Sharriewilliams

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• 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

• Niche Magazine Features Academy Award Nominee Sandra Bullock in Her New Film,...

  

  Click on Page 91 and read my Column.Niche Magazine is a Beautiful Canadian Based Fashion and Lifestyle Magazine produced online and in print. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Sharrie Williams Will Be Presenting 100 Years of Maybelline, February 22 in Sant...

  

  P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization where women celebrate the advancement of women; educate women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans, and stewardshi... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline Genius Ties in Civil Rights with Women's Rights Movement in 1964.

  

  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 23 January 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Sharrie Williams Interview for Athena Karsant... Internationally Renowned...

  

  Guest Blogger: Sharrie Williams author of The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It.Sharrie WilliamsI am so very excited and honored to hav... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline Heir, Chuck Williams -BB1 - Has a Passion for Fashion, When It Comes...

  

  Charles Allen Williams, aka Chuck - BB1..... with two of the cars from his personal collection. Chuck, like his great-uncle, Tome Lyle, loves beautiful... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline Family History, Tom Lyle's Charismatic Brother In Law, Chester Haines.

  

  Tom Lyle's litter sister, Eva Williams, married Chester Haines, in 1924 and he worked for The Maybelline Company for over 40 years.Love Birds, Eva and Ches, at... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Women Need to Spend More Time Applying Eye Creams and Paying Attention to the...

  

  Maybelline introduced an Eye Cream in 1955, but, because women were unaware of importance of protecting the delecate tissue around their eyes, the product didn'... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• What Made Bill Williams, Palm Springs Estate, Casa De Guillermo, So Stunning,...

  

  The entire hardscape of the Estate was covered in thousands of Mexican Pavers. Creating a Romantic 1930's Atmosphere the moment you drove through the electric... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Gloria Swanson, Erte', Lash-Brow-Ine and Maybelline Kick of the 1920's

  

  Happy New Year and hoping for a Big Year for all in 2014Between 1915–1937, Erte designed over 200 covers for Harper's Bazaar, and his illustrations appear in... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline Diva Evelyn Williams - WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD

  

  My grandmother Evelyn with my father William Preston Williams at Dundee Military School, Chicago, 1934 - 1935There was no one in the Maybelline family more... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Christmas Memories from 1959 and 1960 at My Childhood Home in Culver City...

  

  Here are some of my special Christmas memories.Unk Ile with my father, Bill Williams, and my little sister my Billee, in the background, Christmas 1959Unk Ile,... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Vintage 1952 Christmas Card from the Maybelline Company and Tom Lyle Williams

  

  Maybelline Christmas Card from TL Williams, 1952. Merry Christmas from Tom Lyle Williams.Tom Lyle Williams was Unk Ile to the family and never failed to remembe... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE