Author Talk with Renowned Makeup Artist and Bestselling Author Bobbi Brown

Bestselling author and makeup mogul Bobbi Brown stops by the Dallas Flagship Half Price Books on Friday, October 3 at 7 p.m. Joined in coversation by prolific illustrator and artist Donald Robertson, they'll discuss Bobbi's latest book, Still Bobbi, where she shares her personal journey, including the integral relationships that inspired and emboldened her from a young age to pursue her creative vision despite numerous challenges. Tickets include a pre-signed copy of the book.

No book signing or meet and greet will take place at the event.

About Still Bobbi

Bobbi Brown is a trailblazer in the beauty industry. A New York Times bestselling author of nine makeup tutorial books to date, she is the founder of both her namesake beauty brand, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and her four-year-old clean beauty brand, Jones Road. Recognized as one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in 2021, included in Forbes’s “50 Over 50” list of Most Influential Women in 2022, and honored with the Glamour Woman of the Year Award, Bobbi’s career has been nothing short of groundbreaking. In Still Bobbi, she shares her personal journey, including the integral relationships that inspired and emboldened her from a young age to pursue her creative vision despite numerous challenges—offering a heartfelt and inspiring memoir guaranteed to captivate readers of all ages.In 1980, Bobbi Brown had a wild idea: real faces are beautiful. When makeup trends were about covering, contouring, and transforming, Bobbi blazed her own path, using makeup that accentuated a woman’s natural beauty. In the process, she revolutionized the makeup industry. Bobbi’s philosophy is part of who she is, and it’s reflected in the way she lives her life. Real is better than fake. Simple is better than complicated. Family comes first. When real life throws you obstacles, maneuver and just figure it out. This hard-earned, deceptively simple wisdom is at the core of her new book, Still Bobbi.Bobbi has authored many makeup books but has never written about her life…until now. Bobbi shares her story—a seemingly typical suburban girl who thrived socially but struggled academically and had a wonderfully complicated and glamorous mother. Bobbi navigated her childhood and discovered and refined her own view of beauty. She talked her way into New York’s beauty and fashion scene in the 1980s, found the love of her life, built her namesake brand into a billion-dollar worldwide business, sold control of her namesake brand, only to build another juggernaut beauty brand—all while raising a family and remaining true to herself. In sharing a lifetime of intimate stories, hard-won practical wisdom, tips, and business savvy, Bobbi’s transformational memoir urges readers to embrace their own potential and pursue their dreams with confidence and clarity of purpose.

About Bobbi Brown

Bobbi Brown is a renowned makeup artist and entrepreneur, bestselling author, sought-after speaker, beauty industry icon, and hotelier. She founded two successful cosmetic brands: Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and, more recently, the clean beauty brand Jones Road. She also envisioned and now operates The George hotel in Montclair, NJ.

Bobbi made the TIME100 “Most Influential People in the World” list and was also named one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women and Forbes’s “50 Over 50” most influential women. She has received the Glamour Woman of the Year Award, the Fashion Group International Night of Stars Beauty Award, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation’s ROBIE Humanitarian Award. She was appointed to serve on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and has been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

She received a BFA from Emerson College and holds honorary doctorates from Montclair State University, Fashion Institute of Technology, Monmouth University, and Emerson College.

About Donald Robertson

Donald Robertson, known as @Drawbertson on Instagram, is a prolific, pop-art-inspired illustrator and artist who gained international fame through his social media presence, and has been compared to the likes of Andy Warhol. His work is characterized by its cheeky, cheerful, and often whimsical aesthetic, and spans industries from beauty and fashion to magazines and high-end retail. Robertson has a notable career with roles as a creative director at Estée Lauder, and has collaborated with brands such as MAC, Canada Goose, and J. Crew, as well as publications like Glamour, Cosmo, and Marie Claire.