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LATEST ARTICLES ( 715 )

• Martin Luther King Day and Maybelline in the 1960s

  

  Maybelline was the first Cosmetic Company to feature a Black Model in 1959, Dorothea Towles Church. In 1964, Great Lash Mascara was born and featured a beautifu... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline's Hollywood Special Effects. "Before and After Imagery." in Print...

  

  Armed with market savvy, an eye for beauty and a penchant for perfection, Tom Lyle continued to experiment boldly, introducing what would become one of the... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Bathtub Options and Styles Here Are Two of Mine

  

  When it comes to choosing the right bathtub for your home, it isn't as easy. There are so many beautiful styles and options available in magazines, showrooms,... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2016 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• 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