Portfolio News09.15.2010 Tarte Cosmetics: A PhD Drop-Out Shakes Up the Beauty Biz In many ways, Maureen Kelly, the founder of the cheeky cosmetics line Tarte, seemed destined to makeup moguldom. When she was four she performed makeovers on her Holly Hobbie dolls, at six she concocted blush from shaving cream and red cough syrup, and as a teenager she gifted pots of homemade lip gloss for Christmas. […] Read Article Tarte Cosmetics: A PhD Drop-Out Shakes Up the Beauty Biz