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Once upon a time there lived an Italian princess who dreamt of being more than just a beautiful face. When Marcella Fazi married Prince Paolo Borghese, Duke of Bomarzo, it was in 1942, an era when society insisted that the place for upper-class women — especially royalty — was in the palace, not in the workplace.
(And what a palace it was: the family owned Villa Borghese and the landmark Borghese Park in Rome, skipping distance from the grand Spanish Steps.)
But enterprising Marcella had other ideas. While her prince became the President of General Motors in Italy, the princess dreamed of creating her own cosmetics, instead of commissioning them as did most aristocratic Italian families.
Drawing inspiration from her family heritage and Tuscan spa retreats, Princess Marcella Borghese began what has become the preeminent Italian-inspired beauty brand.
Her empire started with two lipsticks — one for blondes, one for brunettes — which blossomed into a full line of lipsticks to match