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Fashion icons from Coco Chanel to Halston have gotten the movie treatment, so why not throw love to beauty brands? Twin sisters Jean and Jane Ford, who founded Benefit Cosmetics, are about to hit the big screen ... and the internet.
The film Glamouriety, which chronicles the sisters' journey from small town girls to runway models to beauty legends, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and will play a few more cities before screening on Benefit's website. The movie combines "animation, skits, and original musical numbers" and has been compared to a Sonny and Cher variety show. What the heck lipstick color goes with that?
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