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{{short description|American professional makeup artist and businessperson}}
{{short description|American professional makeup artist and businessperson (born 1957)}}
{{About|the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics|the daughter of Whitney Houston|Bobbi Kristina Brown||Bobby Brown (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics|the daughter of Whitney Houston|Bobbi Kristina Brown||Bobby Brown (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Bobbi Brown
| name = Bobbi Brown
| image = Bobbi Brown at 2009 Heart Truth fashion show.jpg
| image = Bobbi Brown at Pre-White House Correspondents' Dinner Reception Pre-Party.jpg
| caption = Brown in 2009
| caption = Brown in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|04|14}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|04|14}}
| birth_place = [[Wilmette]], [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Wilmette]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
| spouse = Steven Plofker (m. 1988)
| spouse = {{marriage|Steven Plofker|1988}}
| children = 3
| children = 3
| occupation = [[Make-up artist]], businesswoman, entrepreneur
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Make-up artist]]|businesswoman|entrepreneur}}
| years active = 1980−present
| years active = 1980−present
| known_for = Founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
| known_for = Founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
| height = {{convert|5|ft|0|in}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hou |first=Kathleen |date=2023-09-09 |title=At 66, Bobbi Brown Is Doing It Again |url=https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a44794986/bobbi-brown-jones-road-interview/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| height = 5' 0"
| signature_type = Logo
| signature = Bobbi Brown logo 2013.gif
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}}
}}


'''Bobbi Brown''' (born April 14, 1957)<ref name=timeout>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/bobbi-brown|title=Bobbi Brown|last=Donelson|first=Sophie|magazine=TimeOut New York|date= February 26, 2009|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801125821/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/bobbi-brown|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American professional [[make-up artist]], author, and the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/company-features/2016/bobbi-brown-to-step-down-from-bobbi-brown-cosmetics|title=Bobbi Brown to Step Down from Bobbi Brown Cosmetics|website=www.elcompanies.com|date=December 19, 2016|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name=inc>{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20071101/how-i-did-it-bobbi-brown-founder-and-ceo-bobbi-brown.html|title=How I Did It: Bobbi Brown, Founder and CEO, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics|last=Brown|first=Bobbi|date=November 2007|publisher=www.inc.com|access-date=August 2, 2008}}</ref><ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFDD143DF937A35751C0A966958260|title=Style Makers; Bobbi Brown, Makeup Artist|last=Welles|first=Linda|date=February 4, 1990|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 2, 2008}}</ref><ref name=entertainment>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/new_jersey_hall_of_fame_class_of_2013_inducted.html|title=New Jersey Hall of Fame inducts Grover Cleveland, Whitney Houston|last=Hindash|first=Saed|work=NJ.com|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/bobbi-brown-makeup-advice|title=The Pretty Powerful Bobbi Brown|last=Dougherty|first=Emily|magazine=Elle|date=September 21, 2012|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://premierespeakers.com/bobbi-brown/bio|title=Bobbi Brown Bio|website=www.premierespeakers.com|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> She created ten natural-shade lipsticks which according to ''Entrepreneur'' "revolutionized the beauty industry".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/325396|title=Bobbi Brown Started a Beauty Empire with Just One Revolutionary Lipstick|website=www.entrepreneur.com|date=4 January 2019 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> She has written nine books about beauty and wellness.<ref name=boston>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/fashion/articles/2011/06/23/cosmetics_guru_bobbi_brown_got_a_boost_from_her_emerson_college_education_now_shes_one_of_its_biggest_boosters/|title=Makeup class|last=Muther|first=Christopher|newspaper=The Boston Globe|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Glamour>{{cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/bobbi-brown-interview/|title=Bobbi Brown talks life after brand Bobbi & her exciting new project|last=Fearn|first=Rebecca|magazine=Glamour|date=April 25, 2017|access-date= March 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/video/today-show-fashion/21755395#21755395|title=Bobbi Brown's winter beauty tips|work=The Today Show|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref>
'''Bobbi Brown''' (born April 14, 1957)<ref name=timeout>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/bobbi-brown|title=Bobbi Brown|last=Donelson|first=Sophie|magazine=TimeOut New York|date= February 26, 2009|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801125821/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/bobbi-brown|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American professional [[make-up artist]], author, and the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/company-features/2016/bobbi-brown-to-step-down-from-bobbi-brown-cosmetics|title=Bobbi Brown to Step Down from Bobbi Brown Cosmetics|website=www.elcompanies.com|date=December 19, 2016|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name=inc>{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20071101/how-i-did-it-bobbi-brown-founder-and-ceo-bobbi-brown.html|title=How I Did It: Bobbi Brown, Founder and CEO, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics|last=Brown|first=Bobbi|date=November 2007|publisher=www.inc.com|access-date=August 2, 2008}}</ref><ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFDD143DF937A35751C0A966958260|title=Style Makers; Bobbi Brown, Makeup Artist|last=Welles|first=Linda|date=February 4, 1990|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 2, 2008}}</ref><ref name=entertainment>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/new_jersey_hall_of_fame_class_of_2013_inducted.html|title=New Jersey Hall of Fame inducts Grover Cleveland, Whitney Houston|last=Hindash|first=Saed|work=NJ.com|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/bobbi-brown-makeup-advice|title=The Pretty Powerful Bobbi Brown|last=Dougherty|first=Emily|magazine=Elle|date=September 21, 2012|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://premierespeakers.com/bobbi-brown/bio|title=Bobbi Brown Bio|website=www.premierespeakers.com|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> She created ten natural-shade lipsticks which according to ''Entrepreneur'' "revolutionized the beauty industry".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/325396|title=Bobbi Brown Started a Beauty Empire with Just One Revolutionary Lipstick|website=www.entrepreneur.com|date=4 January 2019 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> She has written nine books about beauty and wellness.<ref name=boston>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/fashion/articles/2011/06/23/cosmetics_guru_bobbi_brown_got_a_boost_from_her_emerson_college_education_now_shes_one_of_its_biggest_boosters/|title=Makeup class|last=Muther|first=Christopher|newspaper=The Boston Globe|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Glamour>{{cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/bobbi-brown-interview/|title=Bobbi Brown talks life after brand Bobbi & her exciting new project|last=Fearn|first=Rebecca|magazine=Glamour|date=April 25, 2017|access-date= March 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/video/today-show-fashion/21755395#21755395|title=Bobbi Brown's winter beauty tips|work=The Today Show|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref>


