Hazel Gladys Bishop was a chemist and the founder of the cosmetics company Hazel Bishop, Inc. In 1950 she invented "lasting lipstick", this product was the first of the "non-smear, long lasting" type. Sales by Hazel Bishop Inc. of its lipstick increased from $49,527 in 1950 to $10,100,682 in 1953. She lost control of the company in 1954 in a proxy fight with majority stockholders. She founded a research laboratory, but couldn't legally use her name in connection with it.
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- Hazel Gladys Bishop was a chemist and the founder of the cosmetics company Hazel Bishop, Inc. In 1950 she invented "lasting lipstick", this product was the first of the "non-smear, long lasting" type. Sales by Hazel Bishop Inc. of its lipstick increased from $49,527 in 1950 to $10,100,682 in 1953. She lost control of the company in 1954 in a proxy fight with majority stockholders. She founded a research laboratory, but couldn't legally use her name in connection with it. In 1962, she became a stockbroker and an expert regarding cosmetics stocks. Changing careers again, she became a professor at a fashion institute in 1978. She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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- Hazel Gladys Bishop was a chemist and the founder of the cosmetics company Hazel Bishop, Inc. In 1950 she invented "lasting lipstick", this product was the first of the "non-smear, long lasting" type. Sales by Hazel Bishop Inc. of its lipstick increased from $49,527 in 1950 to $10,100,682 in 1953. She lost control of the company in 1954 in a proxy fight with majority stockholders. She founded a research laboratory, but couldn't legally use her name in connection with it.
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