Beauty Icon Bobbi Brown Star Of Fundraising Luncheon For The East Hampton Emergency Department

On Thursday, July 11, iconic makeup artist Bobbi Brown captivated an audience of nearly 200 guests at the fourth annual East Hampton Emergency Department fundraiser luncheon at the picturesque Maidstone Club in East Hampton.

Chaired by East Hampton residents Jill Davis, Kate Davis, Hollis Forbes, Liz Lange, and Mary Margaret Trousdale, the event began with a Q&A with Brown, moderated by BookHampton owner Carolyn Brody. The event was held in support of the new Stony Brook Medicine East Hampton Satellite Emergency Department.

Brown, a legendary makeup artist, best-selling author, sought-after speaker, and the founder and chief creative officer of Jones Road Beauty, spoke about revolutionizing the beauty industry, how the Miracle Balm led to the start of Jones Road Beauty, what is in her makeup bag, empowering women from all backgrounds to embrace who they are, and much more.

Brown’s philosophy is that makeup should be quick and natural and enhance who you are. “I wasn’t really a trained artist,” Brown noted about her start in the industry. “I put bronzer on their cheeks, and a liner around their eyes, and it wasn’t popular. A photographer started hiring me, Bruce Weber, who didn’t like makeup at all. I started doing those kind of things, and experimenting with things that I wasn’t comfortable with, like Fashion Week, and I just had a ball.”

Jones Road Beauty’s latest campaign, I Am Me, encourages all to focus on what they like about themselves and embrace what makes them unique. “I’ve always been someone that has talked about confidence, the importance of confidence,” Brown noted.

The conversation culminated with a lightning round Q&A with questions from the audience.

Guests included Veronica Atkins, Marcia Dunn, Irina and Maximillian Eicke, Laura Fisch, Allegra Kelly, Dale Ellen Leff, Fern Mallis, Gretta Monahan, Jackie Mitchell, Charlotte Moss, Louise Phanstiel, Angel Schade, Virginia Schwerin, Jean Shafiroff, Nancy Stone, Annette Theiss, Diane Tuft, Sarah Wetenhall, and Melanie Wambold.

Following the talk, a delicious lunch was served, and guests stayed to enjoy the ocean views and mingle with friends. Guests were also treated to gift bags containing Jones Road Beauty Miracle Balm in Happy Hour and Just a Sec Eyeshadow in Bronze.

The new Stony Brook Medicine East Hampton Satellite Emergency Department is currently under construction and scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2024 and open in the spring of 2025. It will operate under the Stony Brook Medicine healthcare system, which includes Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, and Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital.

It will provide essential services to visitors and residents from Bridgehampton to Montauk. The Southampton Hospital Foundation, East Hampton Healthcare Foundation, and SBM have partnered to raise funds for the new facility.

To support the SBM East Hampton Satellite Emergency Department, call the Southampton Hospital Foundation at 631-726-8700.