Lucien Lelong built his fashion house in Paris where he successfully catered to famous clientele and employed some of the best designers of the era. His cosmetics line was just as prestigious. Both the quality of the product and the unique design put…
Philip Armour started Armour & Company originally as a soap producer. The soap idea came from his successful Chicago, Illinois meat packing business and a zero-waste philosophy. Armour & Company created a new line, Luxor, and it came with the…
Thomas Luzier started his cosmetics company in Kansas City, Missouri with a skin care line. What differentiated Luzier from other skin care, was its emphasis on facial massage. The "5 minute facial massage," is still taught today as part of the…
Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo founded MAC Cosmetics in Toronto in 1984. The brand operates currently as a subsidiary of Estee Lauder and is one of the top three global makeup brands.
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…
Ruth Maurer created a beauty schools internationally named after Giovanni Marinello. They were an accredited school that also released their own cosmetics. The cosmetics company was purchased by Scope in 1963 and the school was later shut down after…
Mary Quant, Alexander Plunket Greene and Archie McNair started a fashion house in London in 1955. Their signature style became internationally recognized and lead to the creation of their beauty line. Both the clothing and makeup embrace freedom of…
A. S. Brown & Company produced Mascot compacts in London, England. Mascot entered the market with hundreds of designs. Their advertising campaigns made them highly collectable. Mascot sold successfully until they were acquired by Stratton.
Founded by Max Factor (Maksymilian Faktorowicz), Max Factor was the first product to be called, "Make-Up." In fact, Max Factor himself authored the article for "makeup" in the 14th edition of The Encyclopedia Britanica. The Max Factor brand was…