Gabriela Hernández

About

Artist and cosmetic historian who is the founder and CEO of Bésame Cosmetics. Started in 2004, the company is a vintage makeup brand that recreates modern reproductions of classic luxury makeup from the 1920s, '30s, '40s, and '50s. 

Before Fame

She immigrated to the US when she was 12, from Buenos Aires. She received her fine arts degree from the Art Center in Pasadena, California. 

Trivia

As a child, she was fascinated with her grandmother's sophisticated beauty routine, which is what inspired her to design her makeup company in the vintage style. 

Family Life

She, her husband and their two children live in Los Angeles. 

Associated With

One of her makeup creations came as a collaboration with Disney, themed around the character Ursla from The Little Mermaid.