Sharriewilliams
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The Maybelline Story
http://www.maybellinebook.com/
I'm the great niece of Maybelline founder, Tom Lyle Williams and author of The Maybellne Stoy. My Blog expands the book by showing original Maybelline ads from 1915 to the sale of the company in 1967, as well as Maybelline family photo's and interesting stories.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 712 )
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What is Estate Tax and How Does It Impact Me?
my step mother Gloria, cousin Chuck Williams, Me, Dad, Bill Williams, my sister's Billee and DonnaThis picture was taken in 2002, four years before my dad... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2016 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Meet Maybelline an Abyssinian Ground Hornbill on Display at the Albuquerque Zoo
Maybelline will remain at he Zoo while teams examine the genetics of birds for pairing.The Albuquerque Zoo said Maybelline originally came from the Omaha Zoo an... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2016 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
The Origins of Champagne - Happy 2016
What celebrates a special occasion more than cracking open a bottle of good Champagne with that special someone, or a boatload of friends. But, how do you know... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
How Much Does It Cost for Hair Extensions?
During the late 1960's I wore long Falls, which were made of real hair and cost hundreds of dollars. I also had wigs and hair pieces that I matched to what... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Original Maybelline Christmas Card 1952.
Tom Lyle Williams was Unk Ile to the family and never failed to remember every single one of his siblings, their children and their children's children on... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Christmas in the 50's. Some of My Favorite Pictures
Sharrie and Donna Williams, 1949Sharrie and Donna, 1952, Tom Lyle Williams with Billee, Christmas, 1959. Donna, Sharrie and Billee Williams, 1959. Bill... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Maybelline Founder, Tom Lyle Williams, Custom Automobiles Made Him King of the...
Tom Lyle Williams at the Villa Valentino, standing next to his 1940 Packard Victoria.****************************************************************HIs 1934... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Top 5 Cars That Are Perfect for Modification
My Brother Preston with the 1969 Porsche 911EHere is one of the special cars my father owned. It had been modified for street use, because the motor was made fo... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Happy Birthday to My Sister, Billee Bee, 60 is the New 30
Be sure to visit Billee Bee's Video-Blog, Meandering with Billee. She documented her 59th year. Billee Bee actually looks closer to 30 than 60. No real fur for... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Maybelline's Success Story a Lost Thread in the American Fabric.
Wonder Company of the 20th Century. was spending $200,000 a year in advertising, with Maybelline ads appearing in forty popular magazines as well as Sunday... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Happy Birthday to My Maybelline Cousin, Chuck Williams - BB1 - A Guy with a...
Charles Allen Williams, aka Chuck - BB1..... with two of the cars from his personal collection. Chuck, like his great-uncle, Tom Lyle Williams, carries on the... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Frances Williams Postponed Her Wedding for One Year, So Her Brother in Law...
Eva, Frances, (the Bride,) Tom Lyle, Noel James, (the Groom, in the shadows,) Bennie and my grandfather, Preston - Chicago, 1917Try Frances'homemade rich,... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
L'Oreal Paris "Maybelline Story Movie"
L'Oreal Paris purchased the Maybelline Company, in 1996 renaming it Maybelline New York in 2004. Please be aware of some discrepancies..... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Chica Chica Boom Chic! Excerpt from The Maybelline Story Featuring Fox Star,...
Betty Grable featured in 20th Century Fox Pictures, Down Argentine Way.“LEARN BETTY’S SECRET FOR BEAUTIFUL EYES,”the ad said. Arnold had thoroughly retouched th... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Vintage Beauty Secret: Ponds Vanishing Cold Cream and Witch Hazel, is Older...
My Nana in 1978, she was 77 years old.When Nana was a teenager during WW1, she was already a fan of the miracle cream that kept her skin moisturized while also... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
A Legend in His Own time...The Highest Paid Star at Fox... Until Talkies Made To...
Tom Mix did his own stunts long before there were stuntmen and doubles handling the dangerous stuff. His silents for Fox were big box office and kept that studi... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Maybelline's Glamorous Film Goddess Rita Hayworth a Favorite GI Pin Up Girl.
In the 1930s, Rita Hayworth (1918-1987) was confined to leads in "B" pictures, but through much of the 1940s she became the undisputed sex goddess of Hollywood... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Pearl White - a Box Office Sensation in 1914 the Year Before Maybelline Was Born
The Perils of Pauline was an enormous box-office success, and made Pearl White a major celebrity; she was soon earning in those times the astronomical sum of... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Two Dudes Review: This is Not What Might Be Easily Presumed to Be a Girly-girl...
Phil Ankofski says:September 23, 2015 at 7:45 amWoody’s Culver City, the Toes Beach, Sharrie Williams and our own Bob.I would like to start this gorgeous day... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Maybelline Might Have Been Named Evaline Rather of Maybelline
People have asked me why I didn't put more pictures in my book so they could see the different family members as they went from children to old age. Read more
Posted on 22 October 2015 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE
