The Merle Norman Success Story Through the Decades
For almost 90 years, we have been helping women look and feel beautiful.
1887
![1887](https://merlenormanfranchise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/New-Merle-350x120.jpg)
Merle Mozelle Nethercutt is born in Indiana.
1920s
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Merle studies medicine and chemistry at a small private college.
1928
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Merle formulates PowderBase™ in her kitchen.
1929
![1929](https://merlenormanfranchise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/3-steps-beauty-350x120.jpg)
The innovative “3 Steps to Beauty” is created.
1931
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Merle opens her first Studio in Santa Monica in the midst of the Great Depression. The business thrives.
1934
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94 Merle Norman Cosmetics Studios are owned, predominantly by women.
1952
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New Los Angeles headquarters opens.
1959
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Awarded the Good Housekeeping “Seal of Approval” for “3 Steps to Beauty.”
1998
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Launch of www.MerleNorman.com.
2004
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CNN’s Lou Dobbs presents “Merle Norman Cosmetics: Made in America” TV special, stating the company is “built on hard work, loyalty, and even patriotism”
2012
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Inner eyeliner wins Beauty Innovator Award from DailyGlow.com.
2013
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Pro Pen Eyeliner picks up 3 wins and is named Editor’s Choice by TotalBeauty.com and SheKnows.com.
2014
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Wicked Lash Mascara is named “Best Mascara” by Parents Magazine.
2017
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Celebrating 86 fabulous years of beauty!
Carry on the legacy of Merle Norman Cosmetics
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