Makeup guru Bobbi Brown's cosmetics line was a pioneer of the "nude" look, where color is applied subtly to enhance features.

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In the future she would love to create her own cosmetics line.

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Another example is Maybelline, which launched a campaign last year to promote its Pure line of cosmetics.

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So the company launched a line of cosmetics, called Astalift, which is sold in Asia and is being launched in Europe this year.

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She lends her name to a line of MAC Cosmetics and a set of Monster headphones and she has no problem shilling for companies like Verizon in her popular videos.

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Salma Hayek, (also a Beanstalk client), launched a cosmetics, skincare and haircare line, Nuance, with CVS. Salma applied teachings from her grandmother and other aspects of her heritage and beauty knowledge to Nuance, which grounded the line in authenticity.

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