Bobbi Brown is an American professional makeup artist and the founder and ex-CCO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Brown has written eight books about makeup and beauty. She is the Contributing Beauty & Lifestyle Editor of Health magazine and Beauty & Lifestyle editor of the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show radio broadcast.
Clairol is a personal care-product division of company Coty, specializing in hair coloring and hair care, that was begun in 1931 by Americans Joan Gelb and her husband Lawrence M. Gelb, along with business partner and lifelong friend James Romeo, after discovering hair-coloring preparations while traveling in France. The company was widely recognized in its home country, the United States, for its "Miss Clairol" home hair-coloring kit introduced in 1956. By 1959, Clairol was considered the leading company in the U.S. hair-coloring industry. In 2004, Clairol registered annual sales worth about US$1.6 billion from the sale of its hair-care products. As of 2014, Clairol manufactures hair-coloring products sold under the brand names "Natural Instincts", "Nice 'n Easy", and "Perfect Lights".
Allure is an American women’s multimedia brand focused on beauty, with a magazine published monthly by Conde Nast in New York City, as well as allure.com and other channels. It was founded in 1991 by Linda Wells. Michelle Lee replaced Wells in 2015. A signature of the magazine is its annual Best of Beauty awards—accolades given in the October issue to beauty products deemed the best by Allure’s staff.
Rodolfo Valentin is a New York City hairdresser and entrepreneur. Beginning his career as a fashion model in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Valentin later emigrated to New York to find work as a hairdresser, eventually opening his own business. He owns three hair salons within the New York City area with products and services that include hair extension, and hair coloring.
Wella AG is a major German hair care company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. Founded in 1880 by Franz Ströher, it specializes in hair care, styling and colorants sold to individuals as well as hairdressers and was controlled by Procter & Gamble from 2003 until it was sold to Coty, Inc. in 2015 along with some 40 other P&G brands.
Anthony Mascolo is a hairdresser and international creative director of TIGI, a hair care product business. He has won the title "British Hairdresser of the Year" three times.
Katherine Amanda Blair is an American actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss Teen USA 2006 and Miss California USA 2011. She was the first person from Montana to win a major pageant title. In 2011, she was crowned Miss California USA after originally placing 1st runner-up to Alyssa Campanella; however, when Campanella won Miss USA 2011, Blair was crowned as successor on June 25.
Paula Beth Begoun, also known as "The Cosmetics Cop", is an American talk radio host, author, and businesswoman. She is the founder of Paula's Choice and Beginning Press Publishing. She is known for her view that skin care and cosmetics should be based on ingredients that have been subjected to peer reviewed research.
Lee Stafford is an award-winning celebrity hairdresser.
Raffaele Claudio Carbosiero also known as "Lino" Carbosiero, is a British hair stylist of Italian origin, currently working at the famous Daniel Galvin hair salon in London. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to hairdressing. Carbosiero joins a select list of hairdressers and List of British Italians to be recognised with the award.
Peter Philips is a Belgian make-up artist, and currently the creative and image director of Christian Dior makeup.
Amy Ramsey is a professional hair stylist and winner of The Rock Style Awards' Celebrity Hairdresser of the Year 2010 in the "Metal Category".
Tara Fela-Durotoye is a Nigerian makeup artist and lawyer. A pioneer in the bridal makeup profession in Nigeria, she launched the first bridal directory in 1999, set up international standard makeup studios and established the first makeup school in Nigeria.
Alice Hart-Davis is a British journalist, author and skincare developer.
Dina Ousley is an American businesswoman, makeup artist, and former actress. Ousley developed tools and techniques for airbrush makeup, helping to refine and popularize this method of applying makeup.
Tara Teng is a Canadian former pageant winner. She was named Miss Canada in 2011 and Miss World Canada in 2012. During her title reigns she was an advocate for human rights and spoke about human trafficking.
Gail Ryan is a film and television hairdresser.
Leonardus Johannes Hubertus "Leo" Passage was a Dutch-born American hairstylist, educator, innovator and philanthropist. He was the founder and C.E.O. of Pivot Point International, a global hair and beauty education company he established in Chicago, Illinois in 1962.
Sayuri Ushio is a Japanese hairdresser, businesswoman and photographer. She is the inventor of "STEP BONE CUT" technology that is one of the few patent in the world as a haircut technology. She broke Japanese customs that hairdressers are less to target businesses other than visitors to hair salons. She runs a hair salon for 6 shops in Japan and one shop in New York, and she serves as the representative director of the Japan. Small Face Correcting 3D Cut Association that she launched. In addition, she is acting all over the world as a photographer.
