan, see our marketing translation; for a whole website and its search visibility, our website translation and multilingual SEO; for a brand film, our subtitling and voice-over services. [Website translation and multilingual SEO](https://aftraduction.fr/en/website-translation-seo/) Does a product sheet or a catalogue need a sworn translation? No. Product sheets, catalogues, collection books and press releases call for specialised translation. Sworn translation, signed by an expert translator sworn before a court of appeal, is for official documents required by a French authority or court (prefectures, OFII, ANTS, town halls, courts). For a distribution agreement or a trade mark filing, see our legal translation. [Sworn translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/sworn-translation-services/) ### Prices and turnaround How much does luxury and cosmetics translation cost? The price is set in a quote, based on the texts, the languages, the volume and the turnaround. The quote is free and reaches you in about 2 hours. Luxury and cosmetics documents cannot be ordered online. For a brand film, subtitling starts from €1.99 + VAT per minute of video, depending on the language, and voice-over from €80 + VAT per minute of finished audio. How long does a luxury and cosmetics translation take? It depends on the volume, the languages and the number of formats: the turnaround is set in your quote. Please give your deadline in your request: a collection launch, a catalogue release or a press release date. Our team answers 24/7 on +33 1 84 74 56 56. [Request a free quote](https://aftraduction.fr/en/free-quote/) Is machine translation suitable for a luxury brand’s texts? For a campaign or creative copy, we recommend human translation: a house’s voice and a sensory description have to be rewritten, not translated word for word. Post- editing is a separate service: a native linguist reviews a machine translation, lightly for internal use, in full for publication. It suits large volumes of factual text and costs 30 to 40% less than human translation. [Machine translation post-editing](https://aftraduction.fr/en/machine-translation-post-editing/) ### Quality and confidentiality Who translates my brand’s texts? A translator whose mother tongue is the target language and who specialises in luxury and cosmetics translation. Our network brings together more than 800 linguists ( translators and interpreters), including more than 150 sworn translators and interpreters, all long-standing partners of the agency. Is my translation revised before delivery? Yes. Every specialised translation is revised by a second linguist before delivery. Our processes meet the requirements of the ISO 17100 standard, without external certification. Do my collections stay confidential before launch? All our translators sign a non-disclosure agreement. Our website and our ERP are hosted in France, in line with the GDPR, and connections are encrypted. Your quotes, projects and invoices stay in your client area, with personal access. ### Languages and validity Which languages do you translate luxury and cosmetics documents into? Our network covers nearly 200 languages and dialects across all our services. Tell us your markets in your request: each text goes to a translator whose mother tongue is the target language. Are product names and the ingredients list translated? No: brand, product and collection names remain as they are in the document, as does the ingredients list, written in INCI names, an international nomenclature. In English,“ eau de parfum” and “eau de toilette” also stay in French. The rest of the text ( description, directions for use) is translated into the language of the market. ## Related services * [**Marketing and advertising translation** For a campaign or a slogan: the message recreated for each market; this is transcreation.](https://aftraduction.fr/en/marketing-advertising-translation/) * [**Professional video subtitling** For your brand films and fashion shows: subtitles in the language of each market.](https://aftraduction.fr/en/video-subtitling/) * [**On-site interpreting** For a meeting: an interpreter on site, in Paris and anywhere in Île-de-France.](https://aftraduction.fr/en/on-site-interpretation-services/) ## Other fields Each field has its specialist translator. * [Legal and judicial translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/legal-translation-services/) * [Financial and banking translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/financial-translation/) * [Medical and pharmaceutical translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/medical-pharmaceutical-translation/) * [Technical and industrial translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/technical-translation-services/) * [Marketing and advertising translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/marketing-advertising-translation/) * [Scientific translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/scientific-translation-services/) * [Website translation and multilingual SEO](https://aftraduction.fr/en/website-translation-seo/) * [Video game localisation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/video-game-localization/) * You are here: Luxury and cosmetics translation * [Tourism and culture translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/tourism-culture-translation/) * [Architecture and construction translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/architecture-construction-translation/) * [Environmental translation](https://aftraduction.fr/en/environmental-translation-services/) [All specialised translation services](https://aftraduction.fr/en/specialized-translation-services/) Your document, your field ## Send us the document: free quote in about 2 hours. Product sheet, catalogue, press release: translated by a native translator who specialises in luxury and cosmetics translation, then revised by a second linguist. A question before you start? Call +33 1 84 74 56 56, 24/7. * An official document for an authority or a court?[Sworn translation online](https://aftraduction.fr/en/sworn-translation-services/) * No need to travel: quote, signature and tracking all happen online.[Your client area](https://erp.aftraduction.fr/my)