King started her own
cosmetics company in 1991 at the age of 19. Poppy Industries mainly produced a wide colour range of opaque
lipsticks. The head office was located in
Melbourne. Within three years, the company had grown to be one of the biggest
cosmetic companies in
Australia. In 1995 she received the
Young Australian of the Year award and that year the company made a profit of $6.5 million. Lipstick Queen is currently stocked globally in department multiple stores, including
Sephora,
Bloomingdales and
Mecca. In 2018,
Elle Australia listed her Frog Prince lipstick, which changes from green to pink on application, as one of the 10 most iconic lipstick shades of all time. ==Personal life==