After leaving Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in 2016, she launched Beauty Evolution, LLC, and became certified as a health coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarabliss/2019/01/22/bobbi-brown-2-0-reinventing-her-life-and-career-at-61/|title=Bobbi Brown 2.0: Reinventing Her Life and Career at 61|last=Bliss|first=Sara|website=www.forbes.com|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/style/bobbi-brown-just-bobbi.html|title=Bobbi Brown is Ready to Slay the Wellness Industry. Nicely.|last=Gurley|first=George|work=The New York Times |date=31 March 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/04/bobbi-brown-evolution-18-interview.html|title=With Evolution_18, Bobbi Brown is Now a Health Guru.|last=Weatherford|first=Ashley|website=www.thecut.com|date=10 April 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> Brown also started a line of beauty-inspired wellness products.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2019/04/01/bobbi-brown-is-coming-to-walmart-its-no-april-fools-joke/#48a98c444afa|title=Why Bobbi Brown Chose Walmart For Her New Line|last=Danziger|first=Pamela|website=www.forbes.com|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/15/beauty-icon-bobbi-browns-makeover-and-formula-for-success.html|title=Beauty Icon Bobbi Brown Reinvents Herself as a Wellness Guru|last=Ioannou|first=Lori|website=www.cnbc.com|date=15 February 2019 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> She curates an editorial website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bobbi-brown-launches-wellness-lifestyle-brand-1098888|title=Bobbi Brown Launches Wellness, Lifestyle Brand|last=Reed|first=Sam|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=2 April 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/justbobbi-com-lifestyle-platform-bobbi-192943698.html|title=justBOBBI.com: A New Lifestyle Platform From Bobbi Brown|last=Shahid|first=Maisha|website=www.yahoo.com|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> She and her husband Steven Plofker redesigned The George, a [[boutique]] hotel located in [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/22/travel/bobbi-brown-hotel-review.html|title=From Bobbi Brown, a Boutique Hotel in New Jersey|work=The New York Times |date=22 September 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2020|last1=Vora |first1=Shivani }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/see-inside-bobbi-browns-newest-business-venture-the-george-inn|title=See Inside Bobbi Brown's Newest Business Venture: The George|last=Minton|first=Melissa|website=www.architecturaldigest.com|date=20 February 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref>
After leaving Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in 2016, she launched Beauty Evolution, LLC, and became certified as a health coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarabliss/2019/01/22/bobbi-brown-2-0-reinventing-her-life-and-career-at-61/|title=Bobbi Brown 2.0: Reinventing Her Life and Career at 61|last=Bliss|first=Sara|website=www.forbes.com|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/style/bobbi-brown-just-bobbi.html|title=Bobbi Brown is Ready to Slay the Wellness Industry. Nicely.|last=Gurley|first=George|work=The New York Times |date=31 March 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/04/bobbi-brown-evolution-18-interview.html|title=With Evolution_18, Bobbi Brown is Now a Health Guru.|last=Weatherford|first=Ashley|website=www.thecut.com|date=10 April 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> Brown also started a line of beauty-inspired wellness products.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2019/04/01/bobbi-brown-is-coming-to-walmart-its-no-april-fools-joke/#48a98c444afa|title=Why Bobbi Brown Chose Walmart For Her New Line|last=Danziger|first=Pamela|website=www.forbes.com|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/15/beauty-icon-bobbi-browns-makeover-and-formula-for-success.html|title=Beauty Icon Bobbi Brown Reinvents Herself as a Wellness Guru|last=Ioannou|first=Lori|website=www.cnbc.com|date=15 February 2019 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> and launched a second beauty line, Jones Road, in 2020. Brown curates an editorial website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bobbi-brown-launches-wellness-lifestyle-brand-1098888|title=Bobbi Brown Launches Wellness, Lifestyle Brand|last=Reed|first=Sam|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=2 April 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/justbobbi-com-lifestyle-platform-bobbi-192943698.html|title=justBOBBI.com: A New Lifestyle Platform From Bobbi Brown|last=Shahid|first=Maisha|website=www.yahoo.com|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> She and her husband Steven Plofker redesigned The George, a [[boutique]] hotel located in [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/22/travel/bobbi-brown-hotel-review.html|title=From Bobbi Brown, a Boutique Hotel in New Jersey|work=The New York Times |date=22 September 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2020|last1=Vora |first1=Shivani }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/see-inside-bobbi-browns-newest-business-venture-the-george-inn|title=See Inside Bobbi Brown's Newest Business Venture: The George|last=Minton|first=Melissa|website=www.architecturaldigest.com|date=20 February 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref>


==Early life==
[[File:Bobbi Brown logo 2013.gif|thumb|right|250px|Logo of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics]]
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Born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] to a [[Jews|Jewish]] family, Joe and Sandra Brown,<ref name=mogul/> Brown graduated from [[New Trier High School]] and from [[Emerson College]] in [[Boston]] with a degree in [[theatrical makeup]] and [[photography]].<ref name=inc/><ref name=nytimes/><ref name=jewish>{{cite web|url=http://www.jwi.org/Page.aspx?pid=756|publisher=Jewish Women's International, Jewish Woman Magazine|title=Bobbi Brown|author=Danielle Cantor|access-date=January 20, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731183437/http://www.jwi.org/Page.aspx?pid=756|archive-date=July 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooke |first1=Jayna |title=From The Inside Out: Bobbi Brown On Entrepreneurship, Beauty and Health |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaynacooke/2017/10/17/from-the-inside-out-bobbi-brown-on-entrepreneurship-beauty-and-health/?sh=6a9b24531006 |website=www.forbes.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1980, she moved to [[New York City]] to work as a professional makeup artist.<ref name=inc/><ref name=boston/> Brown became known for a makeup style that included moderate and natural tones, which was a stark contrast to the bright colors used commonly at the time.<ref name=inc/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/beauty-insider-bobbi-brown-507724|title=Beauty Insider: Bobbi Brown|last=Long|first=April|magazine=Elle|access-date=February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewindow.barneys.com/bruce-weber-bobbi-brown-video/|title=Bruce Weber Shoots Beauty Queen Bobbi Brown as Her Brand Turns 20|publisher=Barney's New York|access-date= February 15, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221170328/http://thewindow.barneys.com/bruce-weber-bobbi-brown-video/|archive-date= February 21, 2014}}</ref>

==Biography==
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Born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] to a [[Jews|Jewish]] family, Brown graduated from [[Emerson College]] in [[Boston]] with a degree in [[theatrical makeup]] and [[photography]].<ref name=inc/><ref name=nytimes/><ref name=jewish>{{cite web|url=http://www.jwi.org/Page.aspx?pid=756|publisher=Jewish Women's International, Jewish Woman Magazine|title=Bobbi Brown|author=Danielle Cantor|access-date=January 20, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731183437/http://www.jwi.org/Page.aspx?pid=756|archive-date=July 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooke |first1=Jayna |title=From The Inside Out: Bobbi Brown On Entrepreneurship, Beauty and Health |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaynacooke/2017/10/17/from-the-inside-out-bobbi-brown-on-entrepreneurship-beauty-and-health/?sh=6a9b24531006 |website=www.forbes.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1980, she moved to [[New York City]] to work as a professional makeup artist.<ref name=inc/><ref name=boston/> Brown became known for a makeup style that included moderate and natural tones, which was a stark contrast to the bright colors used commonly at the time.<ref name=inc/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/beauty-insider-bobbi-brown-507724|title=Beauty Insider: Bobbi Brown|last=Long|first=April|magazine=Elle|access-date=February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewindow.barneys.com/bruce-weber-bobbi-brown-video/|title=Bruce Weber Shoots Beauty Queen Bobbi Brown as Her Brand Turns 20|publisher=Barney's New York|access-date= February 15, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221170328/http://thewindow.barneys.com/bruce-weber-bobbi-brown-video/|archive-date= February 21, 2014}}</ref>

She and a drugstore chemist created a line of ten lipsticks on beige pigment. In 1991, Brown and her husband partnered with another couple to launch the brand Bobbi Brown Essentials, which debuted at [[Bergdorf Goodman]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="jewish"/> [[Estée Lauder Companies|Estée Lauder]] bought the company in 1995, retaining Brown as an employee of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.<ref name="inc"/><ref name="nytimes"/><ref name="amny">{{cite web|url=http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/kkb-talk-what-beauty-means-to-an-industry-icon-1.6865217|title=What beauty means to an industry icon|publisher=AM New York|access-date= February 15, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127003701/http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/kkb-talk-what-beauty-means-to-an-industry-icon-1.6865217|archive-date= January 27, 2014}}</ref> In October 2016, Brown stepped down from the company.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/01/135913/bobbi-brown-leaving-meaning-makeup-revolution|title=Bobbi Brown: I'm Ready to Start Another Revolution|last=Brown|first=Bobbi|magazine=Refinery29|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/06/12/smallbusiness/bobbi-brown/index.html|title=Maekup mogul Bobbi Brown on her new venture: 'I am a start-up'|last=Draznin|first=Haley|date=12 June 2017|publisher=CNN|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref>

