FOUR-TIME EMMY-WINNING MAKEUP ARTIST KAREN DUPICHE SHARES THE UNTOLD STORIES BEHIND THE MAKEUP CHAIR IN NEW MEMOIR

Lipstick and Life Lessons: A View from the Makeup Chair Debuts November 9, Coinciding with The View’s 30th Anniversary

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As ABC’s The View celebrates its 30th anniversary, four-time Emmy Award-winning makeup artist and beauty trailblazer Karen Dupiche is pulling back the curtain on the people, moments and life lessons that shaped her career with the November 9 release of her new memoir, Lipstick and Life Lessons: A View from the Makeup Chair.

The book offers an intimate look at the iconic personalities she helped prepare for entertainment’s biggest stages, including Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Star Jones, Sunny Hostin, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. With warmth, humor and disarming honesty, Dupiche shares her remarkable journey from the cosmetics counters of Manhattan to the makeup chairs of The View, the Oscars, the Emmys, the Tonys and the Met Gala. Along the way, she reveals unexpected lessons about relationships, purpose, faith, resilience and finding the courage to follow an unconventional calling.

In 2005, Dupiche made history as the first Haitian American to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup, recognized for her work on The View. As the groundbreaking daytime show marks three decades on the air, her memoir offers a timely reflection on the people and experiences that shaped her career and legacy. After spending decades making some of America's most recognizable faces camera-ready, Dupiche became a trusted confidante to the personalities behind the makeup chair. Reflecting on her journey, she shares:

“I never imagined that walking away from nursing school would lead me to some of the most extraordinary rooms in entertainment. Every makeup chair taught me something beyond beauty—it was a lesson in lifelong, life-changing relationships, the power of purpose and trusting my calling.”

A confidante, cheerleader, truth-teller and friend, Dupiche takes readers behind the scenes to share the laughter, faith, setbacks and career-defining moments that shaped her journey as a self-taught Haitian American trailblazer in makeup artistry.

Through her experiences, readers will discover how to find purpose in unexpected places; build inner confidence; turn setbacks into opportunities; and lead with faith, resilience and authenticity.

Raised in East Orange, New Jersey, by Haitian immigrant parents who instilled in her a fierce work ethic, pride in her heritage and a love of beauty, Dupiche chose to pursue her creative calling rather than a traditional career in nursing. A self-taught artist, she began working in famed Manhattan department stores before building a career that would take her to the sets of major award shows and nationally recognized television programs.

Beyond entertainment, Dupiche has made mentorship and service central to her life's work. As founder of Dupiche Beauty and Dupiche Beauty Boot Camp, she is committed to developing the next generation of makeup artists. She has also used her artistry to serve survivors of domestic violence, cancer patients, seniors in assisted living and young women preparing for prom.

Lipstick and Life Lessons is available for pre-orders on Barnes & Noble and Amazon. It is a story of transformation and an invitation to recognize that sometimes the path we didn't plan is the one that leads us exactly where we are meant to be.

CELEBRATING A LEGACY
Room & Board will host a celebratory book launch event in mid-December, bringing together friends, colleagues and leaders from the beauty and entertainment industries to honor Dupiche's remarkable career and the publication of her memoir.

The celebration comes as The View marks its 30th anniversary. Dupiche's Emmy-winning work helped shape the show's on-screen presence, offering an opportunity to recognize not only the program's legacy but also the talented professionals behind the scenes whose artistry brings television's most recognizable personalities to the screen.

ABOUT KAREN DUPICHE
Karen Dupiche is a four-time Emmy Award-winning makeup artist, entrepreneur and trailblazer who made history in 2005 as the first Haitian American to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for her work on ABC's The View. With a career spanning nearly three decades, she has become one of the entertainment industry's respected makeup artists.
As the founder of Dupiche Beauty and Dupiche Beauty Boot Camp, her philanthropic work reflects her belief that beauty can be a powerful vehicle for confidence, connection and transformation. Her memoir, Lipstick and Life Lessons: A View from the Makeup Chair, explores the power of believing in yourself and following your calling.

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