Lisa Hoffman

Lisa Hoffman
Born September 1, 1954 (1954-09-01) (age 57)
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Occupation Founder and President of Lisa Hoffman Beauty

Lisa Hoffman (née Gottsegen) (born September 1, 1954) is the American founder and president of Lisa Hoffman Beauty.

Contents

Early life and academic career

Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents William Laurence Gottsegen, and Marcia Francis Gottsegen (nee Salter). She graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.[1]

Personal life

Hoffman is married to American actor Dustin Hoffman. They married in Roxbury, Connecticut on October 12, 1980. Hoffman has two stepdaughters, Karina (born 1966) and Jenna (born 1970). Together, the couple have four children — Jacob Edward (born 1981), Rebecca Lillian (born 1983), Maxwell Geoffrey (born 1984), and Alexandra Lydia (born 1987).

Career

In 2007, Hoffman released a line of beauty products under the brand Lisa Hoffman Beauty. Today, Hoffman is the Founder and President of Lisa Hoffman Beauty. Lisa Hoffman Beauty specializes in fine fragrance products. In 2008, Lisa Hoffman was named “Newcomer of the Year” by Women’s Wear Daily Magazine.[2] Lisa Hoffman Beauty was also named “Beauty’s Top 40 of 2008” by Redbook Magazine.[3] Also in 2008, Lisa Hoffman Beauty won an Allure Best of Beauty award. She won another Allure Best of Beauty in 2009.[4] In 2009, Lisa Hoffman Beauty won two nominations for the Top Five FiFi® Finalist in the Unique Boutique category.[5] The fragrances Madagascar Orchid and Japanese Agarwood were nominated alongside Acqua di Parma, Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel, and Tom Ford.[6]

References

  1. ^ McCarthy, Fiona (22 July), "Mrs. Hoffman Graduates In Beauty", You: 30–33 
  2. ^ Karimzadeh, Marc (11 January), "FGI Announces Rising Star Finalist", Woman’s Wear Daily, http://www.wwd.com/markets-news/fgi-announces-rising-star-finalists-2406950 
  3. ^ Kaye, Cheryl Kramer (2008), "Beauty Product Award Winners of 2008", Redbook, http://www.redbookmag.com/beauty-fashion/beauty-products-award-winners 
  4. ^ "Allure Best of Beauty Body Award", Allure, 2008, http://www.allure.com/beauty/bestof/2008/10/best_of_beauty_body?slide=13#slide=13 
  5. ^ "2009 FiFi Finalists Announced". Cosmetic + Personal Care Packaging. 2008. http://www.cpcpkg.com/news/news-detail.php?id=230. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
  6. ^ "The 2009 FiFi Finalists Announced". Woman’s Wear Daily. 2009-05-27. http://www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/the-2009-fifi-awards-2145833?full=true. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 

External links