{"id":2040294,"date":"2014-07-28T01:42:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T23:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2014\/07\/28\/bobbi-brown-professional-make-up-artist-turned-make-up-magnate\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:05:39","slug":"bobbi-brown-professional-make-up-artist-turned-make-up-magnate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2014\/07\/28\/bobbi-brown-professional-make-up-artist-turned-make-up-magnate\/","title":{"rendered":"BOBBI BROWN, professional make-up artist turned make-up magnate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After launching its first lipstick line in 1991, <strong>Bobbi Brown<\/strong> has become one of the biggest names in the cosmetics industry. Today, the Bobbi Brown brand is distributed in over 1,700 stores in 68 countries worldwide. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bobbi_Brown_at_2009_Heart_Truth_fashion_show.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-113842 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bobbi_Brown_at_2009_Heart_Truth_fashion_show.jpg\" alt=\"Bobbi_Brown_at_2009_Heart_Truth_fashion_show\" width=\"640\" height=\"888\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bobbi_Brown_at_2009_Heart_Truth_fashion_show.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bobbi_Brown_at_2009_Heart_Truth_fashion_show-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bobbi_Brown_at_2009_Heart_Truth_fashion_show-600x832.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Bobbi_Brown_at_2009_Heart_Truth_fashion_show-39x55.jpg 39w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/888;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Leading Women, its founder talks frankly about her success story:<\/p>\n<p><strong>In 1991, with only $10,000 in her pocket, she and her partner launched Bobbi Brown Essentials with a single goal:<em> <\/em><\/strong><em>&#8221; <\/em><em> To develop a lipstick that looked natural, because most lipsticks on the market looked artificial&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A woman who goes against the grain: <\/strong><em>&#8220;A yellow complexion. Women don&#8217;t want to have a yellow complexion. Yet it&#8217;s what makes a woman natural.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>But for Bobbi Brown, it&#8217;s not all about looking perfect:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;My company&#8217;s philosophy is to help women appreciate who they are and be themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>His biggest mistake?  <\/strong><em>&#8220;I care about what people think. The way I manage my teams is very human. You dwell on what people might think, but sometimes you have to make tough decisions for the business that aren&#8217;t always easy.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The reason for his success? Perseverance: <\/strong><em>  &#8220;Don&#8217;t think too much. Act. Don&#8217;t stand still. Don&#8217;t take no for an answer.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Every month,<em> <\/em>&#8220;Leading Women&#8221; follows women who, each in their own way, have achieved exceptional careers, behind the scenes of their professional and personal lives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After launching its first lipstick line in 1991, Bobbi Brown has become one of the biggest names in the cosmetics industry. 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