Kryolan is a world-wide cosmetics company founded and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. By some estimates, Kryolan creates two-thirds of global production of professional makeup for film, TV and theater.
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History
Kryolan was founded in 1945 in post World War II Berlin. Kryolan's Hollywood breakthrough came with the face masks used in the 1968 feature film ''
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[ After intensive rebranding, Kryolan launched its "Make-Up Is A Science" campaign, which continues to this day.
The German trade Association "The Family Entrepreneurs" () honors Arnold Langer in Berlin as the "Family Entrepreneur of the Year".
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In media
Kryolan was featured in season 3 of the American reality competition television series '' RuPaul's Drag Race'', wherein thirteen drag queens competed for a prize package that included a "lifetime supply" of Kryolan makeup.
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Chemical companies established in 1945
Cosmetics companies of Germany
Manufacturing companies based in Berlin
1945 establishments in Germany