The makeup artist and entrepreneur on watching her mum put her face on, her crush on Jennifer Aniston and her love of caviar
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orn in Chicago, Bobbi Brown, 68, studied theatrical makeup and photography at Emerson College, Boston. In 1980, she moved to New York to work as a makeup artist. She launched Bobbi Brown Essentials in 1991, sold it to Estée Lauder four years later, and built it into a global brand. Having left the business in 2016, she launched a new one, Jones Road Beauty, in 2020. This year, she was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people. She has published nine makeup tutorial books and a memoir, Still Bobbi. She is married with three sons and lives in New Jersey.
What is your earliest memory?
Watching my mother put on makeup. I was in awe of her beauty and glamour. She was only 21 when I was born and quite stunning.
