Philip B. is the professional name of Philip Berkovitz, an American hair stylist and entrepreneur who founded the Philip B. hair and skin care company. The luxury botanical beauty label includes treatment and styling products for the hair and scalp as well as body treatment products.[1]
Biography
editCareer
editPhilip B. began his professional hair styling career as a teenager in his home state of Massachusetts. In 1984, he moved to Los Angeles and found work in salons frequented by Hollywood celebrities.[2] Finding that commercial treatments were inadequate for healing over-processed hair common to movie actresses, Philip B. experimented with botanical blends of his own.[3] He sourced ingredients for custom-blended essential oil formulations at local farmers' markets and herb shops. His first commercial formula, Philip B. Rejuvenating Oil, was first sold at Fred Segal in Los Angeles in 1992. His venture went nationwide a year later with placement at Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. Today, Philip B. treatment and styling products are also sold online and in countries from Europe to the Middle East to Asia.[4]
A four-step hair and scalp treatment created by Philip B. has been endorsed by Marina Rust in Vogue' and by beauty editors of many other leading magazines.[5] His role as CEO, product creator and educator for the company have been written about in publications including Vogue, Elle, Glamour, Lucky, InStyle, Town & Country, W and many international magazines, newspapers and beauty blogs.[6] In (1999), Forbes placed Philip B.'s scalp treatment on their list of "100 Things Worth Every Penny."[7] In 2014, Philip B. styled hair for models on Project Runway, Season 13, using products from his own line[8]
His products have been used by a number of celebrities, such as Dyan Cannon, Linda Gray, Sharon Stone, Lena Olin, Madonna and Paul Newman.[9] Other clients of note are Sandra Bullock, Robert Redford, Courtney Love, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lauren Bacall and Ronnie Wood.[10]
Philip B. published the book Blended Beauty in 1995 to teach women to create their own beauty treatments using natural products in high concentrations. At that time, his focus was on ingredients sourced in the United States. Later, he expanded his search to ingredients from around the world, including African shea butter and Russian amber, which became the basis for new Philip B. product lines.[1]
Personal life
editIn July 2013, Philip Berkovitz married artist/designer Michael Huober in Huober's hometown of Munich, Germany.[11] Huober is creative director at Philip B. Botanicals, International. The couple lives in Southern California and Munich.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Lee, Ricky (1996-10-24). "The Spa Experience--for Hair". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ //eleven, "The Philip B. story." https://eleven.se/om-philip-b-p88.html
- ^ BeautyNews NYC, Patricia Wersinger, "Philip B Makes a 'Royal' Addition: New Line Promises Amplified Moisture for Damaged Hair," originally published in BeautyNews NYC on November, 2012, http://www.beautynewsnyc.com/hair-care/philip-b-makes-a-royal-addition-new-line-promises-amplified-moisture-for-damaged-hair/
- ^ //eleven, "The Philip B. story." https://eleven.se/om-philip-b-p88.html
- ^ Marina Rust, "Self-Service Beauty." Vogue Magazine, October 1993, pages 420-422.
- ^ //eleven, "The Philip B. story." https://eleven.se/om-philip-b-p88.html/
- ^ "100 Things Worth Every Penny". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Entertainment Weekly, http://www.ew.com/recap/project-runway-season-13-episode-1/2
- ^ "Rome News-Tribune - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "A man who knows the stars' true roots". Irish Independent. 2000-12-03. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Y!PE, "Equal Love: Philip & Michael," July 20, 2015. "Philip & Michael - Yes Please EnjoyYes Please Enjoy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ^ VICE, "Philip B.," March 19, 2013 https://www.vice.com/de/read/philip-b-0000421-v9n2