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EPISODE · Jul 6, 2020 · 50 MIN

126 - John Demsey sees things differently

from Blamo! · host Jeremy Kirkland, John Demsey

My guest this week is John Demsey, beauty brand mogul, and executive group president at Estée Lauder Companies.John and I discuss what he learned from working retail jobs for a decade, how embracing hip hop’s glamour built MAC Cosmetics, how K-Pop and Tom Ford are getting men to wear makeup, and why hair and makeup are at the core of how people express themselves and how culture is formed.Follow John on InstagramNOTES(05:57) Rudi Gernreich(09:22) Cleveland’s Rock and Roll History(16:04) MAC Cosmetics(28:37) Tom Ford Beauty(35:01) K-Pop and Men’s Cosmetics(39:26) Le Labo(48:27) Edward Sexton (Blamo! Interview)**Want even more Blamo? Join the BlamFam on Patreon and get access to additional interviews, a community slack, special events, and more! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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