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Her work has been featured on the covers of magazines such as ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[Self (magazine)|Self]]'' and ''[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]''.<ref name="nytimes" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Bobbi_Brown|title=Voguepedia: Bobbi Brown|magazine=Vogue|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109001407/http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Bobbi_Brown|archive-date=January 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/16/style/bobbi-brown-puts-best-faces-forward.html|title=Bobbi Brown Puts Best Faces Forward|last=Lawson|first=Carol|newspaper=The New York Times|date=16 February 1997 |access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="entertainment" />

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Brown has received the Glamour Woman of the Year Award , The Fashion Group International Night of Stars Beauty Award, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation's ROBIE Humanitarian Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/gallery/women-of-the-year-turns-20-a-look-back-at-the-honorees|title=Women of the Year Turns 20: A Look Back at the Honorees|last=Solomon|first=Akiba|date=2 November 2010|publisher=Glamour|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/fgis-night-of-stars-1843375/|title=FGI's Night of Stars|last=Staff|first=WWD|date=24 October 2008|publisher=WWD|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jackierobinson.org/press/jackie-robinson-foundation-to-honor-cosmetics-mogul-bobbi-brown-pittsburgh-steelers-chairman-dan-rooney-and-vista-equity-partners-founder-robert-f-smith/|title=JRF to Honor Cosmetics Mogul Bobbi Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney, and Vista Equity Partners Founder Robert F. Smith|publisher=Jackie Robinson Foundation|access-date=August 13, 2020|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926145448/https://www.jackierobinson.org/press/jackie-robinson-foundation-to-honor-cosmetics-mogul-bobbi-brown-pittsburgh-steelers-chairman-dan-rooney-and-vista-equity-partners-founder-robert-f-smith/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was appointed by President Obama to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation and has been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/15/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-0|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|last=White House|first=Press Secretary|date=15 September 2010|publisher=The White House, President Barack Obama|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://njhalloffame.org/hall-of-famers/2013-inductees/bobbi-brown/|title=New Jersey Hall of Fame Bobbi Brown|date=14 April 2014|publisher=New Jersey Hall of Fame|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> She holds honorary doctorates from Montclair State University, [[Fashion Institute of Technology]], Monmouth University, and Emerson College.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.montclair.edu/entrepreneur/womens-entrepreneurship-week/past-wews/wew-2015/speakers/bobbi-brown/|title=Founder and Chief Creative Officer: Bobbi Brown|publisher=Montclair State University|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitnyc.edu/commencement/speakers/honorary-degrees.php|title=SUNY Honorary Degrees Awarded Through FIT|publisher=Fashion Institute of Technology|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.monmouth.edu/news/cosmetics-pioneer-bobbi-brown-and-energy-industry-leader-joseph-rigby-to-address-may-2017-graduates/|title=Cosmetics Pioneer Bobbi Brown and Energy Industry Leader Joseph Rigby to Address May 2017 Graduates|date=17 April 2017|publisher=Monmouth University|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.emerson.edu/news-events/emerson-college-today/emerson-announces-four-honorary-degree-recipients#.XzWcgi2ZPBI|title=Emerson announce four honorary degree recipients|publisher=Emerson College|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref> Following the release of her second makeup company in 2020, ''Allure'' magazine labeled Brown the "world’s patron saint of 'natural makeup.'"<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobbi Brown Is Back in the Beauty Game |url=https://www.allure.com/story/bobbi-brown-jones-road-beauty |website=www.allure.com |date=6 February 2021}}</ref>


==Cosmetic lines==
==Cosmetic lines==
===Bobbi Brown Essentials===
===Bobbi Brown Essentials===
In 1990, Brown worked with a chemist to come up with ten natural lipstick shades.<ref name=boston/><ref name=mogul>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/t-magazine/bobbi-brown-the-mogul-next-door.html?pagewanted=3|title=The Mogul Next Door|last=Buck|first=Joan Juliet|newspaper=The New York Times|date=17 February 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2014}}</ref> In 1991, the ten shades debuted under the name Bobbi Brown Essentials at Bergdorf Goodman.<ref name=style>{{cite web|url=http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2011/09/the-411-bobbi-brown/|title=The 411: Bobbi Brown|website=Style|access-date=February 15, 2014}}</ref> She was expecting to sell 100 in a month but instead sold 100 in a day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://premierespeakers.com/bobbi-brown/bio|title=Bobbi Brown {{!}} Bio {{!}} Premiere Speakers Bureau|website=premierespeakers.com|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> The following year, she released yellow-toned foundation sticks.<ref name=style/> Estée Lauder Companies Inc. bought Bobbi Brown Essentials in 1995, but Brown retained creative control of the makeup line.<ref name=mogul/>
In 1990, Brown worked with a chemist to come up with ten natural lipstick shades.<ref name=boston/><ref name=mogul>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/t-magazine/bobbi-brown-the-mogul-next-door.html?pagewanted=3|title=The Mogul Next Door|last=Buck|first=Joan Juliet|newspaper=The New York Times|date=17 February 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2014}}</ref> In 1991, Brown and her husband partnered with another couple to launch the brand Bobbi Brown Essentials, which debuted at [[Bergdorf Goodman]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=style>{{cite web|url=http://www.style.com/beauty/beautycounter/2011/09/the-411-bobbi-brown/|title=The 411: Bobbi Brown|website=Style|access-date=February 15, 2014}}</ref> She was expecting to sell 100 in a month but instead sold 100 in a day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://premierespeakers.com/bobbi-brown/bio|title=Bobbi Brown {{!}} Bio {{!}} Premiere Speakers Bureau|website=premierespeakers.com|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref><ref name="jewish"/> The following year, she released yellow-toned foundation sticks.<ref name=style/>

[[Estée Lauder Companies|Estée Lauder]] bought the company in 1995, retaining Brown as an employee of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Brown retained creative control of the makeup line.<ref name=mogul/><ref name="inc"/><ref name="nytimes"/><ref name="amny">{{cite web|url=http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/kkb-talk-what-beauty-means-to-an-industry-icon-1.6865217|title=What beauty means to an industry icon|publisher=AM New York|access-date= February 15, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127003701/http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/kkb-talk-what-beauty-means-to-an-industry-icon-1.6865217|archive-date= January 27, 2014}}</ref>


In 2011, the first freestanding Bobbi Brown Cosmetics retail store opened in [[Auckland, New Zealand]] with a makeup school in the back of the building.<ref name=inc/><ref name=timeout/> In 2012, her cosmetics were estimated to represent approximately ten percent of Estée Lauder Companies' total sales.<ref name=mogul/> As of January 2014, there were approximately thirty free-standing Bobbi Brown cosmetics stores.<ref name=amny/>
In 2011, the first freestanding Bobbi Brown Cosmetics retail store opened in [[Auckland, New Zealand]] with a makeup school in the back of the building.<ref name=inc/><ref name=timeout/> In 2012, her cosmetics were estimated to represent approximately ten percent of Estée Lauder Companies' total sales.<ref name=mogul/> As of January 2014, there were approximately thirty free-standing Bobbi Brown cosmetics stores.<ref name=amny/>


