Dorothy Gray worked for Elizabeth Arden in New York, New York as a treatment girl. Through her expertise, she developed her own skin care and makeup brand. Dorothy Gray had salons where she used her products in beauty treatments. She was successful…
Northam Warren sold Cutex originally as a cuticle treatment in New York, New York. Its great success led to sales of full manicure sets. Cutex became a global brand. Due to trends in matching nail polish and lipstick, Cutex expanded into lipstick…
James Leslie Younghusband developed Kissproof in Chicago, Illinois. The Kissproof brand invested in a marketing campaign using the "Kissproof Girl." The brand embraced kissing as a test of the true permanent quality of the products. Kissproof sold…
James Leslie Younghusband, a creator of several makeup brands, started Chen Yu as a chip-proof nail polish. Chen Yu evolved through new ownership and developed lipsticks and brushes. The rights to Chen Yu continued to change hands, ending up in its…
Marie Earle was created as a business name established by Janet Juanita Barnstable in Paris, France. Marie Earle started out with creams and beauty treatments pioneering science-based beauty practices. The cosmetics company was purchased by Coty in…
Founded by Morris Shapiro and Joseph Menke, Hi-Hat was manufactured by Keystone Laboratories in Memphis, Tennessee. At the time of its creation, United States segregation laws prevented Hi-Hat products from being sold in stores. They were distributed…