Napoleon Perdis

Who is Napoleon Perdis?

Napoleon Perdis is a Greek Australian makeup artist and businessman.

Napoleon launched a small makeup studio in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt in 1992. He created a line of cosmetic products which he sold through his own concept store in the Sydney suburb of Paddington in 1995 and later through major department stores. By 2011, the brand operated 65 concept stores across Australia and New Zealand and sold its cosmetics from 4,500 locations. His business expanded to the United States with a number of concept stores and products are also stocked by Ulta beauty product stores and independent retailers throughout the country.

Napoleon set up The Napoleon Perdis Makeup Academy in 1993 which provides makeup education by professional trainers for people who want to pursue a career in makeup. Napoleon's business partners are his younger brother Emanuel Perdis and his wife Soula-Marie, with both of whom he co-founded his cosmetics empire from the very outset.