Black Swan's Mila Kunis Honored With Clarisonic® 'Empowered Woman of the Year' Award at AFI FEST 2010

BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarisonic celebrated actress Mila Kunis as its "Empowered Woman of the Year" for her breakout performance in the critically acclaimed new film, "Black Swan" as part of the concluding evening of festivities at AFI FEST 2010 presented by Audi in Hollywood, California. As the sponsor of the film's gala premiere, Clarisonic honored the actress as its inaugural award recipient with a $25,000 donation in her honor to Look Good...Feel Better, a public service program dedicated to providing support and hope to cancer patients through instructional, self-esteem building workshops that teach skin care and beauty techniques.  

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"Mila Kunis' riveting, self-assured performance as rival ballerina opposite co-star Natalie Portman's character required courage, confidence and tremendous inner and physical strength," said Louis Yaseen, director, cause marketing, Clarisonic. "Ms. Kunis' intense dedication to taking on the physical and mental demands of her role as 'Lily' while stretching her artistry, is a testament to her power, strength and conviction in the face of a challenge. Her inspiring performance is one that encourages and empowers all women to marshal their inner power and beauty to achieve their own dreams no matter what obstacles they face."

Earlier this week at AFI FEST, Clarisonic hosted a panel discussion in honor of its charitable partner Look Good...Feel Better, including several cancer survivors and Look Good...Feel Better graduates, among them Geralyn Lucas, acclaimed author of "Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy," to put a spotlight on the program.

The festival also served as the backdrop for Clarisonic's "red-carpet" roll out of the new limited edition Clarisonic Hope Mia® Skin Cleansing System ($149) with a design inspired by the Look Good...Feel Better "Hope is Beautiful" public service campaign. Fifteen dollars from every Clarisonic Hope Mia sold will be donated to the program. Throughout AFI FEST 2010, Clarisonic engaged attending celebrities to autograph Clarisonic Hope Mias to be auctioned off at a future date with all proceeds benefitting Look Good.. Feel Better.

Look Good...Feel Better will also be the beneficiary of funds raised from Clarisonic's broader ongoing  campaign that includes $5 from every Clarisonic PINK Classic® and Clarisonic PINK PLUS® Skin Cleansing System purchased, and $4 from every Clarisonic PINK Mia Skin Cleansing System sold.

Clarisonic's goal is to help drive additional program awareness to build more visibility for Look Good…Feel Better's free services and enlist new program volunteers.

For more information about Clarisonic's partnership with Look Good…Feel Better visit http://www.clarisonic.com/about/pink.

About Pacific Bioscience Laboratories

Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, Inc. is a leading innovator in skin care and the creator of the Clarisonic Sonic Skin and Clarisonic Opal™ Sonic Infusion Systems. Clarisonic Sonic Skin Cleansing System is the first professional-caliber sonic skin care system for healthy, younger-looking skin and the cleansing standard of renowned spas, leading dermatologists and beauty retailers nationwide. Clarisonic Opal Sonic Infusion System is a breakthrough sonic delivery system for eye products that is superior to manual application. The encore innovations from the primary inventor of Sonicare®, Clarisonic and Clarisonic Opal represent Pacific Bioscience Laboratories' ongoing mission to develop and market technically advanced and clinically proven products that make a clear difference in skin care. Clarisonic is distributed through dermatologists, cosmetic surgeons, spas and prestige retailers such as Sephora, Nordstrom, QVC, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman-Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Ulta, Beauty.com and Skinstore.com.  Clarisonic has been acknowledged as a beauty award winner by Women's Health magazine, InStyle magazine and by retailers QVC and Sephora. For more information, visit www.clarisonic.com.

Clarisonic is a registered trademark of Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, Inc.

Sonicare is a registered trademark of Philips Oral Healthcare, Inc., which is not affiliated with Pacific Bioscience Laboratories or Clarisonic.

About Look Good...Feel Better

Look Good...Feel Better is a free, non-medical, brand-neutral national public service program created to help individuals with cancer look good, improve their self-esteem, and thereby manage their treatment and recovery with greater confidence.  The program offers group workshops, one-on-one consultations, a self-help video and workbook, and an extensive web site, www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org

Look Good...Feel Better is a collaboration of the Personal Care Products Council Foundation, a charitable organization established by the Personal Care Products Council, the leading national trade association representing the global cosmetic and personal care products industry; the American Cancer Society, the nation's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to saving lives from cancer; and the Professional Beauty Association|National Cosmetology Association, a national organization of more than 25,000 cosmetologists, wig experts, aestheticians, makeup artists and nail technicians.  For more information about Look Good...Feel Better free workshops and other services available across the country, visit www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org, call 1-800-395-LOOK (5665), or contact your local American Cancer Society.

The Personal Care Products Council Foundation, the American Cancer Society, Inc. and the Professional Beauty Association|National Cosmetology Association do not endorse any specific products and/or services.

Look Good...Feel Better is a registered trademark of the Personal Care Products Council Foundation.

For more information, contact Lisa Ruiz-Rogers at 323.866.6059 or via email at [email protected].

SOURCE Clarisonic