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MAC Cosmetics, stylized as M·A·C, is a Canadian cosmetics manufacturer founded in Toronto in 1984 by Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo. The company has been headquartered in London since becoming a subsidiary of Estée Lauder Companies in 1998. MAC is an acronym for Make-Up Art Cosmetics .
Oct 9, 2018 · Updated. What's now known as one of the best makeup brands in the world first started as a small professional makeup supplier right in Toronto. MAC Cosmetics - or Makeup Art Cosmetics, as it was originally known - was started by Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo, who made the makeup in their kitchen.
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Jan 17, 1997 · Frank Angelo, a co-founder of MAC Cosmetics and a leader of an effort to raise money for people with AIDS, died on Sunday at Baptist Hospital in Coral Gables, Fla. He was 49 and lived in...
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Nov 4, 2015 · 1. M.A.C. was founded when a makeup artist and a photographer became frustrated by how bad most makeup seemed to read in photos. In 1984, beauty salon owner Frank Angelo and photographer...
Jul 10, 2014 · The brains behind the operation were Toronto-based salon owner Frank Angelo and makeup artist and photographer Frank Toskan. Both were destined for success in business right from the start. Angelo had an entrepreneurial spirit since childhood, screening movies in his neighborhood for kids and then forming a successful band in his teens.
Feb 16, 2021 · The story starts 27 years ago with the founders of MAC, Frank Angelo and Frank Toskan, partners in life and business. As the brand was becoming more successful, HIV and AIDS were wreaking...
Jun 30, 2020 · MAC’s interest in fighting for the LGBTQ+ community is embedded in the brand's DNA. The company was founded in 1984 by Frank Toskan, a makeup artist and photographer, along with Frank Angelo, a salon owner. Their idea was a response to the lack of makeup that photographed well.