In December 2016, it was announced that Brown would step down from the company by the end of the year.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web|last1=Eytan|first1=Declan|title=Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Founder Steps Down from Company|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/declaneytan/2016/12/20/bobbi-brown-cosmetics-founder-steps-down-from-company/#6923bcf22c16|website=Forbes|access-date=December 21, 2016}}</ref> Following this, she continued creating new lines and participating in the beauty industry through other projects like beauty podcasts,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Hays|first1=Kali|date=January 10, 2020|title=Bobbi Brown to Bow New Beauty Podcast|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/bobbi-brown-makeup-new-beauty-podcast-iheartradio-1203416802/|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=WWD|language=en-US}}</ref> a makeup [[MasterClass]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robin|first=Marci|title=You Can Now Get Makeup Lessons Directly From Bobbi Brown on MasterClass|url=https://www.allure.com/story/bobbi-brown-masterclass-makeup-lessons|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Allure|date=30 November 2019|language=en-us}}</ref> and her website JustBobbi.com.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Singer|first=Maya|title=What Bobbi Brown did next|newspaper=[[The Times]]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/what-bobbi-brown-did-next-j27cp8hgs|access-date=January 7, 2021|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
In December 2016, it was announced that Brown would step down from the company by the end of the year.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web|last1=Eytan|first1=Declan|title=Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Founder Steps Down from Company|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/declaneytan/2016/12/20/bobbi-brown-cosmetics-founder-steps-down-from-company/#6923bcf22c16|website=Forbes|access-date=December 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/01/135913/bobbi-brown-leaving-meaning-makeup-revolution|title=Bobbi Brown: I'm Ready to Start Another Revolution|last=Brown|first=Bobbi|magazine=Refinery29|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/06/12/smallbusiness/bobbi-brown/index.html|title=Maekup mogul Bobbi Brown on her new venture: 'I am a start-up'|last=Draznin|first=Haley|date=12 June 2017|publisher=CNN|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref> Following this, she continued creating new lines and participating in the beauty industry through other projects like beauty podcasts,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Hays|first1=Kali|date=January 10, 2020|title=Bobbi Brown to Bow New Beauty Podcast|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/bobbi-brown-makeup-new-beauty-podcast-iheartradio-1203416802/|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=WWD|language=en-US}}</ref> a makeup [[MasterClass]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robin|first=Marci|title=You Can Now Get Makeup Lessons Directly From Bobbi Brown on MasterClass|url=https://www.allure.com/story/bobbi-brown-masterclass-makeup-lessons|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Allure|date=30 November 2019|language=en-us}}</ref> and her website JustBobbi.com.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Singer|first=Maya|title=What Bobbi Brown did next|newspaper=[[The Times]]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/what-bobbi-brown-did-next-j27cp8hgs|access-date=January 7, 2021|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>


===Jones Road===
===Jones Road===
In late October 2020, Bobbi Brown launched her second beauty brand, Jones Road.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bailly |first1=Jenny |title="Bobbi Brown is Back in the Game" |url=https://www.allure.com/story/bobbi-brown-jones-road-beauty. |website=Allure |access-date= February 13, 2021}}</ref> The launch marked 25 years since she first sold her original line to Estee Lauder.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobbi Brown Adds Clean Skin Care to Her Buzzy New Makeup Brand |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/bobbi-brown-jones-road-skin-care |website=www.vogue.com |date=16 February 2021}}</ref> It has been described as a "clean beauty" brand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobbi Brown isn't afraid of failure |url=https://fortune.com/2021/06/24/bobbi-brown-makeup-businesses-jones-road/ |website=fortune.com |language=en}}</ref> According to Yahoo, which reviewed the line, this "approach is evident in the brand offering: a curated edit of makeup and skincare that doesn't overwhelm."<ref>{{cite web |title=Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands |url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/bobbi-brown-just-launched-makeup-050000512.html |website=uk.style.yahoo.com}}</ref> Its original offerings included balms, moisturizing cream colors, mascaras, glosses, washes, eye shadow, eye pencils. They were also sold in combination in a start-up kit.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosenstein |first1=Jenna |title=Bobbi Brown Is Back with Jones Road, a New Clean Makeup Brand |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/makeup/a34481946/bobbi-brown-jones-road-makeup/ |website=www.harpersbazaar.com |date=26 October 2020}}</ref>
In late October 2020, Bobbi Brown launched her second beauty brand, Jones Road.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bailly |first1=Jenny |title="Bobbi Brown is Back in the Game" |url=https://www.allure.com/story/bobbi-brown-jones-road-beauty. |website=Allure |access-date= February 13, 2021}}</ref> The launch marked 25 years since she first sold her original line to Estee Lauder.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobbi Brown Adds Clean Skin Care to Her Buzzy New Makeup Brand |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/bobbi-brown-jones-road-skin-care |website=www.vogue.com |date=16 February 2021}}</ref> It has been described as a "clean beauty" brand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobbi Brown isn't afraid of failure |url=https://fortune.com/2021/06/24/bobbi-brown-makeup-businesses-jones-road/ |website=fortune.com |language=en}}</ref> According to Yahoo, which reviewed the line, this "approach is evident in the brand offering: a curated edit of makeup and skincare that doesn't overwhelm."<ref>{{cite web |title=Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands |url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/bobbi-brown-just-launched-makeup-050000512.html |website=uk.style.yahoo.com}}</ref> Its original offerings included balms, moisturizing cream colors, mascaras, glosses, washes, eye shadow, eye pencils. They were also sold in combination in a start-up kit.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosenstein |first1=Jenna |title=Bobbi Brown Is Back with Jones Road, a New Clean Makeup Brand |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/makeup/a34481946/bobbi-brown-jones-road-makeup/ |website=www.harpersbazaar.com |date=26 October 2020}}</ref> In an interview with the [[Financial Times]] in September 2024, it was revealed that the brand's revenue in its first year was $20mn, and expected to be over $150mn in the current financial year, with a valuation approaching $1bln.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobbi Brown is en route to her second billion-dollar company |url=https://www.ft.com/content/eadeae75-164c-4abe-a676-8e4a8fc055e6 |website=ft.com |last1=Flannagan |first1=Kate |date=September 11, 2024 | access-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240911015203/https://www.ft.com/content/eadeae75-164c-4abe-a676-8e4a8fc055e6 |archive-date=September 11, 2024}}</ref>


=== Other product lines===
=== Other product lines===
Brown has a collection of fragrances<ref name=style/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theperfumegirl.com/perfumes/fragrances/bobbi-brown/|title=Bobbi Brown, fragrance collection|publisher=The Perfume Girl|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref> and a collaboration with In 2013 [[Safilo|Safilo Group S.p.A.]] for an eyewear collection.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/bobbi-brown-debuts-new-eyewear-line-article-1.1500127|title=Bobbi Brown debuts new eyewear line|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwfashion/article/Bobbi-Brown-Debuts-Eyewear-Collection-20131101|title=Bobbi Brown Debuts Eyewear Collection|publisher=BWW Fashion World|access-date=February 15, 2014}}</ref> She is a creative consultant at [[Lord & Taylor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Health and Beauty Mogul Bobbi Brown Shares The Biggest Time Sucker -- and What You Can Do About It |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/306459 |website=www.entrepreneur.com|date=21 December 2017 }}</ref>
Brown has a collection of fragrances<ref name=style/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theperfumegirl.com/perfumes/fragrances/bobbi-brown/|title=Bobbi Brown, fragrance collection|publisher=The Perfume Girl|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref> and a collaboration with In 2013 [[Safilo|Safilo Group S.p.A.]] for an eyewear collection.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/bobbi-brown-debuts-new-eyewear-line-article-1.1500127|title=Bobbi Brown debuts new eyewear line|newspaper=New York Daily News|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwfashion/article/Bobbi-Brown-Debuts-Eyewear-Collection-20131101|title=Bobbi Brown Debuts Eyewear Collection|publisher=BWW Fashion World|access-date=February 15, 2014}}</ref> She is a creative consultant at [[Lord & Taylor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Health and Beauty Mogul Bobbi Brown Shares The Biggest Time Sucker -- and What You Can Do About It |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/306459 |website=www.entrepreneur.com|date=21 December 2017 }}</ref>


