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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 ( 681 )
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You Know It's Summer When My Cousin BB1 is Back on Stage with the Beach Boys
BB1 on stage with the Beach Boys Last Memorial Day I posted several pictures of BB1 with the Beach Boys, at the Santa Barbara Bowl, while they were on their 50... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
L'Oreal Buy's Maybelline for $660 Million in 1996 :
Cosmetics: The French company, already the industry's largest, would get a much bigger share of the U.S. market. In 1967 Williams sold Maybelline to Plough, Inc... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Wasserstein Perella Paid $300 Million for Maybelline in 1990, Replacing Linda...
In 1991, the company adopted its current advertising slogan, "Maybe She's Born With It. Maybe It's Maybelline Schering did not belong in the eye beauty... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
In 1991, the Company Adopted Its Current Advertising Slog...
In 1991, the company adopted its current advertising slogan, "Maybe She's Born With It. Maybe It's Maybelline Schering did not belong in the eye beauty... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Wonder Woman - Linda Carter... Maybelline's Beauty Fashion Coordinator and Face...
Deborah Foreman for Maybelline 1981-1985 Focusing of real women campaign, with model, Deborah Foreman In the 1980's Maybelline received a boost when the... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Obituaries - Maybelline Founder Tom Lyle Williams 1896 - 1976 and Plough Inc....
As I march through the history of Maybelline's mergers and buyouts, I have to pause and acknowledge my great uncle, Tom Lyle Williams, founder of the... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Schering-Plough Corporation Takes the Reigns and Introduces FRESH AND LOVELY in...
If you haven't read my book The Maybelline Story, you can't appreciate the impact this merger had on the stock that all the Maybelline stockholders received at... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
FORMER QUIZ KID ROCKS "MAYBELLINE COMMERCIALS" IN THE 1970's
Original Quiz Kid Mary Ann Anderson Mary Ann Anderson joined the Chicago's original Maybelline Company in 1964, soon after Ultra Lash Mascara was born. Read more
Posted on 04 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Maybelline's FACE LIFT Attracts an Exploding 1970s Youth Market and...
As disappointed as Tom Lyle Williams and his devoted employees were that the Maybelline Company left Chicago and moved to Tennessee, Abe Plough had a method to... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Abe Plough Failed to Carry out His Promise to Tom Lyle Williams and His...
According to a letter from Tom Lyle Williams Jr's., to all Maybelline employees, dated October 6,1967: "We hardly need to say that one of the paramount... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Abe Plough, Owner of the Largest Pharmaceutical Company, Plough Inc. in the Worl...
Abe Plough built a business empire, (Plough Inc.) which included drugs, cosmetics, (Maybelline) and St. Joseph’s Aspirin. His company merged with Schering in... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Original Newspaper Articles and Letters Depicting the Merger Between Maybelline...
Harris A. Neil Jr. yearbook picture 1952, Michigan State This week I will be posting the original newspaper articles and letters explaining the Merger between... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Memorial Tributes to Our Maybelline Family Veterans, Along with Special...
Memorial Day Memories from Maybelline Family Veterans. Veteran from the Great War, WW 1, Preston Williams. UPCOMING EVENTS.... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Tom Lyle Williams Letter to Rags Ragland Stating Regrets Over Selling the...
Alan A. Ragland and Sharrie Willilams Excerpted from a letter from Alan A. Ragland, (Rags Ragland's son.) Alan also wrote the preface for The Maybelline Story... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
The Maybelline Company Operated “beneath the Radar” Before the Merger, Keeping...
9. END NOTES AND FILE MATERIALS By Harris A. Neil Jr. This closing section contains miscellaneous materials from my files that relate to the previous... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Tom Lyle Williams Donates the Maybelline Building and 100 Million Dollars to...
8. LINGERING TOUCHES By Harris A. Neil Jr. And that’s how things stood as the family and I moved to Colorado. It could have been the end of the story, but the... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Despite the Magnitude of Tom Lyle Williams Generosity, the Gift Got Absolutely N...
7. THE GIFT By Harris A. Neil Tom Lyle Williams at his home in Bel Air California, May, 1968 click to enlarge On a Saturday in late May, 1968 all eligible... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Maybelline - Plough Merger in 1967 Starts off as a Nightmare!!!
Harris A. Neil Jr. with his friend DeAnne 6. THE PLOUGH MERGER By Harris A. Neil Jr. The morning of Saturday, October 7, 1967 began normally enough at our house. Read more
Posted on 20 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Known as "the Wonder Company" in the Industry, the Maybelline Company Ran Like...
Harris A. Neil Jr with Harris A. Neil lll 5. PEOPLE, CULTURE AND STYLE...by Harris A. Neil Jr. Nothing in my work experience, before or since, came close to... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE -
Maybelline's Tremendous Growth, with Little Production Space, Forced Tom Lyle...
4. GAME ON! By Harris A. Neil Jr. Harris A Neil Jr with his son Harris Neil Jr . lll Thus, the Maybelline environment, both internal and external, became the... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE