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LATEST ARTICLES ( 717 )

• Beautiful On His Own Terms: Maybelline Started In Chicago By LGBT Pioneer

  

  ROGERS PARK EDGEWATERArts EntertainmentBusiness EconomyBy Linze Rice | May 30, 2017 5:14am@linzericeTwitterFacebookEmailMoreMaybelline OriginsEDGEWATER —... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Celebrating and Honoring the Men in My Family Who Served in the Armed Forces

  

  This Memorial Day marked the 10th anniversary of my father's death. I honor him and the Heroes in the Maybelline Family. This is what Chicago looked like when m... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline History Interview for the Made in Chicago Museum, Edgewater Historica...

  

  Maybelline Company, 5900 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago, IL [Edgewater]—2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the very first Maybelline cake mascara, which was... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• a Fluke Turned a Simple Idea into an International Sensation by a 19 Year Old Boy

  

  The Maybelline Story centers on the life of Maybelline Cosmetics founder Tom Lyle Williams, and his family, during their time in Kentucky, Chicago and Hollywood. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• @5onlife Interview with Sharrie Williams Author of the Maybelline Story

  

  Sharrie Williams is an award-winning Celebrity Columnist and author of The Maybelline Story. She is none other than Tom Lyle Williams’ great niece, the founder... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline No Longer Does Animal Testing Unless Regulatory Authorities Demand It

  

  People ask me about animal testing a lot. They say Maybelline isn't on the anti animal testing list. Here is some evidence that L'Oreal has stopped animal... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Rudolph Valentino's Statue, "Aspiration" is Still Inspiring Us to Achieve Our...

  

  The Villa Valentino, 1938. Chet Hewes, Ches Hains, Eva Williams Haines, Tom Lyle Williams, Mabel Williams Hewes.An interesting article found in Tom Lyle... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline Vs. Max Factor. One Devoted Exclusively to EYES, the Other Known as...

  

  When Maybelline was born in 1915 and until the late 1930's, women used the word Maybelline for mascara, saying, "I need to order my Maybelline," not, "I need... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Looking 35 at 18 Didn't Get Me a Maybelline Model Contract. But the Maybelline...

  

  Nana, my dad Bill, me with dyed black hair and my dad's uncle, Tom Lyle Williams, founder of the Maybelline Company.I hoped to be a Maybelline model after I... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Living the Dream in the 1950's When Maybelline Commercials First Appeared on...

  

  Sharrie, Donna and Billee Williams, Easter 1956.As children, my sister's and I lived an average middle class life, while at the same time, our Great uncle, Tom... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Celebrating Women's History Month. Empowerment Comes with Education!

  

  In the 1920's the American frontier had been explored, and cities were now the epicenters of discovery. New technology demanded an expanded workforce. Women... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline Stayed at the Top of It's Game During the Great Depression: How Did...

  

  The Maybelline Company, 1934Excerpt from The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It. Although Tom Lyle knew that much of the company's... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• False Eye Lashes Were Patented in 1911, Three Years Before Maybelline Was Born i...

  

  Three years before Tom Lyle Williams walked into his sister Mabel's room and witnessed her applying ash and Vaseline to her brows, a lady Anna Taylor got her... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Celebrating "NATIONAL LASHES DAY," Maybelline's 102 Birthday, and Presidents...

  

  Tom Lyle Williams, was spending $200,000 a year in advertising, with Maybelline ads appearing in forty popular magazines as well as Sunday newspaper... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Celebrating Black History Month: Je'Taun M. Taylor Maybellne's First African...

  

  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 06 February 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Brian Dietzen Talks About That Gibbs Hug On NCIS Plus, What Does Palmer's...

  http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/news/1006465/brian-dietzen-talks-about-that-gibbs-hug-on-ncis/ Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline Brand-merchandising in the 1930's, is Common Place Today.

  

  Maybelline products mounted on a card and placed on display racks for easy accessibility, was the brain child of Maybelline's marketing man, Rags Ragland, in... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• There’s More Than Meets the Eye When It Comes to Eye Makeup.

  

  Take the history of Maybelline. The global makeup brand is in the midst of its centennial celebration, complete with multiple star-studded parties this spring. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Manny Gutierrez Is the First Man to Star in a Maybelline Campaign, What Would...

  

  The first male face to represent Maybelline New York in 102 years. Read the whole article and view the many glamorous sides of "Beauty Boy," Manny Gutierrez,... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline's Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher Will Be Forever in Our Hearts

  

  Debbie and Carrie buried at Forest Lawn in HollywoodIf you haven't seen "Bright Lights" on HBO, watch it. Debbie Reynold's with Maybelline founder, Tom Lyle... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2017 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE