The Estée Lauder Cos. raised its full year outlook as sales continued to bounce back.

Net sales increased 7 percent to $3.7 billion for the first quarter ended Sept. 30, the beauty company, whose brands include MAC, Tom Ford, Clinique and The Ordinary, said Monday. Wall Street analysts had been expecting $3.64 billion.

Within that, skin care net sales increased 4 percent, primarily driven by growth from La Mer and The Ordinary; makeup net sales grew 1 percent, boosted by MAC, but partially offset by a decline at Estée Lauder; fragrance net sales increased 20 percent, driven by double-digit growth at Le Labo, Tom Ford, Jo Malone London, Kilian Paris and Estée Lauder, and hair care net sales were flat, primarily driven by growth from The Ordinary, offset by a decline at Aveda.

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