Legendary makeup artist and entrepreneur Bobbi Brown revolutionized the beauty industry with her eponymous makeup line, which she sold her brand to Estée Lauder in 1995 for a reported $74.5 million. At the time, Brown's brand was gaining significant success and outperforming Estée Lauder in major retail department stores.
This caught the attention of then-CEO Leonard Lauder, who approached Brown with an offer to buy her brand. Although initially hesitant, Brown eventually agreed to the sale. View this post on
Instagram A post shared by Jones Road Beauty (@jonesroadbeauty) As part of the deal, Brown signed a 25-year non-compete agreement, which prevented her from launching any new beauty brands during that period. She stayed on at the brand for more than two decades but eventually came to regret the non-compete agreement.
Brown felt constrained by the corporate processes and found herself forced into approving things she didn't believe in. This led to her stepping away from the company in 2016, Brown made a comeback in 2020 with her new line, Jones Road Beauty.
Launched on October 26, 2020, the day her non-compete clause expired, Jones Road Beauty focuses on clean, high-grade formulas for every skin type and tone.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jones Road Beauty (@jonesroadbeauty) Named after a street Brown passed in the Hamptons, Jones Road Beauty embraces a minimalistic "less is more" approach to makeup…
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