The differences between the founder of Napoleon Perdis cosmetics and its current owner are as obvious as blood-red lip liner with nude lipstick.

Before the Australian beauty empire collapsed in 2019 with more than $22 million in debts, back when the company was making $92 million in sales a year , poster-sized images of make-up-artist-turned-mogul Perdis lined the walls of his Sydney headquarters.

At the brand’s new office you won’t find a single photograph of owner Livia Wang, or Perdis, who is no longer associated with the business.

“If a brand is doing well, everyone should feel that it’s their brand,” says Wang. “It should be everyone’s brand in Australia.”

The “brand is doing well part” has been Wang’s challenge since acquiring Napoleon Perdis with a group of investors six yea

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