Gloss Angeles · Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan

Stila and Neen Founder Jeanine Lobell is the Makeup Industry's Original Rock Star

·46 min·4 clips
Jeanine describes the bizarre contract rules and elephant ride while doing makeup for Michael Jackson's video.
Jeanine Lobell, founder of Stila and Neen, shares her journey from makeup artist to beauty entrepreneur, including stories about working with celebrities like Naomi Campbell and Michael Jackson, inventing sustainable packaging, and navigating brand acquisitions with Estee Lauder. She offers insights into product development and industry trends.

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A founder interview with enough product detail to make the beauty history stick.

Jeanine Lobel comes across as a founder with a sharp ear for product and copy. The episode works best when it moves between Stay All Day, the little lip gloss in the aluminum tube, and the playful taglines that helped shape her point of view.

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If you want the origin story behind a beauty founder who sold her first brand before these hosts were beauty editors, press play.

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