Benefit Cosmetics
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| Company type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
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| Industry | Cosmetics |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Jean and Jane Ford |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide[1] |
| Parent | LVMH |
| Website | benefitcosmetics |
Benefit Cosmetics LLC is a manufacturer of cosmetics founded and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is a subsidiary of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
History
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Benefit was founded by the twin sisters Jean and Jane Ford.[2] Born in Indiana, they attended Indiana University before moving to San Francisco.[3] In 1976, the twins opened a beauty boutique named "The Face Place" in San Francisco's Mission District. The Face Place later moved to Kearny Street in downtown San Francisco in the 1980s.[4]
In 1989, the Face Place product catalog was developed. The Fords then focused on department store distribution and renamed the company Benefit Cosmetics in 1990.[5] In 1991, Benefit opened its first U.S. department store in Henri Bendel, located in New York City. In 1997, Benefit went international with its expansion into Harrods in London. Soon after,[when?] the Benefit Cosmetics product website was launched. The new generation of sisters officially joined Benefit in 2008 and have since become our Global Beauty Authorities. [citation needed]
LVMH acquired Benefit Cosmetics on September 14, 1999.[6] In 2001, Benefit launched its first bath and boudoir line, Bathina. Benefit opened its first "Brow Bar" (a boutique specializing in brow shaping) in 2003, at Macy's Union Square, San Francisco.[7][8]
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Notable events
[edit]On April 21, 2012, Benefit Cosmetics won a Guinness World Record for accomplishing the most eyebrow waxes performed in 8 hours by a team, completing 382 treatments. This record was broken again on May 20, 2017, by a team in Melbourne, completed 435 waxes.[9]
In 2022, Marks and Spencer announced their partnership with Benefit Cosmetics which would feature more than 200 products. Benefit Cosmetics products would be available online at M&S.com and in-store at 5 locations in Camberley, Cheshire Oaks, Handforth Dean, Hedge End, and Lisburn.[10][11]
In 2023, Yasmin Benoit was also the first asexual person to be in a Benefit Cosmetics Campaign, alongside intersex activist Anick Soni.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Benefit Cosmetics, makeup, beauty, skincare - Perfumes & Cosmetics - LVMH". LVMH. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ Collins, Allison (2020-12-07). "Jane Ford: A Rule-Breaker Who Helped Define the Modern Beauty Industry". WWD. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Flaherty, Somer (22 April 2011). "The Tiburon Twins Behind Benefit Cosmetics | Marin Magazine". www.marinmagazine.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Benefit Cosmetics". fashionabc. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Meet Benefit - Benefit Cosmetics". www.benefitcosmetics.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Benefit Cosmetics LLC: Private Company Information - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Benefit Cosmetics Brows". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ "How Benefit Cosmetics Became a Household Name". latana.com. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Most eyebrow waxes performed in 8 hours by a team". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ D, Wightman-Stone (19 July 2022). "Marks & Spencer launches beauty partnership with Benefit Cosmetics". FashionUnited. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "M&S dives deeper into beauty with Benefit link-up". FashionNetwork. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Rainbrows | Benefit Cosmetics". www.benefitcosmetics.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
