The makeup artist turned serial entrepreneur talks about her journey so far, and how sustainability needs to be incorporated in the makeup industry
Bobbi Brown, Entrepreneur & makeup artist
From being a New York City makeup artist in the 1980s to controlling a global beauty empire, 62-year-old Bobbi Brown has come a long way. This time, literally too.
On her first visit to India, for the debut of India Make Up Show, Brown speaks to Forbes India about what it took to exit her eponymous label and self-made beauty empire in 2016, and the journey to moving beyond cosmetics to start up a new wellness supplements brand, Evolution_18, at the age of 59. India Make Up Show took place on the 12th & 13th of April 2019 in Mumbai and on the 20th of April in New Delhi. The show was curated by Mumbai based entertainment start-up, Brothers Incorporated founded by Rahul Tuljapurkar and Ninad Shah.
Edited excerpts:
Q. With a starry career spanning decades, you have had quite a journey. How would you describe it?
The journey has been incredible. Since I was a young girl, I have wanted to become a makeup artist, get married and have children. I have accomplished all of that. But creating a brand, I don’t know how I managed to accomplish that (laughs). When I walked away from Bobbi Brown, I did not think in a million years that at my age, I would be able to start a whole new career. So I feel very lucky now to be able to do that.