Sharriewilliams

LATEST ARTICLES ( 672 )

• “Once You Become a Star, You Are Always a Star!” Maybelline Girl, Mae Murray,...

  

  "One of the many Beautiful Stage and Screen Stars who wear and highly recommend Maybelline Beauty Aids''.May Murray appeared in this Maybelline ad while starrin... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2023 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Je'Taun M. Taylor Maybellne's First African American Face. Celebrating Black...

  

  Je'Taun M. Taylor ; Maiden name Je T'Aime Mason (origin of French word Je T'Aime, meaning "I Love You".) She was born and raised in Chicago, IL at Cook County... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2023 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• MY HOUSE BURNED DOWN IN THE LAGUNA BEACH FIRESTORM, October 27, 1993

  

  www.GirlBehindTheFence.com for more information. As fierce wildfires fueled by 70 mph Santa Ana winds swept through the Laguna Canyon and hurtled towards their... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2023 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Short History of Maybelline Founder Tom Lyle Williams and the Maybelline Company

  

  The Maybelline Story" written by Sharrie Williams is a historical narrative of Maybelline, one of the most iconic beauty brands in the world. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2023 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Struggle Being Gay in Hollywood During the Last 100 Years

  

  Gay Life in in Hollywood 1920s through 2022.Sharrie Williams, Author of the Maybelline Story. During the 1920s, also known as the "Roaring Twenties," there was ... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2023 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• My Favorite Vintage Maybelline Family Pictures from Christmas Past.

  

  Merry Christmas from Sharrie WilliamsSharrie and Donna Williams, 1949Sharrie and Donna, 1952, Tom Lyle with Billee Williams, Christmas, 1959. Donna, Sharrie... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Merry Christmas Vintage Christmas Card from Maybelline Founder Tom Lyle Williams...

  

  Original Maybelline Christmas Card 1952. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Sharrie Williams, Original Maybelline Family Descendant, Wanted to Be a...

  

  looking 35 at 18 didn't get me a Maybelline model contract. But the Maybelline Story was born.Nana, my dad Bill, me with dyed black hair and my dad's uncle,... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• ANITA LOUISE ADLER, Maybelline's Scarlett O'Hara. Anita Louise, May Not Have...

  

  Maybelline ad, featuring Anita Louise, who stared in opulent costume dramas such as Madame DuBarry (1934), A Midsummer’s Night Dream (1935), Anthony Adverse... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Old Hollywood's Heyday Was Born in Whitley Heights During the Silent Film Era

  

  Off of Camrose south of the Hollywood Bowl.Before there was Beverly Hills, during the silent film days, Whitley Heights was where the famous stars of Hollywood... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Before the Sale of the Maybelline Co in December 1967, I Dated the Lead Singer A...

  

  40 year reunion with my old boyfriend, sparks memories of the sale of the Maybelline Company in 1967I had a 40 year reunion with my long time boyfriend, Al Hall... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline Memories of My Childhood Love, for MGM Star Ester Williams

  

  Ester Williams, made her way to the top of box office success in the 1940s. The pool and wartime pinup pictures of Ester, in bathing suits, made her a Star. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Best Kept Beauty Secret

  

  One of Nana's beauty secrets that kept her amazingly youthful until her death at 77, was hot steam packs. Tom Lyle Williams with his sister-in-law, 65 year... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• A Compelling True Story of Success and Intrigue

  

  By Kate Farrell of Kates Reads@KatesReads“The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Dynasty Behind It”, by Sharrie Williams is a gripping memoir of the cosmetics... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• "How Stuff is Made" @Refinery 29 Great Lash Mascara by Maybelline a Cult Favorit...

  

  "GREAT LASH" MascaraMaybelline debuted its "Great Lash Mascara" in 1971. It is still recognized by it's Pink and Green Chartreuse packaging inspired by Lilly... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• The Story Behind the Maybelline Name

  

  The hidden history of MaybellineBy Barbara SpectorLittle had been known about cosmetics company founder Tom Lyle Williams and his loving yet fractious family. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Celebrating Black History Month, with Maybelline's First ...

  

  Celebrating Black History month, with Maybelline's first Black model, Je'Taun M. TaylorJe'Taun M. Taylor ; Maiden name Je T'Aime Mason (origin of French word... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• The Maybelline Story Centers on the Life of Maybelline Cosmetics Founder Tom Lyl...

  

  The Maybelline family kids, 1934 . Tom Lyle Williams wanted every woman to be able to afford Maybelline at a sensible price. The Maybelline Story captures the... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Williams Created the First Maybelline Mascara Using Petroleum Jelly, Coal Dust,...

  

  @VintageNews Thomas Lyle Dec 3, 2017 Domagoj Valjak Story taken directly from The Maybelline StoryMaybelline, currently known as Maybelline New York, is one of... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2022 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Merry Christmas Vintage Christmas Card from Maybelline Founder Tom Lyle Williams...

  

  Original Maybelline Christmas Card 1952. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2021 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE