With humor, honesty, and humility, Karen Dupiche shares experiences, encounters, and intimate moments that have shaped and informed her outlook and “inlook.”

I love you and wish you the very best!

Phylicia Rashad, Tony Award-Winning Actress

“Karen DuPiche doesn’t just transform faces. She uplifts spirits, builds confidence, and leaves every person she touches feeling more beautiful than when they arrived.

I often say I showed up to The View every day with nothing but a clean face because I knew Karen had me covered.

Lipstick & Life Lessons is as warm, wise, and authentic as Karen herself. After reading this book, you’ll discover what I’ve known for years: Karen doesn’t just make women look beautiful. She helps them believe they already are.”

“I arrive with nothing but a clean face… because I know Karen has me covered. Always.”

“Some people do your makeup.

Karen DuPiche has been doing so much more than that for decades. She has been my confidante, my cheerleader, my therapist (whether she wanted the job or not!), and one of the most gifted artists I have ever known.

Her new memoir, Lipstick & Life Lessons… A View from the Makeup Chair, is exactly what Karen herself has always been: funny, honest, wise, generous, and filled with heart.

I am deeply honored to be a part of her story.

The beautiful words she shares about our years together mean more to me than I can adequately express. But even those pages cannot fully capture what Karen has meant in my life.

Our friendship was never just about television. It was built through countless early mornings, life’s biggest milestones, tears, laughter, triumphs, disappointments, and conversations that only happen between a woman and the person she trusts to help her face the world.

And here’s something that hasn’t changed: whenever I visit The View, I arrive with nothing but a clean face… because I know Karen has me covered. Always.

Congratulations, my dear friend. Your talent has always made women look beautiful. Now your words allow the world to see the beautiful woman behind the brush.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough.”

Star Jones, Attorney • Television Personality • Advocate

Karen Dupiche is one of the world's greatest wonders - she does hair and makeup, but that’s the least of her many talents - she knows how to love - connect - be real - and true. I am lucky to consider her a friend- read this book- you won’t regret it.

Rosie O'Donnell, Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Actress & Former Co-Host of The View

Karen Dupiche is far more than an extraordinary Emmy Award-winning makeup artist; she is a gifted storyteller whose journey is as inspiring as the countless faces she has helped prepare for the world. When I first joined The View, Karen welcomed me with open arms and taught me that consistency isn’t just about makeup; it’s about confidence, authenticity, and showing up as your best self every day. Lipstick and Life Lessons: A View from the Makeup Chair is a beautiful testament to faith, perseverance, excellence, and the courage to dream beyond what others believe is possible. 

Karen’s story will inspire anyone striving to turn passion into purpose, and I know readers will come away as moved by her journey as I have been by knowing her.

Sunny Hostin, Emmy Award-Winning Attorney & Co-Host of ABC's The View

Lipstick and Life Lessons is a look at what grit and grace, wisdom and wit, faith and fierceness can look like. I cried, laughed, learned, and relearned as Karen let me back into moments we lived together. It invites you behind the scenes into the hilarious, tender, hard-earned lessons of a life and career built on honor and trust, God's plan and a family that shaped one of my very best friends.

For all those years, I had the gift of starting my workdays first in Karen’s chair. It was more than a chair. It was a safe landing—a place for truth, laughter, prayer, perspective, and friendship before the lights came on.

Karen, I will ALWAYS sit in your chair. Save me a seat, my sister!!!

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Emmy Award-Winning Former Co-Host of The View

Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, NYT best-selling author.

Karen is a tenacious go-getter who has never lost her passion for what she loves to do—making people feel beautiful on the outside and, most importantly, on the inside.

Rosie Perez, Academy Award-Nominated Actress & Former Co-Host of The View

Every day I stepped out with a flawless face, but the real gift wasn’t the makeup; it was Karen. She didn’t just get me ready for the cameras; she made sure I was ready to face my life. Karen stood beside me through the unravelling, loved my child like her own, carried me when I was tired, laughed with me when I needed light, and held me accountable by pushing me toward better choices, like convincing this soda girl to drink water exclusively. Our friendship is now 20 years strong, and what started with powder and lipstick became one of the greatest sisterhoods of my life. 

This book carries the same wisdom, grace, and tough love Karen has always given me, and I’m so proud of my friend.

Sherri Shepherd, Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Comedian & Host of Sherri

Early OCT 2026 

Cover & Title Drop: Share the book cover across social media channels to trigger early pre-orders

EARLY OCT 2026 - The "Chair-Side" Endorsements: Leverage her heavy-hitting professional network. Tap iconic media figures she has styled—like Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie Perez, and Sherri Shepherd—to provide jacket blurbs and share early review copies on their personal platforms

 Launch Week "Behind-The-Scenes" Blitz

* The Daytime TV Homecoming: A centerpiece appearance on ABC's The View, where she spent over 20 years. A dedicated segment celebrating her journey from behind the scenes to center stage will drive immediate retail spikes.

* Pro-Beauty Community "Takeovers": Host Instagram takeovers with large professional beauty organizations, school networks, and unions (like Local 798). 

* The Bi-Coastal "Glam & Grace" Book Tour: Rather than standard bookstores, host high-end, ticketed launch events at beauty flagship stores or premium lounges in New York City and Los Angeles, combining a book signing with live panel discussions on beauty and wellness

ONGOING: Trade Publication Excerpts: Pitch exclusive chapters to top professional beauty, fashion, and lifestyle publications (like Vogue, World Bride Magazine, or Urban Magazine) focusing on how makeup artistry has evolved from the standard era into the high-definition age

ONGOING: Haitian and Immigrant Creative Networks: Partner closely with cultural platforms like The Haitian Roundtable to build grassroots enthusiasm within communities celebrating heritage and first-generation success

Brand & Corporate Partnerships: Secure early sponsorships or co-promotional deals with major global beauty brands Karen has worked with or evaluated