Bobbi Brown is an American professional makeup artist, bestselling author, public speaker, entrepreneur, and the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. As a professional makeup artist, Brown created 10 simple lipsticks that evolved into a global beauty empire. Brown has written nine books about beauty and wellness and is a New York Times bestselling author. Since leaving her billion-dollar company Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in October 2016, she has launched Beauty Evolution, LLC and was certified as a health coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.
Brown’s latest endeavor is EVOLUTION_18, a line of beauty-inspired wellness products. Brown also curates the editorial website JustBOBBI.com. In addition, she and her husband Steven Plofker reimagined The George, a 32-room design-inspired boutique hotel located in Montclair, New Jersey.
Her work has since been featured on the covers of magazines such as Elle, Vogue, Self and Town & Country. Brown served as Yahoo Beauty’s Editor-in-Chief from February 2014 to February 2016. A chance meeting with the grandmother of an NBC Today Show producer led to a 12-year run as a regular beauty consultant on the show. Brown is currently the Beauty and Lifestyle Editor of Elvis Duran and The Morning Show, and she continues to work editorially, penning columns for PureWow, Naturally, Danny Seo, and her own modern lifestyle platform, JustBOBBI.com.
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, to name a few. 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. She also holds honorary doctorates from Montclair State University, Fashion Institute of Technology, Monmouth University, and Emerson College.
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