This Cosmetics Company CEO Turned a $1 Million Packaging Fail into Quadrupled Sales. Here’s How. Posted by June 13, 2018 Leave a comment on This Cosmetics Company CEO Turned a $1 Million Packaging Fail into Quadrupled Sales. Here’s How. Carisa Janes, founder and CEO of Hourglass Cosmetics, had to pull more than 10,000 units of foundation off Sephora’s shelves in 2012. She went into fix-it mode and turned things around.