Laura Geller (makeup artist)

Laura Geller is an American makeup artist. The founder of Laura Geller Make-up Studios and Laura Geller Beauty, she has worked in theatre and television.

Laura Geller
Born1958
Bronx, NY
OccupationMakeup artist
Known forFounder of Laura Geller Beauty

Early life

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Laura Geller was born in the Bronx neighborhood of New York in 1958.[1] She lived in Rockland County as a child, and later moved to the Upper East Side of Manhattan.[2]

Career

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She founded Laura Geller Make-up Studios in New York City[3] in 1993,[4] and has worked as a freelance cosmetics artist.[5] Starting in the early 1990s,[6] in addition to working with theatrical actors on Broadway,[7] her work has appeared on television series aired on CBS, NBC, AMC, and HBO.[8] She has also provided cosmetic tips in publications such as Cosmopolitan magazine.[9] Crain’s New York Business also named her a top entrepreneur for the year 2012.[10]

Laura Geller Beauty

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In addition to her work as a make-up designer for individual clients, she also created an eponymous cosmetics line sold on QVC.[11] Geller founded the company in 1997.[12] She appears on QVC in North America and Europe in order to sell the line during television segments dedicated to her brand.[7] Her product lines are generally made for middle aged women. She first sold her company to Glanasol,[13] and the company later sold to AS Beauty in 2019, though has remained working with the company.[14] In 2023 the company was noted as the fastest growing digital beauty and cosmetics brand in the US by Business Insider.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Rick Domeier (2011). Can I Get a Do Over? Unforgettable Stories of Second Chances and Life Makeovers. p. 155.
  2. ^ "Beauty Boss: How Laura Geller Built Her Brand Through the Power of Personal Selling". InStyle.
  3. ^ Bridget Doherty and Julia VanTine (2002). Growing Younger: Breakthrough Age-defying Secrets for Women. Rodale. p. 89.
  4. ^ "Fast 50 - Laura Geller Makeup Inc". Crain's New York Business. July 17, 2018.
  5. ^ Deborah Jacobson (2010). Survival Jobs 154 Ways to Make Money While Pursuing Your Dreams. Crown. p. 256.
  6. ^ Fine, Jenny B. (July 29, 2022). "Laura Geller's Star Turn".
  7. ^ a b Annette Rubin and Melissa Schweiger (2012). Belli Beautiful: The Essential Guide to the Safest Health and Beauty Products for Pregnancy, Mom, and Baby. Hachette. p. 213.
  8. ^ Domeier, 147.
  9. ^ Andrea Lavinthal (2008). Cosmo's Sexiest Beauty Secrets The Ultimate Guide to Looking Gorgeous. Cosmopolitan. p. 55.
  10. ^ "Top Entrepreneurs 2012". Crains' New York Business.
  11. ^ Andrea Pomerantz Lustig (2012). How to Look Expensive: A Beauty Editor's Secrets to Getting Gorgeous Without Breaking the Bank. Penguin. p. 188.
  12. ^ Shatzman, Celia. "Laura Geller On Her Brand's 20th Anniversary And Being The OG Of Highlighting". Forbes.
  13. ^ "Laura Geller: A beauty brand turnaround case study". cosmeticsdesign.com. 27 February 2017.
  14. ^ Sandler, Emma (January 31, 2023). "Beauty & Wellness Briefing: AS Beauty is the upstart conglomerate you need to know about".
  15. ^ Bitter, Alex. "These were the 100 hottest digital brands of 2022, according to Similarweb data". Business Insider.