==Evolution 18==
==Other activities==
===Evolution 18===
In 2019, she founded Evolution_18,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-01/makeup-queen-bobbi-brown-on-selling-a-business-starting-another|title=Makeup Queen Bobbi Brown on Selling a Business, Starting Another|magazine=Bloomberg Businessweek|access-date= May 16, 2019}}</ref> a “lifestyle-inspired wellness line”.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Griffith|first=Kathleen|date=January 4, 2019|title=Bobbi Brown Started a Beauty Empire With Just One (Revolutionary) Lipstick|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/325396|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Entrepreneur|language=en}}</ref> The products she developed for the line included supplements, collagen, and effervescent tablets,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peter|first=Shannon|date=January 7, 2020|title=Evolution 18 wellness supplements review|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/beauty/bobbi-brown-evolution-18-supplements-review/341185|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Stylist|language=en}}</ref> and were sold at outlets including [[Walmart]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bobbi Brown Created a Collagen Beauty Shot to Give You Youthful Skin — and It's Only $10 at Walmart|url=https://people.com/style/bobbi-brown-evolution-18-walmart-collagen-shots/|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=PEOPLE.com|language=EN}}</ref>
In 2019, she founded Evolution_18,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-01/makeup-queen-bobbi-brown-on-selling-a-business-starting-another|title=Makeup Queen Bobbi Brown on Selling a Business, Starting Another|magazine=Bloomberg Businessweek|access-date= May 16, 2019}}</ref> a “lifestyle-inspired wellness line”.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Griffith|first=Kathleen|date=January 4, 2019|title=Bobbi Brown Started a Beauty Empire With Just One (Revolutionary) Lipstick|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/325396|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Entrepreneur|language=en}}</ref> The products she developed for the line included supplements, collagen, and effervescent tablets,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peter|first=Shannon|date=January 7, 2020|title=Evolution 18 wellness supplements review|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/beauty/bobbi-brown-evolution-18-supplements-review/341185|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Stylist|language=en}}</ref> and were sold at outlets including [[Walmart]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bobbi Brown Created a Collagen Beauty Shot to Give You Youthful Skin — and It's Only $10 at Walmart|url=https://people.com/style/bobbi-brown-evolution-18-walmart-collagen-shots/|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=PEOPLE.com|language=EN}}</ref>


==The George Hotel==
===The George Hotel===
In 2015, Brown and her husband acquired a historic inn located in [[Montclair, New Jersey]], which was built as a private residence in 1902. It became the Georgian Inn in the 1940s,<ref name=Times /> and after they purchased it, they renovated the property and renamed it the George Hotel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Bobbi Brown's New Boutique Hotel, The George Inn|url=https://houseandhome.com/gallery/explore-bobbi-browns-new-boutique-hotel-george-inn/|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=House & Home|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramzi|first=Lilah|title=Bobbi Brown's Guide to "the Brooklyn of New Jersey," Home to Her New Hotel|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/bobbi-brown-hotel-montclair|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Vogue|date=19 January 2018|language=en-us}}</ref> The hotel was opened in 2018 and has 32 guest rooms.<ref name="Times">{{Cite news|last=Vora|first=Shivani|date=September 22, 2018|title=From Bobbi Brown, a Boutique Hotel in New Jersey (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/22/travel/bobbi-brown-hotel-review.html|access-date=2021-01-07|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Minton|first=Melissa|title=Beauty Mogul Bobbi Brown Is Opening a Hotel in the Most Surprising Location|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/see-inside-bobbi-browns-newest-business-venture-the-george-inn|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Architectural Digest|date=20 February 2018|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Lilit Marcus|title=Beauty maven Bobbi Brown is getting into the hotel business|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/bobbi-brown-hotel-new-jersey/index.html|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=CNN|date=15 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2015, Brown and her husband acquired a historic inn located in [[Montclair, New Jersey]], which was built as a private residence in 1902. It became the Georgian Inn in the 1940s,<ref name=Times /> and after they purchased it, they renovated the property and renamed it the George Hotel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Bobbi Brown's New Boutique Hotel, The George Inn|url=https://houseandhome.com/gallery/explore-bobbi-browns-new-boutique-hotel-george-inn/|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=House & Home|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramzi|first=Lilah|title=Bobbi Brown's Guide to "the Brooklyn of New Jersey," Home to Her New Hotel|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/bobbi-brown-hotel-montclair|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Vogue|date=19 January 2018|language=en-us}}</ref> The hotel was opened in 2018 and has 32 guest rooms.<ref name="Times">{{Cite news|last=Vora|first=Shivani|date=September 22, 2018|title=From Bobbi Brown, a Boutique Hotel in New Jersey (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/22/travel/bobbi-brown-hotel-review.html|access-date=2021-01-07|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Minton|first=Melissa|title=Beauty Mogul Bobbi Brown Is Opening a Hotel in the Most Surprising Location|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/see-inside-bobbi-browns-newest-business-venture-the-george-inn|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Architectural Digest|date=20 February 2018|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Lilit Marcus|title=Beauty maven Bobbi Brown is getting into the hotel business|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/bobbi-brown-hotel-new-jersey/index.html|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=CNN|date=15 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref>


==18 Label==
===18 Label===
Brown cofounded 18 Label, a film and television studio based in New Jersey. Networks that have filmed in the studio include [[CNBC]], BSTV,<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 4, 2018|title=Local Announcement: 18 Label Studios Takes Center Stage in Montclair|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/montclair/classifieds/announcements/54148/18-label-studios-takes-center-stage-in-montclair|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Montclair, NJ Patch|language=en}}</ref> and the [[Food Network]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Bobbi Brown fell in love with Montclair {{!}} Video|url=https://www.njspotlight.com/news/video/bobbi-brown-fell-love-montclair/|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=NJ Spotlight News|language=en-US}}</ref> The studio is housed in The Annex (also cofounded by Brown), an 11,000 square foot studio and event center.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Orel|first=Gwen|date=2018-06-19|title=The Annex at 18 Label Studios aims to build community|url=https://www.montclairlocal.news/2018/06/19/annex-montclair-film/|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Montclair Local News|language=en-US}}</ref>
Brown cofounded 18 Label, a film and television studio based in New Jersey. Networks that have filmed in the studio include [[CNBC]], BSTV,<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 4, 2018|title=Local Announcement: 18 Label Studios Takes Center Stage in Montclair|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/montclair/classifieds/announcements/54148/18-label-studios-takes-center-stage-in-montclair|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Montclair, NJ Patch|language=en}}</ref> and the [[Food Network]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Bobbi Brown fell in love with Montclair {{!}} Video|url=https://www.njspotlight.com/news/video/bobbi-brown-fell-love-montclair/|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=NJ Spotlight News|language=en-US}}</ref> The studio is housed in The Annex (also cofounded by Brown), an 11,000 square foot studio and event center.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Orel|first=Gwen|date=2018-06-19|title=The Annex at 18 Label Studios aims to build community|url=https://www.montclairlocal.news/2018/06/19/annex-montclair-film/|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Montclair Local News|language=en-US}}</ref>


Brown has appeared on Food Network series, including ''The Kitchen''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Treat Yourself to an At-Home Spa Day with Bobbi Brown's Edible Products|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/shows/2016/02/treat-yourself-to-an-at-home-spa-day-with-bobbi-browns-edible-products|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Food Network|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bobbi Bares All {{!}} beauty guru Bobbi Brown|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/news/bobbi-bares-all-beauty-guru-bobbi-brown|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Food & Wine|language=EN}}</ref>
Brown has appeared on Food Network series, including ''The Kitchen''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Treat Yourself to an At-Home Spa Day with Bobbi Brown's Edible Products|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/shows/2016/02/treat-yourself-to-an-at-home-spa-day-with-bobbi-browns-edible-products|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Food Network|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bobbi Bares All {{!}} beauty guru Bobbi Brown|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/news/bobbi-bares-all-beauty-guru-bobbi-brown|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Food & Wine|language=EN}}</ref>


==Media work==
===Editorial work===
===Editorial work===
Brown is the Beauty & Lifestyle Editor of ''[[Elvis Duran and the Morning Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title='I really wanted to do things differently' Bobbi Brown talks leaving namesake company and staying true to her passion - ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wanted-things-differently-bobbi-brown-talks-leaving-namesake/story?id=46854093 |website=abcnews.go.com}}</ref> She partnered with Duran to produce a "Elvis Duran bronzer" as a part of her cosmetics line.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H-T7DwAAQBAJ&dq=elvis+duran+bobbi+brown&pg=PA160 |page=160 |publisher=Atria Books |title=Where Do I Begin? - Stories (I Sort of Remember) from a Life Lived Out Loud |author=Elvis Duran |year=2020|isbn=9781982106348 }}</ref> Brown served as [[Yahoo!|Yahoo]] Beauty's Editor-in-Chief from February 2014 to February 2016.<ref name="Forbes"/> A chance meeting with the grandmother of a producer of NBC's ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' led to a 12-year run as a regular beauty consultant on the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/news/back-school-beauty-bobbi-brown-wbna20462260|title=Back-to-school beauty with Bobbi Brown|last=Brown|first=Bobbi|website=The Today Show|date=27 August 2007 |access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> Brown has also written columns for [[PureWow]], Naturally, and Danny Seo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elvisduran.iheart.com/featured/elvis-duran/content/2019-10-15-bobbi-brown-shares-beauty-tips-for-fall/|title=Bobbi Brown Shares Beauty Tips for Fall|last=Gold|first=Allie|publisher=iHeartRadio|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.purewow.com/beauty/bobbi-brown-how-to-apply-concealer|title=Dear Bobbi: Please Tell Me How to Apply Concealer So It Covers Up Dark Circles|last=Editors|first=PureWow|date=31 January 2020|publisher=PureWow|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://naturallydannyseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/NDS-MK-2018-V8.pdf|title=Naturally, Danny Seo Media Kit|last=Seo|first=Danny|publisher=Naturally, Danny Seo|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justbobbi.com/diary/allow-me-to-reintroduce-myself|title=Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself|last=Brown|first=Bobbi|publisher=JustBOBBI|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref>
Brown is the Beauty & Lifestyle Editor of ''[[Elvis Duran and the Morning Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title='I really wanted to do things differently' Bobbi Brown talks leaving namesake company and staying true to her passion - ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wanted-things-differently-bobbi-brown-talks-leaving-namesake/story?id=46854093 |website=abcnews.go.com}}</ref> She partnered with Duran to produce a "Elvis Duran bronzer" as a part of her cosmetics line.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H-T7DwAAQBAJ&dq=elvis+duran+bobbi+brown&pg=PA160 |page=160 |publisher=Atria Books |title=Where Do I Begin? - Stories (I Sort of Remember) from a Life Lived Out Loud |author=Elvis Duran |year=2020|isbn=9781982106348 }}</ref> Brown served as [[Yahoo!|Yahoo]] Beauty's Editor-in-Chief from February 2014 to February 2016.<ref name="Forbes"/> A chance meeting with the grandmother of a producer of NBC's ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' led to a 12-year run as a regular beauty consultant on the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/news/back-school-beauty-bobbi-brown-wbna20462260|title=Back-to-school beauty with Bobbi Brown|last=Brown|first=Bobbi|website=The Today Show|date=27 August 2007 |access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> Brown has also written columns for [[PureWow]], Naturally, and Danny Seo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elvisduran.iheart.com/featured/elvis-duran/content/2019-10-15-bobbi-brown-shares-beauty-tips-for-fall/|title=Bobbi Brown Shares Beauty Tips for Fall|last=Gold|first=Allie|publisher=iHeartRadio|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.purewow.com/beauty/bobbi-brown-how-to-apply-concealer|title=Dear Bobbi: Please Tell Me How to Apply Concealer So It Covers Up Dark Circles|last=Editors|first=PureWow|date=31 January 2020|publisher=PureWow|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://naturallydannyseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/NDS-MK-2018-V8.pdf|title=Naturally, Danny Seo Media Kit|last=Seo|first=Danny|publisher=Naturally, Danny Seo|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justbobbi.com/diary/allow-me-to-reintroduce-myself|title=Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself|last=Brown|first=Bobbi|publisher=JustBOBBI|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref>
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==Causes==
==Causes==
Bobbi Brown Cosmetics launched the Pretty Powerful Campaign for Women & Girls on [[International Women's Day]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elleuk.com/beauty/news/bobbi-brown-pretty-powerful-campaign-for-women-and-girls-international-women-s-day#image=1|title=Bobbi Brown is Pretty Powerful|last=Beresiner|first=Sophie|magazine=Elle UK|access-date= February 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306214619/http://www.elleuk.com/beauty/news/bobbi-brown-pretty-powerful-campaign-for-women-and-girls-international-women-s-day#image=1#image=1|archive-date=March 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pretty Powerful supports organizations that seek to empower women through job skills training programs and girls through education.<ref name=amny/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/beauty/2013/04/girl-power-bobbi-brown-s-pretty-powerful-campaign|title=Girl Power! Bobbi Brown's Pretty Powerful Campaign|last=Kaiser|first=Rachel|magazine=Vanity Fair|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref> Beneficiaries to date include Dress for Success (of which Brown is a former board member),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Q&A With Bobbi Brown: How To Give Back|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/06/24/bobbi-brown-philanthropy-forbes-woman-q-and-dress-for-success.html|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> the Broome Street Academy High School, and the Girl Rising Fund.<ref name=amny/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dressforsuccess.org/whoweare_sponsors.aspx|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20071118135820/http%3A//www.dressforsuccess.org/whoweare_sponsors.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 18, 2007|title=Dress for Success: Who We Are: Sponsors|publisher=www.dressforsuccess.org|access-date=August 2, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellasugar.com/Bobbi-Brown-Pretty-Powerful-Campaign-Women-Girls-28463840|title=Bobbi Brown Makes Women Pretty and Powerful|last=Del Russo|first=Maria|date=8 March 2013|publisher=Pop Sugar|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222213426/http://www.bellasugar.com/Bobbi-Brown-Pretty-Powerful-Campaign-Women-Girls-28463840|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Bobbi Brown Cosmetics launched the Pretty Powerful Campaign for Women & Girls on [[International Women's Day]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elleuk.com/beauty/news/bobbi-brown-pretty-powerful-campaign-for-women-and-girls-international-women-s-day#image=1|title=Bobbi Brown is Pretty Powerful|last=Beresiner|first=Sophie|magazine=Elle UK|access-date= February 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306214619/http://www.elleuk.com/beauty/news/bobbi-brown-pretty-powerful-campaign-for-women-and-girls-international-women-s-day#image=1#image=1|archive-date=March 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pretty Powerful supports organizations that seek to empower women through job skills training programs and girls through education.<ref name=amny/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/online/beauty/2013/04/girl-power-bobbi-brown-s-pretty-powerful-campaign|title=Girl Power! Bobbi Brown's Pretty Powerful Campaign|last=Kaiser|first=Rachel|magazine=Vanity Fair|access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref> Beneficiaries to date include Dress for Success (of which Brown is a former board member),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Q&A With Bobbi Brown: How To Give Back|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/06/24/bobbi-brown-philanthropy-forbes-woman-q-and-dress-for-success.html|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> the Broome Street Academy High School, and the Girl Rising Fund.<ref name=amny/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dressforsuccess.org/whoweare_sponsors.aspx|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20071118135820/http%3A//www.dressforsuccess.org/whoweare_sponsors.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 18, 2007|title=Dress for Success: Who We Are: Sponsors|publisher=www.dressforsuccess.org|access-date=August 2, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellasugar.com/Bobbi-Brown-Pretty-Powerful-Campaign-Women-Girls-28463840|title=Bobbi Brown Makes Women Pretty and Powerful|last=Del Russo|first=Maria|date=8 March 2013|publisher=Pop Sugar|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222213426/http://www.bellasugar.com/Bobbi-Brown-Pretty-Powerful-Campaign-Women-Girls-28463840|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-11-17 |title=BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-34745739 |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Brown married Steven Plofker in 1988<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobbi Brown {{!}} Make-Up Department |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1807090/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>{{bcn|reason= Internet Movie Database is [[wp:ugc]] and is not [[wp:RS]]. See [[wp:IMDB]] |date=February 2024}} and together they have three sons.{{cn|date=February 2024}} The family lives in Montclair, New Jersey.<ref>Galant, Debra. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E6D6103AF935A25751C0A9659C8B63 "The Makeup Maven of Montclair"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 16, 2003. Accessed November 28, 2007.</ref> She spends her summers in Sag Harbor of [[the Hamptons]], New York.<ref>Gould, Jennifer. [https://nypost.com/2018/06/27/bobbi-brown-ditches-jersey-shore-for-hamptons "Bobbi Brown ditches Jersey Shore for Hamptons"], ''[[The New York Post]]'', June 27, 2018. Accessed August 13, 2020.</ref>
Brown married executive Steven Plofker on September 10, 1988<ref>{{Cite news |date=1988-09-11 |title=S. D. Plofker, an Executive, Is Married to Bobbi Brown |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/11/style/s-d-plofker-an-executive-is-married-to-bobbi-brown.html |access-date=2024-09-02 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and together they have three sons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clack |first=Erin |date=2023-08-21 |title=Bobbi Brown Confesses She Has 'No Idea' How Much Her Hamptons Mansion Cost as She Gives Tour of Compound |url=https://people.com/bobbi-brown-confesses-no-idea-how-much-hamptons-house-cost-7693664 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref> They also have a daughter-in-law.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duffy |first=Abigail |date=2024-03-28 |title=Meet Makeup Mogul Bobbi Brown |url=https://www.palmbeachillustrated.com/meet-makeup-mogul-bobbi-brown/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Palm Beach Illustrated |language=en-US}}</ref> The family lives in [[Montclair, New Jersey]].<ref>Galant, Debra. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E6D6103AF935A25751C0A9659C8B63 "The Makeup Maven of Montclair"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 16, 2003. Accessed November 28, 2007.</ref> She spends her summers in Sag Harbor of [[the Hamptons]], New York.<ref>Gould, Jennifer. [https://nypost.com/2018/06/27/bobbi-brown-ditches-jersey-shore-for-hamptons "Bobbi Brown ditches Jersey Shore for Hamptons"], ''[[The New York Post]]'', June 27, 2018. Accessed August 13, 2020.</ref>

==Recognition==

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Her work has been featured on the covers of magazines such as ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[Self (magazine)|Self]]'' and ''[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]''.<ref name="nytimes" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Bobbi_Brown|title=Voguepedia: Bobbi Brown|magazine=Vogue|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109001407/http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Bobbi_Brown|archive-date=January 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/16/style/bobbi-brown-puts-best-faces-forward.html|title=Bobbi Brown Puts Best Faces Forward|last=Lawson|first=Carol|newspaper=The New York Times|date=16 February 1997 |access-date= February 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="entertainment" />

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Brown has received the Glamour Woman of the Year Award , The Fashion Group International Night of Stars Beauty Award, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation's ROBIE Humanitarian Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/gallery/women-of-the-year-turns-20-a-look-back-at-the-honorees|title=Women of the Year Turns 20: A Look Back at the Honorees|last=Solomon|first=Akiba|date=2 November 2010|publisher=Glamour|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/fgis-night-of-stars-1843375/|title=FGI's Night of Stars|last=Staff|first=WWD|date=24 October 2008|publisher=WWD|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jackierobinson.org/press/jackie-robinson-foundation-to-honor-cosmetics-mogul-bobbi-brown-pittsburgh-steelers-chairman-dan-rooney-and-vista-equity-partners-founder-robert-f-smith/|title=JRF to Honor Cosmetics Mogul Bobbi Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney, and Vista Equity Partners Founder Robert F. Smith|publisher=Jackie Robinson Foundation|access-date=August 13, 2020|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926145448/https://www.jackierobinson.org/press/jackie-robinson-foundation-to-honor-cosmetics-mogul-bobbi-brown-pittsburgh-steelers-chairman-dan-rooney-and-vista-equity-partners-founder-robert-f-smith/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was appointed by President Obama to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation and has been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/15/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-0|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|last=White House|first=Press Secretary|date=15 September 2010|publisher=The White House, President Barack Obama|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://njhalloffame.org/hall-of-famers/2013-inductees/bobbi-brown/|title=New Jersey Hall of Fame Bobbi Brown|date=14 April 2014|publisher=New Jersey Hall of Fame|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> She holds honorary doctorates from Montclair State University, [[Fashion Institute of Technology]], Monmouth University, and Emerson College.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.montclair.edu/entrepreneur/womens-entrepreneurship-week/past-wews/wew-2015/speakers/bobbi-brown/|title=Founder and Chief Creative Officer: Bobbi Brown|publisher=Montclair State University|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitnyc.edu/commencement/speakers/honorary-degrees.php|title=SUNY Honorary Degrees Awarded Through FIT|publisher=Fashion Institute of Technology|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.monmouth.edu/news/cosmetics-pioneer-bobbi-brown-and-energy-industry-leader-joseph-rigby-to-address-may-2017-graduates/|title=Cosmetics Pioneer Bobbi Brown and Energy Industry Leader Joseph Rigby to Address May 2017 Graduates|date=17 April 2017|publisher=Monmouth University|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.emerson.edu/news-events/emerson-college-today/emerson-announces-four-honorary-degree-recipients#.XzWcgi2ZPBI|title=Emerson announce four honorary degree recipients|publisher=Emerson College|access-date= August 13, 2020}}</ref> Following the release of her second makeup company in 2020, ''Allure'' magazine labeled Brown the "world’s patron saint of 'natural makeup.'"<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobbi Brown Is Back in the Beauty Game |url=https://www.allure.com/story/bobbi-brown-jones-road-beauty |website=www.allure.com |date=6 February 2021}}</ref>

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She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-11-17 |title=BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-34745739 |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 04:31, 30 November 2024

This article is about the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. For the daughter of Whitney Houston, see Bobbi Kristina Brown. For other uses, see Bobby Brown (disambiguation).

Bobbi Brown
Brown in 2014
Born (1957-04-14) April 14, 1957 (age 67)
Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
Years active1980−present
Known forFounder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)[1]
Spouse
Steven Plofker
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(m. 1988)​
Children3
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Bobbi Brown (born April 14, 1957)[2] is an American professional make-up artist, author, and the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.[3][4][5][6][7][8] She created ten natural-shade lipsticks which according to Entrepreneur "revolutionized the beauty industry".[9] She has written nine books about beauty and wellness.[10][11][12]

After leaving Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in 2016, she launched Beauty Evolution, LLC, and became certified as a health coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.[13][14][15] Brown also started a line of beauty-inspired wellness products.[16][17] and launched a second beauty line, Jones Road, in 2020. Brown curates an editorial website.[18][19] She and her husband Steven Plofker redesigned The George, a boutique hotel located in Montclair, New Jersey.[20][21]

Early life

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Born in Chicago, Illinois to a Jewish family, Joe and Sandra Brown,[22] Brown graduated from New Trier High School and from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in theatrical makeup and photography.[4][5][23][24] In 1980, she moved to New York City to work as a professional makeup artist.[4][10] Brown became known for a makeup style that included moderate and natural tones, which was a stark contrast to the bright colors used commonly at the time.[4][25][26]

Cosmetic lines

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Bobbi Brown Essentials

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In 1990, Brown worked with a chemist to come up with ten natural lipstick shades.[10][22] In 1991, Brown and her husband partnered with another couple to launch the brand Bobbi Brown Essentials, which debuted at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City.[27] She was expecting to sell 100 in a month but instead sold 100 in a day.[28][23] The following year, she released yellow-toned foundation sticks.[27]

Estée Lauder bought the company in 1995, retaining Brown as an employee of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Brown retained creative control of the makeup line.[22][4][5][29]

In 2011, the first freestanding Bobbi Brown Cosmetics retail store opened in Auckland, New Zealand with a makeup school in the back of the building.[4][2] In 2012, her cosmetics were estimated to represent approximately ten percent of Estée Lauder Companies' total sales.[22] As of January 2014, there were approximately thirty free-standing Bobbi Brown cosmetics stores.[29]

In December 2016, it was announced that Brown would step down from the company by the end of the year.[30][31][32] Following this, she continued creating new lines and participating in the beauty industry through other projects like beauty podcasts,[33] a makeup MasterClass,[34] and her website JustBobbi.com.[35]

Jones Road

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In late October 2020, Bobbi Brown launched her second beauty brand, Jones Road.[36] The launch marked 25 years since she first sold her original line to Estee Lauder.[37] It has been described as a "clean beauty" brand.[38] According to Yahoo, which reviewed the line, this "approach is evident in the brand offering: a curated edit of makeup and skincare that doesn't overwhelm."[39] Its original offerings included balms, moisturizing cream colors, mascaras, glosses, washes, eye shadow, eye pencils. They were also sold in combination in a start-up kit.[40] In an interview with the Financial Times in September 2024, it was revealed that the brand's revenue in its first year was $20mn, and expected to be over $150mn in the current financial year, with a valuation approaching $1bln.[41]

Other product lines

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Brown has a collection of fragrances[27][42] and a collaboration with In 2013 Safilo Group S.p.A. for an eyewear collection.[43][44] She is a creative consultant at Lord & Taylor.[45]

Other activities

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Evolution 18

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In 2019, she founded Evolution_18,[46] a “lifestyle-inspired wellness line”.[47] The products she developed for the line included supplements, collagen, and effervescent tablets,[48] and were sold at outlets including Walmart.[49]

The George Hotel

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In 2015, Brown and her husband acquired a historic inn located in Montclair, New Jersey, which was built as a private residence in 1902. It became the Georgian Inn in the 1940s,[50] and after they purchased it, they renovated the property and renamed it the George Hotel.[51][52] The hotel was opened in 2018 and has 32 guest rooms.[50][53][54]

18 Label

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Brown cofounded 18 Label, a film and television studio based in New Jersey. Networks that have filmed in the studio include CNBC, BSTV,[55] and the Food Network.[56] The studio is housed in The Annex (also cofounded by Brown), an 11,000 square foot studio and event center.[57]

Brown has appeared on Food Network series, including The Kitchen.[58][59]

Editorial work

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Brown is the Beauty & Lifestyle Editor of Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.[60] She partnered with Duran to produce a "Elvis Duran bronzer" as a part of her cosmetics line.[61] Brown served as Yahoo Beauty's Editor-in-Chief from February 2014 to February 2016.[30] A chance meeting with the grandmother of a producer of NBC's Today led to a 12-year run as a regular beauty consultant on the show.[62] Brown has also written columns for PureWow, Naturally, and Danny Seo.[63][64][65][66]

Books

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Year Title International Standard Book Number
1995 Bobbi Brown Beauty: The Ultimate Resource[2][27] (ISBN 0-446-58134-8)
2000 Bobbi Brown Teenage Beauty: Everything You Need to Look Pretty, Natural, Sexy and Awesome

with Annemarie Iverson, New York Times Best Seller [67]

(ISBN 0-06-095724-7)
2002 Bobbi Brown Beauty Evolution: A Guide to a Lifetime of Beauty[23] (ISBN 0-06-008881-8)
2007 Bobbi Brown Living Beauty (ISBN 0-8212-5834-6)
2008 Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro (ISBN 0-446-58134-8)
2010 Bobbi Brown Beauty Rules (ISBN 0-811-87468-0)
2012 Bobbi Brown Pretty Powerful with Sara Bliss (ISBN 0-811-87704-3)
2014 Everything Eyes with Sara Bliss (ISBN 978-1-4521-1961-8)
2017 Beauty from the Inside Out [68]

Causes

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Bobbi Brown Cosmetics launched the Pretty Powerful Campaign for Women & Girls on International Women's Day in 2013.[69] Pretty Powerful supports organizations that seek to empower women through job skills training programs and girls through education.[29][70] Beneficiaries to date include Dress for Success (of which Brown is a former board member),[71] the Broome Street Academy High School, and the Girl Rising Fund.[29][72][73]

Personal life

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Brown married executive Steven Plofker on September 10, 1988[74] and together they have three sons.[75] They also have a daughter-in-law.[76] The family lives in Montclair, New Jersey.[77] She spends her summers in Sag Harbor of the Hamptons, New York.[78]

Recognition

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Her work has been featured on the covers of magazines such as Elle, Vogue, Self and Town & Country.[5][79][80][6]

Brown has received the Glamour Woman of the Year Award , The Fashion Group International Night of Stars Beauty Award, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation's ROBIE Humanitarian Award.[81][82][83] She was appointed by President Obama to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation and has been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.[84][85] She holds honorary doctorates from Montclair State University, Fashion Institute of Technology, Monmouth University, and Emerson College.[86][87][88][89] Following the release of her second makeup company in 2020, Allure magazine labeled Brown the "world’s patron saint of 'natural makeup.'"[90]

She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2015.[91]

References

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  1. ^ Hou, Kathleen (9 September 2023). "At 66, Bobbi Brown Is Doing It Again". Elle. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Donelson, Sophie (26 February 2009). "Bobbi Brown". TimeOut New York. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Bobbi Brown to Step Down from Bobbi Brown Cosmetics". www.elcompanies.com. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Brown, Bobbi (November 2007). "How I Did It: Bobbi Brown, Founder and CEO, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics". www.inc.com. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  5. ^ a b c d Welles, Linda (4 February 1990). "Style Makers; Bobbi Brown, Makeup Artist". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  6. ^ a b Hindash, Saed. "New Jersey Hall of Fame inducts Grover Cleveland, Whitney Houston". NJ.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. ^ Dougherty, Emily (21 September 2012). "The Pretty Powerful Bobbi Brown". Elle. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Bobbi Brown Bio". www.premierespeakers.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Bobbi Brown Started a Beauty Empire with Just One Revolutionary Lipstick". www.entrepreneur.com. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b c Muther, Christopher. "Makeup class". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  11. ^ Fearn, Rebecca (25 April 2017). "Bobbi Brown talks life after brand Bobbi & her exciting new project". Glamour. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Bobbi Brown's winter beauty tips". The Today Show. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  13. ^ Bliss, Sara. "Bobbi Brown 2.0: Reinventing Her Life and Career at 61". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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