max factor

     

Before achieving fame in Hollywood, he was a cosmetician to the Russian royal court

Trivia about max factor

  • With the creation of pancake makeup, he changed the face of Hollywood
  • In the 1920s this immigrant from Russia revolutionized the way makeup was used in the movies
  • Silent film stars were all aflutter when the first false eyelashes were created by this makeup master
  • Dean & Davis, great-grandsons of this makeup mogul, have taken their Smashbox Cosmetics Company to the "Max"
  • After setting up shop in Hollywood, he developed the first make-up for films
  • Sultry, Hot & Passionate (Excuse me--I need to cool down) are just 3 of the shades in this co.'s Lipfinity line