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 ( 672 )
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After a 30 Year Hiatus, My Darling Godchild Hana-Lee Sedgwick and I, Resume Our...
My beautiful goddaughter, Hana-Lee Sedgwick and I reunite at the Savoy Cafe in Santa Barbara, after 30 years.Hana-Lee's mother Anne and I, were best friends man... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
My Great Uncle, Tom Lyle Williams, Shared the Maybelline Company's Pot of Gold,...
This picture of Tom Lyle with his niece, Neppy Williams-Corbett and his nephew, Noel A. Williams wife, Jean, was taken in Tom Lyle's home in Bel Air in 1968,... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
The Power of Social Media Has Skyrocketed My Career in a Way I Never Expected!...
Finally after many phone conversations, emails and texts, , Michele The Trainer, a Calabasas California, Celebrity Personal Trainer, invited me to meet 15 of he... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Maybelline's Profits Grow During the Great Depression Because of Advertising a...
Top picture, Billy, Preston and Evelyn, with Tom Lyle. Bottom picture, Tom Lyle and his son Tom Jr. Right, Tom Lyle, founder of The Maybelline Company, with... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Read More About the Founding of The Maybelline Company ...1915 to 1968 and Beyond
For nearly a century, "Maybelline" has been synonymous with "eye cosmetics"-- yet little is known about how a tiny company offering a single product by mail... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
My Daredevil Maybelline Cousin, Jerry Westhouse...a Real "ROCKET MAN" Drag Car...
I like to brag about my Maybelline family, when ever I get the chance... as you can see from the Blog Posts I've done featuring my cousin Jerry Westhouse, below. Read more
Posted on 17 July 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Advertising and Fashion Capitalized on Women's New Found Sexuality, During the...
The horrors of the Great War lead young people to ''let loose'' in the 1920's and advertisers capitalized on it.The 1920's were the beginning, of liberation... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Video of Sharrie Williams Book Signing for Balboa Book Club on the Balboa...
As guest of honor for a Balboa Book Club, at the Newport Landing Restaurant, on the Balboa Peninsula, in Newport Beach... I had the opportunity to answer... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
View Sharrie Williams, One Woman Show, "100 Years of Maybelline"
As author of "The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It," and growing up in the Maybelline family, I have gathered many personal stories,... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Just Signed with Italia Gandolfo, of Gandolfo Helin Literary Management for Thre...
2015 marks Maybelline New York's 100 year Anniversary, with roots going back to my family and Great uncle, Tom Lyle Williams in 1915. Read more
Posted on 07 July 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Happy 4th of July... Try Two of My Favorite Deserts, Home Made Peach Cobbler...
Fourth of July, 2001. My sister Donna and I, with our dear family friend, Mark Idzerda. Watch me make this super easy Peach Cobbler (move past the first recipe... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Beautiful Silent Film Stars Endorse Maybelline and Promote the Women's Movement
Mary Eaton Mae Murrey Ethel Clayton. Ethel Clayton.Ethel Clayton.Mildred Davis.Viola Dana.Viola Dana.Viola Dana.Viola Dana. Gloria Swanson. Gloria Swanson. Read more
Posted on 28 June 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
The Healing Process Begins After Nana's Terrible Demise in Hot Springs...
Evelyn Dorney, (my mother in law,) my husband Gene Dorney, me and my Baby Georgia, my sister Billee and my dad Bill Williams with his Fiancee, Gloria Rosan, at... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Mabel Williams, 'Secrets from the Harem,' from Photoplay Magazine...1915,...
After accidently burning her brows and lashes in 1915, Mabel Williams found a trick in Photoplay magazine, called "Secret of the Harem. Read more
Posted on 20 June 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
My 1977 Series 1, Clenet, # 13 out of 250 is Back on the Road Again in Newport...
It's been over a year since my sister Donna and I took our dad, Bill Williams, Clenet # 13, out for a spin around Newport Beach. Read more
Posted on 17 June 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Maybelline's Super Star Models, During the Golden Age of Hollywood
Maybelline was synonymous with Hollywood Glamour in the 1930s.Before and After Maybelline ad, with Paulette Goddard.Carole Lombard, one of Tom Lyle's... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
1935...Maybelline Products, Mounted on a Card, and Placed on Display Racks, for...
the brain child of Maybelline's marketing man, Rags Ragland, in 1935.What we consider common merchandising today, actually began at the Maybelline Company, as... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Maybelline Founder's Great Nephew, 16 Year Old Preston Williams Takes a Joy Ride...
We'll Fun, Fun, Fun till Daddy takes the 911 Porsche away.Preston Williams in the middle, with his best friends, on his 16th Birthday.Story by by brother,... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Bohman and Schartz Creates One of a Kind Masterpiece in This 1940 Packard...
Excerpt from Maybelline founder, Tom Lyle Williams Niece, Jane Allen's diary June, 1940We drove to Pasadena to see a sketch of Tom Lyle's new car. Read more
Posted on 28 May 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Maybelline's New Color Elixir Lip Gloss in 3 Dramatic colors...My Favorite is...
Nothing screams Old Hollywood Glamour like Red Lipstick. When I think of the Smokin Hot Film Stars from the 1950's, including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE