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Blodgett’s Parents Were Teachers in New York
Leslie Abualy Blodgett was born on August 23, 1962 and grew up with her siblings in Smithtown on Long Island, New York. Blodgett has Hungarian, Italian, and German heritage through her parents. Her parents were public school teachers. Her father, Stanley Abualy, was a science teacher who also had his own local science show for kids on TV before he passed away in 2000. Her parents divorced when Blodgett was a child and her mother raised her and her siblings as a single mom. Her mother, Sylvia...
Leslie Blodgett Studied Dance before Studying Cosmetics at FIT
When she was a child, Blodgett enjoyed being in the spotlight. She joined a local theater troupe, sang in the choir, and did the makeup for the shows. It was in the theater troupe that her interest in cosmetics was sparked. But she wouldn’t get into the industry until much later. Sylvia Abualy, a 1970s feminist, pushed Blodgett to succeed in whatever she did. Blodgett credits her mother for giving her drive, but they had their fair share of troubles. Blodgett’s relationship with her mother be...
Leslie Worked at Revlon and Max Factor
Blodgett held an undying love for cosmetics and skincare products. During her time at FIT, she was a fan of Estee Lauder’s fragrances. She also worked at an Ultima II counter at a Macy’s. She interned at Revlon for a while before finding a job in product development at Max Factor, creating a colorless mascara. After marriage, she relocated with her husband and son to Baltimore, Maryland. Maryland didn’t have much to offer to her career, so Blodgett and her family moved to Los Angeles where sh...
Leslie Blodgett Marketed Bare Minerals on QVC
Bare Escentuals, Inc. was founded in 1976, but became a phenomenon under its chief executive, Leslie Blodgett. When she came to the formerly struggling company, she turned her focus on its natural mineral makeup, which wasn’t getting much attention. Blodgett improved the formula and created the bareMinerals cosmetic line under the Bare Escentuals umbrella. The new makeup line made its debut in New York in 1995, but sales were far from increasing. Back then, cosmetic companies needed a famous...
Leslie Blodgett Retired as Bare Escentuals CEO
When Shiseido acquired Bare Escentuals in 2010 for $1.7 billion, the Japanese cosmetics giant stipulated a condition that Blodgett stay with the brand as its face. Though Blodgett is no longer the CEO, she’s still the face of bareMinerals. Don’t Miss: Sanni McCandless Wiki, Oscar Winner Alex Honnold’s Girlfriend Since leaving behind her executive duties at Bare Escentuals, Blodgett has traveled all over the world and given lectures to inspire women to follow their entrepreneurial dreams. She...
Leslie Blodgett Is Married to Keith Blodgett
A young Leslie Abualy marriedher husband, Keith Blodgett, in 1986. Leslie wore her mother’s wedding dress, which was made by Leslie’s grandmother who hailed from Germany. Keith Blodgett used to produce corporate films and commercials back then. However, he’s been a stay-at-home husband for the majority of Leslie’s career. When the Blodgetts were new parents and had relocated to Baltimore, Keith decided to be the one to stay at home so Leslie could pursue her career. They would move to Califor...
Leslie Blodgett’s Son Is a Chef
Blodgett’s son, Trent, was born in Baltimore in 1992. Growing up, Keith was in charge of the cooking and Trent developed his love for food from his father. After trying various career options, Trent found that his calling was in the kitchen and he worked in various San Francisco kitchens. He’s now the founder and head chef of San Francisco-based Spice Tribe,which sells responsibly sourced, fresh spice blends. Trent is also a dad to Zavian Rey Blodgett with his partner, Nikko. These days, Lesl...
She Ended a Feud with her Sister
Leslie Blodgett is a middle child who has a brother and a younger sister. In interviews, she often mentioned having her mother at her QVC filmings and also getting tidbits about the mineral makeup trend from her brother, among other people. But she rarely spoke about her sister, Colaine Roepke. In a piece she wrotefor Oprah.com, Leslie wrote that she grew apart from Colaine when she was focusing on her career. The tipping point was one Christmas, when Colaine took one of their grandmother’s h...
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