Stila

{{Short description|American cosmetics company}}

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Stila Cosmetics is an American cosmetics company founded in 1994. The cosmetics line was created by makeup artist Jeanine Lobell.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/MAKEUP-SECRETS-With-her-cosmetic-line-taking-2933299.php|title=With her cosmetic line taking off, Jeanine Lobell is comfortable revealing her spouse's celebrity|last=Robins|first=Cynthia|date=April 10, 2001|publisher=sfgate.com|page=1|access-date=June 5, 2014}} The name Stila (pronounced STEE-la) was derived from the Swedish word "stil," which can mean "style". Stila's official website is quoted as saying that they chose that name because they believe "every woman’s makeup should be as individual as her own signature". Jeanine Lobell writes on her blog that, "We kind of just made up the name, ‘Stila.’ It sounds sort of like stil in Swedish, which means style." Lobell grew up in Sweden.{{cite web|url=http://intothegloss.com/2011/10/jeanine-lobell-makeup-artist/|title=Jeanine Lobell, Makeup Artist|publisher=intothegloss.com|access-date=June 5, 2014}}

Estée Lauder Companies bought Stila in 1999 and sold it to Sun Capital Partners, Inc in the spring of 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-06-fi-63088-story.html|title=Estee Lauder to Acquire Trendy Stila Cosmetics|last=Cormier|first=Ryan|date=August 6, 1999|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 5, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/oscar-take-two-lt-picks-up-liz-stila-sale-2093496|title=Oscar Take Two... L&T Picks Up Liz... Stila Sale?|date=August 7, 2009|publisher=wwd.com|access-date=June 5, 2014}} In 2009, Stila became a Lynn Tilton company when it was sold to the private equity fund Patriarch Partners, LLC.[http://www.patriarchpartners.com] [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124018249928733011 Wall Street Journal, "Stila Cosmetics Sold Again, This Time to Patriarch" ]