French-speaker here (2nd language, but still). No idea. I thought maybe the emoji/emoticon, too. I can’t think of any French words that have a double O. The “oo” sound is typically made by “ou” (rouge, hibou, etc.). So I guess this company name would be pronounced “oh-oh-lution”.
I tried to find some quick info on the company’s philosophy to see if that explains it, and they talk about “less is more” and finding happiness in the little things. I’m not quite sure how that applies as far as the name, if it applies at all. Thinking along those lines, maybe it is short for “revolution” (i.e., a revolution in thought/skin care products), or maybe it’s up to you to add that first sound/syllable, e.g., “solution” or “evolution”.
Or maybe I’m reading way too much into it, and someone came up with the name randomly and liked it.
Unless there’s some cool French thing that would explain it that I’m not hip to, I can’t explain it. Their site is hard to follow owing to the poor translation. It’s easier to read in French than in English.
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