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Max Factor is a line of cosmetics from Coty, founded in 1909 as Max Factor & Company by Maksymilian Faktorowicz. [1]Max Factor specialized in movie make-up. Until its 1973 sale for US$500 million (approximately $3.6 billion in 2017 dollars), Max Factor & Company was owned by several generations of the family, becoming an international company during that time.
Andrew Stuart Luster (born December 15, 1963) is heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune and a convicted sex offender. [1] He is the great-grandson of cosmetics giant Max Factor Sr. In 2003, he was convicted of multiple sexual assaults using the date-rape drug GHB .
Max Factor Sr. (September 15, 1877 – August 30, 1938), [2] [3] born Maksymilian Faktorowicz, was a Polish-American [1] businessman, beautician, entrepreneur and inventor.As a founder of the cosmetics giant Max Factor & Company, he largely developed the modern cosmetics industry in the United States and popularized the term "make-up" in noun form based on the verb.
Coty is one of the world's largest beauty companies and the largest fragrance company, [4] [5] with $5.3 billion in revenue for the fiscal year 2022. [6] Coty acquired 41 beauty brands from Procter & Gamble in 2016, [7] becoming the global leader in fragrance, the second largest company for hair color and styling products, [8] and the third largest company for color cosmetics. [9]
The makeup brand announced the iconic blonde bombshell, who died at the age of 36 in 1962, will be the 'global Meet the new face of Max Factor - Marilyn Monroe.
BCBG Max Azria announced the closure of its stores in 2017, planning on going to department stores and online only. BCBG Max Azria Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 28, 2017, and was taken over by Marquee Brands and Global Brands Group. [38] [22] Bebe announced plans to close all stores and focus solely on online ...
When Victoria Jackson walked into a boardroom full of men in the mid-'80s to convince them she could sell her makeup line, Victoria Jackson Cosmetics, on TV, she was met with blank stares.
Revlon's share dropped from 20 percent to 10 percent of department store cosmetics sales. Sales at the drugstore also declined as Revlon lost shares to Noxell's Cover Girl brand. Revlon compensated with more acquisitions; Max Factor, Ellen Betrix, Charles of the Ritz, Germaine Monteil, Almay, Fermodyl, Lancaster, Aziza, and Halston.