Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc. Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document certifies that the named holder owns fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock in Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The certificate allows for the transfer of shares upon proper endorsement and is subject to the company's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws. It outlines procedures for lost certificates and provides information on shareholder rights. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent to be valid.

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Exhibit 4.1

016570-- 003590--127C--RESTRICTED----4--057-423

COMMON STOCK		COMMON STOCK
PAR VALUE $0.01		THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CANTON, MA AND JERSEY CITY, NJ
Certificate Number	[GRAPHIC OF LOGO FOR PHYSICIANS FORMULA]	Shares
PHYSICIANS FORMULA HOLDINGS, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
THIS CERTIFIES THAT	MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE & MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE	CUSIP 719427 10 6 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
is the owner of
FULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Company"), transferable on the books of the Company in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby, are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and the By-Laws, as amended, of the Company (copies of which are on file with the Company and with the Transfer Agent), to all of which each holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
/s/ Jeff Rogers	[GRAPHIC OF SEAL]	DATED Month Day, Year COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR,
President
/s/ Ingrid Jackel		By
Chief Executive Officer		AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

PHYSICIANS FORMULA HOLDINGS, INC.

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM	-	as tenants in common	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-	Custodian (Cust) (Minor)
TEN ENT	- -	as tenants by the entireties	under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
				(State)
JT TEN	-	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	UNIF TRF MIN ACT	Custodian (until age ) (Cust) (Minor)
			under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
				(State)
		Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, A SUMMARY OF THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OF THE COMPANY AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS, AND THE VARIATIONS IN RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS DETERMINED FOR EACH SERIES, WHICH ARE FIXED BY THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY, AS AMENDED, AND THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE VARIATIONS FOR FUTURE SERIES. SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY OR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER OF A LOST OR DESTROYED STOCK CERTIFICATE, OR HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, TO GIVE THE COMPANY A BOND TO INDEMNIFY IT AND ITS TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS AGAINST ANY CLAIM THAT MAY BE MADE AGAINST THEM ON ACCOUNT OF THE ALLEGED LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF ANY SUCH CERTIFICATE.

For value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto (PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE) (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)

Shares of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated: 20

Signature:

Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.

Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee Stamp

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.

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